Granted, I can't imagine any of you still have your 100th Day of School celebration yet to celebrate, but I thought I'd share a little of what went on in my own classroom, in case you want to save some ideas and freebies for next year. As fate would have it, our 100th Day is about 6 days later than it would be if Michigan hadn't had a bunch of snow days beforehand. Add that to the fact that we also start school after Labor Day and it means that we are looking at 100th Day Celebrations occurring ... VIEW POST
100th Day Stations
St. Patrick’s Day Ideas For Your Classroom
I was recently asked when I was scheduling an appointment if March 17th was a 'high holy day' in my family. I don't know why anyone would think that just because I have the last name of McGuire that St. Patrick's Day would be more special than any other day in my home. The truth is . . . it's not only a HUGE holiday at the McGuire household but it's an EPIC day (and month) in my classroom as well. I know . . . I know . . . I hear from a bunch of people . . . 'why does every holiday have to ... 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
Daily 5 2nd Edition Chapters 5 and 6 or “Make it your own and make it work!
Before I start this chapter review, I need to preface it with the fact that Daily 5 has been successful in my classroom mainly because I have been able to adapt it to my kindergarten students and their needs and behaviors. You can’t be afraid to do the same. Just because something doesn’t work, don’t ditch the whole philosophy! It's just like what we know about differentiated instruction . . . Assess, instruction, adjust! Each year that you do it, you will find ... 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
Stress-Free Valentine’s Day Fun Stations
After posting about my Stress-free Halloween Fun Stations, I had a bunch of requests for similar posts for other holidays . . . including Valentine's Day. I know a bunch of teacher friends dislike these days and planning a 'party' is beyond stressful with everything else we do, so I make my parties as simple as possible by filling time with simple, stress-free fun stations. I know that there are many teachers that have the benefit of a 'class parent' to plan these things, but I don't so this ... VIEW POST
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