Working with Teachers

This week I had the privileged to go into a few different teacher's classrooms and do a sample lesson with the Promethean Board.

I have not been trained by the company, but had a board in my own classroom for a little over 3 years.  I definitely DON'T know everything about these boards, but I truly enjoy creating engaging lesson plans and have a love for the school (MTCS)!

One of the lessons I did was for the Kindergarten teachers.  I had two classes in the room at once, so I had to keep the lesson short and sweet.

They had been working on Pumpkins and numbers. So, I focused my lesson on comparing numbers.  If you have a Promethean Board and would like to have this flipchart, click the picture below.  Pretty please leave positive feedback if you download it.

I also created a simple assessment so I could check for understanding, but also have a few minutes to talk to each teacher about some of the things I did in my flipchart, as well as answer any questions.

Click the picture below to grab this freebie!

I saw so many awesome things hanging on the walls at MTCS, but here are a few I had to snap a pic of!

Is that not the cutest idea for rules ever?!?!?!?

And the K classroom I was teaching in had this genius idea!

Stick sight words in baseball card page protectors and slide them in their take home folder. Love it!!!

I saw some pretty awesome Pumpkin Projects!

I love seeing KWL's for just about anything!!!

And, this book was just adorable to hear.  Make sure to check it out (especially for teaching bible class or at a Christian School).

Have a wonderful and safe Halloween and Weekend!!!

5 Little Pumpkins

I love fall for many reasons, but especially for Pumpkins!!!

It's fun to teach, good in coffee, tastes yummy, means you can wear boots (hehe), and a field trip is just around the corner!

We went to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend, and I was inspired to share a little FREEBIE with you guys!

I have always done the 5 Little Pumpkins Memory book page (shown at the top) but, in order to continue doing it we had to make everything match a standard!

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.5
Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems)

The 5 Little Pumpkins is a poem!

Bingo!!!

So, I would give each child their own poem after we read it as a class.  Then, we would go through it, and the students would echo as I read each line.  This encourages the concept of tracking print.

They LOVE to use the eyeballs as pointers!

Next, I would ask them to find the letter Pp in each sentence & circle it. (I always tried to make sure letter Pp fell on Pumpkin week!)

Then, we would discuss that poems rhyme.  So, we would use different colors and underline the rhyming words.

We would highlight sight words.

Finally, we would read it aloud again.  

Then, make our Five Little Pumpkins craft!

Leave a comment if you snag the Freebie below!

Thanks for stopping by!

October Math Journal Prompts

I'm throwing it back this Thursday to one of my favorite things...

Math Journals!!!!!

P.S.- I have updated this pack by adding 5 more prompts.  There are now 20 in all.  I am gradually going back through and adding a few more prompts to each pack.

Click the picture above to check them out!

Halloween Standards Based Fun!

My post tonight is short and sweet because I am one tired lady..

 

Halloween is almost here; I wanted to share a fun activity I like to do with my kiddos every year.

 

I hope everyone is having a super week!  I'm off to bed- gnight!

I know an old lady...

 

 You should seriously think about purchasing as many books on CD from Scholastic as you can!!  I love that I do not have to read the story-- sounds silly.. but by the end of the day.. I have no desire to read a book!  So, I love to use these books.  They also have comprehension questions after the story!  So great!!

 

 

Can I just say... I'm so thankful tomorrow is Friday!!!!!!  This week has felt like an eternity.  This might be because I am waiting for my principal to pop in or that I am pregnant and tired... either way. I need Thanksgiving break to come a little faster!

 

Have a great Friday!



Fall Math & Literacy Snapshot!

 

Spooky Spiders is a Dice Game.  Each child rolls 1 or 2 dice.  Then, they count out the # of spiders and write the # on the spider web.  I used die-cuts that I had laminated from last year. 

 

Pumpkin Roll and Cover is also an easy dice game!  They roll 2 dice.  Find the sum and color the pumpkin!

 

Silly Skeletons was one of my Literacy Centers from today.  We used a little magnifying glass to help us hunt down sight words on the skeletons.  The kids LOVED this center!

 

These are just a few snapshots from this week.  I will post a few more pictures later this week or possibly next week!  Click the picture below to check out my  Fall pack!

 

Click the picture above if you want a FREE copy of these sight word cards.  I only have the words we have learned so far.  I teach with Treasures, so they're perfect for anyone who uses that!!

 





Fall/Halloween Math and Literacy Centers

 

 

I am excited to announce I just finished my Fall Math and Literacy Centers!!!  I put a lot of thought and hard work into this pack.  I cannot wait to use these fun/adorable centers in my own classroom!  I will spend a day or two next week printing and laminating to get them ready!  Click the picture to check it out!  There are over 20 centers total.  The cost is $8.50-- I promise you will not be disappointed!  I created this pack with the common core in mind.  So, if you are like me and have to teach to the CC, this pack is just what you need!

 

 

And---- I do not know about you... but this week has been CrAzY!  Thank goodness tomorrow is Friday & next week is Fall Break!  Just 24 more hours... I think I can, I think I can.....