Educational Games

Most of my students love to play educational games on the computer and abcya.com is a wonderful website!  There are times when they are able to use this site in the classroom and I know many of them play at home.  Children love technology and video games, so why not make it educational?

Check it out!

http://www.abcya.com/

Smart Exchange

I use this website on a regular basis to find ideas to use on my Smart Board.  This is a place to share ideas with other teachers and you can find files already created for FREE!  You can search by keywords, subject, and grade level.  This is a wonderful site that you should check out if you have a Smart Board in your classroom!

http://exchange.smarttech.com/search.html?q=

Books for the First Day of Kindergarten

These are a couple of my favorite books to read to my class on our first day of Kindergarten!  The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn is a great book to help put the children at ease and remind them that they will make new friends. 

Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten is a fun rhyming book.  All 26 letters of the alphabet are used for each child's name. 

What are your favorite books to read in the first weeks of school?

Tux Paint

Tux Paint is a great tool you can use in your classroom!  The best part is...it's FREE!  This is a way students can create pictures to go along with their writing. 

Students can also create a Letter Search project.  I have created an example below for the letter f.  Students can place the letter in random spots and try to hide it with objects.  Other students can see if they can find all of the hidden letters!

I am sending a little sunshine your way since our summer seems to be filled with clouds and rain! (At least at my house!)

This is a sample of a Parent Volunteer form that I provide to my parents at Kindergarten Orientation.  I refer back to these forms many times throughout the school year.

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Summer Fun

Before I get into "Back to School" mode, I am enjoying quality time with my family at the lake!

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog! I am creating this blog as part of a Web 2.0 class.  I hope to document a little about life in a Kindergarten classroom!