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RAINBOW FEVER

February 27, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 8 Comments

This week I came to the realization that I am done with winter. I'm tired of cold, snow, wind, ice, sleet, and gray skies.  So I began a personal crusade in my classroom to get rid of every wintery image. Snowflakes, snowmen, blue decor, everything - GONE. My new mantra has … [Read more...]

Art, Math crafts, Decorations, math, Rainbows, skip counting, Spring, stained glass, window decoration

A Fabulous 100th Day of School

February 9, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 15 Comments

My class celebrated the 100th Day of School this week and it was a blast! The highlight of our celebration featured the fashions of 100 objects. That's right... all students in the class created a special t-shirt for the occasion and proudly wore 100 objects on their shirt. … [Read more...]

Celebrations, Holiday, Math 100th Day, Celebrations, Holiday, Kindergarten, popular

A Hat for the 100th Day

January 12, 2013 Maria Manore Gavin 23 Comments

Our 100th Day of School is a little over 3 weeks away and the celebration plans are well underway. I am SO excited to have my kinders make my (newly revised) 100th Day of School Hat! I love this project because it is cute, makes a bold statement, and helps students to gain a real … [Read more...]

Holiday, Math, Uncategorized 100th Day, Celebrations, crafts, Hat

Hands-On Measurement FREEBIE for Kindergarten

May 16, 2012 Maria Manore Gavin 13 Comments

My kinders are learning about measurement this week. Today we were working on the Common Core standard K.MD.2 to describe and compare measurable attributes. If you're a follower of the blog, you'll know that I LOVE hands-on learning, but I also need to CHECK my students work to … [Read more...]

Math Common Core, comparing length, FREEBIE, Kindergarten, math, measurement, Teachers Pay Teachers

Solid Figures: Manipulatives, Worksheets and a FREEBIE!

May 12, 2012 Maria Manore Gavin 17 Comments

My students have been learning about solid figures and using some really great resources in the classroom. We began the unit of study by creating a chart of the six basic solid figures (cone, sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder, and rectangular prism.) We discussed the shapes we see … [Read more...]

Math FREEBIE, geometry, Kindergarten, math, solid figures

Subtracting to Decompose Numbers – Still Interacting with the Common Core!

April 8, 2012 Maria Manore Gavin 4 Comments

Wow! I am thrilled to received such a positive response from my Decomposing Numbers Addition Activity Sheets. A number of people requested subtraction pages as well. You want it, you got it! Decomposition by Subtraction! Did you miss the addition post? You should check it … [Read more...]

Math Common Core, Kindergarten, math, Teachers Pay Teachers

Getting Interactive with the Common Core: Decomposing Numbers

March 23, 2012 Maria Manore Gavin 23 Comments

I am always looking for fun, simple, interactive ways to do math with my kinders. I especially like activities that they can become independent at, but produce something so parents can see what we've been working and I can evaluate student progress. And, like my students, I am … [Read more...]

Math Common Core, Kindergarten, math, Teachers Pay Teachers

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I'm Maria Gavin - a kindergarten teacher, curriculum developer, educational blogger and founder of Kinder Craze.

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