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Differentiated Kindergarten

Differentiated instruction in the classroom

Name Writing Activities

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Nothing prepares you for the challenge of the first weeks of kindergarten. You are juggling all things, making sure everyone is happy, makes it to the bathroom on time, and, most important, finds the correct bus or way to get home at the end of the day. And at some point in the middle of there, you need to teach all the routines and expectations and how to use the abundance of tools and materials that you will have them using for the rest of the year. Here's a little tip, you can do all ... 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.

Back To School 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 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

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.

At Home Fine Motor Kit

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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

Hands-On Learning and Digital 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.

Sight Word Fun With 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

Number Wall Chart

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Several years ago, I created and shared a 100 count Number Wall Chart because my district had adopted a new math curriculum in our school. That curriculum required that we post one that was vertical. I didn't like the one offered with the series, so I created one that I could make and print off myself. I offered this chart as a free item for my readers, but I have sense gotten many new requests for other Number Wall Charts. Immediately after I posted this one, my First Grade readers ... VIEW POST

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