Transitional kindergarten

Well, friends. We’ve landed in an interesting spot. LG turned 5 years old at the end of December. We’ve been enjoying homeschool Preschool since she was about 2.5 years old. So after 2.5 years, we’ve found ourselves in a place where we’re kind of over Preschool but not quite ready for Kindergarten. Confused yet?? We …

Cindy Olivas, Ed.D., explains the early learning opportunities inherent in quality transitional kindergarten curriculum.

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I have always done a four station rotation in my classroom when I taught Kindergarten. I am doing the same in Transitional or Pre-Kindergarten. One station is usually an independent, play-based center. So the first week of school, I decided that it would be a great idea to let the children play in our PLAYHOUSE that I set up in small groups!

Let me go ahead and start off by saying that I never dreamed that I would be walking out of my Kindergarten classroom to teach something other than what I have been doing. When I first moved in to that classroom, I thought that surely I would be there for 30+ years doing what I …

At the beginning of the year, lining up in Kindergarten can feel a bit like herding cats. How to I teach my kindergarteners to line up without running, pushing, or complaining about where they are in line? Well, believe it or not, it doesn’t have to be complicated. There is one classroom management trick that […]

Transitional Kindergarten (TK) programs are growing in popularity and offer the youngest learners a chance to adapt to all the demands of school life. Parents of Fall babies may worry that their child isn't developmentally ready for the transition to Kindergarten, especially if the other kids in the class will be considerably older. #education #kindergarten #transitionalkindergarten