Setting up writing center activities kindergarten students can use all year long doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In fact, keeping your writing centers simple, predictable, and skill-building is the best way to help young writers grow confidently. During my literacy rotations, my students visited the writing center every day, and
This post provides a comprehensive overview of the Sweet for Kindergarten Phonics Curriculum for both Kindergarten and First Grade. It covers the curriculum’s contents, sample lesson plans, usage tips, and more. Additionally, you’ll find some free resources from the curriculum, including a free sample week, that you can try out.
Once your Kindergarten students have mastered how to blend, spell, and read CVC words fluently, you may find yourself wondering—what’s next? One of the next foundational phonics skills to introduce is consonant blends. In this post, I’m sharing my favorite consonant blends for Kindergarten activities that you can use during
Now more than ever teachers are turning to technology to use digital ELA centers with their students. The two main platforms for easy to use digital activities are Google Slides and Boom Cards. There are pros and cons to using either platform In a survey with more than 1,000 teachers,
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
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
Do you wish your students were able to write independently? They can! All they need is a little help getting there. The best independent writing activity for Kindergarten that I’ve used are picture prompts! Picture prompts can help students become more confident in writing independently by giving them a picture
