tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46209019389133578332024-03-05T16:55:43.701-06:00Mrs. I's ClassSharing my Kindergarten classroomMrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.comBlogger161110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-77907014610972788152018-10-29T15:33:00.000-05:002018-10-29T15:33:23.348-05:00Weekly Math Tubs<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Ten Frame Toss Up</span></u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The students matched the ten frame card (bus) to the numeral card (school). There is a recording sheet to dole them accountable but I didn't use it this time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Activities-Kindergarten-Literacy-Math-Centers-763710">Back to School Activities by the Printable Princess</a>.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Subitizing Pumpkins</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Student matched the numeral card with the ten frame.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Subitizing-Pumpkins-1519937">Subitizing Pumpkin by Patty Rutenbar</a>.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Ten Little Pumpkins</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The students counted mini pumpkin erasers (from Target) onto the mats to match the numerals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Sorting-Fun-with-Numbers-1-10-367616">Pumpkin Sorting Fun by Kroger's Kindergarten</a>.</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Frankie Roll and Cover</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The students roll two dice and cover up that number with a Frankenstein head eraser (from Target).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can download this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HZdkJCblbhV3xV-kyX2hh0YAOlRbgLL0/view?usp=sharing">FREEBIE here</a>!</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Colorful Cats Counting</span></u><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Students spin and then build the number using cat erasers (from Target).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can download this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Je3pn-vwP48TmCp9aakhbWOi6Dx9HzVA/view?usp=sharing">FREEBIE here</a>!</span>Mrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-83524795633438964762018-10-12T14:22:00.000-05:002018-10-12T14:22:29.087-05:00Weekly Math Tubs (with Freebies)<span style="font-size: large;">The last year was a rough year for me in all parts of my life. Part of that was letting this blog go. I am hopeful to start blogging what I am doing in my room more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So to jump in, I wanted to share my math tubs with you for this week. Each week I have 5 math tubs that rotate to each table on different days. We start our day with math so this gets us going as son as the bell rings. I try to vary what is in the tubs as far as skills go. The beginning of the year is a lot of counting practice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is what my kids did this week:</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">How Many Spiders?</span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My students counted spider rings (Dollar Tree) onto the the X's and then used dry erase markers to write the numeral to match the amount.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Math-activities-for-Kindergarten-Aligned-to-Common-Core-927741" target="_blank">Halloween Math by A Special Kind of Class.</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Missing Ghosts</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My students used dry erase markers to write the number that is missing in the sequence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Math-activities-for-Kindergarten-Aligned-to-Common-Core-927741" target="_blank">Halloween Math by A Special Kind of Class.</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Pumpkins on the Fence</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My students used pumpkin erasers (Target Dollar Spot) to count out onto the mats. You could easily do orange playdough balls or pompoms as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can find this activity in this pack, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Math-activities-for-Kindergarten-Aligned-to-Common-Core-927741" target="_blank">Halloween Math by A Special Kind of Class.</a></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Colorful Cats Spin and Graph</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My students used cat head erasers (Target Dollar Spot) to spin and create a graph. The spinners I use can be found <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GJFAKS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can download this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sEek3FV1QvqLVyN28oj_QeRdSzTAqewo/view?usp=sharing">FREEBIE here</a>.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Frankie Ten Frame</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My students used Frankenstein erasers (Target Dollar Spot) to spin and then count that many Frankensteins. The spinners I use can be found <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GJFAKS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can download this <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eeUyKn9J9uCmfmfLt9zUFeL6tmWXI6Y0/view?usp=sharing">FREEBIE here</a>.</span><br />
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Mrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-57020159850676367312016-07-23T16:22:00.003-05:002016-07-23T16:22:46.371-05:00Cubby Storage<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">As I enter my 13th year of teaching, I am finding myself more limited by restrictions as to what I can and can't do. Many of the "fun" things I have done in the past are no longer fit our daily lesson expectations. This has left me feeling less creativity and excited about my teaching. That in turn made me feel like I had nothing worthwhile to blog about. I realize that maybe if I strive to find the things I can still do, it will bring my enthusiasm back. Blogging about my ideas will help me look for those things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">So without further ado, I thought I would shown some Dollar Tree and Target finds for organization. I have these cubby spaces above my students coat hooks. In the past, I had cheap plastic tubs from Walmart in these but they only went partially up for height. I wanted the nice collapsible cloth containers but at $5 a pop, there was no way that was happening with 26 cubbies to fill.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">While browsing at Dollar Tree, I found <a href="https://www.dollartree.com/household/storage-organization/Essentials-Bright-Collapsible-Storage-Containers-with-Handles/500c541c541p370596/index.pro" target="_blank">these</a> in the Spring that are finally full size. At only $1, this was definitely my sign! When I got mine they only had blue, orange, green, and pink (and some tan and grey). So I stocked up on those colors. Now they appear to have more colors....online at least!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Then I needed a way to label them because I am very OCD and can't handle it to NOT be labeled. I tried my normal labels and taping them on. Fortunately they kept falling off. I thought about pinning them on but didn't love that idea. When perusing the "Dollar Spot" at Target, I found these mini clothespin chalkboard tags. It took me a couple of tries at a couple of Targets to find enough but I was finally successful. (I added the UPC in case that helps you track them down.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Using a Silver Sharpie, I added the names to the chalkboards and viola! I am happy with how my new cubby area looks and it was much cheaper than it would have been in the past!