{Updated on 3/28/15} Keep reading for a FREEBIE!Easter causes all sorts of problems for me at school. It is the holiday that can't decide when it should come! My Easter tub at school is PACKED because sometimes Easter is early when we are working on addition.Sometimes Easter is late and we are working on subtraction. Sometimes Easter is right before Spring Break or during Spring Break and … [Read more...]
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Sight Word Stations in Action
I am so excited to be showing off my newest FAVORITE time of day... watch out Center Time... you have been replaced! Let's talk about Sight Word Stations and let you see Sight Word Stations in Action! I am head over heals, absolutely in love, and completely committed to SIGHT WORD STATIONS! My kids are FINALLY interacting with sight words they way they NEED to be, they way they … [Read more...]
Center Saturday (With a Tech Twist)
This week in GA has been atypical. I was at an all day iPad training on Monday, then we had snow days in Georgia for the rest of the week. {This never happens in GA... snow is a fake substance we make and let out kids play in with a sensory table! haha} So, I haven't seen my little loves in a week. Meaning, I haven't done centers with them in a week. I can't possible share with you … [Read more...]
SDE’s GA K Teacher Conference Questions Answered
The past few days have been amazing... fantastic... and so meaningful! I got to attend and present at the SDE GA K Teacher's Conference. CrAzY! Here are a few pictures I snagged when I wasn't working and answering questions and chatting with you guys! I met up with Kim Adist again on Tuesday and Deedee Wills and Debbie Clement on Monday. I also took a pic of my presenting table and … [Read more...]
Thankful for FUN Learning
This week has been a ton of fun! We have been learning all about the Pilgrim and why we give thanks at Thanksgiving. Let me show off some of the awesome learning that has been occurring. One of the books we read during calendar time was this awesome book: I love this book because it specifically says what Pilgrim children did to help. This usually hits home when my class learns that … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hello y'all! I hope today finds you relaxing and perhaps enjoying some college football. Down south, College football is almost a religion. We take our teams pretty seriously. I am hoping to be attending the UGA game today. Can we say date time with the hubs??? Here is a peek at my weekly work centers from this past week. I use the border color to help match up my description to the … [Read more...]
Number Line Ideas
I have seen a few great and useful ideas for using number lines in your classroom. I know this is an area I need to {and plan to} step up on using this upcoming this year. I want to incorporate a number line into my daily calendar time and into my math activities. I want to use it to build on number sense, number comparison, and then stretch it into addition and subtraction. Here … [Read more...]
Summer Linky Party- Writing
This summer Freebie-lious is creating a ton of pinky parties all about topics we love, you wanta know about, and great ideas we HAVE to share. This week we are talking all about WRITING... Writing in K is unique. And it can be challenging... and it is so rewarding when everything clicks to the student and they discover they CAN be a great writer. How do you take a child on this journey? … [Read more...]
Guided Reading Book Study… Chapter 2
Hey Ya'll! I hope you are ready for Chapter 2 of this amazing book study. I loved the intro chapter, but I really loved reading all the posts from you guys about the chapter. It really brings it to life and makes it real! I wanted to host this chapter for a few reasons. 1. This baby is coming soon and I wanted to make sure I got my turn in and got a chance to interact with your … [Read more...]
Guided Reading Book Study- Chapter 1
Day is the FIRST day of our newest book study... The Next Step in Guided Reading. Our hosts this week are: First, I enjoyed about this book was how many similarities it shares with The Daily 5. That is the structure my school and district is using. I loved that this book specifically addressed: - balanced - whole and small groups - students work independently - … [Read more...]
End of the Year Ideas
I am a believer that you can end the year well and set yourself up for success for the upcoming school year. How??? Well, I am so glad you asked! Let me show you how I end each and every school year. I do 4 things at the end of each year to set myself up for success... First... I stack all those items that will need students names. In K, we write names on EVERYTHING and it takes forever... … [Read more...]
Peek at My Week with Some Freebies
I am going to attempt to show you some of my visual lesson plans for this week with Dee Dee Willis' Linky Peek at My Week. And I have some freebies to give you guys too! This week my amazing kids are learning about verbs, the -oo digraphs like book and spoon, life cycles, the -ook family, sight word does, and mixing addition and subtraction. During calendar, I have several verb … [Read more...]
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