I always have said, if it's not fun for me, then it's not fun for my kinders. That was the whole reason I started using "Ball Words" to teach my kinders sight words years ago. That particular year I had a slew of boys and 4 girls. Sight words were boring and since my class was pretty high energy and even the girls were into games and sports, I slapped the first level of Dolch words on a picture of a baseball and told them that they were baseball ... VIEW POST
Finding Success With Ball Word Champs and Top Bananas
Ball Words and Top Bananas! Dolch Word and Letter Mastery
When I first started teaching kindergarten, I had a room full of active boys (I loved it by the way) and two (yes only 2) lovely little girls. These boys were movers and groovers, and I knew that whatever I wanted them to accomplish in that year, I would have to find a way to get their interest and motivate them. What I found was a system that all the kids (boys and girls) LOVED. I stumbled on a system to help them master their letters and, quickly thereafter, their Dolch words ... VIEW POST
Top Bananas-A Letter Mastery Unit and Precursor to Ball Words
Top Bananas Letter Mastery This unit includes activities and a system to motivate young students to learn and master their letters fluently. This unit includes over 30 pages of activities and items to help your students master their letters. It is set up very much like my Ball Words Sight Word Mastery System and is a natural introduction. Here's everything you get: Monkey Cards For Making Letter Rings-Students use these cards on a ring to practice during reading, rest or free activity ... VIEW POST
Top Bananas- Letter Fluency Success The Fun Way and a Party
It’s time for a party. I celebrate successes of all kinds, and, hopefully, today is the first of many this year. Today was a Top Banana celebration made for the best letter fluency masters I know. That’s right! Every single little monkey in my class has mastered their letters and can fluently identify at least 40 in a minute. Whew! That’s fast. They didn’t believe they could do it. But they did! So it was time to celebrate! And how better than with a sweet banana split made ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Word Work and A Freebie-Kinder Daily 5 Book Study Chapter 6
I'm so excited about this Chapter. I've replayed and adjusted and maneuvered how word work is going to look and function in my classroom. All this thinking and pondering usually happens in the middle of the night when I'm in a dead sleep and wake up to an A-HA moment. Does this happen to anyone but me? Well, I've learned to sleep with a notebook next to my bed and as a result, I think I have a pretty good plan of action.First of all, I like the idea of being an area ... 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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