Have you ever wondered what to do with all of the other students when you are doing small group work? Never fear! We have some ideas for you to get your students working independently!

Do you feel like you can’t cover everything in the classroom? Maybe you are trying to cover too much? In today’s episode we will discuss our “less is more” approach to classroom teaching that helps us to focus on what’s most important for student learning. We hope it helps you too!

Today we will discuss how linguistics (the study of language) relates to teaching reading and how knowing more about phonemes, graphemes, and morphemes can improve your teaching.

Today we will discuss how linguistics (the study of language) relates to teaching reading and how knowing more about phonemes, graphemes, and morphemes can improve your teaching.

During Level One lessons students are engaged in responding to or performing music, during a Level Two lesson students are responding to or performing music as connected to academic content. A Level Three lesson engages students in academic content as well as musical content, and Level Four lesson involves students in the creative process as they experience all four artistic processes. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate...

We encourage you to try ESGI’s new program Dazzle to help you print your student’s names easily and in a variety of ways. Use code kiosk for a discount!

Dr. Wiley Blevins is a world-renowned expert on early reading, and author of the seminal book Phonics From A to Z and A Fresh Look At Phonics, among many other works. He has taught in both United States and South America, and he regularly trains teachers throughout Asia. He holds a doctorate in education from Harvard University and has worked with numberous educational scholars, including Jeanne Chall, Isabel Beck, Marilyn Adams, Louisa Moats, Dianne August, and others.

How do you build a classroom community? Two of the things we do are "Friend of the Day" and "Star of the Week". In this episode we'll walk you through the procedures we use to celebrate each child in our classroom, to help the children learn each other's names, and to build a classroom "family".

We all know that an essential component of education is teaching with academic rigor, but what is rigor anyway? Today we will do a deep dive into that very question! Thank you to bensound.com for our theme music. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us.  Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of...

    Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you all know we're still here and working on episodes for you! Plus, a few announcements about some things coming up.

Christopher is a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education. He holds the Maxine Foreman Zarrow Endowed Faculty Fellowship in Education. He is a Faculty Fellow with The Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis and a Faculty Fellow of the Center for Health and Social Policy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. He is also the Past-Chair for the Early Education/Child Development Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association. His...

Thank you to bensound.com for our theme music. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for educators by educators. Check out the other great podcasts!

Today we have a great discussion with Maureen Reilly and Dr. Jenny Nash of Lego Education about how Lego can be used to create a great school maker space and to support integrated and powerful learning opportunities. Maureen Reilly is an educational consultant specializing in LEGO, robotics, and Maker Education. She is passionate about encouraging students and teachers to take risks, expand their creativity, and make their inventive ideas come to life. Maureen worked in public and...

Patti began her career at Lakeshore as a Product Developer in 2000. As a former elementary educator with ten years of hands-on classroom experience, Patti’s passion for helping children learn was second to none. In 2007, she took on the role of Elementary Product Development Manager, overseeing the creation of hundreds of innovative products for school-age children. In 2010, Patti became Director of Research and Development, followed by a well-earned promotion to Vice President of Product...

Have you been trying to maximize the technology in your classroom? I certainly have. That's why I was so excited to find the Homer Learning app for my kindergartners! In this episode we get to talk to Michelle and Peggy of Homer Learning about the app and about the importance of listening and telling stories to the development of reading. You won't want to miss this one!

In this week's podcast we talk about the importance of part/whole mathematical relationships and some activities you can try with your students to help them develop this important concept. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for educators...

Inspired by our own December stress, we're podcasting today about ways that we as teachers can take care of ourselves. We hope that all of you take some time this holiday season to get some rest and reward yourselves for the amazing work that you do!

Parents, do you need some strategies for reading with your child at home? Teachers, do you need some ideas to send home with students to maximize their reading time with their parents? In this podcast we will address some of the things that parents can do at home with their children during reading time to maximize their skills. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and...

Do you have students who just don't seem to be "getting it"? Perhaps the problem is their working memory. Today we'll discuss activities and strategies you can use to build your student's working memory, giving them the ability to better store the information they are being taught. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten...

Kathy Tuchman Glass, a consultant and master teacher, is an accomplished author and former classroom teacher with more than twenty-five years of experience in education. She provides customized professional development services to K–12 educators with a focus on areas concerning curriculum and instruction. Among her many topics are differentiated instruction, standards work around English language arts, literacy, instructional strategies and teaching methods across content areas, assessments...

Dr. Jean Feldman’s noteworthy educational career has spanned more than 40 years. She has served as a classroom teacher, instructor of adults, author, and consultant. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Kindergarten Alliance, and the International Reading Association. Dr. Feldman’s list of degrees include a B.A. from the University of Georgia, a D.A.S.T. from Emory University, and both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia State...

If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education Podcast Network, a network of podcasts for educators by educators. Check out the other great podcasts!

    Today we have an interview with Palma Lindsay of KFUNdamentals! Palma is a kindergarten teacher who has stayed on the cutting-edge of educational research and technology throughout her 37-year classroom...

If you are trying to set up a classroom based on play and investigative learning (like we are doing) it takes time (probably at least 9 weeks of learning) but it's worth it in the end when you've got a classroom full of little discoverers! If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as they help us continue to make the podcast and help other teachers to find us. Kindergarten Kiosk is a proud member of the Education...