I often wonder if I'm the only kindergarten classroom left that still has a housekeeping/dramatic play center AND a sand table. The Early Childhood teacher in me just knows that my students still need that sense of play and fun. So, of course, I spent the better part of yesterday dying rice in prepartion for a favorite game of 'Searching for Leprechaun's Gold.'First of all, I assume you all know how to dye rice and macaroni but in case you don't, let me just tell you, it IS the ... VIEW POST
What’s in your sand table and . . .A FREEBIE!
Lucky CVC/CVCC/CCVC Freebie
Everyone's a little Irish around St. Patrick's Day. So everyone should share in the luck o' the Irish. Here's a lucky freebie for you. My little kinder leprechauns LOVE to write the room. I'm not sure whether it's the walking around, the writing or the process of seeking for these little shamrocks. In anycase, it's a favorite activity in my classroom.Of course, I've tiered it for all of you. The first recording sheet is for Shamrock's 1-8 which cover CVC ... VIEW POST
How to make a floor sized number line and a freebie!!!
When we teachers think of differentiating, quite often we automatically think of tiering by readiness. My own struggles with differentiating are always remembering that we differentiate in response to a learners mutliple intelligence and interests as well. In kindergarten, that usually means lots kinesthetic activities. A floor sized number line has been one of my best tools for meeting the needs of students who need to MOVE. I use it for playing number squeeze (I'm not ... VIEW POST
