But, if the kids fall in love with school, make it part of your instruction.
More in my guest post over at Kinder Tribe.
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Showing posts with label Linkys. Show all posts
Monday, October 12, 2015
It ain't always pretty...
or planned, or conventional.
But, if the kids fall in love with school, make it part of your instruction.
More in my guest post over at Kinder Tribe.
But, if the kids fall in love with school, make it part of your instruction.
More in my guest post over at Kinder Tribe.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Bloggiversary Celebration Time!
If you don't know Lindsey, you should definitely head over to her blog Thriving in 3rd. Lindsey is an incredibly talented teacher/blog designer/artist. When I was looking for a blog design on a budget, I fell in love with Ms. Spethmann's (Lacquer Teach Repeat) blog design by Lindsey.
Lindsey used her expertise, style and knack for perfection to create the perfect blog design for me at a completely reasonable price.
Love her. Seriously.
Love her. Seriously.
So of course when it was celebration time for the newly wed Mrs. Lindsey Paull, I HAD to participate!
If you head over to Lindsey's blog, you can enter a raffle to win a pack of PreK-1 resources, where you will find my Sight Word Scramble! Or, If you aren't PreK-1, there are a ton of other raffles going on!
And last but definitely not least, what teacher doesn't love this?!
Well friends, may the odds be ever in your favor - hope you win some good loot!
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Kinder Tribe Blog Kickoff!
It's finally time to announce my newest collaborative project!
What whhaaattt! Fifteen kindergarten blogger friends and I are working together to bring you ideas for your classroom, test out your ideas & activities, and discuss all things Kinder!
The lovely Yukari from A Pinch of Kinder set out designing the blog for us and everyone else has pitched in to create, collaborate, and inspire each other on our journey teaching Kinder and navigating TPT.
Each of our authors has a unique teaching & creative style. We will be bringing a different flavor to the blog with each of our individual posts. Here's a bit about me to get started:
Posts will range from our Original Blog Posts, to What Worked Well Wednesday, and Feature Friday - where YOU will have an opportunity to post, share, and intrigue others!
Check back often for new news, giveaways, and other ventures. Oh and don't forget to get to know he other authors and visit their pages!
Eeeee :o) Hope you are as excited as I am! Let's kick it off with our first linky party below!
Friday, May 29, 2015
Fun Day Five for Friday! 5/29
Holy smokes! Today was a riot!
It was Olympic Fun Day, and y'all know what that means - coffee AND a diet coke. free play. movie. pure exhaustion. sunburn.
It's one of my favorite days of the year and one of the most exhausting. It means the school year is almost over and your babies have all grown up. And as I sit here going through the pictures from today, it's one of the most emotional days. Just scroll and see what I mean....
Oh - and the last picture is a link to my latest FREEBIE!! Whoot whoot!
Don't worry, yours do not say <3 Mrs. McGinnis & Mrs. Alper
It was Olympic Fun Day, and y'all know what that means - coffee AND a diet coke. free play. movie. pure exhaustion. sunburn.
It's one of my favorite days of the year and one of the most exhausting. It means the school year is almost over and your babies have all grown up. And as I sit here going through the pictures from today, it's one of the most emotional days. Just scroll and see what I mean....
Oh - and the last picture is a link to my latest FREEBIE!! Whoot whoot!
#FavoritePicture
It down poured on us with 30 minutes left of games and the kids couldn't have been more content. We danced in the rain and it was pure joy. Plus I love the blue wall background. Love this.
More smiles! This is before the rain. Their zest for life makes me fall in love with being a teacher again and again.
Here we are soaked after the rain (ok I promise this is the last picture of my class). We called it quits during a break in the clouds and headed back to dry clothes and a movie. My co-teacher and I CRACKED up watching 3 Pigs and a Baby With Them.
So poor grades 3-5 had to have the afternoon Olympic Fun Day inside but when the rain broke in the afternoon our (AWESOME) secretary's firefighter husband brought over the truck and soaked the kids anyway! Notice how far away I am standing? Hah! They had a blast! I love how organic and simple it is for kids to enjoy the little things.
FREEBIE time! No, sorry, not sending you bubbles and glow sticks. But, you can grab that bag tag for FREE in my TPT store. I like sending all misc. trinkets and a treat in a little gift bag over the summer so I threw these tags on there to brighten up the bags a bit.
Don't worry, yours do not say <3 Mrs. McGinnis & Mrs. Alper
How was your Friday? Still have kids? Do you send anything home? I would love your links!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Hey there! Did you all get in on entering the HUGE Teacher Appreciation Week Day Giveaway?! If not, you can get in on it HERE and gather a few teaching tips and tricks as well! There are two insane prize bundles, so make sure you enter into both for double the chances to win!
