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Kindergarten orientation

Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for Kindergarten orientation. Get inspired and try out new things.
Inspired by Kindergarten: Most Important Page I Send Home- Questionnaire for the parents to fill out about their child. LOVE!

My advice to teachers everywhere. . . document everything! At Open House I send home this sheet for the parents to fill out. (click the picture to view bigger or download) Then I put all the sheets in a binder. Whenever I call home or have conversations with parents that I need to remember I write notes on the back of the sheet. That way if they say, "You've never mentioned that before" or "Why am I just hearing about this now?" I can pull out their sheet and say, "Nope, we talked about this…

Meet the Teacher Freebies!

Well...it's about that time. Time to go back to school. Do I hear a resonating sigh?? Or are you ready for routine and structure?! Me personally...I need routine! At any rate, with the approach

Books about Starting Kindergarten

Starting kindergarten is a big milestone and leaves many kids feeling apprehensive about their first day. One way to help your child prepare for his/her first day of kindergaraten is to read books about kindergarten

Katie Mense

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Kindergarten Registration Ideas Using Station Rotations to Get to Know New Students

Kindergarten registration is an ever-evolving process for many schools. Administrators and teachers much strike a delicate balance between welcoming new students and their families and getting the assessment data they need to plan for classes and how to best meet the needs of the incoming kids. When you are preparing, it can be difficult to […]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGesVUoE- jQMnJSS3pYVk44MjA/view?usp=sharing Modify with First Gr. expectations.

10 Ways to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten You have seen this before, I know. You have tried to get the word out to parents exactly what should be worked on at home to prepare for Kindergarten. Needless to say, these skills are not mastered BEFORE Kindergarten. They are worked on before, during, and after Kindergarten. I like to put this on my parent website so that Moms and Dads can see what they need to do with their incoming Kinder. Because the year is fresh, parents are more likely…

Meet the teacher scavenger hunt- could do a version for older kids as well.  It's a good way to teach them where things are in the room.

Hi friends! I know, like me, many of you start school THIS WEEK!? Can you believe it?!? Where did the Summer go??? We have Kindergarten Orientation on Thursday. I posted a treasure hunt a while back that I have the kiddos do on orientation night to get to know the classroom a little bit better...Read More

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