The Real Story...

If you have not read this book... it is a must!
It is HILARIOUS!
This is the wolf's side of the story of what really happened :0)

This little piggy went to School

This little piggy went to school...
We have had so much piggie fun this week!
We have had "Piggy counting", "Acting out", as well as fun Piggy art projects! The kids have been so much fun to watch!

Fishing to know you!

One of our favorite games this past week was "Fishing to know you!"
The kids all got to take a turn to hold the fishing pole (with a magnet on the end) and then try to catch a fish (with a paper clip on it.) After they catch a fish I read what the fish says, such as "What is your favorite food," or "What do you do for fun?".
It was a lot of fun.. until one of our kids try to "Cast" the pole. Luckily no one got hurt. It was actually kind of funny :0)

Music Transitions

Each month we have a music time set up on the flannel board. We get to take turns picking a song to sing. This really helps us in our transition times to help get our attention on what we are changing to. This month we have an icecream cone. On the back of each ice cream scoop is a number. The child that picked the scoop identifies the number then we sing designated song for that number :0)

Shape Monster!

Shape Monster is one of our most favorite games at school! He is often brought out to help us practice our shapes.
We all chant "Shape monster, Shape monster..munch,munch,munch, (child's name) feel me a (shape) for lunch!" The designated child then looks at the flash card and finds the right shape and feeds it to the shape monster! We continue until each child has had a turn.

Use your pinchers!

We are working on our pinchers for early writng skills. Learning how to properly hold your pencil or crayon is very important before actually learning to write. I always say, "pinch your crayon!" to help them be able to remember how to hold it corectly.
Be sure to remind your kids this at home too :0)

Side-Kicks 1st Day!

I am prepared for my younger class to be a little crazy for the 1st couple of weeks until the kids get more familiar with the routine. But I have to say that this is the BEST 1st day that I have ever had. The kids were all so wonderful! It's going to be a great year :0)

Left to Right -- Early Writing Skills

We are working on our Early Writing skills during the next two weeks. I really mainly want the kids to understand the Left to Right Concept.

Each child made their own finger car as well as colored a page with streets.
If possible, please help your child drive their car from the left (the arrow) and drive to the stop sign.

Also remind them to start over again on the next street and go left to right. The cars cannot go back forth.

Number Rock

This is my new favorite this year!
We are learning a fun new song to help us count. It's called "Number Rock." The kids also get guitars that they can play while we sing and dance. It is a BLAST!

Wednesday, August 11 was our SUPER LEARNERS first day of school. They were all FANTASTIC!!!! This is going to be such a great and fun class :0)

We are decorating Pizza boxes this year to help keep all of our master pieces in! A big Thank you to the Bostrom's (Erik's family)for helping us with the pizza boxes!!!

Here is the one that I made. I spray painted it black (which I do not recommend because it made a big mess) and then I just scrap booked on the top. You can do what ever you want!! Please just return sometime next week :0)

Have fun!

WELCOME SUPER HEROS - OPEN HOUSE

We had a great time out our Open House this year!

We again, used the Super Hero theme. The kids had stations to visit. At each station there was a paper that read about what they do there. After their parents read the paper they got a gold coin. Once all gold coins were collected they could come to me and receive a prize.

We had a lot of fun :0)

Pick-A-Pocket Apron

I have had this apron for years! In fact a good friend of mine made it for me :0)

I hide objects in the pockets and the kids can come and pick one out. This year I used it at my open house. Each pocket had something that represented what we do at school. It was a fun way to get out information to parents as well as kids without it being so boring.

Learning Necklace

At the beginning of the school year I am giving each of the kids a necklace.

Each time we learn a new letter, number, theme, shape, or even color the kids will receive a new charm for their necklace.

The kids get to take the necklace home at the end of the year to show off all of the things that they learned!

"I SPY" bulletin board

This year I am making a monthly "I SPY" board. I put in large cut-outs what to look for and then hide smaller versions of it some where in the bulletin board. It gives the kids something fun to do when they are done with their work early :0)

School House door

I wanted to make my preschool room feel more like a school. I decided to make my door into a school house!

Classroom rules

Here are my classroom rules. They are simple as well as have pictures for the kids to be able to remember. I have the rules displayed easily for kids to see all the times.

Super Heros

My classroom theme for this year is SUPER HEROS! I decided it would be fun to make super hero capes for each of the kids to wear when they come to school. When they arrive their cape is on their backpack hook. After they hang up their bag they can wear the cape!
After all, when they come to school they are no longer just kids... they are SUPER KIDS!

Home to School Check in

Each year I always have a "HOME TO SCHOOL" check in. With this, the kids are able to check themselves in when arriving by placing their person from home over to the school.

This year we made SUPER HEROS to go along with our classroom theme. They turned out super cute!

Picking helpers

My favorite way to pick students to help is by picking craft sticks. This year I made each child a stick with a picture on them. Each stick has a name on it. When I need a helper I pick a stick and then place them aside. This way I always know who has had a turn and who has not. Makes my life much easier :0)

Super Star of the Week!

Every two weeks a student will be picked to be the Super star of the week. The child will get to fill the bucket with things that represents them. They can also fill it with their favorite treats to share with the kids.

The Super star will also receive a poster to fill out that tells all about them! The poster will be hung up in the classroom for about two weeks.

Parents are also encouraged to come in during the last ten minutes of class to read to the kids the Super stars favorite book.