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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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Dramatic Play

Dramatic Play

The Power of Dramatic Play in the Classroom ~ Ep. 23

Dramatic Play

Apple Spotify Amazon Music Episode Summary In this episode of the Kindergarten Cafe Podcast, we discuss the importance of having a dramatic play center in the classroom. Dramatic play allows children to try on different roles, understand social situations, and promote language development. It also integrates math and literacy and...

Setting Up a School Dramatic Play Center is as Easy as 1, 2, 3!

Dramatic Play

Changing up your dramatic play center is the best way to increase engagement and be more purposeful in the play your students are participating in, and a school dramatic play center is a perfect first set up for children. A school dramatic play center is easy...

Why is dramatic play important?

Dramatic Play

Dramatic play has so many benefits and is often left out of early childhood classrooms as more and more academic activities get pushed in. But why is dramatic play important? I’ll share five important benefits to dramatic play and some easy ways to include dramatic play...

Easy, Peasy, Pizza Dramatic Play Center

Dramatic Play

Students love changing out the dramatic play center and one of my students’ favorites is a pizza dramatic play center! They love being able to make and sell the pizzas, as well as pretend to be the customers and order their favorite pizzas. The pizza dramatic...

Bakery Dramatic Play Center: Full of Learning and Fun!

Dramatic Play

Children always love the kitchen aspect of dramatic play and so turning it into a bakery dramatic play is a natural transition. The set-up is beyond easy and the children will have so much fun playing baker and selling their baked goods to their friends. Plus,...

Vets Office Dramatic Play- an Easy Set Up for Kindergarten And Preschool!

Dramatic Play

If you are looking to change up your dramatic play center, your students will probably love a vets office dramatic play center! This center combines the children’s love for stuffed animals and animals with their love of playing doctor! Plus, it took me all of 15...

4 Simple Ways to Include Dramatic Play At Home

Dramatic Play

Dramatic play is a staple of the early childhood classroom and purposeful play. Dramatic play can easily be done at home, as well, with these four simple tips! For other tips on setting up play areas, check out this blog post! 1. Start Simple Children do not need...

Explore Your World Dramatic Play Center!

Dramatic Play

Why dramatic play? I love to set up different dramatic play centers for my students. Dramatic Play is a favorite in my classroom – students love to pretend and imagine different scenarios. They also love to have the chance to role play different situations and this helps...