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Teaching Kindergarten: 6 Ways To Promote Great Writing

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Paige Givens

It’s an amazing blessing to have a front row seat to the transformation that takes place in a kindergarten student’s communication skills. Some come to the classroom with very few words in their spoken vocabularies and leave for first grade … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kindergarten: Let Them Talk

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Paige Givens

When I first started teaching, I was afraid to let my kids talk too much. Or too loud. Or too long. Or too “funny.” I was afraid that other teachers would think I didn’t have control over my classroom if … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten Students Explain Their Mom’s Best Recipe!

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Paige Givens

Every year at Mother’s Day, when I’m in my kindergarten year, I have my five and six-year-old students compile a cookbook for their mothers. I love hearing how they explain their mothers’ best recipes! In recent years, my class has decided to … Continue reading →

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Being a Teacher: To The Poor Souls Who Had Me During “The First Year”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Paige Givens

After eleven years of teaching, I still don’t exactly count myself as a seasoned veteran teacher, but I am by no means a newbie anymore. There are moments from my first year of teaching that I play back in my … Continue reading →

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Kindergarten + Math= Wow…Part I

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Paige Givens

When I was a kid, I was not one to ask questions or talk in class. I remember my mom giving me wise advice. “When you are in class, if there’s something you don’t understand, ask the teacher.” But I … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kindergarten: Literacy Work Stations

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Paige Givens

If you go into ten different kindergarten classrooms, you will see ten different routines of literacy work stations. That’s because teachers are people with different personalities, different tolerances, and different preferences. Different managements systems work for different teachers. I have even … Continue reading →

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