Thinking in Primary

This morning I was just clicking around random blogs and I found an awesome blog about character education.   I really want this to be more of a focus in my room this year.   This lady even wrote a book. It's in my wishlist.   I was so intrigued that I had to share. The Corner on Character Buy request I've just posted a camping themed How Do You Get Home Chart .  I also posted the forms that I used for my own class at the beginning of the school year.  They are pretty specific but I'm sure that some people can use some of them or even just get ideas to make their own. Back to School Forms Freebie Don't for get to Check out Big Time Literacy for the  Big Time Blogging Challenge. Thanks for reading! Pin It

Pin It When I first started teaching kindergarten the report card that I was using didn't really even cover sight words!  It was part of the standards but I just don't remember it being on the report card.  Slowly but surely things have changed.  For a long time students had to know about 25 words by the end of the year.  I felt like this was a pretty good minimum number considering some kids come in knowing zero letters.  But, this wasn't a good number for all kids.  I solved my issues with the  Dolch Kit  from a website called The School Bell.  This sight has tons of great ideas and I really love the sight word program.  Not to mention it's free, you just have to download and print.  The best part of this program for me is that it allows students to work at the pace that is best for them. This year our district gave us a list of 100 words.  Students need to know the first 50 to get meets standards and they work on the...

Pin It I've just finished my Valentine's Day Write the Room center.  There is one version for writing the numbers and another version for writing the number words.  They are both free on Teacher's Pay Teachers!  My kids love this center.  I hope your's will too! Number Words Numbers 1-6

My Teachers Pay Teachers giveaway ends tomorrow!  Click  here  to enter! Here are my math station labels.  I have used  a few different variations over the years.  The best tip I ever got was from my friend Casey who taught me to print two copies.  One for the tub of materials and one for the ceiling!  That way the kids always know where the materials go!  I print up an extra copy for the shelf too, that way it's easier for kids to put materials away too! Math Station labels Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to leave a comment or become a follower if you like what you see! Jody