Episodes
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Teaching Sight Words
Today we are talking about sight words and how we teach them in our classrooms.
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NGSS Science Standards
Today we will talk about the Next Generation Science Standards and how you can teach them in your kindergarten class. We will also discuss how to incorporate engineering in kindergarten.
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Tips to Prepare For a Teacher Evaluation
Evaluations Kindergarten Kiosk Today we are joined by Dr. Scott Crane, a.k.a my Dad, who will give us his insights into what your administrator is looking for when they do evaluations. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your...
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Subtraction: Teaching Part Whole Relationships
It’s that time of year when we start to think about how to tackle subtraction. We want to give you some guidance and tricks to make it easier to help your students grasp the concept and gain number sense.
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Thematic Teaching
Thematic Teaching Kindergarten Kiosk 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...
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Increasing Student Engagement
Increasing Engagement Kindergarten Kiosk During this podcast we will discuss ways that we keep students engaged that you can use whether you are teaching online or in person. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would be amazing of you! We really appreciate your reviews as…
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September Planning Ideas and Songs
September is a great month to introduce Cross-curricular thematic units such as apples, harvest, fall, and scarecrows. Join with us as we celebrate September teaching ideas.
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Teaching During a Pandemic! Ideas For The New Normal Possibilities!
We know you are all dealing with a lot so we wanted to give you as many ideas and tools as we could come up with. Please let us know how things are going! Write to us at [email protected]
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Preparing for the Unknown School Year Ahead
With the beginning of the school year coming up, we are starting to think about how to best address the needs of our students this year.
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Teaching Kindergarten Online
We've suddenly become online kindergarten teachers and things are stressful. We wanted to check in with you and see how things are going with you. Please email us at [email protected] if we can do anything to support you during this time.
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March Planning Ideas and Songs
In this podcast episode, we'll be bringing you some ideas to help you plan a fun March!
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February Planning Ideas and Songs
In this episode, Kathy talks about the month of February and some planning ideas that will keep your class fun and engaging all month long!
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January Planning Ideas and Songs
For more January teaching ideas visit https://bit.ly/2Fw8ERU For more on teaching Kindergartners to tell time visit https://bit.ly/2Fuajrp For more on making crystals visit https://bit.ly/36Enwtx For ideas on making a polar bear research project visit https://bit.ly/2QYqdPV For penguin racing…
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December Planning Ideas and Songs
We give suggestions on how to enjoy Christmas themes, build cultural awareness, or learn about elves and reindeer without the holiday slant. For example, using the book “The Elves and the Shoemaker” is a great way to study “elves” in a different way. My class loved when we drew a tiny picture of...
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Staying Organized in Your Classroom
Looking for some tips on how to get more organized? This is the podcast for you! Mom will give you lots of tips for getting organized and staying organized (not me though, I’m still a big ‘ol mess). We hope that you’ll come away with lots of ideas that can revitalize your teaching!
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November Songs and Ideas
This month we want to share some of our favorite songs and activities for the month of November to help you get inspired and excited for your next month of teaching!
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Construct Art: Putting Pieces Together To Make A Whole
During today’s podcast, we’ll talk about one of Mom’s favorite art activities: Construct art! This art method teaches important math skills while scaffolding art skills, and developing your student’s fine motor skills!
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Handwriting
Today we will be discussing how to help your students develop handwriting skills that will help them become proficient writers.
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Making a Schedule
The beginning of the school year is upon us, and, if you are like us, you are hard at work making your daily schedule. It can be a daunting task sometimes, so in this podcast, we’ll give you some ideas for how to make your day work for you!
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Providing Reading Interventions That Support All Students
In this presentation, you’ll learn some great strategies for affective intervention in your classroom. You can see the video of this information below: For the full video, visit www.kindergartenkiosk.com/podcast or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCWNbKb2nW4
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The Best Things About Kindergarten
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...
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Tips For New Teachers: Interview with Vanessa Levin
This is going to be a great podcast interview for our listeners who are new teachers or new to kindergarten. Vanessa provides you with some great ideas and tips for making your first years stress free! Vanessa Levin is a Pre-K teacher with more than 20 years of classroom teaching experience. She…
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Independant Work
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!
