"The sun would not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in our class on that cold wet wet day . . ." Or not! I feel your pain Dr. S, and that's why we were hopping flowers and puddles down the kindergarten hall today. If you teach kindergarten, you know that a rainy day and inside recess can mean a slow painful day where little bodies need to move. Mine certainly did today, so we headed to the hall. This is by far the cheapest, easiest and fastest nonsense word you can ... VIEW POST
Nonsense Word Play for a Rainy Day
Get ’em Moving With Nonsense Word Fluency Fun From A Differentiated Kindergarten
One of the primary components of differentiated instruction is the need for constant and continual progress monitoring and assessment. Without knowing where our students are 'at,' we can not possible know how to instruction them. It's a cycle. But let's face it, progress monitoring and assessing can be so B-O-R-I-N-G especially for 5 and 6 year olds. So my job is to make it fun. When it comes to nonsense word fluency, here's how I do it. My classroom is boy heavy (I think it's ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Kindergarten Nonsense Word Fun and Freebies!
It’s our business to make things fun, exciting, different and engaging. Let's face it, that’s what kindergarten teachers do! That’s how we hook ‘em(this would be the 'differentiating in response to interest' part) and keep them wanting more. There's nothing to be ashamed of for your wanting to make things engaging and fun. I know I am seriously guilty of it and proud. So when it’s time to do nonsense word fluency practice, I am always looking for a little ‘carrot’ to dangle in front of their ... VIEW POST
Differentiated Polar Nonsense Word Work
Differentiating doesn’t always mean tiering. . . Remember that we differentiate in response to learning profiles, interest AND readiness. But once in a while, when the planets all align, you can differentiate in response to all three. I’m going to show you an example. Over the last couple of days and over the next week, my class will be focusing on polar animals. We’ll do experiments, write and even do a couple of crafts that focus on the study of both the Arctic and Antarctic. ... VIEW POST
