Shadows for Mothers

Happy Mother's Day!!

My class made larger than life silhouettes for Mother's Day. I used my projector for a light, then traced their shadows with a white crayon. My aide helped me get each student's hand prints then we used this poem: "This is to remind you When I have grown so tall, That once I was quite little And my hands were very small."

They turned out so great!

Bunnies!

This is late coming. I have been very busy lately. We did a great Easter/Spring writing project. All about bunnies. We did a plan which I got off of Teachers Pay Teachers to tell what they know about bunnies. Then they wrote a bunny paper and we put it together with bunny parts. So cute!

Flower Power!

One of the standards for kindergarten is using technology to publish and print writing. We have been learning about the parts of a flower. Each student wrote a paper based on a group plan of the parts of a flower. We then went to the computer lab where they typed up their papers. They did the typing (mostly hunt and peck) and I went in and added spacing. I left their phonemic spelling as it shows where they are (sight words and the flower parts were expected to be spelled correctly). My aide showed us how to make flowers out of tissue paper. It was a great project and they turned out great. Now they are hanging in my classroom. Something to show parents when they come for Data Night on the 25th!

It's hard to see in the pictures, but my students labeled their flowers. I attached their typed papers to their flowers.

Happy Birthday to Me!

This past Monday (March 10) was my birthday. My kids and aide are so sweet. One parent surprised me with a cupcake cake. My aide also surprised me with a Dairy Queen cake and a bag of goodies. We ended up having a nice surprise party at the end of the day. The kids did a great job keeping it secret, too. It was a good birthday.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!

Sunday was Dr. Seuss' birthday. My kinders are celebrating this week for Read Across America. I dressed as the Cat in the Hat yesterday and taught all the lessons as the Cat. They loved it - especially my tail! Today, we made green eggs and ham for breakfast - another hit! We've been reading Dr. Seuss and watching some of the old animation movies. I love Dr. Seuss days.

From my Daddy

My Daddy is a great woodworker. This year, he made me a podium for my classroom. I don't use it too much to stand behind in kindergarten. It makes for great storage for my weekly lesson bins. He painted the front with chalkboard paint. This is great for me as I have to post my standards we are working on in the lesson plans. I can post them on the podium and the kids can see them.

Dinosaur School!

My district uses Incredible Years - Dinosaur School to teach about behavior and doing your best in school. This has helped my kinders as far as behavior. It also goes well with the Getting Along Together portion of SFA (Success for All) that is our reading program. I have dark skinned Wally and Molly puppets so I have named them Alfonso and Monique. My aide plays Alfonso while I do Monique and Dina. The kids love when the puppets come to visit.