Archive for differential instruction

Helping Students Pass Tests with Flying Colors

Oh boy, this is the next to last week of school. It’s hard to get anything really “done.” Everybody’s too excited (including the teacher)!!!

I do have to finish up testing, though. I model my assessment after the Illinois Early Learning Standard, but I also test in different ways though out the year. Read more

Ahoy, There!!

This week is Pirate Week and man, are we having fun! We’re dressing up, rattling chains and even learning a lot!!

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To the Moon!!

This week we learned about outer space. First, we went to the NASA website where Elmo gave us a tour of the space shuttle and parts of the Kennedy Space Center. Elmo also interviewed an astronaut. The students loved it and learned a lot! Read more