Educating the Whole Child in Kindergarten
CVC words are three-letter words made up of a consonant-vowel-consonant combination—like “cat” and “big”—that are essential for young readers as they learn to blend letter sounds. Encourage your little one to practice their CVC words with the Learn to Read: CVC Words Storybook! Inside, they’ll find 20 simple stories that each focus on two common CVC words, along with fun…
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I’m sure that we all remember playing “Memory” and matching games as kids. First, you flipped over two cards to see if you got two matching pictures. If you didn’t get a match, then you have to watch and remember which cards other players flipped over so that you could hopefully get a match the next time. Games like this are…
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Especially at the beginning of kindergarten, it is so important for learning to feel like playing to little learners. This is why math and literacy games have always had such a big role in my kindergarten classrooms! When learning with math and literacy games in kindergarten, students get to practice key math and literacy skills. They also stay engaged because…
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Do you include STEM activities and projects as part of your regular kindergarten routine? Then you have already figured out the importance of STEM in kindergarten, which is so important for young learners. Not only do STEM concepts help address important academic skills like science and math, but you can also use it as a key component in helping young…
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Fine motor skills are the ability to make movements using small muscles in the fingers, hands, and forearms. Examples include cutting, buttoning, carrying small objects, eating, etc. Strengthening these abilities leads to the highest form of fine motor skills, which is handwriting. In the early childhood classroom (and even sooner), it’s important to provide a variety of experiences to…
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When going back to school, it is so important to do “all about me” activities with your students. Not only does it help you begin to build relationships with your students, but they are also a great way to ease them back into their daily school routine. You can get to know your students, and they will love getting to…
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With a new school year quickly approaching, most teachers are preparing their behavior management plans so that their classroom will run more smoothly throughout the year. Most of the time, the best plans include many different components that work together. Other times, the well-managed classrooms may have components implemented that work for them that you may not have even considered….
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Meet the Teacher Ideas for Back to School With back to school approaching, you probably have a few ideas for Meet the Teacher night (or open house night as some like to call it). You want to make sure your future students are excited about the upcoming school year and about being in your classroom. This is especially true in…
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With back-to-school season in full swing, you are probably looking for fun activities to use in your classroom on the first day of school and at the beginning of the year in general. In kindergarten, those first days typically look like doing a lot of hands-on activities and being introduced to more structured learning time. A new school year can…
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