It's springtime, and that means kindergarten round-up in my neck of the woods. Our district takes four full days to meet, greet and screen all the incoming "5 before November 1st" kinders for the fall. Michigan recently passed a new age cut off for kindergarten. In the past, it was 5 before December 1st, but, over the next several years, that cut off birth date will continue to be pushed back a month at a time until the new cut off day is September 1st. This year's ... VIEW POST
Roundin’ up next year’s kinders!
Kindergarten Daily Schedule
I often get emails asking about my kindergarten daily schedule. For the longest time, I couldn't imagine how it would be helpful to other teachers. However, I recently asked my Facebook followers about their own schedules and realized just how crucial it is for teachers, especially those new to teaching kindergarten or transitioning to a full-day schedule. The responses I received were so varied, it really hit home how useful it might be to share my own example of a typical kindergarten daily ... VIEW POST
Back To School With Guess Who? Mary from Sharing Kindergarten
I know that you will love today's guest blogger, Mary, from Sharing Kindergarten. She is one of the nicest bloggers you'll ever meet. REALLY! And she is so incredibly open about everything she does in her class. You just have to visit her blog and make sure you let her take you on a tour of her classroom when you're done here. You'll absolutely love it. Hi ya'll!This is Mary from Sharing KindergartenI am so excited about guest posting today for Marsha. I hope I can live ... VIEW POST
Show and Tell In Kindergarten
I think, quite often, teachers either love or hate Show and Tell in kindergarten. In some ways, it can be kind of like watching paint dry . . . your eyes glaze over . . . your mind wanders . . . and it all starts to sound the same. "This is my Batman . . ." Then either dead silence or instant chatter . . . "I have a Batman . . ." "I saw Batman last night . . ." "I'm going to be Batman for Halloween." It makes for either a very boring or chaotic block of time that could ... VIEW POST
At Home Fine Motor Kit
Like so many of you, our district is required to have a virtual option for students. But, also like many of you, a boxed curriculum for kindergarten is does not always and adequately address the whole child or what a five year old needs to get ready for school. So when we started discussing what virtual kindergarteners needed, of course, our team said 'fine motor' and hands-on and movement. But how do you incorporate that into a virtual platform? Well, you can't. There absolutely has to be ... VIEW POST
Kindergarten Daily 5: Chapter 5- Listen To Reading Guided Questions
We are already moving into Chapter of 5 of our Daily 5 Kindergarten Book Study. Man, the summer is flying by isn't it. This chapter actually deals with 'Read To Someone' and 'Listen To Reading' so it's been divided into two parts for this weeks study. My blogging buddy Mary, from Sharing Kindergarten, will be taking on the 'Read to Someone' portion, and I will be covering 'Listen to Reading.'While I doubt that this will be the most challenging part of Daily 5 for you to ... VIEW POST
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