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This is a pack of reading responses for Level 2, August, 2017 New Zealand School Journal.The pack includes multiple reading responses for both the stories and articles in the journal. Each article or story has a comprehension question sheet followed by 1 or 2 follow up/fast finishers sheets. This is...
Das Bilderbuch "Das kleine Blau und das kleine Gelb" von Leo Lionni ist wahrscheinlich schon überall bekannt. Es ist eine süße Geschichte über Farben und vor allem über das Mischen von Farben. Perfekt geeignet für den Kunstunterricht! Ich habe dazu ein paar Blätter mit Kreisen erstellt, in denen die Kinder selbst das Mischen mit Wasserfarben probieren können. Kreise klein Auch eine große Version gibt es. Eventuell für die Tafel oder zum Aufhängen an der Pinwand geeignet. Kreise groß Eine weitere Einsatzmöglichkeit im Unterricht wäre das Schreiben einer Parallelgeschichte. Die Schüler suchen sich zwei neue Farben aus und erfinden dazu eine ähnliche oder ganz andere Geschichte. Diese kann man dann in einem Erzählkreis vortragen lassen. Oder man arbeitet übergreifend in Deutsch und Kunst weiter und gestaltet zu seiner Geschichte noch passende Bilder. Dazu könnte ich mir gut einen kleine Austellung für andere Klassen vorstellen. Also ein vielseitig einsetzbares Bilderbuch!
These all about me activities for preschoolers are engaging, hands-on centers to work on essential literacy skills in the classroom!
We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it, has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger. We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! Hey! Two games in one, win-win! This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball because she thought they were so unique and fun! So, I wrote all of them down and made a list for EVERYONE! My kids came up with some of the questions and they were too funny not to include. This would be perfect for birthday parties, family reunions, church activities (for ALL ages) etc. Have fun! Beach Ball Questions: What country do you want to visit? Favorite room in your house? Favorite Breakfast? Favorite Dinner? Favorite Dessert? Favorite School Subject? Favorite Birthday Memory? Favorite Restaurant? Something you will NEVER do again? What Super Power do you wish you had? Favorite Color? Favorite Radio Genre? Favorite Piece of Park Equipment? Favorite Cartoon Movie? Favorite Food at Thanksgiving? Favorite Memory with your Dad? Favorite Memory with your Mom? Favorite place to visit? Favorite camping tradition? Favorite job you've ever had? Favorite Board Game? Favorite Ice Cream Flavor? Favorite Toy? What Animal would you be? Favorite Holiday? What are small things that make your day better? What Olympic Sport would you compete in? Favorite Candy? Favorite Fruit? Favorite Vegetable? Favorite Smell? Favorite Sport? Play? Watch? Favorite Christmas Tradition? Favorite Trip you've ever been on? Yuckiest Food you've ever eaten? Favorite type of Cookie? Favorite Children's Book? Recite your favorite Nursery Rhyme. Favorite Primary Song? Favorite thing to do in the Summer? Favorite thing to do in the Fall? Favorite thing to do in the Winter? Favorite Super Hero? Have fun! Xo
Summer calls for lots of water activities, cool treats, and easy low prep activities like these summer dot activity printables. This post contains affiliate links. See my Disclosure Policy for details. GETTING STARTED With minimal prep
I have updated this link with a freebie! Click here to get there. "No, David" is one of our favorite books to begin the year or use anytime we need a little review of what our classroom expectations are. One corner of our classroom is devoted to David and our school rules. We read the book several times then the students chose one rule they thought was especially important to them and they typed their rule during Computer Lab time. Then each student created a picture of David and they turned out AMAZING! We had so much fun with David this year that we decided to use iMovie to create a short video of David following the rules and showed the video to the entire school. How FUN! If you would like to view the video you can see it on my classroom webpage. The poster shown above was printed at Staples. I used PhotoShop to edit the title to fit our lesson and class.
It's day 2 of Teacher Week 2012, but before we go there, I have a few more pictures from my room! I know I showed you my halfway finished birthday bags! Well here they are complete! And the students come tomorrow, so I had to get everything ready on their desks! That adorable "All About My Summer" sheet is from K-2 Texas Teacher! Just click the picture below to go grab your copy! It's only $1.00!! Okay, onto Technology Tip Tuesday! In this segment of Teacher Week, we will be sharing websites or tools that we use to teach or manage our classrooms! My first favorite website of choice is Class Dojo! It is used for classroom management and behavior! You can view my post about it on Technology Tailgate HERE! I also use Youtube and United Streaming ALL the time to show videos in the classroom or show read alouds with someone other than me reading!! I love this website for Interactive Read Alouds! Our faculty is receiving ipads next week and I was told about an app to help administer running records for Fountas and Pinnell! I am so excited to test it out! You can download it free on your iphone! Not sure if they have it available for other smartphones! I discovered Prezi.com last year and it is like the new and fun Powerpoint! It twists and turns and does cool stuff! You can check it out by clicking my Meet the Teacher Prezi below! And finally, the technology that I can't live without and use ALL the time, every day, are my Activ Expressions! They are interactive devices that connect with your Promethean or SMART board. You can put questions up on the board and students send their answers with these devices! You can informally assess, give quizzes and tests, practice math facts, give self paced tests and quizzes, and so much more! Our school is fortunate enough to have sets for most all classrooms! TIPS: Set them up with your students names so you can see exactly who hasn't answered and who answered what! I also keep them in a bin at each group so I don't have to distribute them every time we use them -- which is OFTEN! You can see the little bin in the desk preview above! I start school with the kiddies tomorrow so I am kinda nervous!! I will probably be having those new class nightmares tonight! Wish me luck! Go link up your Teacher Tip with Blog Hoppin' HERE!
