I’ve always used tons of picture books, that support many different purposes, to kick off a kindergarten school year. From talking first day feelings to how to treat a friend, I love sharing relatable stories that allow littles to visualize and make connections back to our classroom. Here’s my top list of books that make engaging read alouds for littles during the first month or so of school. They're perfect for helping build a positive classroom community and are wonderful to revisit during the school year. The encompassing themes for this collection fall under friendship, self-awareness, teamwork, identify, new experiences, inclusion, diversity and kindness. The majority lend themselves to all ages but there are a few geared to my special area of KINDERGARTEN!! You can shop this entire post by clicking the pink button to visit my Amazon Book Shop *this post contains Amazon ... Read More about Back to School Books for Kindergarten
Sequence and Retelling Kindergarten
Are you looking for a consistent resource to help your little learners practice and master story retelling? The Craft and Retell series can help you tackle story sequence and retelling for the entire year using popular and engaging children’s literature. It supports both common core and TEK standards for kindergarten and first grade. It aims to support little learners getting hands-on with a story using picture cards, a warm-up and of course a story craft. Across my district, one way reading comprehension was assessed at mid & end of year kinder was with BME (beginning, middle end). After hearing a story, students would draw pictures to order events and write a corresponding sentence/label.Since retelling is an essential foundational skill in kinder, we sharpened it all year long! But instead of just listening to a story and drawing the BME each time, I wanted the kiddos to have ... Read More about Sequence and Retelling Kindergarten
The King of Kindergarten Book Activities
Kick off the first day of kindergarten with an easy to implement activity paired with this fantastic picture book The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes. It’s an upbeat and victorious account of a little boy's first day in kindergarten! These story supports and craft will give your own kinders a chance to connect with the story and share some first day cheer just like the “King” The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2019)If you need to purchase a copy for your classroom library or home, you can here. *amazon aff link* After Reading Activities I absolutely love packing the first couple of weeks of kindergarten full with meaningful read-alouds. Since the first few weeks of teaching are so busy, I like to organize my plans with book activities that allow different options/flexibility throughout the day or can spread ... Read More about The King of Kindergarten Book Activities
All Are Welcome Book Activities
All Are Welcome is a must have for all classrooms and makes the perfect back to school read aloud and SEL tool. It's powerful for talking about and setting up an inclusive, welcoming classroom that celebrates and what makes each student unique! These support activities pair with the text to help make connections and really dig into the story with your kindergarten or first grade students. All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold and Susanne Kaufman(Penguin, 2018) All Are Welcome follows a (diverse) group of kiddos on what feels like their first day of school. From the jitters to the best day ever, the simple text and detailed illustrations show readers a welcoming classroom where differences are celebrated! If you need to purchase a copy for your classroom library or home, you can here. *amazon aff link* After Reading Activities This All Are Welcome support resource works ... Read More about All Are Welcome Book Activities
Kindergarten Counting Crafts
Kindergarten crafts are truly my jam! Not only are they fun for the kiddos, but implementing a craft can develop a ton of other skills: fine motor, hand-eye coordination and spark creativity! So without further ado, Meet Count and Craft: an iSpy inspired counting mat that… wait for it, pairs with a monthly answer response CRAFTIVITY! For each theme, you’ll get 6 different “iSpy” inspired counting mats to support counting up to 20. These print and go mats can be used in a variety of ways to engage your little learners with core counting practice using visual discimination tactics. Make it hands on! Pair with cubes, transparent disks or your favorite dollar spot mini eraser! :) For the fuller mats (reaching numbers to 20), I would suggest a smaller counter like a mini eraser or these disks. *You can grab these disks or cubes here *affiliate amazon links*. Alternatively, print ... Read More about Kindergarten Counting Crafts
Counting to 20 Task Cards for Kindergarten
Introducing, Make the Match - a low-prep counting to 20 support! One of my favorite ways to practice representing numbers to 20 is with hands-on and student directed activities. This set of a 14 Make the Match task cards are perfect for any time of the year to practice identifying, representing and counting numbers up to 20. Since I’ve always taught math in small groups, I gravitate toward low-prep and reusable tools that support both introducing a number and later-on as a warm up! Print the deck of cards you like, laminate, trim down and connect them with a metal ring. Or if you’re anything like me, a binder clip works too. Each card has a number form to identify and a fun picture that’s set up to let little learners represent the match by counting out manipulatives onto it. Out of the 14 decks, you can practice identifying numbers with four different styles: ... Read More about Counting to 20 Task Cards for Kindergarten
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