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Differentiated Kindergarten

Differentiated instruction in the classroom

  • Virtual Hands-On Alphabet Mats and Activities
  • Name Practice In Week Two
  • First Days of Face to Face
  • Inside Take-Home Fine Motor Kits for the First Nine Weeks
  • ‘Social Distance’ Learning-Friendly, Hands-on Freebie

Virtual Hands-On Alphabet Mats and Activities

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When I made Hands-on Alphabet Mats for my students a couple of years ago, I never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would need a virtual counterpart for students. But then came COVID and everything changed. Now, even though we are currently face-to-face, I know that going virtual is a possibility and one I wanted to be prepared for if it happened. So I decided to create a virtual counterpart using Boom Learning™ Cards. Alphabet Mats Hands-on is the key in kindergarten. Using snap ... VIEW POST

Letter recognition fun doesn't have to be boring. Your kindergarten students will be so engaged in these hands-on alphabet mats. If you're virtual, no problem because there is also a virtual option using Boom Cards that will engage them as well.

Name Practice In Week Two

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When you've survived the first week of face-to-face teaching during a pandemic, you move onto name practice during week two. I'd like to think that my class list is pretty stable now but the reality is, with students being able to move back and forth from virtual to face-to-face, my class list will probably be a moving target for quite a while. So with that in mind, I'm glad I have editable name activities that I can enter, print and go . . . Week Two This week was all about names . . ... VIEW POST

What do you do the second week of school during a pandemic? You start to work on names. Using all the tools that we learned last week, we focused on reinforcing letter names and recognition while building stamina during literacy stations.

First Days of Face to Face

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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 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 on a link. ... VIEW POST

What's it like going back to school after being gone for 6 months due to a pandemic? Take a look at my classroom and our first few days of face-to-face learning.

Inside Take-Home Fine Motor Kits for the First Nine Weeks

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Like so many of you, our district is required to have a virtual option for students. But, also like many of you, a boxed curriculum for kindergarten is does not always and adequately address the whole child or what a five year old needs to get ready for school. So when we started discussing what virtual kindergarteners needed, of course, our team said 'fine motor' and hands-on and movement. But how do you incorporate that into a virtual platform? Well, you can't. There absolutely has to be ... VIEW POST

‘Social Distance’ Learning-Friendly, Hands-on Freebie

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How are you feeling about the fall? Personally, I want my students to be safe so I am all for anything I will need to do to make that happen. However, that doesn't mean I'm happy about social distancing or the amount of work it will take to make it happen. So I've been trying to concentrate on how I can make social distance learning-friendly resources that will still keep learning hands-on and still work those fine motor muscles that have been neglected during the Covid-19 quarantine season. ... VIEW POST

If you are searching for social distance learning-friendly activities for you classroom this fall, this post has some great ideas for you. I show you how to take one activity and make is safe and sanitary and also appropriate for your distance learners who you are trying to reach at home. This is a free activity that will give you access to some great digital resources including a free Boom Deck perfect for patterning.

At Home Sight Word Bugs

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I am still searching for engaging and meaningful ways to keep my students interested in practicing their sight words while at home. It's not easy, and I know their parents struggle. So I thought I would share and idea that is super inexpensive and so easy . . . At Home Sight Word Bugs. THE BEST IDEAS COME FROM PRESCHOOL At the beginning of my teaching career, I actually did a stint as a preschool teacher for about three years. The thing I love about preschool is that you can ... VIEW POST

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