Kindergarten Teachers Chatboard

Aug 10, 2015

From a recent discussion on a Teachers.Net forum:

“TEC” said: Regarding “gifted and talented,” I am NOT a fan.

"Abs" agreed, then shared an anecdote...

Saw this and had to share

by Flacka

Aug 8, 2015

The first days of kindergarten are like a blender without a top. Yep, pretty much explains it.

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maureen On 8/08/15, Flacka wrote: > The first days of kindergarten are like a blender without a > top. Yep, pretty much explains it.

My youngest grandchild is starting her first day of K tomorrow morning. I went to the family open house the other night, and yes, I can well imagine that the K teachers will experience that blender feeling for ...See More

Aug 9, 2015

Appetite for Instruction – Teaching Vocab And So Much More

Aug 9, 2015

Savor the delectable instructional tidbits blended into this delicious essay by school principal Todd R. Nelson.

I'd be very interested to hear what your students do for the first 20-25 minutes of the day. This is the time I typically do attendance, check agendas, plus all the other "stuff" that K kids needs attending to. Would love some easy, low-prep but fun curriculum-based activities that kids can work on while I'm getting all that administrativ...See More

sign-in activities

by Mary-Ann

Jul 27, 2015

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Flacka I have done different things different years and it changes during the year. I only had 10 min. to do all that because I had to get my day started so these may not sustain them for that long.

These are some of the different things I have used: journal writing, math manipulative/tubs, handwriting practice, read to self, center time, and boo...See More

Jul 27, 2015

Jacque/WA/K-1/nbct 2006 Mine is only ten minutes but the children sign-in on laminated tent-type name plates (first name is printed at the top and they can choose to trace or write their name on the bottom which has lines). When finished they put the nameplate in a bin and parents use a baby-wipe to clean them off for the next day. The ones left on the table are the stude...See More

Aug 8, 2015

Hi all....I am required to do a 5-day Jumpstart Kindergarten this year for 3 hours each day....would love to discuss other schedules...there is only one other K teacher in my school and she is half-day, but we'll do Jumpstart the same. Question is, how should this look? We want to introduce some structures that we will use when the year officially ...See More

Jumpstart and WA Kids

by Jacque/WA/K-1/nbct 2006

Jul 26, 2015

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Sandi Hi Jacque,

I'm happy to share what we do at our school with you. We do 2 weeks at our school, but the first week is only ELL students. We do an opening and a closing with teachers but have paras run the stations so that teachers can be free to start WaKids testing and to "put out fires" as things arise. We do snack in the cafeter...See More

Aug 2, 2015

Jacque/WA/K-1/nbct 2006 Thank YOU! Sandi...sorry I didn't see you at Starting Strong....busy day and lots of people.

I think we have a handle on this---sounds much like what both of you do. I wasn't too thrilled to have to do this because all of my students have been to preschool and we DO five days but not all in a row nor all during the day/with kids.

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Aug 8, 2015

50 Shades of Grit

Aug 8, 2015

6 color-minded questions to help educators take a closer look at grit.

10 Timely Tips for the First Days of School

Aug 7, 2015

How well you begin school with an organized, consistent, and well managed classroom will determine your success and your students’ success for the rest of the school year. Here are some of the items you’ll want to make sure you use consistently in your classroom to better the chances of your students winning each and every day.

4 Myths About Student Motivation

Aug 6, 2015

Before jumping from one strategy to the next, consider these myths...

The url to share is http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/barbara-blackburn/four-myths-of-student-motivation/ [hyperlink below]

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Letter Exchange

by Sue

Aug 5, 2015

Hi, I'm looking for pre-k or kindergarten classes to participate in an alphabet letter exchange. You would be assigned a specific letter. Then decorate 26 capital and 26 lower case letters. You would mail out 25 to the other participating classrooms and you will receive a complete set. Email me at [email removed].

Learning Students’ Names: Fun, Fast, Easy and Important

Aug 5, 2015

Learning students’ names is a crucial first day step toward a caring relationship and toward building a classroom learning community.

The URL to share is http://gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/bill-page/learning-your-students-names-fun-fast-easy-and-important-2/ ... [hyperlink below]