Before I start this chapter review, I need to preface it with the fact that Daily 5 has been successful in my classroom mainly because I have been able to adapt it to my kindergarten students and their needs and behaviors. You can’t be afraid to do the same. Just because something doesn’t work, don’t ditch the whole philosophy! It's just like what we know about differentiated instruction . . . Assess, instruction, adjust! Each year that you do it, you will find ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 2nd Edition Chapters 5 and 6 or “Make it your own and make it work!
Stress-Free Valentine’s Day Activities
After posting about my Stress-free Halloween Fun Stations, I had a bunch of requests for similar posts for other holidays . . . including Valentine's Day. I know a bunch of teacher friends dislike these days and planning a 'party' is beyond stressful with everything else we do, so I make my parties as simple as possible by filling time with simple, stress-free fun stations. I know that there are many teachers that have the benefit of a 'class parent' to plan these things, but I don't. So these ... VIEW POST
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Games
St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner which means it's time to utilize some tried and true classroom games to keep learning fun and engaging throughout the holiday. Games are a huge motivator for students. In my own classroom, when there is a game available to play, I know my students are ALL IN. Plus, when students play games, their cognition and memory increase. These St. Patrick's Day Classroom Games for Kindergarten are an excellent way to help students practice ELA and math skills. ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Kindergarten’s 100 Days Smarter and It’s Time to Start Thinking Green!
There are days when I thought we weren’t going to make it, but we finally did! We are now a 100 Days Smarter for the 2013-2014 school year. Despite many snow days which delayed it from happening (only 8 for my district so far), 100s Day has come and gone. As I like to tell my boys, we are now officially on the slippery downhill slope of the school year. Yippeee! But really, who doesn't love 100s day? All the celebrating and super charged fun are just more reasons to love kindergarten. ... VIEW POST
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 First Day of School Fairy will be making her annual visit. It's been happening since my oldest went off to his first day of Pre-K. That was 7 years ago! Since then, little brothers have grown up and been given ... VIEW POST
The Reality of The First Day of Math Stations
I'm following up as promised. Last week I gave you some detailed steps on how to set up and organize your stations with my post, Setting Up Math Stations For A Successful Year. This week I wanted to let you know how I introduce them and what the reality of first day math stations actually looked like in my classroom. MAKING THE INTRODUCTION This is probably the question I get most often from teachers. How in the world do you introduce math stations? What's the secret? I can't really ... VIEW POST
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