Engaging students in learning is a can be a daunting task. Knowing what to teach is only half the battle. The real work comes with keeping the learning fun and helping students to WANT to learn. Sometimes the difference between doing the work and not doing it is simply in the materials you use. Tapping into your students' interests can help. A great example of this is when you can incorporate learning with cars. What was once only a toy, has become a learning tool that is used every day in ... VIEW POST
Learning With Cars
Start your engines for differentiated instruction and some new freebies.
I've been spending entirely way too much time with my little boys these last couple of weeks which is both a blessing and a curse. Β I love summers when we have picnics in our playset, beach days, marble races and muffin tin meals, because I have so much more time than when I'm teaching everyday. Very little real work tends to get done when you have to stop for, impromptu water fights, super hero races, obstacle course building and car races and car races and more car races. More and more car ... VIEW POST
Math With Cars
Recognizing numbers, producing patterns, addition, and subtraction are all essential skills for kindergarten. But teaching young students math does not have to be boring. By offering various tools and objects to create meaningful instruction, students will remain focused and engaged in learning. Anytime students can work with cars, itβs definitely a favorite station. My students love having the choice to use materials that they enjoy and I like that they are working independently, building fine ... VIEW POST
Letter Sorting Fun Mats for Cars
These sorting mats will allow your students to become familiar with their letters. You can use your own toy cars with this mat by placing painters tape on the tops of toy cars and writing letters on them or you can use the car cards I have included in this freebie. If you enjoy this activity, you can find other car activities here. For may ways to use cars in instruction or to differentiate your classroom, check out my blog. ... VIEW POST
Hands-On, Fine Motor Number Car Mats
Your students will love these HANDS-ON, FINE MOTOR Number Mats for CARS!! Recognizing numbers, learning their formation, and making a connection between numbers and quantities are all essential skills for kindergarten. But teaching young students about numbers does not have to be boring. By offering various tools and objects to create meaningful instruction, students will remain focused and engaged in learning. Anytime students can work with cars, itβs definitely a favorite station. My ... 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
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