a few of my favs... http://crisscrossapplesauce.typepad.com/blog/ http://growingkinders.blogspot.com/...
we just ordered all the math materials for this fall, and i have been "playing" with the tag bags and they are going to be fantastic!! i love hwt...
Interviewing for a K, 1st, or 2nd grade position at school that uses Project Read- anyone use it? Likes/ dislikes? Strengths/weaknesses? I read...
I am interviewing for a job at a school which uses Project Read- anyone familiar with the program? I would be teaching K5, 1st or 2nd- any help...
One of my four year olds has his birthday in January- he told me "Guess what Ms. Ann? When Jesus is done havin' his birthday, it's gonna be MY...
You can also use Film canisters for holding scents- After we made our binoculars, we went on a "Nature Spy" walk outside- there is a great book...
Some of ours, tied with themes- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts for the Five Senses Fire Station in October Local elementary school's Thanksgiving...
Look at www.folkmanis.com- they sell the MOST AWESOME puppets! They look real! And they DO have an ostrich! But he's a little pricey if you...
I think a lot depends on what your public schools are like in your area. My children attend the best private school here b/c my husband teaches...
Same here- I try to do one a week that ties with the theme or letter of the week. Sometimes it takes a few days as we work on it during center...
We have playground the last 30 minutes (11:30-noon) so the parents come to the gate to pick them up- works out very well! They stand outside and...
I sing mine to the same tune as the days of the week! (Tune- Clementine) There are 12 months, there are 12 months, there are 12 months in...
The blueness of the sky that day sticks with me. It was so clear and splendid. That night there were more stars than I'd ever seen before, as...
I have a set called Question of the Day- I think it's from Lakeshore. But I also usually come up with something that ties in with our theme, our...
We use it with our fours and we really think it works well. My co-teacher had used it before when she taught special ed. and had wonderful...
We use a few of the LHS GEMS guides that are Math/Science based- they tell you exactly what to do each day, what materials you need, etc. They...
We use a traffic light system which is from the book "123 Magic for Teachers". When we get to red we sit in time out for 2-3 minutes and lose our...
Well, I have a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the College of Humanities at USC, Columbia, SC- this is how they did their education degrees...
I was downloading some children's songs at walmart.com, and saw a CD of Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato singing the 70's! And on it was...
These all sound great! We will be doing some reading over the next few months to figure it out- thanks-