Measuring With Fido

   Hi my blogging buddies!  This is Fido!  Isn't he adorable?  This year he is going to help my kinders with measuring.   Usually I don't start measuring until the end of the year, but this year I want to start earlier.  I am going to make this into a 6 page book... laminate, then bind on the side.  I like for my kinders to keep all their stuff together, so making it into a book may help to keep them more organized.  However, you can use it for what works best for you and your students.   The last page is a recording sheet.... sorry it's in color, but just set your printer to print in gray scale.  I will modify the recording sheet later for differentiation. I think you can use many different objects to measure .... I think I'm going to use pennies.  
Please let me know if you find any mistakes.  I cut my finger today and have a butterfly bandage on it.... makes it hard to type. Don't you hate finger cuts?  If you download to use, please leave me a comment and think about following me if you haven't already!  I heart comments!  Click on Fido to download!  Happy measuring!

Math Work Stations

I have been reading ok stalking :) other blogs about Debbie Diller's book, Math Work Stations.   Then, I knew by reading this book it would help me make changes I needed to make math more meaningful for my students.  For years I taught math as a small group while my teacher assistant took the other group.  I taught the skill and then the children practiced that skill mostly through games.  Then I assessed and went on to the next skill....  After reading the book,  I  decided work stations are the way to go to meet the needs of the children that I teach.  I teach at a Chapter I school and I love it!  ---- Can Do Kinders! 

Now enough already with the "confession".... let's do something about it!  I have been working on ideas to use with my kinders during math stations.  I have made a cute game with the instructions.   It may be better if used later on in the year but it is a start.  I have other games up my sleeve to make. Summer vacation is almost over! If you have any ideas you would like to see, please comment and let me know. 
You can click here and here for the game,  Clear the Deck!  
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