Creative Kindergarten

In episode 143 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I celebrate the arrival of spring! I love this time of the year with my students when we are able to get outside and enjoy the warmer weather (without snow pants!) I go over my spring ‘to-do list’ of activities that I love doing with my classroom every year.

> Butterfly Lesson: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Butterfly-Unit-with-Slideshow-Printable-Information-Pages-and-Student-Pages-6710101 

> Scholars Choice butterflies: https://www.scholarschoice.ca/butterflies 

> Incubator (this is not the exact one that we have, but it is similar. Please do your own research before purchasing an incubator): https://incubatorwarehouse.com/index.php/egg-incubators/combokits/hova-bator-1602n-combo-kits/hova-bator-incubation-beyond-2-combo-kit.html 

> Tomatosphere: http://tomatosphere.letstalkscience.ca/?gclid=CjwKCAjw_YShBhAiEiwAMomsENv9ARf47QGaEtP8M2NhoEiS62wyF9ZvWFPfZOiH-DTbsRQV-V2vCRoCsxQQAvD_BwE 

> Tulip and daffodil provocation: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Labelling-and-Provocation-Cards-and-Posters-for-Science-English-and-French-7283612 

> TPT science lessons:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kindergarten/Category/-Science-__________________________________________________-525348 

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In episode 142 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I share my thoughts around teaching during Earth Hour, Month and Day. How can we ensure that our students are engaged in authentic learning and that we understand the why behind the activities that we are engaging in?

> Earth Hour slideshow: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Hour-Unit-with-Slideshow-and-Printable-Information-Pages-6711094 

> Earth Day ideas: https://creativekindergartenblog.com/earth-day-activities/ 

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In episode 141 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I reflect on my own practice when teaching problem-solving skills to my students. How can we explicitly teach the strategies needed for our students to think critically about problems they encounter, and be able to solve them independently?

> Problem-Solving Task Cards: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Problem-Solving-Task-Cards-and-Prompts-Printable-and-Slide-Deck-included-9210157

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In episode 140 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss Pink Shirt Day and the implications it has for our practice all year. How can we teach our students to be upstanders and stand up to social justice issues?

> Pink Shirt Day information: https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/what-is-pink-shirt-day

> Blank Canvas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankcanvasca/

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In episode 139 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I talk with Annabelle about how we can work to build effective and healthy partnerships with our teaching team members.

> Find Annabelle. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/missperston/

> Camp Kinder Weekends: https://campkinder.ca/

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In episode 138 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I talk with Sophia about introducing art materials and techniques with Sophia from Creative Kids Co. We dive into some tips and tricks on how to get started, where to get materials and where to find inspiration!

> Find Creative Kids Co. on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creative.kids.co/

> Creative Kids Co. Website: https://creativekidsco.ca/

> Creative Kids Co. on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Kids-Co

> Suggested art supplies: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1peACrsad1MRp4YDZf5cVduyNZhaYoKkB/view?usp=sharing

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In episode 137 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss self-regulation skills with Avery and Alannah. We talk through strategies that we use and the learning that we’ve done around teaching our young learners how to regulate their big emotions.

> Find Avery and Alannah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gentle.teachers/

> No Drama Discipline: https://amzn.to/3J1cMeR

> Love Builds Brains: https://amzn.to/3HnZUyj

> Breathe Like a Bear: https://amzn.to/3GXu2yU

> Camp Kinder Weekend: https://campkinder.ca/

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first step to creating a successful outdoor program. Lauren gives us the tools and the confidence to bring the learning outside!

> Find Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mentoringnatureconnections/

> Read Lauren’s blog: http://www.mentoringnatureconnections.ca/

> Listen to the Mentoring Nature Connections podcast: https://mentoringnatureconnections.ca/podcast-2/

> Me and My Sit Spot book: https://amzn.to/3W8QCu0

> A Dish With One Spoon Treaty: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/a-dish-with-one-spoon

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In episode 135 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I have an amazing discussion with Marissa from Mme Marissa about Story Workshops. We talk through how she uses them (along with her whole school), how impactful they are, and how you can get started doing your own story workshops.

> Find Mme Marissa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mmemarissa/

> Read Mme Marissa’s blog: https://www.mmemarissa.com/

> Shop with Mme Marissa on TPT: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mme-Marissa

> Read the Story Workshop blog post: https://www.mmemarissa.com/blog-literacy/story-workshop-a-how-to-guide

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In episode 134 of the Creative Kindergarten Podcast, I discuss decodable texts! I go over how I use them in the classroom and where I have found decodable texts that I use. They have been an amazing tool to use with my students and are an integral part of building confident readers.

> Documentation blog post

> Educators Publishing Service books

> Decodable Readers, 1 page books

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