Differentiating Instruction in Kindergarten

Master kindergarten teacher Cindy Middendorf shares her strategies for creating a nurturing, choice-based learning environment where all learners thrive. Packed with research-based tips, model lessons, photos, and student samples, this guide shows how to teach the kindergarten curriculum in a way that engages varied learning styles and taps multiple intelligences. Middendorf also shares expert advice on how to establish an effective classroom management system that supports differentiated learning.

Specific strategies with lessons, tools, and tips from a master teacher show how to teach the Kindergarten curriculum so that every learner succeeds.

Cindy Middendorf pursued her passion for teaching kindergarten for 22 of her 30 years in the classroom. She currently works as a consultant and teacher trainer for Staff Development for Educators (SDE), and presents nationally on a wide range of early childhood topics from early literacy instruction to brain-friendly classroom management. Cindy has been a facilitator for Cornell University Cooperative Extension Parenting Skills workshops, a Growing Healthy® Kindergarten Master Teacher, and a DisneyHand American Teacher Award nominee.