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
Chapter 3 and Time for a Freebie!
See-Bead-Write: Differentiated Self-Correcting Common Core Letter Fun
This differentiated, self-correcting alphabetic principle activity is tiered to meet the various readiness levels of your learners. It also allows you to differentiate instruction in response to those learners in your class who need extra fine-motor practice or who enjoy kinesthetic activities. It addresses Common Core State Standards: RF.K.1.d: Recognize and name all upper-and lowercase letters of the alphabet. These activities allow students to find the missing letter in a sequence of ... 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
#Colorizeyourclassroom with Astrobrights, A Freebie and a Giveaway from A Differentiated Kindergarten
Who wants to add color to their classroom without having to break the bank on color printer ink? Just about everyone. Well, Astrobrights Papers recently sent me a sweet packet of their new papers and a gift certificate to Office Depot, and I'm dying to show you what I did with them. When I talk to teachers about providing fun, engaging and interesting materials for their classroom, one of the biggest frustrations I hear is, ”I would love to print everything in color, but I just ... VIEW POST
Nine Tools For Differentiating
One of the most common questions I get about differentiating invariably involves organizing and keeping materials separate for your different tiered groups. So to keep things quick and simple for this post, I wanted to tell you about some of the best tools I have found for differentiating instruction in regards to readiness. I personally like to organize my reading and math levels by color. Sometimes I have four levels, but most often, I use three. Pink is for students who are working ... 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
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