New Units

I am so excited! I have 90 followers at my teachers pay teachers store. I know that is small beans but it means so much to me.
I have posted an Elections unit. This will make a great Social Studies unit for the end of October and beginning of November. You can choose to have a small election in your very own classroom right along with our elections in November.
I have also post Thanksgiving Fun!. This unit contains many ideas to use all through November. Check it out. It also included Thanksgiving Clip-It to use in Math Centers.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Chapter 3 of Curriculum Maps

I finally finished Chapter 3 of the Common Core Curriculum Maps. I just posted it on Teachers pay Teachers. I am finishing up Chapter 1 this week with my kiddos. I am going to do Chapter 3 next with my children at school. Chapter 3 seems to fit my units better to use now during Community Helpers. I will begin Chapter 2 later in the fall. Check it out.

Welcome Fall

I am getting ready for some FALL fun in Kindergarten. I love the fall units. Check out my Tpt store for Seasons of the Apple Tree, Falling Leaves, Pumpkins and Scarecrows and Oh!Christopher Columbus Math, Science and Literacy units.
Check out the pictures below on the blog and to the side.

Classroom Set Up

I love looking at other classrooms and getting some great ideas. I moved my classroom this year to a new room. I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of my room.

This is my large group area. I have calendar activities, math, and weather lessons. Also you can see my Reading corner with Weatherman Bob on top of the file cabinet. Below is my work area and Smart Board.

Literacy Table, Math Center with Math Word Wall. I will post sight words on the red board and schedule.

Environmental print on back cabinets, Puppet Stand. I have Science Centers in the wood sand tables.

My husband made the wood working center. FUN!

Back to School

School begins next week on Thursday, August 16. I am busy this week at a workshop on Math Assessments by Kathy Richardson. I will talk a little about this more later.
Check out my store at Teachers pay Teachers on August 12 & 13 for a Back to School Sale. At checkout, use the code BTS12 for an extra discount up to 28% off.
Also at Teachers notebook, I am having a sale August 7-10.

Bottle Cap Literacy Memory Game

My kinders love playing all kinds of board games. I made a Bottle Cap Literacy Memory Game. It is played like traditional memory games. Students turn over bottle caps looking to match upper to lower case letters. Another version of the game is to match beginning sound picture game pieces to letter game pieces. Check out the game on my Teachers pay Teachers or Teachers Notebook store.
Many children come to school today with little experience playing board games. This game is great for students learning to take turns, conversation with others, and social interaction.
I posted a picture of the cover at the bottom of blog with a small picture on the side.

Curriculum Maps Unit One

I am putting the finishing touches on And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon unit that is aligned with Unit One in the Common Core Curriculum Maps for Kindergarten. I have included the nursery rhyme Hey Diddle, Diddle printable as well as Brown Bear, Brown Bear activities to go along with A Colorful Time with Rhythm and Rhyme. I will post my new unit on Monday. Check it out as well as Unit Two The Hungry Caterpillar packet.