As promised, here’s a first look at my classroom! The floors were done last week, so everything was in a new place. This actually was quite helpful, as I was able to see the room arranged in a different way. It was by no means a set up that would work, but it offered another […]
In getting ready for next year, the first thing that comes to mind is how do I want to set up my classroom? I see a lot of photos on Pinterest and Facebook, but I haven’t been dazzled yet. A lot of teachers focus on the “cutesy” ~ a way to decorate so that it […]
We are getting to that time of year when we need games!! ….ones that can go on for the whole class or for a small portion of it! Here is one that not only fills this requirement but is fun to play and will serve as a great review! Kids get into 2 teams and […]
Gonna make it, gonna make it…. Only a few weeks left and the kids have summer fever…as do we! So, to help all of us survive, here are 5 ideas to make our time count! 1. Review ~ I know, a bit obvious, but… What were the major concepts and songs that were covered this […]
The NK Dice are a lot of fun, especially with the younger kids! Here is a game that is simple to play and can be used in Phase 1 of the NK Lesson Plans! • Choose a student to roll the dice with notes on it • Identify the color and match the NK Magnet […]
Last week was our spring concert and we were not all that prepared! Between field trips, snow days and sicknesses (nothing like getting the flu the week before), I was not optimistic about what we were going to present to parents. …and I need to confess that I had BIG ideas of what I wanted […]
For the Spring Share this year, I am using several lessons from my “Pushing The Limits!” lesson plan book, as I am running out of time and the lessons are fun and simple to do! Lesson 11 utilizes the song Chatter With the Angels and explains how to create a B Section. I added to […]
I LOVE this song! “Hop Old Squirrel” can be used to solidify concepts that you have covered in the lesson, will encourage them to participate, and will get them up and moving!! (Which is always a plus!) As you know, we have been working on fast/ slow and high/ low with our “sound roadways” and […]
I am so excited to share with you the lesson we did today! I took the sound roadways a step further (because you know how I love to extend a lesson!!) and took out small plastic animals to prompt animal sounds….. along with high/ low & fast/ slow! What a blast!! I first did a […]
Last week we explored length of sound in Pre-K! I just got a new set of NK magnets (I was still using my prototype set from way back when) and wanted to take these out for a spin! So I put one of each of the sound side and asked the kids what they noticed. […]