Supporting Computer Science Skills in Kindergarten
A parent once asked me if their child would actually be doing anything like real programming in kindergarten. I remember laughing a little because, at that age, programming starts with the basics of how we organize the world around us. In our classrooms, we often wait... read moreSupporting Counting and Data Skills in Kindergarten Computer Science
I remember sitting with a student who was staring at a pile of colorful counting bears, trying to figure out how to group them without losing track. Getting kids to see that counting isn’t just a list of words, but a way to organize information, is a major... read more
Teaching Kindergarten Students How to Ask for Help Effectively
The biggest hurdle for my kindergarten students when they face a challenge is that they simply go silent. They stare at their paper, look around the room, or just put their head down instead of speaking up. If you are tired of the aimless wandering that happens during... read more
Supporting Kindergarten English Language Arts Literacy Development
Kindergarten English Language Arts instruction requires finding that balance between decoding and meaning.When we ask students to work through Reading My First Story, we are really focusing on that shift from just identifying sounds to holding a narrative thread in... read more