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Welcome to Kindergarten Cafe - your home for teaching ideas, activities, and strategies across all content areas! 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-First grade can find resources here for their students!

Rethinking Thanksgiving in Kindergarten

Holidays Zeba McGibbon
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I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting and learning about teaching with more of an equity lens. I am definitely trying to...
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Easy, Positive Self-Image Activities for Kids

Social Emotional Learning and Supports Zeba McGibbon
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One of the important social emotional skills for children to develop is a strong sense of self. We want our students to...
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Easy Kindergarten Home Support for Struggling Students

Literacy Zeba McGibbon
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We always want what is best for our students, and some students just need more practice than what we can provide during...
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Simple Dice Games for Kindergarten for the Year

Math Zeba McGibbon
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Simple dice games for kindergarten are probably my most loved math stations and activities I give my students. They love the routines,...
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An Awesome Family Unit for Kindergarten

Classroom Activities and Lessons Zeba McGibbon
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A family unit for kindergarten is an important social studies unit to start the year for several reasons. A family unit for...
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Exciting Activities for the Life Cycle of Pumpkin

Science Zeba McGibbon
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The life cycle of pumpkin is a fun way to continue learning about life cycles while staying in the festive fall spirit....
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A Kindergarten Name Project to Help Value Student Names

Classroom Activities and Lessons Zeba McGibbon
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A kindergarten name project is critical to the start of the year in kindergarten. Learning student names is important for both teachers...
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Sub Tub for a Smooth and Easy Absence

Teaching Tips and Tricks Zeba McGibbon
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Most teachers will tell you that it is easier to come to work sick than make sub plans… enter the Sub Tub!...
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Ideas for classroom jobs and why they are important

Classroom Design Zeba McGibbon
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Classroom jobs are a critical part of the classroom community. They teach students responsibility, independence and teamwork. Not all classroom jobs are...
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Motivating a Student by Making Them Feel Special

Teaching Tips and Tricks Zeba McGibbon
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Wouldn’t we all love the magic trick to motivating a student to do work? The truth is, if you form a classroom...
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