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Kindergarten Teaching Ideas - Add Yours {5-16}

2013-05-16T18:00:00.000-04:00

It’s that time again! It’s Show n' Tell - Teacher Style where you get to show off your creative kindergarten self! Link up your blog post with a classroom project like something you made, a lesson you taught, a new idea, or fun tip. {anything goes - as long as its for K} Here are my favorites who linked up from last week. From one kindergarten teacher to another, I know you're...

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Top 3 Kindergarten Teaching Ideas this Week {5-15}

2013-05-15T17:09:00.000-04:00

Its that time again – I’m featuring my favorite kinder teaching ideas to use this week from last Thursday’s linky party. I hope you find something fantastic that you’d like to try doing or try teaching. These are just the top 3 teaching ideas that I had time to highlight, so a huge thank you for those who took the time to link up their fabulous teaching ideas! 4....

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studying butterflies for kids

2013-05-14T09:00:00.000-04:00

Studying butterflies for kids is one of the highlights in my school year. Some years we get really in depth and others, we take a more relaxed approach. No matter how we hit it, it is always a worthwhile set of lesson plans that captivates, motivates and inspires awe. Here are my tips on ordering butterflies for kids {especially a kindergarten class} and setting up the experience to go...

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free downloadable gift to subscribers

2013-05-10T07:00:00.000-04:00

I greatly appreciate your loyalty and readership {wahoo!} so to thank you, I’ve put together a little gift to say thanks! Be sure to check out the bottom of your next email to grab your thank you gift. Everyone should get a gift for being a new friend, right? Enjoy your free download! I’m so delighted you decided to join in on reading the latest from little ol' me here on...

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Kindergarten Teaching Ideas - Add Yours {5-9}

2013-05-09T18:00:00.000-04:00

Top 5 Kindergarten Teaching Ideas this Week {5-7}

2013-05-07T07:00:00.000-04:00

Its that time again – I’m featuring my favorite kinder teaching ideas to use this week from last Thursday’s linky party. I hope you find something fantastic that you’d like to try doing or try teaching. These are just the top 5 teaching ideas that I had time to highlight, so a huge thank you for those who took the time to link up their fabulous teaching...

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composing and decomposing numbers series wrap up

2013-05-03T07:00:00.000-04:00

Building kinders with great number sense has really helped us grow in all areas of math this year. Recently, I wrote a 3 part series to illustrate some of how we've worked on it especially in relationship to composing and decomposing numbers using groups of tens and ones. This is the wrap up for those three posts so you've got them all in one go-to location. decomposing numbers -...

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Kindergarten Teaching Ideas - Add Yours {5-2}

2013-05-02T15:00:00.000-04:00

Highlighted Kindergarten Teaching Ideas

2013-04-30T07:00:00.000-04:00

Were you highlighted on KindergartenWorks? Show off your blogging prowess by adding this button to your blog or post. And way to go, fantasticly creative kinder teacher! Thanks for inspiring teachers with your creativity. Feel free to grab my "I've been Highlighted" button since your tips and ideas were definitely worth the shout out. <div align="center"><a...

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Alphabet Identification - 6 Guided Reading Skill Group Materials {Free Printables}

2013-04-27T15:17:00.000-04:00

We teach so many different skills to develop young readers. Here is my list of my top teaching printables and favorite free resources used this year in my guided reading groups. These have helped me focus on specific skills to teach how to read and meet student needs. I use these materials with small groups of students (4-6) who are demonstrating a similar reading level and generally similar...

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Kindergarten Teaching Ideas - Add Yours {4-25}

2013-04-25T19:00:00.000-04:00

It’s finally here! It’s Show n' Tell - Teacher Style where you get to show off your creative kindergarten self! Link up your blog post with a classroom project like something you made, a lesson you taught, a new idea, or fun tip. {anything goes - as long as its for K} Starting this week I'll be sharing favorites. I also know that you've got some great things up your sleeves, so I can't...

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free measuring booklet and rulers for Kindergarten - K.MD.1, K.MD.2

2013-04-22T02:41:00.000-04:00

When I am teaching a skill that doesn't need to be differentiated {really} and that lends itself to exploration I try to accomplish covering it whole group. Most of my math instruction is done in small groups, but today I'd like to share how I teach measurement to my kindergarten class. When I teach measurement, I do a little bit every day and I use a booklet to give us practical application...

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4 free fonts for teachers

2013-04-16T07:00:00.000-04:00

Free fonts for teachers are cropping up everywhere. I've made four free teacher fonts in addition to the previous 3 that I use in math and for handwriting. These fonts were created for fun and have simple terms of use. Free teacher fonts are perfect for making headings, titles and call attention to sections. The first is called Bumpy Saw Teacher Font. This font has scalloped sides...

