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The Perfect Kindergarten Project to Show Student Growth

| August 18, 2015

With the beginning of the school year quickly approaching, many of you have probably started to plan out your first lessons. One of my favorite first-day lessons for Kindergarten is not only super easy but lends itself quite well to showing student growth. Intriguing right? Make sure to check out the video so you can breeze through that first day with Kindergarten without any struggles.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennifer Borel

Jennifer Borel is one of AOEU’s Adjunct Instructors and Academic Advisors and a former AOEU Writer and elementary art educator. She runs her own photography business and is passionate about students exploring the medium.

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