California Kindergarten Association

SAVE THE DATE! will be here before you know it! Mark your calendars for January 17-19 at the Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara. We are excited to announce our FEATURED SPEAKER LINEUP- check it out! Literacy Edventures

Our 6th session in this year's Summer Series releases TODAY! Join Adrianne Meldrum as she discusses the best ways to help young learners gain strong foundational skills in counting as well as composing and decomposing numbers. This is a MUST WATCH as you start the new school year! https://bit.ly/CKASummer

We know you dedicate HOURS and DAYS to setting up the classroom that will become your home for the next school year- there is definitely a science behind it! Read more about it here: https://edut.to/4fJj00I

Let's see YOUR first day pictures! LeAnna used our template to help manifest the BEST YEAR EVER (thanks, LeAnna!!). We would love for you to do the same!! Use our template on Canva (don't you just LOVE Canva??) and send us a copy- OR use it as your new profile pic. We want to fill social media with POSITIVITY for the 2024-25 school year!!!!! Try it here 👉🏽https://bit.ly/MakeMyOwn

🌞Just what you have been waiting for.......the CKA 🌞 Summer sale is HERE! 50% off registration fees for ALL sessions in the UPK Series AND our new PD Buffet! 65 sessions to choose from, and the opportunity to earn units. You can't find a better deal out there! Sale runs until September 30th- so don't delay! 🌞
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Our 5th session in this year's Summer Series releases TODAY! Join Meghan Sanchez as she aims to equip educators with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the neuroscience behind dyslexia and the many components that are required to decode words. This is a MUST WATCH as you start the new school year! https://bit.ly/CKASummer

If she isn't part of your current elementary playlist, she definitely was when YOU were in kindergarten! Happy Birthday to Ella Jenkins. "You'll sing a song, and I'll sing a song, And we'll sing a song together".🎼 Admit it! you sang it as you read it 😆🩵

Did you guess? Happy Birthday to Queen Elizabeth II.

Did you guess? Happy Birthday to J.K Rowling! Where would we all be without the magic of Harry Potter?!?! 🧙‍♀️🦉

Session four in our Summer Series releases TODAY! In the session by Sherri Wilson, you will learn about building relational trust to enhance family engagement programs and activities as well as how to develop meaningful two-way communication strategies. Register today and watch whenever you want through September. Only $15 for CKA members. https://bit.ly/CKASummer

Happy Birthday to....? Any guesses? Answer will be revealed at 7PM tonight!

Are you experiencing the same in your classroom? You are not alone! Read about it here: https://bit.ly/ArticleAlert5

JOIN US with Katie Garner on September 21st in Stockton, California! Get more info & register here: https://bit.ly/EarlyLitInstitute

Today is Opening Day of the 2024 Summer Olympics! We are so excited!! Who will you be watching this year? Tell us what you are excited about!

Did you guess....? Happy Birthday to Steve Barr, founder of Green Dot Public Schools. Learn more about him here: https://www.edutopia.org/charter-schools-green-dot-barr

Session three in our Summer Series releases TODAY! Learn more about the academic benefits of free play in this highly engaging session with Sally Haughey! Register today and watch whenever you want through September. Only $15 for CKA members. https://bit.ly/CKASummer

Did you guess....? Happy Birthday to Margery Williams Bianco, author of the Velveteen Rabbit!