The letters I use on my word wall have a picture included that starts with that letter. I downloaded them from the Microsoft clipart site and love...
My favorite is based on my Author Of The Month unit. The month that we do Shel Silverstein we make a BB for his poem about too many people being...
I read the Three Little Pigs first and we build houses (3 d) using the materials in the story.Then I read The Real Story of The Three Little Pigs...
We always finish the letters a few weeks before the end of the year and then the children all write books that are published for our Kindergarten...
We also clean... I have the kids help take down bulletin boards, signs, and clean desks and chairs. It gives them the closer and they are all...
I do a few things in my class... Every Monday each child shares one thing that they did over the weekend - even if it is staying home and playing...
I didn't look at any of the previous posts that were linked to this one but interestingly enough we just had an occupational therapist come to our...
There is a song called Kindergarten Wall by John McCutcheon which is fantastic... I like that one as well as "Getting to know you"...
I send home a note each week in black and white. My school would NEVER allow us to send home a color one... We also send the note through email....
I like to read the chapter book Pippi Longstalking with my kids and then show them the movie. Then we compare the book and the movie and see how...
Thanks for all your answers! They were amazing! I like the idea of the poems... I knew you guys would come to my rescue!
Hey all, I am having the parents come into the class on Friday and spending time doing the different centers with the kids. I would like to...
I teach in an International school and aside from All about me, we do a unit of customs and cultures where we learn about all the holidays of the...
O.K. The more I think about meeting with only a few a day I am not sure. I have the kids write and then we hang it in the room. If I haven't...
Thanks for all the great suggestions. Don't think I don't know that I am lucky to have so few kids. We are a relatively new school and so we don't...
Hey all, Let me give you a little backround info... I teach in an American International school in Jerusalem Israel. We are a branch of the...
We use Reading A to Z (www.readinga-z.com). It is great. THis is one website that has everything! There are books for each letter, books to...
The above ideas are great for playing with the words. I like to introduce all my sight words or word families using poems and songs. I would...
Thanks for the help. I will check it out and pass the info on... :)
Hi all, A friend of mine is looking to start applying for jobs for elementary ed. for the coming school year in the U.S.. When should she start...
