Blog Posts - Kindergarten Cafe

You can't teach the child without teaching the WHOLE child! Welcome to Kindergarten Cafe, LLC - your home for teaching ideas, activities, and strategies to support you in teaching the whole child! 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-Second grade can find resources here for their students! I love to connect with other teachers so please reach out and say hello!

Building Self-Confidence In Kindergarteners ~ Ep. 131

PODCAST

Building Self-Confidence in Kindergartners: Simple Strategies That Work Why Building Self-Confidence in Kindergartners Matters When you focus on building self-confidence in kindergartners, you are shaping how...

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What Every Dramatic Play Center Really Needs ~ Ep. 130

Dramatic Play

What Every Dramatic Play Setup Needs in Kindergarten A strong dramatic play setup can be one of the most valuable areas in a kindergarten classroom....

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What Principals Really Want You to Know About Hiring, Interviews, and Getting the Job ~ Ep. 129

PODCAST

Teacher Interview Tips From Two Principals for Landing Your Next School Job What Principals Want You to Know Before You Apply If you are looking for...

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

Literacy

Adding Details in Writing in Kindergarten If you are teaching kindergarten writing, the main goal is still getting students to write one really good sentence....

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Tips for a Successful Kindergarten Field Trip ~ Ep. 127

Classroom Management

Kindergarten Field Trip Tips Every Teacher Should Know Field trips can be one of the most exciting parts of the school year for kindergarten students....

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

Literacy

Simple Phonics Skills That Help Kindergarten Students Become Confident Readers Teaching kindergarten is full of magic moments, but one of the biggest is when reading...

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Kindergarten Addition Tips and Extensions ~ Ep. 125

Math

Kindergarten Addition Strategies for All Levels of Learners Addition is one of the foundational math skills in kindergarten, but it often comes with a wide...

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Small Group Ideas for Kindergarten Reading Comprehension ~ Ep. 124

Literacy

How to Teach Kindergarten Reading Comprehension in Small Groups When you're working with students who have solid decoding skills, it's time to focus on building...

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Decodable Books vs Leveled Texts in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 123

Literacy

Decodable Books vs Leveled Texts: What’s Best for Beginning Readers? There's a lot of buzz in early literacy about whether to use decodable books or...

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Navigating Tricky Team Dynamics with Jenna ~ Ep. 122

PODCAST

Teacher Grade Level Team Communication: How to Build Strong, Supportive Teams That Actually Work If you have ever struggled with teacher grade level team communication,...

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