Need some labels for your math totes?
Enjoy these if you wish, 24 labels in all.
Happy Organizing!
Classroom Forms
Need some quick forms to gather important student information? Well get these two forms free! Simply click on their pictures and you will be taken to my TPT store where you may download them for free. ENJOY!
Good News and Bad News
Here we go again! School is starting soon, my Open House is on Friday and I have some good news and some bad news.
The Good News
I'm ready for the open house! I have my room in order and all my stations set up. (See Kathy's previous post for a description of what we're doing).
My dramatic play center got a fresh new coat of paint (and a cute little guy has already tested it out, as you can see).
Our school got new carpet this year and I got a new tiled art and sensory area. (We'll see if we can keep our messes contained there...)
I've got all of our Units from now until the end of November printed and ready to go. I'm so excited!! It's like instant lesson plans!! And you can get one for free by entering our drawing. See the post below for details.
The Bad News
Last year before school ended I got my back to school homework packets completely put together and ready to go. Guess what this dummy did in her anxiety to get the classroom clean as quickly as possible. I accidentally threw them away! Desperately I tried to dumpster dive for them yesterday without any luck. Now I have to do them all over again. What a waste of time. Argh!
The Good News
I'm ready for the open house! I have my room in order and all my stations set up. (See Kathy's previous post for a description of what we're doing).
My dramatic play center got a fresh new coat of paint (and a cute little guy has already tested it out, as you can see).
Our school got new carpet this year and I got a new tiled art and sensory area. (We'll see if we can keep our messes contained there...)
I've got all of our Units from now until the end of November printed and ready to go. I'm so excited!! It's like instant lesson plans!! And you can get one for free by entering our drawing. See the post below for details.
The Bad News
Last year before school ended I got my back to school homework packets completely put together and ready to go. Guess what this dummy did in her anxiety to get the classroom clean as quickly as possible. I accidentally threw them away! Desperately I tried to dumpster dive for them yesterday without any luck. Now I have to do them all over again. What a waste of time. Argh!
Kindergarten Orientation/Back to School
I am getting ready for Kindergarten Orientation. My theme is "The Great K Adventure." This is the map and instruction page that will be given the student and parent. I will post pictures as I get further prepared for the event!
Give Me Five
Kids respond to music. So, why not captivate upon that fact when planning your classroom management routines. This poster is a quick reminder of the 5 steps of good listening and is set to a familiar tune.
Clip Chart or Pocket Chart Behavior Management
Themed Behavior Management Methods That Work in Both the Classroom and Home Settings!
Choose your Method of Delivery....
Choose your Method of Delivery....
(Pocket Chart Method)
To use this behavior chart, purchase blank library pockets or cut out a square of cardstock for each child. Write each child’s name on the pocket and staple to a poster board or bulletin board. (If cutting out a square of cardstock for each child, staple it on the bottom and on the sides to create a pocket for each child). Print out one of each color of behavior card for each child. Put a set of cards in each child’s pocket with the red card on the bottom, then the yellow card, then green and then blue. Each child will start the day with the blue card showing. If they do not behave appropriately, they take out the blue card and move it to the back of the pocket. The green card is now showing and the child receives a consequence (for example, a verbal warning). If the child makes another poor choice, they move the green card to the back of the pocket. The yellow card is now showing and the child receives a consequence (for example, a time out). If the child makes yet another poor choice, the yellow card is moved to the back of the pocket so that the red card now shows. The child receives the final consequence (for example, a call to parents). An extra, positive card and warning step card have been provided to offer choice for the teacher. For example, if a child’s behavior is exceptional, she can be given an orange card to put in her pocket chart and receive a positive consequence.
(Clip Chart Method)
To use this behavior chart, copy the large cards on tag and laminate together to make a large chart. Print or make a label of each student’s name and attach to a clothespin. Place all of the pins on blue. Have students move clips as behavior changes as explained previously.
I have several clipchart behavior systems for sale at the Kiosk store: Jungle, Ocean, Pirate, School Days, Space, Groovy 70's, and Farm Themes. Check them out today.
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| School Themed Sample Pages |
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| Pirate Themed Sample Pages |
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| Ocean Themed Sample Pages |
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| Space Themed Sample Pages |
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| Groovy Themed Clip Chart or Pocket Chart Behavior Management System Sample Assembly |
What a Custom Made Chart?
Press contact us on the left column and place your order.
The cost would be $6 per Clip Chart Set.
Also get this rules poster for free by clicking on the link below! Want a customized poster to match your rules and/or your theme? Press contact us on the left column and place your order.
The cost would be $2 per poster.
Laundry, Weeds & Back to School
August!
I love and hate this month! The excitement of back to school, working in my room, planning for new students, putting up shiny new posters...
Then there is the laundry...
And, there is the canning...
And of course sneaking into my flower gardens are the weeds...
And , well let's not forget those summer afternoons.
Now I won't speak of my summer to do list, the crafts, the sewing, the deep cleaning, the genealogy projects, .... & .. more.....
Balancing this month is the worst. I am still in the mode of enjoying being that stay-at-home gal with the freedom to make my own schedule. All of the summer work is still here for me to do but the rigors of preparing for the new year and the hours and hours and hours that it takes to be ready for the new shiny faces is a lot to balance!
Hum... Any other teachers have this problem?
