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!

How to Organize Your Kindergarten Morning Meeting

Classroom Community Zeba McGibbon

Kindergarten morning meeting is the best way to start your day. Morning meeting builds classroom community, gives students a sense of predictability...

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Easy Activities for a Morning Meeting Greeting

Classroom Community Zeba McGibbon

Morning meeting is the best time of the day in any classroom to build classroom community. Children are all welcomed into the...

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Letting Kids Lead End of Year Activities

Classroom Activities and Lessons Zeba McGibbon

We all know that the end of the year can get overwhelming and stressful. The children can easily lose engagement and behaviors...

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5 Simple Fine Motor Skills Activities

Classroom Activities and Lessons Zeba McGibbon

Fine motor skills activities are critical in every early childhood classroom as they set the foundation for future literacy skills. Children need...

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7 easy sensory table ideas for any classroom

Early Childhood Education Zeba McGibbon

The sensory table is a fantastic play area for all early childhood classrooms and this blog post has 7 easy sensory table...

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Supporting Children’s Worries in the Classroom

Social Emotional Learning and Supports Zeba McGibbon

All children worry, but some children worry more than others. Sometimes children’s worries present themselves more obviously than others. Sometimes children with...

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Teaching Kids to Draw in Three Steps

Literacy Zeba McGibbon

Teaching kids to draw is a critical literacy skill. Children need to be able to draw detailed drawings that when anyone looks...

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Easy Celebrations for Kindergarten Poetry Month

Literacy Zeba McGibbon

April is National Poetry Month, so what better time than to have a kindergarten poetry month! By this time in spring, kindergarteners...

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Fun and Easy Activities in Springtime for Kindergarten

Classroom Activities and Lessons Zeba McGibbon

Springtime for kindergarten is a special time of year. The children are much more mature and independent and have built a strong...

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What High Frequency Words Should I Teach in Kindergarten?

Literacy Zeba McGibbon

What is High Frequency Word and Why Should I Teach Them? A high frequency...

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