The Kindergarten Toolbox

About The Kindergarten Toolbox

Welcome to The Kindergarten Toolbox Podcast, your go-to guide for creating calmer classrooms and more confident writers in the wonderfully unique world of kindergarten. I’m Amy Murray — former kindergarten teacher, Type C “organized-in-piles” human, and vanilla-latte enthusiast. After years of helping teachers streamline their classroom routines with tips and tools that actually make sense for 5- and 6-year-olds, I created this podcast to support you with the practical strategies you’ve been craving. Each episode is short, actionable, and designed to help you: ✔ simplify classroom management ✔ reduce behavior chaos with systems that stick ✔ teach writing in a way that meets beginning writers where they are ✔ build routines that make your day flow ✔ use visuals, tools, and expectations that really work in K Whether you’re a brand-new kindergarten teacher or a seasoned pro looking for clarity and calm, you’ll find step-by-step support to help you feel more confident and in control. Because kindergarten isn’t just the new first grade, it’s a world all its own, and you deserve tools that actually work. Hit follow so you never miss an episode… Here’s to calmer days and more confident writers!

Publisher

Amy Murray

Category

education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Jan 2026

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   40. What Should You Actually Talk About at Kindergarten Parent-Teacher Conferences?

   Do kindergarten parent-teacher conferences make you wonder how you’re supposed to fit EVERYTHING you want to tell families into 10 or 15 minutes? Between assessment data, work samples, behavior, academics, independence, and all the things, it can be hard to know what parents actually need to hear. In this episode, we’re talking about what to cover during kindergarten parent-teacher conferences and how to keep those conversations organized, positive, and productive. You’ll learn how to prepare...

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   39. What Should You Do When a Kindergartener Asks, “How Do You Spell...?”

   Do your kindergarten students ask, “How do you spell...?” approximately 75 times during your writing block? You want them to become independent writers, but simply telling them to “sound it out” isn’t always enough, and spelling every word for them definitely isn’t the answer either. In this episode, we’re talking about what to do when beginning writers don’t know how to spell a word during kindergarten writing. You’ll learn how to decide when to help students stretch out a word, when to send...

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   23 Sept 2026

   38. Should You Use Sentence Starters in Kindergarten Writing

   Should kindergarteners use sentence starters when they’re learning to write? Sentence starters can be a helpful scaffold for beginning writers, especially when they’re paired with a picture, but we don’t want students to become so dependent on them that they don’t know what to write when the sentence starter disappears. In this episode, we’re talking about how sentence starters fit into kindergarten writing instruction, why they can make writing more manageable for beginning writers, and the ...

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