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!
I Spy St. Patrick’s Word Work Fun-Differentiate and Aligned
CVC CVCC CCVC CVCe and Real/Nonsense Word Work. This product aligns with Common Core Standards for Kindergarten and 1st Grade: RF.K.2a: Recognize and produce rhyming words. RF.K.2d: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words. RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant. RF.K.3.b: Associate the long and short ... VIEW POST
Morning Work Activities for February
It's that time of the month . . . time introduce you to my Morning Work Activities for February, and I just know you're going to LOVE them!!!!! You'll find a brief listing and a picture of each activity below. There are 36 activities, so I'm going to make it kind of quick. But, remember, if you would like to know where I secured various items that I use with these activities, just click on THIS LINK to see a breakdown of all the materials I use in each activity. This post does contain some ... VIEW POST
Differentiate By Engaging!-Differentiated Kindergarten’s Bright Idea
Today I'm teaming up with a slew of other great bloggers to bring you a bunch of fabulous Bright Ideas. For me, I'm always thinking about differentiating. It's always there in the front of my mind. Somedays I think I do it better than other days, but everyday it's what I'm aiming for . . . it's my goal. It's often easy to get caught up with only the tiering aspect of differentiating. But we have to remember that when we differentiate, we can do it in response to a student’s level of ... VIEW POST
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
Setting Up Successful Math Stations
As a kindergarten teacher, I strongly believe in the effectiveness of hands-on learning, particularly through word work or math stations. However, setting up stations that are independent and successful can seem overwhelming. That's why I want to share my six steps to setting up successful math stations each month. By following me throughout the year as I start, tear down, change over, adjust, and differentiate the stations each month, you'll witness the incredible power of this classroom ... VIEW POST
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