I love Kindergarten! They always say the cutest things! Here are a few from my Kinders and one from my own daughter when she was 2:
Now, it's your turn! Go link up with Kreative in Kinder and share your classroom funnies!
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I also want to share an amazing giveaway {and love for Moore, Oklahoma!}
Mrs. Hoffer's Spot is giving away some beautiful Park Lane jewelry and some items from her store!
But also, there these beautiful necklaces for only $30 (a $68 value) and all the proceeds will benefit Moore, Oklahoma! Go enter and help her help Oklahoma!
My class has been working hard on number sense and I have been looking into everything I can find to help them. So, when I came across the Mingle & Count Game, I became so excited!
Have you heard of it? We have been playing for a few weeks and my class begs for it! I altered the game just a bit from the video, (here is a picture of my Smart Board)
If you don't have time to watch the video, here is a little bit of how to play...
First, we come to the rug and discuss the rules (our rules... 1. Be kind. 2. Once you are with a group, stay with your group. 3. Help your friends problem solve.).
Next, we all give ourselves a hug and I say "Mingle" and they walk around the room saying "mingle, mingle, mingle..."
Now
I say a random number (for example - 2). And they gather in to groups
of 2. If there is ever a student who can't find a partner, it is so
cute to watch the students say "Jennifer, Krista needs a partner!" They
are so good about helping each other out and helping each other problem
solve!
Now I
walk around and ask the class "Is this a good group of 2?" I continue
to do this with all the groups. Of course when I ask if the remainder is
a good group of 2, they tell me no and I write the number in the
remainder column.
Now we count how many groups of 2 and write that on the board. Then we add up our groups and add in our remainder to get our total.
If you have an odd man out (our remainder), the next time they get to quack like a duck! (or hop like a frog, or whatever you decide!) Sometimes I think a few of my students want to be the remainder just so they can quack like a duck! They are moving, talking and having fun, all while they are learning! What could be better!
Do you have a Smart Board? Would you like a copy to play with your class? Just click {here} and grab your copy! {Update October 23, 2013: I am so sorry - I am not sure what happened - but I have fixed the link! So you can grab it now! Thank you for your patience!}
If you play it with your class, I would love to hear about it!
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We are Listening to the Texans play the 49ers! I am Loving the cooler weather that the front brought in today! I actually wore a sweater to church this morning! Woo Hoo! I am Thinking that my kids need pants for this week and I really should be doing some laundry! I am Wanting a night out with my husband! We haven't gone a "date" in sooo long! I am Needing to go grocery shopping! We are out of almost everything! Trick or Treat! And if you read all the way to the bottom of this long post, you deserve a little treat! I hope you can use it!
Wow! Last Monday was our 20th day of school! Time is flying - but I am an exhausted Teacher/Mama/Wife!
Anyone else exhausted? And I have sooo much to do!
So, I will be going in this weekend to try to get some things done - because there is just not enough time during the school week!
Here are some pictures of things we did this past week:
Monday was our 20th day and Zero the Hero left my students some great surprises! {I love this packet from Kreative in Kinder! It has the cutest Zero the Hero ideas! If you haven't started Zero the Hero - it's not too late!}
He left some Cheerios! {Apple because they learned the letter A this week!}
He also left this cute puppet on each student's desk!
{Finished product! So cute!}
We also did a great Apple graph!
(sorry for the pictures being turned sideways!)
We tasted green, red and yellow apples!
And graphed our favorites! We also used our five senses! And we talked about the properties of the apples! (size, color, shape, texture)
I can't remember where I found this graph! If you know, please leave me the link so I can give proper credit!
We also learned about the number 7!
They colored an apple tree and
then painted 7 red fingerprints on their tree!
Now, for a peek at next week: {We have to do our plans in a district based program, so I am giving you a snap shot of the items I will be using next week}
We always love watching Have Fun Teaching, Harry Kindergarten and KidsTV123!
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Have you started school yet? I know some of you start today and if so, Welcome back! I hope you have a great first day!!! And, if you are already in the school mode, I hope it is going great!
I started last Monday {August 26} and am exhausted! It was a GREAT week! Now, I just need to get my body back into School mode! {That means going to bed at a reasonable time so I can wake up at 5:00am...I know I can! I know I can!}
My new batch of little Kinders were Great!!! I have the sweetest class - or should I say classes!{In case you are new to my blog... my school has departmentalized Kindergarten.... I am only teaching Math and Science this year.... and it is a big change for me!}
I have been trying to get myself more organized this school year and that means I want a new school bag to help me!
This Summer I saw this bag....
I am in Love!!! I love Chevron and Polka Dots! I Must Have This Bag!
Winner will be contacted and will have 48 hours to respond to my email. If the winner does not contact me within 48 hours, they will forfeit the prize and a new winner will be chosen!
I started back to school last Monday and am exhausted! Yay for a three day weekend to help me catch up on my zzzz's and help me spend some quality time with my poor, neglected children!
Friday evening..... How do you end a great week? By seeing a great movie with my family!
We loved it! My daughter has read all of the books, so she was excited to see it! {If you have read the books, she was disappointed in the movie - she LOVED the movie, but was disappointed that it was so different}
Saturday....
My hubby and son are camping this weekend, so I am shopping with my daughter!
She got a backpack....
and I got....
Some great hand soap for my bathroom! It smells so yummy!!! Sunday.... Church and Naps! {my daughter has homework, so I took a nap to try to catch up on my zzzzz's!} Monday..... Not sure what I will be doing.... Thinking of seeing another movie.... But will probably go to my classroom and do some organizing and planning! Did you have a great weekend? I hope so! And, keep following me.... I have a giveaway coming up.... Here is a sneak peek!
I have labeled the childhood photos with the matching blogs for you all to peek at!! Because of the volume of entries, winners will be notified throughout the weekend. I appreciate your patience as we send out emails and prizes.
Click on each image to see the photo
Winner of the $125 Amazon Gift Card!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to
MEAGAN RAVEY
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