One of the most common questions I get about differentiating invariably involves organizing and keeping materials separate for your different tiered groups. So to keep things quick and simple for this post, I wanted to tell you about some of the best tools I have found for differentiating instruction in regards to readiness. I personally like to organize my reading and math levels by color. Sometimes I have four levels, but most often, I use three. Pink is for students who are working ... VIEW POST
Nine Tools For Differentiating
#Colorizeyourclassroom with Astrobrights, A Freebie and a Giveaway from A Differentiated Kindergarten
Who wants to add color to their classroom without having to break the bank on color printer ink? Just about everyone. Well, Astrobrights Papers recently sent me a sweet packet of their new papers and a gift certificate to Office Depot, and I'm dying to show you what I did with them. When I talk to teachers about providing fun, engaging and interesting materials for their classroom, one of the biggest frustrations I hear is, ”I would love to print everything in color, but I just ... VIEW POST
Thankful for I-spy and Write the Room CVC/CCVC/CVCC Aligned & Differentiated
This activity is aligned to: RF.K.2c: Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words. RF.K.2d: Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds phonemes) in three-phoneme consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words RF.K.3a: Demonstrate basic knowledge of letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant. This I-Spy activity blends two of my most favorite activities: write the room AND I-Spy. Instead of merely ... VIEW POST
I Can Do It Myself-Segmenting Differentiated Kindergarten Style
“I can do it myself.” These are the words that every teacher dreams of hearing. How do we make centers and stations work? By providing students the tools that have them saying, “I can do it myself.” Much of the success in making centers and stations independent comes from solid management, routines and expectations. But having independent and self-correcting stations doesn’t hurt when you’re trying to keep 20+ kindersactively engaged. This week in my class we have been hitting ... VIEW POST
Sensory Tubs In Kindergarten
Sensory activities include any activity that stimulates a child’s senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore. But activities found in Sensory Tubs are also perfect for practicing essential skills. Let me show you what I mean. Where Have All The Sensory Tubs Gone? I recently conducted a poll on Facebook, specifically ... VIEW POST
A Corny Ten Frame Fun Build-Differentiated and Aligned to Common Core
This differentiated math activity will appeal to your kinesthetic, spatial and naturalist learners (if you decide to use real acorns) as they build numbers on a tens frame with natural materials such as acorns, rocks, pumpkin seeds or what ever you can find outside in your backyard. It addresses Common Core State Standards: CC.K.2: Can count on from a given number. CC.K.5: Given a number from 1-20, count out that many objects. It is tiered to meet the readiness levels of early learners ... VIEW POST
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