Soft start kindergarten

Learn more about the new kindergarten morning work and how to ditch the worksheet for hands-on fine motor activities...

1st grade morning tubs can be a fun and easy way to start the day in your primary classroom. Students can tinker with magnetic tiles, building blocks and other tools as part of their morning work.

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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…

Why I got rid of morning work and switched to soft start instead. Use morning tubs to start your day by building creativity and community.

Beginning your day with a soft start allows for more choice, creativity, and engagement as students arrive each morning.

The beginning of the day can be stressful. You are trying to greet students as they walk in at different times, answer questions, help students unpack and settle in, all the while taking attendance and hot lunch count and listening to announcements to make sure you don’t miss anything important for the day. In the...

Morning Tubs (Ideas, Management, and More) 3 comments morning routine, morning tub ideas, morning tubs, morning work alternative, play, STEM materials I have been intrigued by the idea of morning tubs for the past few years. Starting the day with play based learning just seemed so developmentally perfect to me. However, it wasn't really a viable option for me until this year. And, let me tell you, they are the best. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I earn a…

This blog has great suggestions for soft starts in the classroom. A "soft start" is a morning classroom routine that offers students a choice of activities (instead of bell work or morning work) before the formal learning begins for the day. A soft start helps each student ease into the day, while providing teachers time to interact with students. You will find tips and fun activities for kids in kindergarten and 1st grade as they head back to school. #ClassroomRoutines #SoftStart

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