What's up with that name? Allow me to explain. Teaching Kindergarten is a lot like open mike night at a karaoke bar. Lectures just don't cut it. Kindergarten teachers must have star quality. They are entertainers as much as they are educators.
We aim for greatness. Everyday we stand up there and give our best performance in hopes that the little tykes we teach will absorb the information necessary to read! I'm hoping that this blog will present useful ideas for Kindergarten teachers to use in the classroom.
There is a lot of fluff and stuff out there. I scan teacher websites and wonder if these people have ever actually tried to do some of those activities with Kinders. Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of great ideas out there. I plan on putting them on this blog. But there are some problems.
The two problems I run into the most are: (1) a lot of these great teacher websites are obvious run by teachers with deeper pockets than mine and (2) there are a lot of activities that really aren't at the skill level of an average Kinder.
On this blog, I will only put activities that I have tested and feel are beneficial for average Kinders. Also, I'm married to a teacher, so I don't have any money to spend on materials. I make do with donations and yard sale finds and what I can purchase with my $100 supply budget. Suffice it to say that all activities on this blog will be budget friendly.
Please flag this blog and visit often. And link me up, baby!
Jay
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Ain't they cute?
What's up with that name? Allow me to explain. Teaching Kindergarten is a lot like open mike night at a karaoke bar. Lectures just don't cut it. Kindergarten teachers must have star quality. They are entertainers as much as they are educators. They are edutainers.
Who are you? And why should I listen to you?
My name is Jay, and I am the webmistress of Kindergarten Karaoke. Currently, I teach Kindergarten in a small, rural school district in East Texas. I have a bachelor's degree in English Literature from the University of Texas and Elementary Teaching certification from the prestigious LeTourneau University. While attending there, I worked closely with my professors to present a Young Writers conference in Lufkin, Texas. At the conference, I presented a workshop to 1st and 2nd graders on creating pop-up books. In the next room, Legendary Author, John Archambeault (Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom) presented a workshop to 2nd and 3rd graders on keeping a writing journal. I had the privilege of eating lunch with him and talking to him about children's book market and his works-in-progress. I only hope that some of his greatness rubbed off on me, as I am trying to make a career of writing children's literature.
I am also the mother of two beautiful and intelligent daughters. See picture below. As you can see, my life is full of love and words...in that order. Thank you so much for visiting my blog.
~ Jay ~
I am also the mother of two beautiful and intelligent daughters. See picture below. As you can see, my life is full of love and words...in that order. Thank you so much for visiting my blog.
~ Jay ~
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Links for Edu-tainers!
- Teachers Pay Teacher
- Writing Claws
- Happy Chart
- Zero the Hero
- Flat Stanley Exchange
- Early Writing Development
- The Behavioral Reporter
- Kinder by Kim
- Response to Intervention
- Dolche Kit
- Environmental Print Book
- Book Bin Labels
- 100th Day Activities
- Meacham Name Game
- Meacham Lesson Plans
- Monthly Homework
- Meacham's Classroom Snapshots
- Graph of the Day
- Learning Center Ideas
- Scholastic Teacher Tools
- Primary Games
- Internet Activities by TEK
- Linda's Learning Links
- Learning Books
- Starfall
- Kinderpond
- Hubbard's Cupboard
- Handprint Calendar
- Book Report Sandwich from Scholastic
- List of Top 100 Early Childhood Websites
My Girls
Ain't they cute?