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EssentiallyKinder

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Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States
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I am a kindergarten teacher in Minnesota. I love this age group and all of the excitement that comes along with it! I'm passionate about making learning fun, engaging, and hands-on.
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Preview of First Day of Kindergarten Bundle!!!

First Day of Kindergarten Bundle!!!

First Day of Kindergarten!!! These are my GO-TO slides, activities, and forms for the first day of school with my Kindergarten! I use the Background Information Form and Transportation Forms at our Back to School/Information Night. My students take home the Fill-in-the-blank Memory Book page after the first day of school. I collect the Memory Book page and their Self Portrait to give them at the end of the year!These are the slides that I use on my first day of Kindergarten. INCLUDED:-First Day
Preview of Positive Notes for Students | 12 Templates | EDITABLE

Positive Notes for Students | 12 Templates | EDITABLE

12 positive notes for your students!!! These PRINTABLE and EDITABLE notes are a fun and easy way to send positivity home to your students for all the great things they are doing in the classroom! This is a great way to build relationships and share what you love about each student. INCLUDED: -12 Positive Notes (Black and White):"You are the APPLE of my eye!" "You are faBOOlous!" "You are unbeLEAFable!" "Thanks for making class MERRY and BRIGHT!" "I'm SNOW glad you're in our class!" "You make cla
Preview of Sunshine Delivery | Positive Notes for Students | EDITABLE

Sunshine Delivery | Positive Notes for Students | EDITABLE

Sending home positive notes to students each month is one of my favorite things! I like to call these notes a special SUNSHINE DELIVERY! This is a great way to build relationships and share what you love about each student. INCLUDED: -1 Sunshine Delivery Note (Black and White) -1 Sunshine Delivery Note (Colored) The file that you will receive is a PowerPoint. Simply type into the box with cutie fonts OR print off the pages like normal and write your own message with your favorite teacher pens!
Preview of Kindergarten Standards Common Core: Language

Kindergarten Standards Common Core: Language

This product is a set of posters for the Kindergarten Common Core Language Standards. I put these posters up in our focus area as we cover the content and refer to them at the beginning and end of each lesson. It's a great way to show what learning is taking place in the classroom! Each page has an "I can" statement based off of every Common Core Language Standard for Kindergarten. INCLUDED: -17 pages of Kindergarten Common Core Language "I Can" statements I LOVE to see products in action! Tag m
Preview of Kindergarten Reading Standards Common Core: Foundational Skills

Kindergarten Reading Standards Common Core: Foundational Skills

This product is a set of posters for the Kindergarten Common Core English Language Arts Standards for Foundational Skills. I put these posters up in our focus area as we cover the content and refer to them at the beginning and end of each lesson. It's a great way to show what learning is taking place in the classroom! Each page has an "I can" statement based off of every Common Core English Language Arts Standard for the Kindergarten Foundational Skills area. INCLUDED: -17 pages of Kindergarten
Preview of Kindergarten Reading Standards Common Core: Literature and Informational Texts

Kindergarten Reading Standards Common Core: Literature and Informational Texts

This product is a set of "I Can" posters for the Common Core English Language Arts Kindergarten Standards including Literature and Informational Text. I put these "I Can" statement posters up in our focus area as we cover the content and refer to them and the beginning and end of each lesson. These are PERFECT for a target wall in your classroom!!! INCLUDED: -Common Core Language Arts Standards for Literature RL.K.1.-RL.K.10 -Common Core Language Arts Standards for Informational Texts RL.K.1-RL
Preview of Calendar and Newsletter Editable Templates BUNDLE 2024-2025

Calendar and Newsletter Editable Templates BUNDLE 2024-2025

Keep your families connected with these editable calendar and newsletter templates!!! The Editable Monthly Calendars and Editable Classroom Newsletters Templates are printer friendly! In my classroom, we use the Editable Monthly Calendars as our monthly calendar that students create a seasonal craft with. I send home these calendars each month with information to share with my families, such as our "Special K" of the week, new sight words, birthdays, and important events. My classroom families L
Preview of Classroom Newsletters | Templates | Editable & Printable

Classroom Newsletters | Templates | Editable & Printable

These newsletters are an easy way to stay connected with your families with all the fun taking place in your classroom each week or every month! I love to use these classroom newsletters each week in my classroom to share what we are learning for that week, celebrate birthdays, and remind families about events coming up! With this product, you are able to print the colored version or print the black and white version on bright, colored paper! You are also able to send any of the newsletters d
Preview of Editable Monthly Calendars | 2025-2026 | Printable Monthly School Year Calendars

Editable Monthly Calendars | 2025-2026 | Printable Monthly School Year Calendars

This EDITABLE and PRINTABLE calendar is perfect for your classroom! To edit the calendars, you will simply type into the calendar boxes on PowerPoint. Included in this product: EDITABLE Dated August 2025-July 2026 Calendar Black & White and Color I send home these calendars each month with information to share with my families, such as our "Special K" of the week, new sight words, and important events. My classroom families LOVE IT! You could also use the calendars as a sharing schedule, snack
Preview of First Day of Kindergarten

First Day of Kindergarten

First Day of Kindergarten!!! These are my GO-TO activities and forms for the first day of school with my Kindergarten! I use the Background Information Form and Transportation Forms at our Back to School/Information Night. My students take home the Fill-in-the-blank Memory Book page after the first day of school. I collect the Memory Book page and their Self Portrait to give them at the end of the year! INCLUDED:-First Day of Kindergarten Self-drawn Portrait for Memory Book -First Day of Kinder
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About the store

Experience

I am a kindergarten teacher in Minnesota. I love this age group and all of the excitement that comes along with it! I'm passionate about making learning fun, engaging, and hands-on.

Teaching style

I love to make learning engaging and interactive for my students. It is important that I am excited to teach my students the content and that they are excited to be a part of the learning!

My own education history

I graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with my Master's degree in Education and Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Family Social Sciences.