Are you looking for parent gift ideas?  These family gifts can be for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, and the end of the school year!   We encourage you to ensure all of your gifts/holidays include all families.  It is important to remember that families come in so many different make-ups, and we need to […] The post Parent Gift Ideas appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Week 32 of kindergarten is all about measurement activities, vowels with Vowel Bootcamp, more continents, and space! It’s also state testing, which means there are altered schedules! CLICK HERE FOR KINDERGARTEN MEASUREMENT ACTIVITIES LESSON PLANS You can get our lesson plan templates here: Phonics: TKS BOOTCAMP We follow a required foundational skills curriculum and supplement […] The post Kindergarten Measurement Activities, Vowels, And Space: Schedulin’ Sunday appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Make the most of the end of the year with our alphabet countdown ideas and Backwards Bootcamp!  Ya’ll know how much I believe in making the most of every day in the classroom.  And how much I detest the “days left in the year” countdowns or the negative Monday posts on social media.  But I […] The post Alphabet Countdown Ideas: Backwards Bootcamp appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Week 31 of kindergarten is a solar eclipse, National Unicorn Day, and more! This week is all about unicorn lesson plans, eclipse activities, phonics, shapes, learning about the continents, and more! CLICK HERE FOR PATTERNS LESSON PLANS You can get our lesson plan templates here: Phonics: TKS BOOTCAMP We follow a required foundational skills curriculum […] The post UNICORN LESSON PLANS, ECLIPSE, SHAPES AND CONTINENTS: SCHEDULIN’ SUNDAY appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

When I decided to do glow day in our classroom, I didn’t want a glow day that took hours to set up and prep for. You know, here at TKS, we love simple, so I wanted our glow day to be something you could easily do with your students. And let me say this: my […] The post Glow Day! appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Week 30 of kindergarten is the beginning of our last two months in kindergarten. This week is all about the upcoming eclipse with lots of eclipse activities, phonics, 3D shapes, learning about the continents and more! CLICK HERE FOR PATTERNS LESSON PLANS You can get our lesson plan templates here: Phonics: TKS BOOTCAMP We follow […] The post ECLIPSE ACTIVITIES AND 3D SHAPES: SCHEDULIN SUNDAY appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Raise your hand if you love unicorns and love unicorn ideas for the classroom! I mean, who doesn’t?! They’re fun and happy and make everything better. I love using unicorns in the classroom because the kids love them! Did you know that National Unicorn Day is celebrated on April 9? Here are some ideas for […] The post Unicorn Ideas And Activities appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Week 29 of kindergarten is a short week, and this week is all about Easter activities, rainbows, addition and subtraction, phonics, and more! We’re also focusing on some behavior issues we’ve been experiencing. CLICK HERE FOR PATTERNS LESSON PLANS You can get our lesson plan templates here: Phonics: TKS BOOTCAMP We follow a required foundational […] The post Easter Activities, Addition, Subtraction, And Rainbows: Schedulin’ Sunday appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

If you’re looking for push and pull activities, our Push And Pull Research Project is just what you need. This engaging science unit is full of interactive push-and-pull activities designed to help students understand force, motion, and push and pull. A staple of our classroom curriculum is our TKS Research Projects. These projects effectively integrate […] The post Push And Pull Activities appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more

Let’s learn about space with our space lesson plans and our Space Research Project!  A cornerstone of our classroom curriculum in our research projects   These science of reading-aligned research projects are created to make research and writing accessible and fun for our early childhood students.  Let’s face it, research can be a daunting task […] The post Space Lesson Plans: Space Research Project appeared first on The Kindergarten Smorgasboard ..read more