Link to St. Patrick's day STEM. 

Link to ST. Patrick's Day resource

Link to Mom's Brown Bread recipe

Learning to write is truly learning to think in a new way. We need to give our students multiple opportunities to write every single day. In this episode, I'll give you my 3 top tips for bringing writing into your classroom every day, and it doesn't involve a writing center!

Make sure to download my 5 Star Writer Poster.

5 Star writer Poster

In this week's episode I reflect on why we should be using Boom cards in a face to face classroom

My top ways to use Boom Cards in a classroom

* As an extension of guided reading groups

*In math and literacy centers

*For intervention groups

*Fast Finishers and Morning Work

*As a whole group activity

*Easy homework

*For parent volunteers

Grab my Center Cards

Developing Phonemic Awareness is crucial to becoming a successful reader. I'll give you activities that you can implement today to quickly assess your students' rhyming ability.

* Hearing and repeating rhymes.

* Rhyme recognition in word pairs.

* Rhyme recognition in a series of words.

* Rhyme recognition: Which word rhymes with?

* Rhyme production with rimes (word families).

* Rhyme production with a nonsense word.

Here is a link to my Phonemic Awareness Checklist

My favorite rhyming books

My Boom Card Rhyming Intervention Bundle

 For more information, additional help, or to hear my top tips for teaching kindergarten tune in!

I would love to connect with you! You can find me on Instagram at @Dellalarsensclass and let me know what your favorite tip was from this episode! 

Your students are the only ones nervous about the first day, your parents will also be nervous and chances are you'll feel a little nervous too. Here are some tips to make that first day go smoothly.

The best way to start the year is with routines. I'll share why I think routines are critical to a well-run class and a room that is peaceful. Giving our students predictable and consistent routines will set the stage for success for the rest of the year. 

My top routines for the first day of school

My favorite first day of school writing prompt

Tips for activities to get you through the all-important first day

Click this link to access the writing prompt

Check out my top read-alouds for the first day

Welcome to Teaching Kindergarten with Della Larsen Podcast!

 Prepping for the first day of kindergarten is very different than any other grade. I have 34 first days of kindergarten under my belt and I can share some wisdom with you.

Takeaways: 

+ Make sure you know how your students are going home.

+ Color Code Bus Tags.

+ Use an easy fun activity like homemade play-doh.

+ Label your kids and everything they take out of their bags.

+ Memorize their names immediately.

+ Have a variety of fun read alouds ready.

+ Have dinner planned before you go to school.

+ Smile and have fun.

 For more information, additional help, or to hear my top tips for teaching kindergarten tune in!

I would love to connect with you! You can find me on Instagram at @Dellalarsensclass and let me know what your favorite tip was from this episode! 

 Access my all-time favorite play-doh recipe.

Grab my dismissal list