Teaching Tips
Here you will find my best teaching tips. Things they don’t teach in college, like how to have a successful open house, or how to conduct professional parent conferences. Take your time here, it’s a goldmine of info that will help you teach better, save time, and live more!
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20 Genius Phone Hacks for Your Classroom
20 genius phone hacks teachers can use to save time in the preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Tricks for using your smartphone at school.
40+ Brilliant Teaching Hacks
More than 40 brilliant teaching hacks for your Preschool, Pre-K, or Kindergarten classroom you wish you had known sooner!
Pre-K Report Card
Printable, Electronic Pre-K Report Card The electronic report card was designed to make filling out report cards easier for Preschool and Pre-K teachers. With the electronic report card there are just 3 easy steps to follow and your report cards are done, never fill out report cards by hand again! […]
5 Tips for a Stress Free School Year
The beginning of the year can be stressful for teachers. Here are 5 ways to have a stress free school year in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom.
Rewards in the Classroom
Rewards in the preschool and kindergarten classroom, are they helping or hurting kids? Find out if your kids are being Punished by Rewards!
How to Help Kids Make Good Choices
How to help young children make good choices in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten classroom using Love and Logic techniques.
How to Get Kids to Pay Attention
How to get kids to pay attention in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. These simple tips will get you and your students back on track in no time!
5 Hands-On Strategies for Learning
Five hands-on activities to help young children learn to identify numbers and letters in preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten.
Family Literacy Night
Save time with this printable Family Literacy Night kit that includes step by step instructions, pre-written notes; 100+ pages of help at your fingertips.
Parent Volunteers
Parent volunteers in Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. How to recruit and manage parent volunteers in your classroom. Parent Volunteers Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it all? As teachers we are always short on time; we often find ourselves at school late in […]
Preschool Lesson Plans
Printable lesson plan templates for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten. Printable Lesson Plans for Preschool and Pre-K If you’re still writing your lesson plans by hand then you need this electronic lesson planning template in your teacher life! You’ll save oodles of time each week when you start using a digital […]
DIY Preschool Classroom Jobs Chart
How to make a classroom helper jobs chart quickly and easily. This DIY tutorial uses regular envelopes and poster board for classroom jobs.
Classroom Newsletters
Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten printable classroom newsletters. As teachers it is our job to keep parents informed about what is happening in the classroom. Using a classroom newsletter will help: Increase parent attendance at school events Increase attendance at parent-teacher conferences Increase response to requests for money or supplies Keep […]
Field Trip Ideas
Preschool field trip ideas Field Trips for Preschool and Kindergarten Field trips are not only lots of fun but they can also be very valuable learning experiences for young children. They can help build background knowledge and vocabulary that are important for success in school and life. Free Field Trip […]
Take Home Book Program
Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten take home book program. Sending Books Home in Preschool Research has proven that reading aloud daily is one of the most effective ways parents can help their children become successful readers. Unfortunately, many parents do not know how to effectively engage their children in a read […]
How to Write a Donors Choose Grant
Donors Choose is an on-line charity that allows others to help students in need. Public school and Head Start teachers in the U.S. can submit projects on the Donors Choose website asking for everything from basic classroom necessities to books and iPads. Don’t despair if you don’t work in one […]
Home Visit Tips
As a former Head Start teacher I know from personal experience that Home Visits can be very challenging. Organizing, preparing for, and conducting home visits can be exhausting and overwhelming. Teachers have many questions and concerns when conducting home visits such as: What questions should I ask the parents? What […]
Printable Classroom Calendars
Preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten printable calendars. Printable Classroom Calendars Many teachers like to create their own calendars for homework assignments, snack assignment, or school events, but finding time in your busy schedule to create calendars for families can be difficult. These fillable PDF calendars with cute images include all 12 […]
Substitute Teacher Planning Tool
Printable sub plans for Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten. An electronic guide to make planning for a substitute teacher easier! Everything you need to organize and plan effectively and efficiently for a substitute teacher, guest teacher, or relief teacher in your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Never be caught off guard […]
The Truth About Behavior Charts in Preschool Pre-K Kindergarten
Should you use behavior charts in your preschool or pre-k classroom? Are behavior charts helpful or harmful to young children?
