Despite the 70 degree weather on November 4th in Northern Michigan, I couldn't help but share with you a few of my classroom favorite Thanksgiving activities. These are the activities that keep them coming back for more. They engage and delight while challenging them and … [Read more...]
No Sew Table Skirt Tutorial
THE PROBLEM So, I had to take matters into my own hands. I couldn't take it anymore. My poor school is an old one and, as such, it has old furniture. I've replaced quite a bit of it little by little, but I these old tables are still around and a definite eye-sore. The … [Read more...]
Bountiful blessings of beans and more!
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...]
Trick and Treat Freebielicious Blog Hop – Come Fill Your Bags
Fall is upon is and that means it's time for some Teaching Trick & Treating! That's right - I have teamed up with my Freebielicious friends again to share some teaching tricks and special free treats for you! For my trick, I've had ton's of people write … [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...]
First Day Labor Pains and Giving Birth To A New Year
The first day of school has come and gone, and I’m still here to tell about it. Whew! If you are a kindergarten teacher, I know you know what I mean by "whew!" Each year it’s the same thing, we anxiously and nervously anticipate the arrival of a new set of kindergarteners who … [Read more...]
Sensory Tables: One of the Best Tools For Differentiating Your Instruction. I Promise.
Before I get started, I'm going to warn you, this is gonna be a big post. I have a ton of stuff to show you, I have questions that I want to answer, and I want to give all the information I can. So grab yourself a beverage, make yourself comfortable and get ready.I recently … [Read more...]
A Differentiated Kindergarten’s Daily Schedule
By far one the most common requests I get on my kindergarten blog is for my daily schedule. This has always been a bit of a strange request for me, because no two of my days of the week are exactly the same so I can’t really imagine how it could help someone else to see it. But … [Read more...]
Gobbling Up Some Differentiated Math Stations!
I'm thankful for differentiated math stations this weeks. I LOVE math, and I love that my kinder friends love it too. My plans for this month's stations are set (It's a short month with all the holidays and such), and I thought I'd give a little glimpse at the … [Read more...]
Ghostly Sight Word Practice Differentiated Kinder Style!
It's time for some fun ghostly sight word practice that doesn't involve a pencil or paper or printing or laminating. I'm always looking for ways to get my kinders moving, but this activity has proven to be a favorite because not only can they move but . . . it's fun ( . . … [Read more...]
