Coloring Assessment

Together we made these Coloring Assessements for each month.  Our report card assesses coloring so we wanted to have specific data to show it.   We used kpm doodles digital stamps for our clip art.  She is our newest addiction!  We are planning on enlarging the rubric onto ledger sized paper and modeling how to color in front of the class.  It is inspired by Mrs. Wills.

Coloring Assessment

We didn't show them all, but we made sheets for September to June.  We'll assemble ours by stapling the edges and then taping the binding to add a splash of color and reinforce the binding at the same time.  Once we are back to school, we'll try to show a finished product.

I'm Going Green!

I know other people probably send their newsletter home electronically, my daughter's kindergarten teacher even did, but I never got around to it.  Last year, we started hearing that our paper supply was going to be limited.  I still wanted to encourage the home school connection, but I didn't want to have to print it out every week.  Every parent signed up for the weekly newsletter using this form.

After the first week, I realized there were so many more benefits than just saving paper!  I was able to make the newsletter cutesy and in color!  I saved the newsletter as a PDF so anyone could open it, and just attached it to the email.  Also it was a great time saver- I didn't have to stand in the line at the copier on Friday morning, and I didn't have to put it in their folders either!  I tried to have the newsletter out on Thursday night, but if I didn't I could send it Friday night or Saturday morning, and it wasn't a big deal!

Woo Hoo, I went Back To School Shopping!

I think half the reason I became a teacher was so that I could continue to go Back To School shopping! I love shopping in general, but Back To School shopping is something special.  And I don't just do it for myself!  I also pack a backpack of school supplies for the Salvation Army.  I have a daughter beginning fourth grade in the fall, so I have to shop for her, of course.  Since I only have one child, I usually end up bringing her BFF and getting her school supplies too!  We make my daughter's teacher a Back To School gift with school supplies for her class.  So this is what I have so far, no super great deals yet, but it's a start.

Staples:

paper $.25 after rebate 

(I just realized that I could have my rebate deposited into my PayPal account so it is almost like free when I buy my TPT products or my KPM Doodles clip art)

Crayola markers $2.00

Bic dry erase markers  $.50

Bic pens $.01

Staples glue $.01

2 pack scissors $1.00

Magnetic dry erase markers with erasers on cap $2.00

(My kinders loved these.  They work especially great on these i-phones.)

The binder rings were not on sale, but I needed them!

Michael's:

Birthday crowns $3.00

100th Day Owl Certificates $1.00

 Owl Incentive Charts $1.00

Own Name tags $1.00

Owl Note paper $2.00

The jumbo craft sticks were not a deal, but I wanted to get a project done before I headed back to school where my stash is.

 Target:

Pink lunch box and water bottle for my Salvation Army Backpack $3.00 each

Everything else was a $1.00!  They were still unpacking stuff so of course, I will have to head back!

Let us know what deals you find!

First Grade Resume

We are in the final countdown!  Woohoo!  On the last day of school, we have a move up day and our kinders get to meet their first grade teachers.  I used to have them write a letter to their teacher. Now I am a bit more creative, and they bring a resume!  Here is the one I made to use this year.

First Grade Resume

The cute graphics are from Digi Scrap Kits.

Mother's Day gift using wordle

I had made one of these wordles and set it up with scrapbooking paper in a shadow box for my kitchen that used family words and places we've been.  I received so many positive comments on it, that I made two more for Mother's Day gifts using the words my daughters came up with for their grandmother's.  They came out cute!

 *www.wordle.net is the website to make your own

May Office Work - Clocks

During the month of May, we focus on time to the hour.  In the student's morning offices, I add the small Judy clocks and have the children show me a time on their clocks.  I'm going to add this to the office work so they can show me the time, and write it down as well.

Clock office work

CVC Puzzles

This week my students will be putting together CVC puzzles like these.

I wanted them to have a recording sheet to go along with it, so here it is.

CVC Puzzle Recording Sheet