As I'm traveling and presenting this is a question I get A LOT! What are the Other Kids Doing while I teach small groups? So I thought I'd spend a week or two going through some of the things that my kids are doing while I teach small groups. Let's start with the basics. As I'm teaching small groups my kids are working at centers. This is my center rotation board. It helps me manage where my students are working each day. The first row of pirates shows the name of my groups. I ... continue reading...
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Classroom Must Haves Monday!
Do you have certain items that you use in your classroom that you absolutely LOVE? I would love to hear about them! These are a few of my favorite things, my classroom must haves! First Classroom must haves is Heidi Songs- Oh, my word! I can't say enough about these songs. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! I started using them about 5 years ago and I immediately noticed a HUGE increase in my student's ability to read and spell the sight words. Next classroom must haves is Zune! I LOVE my ... continue reading...
Farm and Apple Fun!
My husband would say that he's glad there's only one of me. But, I can't tell you how great it would be if I could clone myself during the first 9 weeks of school. I am sure you guys feel the same way! Once the first 9 weeks are over and the kids know all of the routines it is smooth sailing. I can't wait for the day that I don't hear little voices calling out, "Mrs. Jump" 100 times. I told my little sweeties that I was going to change my name and one of them said in a worried voice, "But ... continue reading...
Organization Station!
I've had a lot of requests for my bin labels so here they are. You can click on the pictures to download them. The ones pictured above are for my smaller math storage bins and containers there are about three pages of them. I cut them out and laminate them on my Scotch Laminator (another one of my favorite things that I forgot to mention in my post). Wal-mart sells them for about $25 and then I buy the thick laminating sheets from Sams really cheap. Sams is about half the price of ... continue reading...
Thanksgiving Fun!
Thanksgiving classroom activities for kindergarten and first grade with free files. Turkey in Disguise activity, pilgrims, and other crafts to make Thanksgiving the best EVER! Do you ever have one of those weeks where you feel like you haven't accomplished a lot? Well.. this has been one of those weeks for me! Here are some of the things we've done so far. Thanksgiving classroom activities: Read Aloud We read, If I Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. Then we used this book to work ... continue reading...
Activities for Thanksgiving (Free File)
Kindergarten Activities for Thanksgiving FREE files are included in this blog post. This is going to be a LONG post because November is one of my favorite months so I have lots of things to share. Pilgrims and Thanksgiving I just love how these adorable Pilgrims turned out! Each one is unique just like the child who created it. :) They are big... but I'm from Texas y'all! For the writing, they wrote about what they would take with them if they sailed on the ... continue reading...
Writers Workshop Helper (Free File)
This writers workshop helper-free file is just for you and it is perfect for kindergarten and first-grade! Let's take a closer look inside! Writers Workshop Helper On the cover, we have a few reminders! We have tips on how to spell words. There is an editing checklist. You will also find a student-sized anchor chart that helps students when they think they are done. Inside there is a sound chart for digraphs and blends. There is a place for a student ... continue reading...
New Year Photo Booth Prop Freebie
Wow! I can't believe that 2013 is almost over. The older I get the faster time flies! The only time when time seems to crawl by is the last week before a break. Can I get an Amen? 2013 was a great year for me and we had a lot of great family events happen. My daughter, Taylor got married in September. I love the look on my son in law Nick's face when he saw her coming down the aisle. He had everyone crying. My daughter, Britni found out that they would be ... continue reading...
How to Catch a Turkey! Procedural Writing
I love doing procedural writing with Kinders. They always have the cutest ideas for How to do things. We made a turkey and wrote about how to catch him. The example above says, First, you get a net. Next, hide in the bushes. Then, you catch him. To make the turkeys use Crayola Markers to color a coffee filter. Then use an eyedropper to drop a few drops of water on it to make the colors run together. Glue the turkey body on top of the coffee filter and then use scrap ... continue reading...
Busy Bunnies Directed Drawing and Writing FREEBIE
Spring Directed Drawings free file with a writing activity. These are perfect for Easter! Your kindergarten and 1st-grade students will love this! Shoo!!! Please forgive me for not blogging in a while. I know that I'm supposed to be smack dab in the middle of a book study but my life has been CUH-RAZY the last few weeks. I promise to catch up on all of the chapters that I've missed soon! (pinkie promise!) As a peace offering, I made a quick Directed Drawing/Writing activity and I ... continue reading...
Guiding Readers Units: Planning Made EASY!
We are so excited about the feedback that we are getting about these units. We designed them around the same type of format as our Math Units and Writing Units and many teachers have told us that we've cut their planning time WAY down, that their kids are really mastering the standards and developing a love for reading and writing and we are beyond thrilled! That's what it's all about. We developed our Guiding Readers Units, Math Units and Writing Units with these goals in mind: We want to ... continue reading...
How to Teach a Slug to Read: Book Talk Tuesday
In this adorable book, How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson, a little boy explains to Mama Slug how to teach her Little Slug to read. Here are a few of his reading rules: 1. Attach labels to Little Slug's favorite things. 2. Read out loud to him. 3. Point out words that repeat. 4. Sound out words. 5. Make a vocabulary list. 6. Be Patient! How to Teach a Slug to Read puts the task of learning how to read into concrete steps. How to ... continue reading...
How to make a Rekenrek
Last week at my conference I shared the rekenrek my husband made me and I promised to post directions. I gave the ones he made me away as door prizes and I forgot to take a picture. Thankfully someone else took a picture at the conference. There are many different versions of rekenreks that you can make. My friend, Kim Adsit has this version that I really like but I wanted something a little taller with wider legs, so I had my husband change things up a little bit. How to make a Rekenrek? ... continue reading...
Pumpkin Read Alouds: Book Talk Tuesday
From Seed to Pumpkin Pumpkins can be baked in a pie, carved into jack-o'-lanterns, and roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? With clear text and detailed, colorful illustrations, this book explains what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow! This book also includes delicious pumpkin recipes and easy experiments to do with pumpkin seeds. How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Here is an adorable picture book for curious kids, which ... continue reading...
Writer’s Workshop: Writing Through the Year FREEBIE
Sometimes it can be a challenge to organize your curriculum in a way that is easy to use. Deedee Wills and I have been working on reorganizing and updating our writing workshop units. I prefer to keep my units in these 2" binders. You can find the spine labels at the end of this post. I will walk you through a unit to show you how it's organized. Each unit starts with a unit overview. You can also easily see the standards that are addressed in the unit. A writing continuum ... continue reading...
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