Ok, I've taken the last week or so to dive in and really get a grasp of what my kinders readiness levels look like in terms of literacy and I feel like I have a plan of action. Constant and ongoing assessment will be key, but I know that I can't have my high fliers continue working on just their names and simple letter mastery when they are ready to move on to bigger and better things. I will still work with them on fluency and speed but I have to give them a little more ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Word Work Plan . . . and so it begins.
Differentiated Math Stations For The Beginning of The Year and A Couple Of Freebies!
One of my dear teacher reader friends, Sherry, recently wrote to me and asked me if I could put together an example of my math stations for the beginning of the year. I know I did a complete example of this in the spring when my students where already well acquainted with the Math Station routine and well after I had the opportunity to assess their readiness in the standards we were covering . . . but the beginning of the year is a completely different bird. One of the three guiding ... VIEW POST
The Joy of On-going Assessments In Kindergarten! And a Giveaway!
It's the one thing about teaching that most teachers will tell you they dislike the most, but I'm here to tell you, I don't mind it so much anymore. I have a new appreciation for assessing--or I should say--on-going assessments! No I haven't fallen off the side of a cliff or hit my head on a rock, but there really is value to assessments that can tell me exactly where my students are at any given time...assessments that can help me differentiate instruction . . . assessments that can help ... VIEW POST
THROW AWAY THOSE PAPER/PENCIL ASSESSMENTS. I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YOU TO TRY!
When I love something, I want all my friends to know about it, and, when possible, I want to share it. If you despise paper-pencil assessments, then you have to try this . . . In fact, I love it so much, I want you to try it for FREE! Let me explain! THE ACTIVITY Hide and Seek is one of my best weapons for infusing recognition skills with fun. It's such a simple concept and my students NEVER ever tire of it. I mean . . . there are days when I'm like, "Seriously! You want to play this ... VIEW POST
Assessing With Ease and an ESGI Giveaway!
There's this major principle of differentiating that states that all instruction should be a response to assessment. Assess-adjust-instruct! It's this unending cycle that just keeps going and going. Despite it's necessity, it is incredibly time consuming though. In the past I have had a three ring binder that I used to constantly assess and document. And then of course, I have my clipboards that I carry around with me to mark off skills as they are mastered on my Common Core ... VIEW POST
Cloning Myself and a Hear All Giveaway!
When you teach in a classroom of 26 kindergarteners, you look for any and every way possible to clone yourself somehow . . . someway. I think I found one great way that I have been able to accomplish just that.A couple of weeks ago I received a package from the wonderful people at Learning Resources. For us teachers, Learning Resources is the FAO Schwartz of teaching resources. They have center activities, manipulatives and all the GREATEST and LATEST techno gadgets to make the ... VIEW POST
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