Kindergarten quotes

Whether you are planning a graduation like I am, a celebration, or simply want some great end of the year songs to celebrate your classroom community, here are some great choices for you!

Recently I cam across a Dr. Jean poem that really speaks to me. It is called "What's The Point?" and although it references kindergarten, it could really describe any primary grade. It speaks to this "top down" curriculum that has teachers pushing more and more developmentally inappropriate academics on students so that one day they might do well on a standardized test. Read the blog post where she shared this poem here! And if you click on the pic you can download this version of it. It's…

Being different is okay. Being different is you. Be the real you no matter what.

Give parents a copy of this on curriculum night. Discuss ways to get their children to talk about their day. :)

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“If you can tell the difference between work and play, you aren't doing one of them right #quotes #learning #life”

In America, there has been a rush for pushed-down academics to prevent the failures of students in older grades. The academics of preschools, kindergarten, and 1st grade have been pushed to a full year beyond the expectations of previous times. In fact, it is very common to hear people refer to Kind

Well, Jules officially had her first day of school and it was a success. I had been stressing, like all us first time preschool/kindergarten mommies do. I had been making a conscious effort to make things run as smoothly as possible during this very big transition for the both of us. I made sure to include her in everything from shopping to getting to pick out her very own first day of school outfit. She made sure, about 100 times, that she would not be staying at school for lunch and…

I'm no stranger of not wanting summer to end. Every year I feel this certain kind of dread right around the end of August and refuse to embrace the PSL and cozy plaid until October. Summer is so fleeting in this part of the world (why would I ever