Literacy
Systematic And Explicit Phonics Instruction
Our annual book study with Abbie from Kindergarten Chaos is 7 Mighty Moves; the second move is about systematic and explicit phonics instruction. What Is Systematic And Explicit
June 14, 2024
Greg Smedley-Warren
Howdy, I am Mr. Greg. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. Read the whole story >
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Classroom Management
Morning Message Ideas For Morning Meeting
Do you need some easy morning message ideas? The morning message is the fourth and final piece of the morning meeting and follows the greeting,
June 13, 2024
Classroom Management
Morning Meeting Activity
The morning meeting activity follows the sharing time. What Is The Morning Meeting Activity? The activity part of the morning meeting is simply a game!
June 13, 2024
Classroom Management
Morning Meeting Sharing Ideas
Another component of morning meeting is the sharing time. Keep reading for morning meeting sharing ideas and resources. The Importance of Morning Meeting Sharing Time
June 13, 2024
Classroom Management
Morning Meeting Greetings
Today, we are continuing our blog series on Morning Meeting, talking about morning meeting greetings. Why Are Morning Meeting Greetings Important? One thing we need
June 13, 2024
Classroom Management
Morning Meeting Ideas: How And Why
Morning meetings are one of the most asked-about topics here at TKS, so we wanted to explain and share some morning meeting ideas with you.
June 13, 2024
Literacy
Classroom Organization: Classroom Library
One question that comes up on social media a lot is about classroom organization, specifically the classroom library and book organization. After years of trying
June 6, 2024
Classroom Management
Kindergarten Classroom Ideas: Glue Sponges
One of our favorite and most loved kindergarten classroom ideas is THE ORIGINAL Glue Sponge. As teachers our struggle with glue sticks and glue bottles
June 4, 2024
ABC Bootcamp Component
Teaching Sounds And Letters: ABC Bootcamp Fashion Show
How are we effectively teaching sounds and letters? We’re using our science of reading-aligned ABC BOOTCAMP! And after 26 days of ABC BOOTCAMP, it’s time
June 3, 2024
Literacy
Phonemic Awareness Activities: 7 Mighty Moves
Our annual book study with Abbie from Kindergarten Chaos is 7 Mighty Moves; the first chapter is about phonemic awareness. Please keep reading to learn
June 2, 2024