Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade: More Behavior Management and Freebie!

Flamingo Fabulous in Second Grade: More Behavior Management and Freebie!: Here is a tool I use in my classroom to "randomly" partner my students up for activities. I love giving students the opportunity t...

Clever Classroom: Mother's Day Flowers with Sink Strainers

Clever Classroom: Mother's Day Flowers with Sink Strainers: Mother's Day Flowers using Sink Strainers This is a simple art idea that I have done with preschoolers up to grade two....

Sunday, April 28, 2013

I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!: Wooden Spoons at The Coombes School

I'm a teacher, get me OUTSIDE here!: Wooden Spoons at The Coombes School: I really like making the most of every bit of space in an outdoor area. Trees are of particular value because the space around their base, t...

Friday, April 26, 2013

Toddler Approved!: Pipe Cleaner Rhyming Sticky Wall

Toddler Approved!: Pipe Cleaner Rhyming Sticky Wall: After all the fun my toddler had with her Number Bug Sticky Wall the other day, my 5 year old wanted to do his own sticky wall activity.  ...

Thursday, April 25, 2013

On Stuff!: Words that Describe Personality Types

On Stuff!: Words that Describe Personality Types:           These ten Personality types is from the Word Power Made Easy Handbook of Norman Lewis . I found it interesting and useful to shar...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Teaching Little Ones At Home: Printable: Letter Recognition Assessment

Teaching Little Ones At Home: Printable: Letter Recognition Assessment: Formative assessment is the most important of the three types of assessment used in the classroom, whether it be a regular school classroo...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Grandbaby Cakes: Mango Banana Berry Smoothie

Grandbaby Cakes: Mango Banana Berry Smoothie: I have a pretty stable daily routine.  Each morning, I have a smoothie for breakfast without fail.  I have been drinking these for over f...

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Learn with Play at home: Number Recognition & Ordering with Paper Tubes. Pl...

Learn with Play at home: Number Recognition & Ordering with Paper Tubes. Pl...: Welcome back to the " Playful Maths " weekly series brought to you by     Learn with Play at home   and   The Imaginati...

Finding the Teachable Moments: Flowers in Styrofoam: fine motor activity

Finding the Teachable Moments: Flowers in Styrofoam: fine motor activity: Credit for this idea goes to my two year old!  She has been "planting" the flowers into these styrofoam-filled pots on her own fo...

Monday, April 15, 2013

Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Letter Monster Swatter

Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten: Letter Monster Swatter: I was inspired to create this the other day and I thought I'd share it if anyone would like to use it. I just printed 3 copies (on white...

Momma's Fun World: DIY...alphabet sounds teaching tubs

Momma's Fun World: DIY...alphabet sounds teaching tubs: I saw these tubs at Lakeshore learning and thought it was a great idea for learning with the kids, but was not going to pay $149. for them. ...

Strategies for Improving Handwriting

Strategies for Improving Handwriting

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think

Road to a Lupus Cure: Getting Help is Closer Than You Think: by Christine John-Fuller Christine John-Fuller (right) with volunteer Tameka Joyner at the 2011 NC Lupus Summit The Lupus Foundation o...

Thursday, April 11, 2013

JDaniel4's Mom: Footwear Learning Activities- Read.Explore.Learn.

JDaniel4's Mom: Footwear Learning Activities- Read.Explore.Learn.: When I was packing for our Spring Break Trip, I found that shoes were what I needed to think about the most. We needed sneakers or hiking bo...

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Toddler Approved!: Silly Magnet Monsters

Toddler Approved!: Silly Magnet Monsters: Yesterday I saw this amazing idea here  (MAGNET PAINTING!)... which it seems is super popular amongst the preschool teacher crowd... yet I h...

Toddler Approved!: Bunny Graphing

Toddler Approved!: Bunny Graphing: We are working on the concept of more/less and talking about bigger/smaller numbers, so we decided to make a little pictograph using our fav...

Toddler Approved!: Pom Pom Toss

Toddler Approved!: Pom Pom Toss: Skills we worked on: hand-eye coordination, number skills (more/less, counting), motor skills Materials Needed: little containers (I lo...

Toddler Approved!: Name Bugs

Toddler Approved!: Name Bugs: I have a simple project for you today. It involves bugs and spelling names with stickers. This has been a favorite at our house this week. I...

Toddler Approved!: Play-doh Monsters and Cupshakes

Toddler Approved!: Play-doh Monsters and Cupshakes: Day 5 of the Hands on Play Challenge  yesterday was  Play-doh exploration  We always love exploring with play-doh. This year I passed out...

Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets

Toddler Approved!: Name Monster Puppets: In the mornings while I am getting the kids breakfast or feeding the baby they can get a little restless. I love it when I am organized...

Special Needs – Teacher Resources (Grades K-12) - TeacherVision.com

Special Needs – Teacher Resources (Grades K-12) - TeacherVision.com

Monday, April 1, 2013

that artist woman: Papier Mache Robin Eggs

that artist woman: Papier Mache Robin Eggs:  Kindergarten is studying "living things that come from eggs" right now. We needed a few good art projects to tie into ...

that artist woman: Mixed Media Face

that artist woman: Mixed Media Face: Grade 1 is studying the five senses.  Here is a face project that at least tackles 4 of them.  You could always add a hand coming off ...

that artist woman: Plaster Masks

that artist woman: Plaster Masks: I have been making these plaster masks with kids for a few years now.  The results are always terrific and the students have a great time ...