Sensory bins are such a fun and hands-on way to get students learning in your kindergarten classroom. It gives young children a chance to touch and explore different sensory objects and sensory materials with fun themes. With that said, you may still be wondering how to use sensory bins in kindergarten to help aid little learners with their learning experience….
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Social Emotional Learning in Kindergarten
In order for students to be successful in the classroom, they must first learn how to be successful in making good choices. After all, they can’t effectively learn if they can’t regulate their emotions and behave appropriately in the classroom. Social emotional learning might not seem like something that should fall under our realm of instruction but it is a…
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May Kindergarten Learning Themes
For many of us, May signifies the end of the school year. Summer break is just around the corner, which means it is on our students’ minds (and ours, too!) However, just because summer is quickly approaching does not mean that we suddenly get to stop pushing towards those end-of-the-year kindergarten goals that we want our students to reach. Instead, we…
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Using Book Companions in Kindergarten
Preparing for a substitute? Just want an easy way to include a book’s theme throughout your lesson plans? Using book companions in kindergarten can be a great resource. A book companion is exactly what it sounds like! It’s a set of activities that students can complete alongside a read aloud. It usually includes the same theme or subject as the…
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Teaching Sentence Segmentation in Kindergarten
In kindergarten, concepts of print are skills we start teaching at the beginning of the year and revisit throughout the school year. This includes things like noticing spaces between words. It also means being able to distinguish the difference between a written word, letter, and sentence. Students also learn that when we read, we go from left to right. It…
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Name Crafts and Activities for Kids
Name crafts and activities for kids are a fun way to get your classroom ready for holidays throughout the year. Not only do they make adorable bulletin boards, but they are also a great way to help students take ownership of their work. After all, what kid doesn’t love seeing their work and their own name displayed in the classroom?…
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Digital Activities for Kindergarten
Digital activities for kindergarten are a great way to start building students’ computer skills, while also addressing important academic skills. You can use them in centers or as at home learning activities. Even better, students can access many digital learning activities on a variety of devices, which is great if you only have 1-2 types of technology available within your…
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The Benefits of Centers in Kindergarten
Kindergarten is such a fun age! Students are excited, curious, and eager to learn. There are so many interactive and engaging lessons to teach with this grade level, but the most effective activity I’ve found for kindergarten is centers! You may be thinking, “Wait, isn’t that more for preschool?” The answer is NO! Centers are still appropriate for kinder students…
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Simple and Effective Ways to Teach the Alphabet
Sometimes, we think of the word simple as being synonymous with boring, but that doesn’t have to be the case! Instead, when I think of simple ways to do something, I think of its ability to save me time and effort. That is exactly what comes to mind when it comes to these simple and effective ways to teach the…
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