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!

Fostering Creativity in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 139

Early Childhood Education

How to Foster Creativity in Kindergarten Without Losing Control of the Classroom When teachers think about creativity in kindergarten, it is easy to picture colorful...

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

Back to School

Moving to a New Classroom? Here’s What Kindergarten Teachers Should Focus On First If you are moving to a new classroom, whether you are changing...

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

Back to School

What to Do If You’re New to Teaching Kindergarten If you are new to teaching kindergarten, there is a good chance you are feeling excited,...

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

PODCAST

Why Is Kindergarten So Hard? Real Talk and What Actually Helps If you’ve been sitting there wondering, why is kindergarten so hard, you are not...

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

End of Year

End of the Year Social Emotional Learning in Kindergarten: Supporting Big Feelings and Smooth Transitions End of the year social emotional learning in kindergarten becomes...

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

End of Year

Transitioning from Kindergarten to First Grade: How to Support Students at the End of the Year Transitioning from kindergarten to first grade is one of...

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Engaging End-of-Year Activities for Kindergarteners ~ Ep. 133

End of Year

Engaging End of the Year Activities for Kindergartners That Keep Structure and Excitement The end of the year activities for kindergartners can feel like a...

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Supporting Students who Struggle With Mistakes

PODCAST

How to Support Students Who Can’t Handle Making Mistakes in Kindergarten Why Some Students Can’t Handle Making Mistakes If you have students who can’t handle making...

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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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