Here is a list of websites I made for the staff in my building. I collected sites for all grade levels and subjects. There is so much out there for kids to use on the internet!
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I am a HUGE techie oriented person! I use different forms of technology everyday in my classroom and since the world runs on so much technology, I think it is important to teach my Kinder. kids some of the basics (sometimes they do teach me!). I have been lucky enough to participate in several technology academies that my township has offered over the last 8 years that I have been there. During these academies (they are 1 week long during the summer) we receive training about the newest Macintosh programs and ways we can use them. We have a big focus on preparing children for the future in Math and Science, so we have had academies on those topics as well as just a general Technology academy. We always receive a new piece of technology to help us on our way. In return, we meet several times per year and share what we have been doing. This is open to teachers form K-12, so we get lots of great cross-grade level sharing happening. Out of these academies, I have created all my 5E Inquiry Based lessons, many math lessons using our daily guide for math instruction, and have integrated many uses of technology. I will keep many of those lessons here for you to see.
Literature Links (by topic)
Here is a listing of all the books I use in my classroom by topic:
Recycling:
Compost B’Gosh Eva Portman
Under One Rock Anthony D. Fredricks
The Lifecycle of an Earthworm Bobbie Kalman
Wiggling Worms at Work (Let’s Read and Find Out About Science) Wendy Pfeffer
Earthworms (Minibeasts) Claire Llewellyn
Wonderful Worms Linda Glaser
An Earthworms’ Life (Nature Up Close) John Himmelman
Life In A Bucketful of Soil Alvin Silverstein
A Handful of Dirt Raymond Bial
Dirt: Jump Into Science Steve Tomeck
Garden Wigglers: Earthworms In Your Backyard Loewen
The Worm Family Tony Johnston
Worm Jill Bailey
Worms Eat Our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment Mary Appelhof
Where Does the Garbage Go? (Let’s Read and Find Out About Science) Paul Showers
Dirt: The Scoop On Soil (Amazing Science) Rosinsky
Tunneling Earthworms (Pull Ahead Books) Suzanne Paul Dell’Oro
Jack’s Garden Henry Cole
Easy Composters You Can Build Nick Noyes
The Worm Café, Mid Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes Biret Payne
Diary of a Worm Doreen Cronin
Books to use with The Mitten by Jan Brett
All About Owls by Jim Arnosky
Owls Hunters of the Night by Elaine Landau
Red Foxes by Michelle Levine
Mice: Nature Up Close by Elaine Pascoe/Dwight Kuhn
Tiger With Wings: The Great Horned Owl by Barbara Juster Esbensen
Grizzly Bears by Patricia Kendell
Animals Under Ground by Allan Fowler
The Hedgehog by Angela Royston
Rabbits, Pikas, and Hares by Sara Swan Miller
Grizzly Bear by Jason and Jody Stone
Brown Bears by Lynn M. Stone
Foxes by Adele Richardson
Of Mice and Rats by Allan Fowler
Grizzlies by Emilie U. Lepthien
These are great cards I made to help fill time when you are standing in line. You put them into those clear name tag necklaces (with the thin white bungee type cording), and either wear one or have your students each wear one. When you have some time to fill, you walk down your line asking your students the answer to the question. If you see blank areas, you will need to fill in with stickers or pictures according to the question–nothing to difficult!
