I always told my class each time and they loved talking about it. It was exciting for them to watch my belly grow and after I gave birth (during...
That is a cute idea.... I will be doing Jack and the Beanstalk, 3 pigs, King Midas, and Cinderella around the world...
I am starting my Fairy Tales unit and I need help coming up with a cute bulletin board idea to have up throughout the theme. Any ideas out there?
Oops... forgot to add my writing ideas - For the 3 pigs - after reading both stories I ask the kids to write what they think really happened to...
I do many of the same stories as well. I like to do comparisons such as: Jack and the Beanstalk - some versions have him taking back things that...
Oops forgot the sentences part... then I explain that when they finish answering each question, that is a sentence. So "My Dad made a pancake man....
writing sentences I've been working with my kids getting them to answer the who? what? where? how? questions. For instance, we were writing about...
I work at an International school in Israel so we get children throughout the year who come into the class with no English and they could be from...
Hi all, I just got a hand-me-down game of 1,2,3 Treasures in the Sea and there are no instructions in the box. My kids are dying to play......
Me too!!!!!!! :)
I just got a copy of the handwriting without tears workbook and have a few questions for those that are using it. 1 - Do your children have a...
I bake every Friday with my kids for the letter of the week. They are able to do everything involved with me just watching for safety and guidance...
I agree with OZTEACH... it's all about balance. I use worksheets mostly to send home for homework more as a review of what we learned that week. I...
I teach Kindergarten and we did the Flat Stanley project last year. Each child had his/her own Flat Stanley and a letter went home telling parents...
Just for your information - last year I went out and bought the pencil grips for my classroom because I found so many of the kids were having...
I have the children stickering the sight word or letter. I type it out really big on the computer and then using really small dot stickers, they...
I love the monster one... I have used it for years. I have the children create monsters which I hang up in the classroom and then we brainstorm...
Hi all - I have decided I wanted to do a poem every other week with my K class. But I have noticed that many of the poems I love are longer than...
Hi all and welcome back to a new school year. I am making my job chart and having a hard time thinking of jobs for my kids. So far I have line...
I start with the Magic Treehouse and my kids love it! Keeps their attention the whole time! I have also read Ready Freddy books as well as a great...