Author: Koffee and Kinders
How to Teach Colors in Kindergarten
Do you teach colors in kindergarten? I love our color unit at the beginning of the year for confidence building (most students already know all their colors!) and teaching routines. And we know that in kindergarten, most of the time we aren’t diving into curriculum right away because there are SO many routines and procedures… Read more
The Best Books for Teaching Colors
Are you looking to teach your toddler their colors? Or maybe you want to do a color unit with your preschool or kindergarten class? These stories are perfect for teaching colors and have plenty of fun activities to do with them! Plus I share a FREE resource for working on colors with your preschool or… Read more
5 Quick Tips for Organizing Your Google Drive
Iām supposed to be looking over our districts new health and safety plan, watching videos about bloodborne pathogens, and leafing through the teacher manual of our brand new math curriculum. So naturally, I am going to find something to organize and avoid doing all that fun stuff. Sorry, not sorry. One of my favorite things to organize is… Read more
The Best Summer Read Alouds for Kindergarten
Just because its summer, doesn’t mean reading should take a vacation too. There are SO many amazing topics to read about during the summertime… camping, the beach, ice cream. Summer is a great time to visit your local library to discover some new books. So today I’m sharing my top favorite summer read alouds for… Read more
The Best Spring Read Alouds for Kindergarten
Spring is such a fun time of the year in my classroom! Not only are the kids so much more independent, but I also get to teach some of my favorite units! Butterflies, flowers, baby animals… what’s not to love? So today I’m sharing my top favorite spring read alouds for kindergartners during the month… Read more
Using Picture Puzzles for Fun and Easy Phonics Centers
If your classroom is anything like mine, you spend a LOT of time working on CVC words. Reading, writing, tapping, mapping… all the phonics practice. As we know, being able to read and spell CVC words fluently is an important stepping stone into multisyllabic words, blends, and digraphs. However, all that practice can sometimes get… Read more
Chicken Life Cycle Craft
Are you teaching about chicks this spring? Or even better… do you have chicks that hatch in your classroom?! This chicken life cycle craft is the perfect culminating activity for your chicken unit. Read on to see how I use it with my own kindergarten class year after year. This activity would also be appropriate… Read more
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I have been teaching kindergarten for almost a decade and have been running my Teachers Pay Teachers store since 2014. Phonics is my favorite part of the day and I often say I could teach phonics all day long! I found that the programs my district was using were not enough for my kindergartners so… Read more