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2013-2014 printable calendar for teacher planning

2013-04-12T16:53:00.003-04:00

How to lesson plan starts with having the big picture. I use this printable calendar as my starting place every year when I want to sketch out my year. It may be obvious {or maybe not} but you've got to know where you want to go in order to find out how you want to get there. This is my number one tip for teacher planning. My calendar template is simple. Since I use a binder to hold my lesson...

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why does 50+7=57? working with accelerated kindergartners

2013-04-06T08:00:00.000-04:00

Working on decomposing and composing numbers into their groups of tens and ones is a key standard in kindergarten. Kinders are expected in Common Core standard K.NBT to work within numbers 11-19, but what about students who are ready for an accelerated pace? Here's a glimpse into a portion of a guided math lesson from our classroom to yours. We are focusing on moving into expressing this...

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tips for working on decomposing and composing numbers in kindergarten - Part 2

2013-03-30T21:21:00.000-04:00

Decomposing (breaking down) and composing (making) numbers is a multiple part Common Core standard that we work on in Kindergarten. I started out my own exploration with this concept when I shared "why does 10+6=16?," and today I want to give you my tips on ways to work on it during your normal class day. Why is this standard important? Read the last post in this series, Decomposing and Composing...

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Decomposing Numbers - Part 1

2013-03-23T21:19:00.000-04:00

Decomposing numbers means to break down numbers into their sub-parts. Common Core standards has kindergarten students decomposing numbers in two ways. The first is to decompose numbers into their tens and ones (focus on numbers 11-19) and the second is to show how any number 1-10 can be created using a variety of addends. I want to focus with you on the NBT.1 Common Core standard which...

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how to make teacher planning work for you

2013-03-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

Planning is a necessity of being a teacher. Here are some of my teacher organization ideas on how to make planning simplified and share my lesson plan templates. I once took a personality test that revealed that I have a knack for appreciating organization and for being in charge. On any given day I prefer to be in charge before I prefer to be organized - but if I can be both then I am sitting...

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introducing teach junkie - my alter ego

2013-03-09T07:00:00.000-05:00

Readers, allow me to introduce my alter ego. I am taking a leap to broaden what I do in the teaching sphere online and have created a site where we can all work together to put ideas in one place. I am a Teach Junkie. Introducing Teach Junkie TeachJunkie.com is a place for anyone to share their ideas, whether they have a blog or not, with the rest of the teaching world. Since the soft...

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free downloadable gift to facebook fans

2013-03-03T07:00:00.000-05:00

I greatly appreciate your friendship and conversation on facebook. So to thank you, I’ve put together a little gift to say just that - thanks! Be sure to head over to our facebook page to click like and grab your thank you gift. Everyone should get a gift for being a new friend, right? I’m so delighted you decided to join in on the conversation. If you have any...

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kindergarten word work manipulative ideas

2013-03-01T07:00:00.000-05:00

Accomplish kindergarten word work Common Core standards with manipulative learning. Playdough, magnets, and dry erase markers give kindergarten students the repeated practice they need to get proficient at segmenting, blending and substituting sounds at any position in a cvc word. Word work won't feel boring when you use manipulatives, it'll feel more like play. I do the majority of word work...

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KindergartenWorks' Button

2013-02-24T14:11:00.001-05:00

KindergartenWorks is the place where I can share {and think} out loud. I'm really good at coming up with solutions for things if I have enough time to think and talk out loud about it. Here is the place I share what I do in my classroom, what I've tried that works great and sometimes what doesn't work well at all. I'm the kind of gal that wants you to think the best of me, so that's what I...

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Kindergarten Common Core Reading and Math: Data Tracking and Assessments

2013-02-23T18:34:00.000-05:00

Kindergarten Common Core Assessments can be made more simple for the teacher and administrator. Tracking data and showing evidence of growth is something we are all being asked to do and tying it into what we assess for report cards using Common Core standards only makes sense! If you're using the Common Core standards and need an assessment tool and make tracking your students' progress all...

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guided math - before and after

2013-02-17T22:35:00.000-05:00

Creating a guided math schedule that works for you and your daily schedule is important! If you're willing to meet groups of students where they are and give them practice that helps them progress - you're gonna love it. Why? The intrinsic reward as a teacher seeing students succeed is tremendous. How can someone start? Here are my top tips and ideas on how to put it into practice... as soon...

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math journals - meet the Common Core

2013-02-08T22:49:00.002-05:00

Using math journals gives students opportunities to write about their thinking. We started our journey last year with the adoption of the Common Core Standards and implemented math journaling as a way for students to work through multi-step math work independently (or attempt to anyhow) and for them to explore expressing their thinking in written form using pictures, numbers and sometimes words....

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