I am officially in panic mode for Back To School. When you walk into Office Max, Walmart, Target or wherever and this is what you see, it has a tendency to send chills right down even the most seasoned teacher. I'm raising my hand to say I'm in terror mode and need to get going … [Read more...]
Differentiated Spinners Revisited and a Giveaway!
Wow! Apparently, spinners are a hot topic. I’ve had so many inquiries as to "where" and "how" lately that I thought I had better revisit the subject to see if I can shed some light on using spinners to differentiate instruction. Spinners are a great motivator for … [Read more...]
Daily 5-2nd Edition Chapter 7: Houston We Have Lift Off . . .and a FREEBIE
You’ve started Read To Self. You’re setting your foundation lessons and your kiddos are building stamina. So now what? We may build our read to self-stamina by practicing a couple of times a day, but since that only takes a small portion of our ELA block, … [Read more...]
Who Wants To Win A Classroom Rug?
I'VE GOT SOME GREAT NEWS!!! It’s really true! I mean, what teacher doesn't long for a brand new classroom rug. And folks, I’ve been given the SUPREME opportunity to spread my love for KidCarpets and their classroom rugs to all my readers. I’m so happy I can hardly contain … [Read more...]
And on the second day of kindergarten . . . there was math stations galore!
It is said, what doesn’t kill us makes us stronger. I love that motto. So on the second day of school, despite my inner ‘self’ telling “don’t do it,” I jumped right in and started math stations. I figured, why not. I have a student teacher, a returning student who knows my … [Read more...]
Five for Friday Back To School Madness
I'm linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching for her weekly Five for Friday random pictures of my week, because quite frankly friends, I am WHOOOPED! This back to school mayhem is killing me. So with that, here is my Five for Friday humble pictorial offerings. I have quickly … [Read more...]
Getting them from HERE to THERE…Starting Your Literacy/Daily 5 Stations in Kindergarten
As teachers embarking on the beginning of the school year, we have these visions of how our literacy stations will 'go.' In our mind, we see our students working on meaningful tasks at their level and engaged for the duration of their station time throughout the classroom while … [Read more...]
Math Stations Tips (and a Freebie) Linky Party
Math Stations! So fun and, yet somehow, so hard to wrap your head around. . . When I first started contemplating math stations, it was shortly after reading Debbie Diller’sfabulous Math Work Stations. (You should really check it out HERE if you haven't read … [Read more...]
