Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas

Posted by Jacque/WA/K-1 on 4/12/05

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I just want to say...don't be afraid of repetition. You may be
tired of doing their names, but kindergartners thrive on the
repetition....that said, I am a firm believer in giving students a
great deal of input....it was a student who suggested we do an
equation of the day and now my student of the day always gets to
decide what to make an equation out of (something he/she is
wearing...like 2 barrettes plus two stripes on each shoe becomes
2+2+2=6 or some children like to count the letters in their names
and make an equation out of that. I also do a 100-chart that the
SOTD builds two numbers at a time, then once built, we use the chart
to figure out our equations by having the SOTD put his finger on the
first number and add or subtract the next numbers......it was
students who suggested we do our last names (but not until after
February)....routines and rituals are the heart of kindergarten and
make students feel comfortable....so try not to be too quick to
change things---trust them to let you know when they are ready for a
change.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 11/27/04, by Erica/bc.
• Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 12/01/04, by Lisa IL.
• Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 12/02/04, by Kori.
• Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 12/05/04, by deb.
• Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 2/09/05, by PennyT.
• Re: Student of the day-ran out of ideas, 4/12/05, by Jacque/WA/K-1.