FROM WAKING UP IN KINDERGARTEN-Nov. 21, 2013 On Tuesday I posted about changing my lesson plan for American Education Week. I thought I would a do problem-solving activity using Steve Metzgers book Silly Turkey Party or doing a turkey sorting activity. But I change my mind again… I found this really cute pattern block turkey activity […]
My Week in Pictures-Oct. 16-20
Gearing up for Conferences
Are you getting ready for fall parent/teacher conferences? I know I am. I don’t sign my parents up for conferences I let them choose what time is best for them. My district also doesn’t require us to have a conference with every student. We do schedule conferences for those students we are concerned about. I […]
Everything Monarch
With moving to first grade came new themes in new units which I’m very excited about. One of them being a unit on the monarch butterfly. Which I have completely fallen in love with! To the point where I brought home seven monarch caterpillars at the beginning of the school year and released seven butterflies. […]
Literacy Centers
A friend of mine recently asked me about my literacy centers and what my kiddos are doing. So here it is… During our Guided Reading/Literacy block students are working at independent centers. I have 6 centers in my classroom Read to Self Listen to Read Word Work Work on Writing Technology Guided Reading Notebook Read […]
teaching: What do Mr. Potato Head and Writing have in common?
FROM WAKING UP IN KINDERGARTEN The answer to this would be details, details, details. For the past couple of weeks we have been talking about adding details to our writing. We have done many lessons from Katie Wood Rays book In Pictures and In Words. This lesson was adopted from Toying with Writing by Nancy Herta. She […]
Obsessed!!! with Google Classroom
As many of my coworkers can tell you I became obsessed with Google Classroom this spring!! Not only did I become obsessed my students were also obsessed. They would come in each morning and rush to unpack so that they could login to the computer and see if they had a new assignment. They loved […]
Adding Assignments in Google Classroom
So you have set up your google classroom and are now ready to start adding assignments. Perfect!! 1. To add an assignment click on the “+” in the lower right hand corner of your classroom. If you don’t see it make sure you are looking at your stream not students or about. 2. From there you get […]
Moving to First Grade
It is hard to believe that I finished my 7th year teaching Kindergarten. Believe me when I say I have learned a lot and have truly grown into the teacher/leader I want to be. If you know me you know that I am never content unless I have a challenge, hence me applying for my […]
teaching: Woolbur: Lesson on being Different
One of my favorite books to read in the spring is Woolbur by Leslie Helakoski In the story Woolbur is a sheep who is not afraid of being different. This week we used this book to stress the importance of being different. Our Morning Meeting are only about 10 minutes a day so we really had to […]