62 Kindergarten Websites That Tie into Classroom Lessons These are my 62 favorite kindergarten websites. I sprinkle them in throughout the year, adding several each week to the class internet start page, deleting others. I make sure I have 3-4 Photo credit: Chud Tsankov each week that integrate with classroom lesson plans, 3-4 that deal with technology skills and a few that simply excite students about tech. Here’s the list: Do you have any to add? To sign up for Weekend Websites delivered to your email, click Weekend Websites here and leave your email. Follow me Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-fifth grade and author of two technology training books for middle school. Jacqui Murray is the editor of a technology curriculum for K-fifth grade and creator of two technology training books for middle school. Like this: Like Loading...
Kindergarten Crayons edWeb: A professional online community for educators KINDERWORLD Yammer Yammer is a freemium enterprise social networking service used for private communication within organizations. Access to a Yammer network is determined by a user's Internet domain so that only individuals with approved email addresses may join their respective networks.[2] The service began as an internal communication system for the genealogy website Geni,[3] and was launched as an independent product in 2008.[4] Microsoft later acquired Yammer in 2012 for US$1.2 billion.[5] History[edit] David Sacks, one of the co-founders of Yammer Adam Pisoni, one of the co-founders of Yammer, in 2013. By April 2010, Yammer CEO Sacks claimed that Yammer revenue was doubling every quarter, but would not disclose revenue figures for 2009 beyond describing it as "seven figures." On July 24, 2014, Microsoft announced that Yammer development was being moved into the Office 365 development team, and Sacks announced that he was leaving Microsoft and Yammer.[14] See also[edit] List of social networking websites
Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten Making Learning Fun Kindergarten Readiness Checklist To do well in school, children need to be supported and nurtured in all areas of development. It is also important that your child is physically, socially and emotionally ready for school. This checklist can help serve as your guide. But please remember, young children change so fast! If they cannot do something this week, you may see them do it a couple of weeks later. Is your child ready for kindergarten? Physical Skills Does your child... enjoy outdoor play such as running, jumping, and climbing; draw and trace basic shapes; cut with scissors; bounce a ball; or ride a tricycle? Tips to help your child with physical skills Materials that will help your child develop the motor skills needed to learn to write include crayons, markers, pencils, glue, scissors, paper and paint, puzzles, legos and blocks. Health and Safety Needs Has your child… Tips to help your child with health and safety needs Help your child learn their full name, address and telephone number. Personal Needs
Kindergarten Project Based Learning Have you been hearing much about Project Based Learning? I am very new to the concept, but I love it. Please know that I am not an expert by any means, but I wanted to share a bit about my experiences with you. To me, project based learning is all about getting students excited about learning content you have to teach anyway. Anyway, when you do a PBL (project based learning) in your classroom, the key component is the entry event. After that, my class had to come up with how we were going to solve the problem. My students each chose different animals, tools or plants they wanted to study for the farm. I wish I had taken pictures of the books they created, but I sent them home after our Open House without even thinking about it. Another key part to a PBL is the audience. That was my first shot at a PBL. In the mean time, if you are intrigued or interested in the idea of Project Based Learning, check out this site that my principal shared with us.
Project Based Learning What is PBL? The Buck Institute created this helpful video for teachers. These are some fun PBL projects I have done in my kindergarten class. The Kinders wanted to create an outdoor classroom called The Light Bulb Lab.Watch our part 1 of our video (part 2 is coming soon).Learn more about this project here. Spooky Haunted House In the beginning of the year, we focus on shapes. Step 1: We found cylinders, spheres, cubes, rectangular prisms Step 2: Allow students to glue the objects on the board Step 3: Paint it black Step 4: Add cobwebs and spooky objects (we added lights and cheap Halloween trinkets) Follow-up activity: We made a class book called "Our Spooky Haunted House". A _____________ lives in my spooky haunted house. We have mini-october conferences, so this was a fun way for parents to see our first project displayed. Students were able to point to the objects and name the shapes. Finally, we put our haunted house up FOR SALE! Our real-estate agent was Frank N. Shape Cracker Graph Vets Teacher
PBL Ideas for Kindergarten - Stephanie Hairston-Prunty ~ Instructional Coach Kindergarten PBL’s Here is a list of some PBL ideas you may want to use for this year. If you need any other assistance, please feel free to let me know and I will research for you. How Does Your Garden Grow? This lesson is based on the book Muncha! Scratch My Back This lesson is based on the book Big Smelly Bear by Britta Teckentrup. I’ll Huff and I’ll Puff…. This lesson is based on the Three Little Pigs story. I have made copies of the plans that you can use for the following projects and you can go to the website www.ciese.org, click on ENGINEERING PROJECTS scroll to the bottom and you will find them. Ant Day Care CenterMini Squares of LifeWonderful World Of Weather