Back To School Recipe Linkup
It's Back to School Time: What About Dinner?
Visit this link to Growing Kinders and collect some great back to school recipes.
Here is my contribution, one of our favorites!
Visit this link to Growing Kinders and collect some great back to school recipes.
Here is my contribution, one of our favorites!
Teaching Thematically
As a beginning teacher my first professional development training was given by “Susan Kovalik & Associates” on Integrated Thematic Instruction. I was excited about the training and the idea of choosing a year-long-theme. This theme and plugging everything else into it seemed like a logical way to make sense of instruction; not only for myself but my students.
I quickly chose the theme “A Great Adventure in K” and began to plan my thematic teaching. Now, 18 years later I am so glad that between my roots in the tenants of early childhood and brain research as well as the early professional development that I attended I went the route of thematic teaching! I would recommend to everyone to 1) Choose a year-long-theme and 2) Teach Thematically!
Before choosing a theme and plannning thematically, it is important to ask yourself, “Why?" What is your main motivation for thematic teaching? Is it to help children to make links across different curriculum areas--to make learning authentic? If so..continue on!.
Following are the themes that I teach in my classroom in the months of August, September and October. I have found these themes to be exciting, and engaging. I am excited to share these units with you as well as other supporting materials!
Note: "My Skeleton" will be posted in the next few weeks.
All other items are available at both TPT and Teachers Notebook
Building Upper Case Letter Fluency
FREE
We have just posted a free game to build uppercase letter fluency!
Please download it from either of our stores:
Teachers Pay Teachers
or
The Teachers Notebook.
Just click on the link of the store of your choice below, download and enjoy!
P.S.
If you enjoy, we would love to have your feed back and/or comments
either on our blog or at our stores.
P.S.
If you enjoy, we would love to have your feed back and/or comments
either on our blog or at our stores.
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| clipart commercially purchased @letteringdelights.com |
It’s time to think “Back to School!”
Start your year off with some great new curriculum products to use with your early learners by visiting our sale at
Teacher’s Notebook!
The Following items are suggestions for the August/September Months:
THEMATIC UNITS
HOMEWORK PACKETS
HANDWRITING WORKBOOK
The Following items are suggestions for the August/September Months:
THEMATIC UNITS
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| SUGGESTED UNIT #1: 61 pages of scripted activities/lessons for reading and math. A guided reader, music and art ideas and directions. |
SUGGESTED UNIT #2: 84 pages of scripted activities/lessons for reading, math and science. A guided reader, music and art ideas and directions.
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| 43 pages of scripted reading lessons/activities to increase letter knowledge. |
HOMEWORK PACKETS
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| A packet of games/activities to send home as "First Homework" at the beginning of school. |
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| A packet of games/activities to send home as a second "Homework Packet" in the late summer/early fall. |
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| Uppercase handwriting book and kinesthetic chant (the secret to teaching letters and sounds) |
GUIDED READING SETS
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| Seven Back to School Guided Readers/Strategy Posters |
The Insect Zoo
The late summer and early fall months present many opportunities for teaching young children new educational concepts (or reviewing old concepts) using fun, attention-grabbing methods. Building an Insect Zoo inside your classroom (or homeschool environment) is such a method and will truly be a hit! Insects are everywhere! Consequently, they will be easy to have on hand in a classroom for hands-on exploration and discovery learning.
The “Insect Zoo” unit is divided into areas of literature, music, art, literacy activities/worksheets, math activities/worksheets, creative writing and guided reading. The activities are clearly written, easy to use, and need limited amounts of preparation. The lessons (games or activities) included are scripted. They are written in a format that can be easily taught by the teacher or readily handed off to a parent volunteer or a classroom aide with complete confidence that objectives of the lesson will be reached.
For great thematic ideas and scripted curriculum, consider purchasing our new unit on our TPT store. Click on the icon below for a direct link!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Insect-Zoo-A-Buggy-Thematic-Unit
Learning The Alphabet
If you like the unit Alphabet Fair, check out a companion piece consisting of scripted lessons to build alphabet knowledge. These games not only make great center time activities, but great games to play as you are preparing your own child for the kindergarten year! Check it out at our TPT store by clicking on the icon to the left!
WINNERS
Great news for Gina and Jacque! Each of you win the unit Alphabet Fair! Please send us your email addresses and we will send you the unit in pdf format! Email: kindergartenkiosk@gmail.com
We're Having A Sale
Head on over to our Teacher's Pay Teachers store for our 15% off Thank you sale! And don't forget to leave a comment on our Alphabet Fair for a chance to win this fun unit!
The Alphabet Fair
Start the school year off with a great new unit,
"The Alphabet Fair."
It is packed full of great ideas, scripted
cross-curricular lessons, workpages,
writing prompts, a guided reading book and more!
cross-curricular lessons, workpages,
writing prompts, a guided reading book and more!
This unit is available at our TPT store.
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Want this unit for free?????
It's our first give-a-way!
Leave a comment (and please become a follower)
on this post and we will draw a winner on the 4th of July!
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Want this unit for free?????
It's our first give-a-way!
Leave a comment (and please become a follower)
on this post and we will draw a winner on the 4th of July!
End of the Year Program Song
You will find the words to this original song, that can be adapted for any grade level, in our packet of end of the year essentials available at our TPT store. Please follow the link above
Summer Homework Packet
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