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Back to Search44. Please Stop Using Bingo Behavior Charts in Kindergarten
Episode 44
Can we PLEASE stop using bingo behavior charts in kindergarten? I know there are some adorable options out there, but why are we leaving classroom be…
13 hours ago
43. Build-a-Reward: A Simple Whole-Class Behavior System for Kindergarten
Episode 43
Stop reminding your kindergarteners about the same classroom expectations over and over again! A whole-class behavior reward system can help you enco…
1 week ago
Are You Accidentally Giving the Wrong Behaviors All the Attention?
Episode 42
Are you spending more time correcting challenging behaviors than noticing the kids who are following directions? It's easy to get caught up in puttin…
2 weeks ago
41. How to Talk About Behavior at Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences
Have a kindergarten parent-teacher conference coming up where you need to talk about a child's behavior? It's one thing to share assessment scores an…
3 weeks ago
40. What Should You Actually Talk About at Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences?
Episode 40
Do kindergarten parent-teacher conferences make you wonder how you’re supposed to fit EVERYTHING you want to tell families into 10 or 15 minutes? Bet…
4 weeks ago
39. What Should You Do When a Kindergartener Asks, “How Do You Spell...?”
Episode 39
Do your kindergarten students ask, “How do you spell...?” approximately 75 times during your writing block? You want them to become independent write…
1 month ago
38. Should You Use Sentence Starters in Kindergarten Writing
Episode 38
Should kindergarteners use sentence starters when they’re learning to write? Sentence starters can be a helpful scaffold for beginning writers, espec…
1 month, 1 week ago
37. Why Your Kindergarteners Can Tell You a Sentence But Can't Write One
Episode 37
Your kindergartener just told you exactly what they want to write...so why can’t they get that sentence onto the paper? Writing a sentence might seem…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
36. Why “Make Good Choices” Doesn’t Work in Kindergarten
Episode 36
Do you find yourself telling your kindergarten students to “make good choices” all day long? It sounds like a perfectly reasonable reminder, but ther…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
35. Why Is My Kindergarten Class Suddenly Getting Harder to Manage?
Episode 35
Does it feel like your kindergarten class was doing SO well and then suddenly...they weren't? The routines you practiced are getting sloppy, students…
2 months ago