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Welcome to The Kindergarten Connection! Our mission is to spark joy in early childhood educators and to help both teachers (like you!) and students reach their highest potential.
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Preview of Pre-K and Kindergarten Boom Cards™ Bundle

Pre-K and Kindergarten Boom Cards™ Bundle

These Pre-K and Kindergarten Boom Cards™ are great for incorporating technology into your classroom in a meaningful way! ✍New to Boom? Click PREVIEW to check out a playable preview! This is a BUNDLE which means that it includes all of our available Boom Cards™! ❤️ (Find Google and Seesaw ready games HERE) Let me help you SAVE TIME with these ready-to-go Pre-K and Kindergarten Boom Cards™ that your students are sure to love! List of games included:⭐Rocket Rhymes ⭐Cat’s Hat CVC Words ⭐
Preview of CVC Word Family Readers with Decodable Text

CVC Word Family Readers with Decodable Text

These word family readers with decodable text are aligned with the best practices of the Science of Reading and are perfect for Kindergarten students and early readers.  Each reader focuses on a specific word family and uses minimal high frequency words in addition to the decodable text. They are great for small groups, classroom books, at home practice, and more to build up your students’ confidence and fluency with decoding words.  Each book is easy to print (two sets on a page, simply prin
Preview of CVC and CVCe Word Family Fluency Passages for Emergent Readers Bundle

CVC and CVCe Word Family Fluency Passages for Emergent Readers Bundle

Click VIEW PREVIEW to see these fluency passages for early readers! They contain decodable text with a CVC or CVCe word family focus along with high frequency words for students to practice fluency and comprehension. ⭐️ Inside you will find a total of 85 pages:23 CVC word family fluency passages with room for illustrations 18 CVCe word family fluency passages with room for illustrations 23 pages of CVC word family fluency phrases21 pages of CVCe word family fluency phrasesThere are also “digital
Preview of Roll & Color/Roll & Trace- Dice Math Games

Roll & Color/Roll & Trace- Dice Math Games

'Roll and Color' Dice Math Games for the ENTIRE YEAR with a bonus 'Roll and Trace' version of each game! Work on math skills and on number writing too! ⭐ That's 66 'Roll and Color' games AND 66 'Roll and Trace' games!⭐ ⭐ INSIDE THIS PACK YOU WILL FIND:⭐ 22 Basic Roll and Color/Trace Games– Roll one die, count the dots and color or trace the matching number. Or roll a numbered die and find the matching number.22 Addition Roll and Color/Trace Games – Roll two dice, add them together and color or
Preview of Alphabet Center Activities for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten

Alphabet Center Activities for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten

These alphabet center activities are perfect for teaching letter identification to Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten students. If you are looking for Science of Reading aligned, hands-on, and engaging alphabet activities for your classroom - these are for you! Designed with Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten in mind, these centers will give you a variety of activities and options for your students. ***This pack focuses on letter NAMES and letter identification. If you are looking for c
Preview of Circle Time Chants and Activities ENDLESS BUNDLE

Circle Time Chants and Activities ENDLESS BUNDLE

Circle time chants are highly engaging for whole group or small group activities in your Pre-K or Kindergarten class! Each chant in this pack ( currently over 50 are included!) contains a fun, catchy rhyme that fits onto a single page and game pieces to go along with it. Some even include optional recording sheets, and all have blackline copies, too. Check out the preview to see the chants currently included! Please note: In keeping with Science of Reading best practices, clipart for the letter
Preview of CVC Word Family Phonics Poems with Decodable Text

CVC Word Family Phonics Poems with Decodable Text

These CVC word family phonics poems are fluency and poetry in one! They contain decodable text along with high frequency words for students to practice fluency and rhyming and are aligned with the best practices of the Science of Reading. This pack contains 23 printable Phonics Poems to help your early readers become successful with CVC word families.  The poems are 8 lines each, with high frequency words, CVC words, and rhymes. They contain pictures and are perfect for poetry notebooks, folders
Preview of Printable Easy Readers for Pre-K and Kindergarten BUNDLE

Printable Easy Readers for Pre-K and Kindergarten BUNDLE

Click VIEW PREVIEW to see the collection of printable early readers for Pre-K and Kindergarten at a big discount! This set of readers contains over 100 books that are perfect for early learners. The books offer students exposure to a variety of texts to practice early reading, including decodable text, predictable text, new vocabulary, and fluency practice. Each book is 5-7 pages in length and focuses on a specific letter, word family, color, number word, theme, or nursery rhyme. ⭐This is an
Preview of Alphabet and Word Family Phonics Poems for Emergent Readers Bundle

Alphabet and Word Family Phonics Poems for Emergent Readers Bundle

These phonics poems are fluency and poetry in one! The alphabet poems use repeating patterns and pictures to help early readers become successful with letters and beginning sounds. The CVC and CVCe word family poems contain decodable text along with high frequency words for students to practice fluency and rhyming and are aligned with the best practices of the Science of Reading. This bundle pack contains 70 poems in total and is fantastic for a year of phonics poems in Kindergarten, or for a
Preview of EDITABLE Sight Word High Frequency Words Centers and Activities

EDITABLE Sight Word High Frequency Words Centers and Activities

These engaging sight word and high frequency word games and centers are EDITABLE - use with any word list! Simply type ANY 18 words into the custom list creator. It AUTOMATICALLY fills EVERY word activity with your CHOSEN WORDS in SECONDS! The possibilities are endless - create endless sets and combinations of sight word or high frequency word games! This pack is filled with engaging sight word or high frequency word centers for Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten students (t
Preview of Digital Games for Pre-K and Kindergarten - Seesaw™ and Google™ Bundle

