Write the Room

Hello Everyone! I hope that you are all enjoying a wonderful Sunday morning! I wanted to post about one of my new favorite activities in the classroom, write the room! However, I am not talking about write the room activities for Language Arts. I am talking about write the room activities for Math! When I saw how much my kiddos loved working on write the room activities during the Daily 5, I knew that I needed to incorporate it into my math stations. This month, we have been working hard on measurement and I decided to have the kiddos measure butterflies around the classroom. They did an awesome job! I am posting a few pictures of the activity here on my blog and will be posting the activity as a freebie in my TPT store.

 

 

 

I just adore the beautiful graphics by Krista Wallden!! If you have not already, you have got to check out her graphics!!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Krista-Wallden

Do you do a math related write the room in your classroom? I would love to hear from you! Also, if you download this item from my store and could leave feedback, that would be fabulous!!!

 

Thanks a bunch!

~Kay

 

Thanks Krista for this super cute sale graphic! I just wanted to remind everything that my entire store is 15% until tomorrow at midnight!

Thanks a bunch!

~Kay

A Fantastic Giveaway & A Sale!

Hello Everyone!! I hope that everyone is having a fabulous Friday!! I'm sure you all know this (but just in case you don't) Erica Bohrer is hosting an amazing giveaway for reaching 4,000 followers. You must check it out, just click below!!

On another note, I thought that with spring finally making an appearance (it's finally above 40 degrees, can I get a YIPPEE!!) and with it being Easter this weekend, why not throw a sale!! Everything in my store is 15% off this weekend! I have added a few new items so check them out!! Even if you don't find anything that you need, please consider following my little store!! :)

Thanks a bunch!

~Kay

Maybe a No-No??!!

Hello! I am not sure if this is a blogger no-no but I am going to post twice in one day (actually one hour! *hehehe*) but I wanted to let everyone know that I currently throwing a sale on TPT! You can find my store at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kay-At-Kindergarten-Kiddos. If you don't find something that you need, please consider following my store. I will be adding new items over the next couple of days and would be so appreciative!! Thank you!

~Kay

New TPT Items and Re-telling!

Hello Wonderful Bloggers!! 

I apologize for being such a poor blogger recently but life has definitely gotten bUsY!! I don't know about you but coughs and icky colds have been the name of the game recently :( I hope that all of you have been healthier (and warmer) than I have been! I am definitely NOT a fan of cold, rainy weather. Alrighty, enough of the bad stuff, let's get onto the fun stuff, the sunnier stuff!! :) 

First off, I have added a few new items to my TPT shop. I have uploaded a St. Patrick's Day syllable's  game and a St. Patrick's Day rhyming game. 

I have also uploaded a Spring syllables game and an egg-themed sight word game. 

I hope that you will check out these new items at my TPT store!! I will be adding more items soon :) 

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kay-At-Kindergarten-Kiddos. If you could also follow my store, that would be WONDERFUL!! :) 

In the classroom, we have been working a lot on re-telling. I love working on re-telling and I'm always looking for great, new ideas to make it fun and exciting for my students. One resource that I think is fantastic is Leslie at kindergartenWorks 22 Famous Story Retelling Ideas http://www.kindergartenworks.com/2011/06/never-ending-story.html. Leslie includes a variety of pictures and ideas to support your students as they practice re-telling. The ideas for props and the links are fantastic. The items that she suggests definitely helps to make re-telling more fun for the students. The simplicity of the props also makes it easier for the teacher to transfer these items to an independent center where students can practice re-telling individually or with a partner. If you have not yet checked out Leslie's blog, you MUST!! 

On her blog, Leslie also references the website http://www.kizclub.com/stories.htm. This is another great resource for re-telling pictures/props. It includes both color and B&W images for a lot of familiar stories. 

Lastly, I just purchased Kim Adsit's Reader's Theater Bundle and it as adorable (as are all of her resources!!). I am hopeful that this unit will help my students re-tell familiar stories. 

So, what resources do you use to help your students with re-telling? I would love it if you could leave a comment describing the resources that you use or any other creative ideas that you implement in your classroom to encourage re-telling! 

Thanks!

~Kay

Thank You!

Hi Everyone! After posting a few things on TPT it has been amazing the feedback that I have received!! People are so sweet, thank you for all of your support and encouragement. I want to share with you a website that I was introduced to and hope it will be helpful to all of you! The website is http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.php# There are some really great alphabet activities (I especially like building each letter of the alphabet!) What websites do you use in your classroom? 

~Kay

Yippee for TPT!

Hello everyone! I have been crazy, crazy busy recently but I have finally gotten around to opening a store on TPT! It is still quite small and I am still trying to figure out the logisitics of it all but if you could stop by, that would be FAB-U-LOUS! Click the link below, it will bring you to my freebie! Keep looking back, I definitely have some ideas and projects that I am looking forward to sharing!!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-Color-by-Number