March is Reading Month! You know it's coming . . . the dreaded 'We're having a door decorating contest.' Cue the groans. But maybe I'll inspire one or two of you with my 'Commotion in the Ocean' bulletin board. It's the perfect fit for anyone who needs an Ocean Themed Bulletin Board or Door Decor. I will be the first to admit that I was not geeked to do a door decorating thing . . . but when they they say there is an extra recess in it for the winner . . . Well friends, I'm ALL in. So ... VIEW POST
Ocean Themed Bulletin Board/Door
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
Time For Some Ocean Fun-Differentiated, Write the Room, Telling Time Fun
This telling time activity is meant to get your students moving. It is especially appealing to your kinesthetic learners and is tiered to meet the various readiness levels of all your students. Print, cut and laminate the clock cards. Mount them with painters tape around your classroom. They are tiered and color coded based on the readiness of your student. Each tier contains 12 cards to keep your students busy. Students use the corresponding colored recording sheets to identify the time on the ... VIEW POST
Playing Palaeontologists . . . And A FREEBIE!
My kinders are totally 'diggin' studying about dinosaurs. One of the highlights of our learning centers is my 'other' sand table (I told you sometimes I have to break out two because there's so much I want to do). I know many of you have a difficult time justifying your dramatic play and sensory/sand table to your administrators, but I feel blessed NOT to have that problem. This particular center appeals to my naturalist who love to deal with dirt, dust, sand or any other ... 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
A Freebie Plus Organizing and Differentiating Independent Self-Correcting Work
You’ve seen my self-correcting cards here before, but I’ve been receiving a ton of questions asking how I organize these cards in my classroom to keep them easily accessible and differentiated with kinder kids in mind. So, with that in mind, I thought I would give everyone a quick peek at some of the ways I have found to keep things together and organized in my own class. First of all, if you aren’t familiar with ‘self-correcting cards,’ these are the unique cards that you can find in ... VIEW POST
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