{"podcast":{"title":"Kindergarten Cafe Podcast: Simple Tips for Teaching Kindergarten","slug":"kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540","podcast_index_feed_id":6572540,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/kindergarten-cafe/","website_url":"https://kindergarten-cafe.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/43ded674-b13d-46a6-9132-2eb4f043a173/Kindergarten-Cafe-Podcast.jpg","author":"Zeba McGibbon","episode_count":138,"summary":"Are you an overworked or overwhelmed kindergarten teacher? Or maybe you're just a kindergarten teacher looking for fresh, new ideas. You are in the right place. The Kindergarten Cafe podcast will share weekly tips and tricks to help you save time, work smarter (not harder) and support students with engaging and purposeful lessons. I'm here to help you with everything you need from arrival to dismissal. Let's get started!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T18:17:26.904654+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540"},"episode":{"title":"135. End-of-the-Year Social Emotional Learning: Supporting Big Feelings Before Summer","slug":"135-end-of-the-year-social-emotional-learning-supporting-big-feelings-before-summer","published_at":"2026-05-21T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540/135-end-of-the-year-social-emotional-learning-supporting-big-feelings-before-summer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540","url":"https://kindergarten-cafe.captivate.fm","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5e168959-9b38-4495-97dd-e0f31a5b72bf.mp3","summary":"The end of the school year can bring excitement, celebration, and fun, but it also brings a lot of feelings. In this episode, I talk about how to support students socially and emotionally as the school year comes to a close. Many children are processing more than adults realize. They may be excited for summer while also feeling sad about leaving their teacher, nervous about a new classroom, worried about losing routines, or unsure what summer will look like at home. Those mixed emotions often show up through behavior. I want to share practical ways to help students feel safe, understood, and emotionally supported during this big transition. In this episode, I share: why behavior changes at the end of the year are often a form of communication common emotions students feel as the year wraps up, even if they cannot express them directly why kindergarten students often struggle more with transitions than older grades how strong teacher relationships can make saying goodbye especially emotional why countdowns to the last day of school can increase anxiety and behaviors why I avoid saying things like “you’re almost first graders” too early how to teach students about mixed emotions and the meaning of “bittersweet” how social stories can help children process worries about next year or summer break why visiting first grade classrooms and meeting next year’s teachers can reduce fear how keeping routines steady helps children feel secure during a changing season why adding fun theme days, novelty, movement, and choice helps regulate behavior how new materials during playtime can increase engagement and reduce conflict why it’s important to celebrate not only academic growth, but social and emotional growth too simple ways to create closure through memory sharing, slideshows, a…","meta_description":"The end of the school year can bring excitement, celebration, and fun, but it also brings a lot of feelings. In this episode, I talk about how to support…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":817,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540/episodes/135-end-of-the-year-social-emotional-learning-supporting-big-feelings-before-summer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kindergarten-cafe-podcast-simple-tips-for-teaching-kindergarten-6572540/135-end-of-the-year-social-emotional-learning-supporting-big-feelings-before-summer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}