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Welcome to Kindergarten Cafe!

I’m Zeba, and I’m here to help you find the *kindergarten magic* in your classroom. I create resources and share strategies to make your teaching easier, more engaging, and focused on those magical moments of growth with your students. Whether you teach kindergarten, preschool, or first grade, you’ll find ideas and activities to bring that *kindergarten magic* to life. Feel free to reach out—let’s make teaching kindergarten magical again!

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Kindergarten Addition Tips and Extensions ~ Ep. 125

Math
Kindergarten Addition Strategies for All Levels of Learners Addition is one of the foundational math skills in kindergarten, but it often comes with a wide range of student needs. In some classrooms, you might have students who are struggling to grasp what addition even means, while others...

Unpacking Mid-Year Assessment Data ~ Ep. 120

Classroom Activities and Lessons
How to Use Kindergarten Mid-Year Assessments to Guide Instruction and Support Students Mid-year assessments can bring up a mix of emotions for kindergarten teachers. You’ve worked hard for months, and now it’s time to evaluate student progress. But what if the data doesn’t reflect the growth you...

Managing Math Expectations and Math Materials ~ Ep. 113

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Counting collections are an awesome way to give kids lots of extra accounting practice. And as they get going through the year, they can really work on showcasing how they are counting, how they're organizing their counters. It's a great way to get them to...

Best Storage Solutions for Centers in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 103

Classroom Design
Apple Spotify Amazon Music I have tried many different ways to organize materials. I feel like I finally found a way that works for me.~ Zeba from Episode 103 of The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary Wondering how to manage all those center materials without creating chaos or drowning in bins...

How to Effectively Manage Kindergarten Math Centers ~ Ep. 71

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Centers are the perfect way to help students practice the math skills that you are teaching them. They are developmentally appropriate. They are hands on engaging when you have choice to them, whether the kids are choosing, how long they're staying, which center they're going...

Building Math Fluency Beyond Memorizing Facts ~ Ep. 70

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music When we talk about number decomposition, we mean that children are able to break apart numbers into different numbers into different parts. So knowing that the number five can be split into three and two, or that three and two can be combined to make...

Building Strong Number Relationships in Kindergarten ~ Ep. 69

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Whenever you're counting forwards, always count backwards because you know that if they struggle with number relationships, number order. It's really important to have that flexibility of forward and backwards of more and less.~ Zeba from Episode 69 of The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary In this...

Supporting Missing Skills in Kindergarten Math ~ Ep. 68

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music I'm noticing it's starting to become a pattern where I'm like, oh, are they missing something from a previous unit or lesson that might be now rearing its head?~ Kindergarten Teacher from Ep. 68 of The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast Episode Summary Finding support in Kindergarten is always...

Engaging Families in Supporting Struggling Learners ~ Ep. 67

Literacy
Apple Spotify Amazon Music Parents are our partners.- Zeba McGibbon from The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast ~ Ep. 67 Episode Summary In this episode, I discuss strategies for supporting struggling students at home, explaining the importance of early communication with families to build a collaborative support system. I share practical tips for...

Essential Math Skills Every Kindergartener Needs ~ Ep. 66

Math
Apple Spotify Amazon Music You can get so much information just from watching kids count.- Zeba McGibbon from The Kindergarten Cafe Podcast ~ Ep. 66 Episode Summary Teaching math in Kindergarten is no easy feat. You are beginning the foundation of all other math skills yet to come. In this episode,...
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