Digital Games for Pre-K and Kindergarten - Seesaw™ and Google™ Bundle

These Digital Games for Pre-K and Kindergarten work with Google Classroom™ and Seesaw.™ ( Even if you don't use Google Classroom™, you can play in Google Slides.™)✍Full instructions are included for you on how to add these games to the platform of your choice. This is a BUNDLE which means that it includes all of our available games for Google Classroom™ or Seesaw™! ❤️ (Find Boom Cards™ HERE) Want to try a free game and see how easy it is? Try this tally mark counting game! Let me he
Preview of Sing and Seek Pocket Chart Games Bundle

Sing and Seek Pocket Chart Games Bundle

This "hide and seek" pocket chart games bundle provides high engagement learning for your Pre-K and Kindergarten students by adding in SONGS! ♫♫♫Make Circle Time or Morning Meeting an interactive learning experience with this bundle. ♫ Each pack contains 3 songs sung to familiar tunes and a hide and seek game to match! The skills in the sets will change/develop throughout the year, with some skills repeating as needed. How to Play: Place the cards in a pocket chart and hide the smaller car
Preview of CVC Word Family Fluency Passages for Emergent Readers

CVC Word Family Fluency Passages for Emergent Readers

These fluency passages for early readers contain decodable text with a CVC word family focus along with high frequency words for students to practice fluency and comprehension. There are 23 word family story passages for students to read and illustrate and 23 fluency phrase pages for students to practice reading phrases in isolation. These pages also incorporate punctuation such as question marks or exclamation marks so that students practice fluency with different punctuation. ⭐️ The following
Preview of Subitizing Activities and Centers for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten

Subitizing Activities and Centers for Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten

These subitizing activities are perfect for building number sense and mathematical fluency in Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten students. Each subitizing activity allows students to recognize how many objects are in a set without counting, and this fun pack will help them practice counting on, combining sets, and recognizing number patterns to 20. If you are looking for hands-on and engaging subitizing activities for your classroom - these are for you! Designed with Pre-K, TK,
Preview of Short a CVC Word Family Readers with Decodable Text

Short a CVC Word Family Readers with Decodable Text

These short a CVC word family readers with decodable text are aligned with the best practices of the Science of Reading and are perfect for Kindergarten students and early readers.  Each reader focuses on a specific word family and uses minimal high frequency words in addition to the decodable text. They are great for small groups, classroom books, at home practice, and more to build up your students’ confidence and fluency with decoding words.  Each book is easy to print (two sets on a page,
Preview of The Cutting Jar - Scissor Skills Exercises and Cutting Practice

The Cutting Jar - Scissor Skills Exercises and Cutting Practice

The Cutting Jar is an amazing classroom community builder, management activity for transitions, and SIMPLE way to build your students' fine motor and scissor skills without taking much time in your day! The Cutting Jar is designed for Preschool - Kindergarten classrooms to be used for three specific purposes:A skill-building exercise tool,A classroom management tool, andA super simple assessment toolWe used it every morning in both my TK and Kindergarten classrooms, and countless other teachers
Preview of Clothespin Clip Cards - Kindergarten Bundle

Clothespin Clip Cards - Kindergarten Bundle

This is a MONEY SAVING BUNDLE for a year long (9 sets) pack of Kindergarten Math and Literacy Clip Cards. This bundle has 9 sets of Math and Literacy Clothespin Clip Cards designed to progress through the kindergarten school year. Need more options for differentiation? We have Pre-K and 1st Grade Sets too! Pre-K Bundle1st Grade BundleTo see a sample of the sizing and style of the cards, you can download a FREE Pumpkin Addition Set!Own a set already and want to upgrade to the bundle? Email me
Preview of Print and Play Pre-K and Kindergarten Center Activities BUNDLE

Print and Play Pre-K and Kindergarten Center Activities BUNDLE

Click VIEW PREVIEW to see all 15 sets of skill-based print and play centers for Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten students! If you are looking for fun, hands-on Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten center activities for ANY time of year, this bundle is for you! In this bundle you'll find:Alphabet Centers Color Centers Beginning Sound Centers Number Centers Counting Centers Shape Centers Subitizing Centers Pattern Centers Addition Centers EDITABLE Sight Word Cente
Preview of Pre-K / Kindergarten Math and Literacy Activities and Centers YEAR LONG BUNDLE

Pre-K / Kindergarten Math and Literacy Activities and Centers YEAR LONG BUNDLE

Click VIEW PREVIEW to see this bundle of themed Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten, or Kindergarten centers that contains over 420 print and play math and literacy activities! This is a YEAR LONG BUNDLE for 22 themed sets of Pre-K, TK, and Kindergarten Math and Literacy Activities and Centers. Buy the bundle and SAVE BIG! These centers focus around each given theme and incorporate the following skills throughout the packs (not necessarily all in each pack, but building throughout): Letters and
Preview of Follow Along Fun - Following Directions Activities

Follow Along Fun - Following Directions Activities

Are you wanting to build up skills with your Kindergarten students on following directions? This pack focuses specifically following oral directions! This pack of listening activities for step by step directions is just what you need! With vocabulary like biggest, smallest, larger, smaller, next to, etc. these following directions activities also work on important Pre-K and Kindergarten skills. Inside are 10 follow along fun sheets and 10 direction sheets:2 summer2 back to school2 fall 2 winte
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About the store

Experience

Welcome to The Kindergarten Connection! Our mission is to spark joy in early childhood educators and to help both teachers (like you!) and students reach their highest potential.

Teaching style

I am passionate about playful learning, independence, and developmentally appropriate education. Play matters!

Awards & shining teacher moments

Speaker at Western Governors University graduation ceremony in Utah in 2009.

My own education history

BA in Elementary Education, a M.S in Special Education, and a M.S in Curriculum Design