Mothers' Day

We love to put on a mini performance for our mommies for Mothers' Day. We sing four songs and read  three poems. Our songs include...

1. Happy Mothers' Day

2. I Love You Mommy

3. M-O-T-H-E-R

4. A Piece of Me

The students trace and cut out their handprints. I roll them, add a stem, and a leaf. The bouquets are set up on each table.

Cookies and labeled bottles of water are served. Here are more details for our celebration!

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Fred Elizabeth

Our "Elf on a Shelf" visited our classroom this year. The AM class picked the first name, Fred, and the PM class picked, Elizabeth, for a middle name. We found Fred Elizabeth in many interesting places and the children wrote about it!

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Holiday Gifts

We wrapped our family gifts in scented (clean) trash bags. This year my aide and husband painted the hands. I will (hopefully) have willing mommy helpers for 2014-2015 school year!

Here's the detailed post, here.

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Classroom Pictures

2013-2014

Here is our library center, complete with an anchor chart on "The 3 Ways to Read a Book."

Here is a goal setting bulletin board.

Art center is always integrated with math and ELA. Towards the end of the year, the students create story elements.

Here are a few centers.

• Restaurant Center
• Seat Work Center
• Write the Room
• Sight Word Stars
• Magnetic Letters
• Journal Center

Listening Center

Word Puzzles and "Games"

Play Doh Centers (students write letters and words in Play Doh) and Whiteboards

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February Bulletin Board

"Sweeten the Day with Kindness"

For February's bulletin board, I had the students write about kindness. They shared stories about things they have done that was kind or an act of kindness that was done to them.

To make the candies, I used cellophane-wrapped cardstock circles. You can tie the ends with ribbon or twist ties.


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New School for the New School Year

After 6 years at my wonderful school, May, I made the decision in April to transfer to a new school in August. May hired me right out of college and I learned so much there! My new school is 1 mile away, so I will no longer have to drive 17 miles, one way. My classroom has been packed up into a million boxes, sitting in storage. I can't wait to set up my new room. I am so anxious, like a first year teacher!


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Making 10 Cards

I made "Making 10" cards. I laminated cardstock, then added beads on a string so they can slide like an abacus, as they find ways to make 10, similar to a rekenrek.


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