Before I start this chapter review, I need to preface it with the fact that Daily 5 has been successful in my classroom mainly because I have been able to adapt it to my kindergarten students and their needs and behaviors. You can’t be afraid to do the same. Just because something doesn’t work, don’t ditch the whole philosophy! It's just like what we know about differentiated instruction . . . Assess, instruction, adjust! Each year that you do it, you will find ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 2nd Edition Chapters 5 and 6 or “Make it your own and make it work!
Morning Work Fun for the Summer Sun
Summer is just around the corner, and I am happy send my little ones off with some summer fun themed Morning Work Stations these last few weeks of school. In case you still have some weeks left like I do, or if you're just looking for summer fun, you can check out all the activities included in my Summer Morning Work Stations sets below. If you would like to know where I secured all the goodies that go along with these fun, engaging stations, just click HERE. It will take you to my materials ... VIEW POST
Let Your Kinder Garden Bloom With May Morning Work
Traditionally, April showers bring May flowers, right? Well, April snow showers this last weekend brought me an extra snow day and a day to finish up May Morning Work Stations. Yuck to the snow, but yeah for a day to prep morning work. I know that spring will come . . . eventually! And when it does, my 'Kinder Garden' will bloom with May Morning work. If you'd like a quick peek at the activities included in May's set of stations, just scroll down. I often get emails regarding the ... VIEW POST
Morning Work Activities- Pet Themed
It’s been a minute since I’ve posted any new Morning Work Centers, but I have had so many requests for specific themes that I figured it was time to get started on that list. May I present, Morning Work Activities with a Pet Theme. Like always, I am going to show you each and every activity that is included in the set so you know exactly what is included. What makes these themed Morning Work Activities so nice is that you don’t have to worry about students who don’t celebrate certain holidays ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 2nd Edition Chapters 3 and 4. Let’s Do This!
Ok, so we are ready to get into the thick of things with Chapter 3 and 4 this week. I hope everyone has their book by now and is ready. But if not, the beauty of Daily 5 2ndEdition is that it is a VERY easy read and you can catch up quickly even if you don’t have your book yet. If you need a book, click on the link below and it will take you to Amazon’s link. Chapter 3 gets us started with the the '10 Steps To Teaching and Learning Independence.' It's one of ... VIEW POST
Chapter 4 Reflections and How I Scored Some Books!
I hope you were able to come up with some great ideas of how you plan on making Read To Self work in your kindergarten class. This chapter certainly gave me quite a bit to consider. I sure was glad to have Krissy's guiding questions to help me through it. Before I go there though, I have had many of you ask about acquiring books and making sure you have enough to get started. Teachers never truly ever have enough books do they?Believe me, that was and still is a concern of ... VIEW POST
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