rgsda kindergarten

Summer is almost over.  I had a nice time visiting family and friends in different parts of the USA. Now it's time to think about kindergarten for another year. It's nice to see students from previous years dropping by the school and I'm excited to meet my new students too. 
I was a little apprehensive about teaching music since we didn't fill that position this year because of budget cuts. We did a lot of singing to learn curriculum material and sign songs. But I didn't have to worry about meeting music curriculum standards. Now I do.
So I went to Lakeshore Learning (love that store!) and found a curriculum that integrates music with literacy. It meets all of the national standards for music and literacy. Another way to make a literacy connection for the children!  Now I know that I can do this.
I'm also integrating some principles of differentiating instruction from a class that I took last spring.  The goal is to have every child learning the kindergarten material in their style and pace.
The field trips are getting planned. The new materials are arriving. I'm looking forward another great year with the sweetest kids and the best coworkers in the world.