Tips for Starting Easy Literacy Centers for Kindergarten

Teaching kindergarten students is so fun but oh so busy! There’s so much they need to know, and they are so eager to learn it all! However, it can be a challenge to fit it all in. That’s why I love using easy literacy centers for kindergarten. When you use centers, your students can practice […]
Simple Low-Prep Kindergarten Writing Activities for Your Classroom
In kindergarten, we spend a lot of time teaching students phonics, blends, and more. Once students are starting to read words, it’s important we teach them how to write using those words. However, teaching writing in kindergarten isn’t always the easiest task! But it just got a whole lot easier with these great writing activities! […]
Simple Hands-On Reading Activities for Kindergarten will Rev Up Reading
Reading is a fundamental skill for students to have. While we focus a lot on phonics and knowing how to read in kindergarten, it’s important to also work on reading comprehension. I was talking to a friend one day. She was telling me how frustrated she was with her daughter’s kindergarten teacher because she kept […]
Why A-Z Letter of the Week Activities are Science of Reading ApprovedLetter of the Week is Out and What You Should Do Instead
Once upon a time, we used to have a letter of the week. This was a traditional way of learning letters. However, this isn’t best practice especially for our younger students any more. Wait, what do I do if that’s not best practice? Well I have some great A-Z letter of the week activities for […]
How to Teach CVC Words in Kindergarten
Teaching students how to read is one of the most rewarding parts of teaching kindergarten. However, it can also be incredibly challenging! One of the fundamental concepts students have to learn is how to read a CVC words list. Not sure how to tackle that big list? Keep reading and I’ll explain why those CVC […]