Preparing for Workstations

I have to be honest... I "trick" my students all day long.  I trick them into learning while playing with blocks.  I trick them into learning to count by singing it to tunes.  I trick them into learning sight words by reciting poems all week.  Kindergarten is a very fun place, and most of the time, the kids do not even realize they are learning!  Here are some pictures of the students learning how to use and share different manipulatives we will use in math.  Also, we practiced having quiet voices and cleaning up!  See I tricked them into thinking they were playing, but I was only preparing them for work stations!