Center time is an amazing time to foster learning in a classroom. It is a great time to dedicate towards skill building and mastery of a standard. I aim to make this time fun, engaging, and exciting for my little learners. Since we were learning about the Letter Mm, so let's dive into getting centered on learning for the letter Mm. Yellow Table This center was home to our muffin ten … [Read more...]
Fill the Ten Frame
Fill the ten frame is a game I invented to help my learners enjoy learning. A huge joy in the classroom is when you see your learners actively engaged in a game. They are having so much fun they forget they are doing real work. This is a complete victory for the learner and the teacher. Break Down Fill the Ten Frame Let me break this game down to show you how powerful and FUN it can be! Since we … [Read more...]
Why You Should Be Playing 20 Questions
What is the game 20 Questions and why should you be playing 20 questions in your classroom? This is a fun game that your students will enjoy! What is 20 Questions? 20 questions is a FUN game that your students will love. This game focuses on asking and answering questions, which every young child needs to work on! It also can be concentrated on one subject or another. For example, a game … [Read more...]
Letter Mm
Teaching letters and their sounds is always a fun journey in Kindergarten. But we don't JUST teach letters and their sounds. We use the topic and idea of the letter M and expand it to be so much more. Additionally, as educators we have a responsibility to make this path of learning so much FUN. Let's explore some fun ways to teach the Letter Mm! To introduce the letter of the week, I read … [Read more...]
Center Saturday… a little bit late
I am a day two late and a dollar short on Center Saturday. The family went to the county fair and had a blast... I ate part of a funnel cake... and hubs grabbed me a RED VELVET funnel cake to try as well. It even had cream cheese frosting drizzled on top! {It was good, but too heavy for me.} Apparently the baby, E, get motion sick. So... uppers... she lost it all at dinner. So I had to … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Last week's computer problems have been solved and I am back working on my PC for Center Saturday! {My PC was throwing a fit last weekend, so I had to crack open the Mac by hubs got for me. He was so glad to see me using it. I like my Mac, but I might need some classes to figure out how to use it. Some of that stuff is frustrating!!!} Again, I love Publisher so I am a happy girl this … [Read more...]
So Much Fun with Mm
This week we are learning about the letter Mm. I try to make all our learning fun! Since I am getting not a lot of sleep with the baby, I am also totally about time saving as well! {My daughter is doing good with sleep, but "E" is still little for her age, so she isn't sleeping through the night. I got a total of 4 hours last night... combined!} And back to Mm... Here is a picture of … [Read more...]
Making It Monday
Since I am not crafty and never will be... I am turning Making It Monday into what I make for my classroom or with my students. (They, of course, think I am super crafty and artistic. But then again, they think I am a good singer, so never trust a 5 year old!) Last week while learning about the letter Mm, we cooked... a lot! It was a delicious week! Every student of mine now knows … [Read more...]
Mm Phonics
I think you guys like free stuff... okay, so I know you guys like free stuff. I was SHOCKED to see how many people downloaded my phonics sheets this past week. Seriously? As promised, I have now uploaded phonics sheets for the letter Mm. I did change up some of the graphics to make it look nicer, so I hope all the pictures make sense so you can use them successfully. I am having a … [Read more...]
