How to Make Differentiation in Small Groups Easier

Small group time is an important part of the day in Kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. To help make sure students’ time is being used effectively, it’s important to differentiate for the needs of all your students.
In this video, I’ll give you a recommendation on how to simplify planning for small groups while also increasing differentiation!
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[@learningattheprimarypond]

I’m curious how long your currently spend prepping for small group time? Let me know in the comments!

[@Kyubey12345]

What do you recommend to use for differentiation for phonological awareness for 3K? Our school wants them to start learning how to identify the letters in their name/prewriting. For example, writing their name on their artwork, labeling their photos with the first letter (ex:H for hair in their head). My school so far says they can trace sand letters to practice. We are also starting Heggerty next year to prepare them for phonics once they are in Kindergarten. Thanks!

[@learningattheprimarypond]

Hey there! This blog here outlines some phonological awareness components - learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/fun-hands-on-phonological-awareness-activities/ I'd say rhyming for sure is a good place to start with 3K and then you could go from there!

[@m.a.7308]

But the below achiever group needs help, and we have other groups who would ever keep quiet and keep calling the teacher significant 🤫 when a teacher has 18 children in one class with different levels and in groups, here is the tricky part. Some never read independently. How can a teacher manage to control all of them and complete this task on time

[@learningattheprimarypond]

Yes it's definitely a balance and can take weeks (sometimes months!) to work your way up to running small groups efficiently. I encourage you to stay with it! Let me know if you need some more help thinking through a plan.

[@Kingz439]

Can you teach people how to actually read cause I can't do that and all the videos are telling parents How do To teach kids how to read But I want to know how to actually read

[@user-jo9in3hc5i]

my bad i thought u meant calculus