Some people put their holiday decorations up the day after Halloween. I don't judge. I get it, it's a magical time of the year. So I'm hoping you won't judge me when I tell you that I have every intention of starting December Morning Work Stations a week before December actually graces us with its presence. I just CAN NOT possible wait. I know my students are going to FREAK out with excitement. Morning Work for December is HERE!!! And with 36 activities from which to choose, I'm going to ... VIEW POST
Morning Work Centers for December
Ring In The Year With January Morning Work Stations
This month has literally been a whirlwind . . . presenting in two different states, teaching full-time, holiday parties, kids concerts, a quick trip to Boston from Michigan to visit doctors at the Children's Hospital (I may or may not be sitting in a hotel room in Bean Town as I write this . . .) and a myriad of holiday parties . . . it is a wonder I ever got these stations done before the New Year, but I did! And, hopefully, you'll have plenty of time to relax, enjoy the holidays and do a ... VIEW POST
Tumbling Blocks For Differentiating
When you're planning station activities, whether its Math or ELA focused, keeping it simple can be the difference between your students finding success (and you keeping your sanity) and absolute chaos. Tumbling Blocks (or Jenga if you prefer) is a simple game that offers so much diversity and engagement for your students, that you just HAVE to add it to your station activities. And here's the best part . . . They are super inexpensive and SO incredibly simple to differentiate! Plus your ... VIEW POST
You’re gonna love her! I promise!
One of the best things about being a teacher blogger is the opportunity to meet and collaborate with teachers all over the country and really the world. Today I get to introduce you to one of my favorite blogging teacher buddies, Kaci, from Mrs. Hoffer's Spot. She's smart, she's funny and she's a great source for fun and interesting kindergarten ideas. And here's a little secret . . . she differentiates like a champ! (You know I love that.) I promise, you'll love. Hello ... VIEW POST
You’ll Love This Assessment Freebie
You can love assessing and so can your students. I promise! Not only am I going to tell you how, but I have some freebies and amazing offers that are going to make it oh so easy for you to get started. Plus . . . you could win big . . . I mean like REALLY BIG. One of the staple activities in many of my morning work sets is what I call Link and Learn activities. You know those plastic links that you have lying around your math cupboard. Those links that you aren't quite sure how to use ... VIEW POST
Editable Color By Sight Word Mystery Pictures and a FREEBIE
It never fails to amaze me just how much my kinders LOVE to color. The simple question, "can we color this when we're done?' It always warms my heart, because it tells me, no matter how hard we work at reading and writing and math or no matter how much they enjoy all things techie, they haven't lost the love of simply coloring. Of course, it's hard to fit coloring into a busy kindergarten day filled with standards and expectations to be met, so one way I balance it, is by offering coloring ... VIEW POST