I am delighted to introduce you to one of the smartest bloggers I know! Dr. Penny from Teach The Math is my guest for the Blog Swap and Hop. You're gonna love her. I just know it. Remember, I'm off visiting a blogger friend myself. So when you've finished here, please hop on over to A Special Kind of Class (I'll leave her button at the bottom so you can find it)to see what I've been up to and grab a couple of new freebies. I'll see you over there. ... VIEW POST
Welcome Dr. Penny and A Freebie For Blog Swap and Hop
Do YOU tattoo?
I have to share with you a little item I found and fell in love with when I went a looking for Sentos Markers at Michaels last week (By the way they have them in every flavor for a buck). cool green background paper by http://the3amteacher.blogspot.com/ - thanks MichelleThese little tatoo lovelies were on clearance for a whole dollar and since I was under the influence of a four year boy at the time, I had to snatch them up.I forgot about them for a few days ... VIEW POST
Chapter 3 and Time for a Freebie!
It's time for my reflections on Chapter 3! I love that we are getting into the nuts and bolts of D5 now. This is the putting it all together, getting organized and making it work . . . all starting to come together little by little. So here's what I came up with while I followed along with Tammy's guiding questions:1. Establish a gathering place for brain and body breaks. (Do you call your gathering place anything special? A few of my teammates did. Annie called ... VIEW POST
Getting Ready for Kindergarten Daily 5 Chapter 3!
Are you ready for Chapter 3? Tammy over at Live, Love, Laugh in Kindergarten has put up our things to think about questions and it's time to get serious. I'm going have some fun stuff to go over on Wednesday so make sure you check back. I do have a little preview . . . I'll be talking about my goodies in these boxes. I can't wait to show you!Until then though . . . Things to think about while reading chapter 3:1. Establish a gathering place for brain and body breaks. (Do ... VIEW POST
Visiting Kreative in Kinder and Bringing a Freebie along.
Hey everyone! I'm visiting my friend Crystal over at Kreative in Kinder today. I'm sharing a little of my own take on differentiated math stations. Of course, I don't go a visiting without taking a freebie along with me, so if you want to cash in on my visit, come on over and take a look.I'll see you there! ... VIEW POST
Making the most of my small space.
I am a victim of a small classroom. It's small by kindergarten standards because in kindergarten (as in most early elementary K-2 classrooms) my kiddos need to move. They need space for dramatic play, blocks, for exploring sand tables and science, for reading, for writing, for 'doing art' and for dancing. All these things are vital to kindergarten, but they are quickly disappearing from our kindergarten classrooms as there is a greater and more urgent push for teachers to meet ... VIEW POST