Welcome to Kindergarten Cafe!

I’m Zeba, and I’m here to help you find the *kindergarten magic* in your classroom. I create resources and share strategies to make your teaching easier, more engaging, and focused on those magical moments of growth with your students. Whether you teach kindergarten, preschool, or first grade, you’ll find ideas and activities to bring that *kindergarten magic* to life. Feel free to reach out—let’s make teaching kindergarten magical again!

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What I’d Do First If I Were Moving Classrooms ~ Ep. 138

What I’d Do If I Were New to Kindergarten ~ Ep. 137

Did You Have a Hard Kindergarten Year? Let’s Talk About Why ~ Ep. 136

End-of-the-Year Social Emotional Learning: Supporting Big Feelings Before Summer ~ Ep. 135

Creating a Smooth Transition from Kindergarten to First Grade ~ Ep. 134

Early Childhood Education

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The Myth of Kindergarten Readiness Skills

Tons of workbook and worksheet companies, and even teachers might be mad at me for telling you this secret…. There is no such thing as kindergarten readiness. Kindergarten teachers and classrooms are designed to meet your child where they are and support them in their development...

Dear Public, From Teachers

Distance and Digital Teaching

Hey world, it’s me, a teacher. Remember us teachers? Remember when just 3 months ago you were calling us, “heroes” and saying things like, “teachers should get paid millions of dollars every day?!” Yes, believe it or not teachers today are those same people teaching right...

Setting Up Classroom Play Areas

Classroom Design

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 prior to school COVID-19 restrictions. Common...

Misconceptions of Early Childhood Educators

Early Childhood Education

Whenever I tell people I am an early childhood educator, I get one of 3 responses every single time. 1) "That’s cute!" 2) "How fun!!" 3) "You must be so patient!" I normally just grit my teeth and force a smile. I nod and say “yeah…...

Will Distance Learning Change The Field Of Education?

Early Childhood Education

More than ever, society is realizing just how valuable the teacher can be. There have been thousands of tweets showing appreciation for teachers from parents and saying that teachers should get paid a million dollars a day – wouldn’t that be nice? (I hope they remember...