We had a great day today! To celebrate the 50th Day of school we had a sock hop, a bubble gum blowing contest, we hula hooped, went bowling in the hallway and had coke floats! This is my awesome Kindergarten Team! I am so blessed to work with so many amazing people. There are 7 teachers and 7 paras on my team. (I'm the one in the pink poodle skirt). The 50th Day of School we made a graph to show our favorite activity, had some fun with a 50's number grid, and made records for our ... continue reading...
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Back to School Ideas: Sentence Building | Literacy Center for K-1
Check out these engaging back to school ideas to teach your students about sentences and their parts. This color-coded resource is perfect for K-1 literacy centers. Sentence Building Activity Writing a complete sentence can be a tricky task in kindergarten and first grade! This build a sentence activity is a great resource to add to your literacy centers. It provides students with support in developing complete sentences, making this activity one of my essential back to school ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: Wiggles First Day at School
Teaching little ones the rules and procedures in the classroom is sometimes a tricky process. Wiggles First Day at School makes it much easier! Wiggles the dog came to school but he doesn't know the rules. Talking {barking} while the teacher is talking, not sharing and running inside are just a few of the problems that Wiggles has to work through as he learns the procedures. These are the procedures that are introduced in the book. 1: Back Pack placement 2: ... continue reading...
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: BASH BASKET 12
Oh, my word y'all I am so excited! Our Back to School Bash begins today! If you missed yesterday's post, you will definitely want to check that out {RIGHT HERE} to see all of the amazing prizes that you could win! Are you ready to get started? Read the directions below and then you'll be on your way! Happy Blog Bash Hoppin' :) Y'all I am so excited to share this product with you. The WHISPER PHONE SELECT is such an amazing tool to use for Guided Reading Groups! I was able to ... continue reading...
Interactive Reading Journal for K-2 Common Core Coming Soon and the first week of school!
I've been working hard on this bad boy and it will (fingers crossed) be uploaded tomorrow evening. It has an activity for every single Reading Common Core Standard in grades K-2. I've included them all in one resource so that you can differentiate based on the needs of your students. Travelin' back in time..... Here's the post I did last year about some of our first week of school activities. ... continue reading...
The First Week of School! Pirate sheet added per request!
Shoo-Wee! I always forget how exhausting (but fun) the first week of Kindergarten is! Here are some of the things we did the first week. Mercy! Please excuse the spelling error above (listening)... Hello?! There's a big red line to call my attention to the error but I didn't see it until I had already saved the slide. So my error will just have to live on forever! :) Free Downloads To School Emergent Reader Handprint Puzzle Poem The Rainbow Names and ... continue reading...
Back to School Unit
WHEW! I Finally finished the Back to School Unit. Click on the picture if you want to take a look. I will be back tomorrow with some freebies and answers to more of your questions. I have been so busy trying to finish this unit that I haven't had a chance to post anything. Sorry! ... continue reading...
More Back to School Fun!
You can download the survey sheet for free by clicking here. You can download my Free book, What Do Scientists Do? by clicking here. Okay, Friends... I know y'all are losing your patience with me. When are the updates to Pete the Cat going to be ready? I promise I am working on them. If they aren't ready by Wednesday I will ground myself from Sonic coke (which I must have every day) for a solid week! If that isn't motivation I don't know what is! Have a ... continue reading...
Fun Name Activities for Early Learners | Crafts and Interactive Charts!
Name activities for early learners. Students will have fun practicing their names with these math and literacy activities that are great for back to school! Name Activities Is it back to school time for you? Well... are you (at least) thinking about back to school? These fun crafts and interactive pocket chart activities are perfect to practice names and have fun doing it! They also make ADORABLE bulletin boards for the first few weeks of school! Here are a few math and literacy ... continue reading...
Oceans and Pirates and Fun, OH, MY!
Good News...... After next Wednesday I only have two more days of school left! Bad News....First, I have to survive until then. :) SERIOUSLY! What makes the last two weeks of school so tough. The kids start acting all kinds of crazy and us teachers are just plain TIRED!!! I think that this is God's way of helping us send those little ones off without it crippling us with sadness. Think about it.... we've spent 180 days with these little people. They've hugged us 1,000 times, told us they ... continue reading...
Kindergarten Lesson Plans | Instant, Yet Powerful Lesson Plans… Just Print and Teach!
Kindergarten lesson plans made easy just print and teach! Free file too! Common Core reading lesson plans and writing plans, plus math lessons too! Here are a few things I know about teachers. They want the absolute BEST for their students. They want to employ "Best Practices" in their classrooms. They. Are. Overwhelmed! Occasionally, they want to go home before 5 pm after school AND they would like to spend their weekends with their families instead of planning. Does ... continue reading...
Name Activities for Early Learners
Carol Lyons once said, “The most powerful and effective way for children to begin learning the complex process of learning about letters is by working with their own names." This quote does an incredible job of explaining how important one's name is. When meeting students for the first time, one of the first questions asked is, “What’s your name?” Teachers work so hard to remember all of the names as quickly as possible. This shows teachers care about them for who they are and enjoy getting to ... continue reading...
August Centers for Kindergarten & First Grade
Are you already thinking about what activities to use when school is back in session? I know I am! Honestly, the first few weeks can be tough since students need time to adjust to the classroom and learning environment. The activities selected need to show students how much fun their classroom is while also supporting the learning needs of all students. Thankfully, August centers for Kindergarten & First Grade will be engaging and educational! Students will be so excited to start a new ... continue reading...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities & a Freebie
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities for Back to School. Kindergarten and first-grade classroom ideas with a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom directed drawing, science, and writing! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is simply one of those books that is perfect for back to school time. See how we use this book throughout the week! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Activities: Reading Ideas I always seem to start the year off with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, I bet you do too! But just because it is the ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: Rub-a-Dub Sub
Hey Y'all! Summer is almost over so I thought I'd share one of my favorite ocean themed books before the school craze sets in. My class loves this adorable rhyming book, Rub-a-Dub Sub. A little boy goes on an undersea adventure in his submarine... and describes all of the animals he encounters using higher level vocabulary and rhyme. All is well on his underwater adventure until he meets a SHARK!!!!!! The kids made their own subs and ocean animal they ... continue reading...
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