Math & Science CENTERS!! I have six math center groups of three or four students. Each group will go to one center per day so I will switch out centers every 7th day. Confused yet? I start with very basic skills and activities that will progressively get more difficult.J The first week of school, I start table centers. This gets the…
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I don’t start LITERACY centers the first week of school because it takes so much time getting familiar with the classroom and rules. I take one day to explain all of the centers for the next rotation and we practice the activities together or I will demonstrate with helpers.  I will start the year with VERY BASIC centers. This week, I demonstrated on…
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What tricks do you have in your bag of treats? In my class, I don’t count smileys or stickers, give tickets, or do drawings for good behavior. I have found that by giving away a treat at any given moment (which is usually several times a day), it really keeps my kids on their toes.  This doesn’t work with every…
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 So, this year I joined our district Science Curriculum Writing Team and I am really excited about it. I am the K science person at my school because I love it. I never was a science guru growing up but in college I had a really great teacher and it totally changed my thinking process. I made our Science Journal…
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Whoo hoo for surviving the first week of school! Last year was my first year at this school and I was a HOT MESS all year long!! The goal was always survival. BUT…dun dun dunnnnn, this year is totally different. I feel like I can bring my “A Game” now that I have been down this road before. I don’t think…
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OMGoodness! If you don’t know the greatness that is Alicia at Dreamlike Magic, you totally should! She has given me this fantastic blog makeover and I couldn’t be more excited. I FINALLY have a button so grab it friends! My K team is doing a jungle theme but I wanted something that was zebra meets color and she rocked it….
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  Meet the Teacher was a week in a half ago but I haven’t had a chance to post this yet. 🙂 Before Meet the Teacher, I label cubbies, put name plates on tables, and make parent information folders. I think by using a folder, I know that they each pick up what they are supposed to. Last year, I just…
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I just posted my Kissing Hand Unit for your purchasing pleasure on TPT. You can check it out here.  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Kissing-Hand-Unit As always, I am attaching a little free nibble for you to download. I will be posting pictures from the first week later today.  Your feedback is always appreciated! This unit is a whopping 57 pages for $6. Have a…
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Teacher Talk Tuesday! Dear sweet, exhausted, excited and scared on mean parents new teachers! Congrats on getting a job! It’s a tough job but so rewarding. So, here is my tidbits of advice for you… Be organized. Keep a notebook with lesson plans, copy of work, and notes for each week so you can look back next year and you…
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