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Less Is More
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!
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Linguistic Basics
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.
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Making Music Magic In The Classroom
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…
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Learning Names of Self and Others
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.
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A Fresh Look at Phonics: Interview with Wiley Blevins, Ph.D
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...
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Star of the Week: Building a Classroom Community
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".
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Academic Rigor
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!
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Developmentally Appropriate Kindergarten: An Interview with Christopher P. Brown
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...
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Managing Behavior
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…
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Maker Spaces: Interview with Maureen O’Reilly and Dr. Jenny Nash of Lego Education
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...
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Flexible Seating: Interview with Patti Clark of Lakeshore Learning Materials
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…
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The Importance of Storytelling: An Interview with Michelle Lazarow and Peggy Kaye
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...
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Part Whole Mathematical Relationships
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...
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Free Choice in Kindergarten
Mom always makes time in her schedule for "Free Choice" a time when children are able to choose their own activities and goals. Giving children free choice time allows them the freedom to fulfill their own needs in a way that recognizes their individuality, desires, and interests. Mom shows how...
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A Trauma Lens: Interview with Kelly Vagts
Today we have an interview with Kelly Vagts about the "trauma lens". Kelly Vagts is a clinical social worker who provides direct therapy services to grades K - 6 at HMK Elementary in Moab, Utah. Her speciality is working with children who have experienced trauma. As a therapist, she is trained in...
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The Writing Center
Today Mom discusses her writing center even though she's been sick and only feels at about 80% (hang in there Mom). At the writing center, students practice their writing skills in an independent, but supported environment.
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Elections: Interview with Mary Parry
As we gear up for election season, we are fortunate to be able to interview Mary Parry about her debut children's book Sadie McGrady Runs For President, which follows Sadie McGrady on her fictional journey from regular kid to President of the United States, as she explores what it’s like to run a...
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Guided Writing
Today we will talk about how Mom uses Guided Writing to create independent young writers in her classroom. You won't want to miss the great tips in this episode! Congratulations to solheimjm! You've won a free year of ESGI for leaving a review and rating on our podcast! Please contact us for your...
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Outdoor Classrooms: Interview with Victoria Hackett
Today we have an interview with Victoria Hackett. Victoria is the founder of Outdoor-Classrooms.com. As a parent, educational consultant, trainer and coach, Victoria inspires playful learning. She has been in the field of education for over twenty-five years and holds a Masters in Education from...
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Shared Writing
Today Mom and I will discuss Shared Writing: what it's benefits are and some of her favorite Shared Writing activities for the classroom. We also get the giggles. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes we have a special treat for you! Everyone who leaves a review before August 7th...
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Mathematics: An Interview with Tamara Shaw
Today's episode is a real treat! We have an interview with Tamara Shaw about mathematics education. Tamara is currently a special education teacher with Weber School District. She spent 5 years in between teaching assignments as a math coach and has also spent the past 8 years developing…
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Portfolios
Today we will talk about portfolios. How do you get started? How do you store them? And how do they provide authentic assessment? For more information, you can read the companion blog post. Thank you everyone for listening, and thank you to bensound.com for our theme music. If you enjoy the…
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice: An Interview with Megan Randazzo
Megan is an Achievement Coach in Canyons School District. She has been in education for 11 years and has a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's Degree in Special Education. She also works as a designer and facilitator for the Elementary ELA Department at the Utah State Office…
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Homework
Mom talks about how she developed homework that is purposeful and strategic in helping parents as their child's first, and most important, teacher. Thank you everyone for listening, and thank you to bensound.com for our theme music. If you enjoy the podcast and can review us on iTunes that would…
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Flexible Seating: An Interview with Greg Smedley-Warren
In this episode we have the chance to interview Mr. Greg from The Kindergarten Smorgasboard for some great tips on how to use flexible seating in your classroom! Greg Smedley-Warren has been teaching for 10 years. He received his bachelors degree from Indiana University and received my ELL...
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Guided Reading
A summary of a guided reading lesson at the beginning of the year.
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Mother and daughter educators discuss topics relevant to the education of young children.
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Kathy Crane
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