Kindergarten orientation ideas

This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. Kindergarten is a huge milestone in your child's life (and yours). Whether they have been at home, attending preschool, or at daycare, it's a big

Spread the loveWe may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. It’s almost time for Kindergarten! I can’t wait to continue our preschool days of playing dress-up, sculpting masterpieces with play-dough, and traveling to the land of make-believe. Letter of the Week Curriculum First, if your child still needs work […]

FREE Kindergarten Goals and Standards Charts - Perfect for leadership and data binders in the classroom - use for incentives and report cards - end of the school year goals for kindergarten #kindergarten #kindergartengoals #databinder

10 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten You have seen this before, I know. You have tried to get the word out to parents exactly what should be worked on at home to prepare for Kindergarten. Needless to say, these skills are not mastered BEFORE Kindergarten. They are worked on before, during, and after Kindergarten. I like to put this on my parent website so that Moms and Dads can see what they need to do with their incoming Kinder. Because the year is fresh, parents are more likely…

Ahhh... the first day of kindergarten! It's such an exciting day! An exhausting day! But what do you plan for that day? So many things you are excited to do with your students, but you have to remember it's the first day and keep it all in perspective!

Every spring our office received phone calls from parents who were trying to decide whether their child would be ready for kindergarten in the fall. I spent hours meeting with some of these new pa…

Today I helped out in my mom’s classroom to create a “First Day of Kindergarten” photo booth. During Meet the Teacher Night, the parents will have a fun spot to capture a photo of…

KINDERGARTEN PORTFOLIO - easy standards checklist to give their first grade teachers - use this assessment and work sample binder to create end of the school year folders for kindergarten - plus last day of school or last week of school activities - kindergarten skills review packet - end of the year assessment and portfolio plus data binder - FREEBIE PRINTABLES #kindergarten #kindergartenclassroom

Recently I cam across a Dr. Jean poem that really speaks to me. It is called "What's The Point?" and although it references kindergarten, it could really describe any primary grade. It speaks to this "top down" curriculum that has teachers pushing more and more developmentally inappropriate academics on students so that one day they might do well on a standardized test. Read the blog post where she shared this poem here! And if you click on the pic you can download this version of it. It's…

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