Combine STEAM activities for preschoolers with your "All About Me" learning theme. Explore what makes you unique and develop creative and critical thinking.
Share the Calm with Repeated Readings August 2, 2017 Those first few weeks of preschool can be a lot–it’s a lot for kids, and it’s a lot for teachers. Everything is new and exciting and sometimes overwhelming. There’s a quote that lots of us need at the beginning of the year that says, “When little […]
I recently blogged about how I created policies and procedures that incorporated character education in my classroom. My post also includes a checklist of policies and procedures that teachers can use when planning for the new school year. Use this checklist as you review your own policies and procedures for the upcoming school year if ... Read More about Classroom Policies and Procedures Checklist
As Spring Break approaches, I find that my fifth graders are in need of some reminders as to what it means to be kind to each other. In general, they are sweet kids, but at times the words they use and actions they take, particularly on the playground, aren't the kindest. Our read aloud for the month is Wonder by RJ Palacio so the theme of kindness fit right into our room. It just so happens that a new book, We're All Wonders by RJ Palacio, a picture book intended for younger readers to access the story, came out this week as well. So the timing was perfect. (the two links above are my affiliate links and will take you to Amazon to buy the books.) I began by asking the students what kindness is. We brainstormed a list of ideas and created an anchor chart. Then I read the picture book to the students. Because we had just finished Wonder, they were so excited to read this new version. When we finished, I asked the kids to think of all the ways, in both the picture book and the novel, that people were not very kind to Auggie (the main character). The kids were able to fill our entire circle map in no time. It was easy to recall how people would scream in his face, recoiling at the way he looked. They remembered the names Auggie was called and the no-touching game that was played. The instantly told me about all the awful things that happened to him. I then asked the kids to brainstorm ways that, if they were in the novel with Auggie, they could be kinder to him. Again, they had no problem thinking of ways they could be kind to Auggie. Next, I asked the students to think about their own real life. I asked them to reflect upon how they personally treat others and how they personally could make better choices when speaking to others. Here is where things got a little challenging. You see, when students are talking about fictional characters, or reading news stories about OTHER kids they don't know being treated unfairly or unkindly, they know exactly what they would do if they were there. Because they aren't there. They know they never will be there. But when confronted with their own lives, and real possibilities for what they would have to do to step in or change situations, it is a bit harder for them. So I asked them to brainstorm 15 different ways they PERSONALLY could show kindness to our classmates. (I drew a lot of inspiration for this next part from Study All Knight's FREE Kindness unit, which you can grab here.) The students then used tempra paint and painted 15 (or so) rainbow sunshine rays. They also drew their own Wonder-Inspired portrait. (I have previously done this before, but had them focus on precepts and writing....if you would like to do that, click here. It is one of my fav lessons too!) The students then glued their Wonder portraits into the middle of the rays, used Sharpie to outline and write the 15 ways they could show real kindness in their lives (one way per ray) and were done. They came out amazing. (See the picture at the top of the post!) What is better though, is that the past two days, my students are actively trying to be kinder to each other. They are watching their words. I have seen people purposefully go up to those who tend to wander during group time and invite them into the group. I have seen students smile at others just a bit more. It truly has been a Wonder. Right now, for a limited time, Amazon has the book available for $3.99!!! Snag up to 4 copies at that price. Use my affiliate link here to get your copy ASAP before they are all gone!! SaveSave
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Novel Brochure - Pamphlet for Google Classroom Freebie! This resource allows students to create a pamphlet that can be edited for ANY novel! The file contains a Google Drive link that can be used for Google Classroom. **Be sure to MAKE A COPY of the link and save to your own Google Drive Enjoy! Ratings on freebies are greatly appreciated! :) YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: 5th Grade Novel Studies Bundle (5 Novels) Wonder Novel Study Holes Novel Study Number the Stars Novel Study Esperanza Rising Novel Study Bridge to Terabithia Novel Study ______________________________________________________________________ Tips for Savvy TpT Shoppers: How to receive credit on TpT to use for future purchases: • Go to your My Purchases page. Under each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, FREEBIES, and products: • Look for a green star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. You will now be able to see FREEBIES and customized emails from my store! ©2017 StudentSavvy All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. (unless you purchase the multiple license)
Fun and easy BRAIN BREAKS for elementary students that will help classroom management
Series of easy space mazes for preschool and kindergarten - each space maze pattern has an easy & more detailed version pdf to print
Try these easy, yet magical, floating chalk prints with your kids!
