Thinking in Primary

We had such a fun week reading about Snowmen!  I have to say I've discovered a new favorite snowman book, Sneezy the Snowman by Maureen Wright.  It's about a snowman that gets a cold, he wants to warm up, but he keeps melting!  The kids loved it!  It worked really well because this week we were learning about how patterns help ups become better readers.  We do this as part of our Daily Five, but the awesome lessons are from Kim Adsit's Readers Workshop units.  At the end of the week we made our TLC snowmen.  I forgot to take pictures and let the kids take them home, but this little guy forgot his! He got the scarf a little mixed up, but that's okay! Next week we will learn about polar animals!  The kids always do such a great job with non-fiction during these units so it should be fun to teach! Have a great week! Pin It

This week we implemented Show and Tell in our classroom. I’ve done show and tell a variety of different ways in the past.  Usually we have a sharing box that two kids get to take home each night.  They love that but I would always struggle to fit their sharing time into my day!  You would not think that should be a problem during full day K, but trust me, it is! Anyway, this year we have a weird time slot on Thursdays that is perfect for show and tell.  I made it thematic because if you don’t you will see the same Transformers and Nintendo DS’s every single week.  This week or theme was the Mitten, so their show and tell had to have something to do with the story.  They did really well, although there were a lot of teddy bears! Only 2 kids forgot and only a couple others decided not to share.  I let them use the microphone, so most of them were excited just to hear their voice over the speaker!   Only a couple asked if we were ever going...

I LOVE that I'm still in my PJ's.  In my defense I did unload the dishwasher and I did an online ELL training.  That is a lot of work!  I've really not done much else.  I haven't even watched a movie.  I did finally fix-up one product and finish another.  That was work!  I'll show you them in just a second but first I have to share-my kids are giants and I am officially old! Okay, I finally updated my  Numbers on Ice  game.  Now there is a multi-level card game for counting and number identification (including ten's frames), a roll and cover math game, and several review worksheets.  I also finally put the finishing touches on my  I am a Writer  book.  I've been working on this one for a while.  I've also been using it in my classroom. The book currently has 21 pages.  Each page is a different writing procedure or reminder.  Each day I focus on the pages that need the most emphasi...

Merry Christmas! Bad blogger returns!  I figured that linking up with Ms. Kindergarten and Friends would be a good way to try to get back in the grove of things!  Have a very happy holiday! 13. Favorite article of clothing: I am addicted to tank tops (seriously).  I wear them under everything.  I think I might have a problem.  Really, I wear them under t-shirts (even when it's 110)! 12. Favorite movie you watched: The Impossible-It was just so good, moving...a must see! 11. Favorite TV series: I started watching Scandal!  It sucks you in!!! I just feel like Olivia Pope is one of my bff’s, it’s like we are connected! I am so glad to have found her, especially now that Dexter has left me! (He's coming back right)? 10. Favorite restaurant: Hmm … This is a hard one.  I LOVE food, all food, but as many of you know I have this chronic migraine issue and so I’m now, get this … gluten free, dairy free, sugar free..  ...

Don't Forget to Stock up on some products!  We are all having sales!  Now is the time to get your write the rooms, RTI helpers, and whiteboard activities.  Have a a great night! Pin It

I totally missed the boat on throwing a black Friday sale!  I was too busy sitting around in my pjs, putting up my Christmas village, buying matching recliners for my hubby and I and eating leftovers!  Oh well, everything is 20% off today!  Have a fantastic day!  don't forget to relax and enjoy your time! Pin It

Kind of funny, On Friday I was checking out pinterest and noticed that my sister in law, who is a teacher in NC pinned a coffee filter turkey craft.  The funny part was that I had just done that with my class, that day!!! They turned out pretty cute, and it was nice to do something different. We read The Best Thanksgiving Ever  by Teddy Slater.  It's a very cute story. At the end of the story the turkeys celebrate with Thanksgiving corn!  We used a circle map to brainstorm what other types of food the turkeys might like to celebrate with, besides turkeys.   Then we made our turkeys and speech bubbles!  The turkeys were really easy to make.  I just  drew them and ran them through the copier that copies onto construction paper.  The kids cut them out.  They used scrap paper for the feet, beak and waddle.  They colored their coffee filters with markers in the morning and we sprayed them with water.  They were dry and...