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Simply Kinder is here to make teaching a little easier.
We create high-quality, engaging resources for early elementary classrooms that teachers can download, print, and feel confident using.
I’m Jennifer Kadar, the teacher and creator behind Simply Kinder. It started in 2011 when I was creating activities for my kindergarten classroom and someone suggested I put them online.
So I did. 😂
What started as a little teacher blog has grown into a huge library of resources, an amazing teacher community, Simply Kinder+, and a team I’m incredibly proud of.
Here’s what you can expect from Simply Kinder.
Purposeful activities designed to supplement strong curriculum and great teaching.
Classroom-ready resources that look great and keep kids engaged.
Expect us to give you WAY too much. 😂 Every classroom is different, so we give you choices.
Teachers spend enough of their own money. We pack our resources with value while keeping prices affordable.
We’re almost annoyingly responsive, and we’re proud of it. Busy teachers don’t have days to wait for help.
I have a master’s degree in early childhood education with a specialization in literacy and taught kindergarten for many years, so I thought I knew how to teach children to read. Then I struggled to teach my own child. My son’s dyslexia opened my eyes to a whole new world of literacy instruction. I continued learning, completed Orton-Gillingham training, and began looking at everything we created differently. We were talking about what we now call the Science of Reading long before it became a common conversation. The biggest lesson? What works for students with dyslexia is often just really good teaching for beginning readers. That experience continues to shape Simply Kinder today.
Community has always been a huge part of what we do. Years ago, I started one of the first teacher-driven Facebook groups because I wanted teachers to be able to talk to each other, not just have a blog talking at them.
In July 2022, we took another big step and launched Simply Kinder+, our all-access membership.
Today, Simply Kinder is powered by a small team of teachers who care about getting it right. Creating resources is what started it all, and it’s still one of my favorite parts of Simply Kinder. I’m involved in creating every single resource we share, and I’m really proud of that!
Our goal is simple: give teachers really good resources when they need them.
I’m wife to Andy and mom to our two boys, Braedon and Brody. We live in Arizona, and I love traveling, Pilates, and Disneyland. Disneyland, not Disney World. There is a difference. 😂
I grew up drag racing. I’m a little quirky and not for everyone. Integrity is incredibly important to me. My love language is gift giving, which probably explains why our resources always include way more than they need to. It’s kind of our thing.
Simply Kinder has changed a lot since 2011, but our purpose hasn’t: create really good resources, keep them affordable, take care of teachers, and make teaching a little easier.
We’re glad you’re here. ❤️
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