Katie Likens

I enjoy teaching Kindergarten and working with some of the littlest learners! When I'm not at school, I like to spend time outside on our family farm.

[edutopia @edutopia]

Is it possible to make testing more playful? Watch teacher Fiona Medley bring collaboration, creativity, and choice into an assessment activity. Anxiety gives way to confidence and joy as students show off what they know. 🌈

#MakingLearningMorePlayful with @LEGOfoundation

[edutopia @edutopia]

Thank you for sharing, @davidwees. 🧡

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

@Mrs_HNorton @ColoringSquared Super cool! Thanks for sharing!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

@courtneylucas65 @LaynepJohns This is such a fun idea! You could use this with a variety of ages! Great first day of school activity!

[Eric Curts @ericcurts]

Creating Photo Words with Google Slides - https://t.co/nhwoImAC9H

🖼️ Place an image inside text in Slides to make designs for vocabulary, names, places, concepts, reflections, goals & more!

#GoogleEDU
#ControlAltAchieve

[TeacherGoals @teachergoals]

This is important! 💯
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[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

@misswebber23 I couldn't agree more! In my classroom, I designate 20 minutes of the day to "playful learning time" right at the end of the day. It is the perfect ending to every school day.

[Kate Webber @misswebber23]

parents and teachers should be a partnership - we MUST work together for our students to succeed!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I am thinking about doing a lot of my Kindergarten calendar/morning meeting time on my Smart Board. Has anyone done this?

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I have been preparing plans for the first day of school. I like to read The Kissing Hand, and do an activity with my students where they put a handprint in a book and place a heart sticker inside of it. It is a great keepsake.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

Soon, students will be in my Kindergarten classroom. What do you have in your classroom that is a must? It could be decor, games, technology, etc.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I learned what I have used about screencasting from class to do a cool activity for my Kindergarteners. I read a book to them titled, The Night Before Kindergarten, online and recorded my voice. I created a QR code for it, and will print it out on a card for easy access.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I found a fun idea to get my Kindergarteners excited about back to school! It is called "Ready Confetti." I have a poem and a little bag of confetti for them to put under their pillow the night before school.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I am getting ready for back to school! I have been setting up my new Kindergarten classroom at my new school! Excited for this experience!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

Crayola is a fun website to use! There are a variety of resources on the site, but my favorite is seeing their ideas for how to use their materials.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I love to use videos to enhance my lessons. BrainPOP Jr. is a great site with a variety of fun, educational videos for kids to learn from.

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

Sesame Street Website is great for students to self-explore! There are a variety of education games and videos. They also have an art tab students can create on!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

PBS Kids is a great site for students to play educational and safe games on!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

I love using Jack Hartmann videos during math time, either at the beginning or middle of our math lesson. He has videos for almost every topic we learn about in Kindergarten. This gets students out of their seat and moving!

[Katie Likens @MrsLikens]

One of my favorite lessons I teach in Kindergarten is "Growing Food." It is a reading lesson from Journeys. During this time, we learn about how food is produced, and make homemade bread starting by grinding wheat.