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📢PreK Registration Event! Join us to register your child for PreK — our friendly staff will be there to help every step of the way! 🗓️Saturday, April 12th ⏰9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 📚Adamson High School ⭐️Interactive activities, food, and giveaways! @MurilloDebbie1 @ICanReadDallas

Had great conversations that dug down to the root cause of challenges we see in PreK. “We can best support the upper grades not by teaching their skills, but by teaching OURS WELL!”. #DallasISDPrek Be on the lookout for intentional learning in a PreK classroom near you!

Walking through model math lessons today with our PreK to reflect on our practices with these daily routines to increase numeracy skills! Check your calendar invites for the last two sessions today! #DallasISDPreK

PreK is calling your name! Get your foot in early and choose @dallasschools registration starts tomorrow!

@carr_elementary is fostering growth in their PreK team by promoting peer observations, where teachers can learn engagement strategies and classroom management routines from their amazing colleagues! #DallasISDPreK

I spy a PreK3 student in the Transitional Writing Stage! Ms. Drpic is intentionally building a strong foundation in literacy, without skipping key concepts and phases! Check out more about these stages in the Appendix of the TEA Guidelines. tea.texas.gov/academics/earl…

My favorite moments from our 2025 PreK Conference this year! TEACHERS sharing with other TEACHERS about how they prioritize play in the classroom through intentional experiences! Rich conversations with peers are the secret gem to our time together like this! #DallasISDPrek

The completion was challenging, filled with incredible pretend and learn centers this year! However, PreK teachers across Dallas emerged as winners today, discovering the endless possibilities of where they can take their students within their classrooms. #DallasISDPreK

Check out our top three from our Pretend and Learn Challenge in our PreK Conference 2025! What’s something you want to try in your pretend and Learn? #DallasISDPrek

Congratulations to our winners at H I Holland for their hard work and dedication in our Pretend and Learn challenge this year. Implementing cross content, authentic writing opportunities, true resourcefulness and abundance of creativity in their creation! #DallasISDPrek

New year new environment with the same best practices! Print rich and child centered to invite them into being a part of their learning journey. #DallasISDPreK

Putting systems in place to support planning and prepping for the week are a big part of productive moments of learning for children! Having a space for materials in use during whole group time minimizes wait time and maximizes quality time within their respected stamina time.

Would you be up for the challenge? Mark your calendar for the Dallas ISD PreK Conference 2025! Be on the lookout for our amazing participants in this year’s twist of the Pretend and Learn Showcase Challenge.

Taking time for a short conversation about small group implementation and progress monitoring systems leads to powerful weeks ahead for PreK. Kinder ready here we come! #DallasISDPreK

@PeelerPirates Ms. Plaza giving a shout out to a TA that has been a huge support not only this year but consistently every year! #DallasISDPreK

@ElementaryHogg Ms. Monte PK4 wants to give a shout out to her TA!

National Teacher Assistant Day was Sept 27th and we decided to go straight to the source and hear from their Teachers about the amazing work that their TA's do in the classroom! Be on the lookout for some TA shoutouts this week! #DallasISDPreK

From planning to practice in just one week! Mrs. N is making strides!! Excited to see her journey unfold! @ACBlackSTEAM #NewTeacher

Systems and visuals put in place to support and promote the routine of the lesson in whole group while creating a space for children to role play and act out lesson during center time! #DallasISDPreK #PreKPurposefulPlannedPlayful

Opportunities for learning can be found in more than letters and numbers in early childhood. While just as important, experiences that build language and vocabulary teach the whole child and creates a sense of community in the world around them.