Reading Tuesday

Okay so this was suppose to post yesterday and it didn't for some reason. Oh well, because I don't really have anything for math today! Sorry! Here is Reading Tuesday's post:

My kids are really struggling with sentences. So we are starting over. We are learning all the parts of a sentence over again. This week we have talked about capital letters, periods, and naming parts. We created an anchor chart together (and color coded it). Then we used our color coding to do some practice. I printed the anchor chart off and it is hanging in the room, plus it is on my SMART board so I can pull it up and add to it when we go over the telling part! I am putting a picture of the chart here. If you would like the digital copy and have SMART notebook just leave me a comment with your email and it is yours!

How do you teach your kids sentences?

Freebie Monday!

Well this post will be short and sweet for two reasons.
1. Tonight is the national championship game, and it is time to prepare!

Roll Tide Roll!!!!

2. My babies stay up all night and I am tired!

So here is your freebie. Each year I have a hundreds club. This club is for students that can count to 100. I have a bulletin board in my room and when they can count by one's to 100 they get this ribbon on the bulletin board. Then they can try for 5's 10's and 2's. They love it. I occasionally hold "meetings" where they get to eat lunch in the room and watch a movie. Here is the ribbon I created. Hope you can use it!

Clutter Free Classroom Project Week 1

Well I am a day late, but I went back to work for the first time in 8 weeks this week, so surely you can forgive me!!! I almost forgot (even though I had it on my to do list EVERY DAY THIS WEEK!!) to take pictures before I left. I took pictures of two areas that I really want to fix, and then just some general pictures of my room, and one area that I organized, made labels for and gotten the way I would love my whole room to be. Here you go my before pictures:

Of course it would help if I would explain. If you feel completely lost in this post then you probably don't know about Clutter Free Classroom's Project to help us all get more organized. Check out her blog to learn all about it and join up. It's going to be so much fun, and who could pass up a chance to party every Friday (well linky party at least!!!)

Pinterest Thursday

This first pin is what I made for dinner tonight and it was d-e-lish!!

Source: plainchicken.com via Markeeta on Pinterest

This is what I wish my classroom looked like!

Source: flipflopteacher.blogspot.com via Markeeta on Pinterest

This is the time of year for new students. I am sure in a few weeks I will regret not doing this yet!

Source: twothingsincommon.blogspot.com via Markeeta on Pinterest

Happy Pinning!

Math Wednesday

We use the Envision Math series. I am still out on whether I like it or not. I guess I should say there are things I really like about it, but there are things I really don't like about it. They provide a daily spiral review, which I love. Except it is a sheet we have to copy. So that is one sheet on the front five days a week. I spent a good part of Monday making my own spiral review booklets. I put two lessons a day on a page, copied front/back. That really cuts down on the copies. Plus I put it in a book and that allows them to keep it in their chair covers. Then they can pull it out at the beginning of math (end of snack time) and complete that days lesson. It becomes like a math journal. I have them labeled as the lessons for our math. I put them on TpT, but I thought the lessons won't make sense if you use another series. So if you like them and want to purchase them just send me a message and let me know how you would want them labeled and I will correct them and email you a customized copy. Check them out at my store.

(The border and a few graphics came from From The Ponds store. Check her out here.

Reading Tuesday

Well today is my last day from maternity leave/holiday break. I am a little sad. I am going to miss being home with my babies, but I am ready to get back to a more normal life. We only have a three day week this week. So there will be some review of how to be in school, plus we are doing a reading story. I am curious how all of you out there in bloggy land do your reading time. My goes like this:

We start whole group on the rug and go through a Power Point that I have for each story. We sing a song about our amazing words for the day, then discuss what they mean. Then we read the story for the week (on Thursdays they listen to it on CD and on Fridays we read a related story). After the story we do some form of activity on the reading skill for that week. Then we spend some time working on our letter of the week. We sing a song about the letter and do some phonics activities. We also work on sounding out words and high frequency words. The students then return to their seats and complete some form of independent work on some skill from that day.
After the independent work they go to centers. My students complete one must do center and then have the choice of two other centers. If you want to know all about how my centers work check out this post on centers. During this time I work with small groups on different reading activities. We have some extra time in the afternoon that I work on writing and grammar skills, plus some more work on the letter of the week.

So how do you fit all your reading/language arts into your schedule? And what does your reading time look like?

Clutter Free Classroom and a Linky Party

So Clutter Free Classroom is doing a year long project to make your classroom clutter free. Every Monday she will give a topic, give ideas throughout the week then on Friday allow those participating to share. So I am moving my freebie to Monday (plus that will give me the weekend to work on it now that I am going back to work) and Friday will be Clutter Free Friday!! I am looking forward to organizing my classroom and seeing how everyone else does the project topics!! You should participate!!! Just click the link below:

Little Miss Kindergarten is hosting a Linky Party. Teachers supporting Teachers, what a great idea, supporting each other. That is the best part of blogging, all the support we give each other. My most supportive bloggy friend is Laura over at Kinder Kraziness. She does a lot to support fellow teacher bloggers! She offers all kinds of freebies and every Sunday she features an up and coming blogger (mine was yesterday!! THANKS!!!!) If you don't already you should follow her!!

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Then after you follow her you should head over to Little Miss Kindergarten and KPM Doodles for the linky party and giveaway!!