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 Know The Secret To A Great Morning!
The secret to a great morning in kindergarten is no big secret...it's really quite simple. Get them in the door with activities that are independent, engaging and keep them coming back day after day. Easy right? Right! Well maybe the idea is easy, but sometimes the activities, organization, and implementation can be a challenge. That's where I come in. I believe in the power of morning work. I've seen the difference starting the morning with these activities has made in my classroom and ... VIEW POST
Setting Up For A Successful Year Of Daily 5 In Kindergarten
The beginning of the kindergarten year is such a blur. About halfway through it, you try to look back and figure out exactly how it all started. It gets difficult to remember the hard work and organization that it took to get your from there to where you are now, but by remembering the parts that went well and the parts that didn't, you can always improve each year. So I'm trying, desperately to make sure I document these first days of math stations and now Daily 5 Stations so I can adjust ... VIEW POST
Ball Words as Sight Words and The Science of Reading
Sight word instruction has come a long way from the days of handing out a list of words to students and telling them to memorize them. We know now, through the Science of Reading, that there is a better way for students. In order to help my readers with this, I have given Ball Words a facelift. When you know better you do better. So let me introduce you to the 'new' Ball Words' and show you some of the changes that will help your students become Ball Word Champs. A Little Background On ... VIEW POST
Back To School Face To Face
In a time when everything is 'unprecedented' and 'new territory,' I just finished up my first days of Face-to-Face teaching in my new (old) classroom with my class of 20 kindergarteners. I thought it might be interesting to share a little bit of what I did to prepare to come back to school in my part of the country, and how it went. This post does contain some affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I do receive a small commission when someone purchases an item after clicking ... 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
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