Creative Kindergarten

In episode 23 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I reflect on the different classroom tools that I have available to students. I work through some of the questions I have been asking myself about the classroom environment and how to set it up with student success in mind.

Links I mention in this video:

Alphabet Chart:

https://creativekindergartenblog.com/resource-library/

Color Chart that I talk about is in this pack:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Color-Around-the-Room-Write-the-Room-activity-with-color-words-for-kindergarten-3274903

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Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

In episode 22 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss ways to get families involved in your classroom. Ishare some of my ideas for building relationships and connecting children’s home life to school in meaningful ways.

Links I mention in this video:

Homework Challenges: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-Monthly-Homework-Challenges-for-Kindergarten-3971355

Homework in Kindergarten podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/Creative-Kindergarten-Podcast-Episode-8-Homework-in-Kindergarten-e5ms0s

Holiday Celebrations podcast: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/17--Holiday-Celebrations-in-Kindergarten-e99j6n

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 21 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss the why and how of offline coding. This is an area I am passionate about, and I delve into how to incorporate unplugged coding into your classroom.

Links I mention in this video:

5 Reasons to Teach Offline Coding Activities: https://www.technokids.com/blog/teaching-strategies/5-reasons-to-teach-offline-coding-activities/

Offline Coding Activities: https://www.discoveryeducation.co.uk/servlet/file/store66/item991253/Offline-coding-activities_Computational-Thinking_Discovery-Education-Coding.pdf

Coding in Kindergarten Blog Post: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/coding-in-kindergarten-why-what-when-how/

Unplugged Coding for Kindergarten: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/unplugged-coding-for-kindergarten/

Podcast Episode- Coding in Kindergarten: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/Creative-Kindergarten-Podcast-Episode-6-Coding-in-Kindergarten-e5cvac

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 20 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I start off 2020 thinking back on 2019 and how my podcast started. I also reflect on what I would like to do with my podcast this year.

Links I mention in this video:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 19 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I share some tips and tricks for using tech tools in your kindergarten classroom. I talk about my process for learning about new tools, and how I bring them to my students.

Links I mention in this video:

Podcast- My Top 5 iPad Apps: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/Creative-Kindergarten-Podcast-Episode-4-My-Top-5-Apps-for-Kindergarten-e55mj4

Podcast- Coding in Kindergarten: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/Creative-Kindergarten-Podcast-Episode-6-Coding-in-Kindergarten-e5cvac

Podcast- How I Use iPads in Kindergarten: https://anchor.fm/creativekindergarten/episodes/15--How-I-Use-iPads-in-Kindergarten-e92lrb

Blog Post- Coding in Kindergarten:

https://creativekindergartenblog.com/coding-in-kindergarten-why-what-when-how/

Blog Post- My Top 5 iPad Apps:

https://creativekindergartenblog.com/my-top-5-ipad-apps-for-kindergarten/

Bee-Bot Ideas - Learning Through Play:

https://www.instagram.com/learning.through.play/

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 18 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss art in kindergarten! I love fostering a classroom of artists and empowering students to share their thoughts and feelings through their art. How do you embrace art in your classroom?

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 17 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I reflect on holiday celebrations in the classroom. My views on this subject have evolved and changed over the years, and I discuss what I’ve done in the past to make this a special time of the year in the classroom for all my students.

Links mentioned in this video:

Kindness Countdown activity: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Character-Education-I-Am-Kind-Activities-Random-Acts-of-Kindness-4828430

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 16 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I delve into the topic of behaviour management! I tackle this topic and discuss some of the techniques I use, and things that I will never use.

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

Facebook: www.facebook.com/creativekindergartenbyamanda

Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 15 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I talk about all the different ways that I use an iPad in Kindergarten. I also reflect on the amount of screen time that children get, and my thoughts on how that has changed students over the past few years.

Links I mention:

Top 5 iPad apps blog post: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/my-top-5-ipad-apps-for-kindergarten/

Top 5 iPad apps podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhKGU6QvX3s&t=4s

Books & Bytes (OneNote Documentation):

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Books-And-Bytes

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

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Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com

In episode 14 of The Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I take a look at what a typical day in kindergarten looks like. I discuss schedules, transitions, centers, and more! This is one of the questions I get asked the most, so I try to unpack everything that goes into the day in the life of a kindergarten classroom!

To join in on the conversation with me, you can find me on:

Teachers Pay Teachers: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten

Instagram: @creativekindergartenblogontpt

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Blog: creativekindergartenblog.com