Hands on! That says it all for me. I’m constantly looking for new and engaging ways to interest my students and get their ‘hands on’ items that will help them learn. So when the folks at Learning Resources sent me their new Dive into Shapes, I knew my students were going to go crazy over it. My little guys can never seem to get enough fine motor work, and if I can couple fine motor and working with shapes then I'm one happy teacher. Plus, look at all those bright fun colors. I ... VIEW POST
Dive Into Shapes Giveaway from Differentiated Kindergarten and Learning Resources
Pumpkin Banner and Craft
Here's an easy way to review shapes and create a super cute pumpkin shapes craft and banner for your bulletin board for October. The pumpkin shape craft is super easy to create and the pumpkin patch banner is FREE. Keep reading to find out how I did it and grab your FREE banner at the end. The Pumpkins For Your Pumpkin Patch There's really not much to this activity. The biggest amount of prep for you will be free-hand drawing different shaped pumpkin heads, eyes, noses and mouths. ... VIEW POST
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
Autumn Fun Math Stations Galore-11 Differentiated and Aligned Stations
This package includes materials that will allow you to differentiate several different math activities. It is created in the same format as my other Differentiated Math Stations Galore/a>packets so that your students are familiar with the activities and can build the experience and skills. This also helps in creating independence during critical math practice time. This is a very large packet. Please make sure you check out my preview to get a better idea of all the activities that are ... VIEW POST
17 Ways To Build Fine Motor Activities Into Your Curriculum
Some of our little ones come to our classes without ever having held a pencil, and suddenly, they are expected to show what they know and practice what we teach with grace and fluidity using a pencil. But those little muscles don't always have it in them to perform that way. It's why worksheets don't always belong in a kindergarten class. I know what you're thinking, 'But I have standards to meet and a curriculum to present. I don't have time to build fine motor ... VIEW POST
March Fine Motor Morning Work Stations
Here in Mrs. McGuire's class, we have St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns and all things green on our minds. That's why this month's morning work will have a bit of an Irish flavor to them. Luckily, my kinders indulge me and love all the mystery and intrigue that comes along with chasing leprechauns and pondering over their pots o' gold. It's sad to break down the February stations. They were such a hit, but I think that March will be a winner, too. Depending on how long ... VIEW POST
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