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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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Classroom Design

Ideas for classroom jobs and why they are important

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Classroom jobs are a critical part of the classroom community. They teach students responsibility, independence and teamwork. Not all classroom jobs are created equal though! In this blog post I write some different ideas for classroom jobs and why they are important!
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The secrets to a welcoming classroom environment

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Creating a welcoming classroom environment is easier than you thought, and the secret might surprise you! As teachers, especially at the start of school, we are bombarded with all the stuff and all the things that we are supposed to buy for our classroom...
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A Proven classroom set up for kindergarten independence

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Any kindergarten teacher will know – independence is the name of the game. Not only is it a critical skill for young children to develop, let’s be honest… there’s one of you and twenty of them. Twenty young children who are used to getting...
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Choosing the Best Theme for my Classroom Elementary School

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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I love taking the summertime to rethink my classroom elementary design! It’s a great chance to change things up and to reflect on what works and what hasn’t worked. If you’re moving classrooms or starting a new classroom, it’s also time for you to...
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4 Simple Ways to Include Dramatic Play At Home

Dramatic PlayZeba McGibbon
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Dramatic play is a staple of the early childhood classroom and purposeful play. Dramatic play can easily be done at home, as well, with these four simple tips! For other tips on setting up play areas, check out this blog post!
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Setting Up Classroom Play Areas

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Are you setting up a new classroom and wondering how to arrange your play areas or are you a seasoned educator looking to change up or enhance your play areas? Hopefully this post can help you! Please note this was written...
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6 Tips for Setting up a New Classroom

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Are you switching classrooms or starting in a new school? I tried to think of my best tips for setting up a new classroom. Hopefully they will help you! Please note this was written prior to school COVID-19 restrictions.
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Organizing the Classroom

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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As many teachers are getting their classrooms set-up right about now, I thought this would be a good time to talk about organizing the classroom and supplies. It is very important to me that everything have a place in my classroom and that there...
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Explore Your World Dramatic Play Center!

Dramatic PlayZeba McGibbon
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Why dramatic play? I love to set up different dramatic play centers for my students. Dramatic Play is a favorite in my classroom – students love to pretend and imagine different scenarios. They also love to have the chance to...
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2018-19 Classroom Set-Up!

Classroom DesignZeba McGibbon
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Well it’s a few weeks into school and I am still loving my classroom set-up and decorations. I thought I would give everyone a little tour into my home away from home. First I have my meeting area. For the first time, we have a new smart...
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