My sensory table friends are always asking how I secure all the great ‘fillers’ for my table and bins, and I just knew I had to share with you’re my latest ‘bountiful blessing of beans.’ Not that beans are a big ticket item or anything, but let’s face it, when … [Read more...]
A Peek At November Math Stations
My husband often asks me why am I constantly making new things for my classroom. Can't I just use the same plans I used last year and the same materials? You know, just change the dates! Well . . . yes . . . but . . . NO! My kids aren't the same as the ones I had last … [Read more...]
Engaging and Extending Skills With Familiar Differentiated Stations
I love it when stations start humming along on their own engines with very little need for intervention or instruction from me. I changed over new stations for math this week and Daily 5 in order to accommodate some October/Autumn/Halloween-ish themes and was delighted to see … [Read more...]
Differentiated October Sensory Fun in Kindergarten
What do you get when you mix the most beautiful time of the year with a kindergarten classroom? Sensory table fun! I know many of you have told me that you are no longer allowed to have sensory tables in your classroom because they have been deemed . . . 'unacademic.' … [Read more...]
#Colorizeyourclassroom with Astrobrights, A Freebie and a Giveaway from A Differentiated Kindergarten
Who wants to add color to their classroom without having to break the bank on color printer ink? Just about everyone. Well, Astrobrights Papers recently sent me a sweet packet of their new papers and a gift certificate to Office Depot, and I'm dying to show you what I did with … [Read more...]
Daily 5: 2nd Edition-Daily 3 Math – My Differentiated Kinder Spin on it!
I need to start out this chapter first and foremost by saying that most of the time I was reading it, I felt like I was nodding in agreement, because it is basically very similar to how I structure my own math stations with a few adjustments. In a similar … [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...]
Dog Days of Summer Sale on all Differentiated Kinder Items
It’s summer and you know what that means to every teacher out there, right? That’s right . . . It’s planning time. Time to plan this fall's room, your plans for literacy, how you’ll organize your math stations, what you’ll do to get those kiddos EXCITED and MOTIVATED to … [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...]
The Daily 5 Second Edition Book Study: Chapters 1 and 2
So I’ve just finished up my second year of my revised, made-to-fit-for-me version of Daily 5, and, honestly, it just gets better and better. I feel like I’ve made it my own, and my kinder friends have found great success with it. So when the Freebie girls threw around the idea … [Read more...]
Doing Differentiated Dinosaurs Up Big With a Freebie!
It’s one of my favorite times of the year . . . Dinosaur Days have arrived in my classroom. Kindergarteners just have a natural curiosityand love for dinosaurs which makes studying them so much fun. This isn't my first dino rodeo. I've been sporting a dino theme each … [Read more...]
I Appreciate Teachers, A Big Ol’ Sale and Freebies! How About You?
It's that time of year. Time to appreciate our fellow teachers, time to take advantage of a Big Ol' Sale over at TpT and time for a freebie to you from ME! First let me tell you about my little freebie. I have had so many people ask about my No Fuss-No Muss First Grade … [Read more...]
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