In room 119 I differentiate a great deal and that is because I truly have five students that are learning at different levels and different ways. Yes, technology, like movie clips, fun songs all are good for all five, but when you get down to the nuts and bolts...I have to create five different center works for each.
I will normally teach a general topic each day, that will include a video or two for all students to watch. I will ask/prompt WH's questions after to review what we watched. We will read a story and review the story and go over information. I then do a small group activity with the students, it normally consists of one worksheet/project that could include cut/paste, coloring, writing/tracing.
When we break into centers, this is where I differentiate with anything from writing in highlighter and having my kinder trace over it so she can learn to write her letters, to having a student who is somewhat nonverbal who dislikes to write, say her words using stamps, coloring, pictures that match. I have created center work for my numbers driven student who is learning to read. I create stories that have numbers throughout so that it keeps his attention. Stories about video games so that my first grader will hold his attention and create the want to learn what the main idea is of a story to creating and finding catchy songs for my other kinder who cannot read but can sing anything and everything and remembers his information I am teaching if it is taught in song.
Does it take me more planning time, of course but to hear, see my students stay connected and learn and be excited about the topic means everything to me!! It keeps me striving to do more and better so that they can continue to succeed.
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