Enter to Win Prize Bundle #2 Here
Enter to Win Prize Bundle #1 Here
For Teacher Appreciation Day #2, we are offering a collection of high quality classroom resources at a huge discount. Below is a list of Best Selling Resources that have been discounted by 20%. You can receive an additional 10% off at checkout by using the code THANKYOU.
An InLinkz Link-up
We have also put together a collection of $1.00 Deals (My Sight Word Scramble has been discounter from $5 to $1!!) to help stock up your classroom. I mean it's May, right? Time to start lookin' ahead, I know I am. And I LOVE all the $1 options to choose from. It's like the Dollar Spot at Target...seriously good. :o)
Don't forget to use the code THANKYOU at checkout for maximum savings!
Don't forget to use the code THANKYOU at checkout for maximum savings!
Hope you were able to get some new products for your classroom! I cannot wait to start using what I bought...I totally want to start tomorrow. Ha! Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic Tuesday and rest of your Teacher Appreciation Week! :o)
What Works! Teacher Appreciation Linky & Giveaway!
I don't know about you, but I could definitely not be in this career without the mentorship and support of fellow teachers. The girls that I started working with my first years of teaching made me the teacher I am, and I will forever be grateful to them! So HOORAY for Teacher Appreciation Week! I am beyond blessed for my past and current co-workers - they have been co-creators of the following secrets. Maybe you too share some of these tricks? Or you have advice to make them work better? I would love to hear your thoughts and input - collaboration is key for me!
Use a mentor text for your behavior system. Make it unique, attainable, and a way that kids can buy back in.
I use the Very Hungry Caterpillar as my mentor text. The caterpillar eats and grows so he can become a beautiful butterfly and discover newness. That is like learning for us, we learn and grow so that we can discover new things.
Each child starts the day with 5 food sticks in her/his cup. She/he can lose sticks or gain "sweet' sticks. The goal at the end of each day is to have 5 or more sticks.
I start the year strictly adhering to the behavior plan and wean off it as we go. This week I haven't used it at all and I now only usually mention it as a way to get some friends back on track.
For me, this helps to mold the behaviors I expect and gradually give over the control of those behaviors to the students. It can be a beautiful thing.
Don't over do it on Pinterest!
Listen, no one has, or should, have the time to completely re-do your classroom and every element to be ready to be professionally photographed for Pinterest. It's ugly in here folks. Day to day is a hotmess. I take to Pinterest when I am looking for a change-up or visual of new ideas. But I honestly can't spend too much time there because I wind up comparing myself to perfection. I have learned to listen to my students needs. They love "fishing" for sight words, so I used velcro to make this center and I am going to change the sight words to word problems, QR codes etc. Find what they love and what's easiest for you and go with it. Authentic, good teaching doesn't coming from Pinterest.
Side note: You know how people post Pinterest "fail" pictures of dinner/crafts/etc. I want to do that of a classroom activity...like I said sometimes it's just not cute in here!
Use a password for your teaching point of the day.
I use one literacy password and one math password. The literacy password is usually the sight word or vowel combo of the day and math can be any concept I am spiraling through. The kids have to say/do the password in the morning when they come in, and each time they come and go from the room.
Here is the math password on the way out!
Sorry, I should have put arrows - but can you see the passwords other there by the door? I make sure they are at eye level and bright so I catch the little's eyes!
What works for you? I would love if you left me some of your own ideas or thoughts on mine!
Alllrighty then....
It's GIVEAWAY TIME!
There are two HUGE prize bundles, each valued at $475 each - crazy talk! Make sure you enter using all the options on rafflecopter! There are a ton of blogs involved so make your rounds, and grab up all the entries that you can!
Here's what's included in the prize bundles...
Can you believe that one super lucky reader will win all this! I am seriously wishing it could be me! Check out the grand list below.
Prize Bundle #1 Includes
PLUS....$140 Gift Box of Fabulous Teacher Supplies sent to you from Amazon
Here is ANOTHER mega bundle! More teacher swag, and a TON of it! $100 to TPT, $50 Amazon gift card AND more?! Enter to win both and you'll be set for next year- seriously this is too good to be true...but it's true, I promise. :o)
Prize Bundle #2 Includes
PLUS....$140 Gift Box of Fabulous Teacher Supplies sent to you from Amazon
Be sure to enter both rafflecopters for a better chance at winning one of these amazing prize bundles!
Enter to Win Prize Bundle #1 Here
Enter to Win Prize Bundle #2 Here
You won't want to miss out on all the other great secrets being shared by successful teachers! Be sure to check out all the other great posts below.
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