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We had a lot of fun doing a height measurement chart with the kids today. The kids chose yarn and flower colors and we saw just how much they've sprouted! Inspiration for this chart came from Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers. They also link some other very interesting looking measurement activities! I was also inspired by their basket of measuring tapes, so I included the only one that I could find and added some strings, some taller and some shorter than their bodies. Let's just see what happens.
Happy Saturday! To all of my friends who had their first week back, WE MADE IT! Whoop…Whoop! I only had three days with my new group, but considering I took a “nap” starting at 7:30 on a Friday night and lasting until Saturday morning, I guess I was a lil’ bit worn out! My new...
Last week was finally our first week of school. It was great!! I was thinking about posting some of the cool things we did and realize...
Do your kids LOVE Brown Bear, Brown Bear as much as mine? This story is such a classic I just had to plan a week theme around Bears and our favorite Brown Bear books. Here were our plans for Bear week: And here are the details of each activity: Our favorite bear […]
Spending the first week of school teaching classroom expectations and procedures is essential for a successful year. Glue is a tricky school supply for many little learners and there definitely needs to be instruction dedicated to teaching learners how to use this tool.Glue BottlesWhen learners are not taught how to use their glue correctly things
Pre-K & Preschool theme ideas for learning about forest animals, trees, and leaves. Find more Forest Activities for Pre-K What we learn about
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I l.o.v.e.d the 2nd grade version of this packet that I created, that I went ahead and adapted it for grades k-5 to meet the needs of buyers! Hands down, this has been my favorite packet to do the first few weeks of school. You can grab all grade levels 20% off for Thursday...
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I’m using the simple lesson plan found in the 2017 Outline found HERE to teach this song this month. I’ll be implementing finger lights into the activity as well – more details are found on the link above. You can find verse 2 HERE – I’ll be teaching it next week.
We adore Eric Carle books in our house. One favorite that we have been loving for quite a few years now is From Head to Toe. There are a few things that I love about this
FREE printable All About Me Pack for preschool and kindergarten featuring the child's name, handprint, favorite things, eye and hair color, self-portrait and family portrait.
The boys and I recently checked out the 'School' section at the library as we prepare for Back to School! I found this GREAT book: It is about a boy who L-O-V-E-S glue...the more glue the better! BUT his art teacher warns him... Do you think he listened? NO! (How often have you seen this expression...this mess...this double fisted glue-crazed kiddo?!) Well after he makes this 'too much glue' creation, he decides to jump in and become a part of his masterpiece...only problem...school ends in 30 minutes and the glue won't dry in time! Page after page classmates and school workers try everything in their power to free Matty from his glue-sterpiece, but nothing works! They have to call in his Dad...another glue lover! I don't want to spoil how the story ends, but kids are sure to enjoy this silly message about too much glue! I always do a glue use lesson the first few weeks of school with the famous phrase: 'A dot, a dot, a dot of glue will do!' We talk about 'glue goobers' and practice putting just dots of glue on the project we are working on that day. I also use these in my classroom: They are 'tap and glue' caps. It only allows a 'dot' of glue out with each tap! (I discovered them via a library program my boys attended back in 2011 and have been using them every since! They don't clog and they can't squeeze them!) Each year I take off the orange caps, replace with these red caps and we are good to go! In June, I take the red caps off and throw them in a bottle basket in the dishwasher and they are all cleaned and ready for the following year! But I do worry that when my kinders 'graduate' from my class and head to first grade they won't know how to use the famous orange tip glue bottle properly! So this year I might break them out at some point and give them a try...I'll decide after I meet my new crew next week! In any case, I came up with 2 activities to supplement the book...one to 'teach' about glue use and one just for fun! To make sure they worked as I envisioned, I had my two best 'test subjects' give them a try! First we tried out the 'raindrops!' For the 'raindrops' activity, simply have the kids put a dot of glue in each raindrop! I put a few drops of blue food coloring into the glue bottle to make them the color of rain, but you can do it with plain white glue too! You could even have them color the raindrops blue first and then put a dot of white glue on top so that when it dries it makes a 'shiny raindrop!' (this one was completed by my very soon to be kindergartner!) Make the colored glue and then put it in a center! Students could practice dotting with all different colors! You could use the mini glue bottles if you want a variety of colors and don't want to dye entire bottles of glue! Next was the 'decorate the kid!' First we filled in the shape with glue... Until the whole space was full! This Pampered Chef bowl worked great! It helped hold everything we needed to decorate our shape! We read the story and then got to