Space

Check out my co-teachers blog!! Look at our sweet boys singing their planet song and sharing what they have learned about space. It makes me so proud!!

http://carolynperryskindergarten.blogspot.com/

Also look at this Valentine's box one of my boys made last week. I love seeing them excited about science.

Exciting News!!!

Project Zero from Harvard will be coming to PDS next February 2014. Check out this article on the PDS website for more information.

http://www.pdsmemphis.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22218:pds-and-martin-institute-bringing-harvards-teacher-training-program-to-memphis-in-2014&catid=120&Itemid=347

A quote for the day....

I love quotes and got this one yesterday on an email and thought i would share... I hope everyone has a fantastic day!!

“Children grow into the intellectual community around them.” Vygotsky

 

Happy 100th Day

We did a really neat activity for 100th day that I wanted to share with everyone. We gave each table of boys legos and they together  had to count 100 legos. Then as a group they had to build something out of these 100 legos. The boys loved this activity and so did I. It was a great way to get them working together. Their finished products were quite impressive!!!  I attached pictures at the top of what they built.

Great Space Songs

I just wanted to share how much I have loved all of the space songs I bought from Teachers Pay Teachers. These songs have really helped my boys learn the planets and know facts about them. Here is the link in case you are looking for some cute space songs for your class!!!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Outer-Space-Songs-Poems-for-the-Classroom

Winter weather prediction graph

For math yesterday I talked with the boys about the word prediction. Then I told them we were going to make a prediction graph of how many snow days they thought we would have this year. They got to draw a snow picture and then predict if they thought we would have 0-4 snow days. We then graphed their predictions on our shower curtain graphs. They love talking about snow and as you can see are certainly predicting some for Memphis this winter.

Christmas card wall

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break!! I wanted to share with you a picture of the Christmas card wall of all of our cards that we have received from around the world. The boys have loved receiving these cards , and I think I will have to make these Christmas cards a tradition.

12-12-12

Today our class participated in the  blog event 12-12-12 on twitter on my co-teachers blog. Classes from all over the world will be participating in this all day long. The boys enjoyed coming up with various lists of their favorite things. We loved hearing what they have to say. If you have time today I would highly recommend getting your students involved in this global blogging event. Check out my boys list here....

http://carolynperryskindergarten.blogspot.com/

Chrustmas Cards Around the World

This year we are participating in a Christmas card exchange with schools all over the world. We will be sending and receiving cards from all over the world. The theme of the card was snowglobes;so we made Memphis snowglobes to let others know more about our city. Here is a Smile Box collage I made of the boys making our cards.

Chrstmas tree cones

Look at the cute ice cream cone Christmas trees we made last week. The boys loved making them and eating them!!

My SK Elves

I love this time of year. I especially love decorating my classroom this time of year.  I decided this year since we would be having an elf on the shelf in our room we should make elves too for our walls too. I stole the idea off of Pinterest , but then tried to make it my own as much as possible. The boys were not given a pattern. They were just told they could dress their elves however they wanted. I think they did a great job!!!

Leaf walk

We took the boys on a leaf walk last week to look at all of the trees changing colors. The boys loved being in the fresh air, and made some great observations about the leaves. It was a perfect time for a picture too; so I thought I would share that too:)

Globes

Good Morning,This week in one of our centers we are making globes. We are taking blue balloons and the boys are cutting out the continents and taping them on the balloons. The boys seem to really like having their own personal globe to take home. Here are some pictures of them showing them off yesterday!

Check it out!!

My co- teacher has started blogging with our boys. They absolutely love doing this, and we love hearing what they have to say. Be sure to check out her blog Carolyn Perry's Kindergarten!
http://carolynperryskindergarten.blogspot.com/

Great Election Unit

I am so excited about this presidential unit we are going to start in my class soon. It looks absolutely fabulous; so I thought I would share it with y'all. I love teachers pay teachers. You can find so many fabulous ideas there. Here is the link to the unit we will begin soon...
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pint-Sized-Presidential-Fun-Math-Literacy-Mini-Unit
Have a great day!!!

PDS Debate Video

Check out this video of the first graders at P.D.S. This is the best debate I have ever seen. Have a Happy Tuesday!!!

Sam

Good Morning,

I hope everyone is doing fantastic!!! I am so excited fall is here and the weather has gotten cooler. I love doing fall art activities. my favorite this year has been these goofy pumpkins. I got the idea off of Pinterest.  I think they turned out super cute and the boys loved making them. I have attached a picture though it is a little fuzzy:) Have a great day!!!

Apple Bulletin Board

Well I am back from my blogging hiatus and wanted to share my latest bulletin board. We have been studying apples for the month; so I went with an apple theme for my board. The tree is really easy to make. All you need to do is get some poster board and cut out a tree shape. Then get lots of green tissue paper and get to work. If you want to have your students help go for it!!! I plan on saving this tree and using it for years. Have a great day!!!

Go Grizzlies

I had to share this post of my boys in their Grizzlies gear today.

Meet our classes newest friends!!! Aren't they adorable!!! What a wonderful learning experience hatching chickens has been for the boys and me. I would definitely recommend doing this with your students.