Nellie Edge Online Seminars recommends an intentional “Parents as Partners” program that begins with spring registration! Give Families a “Success in Kindergarten” packet…
Free e-book. Grow Your Kindergarten Writers: Use Proven High-Impact Strategies That Dramatically Accelerate Literacy
Download E-book: Grow Your Kindergarten Writers: Use Proven High-Impact Strategies That Dramatically Accelerate Literacy ORA Conference February 11, 2017 Presented by Nellie Edge.
Discover the Easiest Most Authentic Ways to Build Opinion Writing in Kindergarten: Teach the Word “Because”
Discover Easy, Authentic Ways to Build Opinion Writing in Kindergarten: Teach the Word “Because”.
Weekly Focus: Accelerate ABC/Phonics Mastery with Songs, Fingerspelling, Handwriting, and “Heart Words!”
Accelerate ABC/Phonics Mastery with Songs Fingerspelling, Handwriting, and “Heart Words!” Preventing reading failure and building the reading and writing brain…
We Honor Children’s Need for Play: Literacy Play, Sociodramatic Play, Playing in Nature, and Playful Teaching and Learning…
We Honor Children’s Need for Dramatic Play, Literacy Play, Playing in Nature, Playful Teaching and Learning. “Make play and games important parts of the curriculum…Instead of getting rid of blocks and dress-up clothes, kindergarten teachers need to primarily focus on improving the quality of make-believe play…”
How Parents and Grandparents Enhance Our Curriculum
Every morning, a few parents come in and read to a small group of children in our quiet library area. On my Kindergarten Wish List, I said we needed dress-up clothes. You should see the awesome old hats and jackets and dresses we received.
How to Organize Poetry (“I Can Read”) Notebooks
Favorite songs, poems, rhymes, chants and story excerpts are first learned orally. Children will both memorize and read the words from language charts, pocket charts or big books.
Summer Learning Fun
Summer Learning Fun: Playing in Your Own Back Yard. Parents—consider this an invitation for your child to connect with nature in their own back yard this summer. Happy exploring! N.E.
Children Discover the Dramatic Power of Their Voices
First, introduce nursery rhymes through the age-old tradition of the rhythmic chant, carefully articulating and modeling the rhythm and sounds of the language.
The Kinder Stars Year-End Celebration:
With high expectations, we reach for the stars with the lives of our children. The Kinder Stars classroom is set up for the last performance and party of the year.
