Grid/Graph

I created this sheet to use in my Kindergarten student’s binders next year.  I want them to be able to graph various things and not use so much paper. They can use dry erase markers to fill in the boxes and we can use this graph over and over again.
I also designed it to be [...]

Lucky Charms Graphing

Here are the pictures–a little bit late…
I made the graphing sheet and sorting sheet MANY years ago and we always end up having to scribble out some picture of a marshmallow and adding whatever the new “special” marshmallow is for that year.  I can’t find it yet (still looking on my computer) so when I [...]

Shake The Beans

Today, during our Math time, I introduced Shake the Beans (3).  I like to introduce it as close to Dr. Seuss Day as I can because I use red and white for my colors.  I don’t know where this game came from, where it got its start, but I just love it and we will [...]

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday 3/2/09

We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s birthday along with many others tomorrow and here’s what we will be doing:
I will be dressing up like The Cat!  I wear all black and my red and white striped stove pipe hat–no paint or anything!
Here is the link to Seussville.com (there are TONS of printables there [...]

President’s Day #4 and #5

Thursday, we completed the graph that went with our Patten Block Snowflake (PDF page under “P”).  
We also read Silly Sally and I showed the children how to act out the story using the Drama Props.  We also did Cut Up Sentences and we really got some of the sentences mixed up!  We [...]

Presidents Day #2 and #3

I was out this week on Tuesday and it was just chaos in my room and I cringe thinking about the guest teacher I had that day.   They did complete the Pattern Block Snowflake and several Sudoku puzzles while I was away.  You can find the snowflake on the PDF page under [...]

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

This week, we have been reading If You Give A Mouse A Cookie:
 

We used it to make our Predictable Chart:

Monday, we took a picture walk through the story and then I read it aloud.  We had 1/2 of the class finish the sentence on the Chart.  
Tuesday, we retold the story and then Choral Read [...]

Graphing/Sorting Candy Hearts

Here are two sheets I used today with my students to sort and graph candy hearts.  I also have them pattern with the hearts and find other ways to sort than by color (phrase, icon, etc.)  Click on them once and then when that image pops up, click again to make it actual size.
Enjoy!
Kristen [...]

The GBM Day 8 and 9

Last week, we wrapped up our GBM theme with letters from 2 more countries. Germany and The North Pole.
I started off the week knowing where we wanted to end up, so I decided that our theme would be Polar Animals.   We read a Big Book:

and this got us started.
We then made a KWL chart so [...]

Good Bye Hoosier Dome!

Today, the RCA Dome/Hoosier Dome was imploded here in Indy to make room for a bigger better convention center.
It’s so sad to see it go!  I went to my only Colts game there and many, many workshops and conventions were held on the floor of the Dome.  They already have taken away Market Square Arena–where [...]