How are you feeling about the fall? Personally, I want my students to be safe so I am all for anything I will need to do to make that happen. However, that doesn't mean I'm happy about social distancing or the amount of work it will take to make it happen. So I've been trying to concentrate on how I can make social distance learning-friendly resources that will still keep learning hands-on and still work those fine motor muscles that have been neglected during the Covid-19 quarantine season. ... VIEW POST
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Learning With Cars
Engaging students in learning is a can be a daunting task. Knowing what to teach is only half the battle. The real work comes with keeping the learning fun and helping students to WANT to learn. Sometimes the difference between doing the work and not doing it is simply in the materials you use. Tapping into your students' interests can help. A great example of this is when you can incorporate learning with cars. What was once only a toy, has become a learning tool that is used every day in ... VIEW POST
How flexible are you . . .
How Flexible Are You . . .Flexible groupings are probably one of the easiest ways to begin intiating differentiated instructional strategies in a classroom. The question is, what does it look like, how do you organize it and how does it work. I don't think it looks the same in any two classrooms. As with anything, it has to work for you.In my class, there are pocket charts (I love, love, love those little $1.00 Target pocket charts), laminated magnetic cards ... VIEW POST
8 Tips To Help Support a Kinesthetic Classroom
8 Tips to Help Support a Kinesthetic Classroom? Don't be mistaken! This is not a 'flexible seating' post. Flexible seating is part of the puzzle piece, but throwing a bunch of wobble seats and bean bags in a classroom, does not solve the problem by itself. What's the problem? The problem is that children are wired to move and even with the best intentions and understanding of that fact, I really had to work very hard to physically get my classroom ready for that. I think I have a 'kids need ... VIEW POST
Learning Resources Constructing Words Giveaway!
There is nothing better than finding a product that gets your students engaged and excited for learning. Learning Resources helps you put a little fun in your word work centers with their new Word Construction. My kinder friends loved this nuts and bolts approach to making new words. The kit comes with 6 plastic bolts for building words and 30 printed nuts. The nuts have several letters printed on them (Green nuts have vowels!) so that they can make more and more words ... VIEW POST
Dive Into Shapes Giveaway from Differentiated Kindergarten and Learning Resources
Hands on! That says it all for me. I’m constantly looking for new and engaging ways to interest my students and get their ‘hands on’ items that will help them learn. So when the folks at Learning Resources sent me their new Dive into Shapes, I knew my students were going to go crazy over it. My little guys can never seem to get enough fine motor work, and if I can couple fine motor and working with shapes then I'm one happy teacher. Plus, look at all those bright fun colors. I ... VIEW POST
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