There are several teachers joining together to help other teachers affected by Hurricane Sandy. We live in southern Indiana and feel very fortunate after seeing all of the devastation Sandy has caused. However, there are many teachers on the east coast who need our help. We all know how much money we spend on our classrooms over the years and it is devastating to those who have lost all of those materials in the course of one night. I am adding two buttons in this post where you can go to help other teachers. We are donating products from our TpT stores to help teachers and the people affected by the storm.
The first button is where you can go to give help to teachers who have lost their teaching materials to Sandy's wrath.
The second button is where you can go if you have been affected and need help.
Laurah at ESOL Odyssey Tools for Teachers has taken a lot of time and energy to organize this recovery. Thank you Laurah!
Also, Classroom Freebies is having Manic Monday! Here are our freebies for the week. Head on over to Clasroom Freebies to grab some more great freebies!!!
"Order Those Numbers" is a hands on activity where students order three sets of number cards (2's, 5's, and 10's). After they have put the sets of numbers in order, they record them on the answer sheet. This is a great activity for math centers or stations!
And Stephanie's AR Superstar Cards. Just print out, write the information, and laminate. Write in the quiz number with a dry erase marker for parent helpers and volunteers helping give AR tests. They were made by a request from my kindergarten colleague.
Endless Possibilities,
Stephanie, Stephany, and Kathi
I really can not believe it is November already!! Here is Farley's November Currently!! Link up. I want to see what is on everyone's mind. Happy November!
I am listening to the Disney Channel. I love hearing my boys sing to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. There is something about children singing that makes my heart warm. I usually use Dr. Jean in my classroom. Students love her little catchy tunes. Recently, I created an Attention Grabbers pack. I posted it on TpT. These are simple catchy "attention grabbers" to use at any elementary grade level. Click the picture below to go to my TpT store. I have it on sale today!!
Also, check out Stephany's Initial Sound Packet!! I am using it in my RtI group this week. This packet is filled with so many beginning sound activities. It is great for kindergarten or first grade students.
Another product that has been doing well on TpT is Playdough Math. It correlates to the Kindergarten Common Core Standards and is hands-on math for those kiddos that need a little extra manipulatives.
And for those of you that are doing assessments, here are a few we offer. Click the pictures below to link to the product. Stephany and Kathi have been working hard on math assessments. We assess our students frequently. We also graph how much progress each student has made. Each of these packets include the class graph, student graphs (for data folders), and scoring sheet. They also correlate to the Common Core. As you will notice, the first one is for first grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking, the second one is for 2nd grade Operations and Algebraic Thinking, and the last one is for 2nd grade Geometry.
Just like all of you, we have been so busy in our classrooms. We hope you can make it over to see our recent products. Enjoy November!! Before we know it, we will be on Thanksgiving break.
We are also donating to help with Hurricane Sandy. Click the link to check it out. Many teachers have joined in to help. I love how teachers help teachers!!
Endless Possibilities,
Stephanie
Our kindergarteners have a Halloween parade each year. This year, it went so smooth. Here are a few pictures from the kindergarten parade.
Then, we returned to the classroom to work in small groups. I used Stephany Dillon's Halloween Pack. We completed the ABC order lesson together using the document camera.
My kinders also created cut-up sentences. I love using cut-up sentences for one-to-one correspondence, spacing, and sentence structure. The following pictures are cut-up sentences and illustrations from my Witches' Brew Unit.
Please look for upcoming pictures from Stephany's classroom. She has an amazing 50th day hallway display.
Endless Possibilities,
Stephanie
