Labeling activities for kindergarten

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Sure… labeling pictures is a fun and cute writing activity for your beginning writers but there are more reasons to label all the pictures than that! Stage of Writing Labeling pictures is an actual developmental stage of emergent writers. Many children will initially share their stories or ideas through pictures and then begin to ... Read More about Labeling Pictures in Kindergarten & Beyond

Read this post for some fun writing activities to add to your kindergarten writing station. Ideas include writing lists, using picture cards.

Howdy! I am Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard. My real name is Greg Smedley-Warren. I have been teaching for 11 years. I spent a year teaching fifth grade, two years in second grade and am now in my 9th year in Kindergarten. Kindergarten is my passion and my calling but honestly, that wasn’t how it started. When I was moved to Kindergarten (not voluntarily!) I called my mommy and cried. But on the first day, I fell in love and knew that Kindergarten is where I belonged. I have…

It is the beginning of the year! I feel like I JUST had a class full of readers! Wasn’t it just May?! But here we are in August with a fresh new set of sweet kindies. And if your class is like mine, most of them don’t even know the first letter in their name.

FREE Pete the Cat writing practice

Have you been wondering how-to-use writing journals in kindergarten to practice handwriting, encoding, fine motor, and more? Writing journals are also great for showing growth and development throughout the year! Keep reading for more tips and a Science of Reading aligned FREE printable to help you get started with writing journals in kindergarten!

My Kindergarten Reading Block

Recently, I have seen some debates on using centers and the Science of Reading. If you have been a teacher for a long time, centers were a HUGE part of Balanced Literacy. Recently, teachers have shifted away from balanced of literacy to research based Science of Reading. You can read my Science of Reading Post ... Read More about Centers and the Science of Reading