Choice time kindergarten

Discover active and alternative ideas to morning work to create a soft start to your day. Use a morning choice board during arrival time to give preschool, kindergarten, and first grade children open-ended choices to start their day. Activities include building, sketching, yoga, writing news, reading books, puzzles, writing in a journal, telling a story and more. For easy set up, place materials in tubs or bins and set them on tables for kids to enjoy upon entering the classroom each…

Again, clear labels of different center stations and options throughout the day will help children in the early childhood classroom reflect on choices and behavior, as well as give them a predictable routine for their day. Giving appropriate choices and predictability are huge factors in creating a positive learning environment.

In my first fews years of teaching if you would have asked me what my favorite part of the day was I would have never said the morning. My morning routine used to be the opposite of calm with worksheets for morning work and kids constantly getting up to ask me to read them the directions. Once I shi

My room is one of the biggest in our school, but it also has no windows! Which in South Florida is not always the best thing. Today was ou...

Are you ready to start free flowing centers with student choice in your classroom, but have questions about where to begin? I have the answers!

Ms. Lea on Instagram: “Are your kids free to play wherever or do you have a choice board? We use our board during morning and afternoon free play times. . .…”

The month of September has really taking over my classroom! I've been busy getting the year started with classroom routines, organization,...

Learn how I run differentiated literacy centers with student choice in kindergarten and how you can easily begin this system yourself!

Discover 5 Must-Have Materials for block building play for your preK, preschool, or kindergarten block center. Includes set up ideas on adding props, signs, enviornmental print, unit blocks, printable blueprint templates, loose parts, ramps, and more materials for construction. Use for play-based learning, choice centers, or STEM STEAM challenges to teach visual-spatial sense and fine motor skills.