22 Posts

Tag: transitional kindergarten

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- Classroom Management
- Kindergarten

Holiday Chaos in the Classroom

Posted byby Kim Giron
1 week ago
4 min

The holidays are here. You’ve made it through Halloween (a true accomplishment) and Thanksgiving, and now it’s just smooth sailing until Christmas, right? WRONG. Even the most seasoned teachers can…

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- Classroom Management
- Kindergarten

How to Implement Centers in the Classroom: Part Two

Posted byby Kim Giron
3 months ago
5 min

Welcome back to our blog series on all things centers! Check out part one here, where we talked about the most traditional way centers are seen in a classroom setting….

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Posted in
- Beginning of the School Year
- Classroom Management

How to Implement Centers in the Classroom: Part One

Posted byby Kim Giron
3 months ago
3 min

If you are a primary teacher, you likely run centers in your classroom, or have at some point in the classroom. But maybe… centers feel impossible to you. Maybe they…

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- Beginning of the School Year
- Music

Getting Started with Heidisongs.tv

Posted byby heidisongsblog
4 months ago
2 min

I just subscribed; now what? Welcome to the Heidisongs.TV family! We are so happy you have joined us. If you are new around here, we have so many resources available…

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- Beginning of the School Year
- Classroom Management

What to Do on the First Day of School – Sample Schedule Included!

Posted byby Kim Giron
5 months ago
8 min

What to do on the First Day of School Ready or not, the start of the new year is approaching! Maybe you still have a month to go… great! Save…

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- Beginning of the School Year
- Especially For Parents

How to Help Children Learn the SHAPES (and REMEMBER Them!)

Posted byby Heidi Butkus
6 months ago
5 min

What is the best way to help children learn the shapes? Identifying the basic shapes can be challenging for many young children. Even after being told the names of the…

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- Alphabet
- Beginning of the School Year

Teaching the Alphabet: Effective Techniques for Late Bloomers

Posted byby Heidi Butkus
7 months ago
13 min

Do you know how to teach the alphabet to “late bloomers,” or any child who is learning a bit more slowly than others? The 52 letters necessary for children to…

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- Beginning of the School Year
- Classroom Management

Managing Defiant Behaviors in the Classroom

Posted byby Kim Giron
8 months ago
10 min

Managing defiant behaviors in the classroom can be a challenge for teachers. Behavior management is one of the most crucial aspects of working with young children. Veteran and new teachers…

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- Kindergarten
- Mathematics

5 Ways to Teach Odd and Even Numbers!

Posted byby Heidi Butkus
8 months ago
3 min

Do some of your kids struggle to identify odd and even numbers? Oddly enough, this concept can be tricky for some children to master, even though it should be completely obvious!…

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- Kindergarten
- Language Arts

Sound Discrimination: What to Do When Children Cannot “Hear” Beginning Sounds

Posted byby Heidi Butkus
9 months ago
6 min

Every year in Kindergarten, there are always a few children in my class who struggle with sound discrimination, or the ability to “hear” and distinguish between the beginning sounds in…

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