I completed a binder that I will use this year and took some pictures so that you can see what they look like. The last pictures are of the back pocket of the binder where I will store extra sheets (in this case, the number writing sheet from 11-20–we won’t be ready for that for a little while). There is also a picture of the pouch that my Kinder. kids will use to store their Mini-Economy money in. I got them from the flooring company my brother used to work at. They were pouches that were attached to the carpet samples telling about the wear and tear of the carpet and the cost. I originally planned to use the pencil pouches designed for 3 ring binders, but these came along and were free!
Here are the pictures:
P.S. The picture of the pink paper is my original brainstorming sheet for these binders. A place where I collected my ideas before putting them into the computer and on to paper.
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Here are some new binder pages I created for my Kinder. kids this year. I made a calendar, tooth tally chart, days in school tally page, birthday page, and a weather graph.
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Here are some pages that my Kindergarten students will be using in their binders this year. I will post some now and come back later and add more.
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My Kindergarten students will be using binders this year after we complete calendar together as a large group. I want them to have a more hands-on role in individually recording what they see happening during calendar. The pages above are some of the pages they will be using–I am still creating a few more. I put 10 sheet protectors in a 1 inch binder for each of them, as well as a large clear envelope that they will keep their Mini-Economy money in if they choose not to put it in the bank. You can see more about the time we will use our binders on the “Forms” tab and look for Lesson Plan Grid.
Kristen,
Can you tell me a little more about the binders. Is this a group activity or do they do them individually? Do you assign a page or do they go through the whole book. I love, love, love your website and feel like a kid in a virtual candy store!
Hi Robin,
The binders are completed by the children on a daily basis after we complete calendar activities as a whole group. The binders are used to reinforce the concepts from calendar, but also to teach the children how to do some mild record keeping on their own.
OK, so can you give me a “for instance” on your binders. You have gone through calendar, the kids go back to their seats with their binders and they sit down and do what with them. I am a visual learner and I am having a hard time “visualizing” what they do with, lets say the money page or the color page. Thanks for your time!
Hi Robin,
When the children go back to their seats, I have them all open to the “calendar page”. I have a set of the same pages on my visual presenter and so I fill out the page and then the students copy what I do. On the money page, the children circle the money that corresponds to the money we posted during our calendar time…a penny for each day we’ve been in school and then any coins we have traded in the pennies for. Same for the base ten blocks pages. On the color and shape pages, I use Dr. Jean’s color and shape songs and the children point to the letters in the words as we sing them together (with the CD player!). I plan on making a new page for the colors in the future that have the animals in the color song, so the children can see them as well. On the shape page, the children trace the shapes with their finger as the shapes are sung about.
Eventually, the children can do all of these things independently (about November-ish) and I just remind them to turn the pages and help get the songs started.
Does this help you!?
Kristen