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There has been so much going on. I now have a 3rd grader and and Kindergartener! Where has time gone. Between dance, piano, taekwondo, Girls on the Run, and other activities we have been beyond busy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With everything going on, we wanted to bring our kiddos back to thinking about others. After some thinking and a LOT of googling, I found this great idea over at <a href="http://teachmama.com/holiday-spirit-notes-for-kids-remembering-the-meaning-of-the-season/" target="_blank">TeachMama</a>. It is a 25 day countdown about the true meaning of the holiday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am giving my kiddos the same challenge of the day. I remind them about their challenge if I see them during the day. They tape it to their desk at school to remind themselves. At dinner, we are talking about what all of us did to meet that challenge and think about others for the day. They are LOVING this!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am also doing this in the classroom. I am introducing the challenge of the day in the morning and we are talking about them at the end of the day to see how we did. I am hoping this gets us all thinking a little more about other people around us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I highly recommend heading over to <a href="http://teachmama.com/holiday-spirit-notes-for-kids-remembering-the-meaning-of-the-season/" target="_blank">TeachMama</a> to grab this <a href="http://teachmama.com/holiday-spirit-notes-for-kids-remembering-the-meaning-of-the-season/" target="_blank">FREEBIE</a> to enjoy with your students!</span></div>
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Mrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-27184846454397444192014-08-31T23:41:00.000-05:002014-08-31T23:41:17.517-05:00Currently September<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">So it's not technically September here but I've been reading the Currently linky for a long time so I thought I might as well try it out. I am linking up with Farley at <a href="http://ohboy3rdgrade.blogspot.com/2014/01/currently-february.html" target="_blank">Oh' Boy 4th Grade</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Loving...an extra day at home. That's right. I will actually get to sleep on a Sunday without having a million things running through my head that I need to worry about for the next day. Plus I get to hang out with my own kids for an extra day and with them you never know what will happen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wanting...my hubby to be back home. He's off in Minnesota at a Rennaisance Faire. He's a pirate in a band. Yep, it's for real.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Needing...motivation to do the lesson plans that I am avoiding. Including sub plans for Tuesday. Yep, sub plans...after a three day weekend...in Kindergarten...on day 14 of school. Thankfully I have an awesome sub to leave them with while I do a math training.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 trips...Ireland, Australia, Africa...no real reasons behind any of them. Just places I haven't been and seem like they would be neat to visit and say I have seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So that's me currently. Hop over to Farley's to see what everyone else is up to. And hopefully I will be back soon!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">It's that stressful time of year. Tomorrow is our first day back. I get to meet everyone and run around like crazy all.day.long. But it is so worth it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">With all of our Pete the Cat fun, I was so excited to find <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cool-Cat-First-Day-of-School-Certificates-and-Hat-Kinder-and-First-1387344">this freebie</a> from Live Love Laugh Kindergarten. It has a cute first day certificate and a hat for the kids to make! I LOVE IT!! Please go check it out. You won't be disappointed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So it's been a long time. Hopefully I will get better about sharing on here this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you seen the link up over at Mrs. Jump's Class? I LOVE finding new books so I have been watching this link up all summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Chalk by Bill Thomson is an amazing wordless picture book. The quick version of the story is that a group of children find a bag of chalk at a playground. When they start to draw with it, their chalk drawings become real. It is a lot of fun until someone draws a dinosaur. Then they get creative on how to get rid of it. I enjoy talking about how these kids were really using their imaginations and problem solving skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My "little" girl turned 6 today. Of course, it was a fun filled birthday weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's hard to believe she started out like this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2 months early and terrifying us for 2 weeks while having to be in the NICU.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In honor of my beautiful baby girl, I'm going to share one of her favorite things I ever made up for her during "Mommy school" when we was little. In my first blogging adventure that did not last long : ) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was the simplest color matching game ever that I made. It was a classic moment of looking at something and realizing what I could do with it. In the years since I've seen them pop up on blogs and Pinterest and it makes me smile to remember my little cutie that tested it out soooo long ago.</span></div>
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<a href="http://learningwithbella.blogspot.com/2009/08/pringle-can-pipe-cleaner-color-sort.html"><span style="font-family: inherit;">http://learningwithbella.blogspot.com/2009/08/pringle-can-pipe-cleaner-color-sort.html</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Feel free to hop over and see the simple idea and my then tiny tot : )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Thanks for indulging my family side : )</span></div>
Mrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-4247404493634384572013-09-09T22:12:00.000-05:002013-09-09T22:12:08.978-05:00Focus on Alphabet Centers Part 2<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I wanted to highlight some other alphabet centers that my kiddos have been using. Please click over to the original idea to check out their tips!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Sandy Letters Game I made up</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Put letters (could use foam, magnet, tiles, whatever) in a sand pail. The students scoop, say the letters they get, and then color them in on their recording sheet. Unfortunately I can't post the recording sheet due to the fonts terms of use. : ( But you can easily make your own!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Now on to a cute story that is still alphabet center related. I wanted to make a set of alphabet mats that have circles on them to change out easily. Like using cheerios, little cookies, daubers and more. I put one circle on the top of the A and had to go do something else. I came back to this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">My almost 6 year old did the A (notice the little "v"s in the outline from using command v incorrectly). My 3 year old did the a (using the command v a little too well). I think my daughter will be ready to help me in a few years!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Hope you found some ideas you can use and please so the original posts so love!</span></div>
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Mrs. Ihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782626642814998706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4620901938913357833.post-17884703708763060222013-08-18T08:37:00.001-05:002013-08-18T08:37:29.466-05:00TpT 2 Day Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just wanted to make sure everyone knows that TpT is having a big sale today and tomorrow. Make sure you enter the code BTS13 at the end to get the additional amount off. Most stores are participating so happy shopping!</span></div>
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