work! Here are our 'glue-sterpieces!' A few tips... First I would print it on cardstock to make it a bit sturdier! Either let them go glue crazy or you can spread the glue! They can add in googly eyes, macaroni, string/yarn, scraps of paper/tissue paper, etc much like Matty did in the book! Then lay them to dry and show students how long it takes for something with TONS of glue to dry! Another alternative is to slip the printable into a plastic sleeve (like we did above)! Have students create their 'glue-sterpiece' the same as above and allow it to dry. Once dry, peel it from the plastic (much like Matty's dad did to him in the story) and they can then take that home! Punch a hole and add a string to make it a necklace/hanging project or put magnetic tape on the back (like Matty's dad did in the story) so that it can be hung on the fridge! If you are nervous the kid activity will give them permission to be glue goobers, simply stick to the raindrop activity! If you need more practice, I also found this cute idea about 'glue use' on Pinterest: Be sure to download the FREE printables to go with Too Much Glue! And before the end of the day, be sure to check out Today's Back-To-School Deal: Purchase one of my best sellers, Sight Word Readers, and get my brand new Sight Word Mini Books FREE! You can even try out each for FREE before you buy: FREE Sight Word Readers FREE Sight Word Mini Book You can read about how I used the sight word books in my classroom on this post: And read all about my new mini books here: And find ALL the Buy One, Get One FREE deals HERE! ********************************************************* To Claim Your FREE product: 1. Purchase the Sight Word Readers on August 25, 2015 2. Contact me via a FB message with your TPT username and email by September 1, 2015 (If you do not have a FB account, simply leave me a blog post message here with your email and I will contact you or email me at [email protected]) 3. After I confirm purchase, I will email you the mini books! (Please know that I will do my best to send you the product by the end of the day that you contact me, but I am heading back to school and my time will be limited. Thank you for understanding!) ********************************************************* Be sure to check back tomorrow! I have a post about my parent pamphlet with an editable version for you to download! I will also be announcing the next set of deals for the Back To School Extravaganza...you WON'T want to miss this one! Hope you stay glue and sticky free this year! Until next post,
Are you excited to be sharing a total or partial eclipse with your students? Are you looking for Math resources to help engage your students in the solar eclipse experience? Are you looking to engage your students in your class this August? If you said YES, then there is a Solar Eclipse resource for you! I love to share with students how to make connections between Math and Science. The total/partial solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will be sure to make a mark in your students' memories for the rest of their lives!! Don't miss out!!! Click HERE for Solar Eclipse Elementary Math Activities {Grades 3-5} THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE ELEMENTARY MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES: *6 different Engaging Math & Science Activities *NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: scissors, tape, 1 brass fastener, card stock or stiff paper, 4 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). *FUN & rigorous activities centered on math and science elementary math curriculum *HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included *Topics covered: Time, Operations with Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division Activities Included: -Solar Eclipses 101 {with answer key} -Make a Solar Eclipse {with teacher instructions} -Solar Eclipse Math {with answer key} -Path of Totality {with answer key} -Make a Pinhole Viewer {with student & teacher directions, and pictures} -Viewing a Solar Eclipse {response paper with & w/out rubric} -Great activities to make applications to Math & Science -Start your year off engaging your students in Math & Science topics! Click HERE for Solar Eclipse Middle School Math Activities {Grade 6-8} THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH ACTIVITIES PACKET FEATURES: *6 different Engaging Math & Science Activities *NO PREP, Print & GO Activities! (Only materials needed: scissors, tape, 1 brass fastener, card stock or stiff paper, 4 different colored crayons or markers, and a pencil). *FUN & rigorous activities centered on math and science middle school curriculum *HIGH QUALITY CLIPART is included *Topics covered: Percents and Decimals Activities Included: -Solar Eclipses 101 {with answer key} -Make a Solar Eclipse {with teacher instructions} -Solar Eclipse Math {with answer key} -Path of Totality {with answer key} -Make a Pinhole Viewer {with student & teacher directions, and pictures} -Viewing a Solar Eclipse {response paper with & w/out rubric} -Great activities to make applications to Math & Science -Start your year off engaging your students in Math & Science topics! Don't forget that is one of those "lifetime memories" that people will say, "Where were you during the total solar eclipse?" Wouldn't it be cool for your students to remember how their teacher took them OUTSIDE the classroom and SHOWED them. Not just modeled, but INVOLVED students in the solar eclipse while it was happening? GET excited! PUMP up your students for a show of a lifetime. It will be a once in a LIFETIME memory! P.S. If you are looking for Solar Eclipse glasses they are still available on Amazon! Happy Teaching!
