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Stamp Out Boredom in Your Writing Center – A Quick and Easy Kindergarten Writing Activity

Stamp Out Boredom in Your Writing Center – A Quick and Easy Kindergarten Writing Activity

Writing Center getting a little dull?  Looking for a new way to spice things up?  Try “stamp stories”.  Simply provide…
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Top Ten Ways to Use Magnetic Letters – Hands-On Kindergarten Reading and Writing Activities

Top Ten Ways to Use Magnetic Letters – Hands-On Kindergarten Reading and Writing Activities

Have a tub of magnetic letters in your classroom?  Looking for ideas for hands on learning?  Look no further!  Here…
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5 Easy Hands-on Ways to Make Patterns

5 Easy Hands-on Ways to Make Patterns

Kindergarten math lends itself to so many hand-on math activities!  We’re pretty sure you’ll agree with us that these ways…
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It's FEATURED TEACHER FRIDAY! Congratulations, Ann It's FEATURED TEACHER FRIDAY! Congratulations, Anne Swehla Garcia ! "One of my Mentor teachers! She’s a fabulous mentor and even more fabulous kindergarten teacher! She was my daughter and younger sister's kindergarten teacher. She explained and supported me in all the steps to become a teacher as well. Her students love her and trust her, and so do I! Her students remember her when the come back to visit as graduating seniors and say how much they loved her! She’s a wonderful teacher and role model!" This makes her the perfect candidate for Featured Teacher! Thank you, Anne, for your dedication and caring. YOU make the world a better place🩵. Receiving this honor entitles Anne to be entered for the opportunity to be CKA's TEACHER OF THE YEAR. Winner of the honor of Teacher of the Year wins a free CKC registration and will be recognized at #CKC2026. #ckalovesteachers #featuredteacherfriday
Are you in the Stockton area on September 6? Then Are you in the Stockton area on September 6? Then you won't want to miss the Early Literacy Institute! Check out the lineup & register today! https://bit.ly/2025ELI #ckalovesteachers #earlyliteracymatters

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It's FEATURED TEACHER FRIDAY! Congratulations, Anne Swehla Garcia ! "One of my Mentor teachers! She’s a fabulous mentor and even more fabulous kindergarten teacher! She was my daughter and younger sister's kindergarten teacher. She explained and supported me in all the steps to become a teacher as well. Her students love her and trust her, and so do I! Her students remember her when the come back to visit as graduating seniors and say how much they loved her! She’s a wonderful teacher and role model!" This makes her the perfect candidate for Featured Teacher! Thank you, Anne, for your dedication and caring. YOU make the world a better place🩵. Receiving this honor entitles Anne to be entered for the opportunity to be CKA's TEACHER OF THE YEAR. Winner of the honor of Teacher of the Year wins a free CKC registration and will be recognized at #CKC2026. #ckalovesteachers #featuredteacherfriday ... See MoreSee Less

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