Ok, fellow teacher friends, I really want to be able to create and share activities with you by posting Google Docs on my blog. I have created a simple character and setting sheet where students either draw what setting the character would most likely be in or the type of character that would be in the shown setting. Hopefully this will work. Cross your fingers...
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1oXxnPpZ0IPWxkzT4NGx1u2gbyGRew5hi6Jr5-SQooww/edit?hl=en_US&authkey=CO2wib0J
One teacher's thoughts on the 'krazy' world that is Kindergarten!
Monday, June 20, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Letterland Day
As you may remember from a previous post, my school adopted Letterland as our phonics program for Kindergarten and first grade. Y'all this program is amazing!!! If it was a crazy busy day and we had to skip our Letterland lesson, the kids were so disappointed. Our principal was so impressed that the second grade teachers will be teaching it next year.
Letterland was created by a woman in England years ago. She created characters for each letter. The creator is in her 80s now but our school was lucky enough to have her son and grandson come visit our school!!! They manage the company now. My team and I were so star struck by meeting them. See we really do love this program. Go to http://www.letterland.com/ if you are interested.
To celebrate Letterland and all the kids learned this year, we had a Letterland Day the last week of school. The kinders were asked to dress as their favorite Letterland friend. Below are some of the kids.
Letterland was created by a woman in England years ago. She created characters for each letter. The creator is in her 80s now but our school was lucky enough to have her son and grandson come visit our school!!! They manage the company now. My team and I were so star struck by meeting them. See we really do love this program. Go to http://www.letterland.com/ if you are interested.
To celebrate Letterland and all the kids learned this year, we had a Letterland Day the last week of school. The kinders were asked to dress as their favorite Letterland friend. Below are some of the kids.
Peter Puppy
Red Robot
Oscar Orange & Annie Apple
Clever Cat
Quarrelsome Queen & Kicking King
Friday, May 27, 2011
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Wow! I can't believe it but my little blog was recognized as one of the 50 best blogs by Kindergarten teachers! What a compliment! A special thanks to Donna at http://www.kinderglynn.blogspot.com/ for letting me know! All of you teachers out there have inspired me this school year and I want to thank you for that! Each and every one of you are a blessing to your students and your schools! I hope that you each have a restful summer but keep blogging because I love seeing all your wonderful thoughts and ideas. It's nice to know that there are people out there that feel the same way I do. May God bless you all! Thanks for making a difference in the lives of children!
Check out this wonderful organization that posted the 50 Best Kindergarten Blogs. There are some great ones! www.californiateachingcredential.org/kindergarten-teachers
Check out this wonderful organization that posted the 50 Best Kindergarten Blogs. There are some great ones! www.californiateachingcredential.org/kindergarten-teachers
Sunday, March 27, 2011
10 Things I've Learned about Teaching...
Jennifer at 'Rowdy in First Grade' participated in a linky party and I thought I'd join in. If you haven't checked out Jennifer's blog, you should! It is great!
10 Things I've Learned about Teaching...
1. No college class can ever truly prepare a teacher for what happens in a classroom. You have to experience it first hand.
2. Good teachers never stop thinking about that next great lesson.
3. The Dollar Tree is a teacher's best friend.
4. The two people a teacher needs to befriend quickly at their school is the secretary and the classroom custodian.
5. True teachers love their job and spend about half their paycheck on things for their classroom.
6. The feeling a teacher gets when students finally 'get it' is one of the best in the world.
7. Teachers MUST have a sense of humor.
8. You can never communicate too much with parents.
9.Teachers should be in the Book of World Records for the longest span of time without a restroom break.
10. There is no other job I would rather be doing. I LOVE TEACHING!!! :)
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Help!!! Space Themed Ideas Needed...
Okay fellow teachers, I need your help. I am in the process of planning for next month and have a space theme planned. All of the activities I have used in the past work just fine, but I am ready to mix it up and try some new ideas. So please tell me some of your wonderful ideas or where I could find some. You all are amazing teachers and I would love some suggestions. Thanks in advance!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Great Blog Discovered!!!
Hello to all my blog friends out there! I want to share a great blog that I just discovered. Even better is the contest they have going. Check it out!!!
Monday, February 28, 2011
My Favorite Things
With being the blog stalker that I am, I saw that there was a Linky Party going on and I wanted to play along! Check out http://www.fun-in-first.blogspot.com/ to see who else is playing. So here is my list...
1. My Keurig
This is the best!
2. My Nook Color
One of the best inventions ever! I can not only read books but I get magazine subscriptions on this and can surf the web.
3.Hobby Lobby
What teacher doesn't love some Hobby Lobby? I can spend hours in this store!
4. Diet Dr. Pepper
A little bit of this during the school day makes me a very happy Kindergarten teacher!
5. Panera
Love, love the Asian salad here!!!
6. Glee
I am a Gleek!!!
7. Flair pens
A teacher's all time favorite
8. Celebrity Magazines
After a crazy day in Kindergarten, I love to read some fluff that I don't have to think too hard about!
Okay blog friends!!! What are some of your favorite things?
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