What is an insect?
Monday, March 31, 2014
Friday, March 28, 2014
Teacher of the Day- THEME: Pajama Day
Making the day memorable and fun!
Our school auctions off "Teacher of the Day" to raise money and this year 2 students won.
I went over one of my students ideas for his Teacher of the Day and sent this form to his parents.
Here are a few things I did to make it EXTRA special for him.
DOOR SIGN
I posted this on our door, so it's the first thing he sees when he comes into the classroom.
I went over one of my students ideas for his Teacher of the Day and sent this form to his parents.
DOOR SIGN
I posted this on our door, so it's the first thing he sees when he comes into the classroom.
OFFICIAL SCHOOL NAME TAG
We ended up making him a nice laminated name tag that said, Teacher of the Day, like the one below.
SNACK
mini doughnuts and hot chocolate (his choice)
Surprise Story Teller
His nana reading his favorite book
MOVIE TIME
We NEVER watch movies during school hours, this was a real treat!
We NEVER watch movies during school hours, this was a real treat!
Special Lunch
McDonalds
Goody Bags
Teacher of the Day Certificate
What kind of things do you do for Teacher of the Day?
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
From a Seed to a Flower
SCIENCE
plant life cycle
ART PROJECT
They cut their own flowers and some cut their own leaves. This was a great project to review the plant life cycle.
VIDEO
plant life cycle
ART PROJECT
They cut their own flowers and some cut their own leaves. This was a great project to review the plant life cycle.
How cute it my student? He drew a sun and some rain :)
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
All About Plants
Informational Videos
Exploring SEEDS
Learning Centers
Has amazing worksheet and packets for downloading.
Both of these came from http://www.homeschoolcreations.net
LANGUAGE ARTS
I found this on Michelle Griffo TPT store FREE download
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Seed-Plant-Matching-Cards-667527
SCIENCE
Life Cycle
Monday, March 17, 2014
Happy St. Patty's- Preschool Scavenger Hunt
The SCAVENGER HUNT Preschool Crew
CLUES
I found these super cute rainbow colored shamrocks for our scavenger hunt this year on The Crafting Chicks
I ended up using a different set of clues for my preschoolers. These clues can be found at: https://www.lakeshorelearning.com
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Lesson for preschooler- Who is St. Patrick?
The story of St. Patrick for kids
FUN FACTS ABOUT ST. PATRICK'S DAY
I read this short and simple booklet to my kids. Clever Classroom has this download available on TPT
I read this short and simple booklet to my kids. Clever Classroom has this download available on TPT
St. Patrick's Day Movement Activities
Irish Jig
Play Irish music and teach children how to do an Irish Jig.
Irish Dancing Performance
GAME-Find the Coin
Select a child to be a leprechaun. Then have all the players sit in a circle with the leprechaun standing in the middle with his eyes covered. Give one child a coin, making sure the leprechaun is not looking. Play music and have the children pass the coin around until the music stops. The leprechaun opens his eyes and tries to guess who has the coin.
Select a child to be a leprechaun. Then have all the players sit in a circle with the leprechaun standing in the middle with his eyes covered. Give one child a coin, making sure the leprechaun is not looking. Play music and have the children pass the coin around until the music stops. The leprechaun opens his eyes and tries to guess who has the coin.
I found these super cute ideas on childcarelounge.com, to see the full list of fun songs, games and activities click on the link.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Happy St. Patrick's Day: Taste the Rainbow
EASY DIY Rainbow Cupcakes
Ingredients: White cake mix, primary color food coloring, bowls or cups, and spoons. If you forgot how to MIX COLORS click on my link.
Pour in whatever order you'd like. On this batch I started with red and worked my way to purple.
Next time I am going to start with purple and work my way up. Purple-Blue-Green-Yellow-Orange-Red. So the red ends up on top
Yummy!
Friday, March 14, 2014
How tall is the Leprechaun?
MATH
Measuring preschool activity
I found this amazing worksheet on Mrs Reynolds First Grade Adventures. Check out her blog!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Rainbows- Fruit Loops Patterns
I originally wanted them to make necklaces with the patterns they each made, but due to time and this years group of students, I skipped it. I found the idea on Mamas like me
MATH
MATH
Make and finish patterns
After they got their pattern checked and approved, they got to eat their cereal!
ART- ROY G BIV: Rainbow hair
Hello my name is ROY G BIV
WAIT FOR IT, or skip the intro. It's an animated video/song and not a live.
ART
I found this super cute idea on Read-write-sing.blogspot.com
That morning for sign-in I had them cut out ta circle and write their name. For a later fine-motor activity I had them cut their own rainbow hair strips.
