Your Kindergarten students CAN work independently. There, I said it. Each group of students that I’ve taught have been very different, however, I have always been able to get all my students to work independently with some work. As the teacher, you need to teach your Kindergarteners HOW to work
Sensory bins are one of the best hands-on center activities for engaging Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten learners! They provide a fun and interactive way to practice fine motor skills, phonics, math, and the alphabet while celebrating the Spring and Easter season. I’ve teamed up with some of my teacher friends
Did you know that the most effective way for a child to learn something new is by using their hands? Kindergarteners learn the best through movement, play, problem solving, and hands-on activities, not by completing worksheets or playing learning games on iPad apps. I’m going to share some hands-on activity
As teachers we are always trying to find engaging games to play during ELA centers. Games are a great way to encourage students to work as a team, taking turns, problem solving, and encouraging each other. By playing these games they won’t even realize they are learning! Here are four
Does it seem like you are spending so much time planning your ELA centers? You don’t need to spend hours trying to plan and prep your centers. There is a more efficient way that you can plan your centers for the week in as little as 5 minutes! Over the
In my center rotations, I always have a set up a spot for a writing center. It is so important that your students are writing every single day, from the beginning of the year to the very last day! Having a writing center is the best way to build independent
Have your students started learning their sight words yet? How many are they required to know? My students always learned up to 100 (and some beyond!) even though only 30 were required per the curriculum. No matter how many sight words they need to learn, be sure you are mixing in some
During my reading centers, my students would see me at the teacher table for their small group instruction time, aka Guided Reading Groups. This was the MOST important center because I was able to differentiate it for each group. Here’s how I would structure the small group reading lesson during
Learn how Erin from Classroom and Cats uses engaging sight word games in her classroom!
