I get that so many of you do not have the ability or even the desire to make this time of year all about Santa and reindeer. There really are tons and tons of fun and engaging activities that embrace the Christmas theme, but let's face it, you really are walking a tightrope. … [Read more...]
First Day of School Fairy Freebie
Every family has their first day of school traditions. Some have a special meal, a picture taken on the front steps, a trip to the mall to shop for new clothes . . . My family has their first day of school tradition, too. Back to school at the McGuire's home means that the … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Math-Measurement
We are winding down our number sense weekly link-up and this week we are talk about measurement. Marilyn Burns tells us that it's important for students to have many different opportunities to use measurement. Measurement builds number sense by having students … [Read more...]
Making Sense of Math: Real World Connections
Here we go again. It's summer and I always promise myself that this year I WILL NOT obligate myself a book study or linky, but when a topic is so good and meaningful that it makes you want to write about it, I think that you just have to make the time to do it. I mean THIS is … [Read more...]
Summer Fun Freebie For Those Last Days of School.
While school's out for summer for some of us, other of us are still trying to cram assessing, field trips and last-minute assignments in to these few final days. And the kids . . . well . . . they just want to have fun. So in attempt to accomplish both meaningful and engaging … [Read more...]
Last Minute Mother’s Day Gifts and a Freebie to Help
What do you do when it's the Wednesday before Mother's Day and you haven't figured out what your class of kinders are doing for their moms? You use your planning time to scour Pinterest in hopes of some divine inspiration. At least that's what I did. I kind of had an idea … [Read more...]
Game Play, Freebies and Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites Chapter 4
I’m a bit late but back to hook up to the Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites Book Study and Strategy 4 is all about games. I love that research supports what parents and teachers have known for so long. Game play builds cooperative relationships, allows students to … [Read more...]
A Freebie Plus Organizing and Differentiating Independent Self-Correcting Work
You’ve seen my self-correcting cards here before, but I’ve been receiving a ton of questions asking how I organize these cards in my classroom to keep them easily accessible and differentiated with kinder kids in mind. So, with that in mind, I thought I would give everyone … [Read more...]
A New Spin On Morning Work and a Freebie to Get You Organized.
Morning Work! Yuck! Seriously . . . yuck! We feel like we need to have something for our kiddos to do while they file into our room haphazardly in the morning. Most of them are on time, but many are 5, 10 or 15 minutes or more late for class. I hate starting a new lesson … [Read more...]
Differentiated Kindergarten Winter Math Fun
Winter math activities (Ok, let's be honest, any math stations really . . . )are my favorite, because it just feels so much like game play to me and to my students. I know that many of you worry about accountability with math stations in your classrooms, but I really … [Read more...]
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