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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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Social Emotional Learning and Supports

How to Stop Tattling and Build Problem-Solvers ~ Ep. 121

Classroom Management
How to Handle Tattling in Kindergarten: Teach Problem Solving and Reduce Interruptions Tattling can quickly take over a kindergarten classroom. Every few minutes, a student is reporting what someone else did, and it can feel exhausting to decide which situations truly need your attention. The good news...

Top Strategies for Teaching Personal Space in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 118

Classroom Management
Teaching Personal Space in Kindergarten: How to Set Boundaries with Love and Clarity If you're struggling with teaching personal space in kindergarten, you're not alone. Whether students are constantly hugging, touching, or piling on each other during rug time, it's a common challenge that can disrupt learning....

Kickstart the New Year with Growth Mindset Strategies ~ Ep. 115

Holidays
Apple Spotify Amazon Music You definitely want to one teach students about how our brains are working and why challenges and mistakes are important in the learning process and two you want to celebrate the effort that they're putting in and the progress that they're making and not just...

Honest Talk on Handling Teacher Burnout and Difficult Students ~ Ep. 110

Classroom Management
Apple Spotify Amazon Music You can only do so much because your job is to help the classroom of students. You have to help the whole classroom. And this was something I learned the hard way as well.~ Zeba from Episode 110 of The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary Some years...

Kindergarten Case Study: Supporting Students With Big Emotions ~ Ep. 109

PODCAST
Apple Spotify Amazon Music We are more than teachers, as you know, we do so much more. But one of our biggest jobs is actually detective, because behavior is communication. When kids are misbehaving or having big behaviors, they are trying to communicate with us.~ Zeba from Episode 109...

How to Teach Emotional Intelligence in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 108

PODCAST
Apple Spotify Amazon Music It's super important to spend time explicitly teaching kids what the different feelings are, how to identify them, and then strategies they can try when they're feeling that way, and then giving them time to practice those strategies.~ Zeba from Episode 108 of The Kindergarten...

The Power of Kindergarten Routines ~ Ep. 101

Classroom Community
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Routine is really important routine will help the classroom be independent and run itself and will reduce anxiety so kids can focus on learning.~ Zeba from Episode 101 of the Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary At this point in the year, it’s tempting to shake things up,...

Setting Up A Calm Down Corner For Your Classroom ~ Ep. 100

Classroom Management
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Every single classroom needs a calm down corner. Every single one. You don't need much at all. It doesn't have to be fancy, it doesn't have to be filled with stuff.~ Zeba from Episode 100 of The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary This episode marks 100(!) episodes...

Teaching Self-Regulation Skills Through Everyday Routines ~ Ep. 80

Classroom Management
Apple Spotify Amazon Music So through your morning meeting, through transitions, especially transitions to the rug, and with your calm down corner, you can really use those everyday classroom routines to help teach and practice self regulation. And the kids really need that practice in order to be able...

The Power of Positive Reinforcement in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 73

Classroom Community
Apple Spotify Amazon Music This is just a quick snapshot into the positive reinforcement in the classroom and how it can be used to not only reinforce the behavior you want to see, but how it can be used to bring back the behavior.~ Zeba McGibbon from Episode 73...
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