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Kindergarten Cafe

Welcome to Kindergarten Cafe - your home for teaching ideas, activities, and strategies across all content areas! I am Zeba McGibbon and I love creating resources for teachers and sharing my teaching experience with others. Kindergarten Cafe is aimed for kindergarten, but teachers of Preschool-First grade can find resources here for their students! I love to connect with other teachers so please reach out and say hello!

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Earth Day Magic in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 30

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Loving Teaching While Using New Curriculum ~ Ep. 29

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The Chick Life Cycle Unit is Pure Kindergarten Magic

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Child-Led Play and Learning with Melysa from PRE-K Spot Talks ~ Ep. 27

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What to Do When a Child Won’t Stop Crying ~ Ep. 26

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Child-Led Play and Learning with Melysa from PRE-K Spot Talks ~ Ep. 27

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Apple Spotify Amazon Music Episode Summary In this episode, I chat with Melysa, a Pre-K teacher, discussing the essence of child-led teaching....

The Power of Dramatic Play in the Classroom ~ Ep. 23

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Apple Spotify Amazon Music Episode Summary In this episode of the Kindergarten Cafe Podcast, we discuss the importance of having a dramatic...

Easy Block Area Ideas – Ep. 19

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Apple Spotify Google Amazon Music Episode Summary Do you have a block area? I think classrooms are slowly getting...

Survival Guide for New Kindergarten Teachers

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Being a new kindergarten teacher can be both exciting and overwhelming. Kindergarten is unlike any other grade out there. But don't stress! With this survival guide, you'll find essential tips and tricks to help you navigate your first year with confidence.

7 easy sensory table ideas for any classroom

Early Childhood EducationZeba McGibbon

The sensory table is a fantastic play area for all early childhood classrooms and this blog post has 7 easy sensory table ideas for you to implement in your classroom. Sensory tables not only fill a sensory need for many students, they also help...

Top Five Play Based Learning Must Haves

Early Childhood EducationZeba McGibbon

Wondering what play based learning materials and toys you need for your classroom? Looking to add more play based learning and purposeful play to your classroom? You shouldn’t have to spend your whole paycheck to supply your classroom with play toys and materials, so...

Why is dramatic play important?

Dramatic PlayZeba McGibbon

Dramatic play has so many benefits and is often left out of early childhood classrooms as more and more academic activities get pushed in. But why is dramatic play important? I’ll share five important benefits to dramatic play and some easy ways to include...

Top 5 Things Teaching During Covid Has Taught Me

Early Childhood EducationZeba McGibbon

These past two years have been a lot. They have brought a lot of negatives - uncertainty, stress, frustration, loss, worries, constant changes… it’s been… a lot. But, I’ve also learned a lot. I’ve learned a lot about myself and I’ve reflected a lot...

Easy, Peasy, Pizza Dramatic Play Center

Dramatic PlayZeba McGibbon

Students love changing out the dramatic play center and one of my students’ favorites is a pizza dramatic play center! They love being able to make and sell the pizzas, as well as pretend to be the customers and order their favorite pizzas. The...

Beautiful Stuff

Early Childhood EducationZeba McGibbon

Beautiful stuff is my students favorite play area every year. They love being able to create and explore with materials in a different way. Setting up a beautiful play center is easy – anyone can do it! I’ll walk you through what beautiful stuff...