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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Getting Students to Add More Details in Their Writing ~ Ep. 128

Tips for a Successful Kindergarten Field Trip ~ Ep. 127

Making the Shift to Systematic Phonics Instruction with Melanie ~ Ep. 126

Kindergarten Addition Tips and Extensions ~ Ep. 125

Small Group Ideas for Kindergarten Reading Comprehension ~ Ep. 124

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Are children falling behind?

Distance and Digital Teaching

It’s all over the news and all over Facebook. It’s all I hear at parent-teacher conferences. “Our children are falling behind.” “We need testing to see how far behind our children are.” “How far behind is my child?” Let me be very clear. Many children are...

Behavior Plans: Tips, Tricks, and Tools!

Social Emotional Learning and Supports

Behavior management is probably the hardest thing for teachers to learn and it is rarely taught in pre-service programs. Or, even if it is taught, it usually does not prepare you for each future child’s individual behavior. I have a blog post all on behavior management...