It's springtime, and that means kindergarten round-up in my neck of the woods. Our district takes four full days to meet, greet and screen all the incoming "5 before November 1st" kinders for the fall. Michigan recently passed a new age cut off for kindergarten. In the past, it was 5 before December 1st, but, over the next several years, that cut off birth date will continue to be pushed back a month at a time until the new cut off day is September 1st. This year's ... VIEW POST
Roundin’ up next year’s kinders!
Kindergarten Daily Schedule
I often get emails asking about my kindergarten daily schedule. For the longest time, I couldn't imagine how it would be helpful to other teachers. However, I recently asked my Facebook followers about their own schedules and realized just how crucial it is for teachers, especially those new to teaching kindergarten or transitioning to a full-day schedule. The responses I received were so varied, it really hit home how useful it might be to share my own example of a typical kindergarten daily ... 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
Kindergarten Math Centers – Gingerbread Themed Stations – Games, Printables
Do Kindergarten Math Centers have you wondering where to start and how to keep them going? It's time to change that with hands-on, engaging Math Centers. Math stations are an essential part of math instruction in kindergarten, allowing students the opportunity to explore, practice, and master essential skills in math. These Math Centers from Differentiated Kindergarten are differentiated and build on skills from month to month with familiar activities, games, and printables. ... VIEW POST
Show and Tell In Kindergarten
I think, quite often, teachers either love or hate Show and Tell in kindergarten. In some ways, it can be kind of like watching paint dry . . . your eyes glaze over . . . your mind wanders . . . and it all starts to sound the same. "This is my Batman . . ." Then either dead silence or instant chatter . . . "I have a Batman . . ." "I saw Batman last night . . ." "I'm going to be Batman for Halloween." It makes for either a very boring or chaotic block of time that could ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Kindergarten’s 100 Days Smarter and It’s Time to Start Thinking Green!
There are days when I thought we weren’t going to make it, but we finally did! We are now a 100 Days Smarter for the 2013-2014 school year. Despite many snow days which delayed it from happening (only 8 for my district so far), 100s Day has come and gone. As I like to tell my boys, we are now officially on the slippery downhill slope of the school year. Yippeee! But really, who doesn't love 100s day? All the celebrating and super charged fun are just more reasons to love kindergarten. ... VIEW POST
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