Transitional kindergarten activities

Bring the spirit of spring to your math centers or activities! Keep your preschool, kindergarten, first grade students excited about learning with these fun rainbow-themed math activities that use colored cereal to help them practice counting, sorting, one-to-one correspondence, comparing numbers, addition, and more.

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Do you struggle with engagement with your preschool students? As I use more hands-on and interactive activities for kids throughout my classroom, the level of engagement and learning has drastically improved.I have designed multiple products to be used with all of these interactive activities for preschool and kindergarten. Easier to plan and engage! Check out the blog for my top 5 interactive activities and how I use them. Make sure to grab your interactive FREEBIE!

Do you need some fun spring activities for your math and literacy centers? This packet is perfect for the months of April and May and includes 18 interactive centers that work on Letter Recognition, Number Recognition, Counting, Colors, Patterns, Fine Motor Skills, and more! Perfect addition to your preschool, pre-k, and transitional kindergarten curriculum!

Help preschoolers learn about friendship and sharing with this fun activity inspired by Should I Share My Ice Cream? Perfect for a preschool class activity on friendship & sharing, a playdate, or even for siblings who are learning to share. So easy to set up and super fun!

Let me go ahead and start off by saying that I never dreamed that I would be walking out of my Kindergarten classroom to teach something other than what I have been doing. When I first moved in to that classroom, I thought that surely I would be there for 30+ years doing what I …

This Transitional Kindergarten routine is perfect for homeschoolers who are ready for more rigorous learning, before their Kindergarten year!

Do you use Write the Room activities in your classroom? My students always loved these centers! Write the Room is such a great way to get students up and moving and engaged in learning. I wanted to share some of the centers from my Kindergarten bundle with you. This bundle will continue to grow, but here is what is included so far: 2D Shapes 3D Shapes Beginning Sounds Middle Sounds Subitizing Here is a look at a few of the centers: 2D Shapes Write the Room Subitize Write the Room Beginning…

These FREE editable name mats provide hands-on name practice for preschool and kindergarten. Help little ones learn to write their names while having fun!

Free, fun and useful Kindergarten - 1st Grade, Common Core aligned lesson plans, math games, calendars, behavior charts, materials and more!

Pre-K and TK Activities: Back to School. Letter Recognition, Number Recognition, Counting, Colors, Patterns, Fine Motor Skills, and more!

Equip your child for success with these awesome educational resources! You'll have everything you need to help your preschooler explore the alphabet and beyond. Take advantage of these free printables.

Do you need some fun St. Patrick's Day activities for your math and literacy centers? This packet is perfect for the month of March and includes 18 interactive centers that work on Letter Recognition, Number Recognition, Counting, Colors, Patterns, Fine Motor Skills, and more! Perfect addition to your preschool, pre-k, and transitional kindergarten curriculum!

Here is a free TK (Transitional Kindergarten) Pacing Guide, (AKA curriculum map,) and some great TK assessments that you can access FREE through ESGI software! This curriculum map is aligned with Benchmark Ready to Advance TK curriculum, but also includes … Continue reading →

Last Thursday I went to observe a Transitional Kindergarten model about on hour from my school. This district was selected to pilot the program and has done a great job of promoting it. They received a grant from Packard to fund it. I arrived with several other teachers from a district near mine and we were led through a formal meeting and observation complete with handouts and a question - answer session. I was mainly interested in comparing the TK classroom with the regular Kindergarten…

Morning message in preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Why is a morning message important and what are the benefits? Learn all about this emergent literacy best practice and more!

We love our Do-A-Dot markers! We’ve used them to create various artistic masterpieces, as well as numerous colorful arts + crafts projects. While these wonderful, kid-friendly paint markers are amazing for promoting creative artistic expression, we also love using them for educational purposes. Today, we wanted to share four of our favorite Do-A-Dot Learning Activities! […]