It helps to keep the noise level down while giving students the chance to support and interact with each other. You can set up a pocket chart with one number card for each morning work tub. Then you can place each student’s picture next to the assigned tub number. Each morning, student...
2 Introduce Backpack Bear Children sit in a circle on the floor near a pocket chart. Give children their name cards, and ask them to place the cards face-up on the floor in front of them. Demonstrate each step below. • Show your name card and introduce yourself: Hi, my name is [...
I use this time to snap a photo of each child that will eventually make a class list for specials teachers, substitutes as well as our class name chart and word wall. I also try to plan in an extra recess into these first few days and it is a great morning break since our mornings...
It’s important for students to know which center to go to. This is completely up to you since you know your class best. You might decide to let students to rotate freely through the centers choices, but it’s helpful to give them more structure. You can use apocket chart with a numb...
kindergarten class the days of the week. By giving the students hands-on experience with a calendar, they will soon learn to say the names of the days and place them in order by themselves. Incorporate a day-of-the-week activity into your morning routine to give the children practice and...
Kindergarten math whole group instruction should take place before releasing your students to their math game stations or their math center stations. During Kindergarten math whole group instruction, I begin each lesson in my anchor chart area. Together, we go over the EQ or “Essential Question”...
Use and explain words like "morning," "afternoon," "night," "yesterday," "today," and "tomorrow." Make a timeline showing a typical day together, with drawings of regular events and the time of day written beneath each one. Chart changes in the seasonal weather together on a calendar ...
WHAT YOU CAN DO: Make sure your child has household chores that contribute to your family's well-being. Provide a job chart and the opportunity for your child to mark when he or she has completed the jobs. Be sensitive to your child's current interests and make connections to the world...
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teaching strategies and groupings. Traditional lessons including teacher demonstrations and rote learning still have a role in math lessons. Every day in our Kindergarten class we add a new number to our hundreds chart. Through this 5 minute routine we are learning how to print our numbers, coun...