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What is a “co-created” classroom?

  If you’ve heard the term “co-created” and been curious about what it means, let’s dive in! When I began to explore a more student-centered classroom, I knew part of that meant letting my students help me design the space. …

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Daily Schedule

A TK Daily Schedule for Full and Half Day Programs

“Can you talk more about your TK daily schedule?” I get this question a lot! Whether I’m posting about workshop time, morning meeting, or play, people are always interested how we structure our day. I have needed a lot of …

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Fall

3 Play-Based Activities for Fall in TK and Kindergarten

In our TK classroom, we love to celebrate the Fall season! There are so many fun, play-based activities that students can enjoy all season long. Here are 3 of our favorites!   Still Life Painting and Modeling Fall is the …

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Beginning of Year

All About Me: An Identity Study in Kindergarten and TK

As kindergarten and TK teachers gear up for a new year, one of the most meaningful ways to begin the year is with an All About Me unit. This unit allows teachers to not only get to know the children …

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Phonics Phonological Awareness

The Power of Phonological Awareness in Kindergarten

Phonological awareness is a vital piece of literacy development in young children. It occurs along a continuum on which skills develop in stages. This progression begins with skills like word and sentence awareness, then moves into more specific parts of …

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Holly | TK Teacher
A discussion we had at morning meeting today after A discussion we had at morning meeting today after noticing lots of friends needing (wanting) a teacher’s attention (mine even though there are 3 of us) during soft start! 😅

When this works:
- A child wants to show you something they made, but you’re occupied in another space in the room
- A child wants to tell you something that can wait, and you’re already having a conversation with someone else

When this doesn’t work:
- A class promise has been broken and adult support is needed to resolve it
- A child needs clarification before being able to move on
- A child is hurt or in need of adult care

Learning the difference between when something is urgent and when it can wait is tough in TK! 

#earlychildhoodeducator #transitionalkindergarten #responsiveclassroom #cocreatedclassroom #teachergram
Before the first bell: crank the AC down, lamps on Before the first bell: crank the AC down, lamps only, change the date, set up soft start activities, and get our finalized class promise ready to hang up! 🌞

#reggioinspired #earlychildhoodeducator #transitionalkindergarten #iteachtk
There’s a lot to be said about something you can There’s a lot to be said about something you can pull out over and over again, year after year. Counting collections have made their way back for another year of TK. They’re probably one of the most powerful tools I use for helping children develop number sense and counting skills. It’s wild that some little erasers and beads and pom poms can help a child go from counting without 1:1 below 10 to seeing them organize a group of 30+ objects and count in sequence.

I’m doing a slow rollout in TK, but when I taught kindergarten this is about the time when I’d start my week-long introduction to CCs. If you want to start using them in your classroom, comment “launch” and I’ll send you a link on TPT with my first week of plans, recording sheets, and extension activities that you can use all year! 😊

#reggioinspired #playbasededucation #countingcollections #iteachtk #teachergram
Soft start - how we start the day in TK! 🌞 Som Soft start - how we start the day in TK! 🌞

Some additional details not in the video:
- Children can choose what they want to use
- It only includes items on the shelf in the beginning of the video (the rest of the room is closed besides books)
- I swap out materials every couple of months
- We say 2-4 children per activity, sometimes it’s a little more or less
- The focus is on giving kids an ease into their day when they can just play, chat, wake up, or acclimate!
- It’s also a great time for teachers to mingle, greet everyone, help anyone with big morning feelings, take attendance, and do lunch count.

I’ll post more about the different parts of our day soon!

#reggioinspired #earlychildhoodeducator #playbasedlearning #transitionalkindergarten #teachergram
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