Even though December is nearly over, I'm trying to catch up on some posts, including showing you exactly what Morning Work looked like during the month. If you'd like to learn more about how I set up and organize these morning work stations as well as all the directions and where to locate materials, please feel free to stop over and check out my earlier blog post HERE or the picture below: And yes, I am going to post on January Morning Work hopefully later this week, but until ... VIEW POST
December Morning Work In Action
December Morning Fine Motor Work Stations
So I know that December first is quickly approaching and under 'normal' circumstances, I would have switched out my November Stations this past weekend, but I still have three days of November stations left. I don't want to cut my kinders short . . . So I staged my December Stations this weekend so come Wednesday afternoon, I can quickly switch them out. Plus this way I can give you all a little preview in case you are still looking for some ideas of your own. I hope you find something you ... VIEW POST
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
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
A New Spin On Morning Work and a Freebie to Get You Organized.
Morning Work! Yuck! Seriously . . . yuck! We feel like we need to have something for our kiddos to do while they file into our room haphazardly in the morning. Most of them are on time, but many are 5, 10 or 15 minutes or more late for class. I hate starting a new lesson without all of them there, so I have been forced to have SOMETHING for them to do for those first 20 minutes or so of the day. Morning Work! Blah! While I have no opposition to a daily activity sheet now and then ... VIEW POST
