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Community Helpers Literacy Centers I don't know how else to start this but, Oh. My. Goodness! Our centers this week have been So. Mrs. Wills Kindergarten: Word Attack Strategy Posters FREEBIE You guys have been so kind! I have been reading through some of the nice things you have said about my little old blog... It simply warms my heart~Do I sound like I am 80 years old? Well, it is true (no, I'm not 80), your kind words really make me smile, so thank you! My district set out to create a common language for word attack strategies that would move up the grade levels..
A Kindergarten Blog: You Get What You Get I think I need to stay away from Amazon. I am in a book buying frenzy! I bought this one this morning. About the book: Melvin throws fit every time he doesn't get what he wants. Not only does Melvin learn how to deal with disappointment, he teaches his family the lesson too.
Fish Math with Dr. Seuss Fly on over to The Teachers' Cauldron to see how I was inspired by my daughter's snack to create my Fish Math pack.... and grab your freebie! A Springtime Activity for Sorting Consonant Digraphs I’ve been feeling like I’ve been neglecting my first and second grade teaching friends lately by posting bunches of early reading activities. When I purchased those cute little flower boxes at Walmart for the Springtime Vowel Sorting, I couldn’t help but pick up a few of those adorable frogs. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them at the time. So, thinking about what I can make for first grade, I came up with a consonant digraph sorting activity. Click HERE to download the free consonant digraphs pictures.
A Kindergarten Blog: Tweaking Daily Five Now that I have one year of doing the daily five behind me, it is time to start thinking about this year and what worked last year and what I need to tweak or change up. Last year I placed baskets with markers and crayons around the room for students to use when working on writing. Obviously, I did not have enough baskets for everyone so my students would share. I felt like this distracted them from their writing. Counting We have had a busy month learning all about numbers, shapes, and coins! Most of The Marchese Clowns can... We practice math all day....starting with the calendar! During our "Math Lesson" time we also have Math Stations...t
Kindergarten Interest Areas Each day I work with children in small groups during our language arts block. During this time, the other children are engaged in activities that I've set-up in various interest areas in our classroom. I'm calling them interest areas because they are flexible and ever-changing in terms of purpose. For example, one day children may be engaged in an art project at an interest area, while the next day the activity is more math focused in the same area. I do have a "math" center and a "writing" center, but I'm liking the greater flexibility I have with interest areas. Here are some examples of the activities that have been putting out at each interest area over the past several weeks.
Organization Welcome! Here is the view of our first grade hallway at Wayland Bonds Elementary! This year we decided to go with a camping theme. We made our doorways look like log cabins by making logs out of butcher paper. We all bought a pine tree from Mardels.
The Go To Teacher: March Madness March Madness has something to do with basketball, right?? It makes me think of the countdown till spring break and how quickly the days pass after it. I told someone today that being in my class was like heaven on earth. Discipline by Design Here are eleven techniques that you can use in your classroom that will help you achieve effective group management and control. They have been adapted from an article called: "A Primer on Classroom Discipline: Principles Old and New" by Thomas R. McDaniel, Phi Delta Kappan, September 1986. 1. Focusing
August 2013 My wonderful kindergarten class just finished their 3rd week of school! I can't believe how fast it has gone by! We have been working hard, having fun, and learning so much each day. They have really started to build their stamina at being at school all day long.