Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Ants!
Ants have mandibles! Ants sure work hard!
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Friday, October 2, 2015
Tree unit of study
Friday, September 4, 2015
First week of school
I must say I have the cutest little people on the planet this year! A lot of three year olds this year (which I love) which means it might take a little longer to get down to basics to establishing classroom management!
The first day for centers I had water colors for art, computers open, dramatic play, dry erase boards markers and letter dice for writing, colored school manipulatives for math and discovery boards for science, blocks open, library open! I kept centers same for a couple days switched to play dough, and rotated math manipulatives. We had a few criers the first few days but by day three everyone had smiles! At circle time I went over class schedule, introduced jobs, we sang Hickety pickety bumble bee and the bean bag dance! Then I introduced centers, how to ask for a turn, and showed them the timer when it would be time to clean-up!
During centers I sat with students and got to know them asking them questions about their family, and what they like!
At story we read these books! 
We took a tour of the classroom going over all the different centers, then toured the school as well! We may do it all again next week! Repetition is key in pre-k!
Monday, August 10, 2015
Teachable moments
In all my years of teaching I have to say some of my best activities haven't been planned but happened spontaneously! Sometimes I have an epiphany in the car on the way to school, I see a cardboard box, material I found at home or at school, or the students will inspire an idea! The trick is not to worry about the "theme" you are teaching but the experience of learning you are modeling for your students ! Great teaching can't be found on TPT, or Pinterest! You can get inspiration from them but the meaningful learning experience come from you, the questions you ask, the level of enthusiasm you bring, and your knowledge of developmental learning! We are all individuals who learn differently. Each activity you do should reflect your students prior knowledge and development and interest!
So many teachers teach to a theme and spend hours and ink replications that are not that meaningful to children! I used to be one of them! In my opinion and experience it's a waste of time and ink! The more dimensional and sensory learning is the more students are going to remember the experience! This quote inspired me to share my thoughts! 
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
ABC center
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