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15. Working Smarter, Not Harder in Kindergarten: A Conversation with a First Year Teacher

Episode 15 Published 2 years, 9 months ago

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Back in November I had the pleasure of meeting with a first year kindergarten teacher, during one of my coaching sessions. Because I get so many questions regarding literacy, centers, writing…you name it, I felt it would be great to air this coaching session as an episode.

I hope you find this conversation helpful with things you may struggle with in your classroom…especially if you are a first year teacher!

In this episode we cover:

Ways in which to not reinvent the wheel each and every lesson
How to keep students engaged during centers
The battle of blurting out during read alouds
Tiny skills that can be the focus of a read aloud
When to introduce trick words in kindergarten
Should writing and reading be integrated? Advice on how to work smarter not harder
Setting writing goals for students

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Caring Critters Books

Felipe the Feeling Frog: https://www.kindergartencafe.org/felipe/ Trixie the Thoughtful Turtle: https://www.kindergartencafe.org/trixie/