The second week of school is so much easier than the first! We has a really fun week with Pete the Cat and other"Kindergarten classic books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. I absolutely love Pete the Cat and all of the cute videos and songs that go with each book. We started the week with reading, Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. We used the colors chart in out classroom to help us write the different color words. This was our first attempt at interactive writing! : ) Next each child created their own cat and and wrote a color word to complete the sentence. I have seen tons of cute Pete the Cat crafts on Pinterest, but I just made my ... Read More about Pete the Cat and Other Kindergarten Classics
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The First Week of Kindergarten
Whew! I have the first week of Kindergarten behind me! It was really nice to have a three day week too. I have a precious class this year and we are off to a great start! Here are some highlights from the first week of Kindergarten! The week kicked off on Monday with Meet the Teacher. Here is my door! The inside says "Mrs. Chesworth's Class Clowns" and each child has a spot with their name on it. Later in the week, I took I picture of each child dressed up in silly circus gear to go on the door. You will see one of my sweet clowns later in the post! Here I am ready to be met! I always have a Meet the Teacher Scavenger Hunt for parents to complete with their child. It ... Read More about The First Week of Kindergarten
Welcome to the Circus and School Supply Organization
I thought this day would never come! My classroom is finally ready for Kindergartners to arrive! I am excited to show you these pictures. I apologize because the quality is not great : ( I have been wanting a new camera for a while now, but I was holding off in case I was lucky enough to win the Blog Hoppin scavenger hunt. Bummer! Now I'm waiting for Christmas..hint hint Santa... Welcome to my Classroom! Here is your view from the door! My calendar area. My white board with center choices, table points and lunch graph.The Number Line Math is from my latest funded Donor's Choose grant. I can't wait to add it into my daily routines! Cubbies! Here is a close ... Read More about Welcome to the Circus and School Supply Organization
Table Points
Back to School mode is in full swing over here! I have managed to destroy every room in our house with school projects, including the back porch! I have also been spending every spare moment in my classroom, buying things for my classroom, making things for my classroom or pinning things for my classroom. Can you relate? My craft room is looking like hoarders... My first "official" day back is FRIDAY! Then, a week of professional development before my little pumpkins arrive on the 27th! So much to do in the mean time! I am stopping in to share one of the easiest classroom management techniques I use in my classroom. TABLE POINTS! This is in no way an "original" idea, but I ... Read More about Table Points
Kindergarten is Sweet Gift Idea
I am SO excited about how my beginning of the year gifts turned out! On Meet the Teacher Night I always like to have a little something to send my new Kinderbabies home with. My classroom is circus themed, so I have been racking my brain to think of something cute and circus related to give. If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I recently joined Sam's Club and I am a little obsessed with it! : ) While shopping the other day, I came across this: COTTON CANDY! (Don't mind the nutritional information hehe...) A pack of 8 cotton candy tubs was a little under $6, so I loaded up my cart and started my project! First, I used my Cricut Expression 2 ... Read More about Kindergarten is Sweet Gift Idea
Easter Fun
I hope that everyone is having a happy and blessed day! We have been so busy with all of our spring and Easter activities, that I haven't blogged about any of them. If you have been following me on Instagram, than you have already had a sneak peak! If not, enjoy! : ) We spent most of the month counting down the days until our baby chicks hatched! We learned lots about chicks and chickens. I just love teaching interactive writing! This group of kids has really struggled with using uppercase letters to begin a sentence. So, we have been using highlighter tape so really enforce starting sentences with uppercase letters. FINALLY, THIS WEEK WE STARTED TO SEE SOME ... Read More about Easter Fun
The Wonderful Wedding of Q and U
Last week was the WONDERFUL wedding of Q and U. This is one of my favorite phonics lessons the entire year! It is so meaningful for the kids and one of those special memories of Kindergarten! : ) The Happy Couple I bought the large wooden letters from Hobby Lobby and then painted and decorated them. For a wedding gift, we made a quilt for Q and U. Each child made a quilt square that included a qu word and a picture. Download the quilt free HERE. Here is a close up of a few. Wedding Time! Q and U even chose the traditional wedding march for their big entrance! The Wedding Cake I just bought a few packages of the ... Read More about The Wonderful Wedding of Q and U
Sneezy the Snowman Graphing Freebie
Today for math we did an ice cream graphing activity to go with the book. The kids loved it because they got to eat ice cream! Here is the graph for you to use. It is nothing fancy, but it gets the job done. I hope you can use it in your classroom. ... Read More about Sneezy the Snowman Graphing Freebie
Classroom Tour
I can't get it all together this year. I am just now posting pictures of my Kindergarten classroom. This year I stuck with my Circus themed classroom. I really love all of the bright primary colors and I couldn't imagine completely changing everything after only one year. Here is a little tour of my classroom: Come on in! I had this little poster made using Vistaprint. I love having it out in the hallway for Meet the Teacher Night. Here is the view from the door. I do not normally have balloons on my tables (for obvious reasons haha) but these pictures were taken the day of Meet the Teacher. Here are our cubbies. Each child has their own cubby with a book bin inside to store ... Read More about Classroom Tour
Muffins with Mom
I am home sick AGAIN! The stomach bug has been making it's way around our school and I was a victim of it all weekend. Apparently, it isn't all out of my system either : ( I am resting all day today and hopefully I will be back to normal tomorrow. I am so sick of being sick : ( On Friday we had a special Muffins with Mom Breakfast for Mother's Day. It was a cupcake themed little celebration. Here are the gifts we made for our moms: Then on the inside of the envelope, we put our little gifts: A portrait An All About My Mom writing activity They were so funny! I hope all of the mothers out there had a HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Check ... Read More about Muffins with Mom
Winter Owl Freebie
Winter is definitely my least favorite season. January always feels a little bit blah after all of the excitement of the holidays is over. It's a good month to plan a few extra fun learning activities for your littles at home or in your classroom. This Winter Owls Ten Frame Match Up is a perfect free activity to make the season a little more fun! It’s the perfect activity for little ones who are working on numbers to 10! Here are a few of the skills it incorporates: Exposure and understanding of ten frames as a math toolOne to one correspondenceNumber recognitionCounting to 10 These cards are also great for setting up a traditional memory match game. Matching games are also great ... Read More about Winter Owl Freebie
Meet the Teacher Night
This has been one of the busiest weeks of my life! I started my new teacher professional development on Monday and have been going nonstop all week. I feel so behind in bloggy land. I will be catching up tonight! I can't Meet the Teacher is Thursday night! I am so excited. Here are some of my preparations: I ordered this poster from Vistaprint. I will put this easel outside of my room with some balloons tied to it. I put together a little Pinterest inspired Meet the Teacher Night Scavenger Hunt. I really hope it will be helpful for helping parents know what to do! The first thing I want parents to do is make a name tag. I found these name tags for 88 ... Read More about Meet the Teacher Night