Breaking News........I am moving up.....to 1st grade

Ya'll, I am so stinkin' excited to begin a new chapter in my life. After 13 years of teaching Kindergarten I am moving on up to 1st grade! I am very excited for my new challenge but who am I kidding...... I am nervous as well. I am not nervous about building relationships with the kids but not being able to meet ALL the needs of the kids and letting myself down.  BUT I will tell you this.... I am in it 100% and couldn't be more blessed with this opportunity!!!

Please stay tuned as I post my new adventure and journey........

Lego Day

Plastic Table Clothes with paper plates

     

Printed off a blank lego person and each student designed their own.

Containers of legos were put at each table.

Each Student created a lego maze.

   

This was a hit. Each group had to work together to create a box to carry at least 1 Lego Man.

       

Create their name.

Make a scene or words with legos.

Ma Spa

Happy Mother's Day

Set the Stage- not to engage this time but pamper!

Who wouldn't love to be pampered by their little Kindergartener?  Well, that is just what we did!

Each mom/grandma or aunt was invited in for an hour of pampering!

What you will need: spa music playing in the background, dimming lights, 4 stations- manicure, hair, massage and make-up, spa water

Each student had a punch card and they rotated through the stations.  At the end, they read to their moms until it was time to go! All in all, it was a Fabulous morning- I think the moms left rejuvenated. 

Moms brought in their own hairbrushes and the kids brushed their hair, braided and added clips.

  Lipstick, blush, eyeshadow and all was used with disposable applicators.

Spa water (limes & lemons), each student gave a carnation to their mom at the end and they were able to look at themselves in the mirror.

Eye-masks, massagers, timers (had to massage for 1 minute) , back scratchers, and cucumbers for the eyes

Nail files, hand lotion, nail polish, and nail stickers.

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Bakery Room Transformation

featuring parts of a book, story elements and number sense

Set the stage to engage: 

 Students were asked to wear aprons to school, I provided the hat, tables were covered with checkered table clothes, a scentsy sugar cookie aroma and some Happy Music.......

First things First...

We talked about recipes and made Apple Pie Playdough (that we used later on for our Story Pies)

 

Parts of a Book

Students were introduced to parts of a book by using an interactive white board.  Each student was placed in a baking group and I would appoint a head Baker.  The head Baker was responsible to appropriate group work and trouble shooting.  Each table was served a front cover, spine and back cover puzzle. They had to put this together and identify the parts.

 

Characters and Setting

We discussed the importance of the characters and setting in a story and students had to go back to their seat and sort pictures. (again I assigned a Head Baker)

Problem and Solution

We then discussed problems and solutions and worked on the interactive board. Students then went back to their seats to press their dough in the bottom of their pie pans and create their own Story Pie using pictures that I had sorted in 4 different bowls.

They had to have a character, setting, problem and solution. Once they completed their pie they could add some pretend cherries or apples to their pie. Then it was time to share their story with a partner.

Brain Breaks: 

Cookie Face and GoNoodle:Cookie Boogie

 

 

Number Sense

We have been studying numbers.  This week we focused on numbers 6 and 7.  Students were given a piece of foil that had a template and they had to show different makes to represent the number using play dough.

Last But Not Least...

While they played with their cookie cutters and play dough, I baked them sugar cookies to enjoy!!!!