I love that this time of year lends itself to so many different themes. Themes in kindergarten really help engage and hook your students when activities can otherwise become mundane, dull and downright boring. Spice up those themes with some colorful Astrobrights papers and you have a recipe for a Thanksgiving sight word activity your students are gonna gobble up. It's a great way for students to practice their sight words, it has the added bonus of working those fine motor muscles and, with ... VIEW POST
Astrobrights Sight Word Turkey Freebie
November Fine Motor Morning Work Stations
November Morning Work Stations coming at you. Here are some quick and dirty pictures so you have an idea of what is included in this month's stations. Remember, there are so many stations so that you have so many choices. I actually only use between 12-15 of these ideas, the others I can slip into math or literacy stations as needed. But you can pick and choose. Also, if you don't have all the materials needed for each station is is NOT A BIG DEAL. If you can't find the exact same ... VIEW POST
October Fine Motor Morning Work Stations
Since all of you were so interested in my Back To School Fine Motor Morning Work Stations, I thought I'd share what I've been up to for October. (If you'd like to see last month's post, just click HERE.) I just finished setting up my new Morning Work Stations for the month, and since my kinders still needs tons of fine motor work, all the activities within my drawers still have a fine motor emphasis of some kind. My first set of stations lasted me through September and a bit of October, but ... VIEW POST
Fine Motor Morning Work Stations In Action
As promised, I'm posting a follow-up to my earlier post, Fine Motor Morning Work Bins. In that post I gave you a peek inside my stations drawers and today, I'm letting you have a peek at what these activities actually looked like in action those first few days of school. THE STATIONS If you remember correctly from the first post, these stations are what I do first thing in the morning as my students are wandering in, making lunch choices and using the restroom. They only last for maybe ... VIEW POST
Getting Started With Fine Motor Morning Work Stations
I've told you before how much I dislike paper/pencil morning work. Blah! I mean, like anything, if it works for you, GREAT! But it has never really been an effective or engaging activity for my students. I needed something that would provide hands-on practice but give them a chance to work cooperatively. Morning Work Stations are THE BEST thing to happen to my mornings. Seriously. Students used to come in, dragging their feet and wasting time. Today, they are ... VIEW POST
Fine Motor Take Home Kits
There's just seriously not enough time in the day to get it all in . . . so what do we do with those kids that need extra fine motor practice? I'm not a huge fan of homework in kindergarten. I don't like to send things home with my kinders. I would prefer they are outside playing or spending time with their families. But really, sometimes 10 minutes of fine motor exercise at home can mean the difference in finding success in kindergarten with writing and months and months of struggle and ... VIEW POST
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