![]() ![]() These work tubs are perfect for kindergarten morning work because they are hands-on and cover a variety of skill areas and themes. In addition, they have student friendly instruction cards plus instructions on exactly how to prep each activity and a supply list for materials you need to get. Each set includes 20 different morning work activities that are entirely hands-on (no pencils required). Morning work tubs were created to make kindergarten teachers lives a lot easier during those first 20 minutes of the day. If you are brand new here, welcome to totally transforming your mornings in kindergarten with morning work tubs! These have become so popular in fact, I now have a Morning Work Tub Facebook Group with over 8,000 members using them! Inside of it, everyone shares tips and tricks for storing and using them in their classroom! Remember that game-changing resource I was telling you about? Well, mornings work tubs are IT! If you have been around the blog for awhile, then you know my love for morning tubs. The more students know and understand the expectations and what is allowed at this time, the less chaotic it will be. Keep in mind, that there will need to be some rule setting and expectations set the first few weeks of school so that this morning routine time runs smoothly. You can do what works best for you and your students. Instead of doing morning centers, you could also just have a dedicated shelf for “play items” that students can get out on the carpet or choose something to bring to their table in the morning. Writing center for free write with fun writing utensils and alphabet stamps.Art center loaded with paper, crayons, markers, scissors and glue for students to create.Dramatic play area with a play kitchen, grocery store, dress up clothes or dolls.Here are some ideas of different morning centers you could have for play: ![]() One way is having specific morning centers that kids go to once they hang up their backpack. You could create purposeful play in your kindergarten room in a variety of ways. ![]() Without problem solving skills and creativity, how will we even go through life? They are pretty important! As educators, we can harness the magic of purposeful play to kickstart the day and ignite a passion for exploration, creativity and problem-solving. Play is something that is slowly making it’s way back into the modern day kindergarten classroom and I am HERE for it! Play is so much more than just fun it’s a powerful tool for learning and development. Let me know in the comments if you try any of these this school year! 1. Check out these 5 kindergarten morning work activities that are alternatives for worksheets. ![]()
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