Valentine's Day is Just Around the Corner!

I thought since Valentine's Day is just around the corner I would go ahead and post some of the things I have made this weekend to use in my class this week.  At the end of the week I'll post pictures of the finished products, but for now here are some things you can go ahead and use.  I would love to see how you use them.

This week we will be practicing more with narrative writing.  What a better way to practice than with I love my..... sentences.  Grab the paper here.

This week I will be making  a tree map with the topper I love to...... I plan on gluing the pictures below and writing what the pictures are are beside them so my students can copy the words.  My students will practice their narrative writing skills by writing I love to ____________.  Grab yours here.

You guessed correct if you have seen any of my other projects........I'm making a tree map using these as toppers.  I just love tree maps for kindergarten.  Grab yours here.

More writing for my kinder kids.  I am going to glue the hearts onto chart paper to make yes......a tree map.  My students will make Valentines are_____________ and Valentines have ___________ sentences.  Grab yours here.

Groundhog Day! Oh What Fun!

We spent all this week reading stories about groundhogs, writing about groundhogs, and predicting if we thought the groundhog would see his shadow.  Of course since we are from Georgia, we checked out our groundhog in Atlanta.  We were very happy when he did not see his shadow.  :-)  Below is a sample of all the fun we had this week.

Groundhog tree map, circle map and writing.

Groundhog Circle Map

Groundhog tree map.  My students are getting so good at writing using tree maps.  In fact, even when they have free writing time, they are choosing to write again from the tree maps. 

Groundhog Writing

Groundhog prediction chart.  We had so much fun predicting if the groundhog would see his shadow.  Ms. Baggs and I even voted.  They were so excited.  I think the other classes could hear them screaming and clapping with delight.

Groundhog worksheet.  We were so excited when that we got to circle Spring.

Narrative Writing in Kindergarten Land

Over the last few weeks we have been learning how to narrative write.  My students have done an awesome job.  Here is a sample below of our chart and writing.

Kindergarten Narrative Writing Map

Sample of some of our narrative writing.

Another narrative writing sample

Narrative writing prompt.  Get it here.

Narrative Writing.  Get it here.

Narrative Writing.  Get it here.

SLIDING INTO GREAT PENGUIN WRITING

This past week as we read books about penguins.  We made tree maps about the stories and enjoyed reading, listening and learning.  Towards the end of the week, we began writing  about penguins.  This took around 3 days from the beginning to the end.  Listed below are samples of our work.

We made a tree map of the things penguins are, penguins have and penguins can do.  The pictures are from Kids Soup.

Here is the penguin writing paper I created.  Get it here.

Samples of my students' writing

Penguin writing and craft.  After making the tree map and writing on the penguin writing paper, we wrote from the tree map on notebook paper.  Most of the students did a great job.  Some had to be guided.  We then made a penguin and put the finished product on the penguin craft.

Here is the finished product with all of the part together.  I love it when all comes together in the end.  

 

The 100th Day of School!!!!!

Today was the 100th day of school at Smith Elementary.  All day long we only did things that had to do with the number 100.  The kids loved it and I loved it.  I think one of the best things was our follow the leader walk outside.  We did 10 groups of 10 motions while following the leader.  This teacher was some kind of tired after hopping, running, jumping, giant steps, baby steps, airplane, arm circles, jumping jacks, skipping, and jumping some more.  Whew!!!!  That makes me tired just typing it.  :-)  Anyway, I don't think they will soon forget their 100th day of kindergarten.  Below is a glance at just a few of our 100th day activities.

100th day door.  It only hung for 10 minutes or so before it fell, so we moved it in and used it for something else.  :-)

My 100th day of School picture.  Get the paper without a date here.

Some of our 100th day projects.

100 Popsicle sticks.

100 candles cake

100 pieces of popcorn.

butterflies with 100 pom poms

100 stickers

100 fish

100 pieces of cereal

Here's how we changed the door banner after it fell.  We all signed it to show we are 100 days smarter.

This has to be my favorite inside activity of all.  What will you look like at 100?  SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here is me at 100!

We can't leave out our paraprofessional Ms. Baggs

A sample of some of the kids at 100.

I didn't get a picture of me wearing my hat.....but here is my hat I wear each year with 100 buttons.

 

 

Happy 100th Day!!!!