You’ve started Read To Self. You’re setting your foundation lessons and your kiddos are building stamina. So now what? We may build our read to self-stamina by practicing a couple of times a day, but since that only takes a small portion of our ELA block, in my kindergarten class, we are practicing and building a foundation in the other Daily 5 components during the rest of the time until our reading stamina goal is met. The first two weeks might look a bit like the ... VIEW POST
Daily 5-2nd Edition Chapter 7: Houston We Have Lift Off . . .and a FREEBIE
The Reality of Daily 5 Day One In Kindergarten!
The good the bad and the ugly. That should really be the title of this blog all about the reality of starting Daily 5 in kindergarten, because let's face it, you have to be able to roll with the punches, duck and weave and basically multitask like a madman these first couple of days right? THE PLAN If you caught my last post, it was all about my plan and set up for Daily 5's first days. If you missed it, you might want to check it out first HERE. In any case, the plan and activities are ... VIEW POST
Daily 5 Chapter Two- Reflection and Some Freebies
So I hope you had a chance to head over to Kindergarten Smiles and Live, Love, Laugh Everyday in Kindergarten to get some questions to help you through this week's chapter. I know it was certainly helpful for me. Before I start with Chapter Two, I had several people contact me about a couple of pictures from my Chapter 1 reflection. Specifically, the pictures of the 'book hospital, lost and found and extra items' labels use in regards to 'where are supplies stored.'Since ... VIEW POST
Peek at My Week and Plans . . . Daily 5 Here We Go!
Well, I made it through the first week of school. In one piece and with my wits still about me. I call that a 'win.' I'm trying to get myself in some kind of routine to post my plans for all of you. Slowly but surely, I'm making my first attempt of the year. It's a bit tough when your class is still in the 'learning procedures and routines' stage and when you start school about three weeks later than everyone, but for what it's worth, here is a peak at my up-coming week. I'm linking up ... VIEW POST
Getting them from HERE to THERE…Starting Your Literacy/Daily 5 Stations in Kindergarten
As teachers embarking on the beginning of the school year, we have these visions of how our literacy stations will 'go.' In our mind, we see our students working on meaningful tasks at their level and engaged for the duration of their station time throughout the classroom while we work with a small group of students on particular skills or tasks they need in order to be successful readers. It's good to have these visions of where we want our class to be. . . eventually. But the real question ... VIEW POST
Kindergarten Daily Schedule
I often get emails asking about my kindergarten daily schedule. For the longest time, I couldn't imagine how it would be helpful to other teachers. However, I recently asked my Facebook followers about their own schedules and realized just how crucial it is for teachers, especially those new to teaching kindergarten or transitioning to a full-day schedule. The responses I received were so varied, it really hit home how useful it might be to share my own example of a typical kindergarten daily ... VIEW POST
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