tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10298904667464247602024-03-18T05:55:11.707-07:00Learning with Mrs. Langley Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.comBlogger231125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-77227274605443804072024-01-20T19:53:00.000-08:002024-01-20T20:09:45.217-08:00My favorite books to teach the letter DReading great literature in the classroom is a must! There is really no better way to make connections, build background knowledge, and teach important skills. My favorite way to introduce letter sounds is through literature. Here is a list of my very favorite books to use to teach the letter D! <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC0vqg9K-d9YQCb8wCKKK5zqLvZfmKL9vhF-E9xYruymZipzqoZyLfRphL2gMN-0Yrpjvdp_469u1JdF2ks6FelFB14Nqh8OMsUj9nRnn_n3hRgUTl4QGWyHPuUTdeJp5T0FLn61vHmFEL_on4rdyUd1RX0vYU6sPV0K0h_vthP1hFzB-G6FpB2U-_CLi/s1227/Slide2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1227" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfC0vqg9K-d9YQCb8wCKKK5zqLvZfmKL9vhF-E9xYruymZipzqoZyLfRphL2gMN-0Yrpjvdp_469u1JdF2ks6FelFB14Nqh8OMsUj9nRnn_n3hRgUTl4QGWyHPuUTdeJp5T0FLn61vHmFEL_on4rdyUd1RX0vYU6sPV0K0h_vthP1hFzB-G6FpB2U-_CLi/s320/Slide2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Duck on a Bike </u>by David Shannon</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">This is a fun story that allows students to chime in on the repeated phrases and is a great opportunity to teach prediction. The illustrations are amazing and David Shannon is one of my favorite illustrators so I always add his books to my lists! </div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2EMWICzA4y91_1gC0f0OExgrhWBTbmObgESPupYQF_H20WejqQPehJUb1mjgKf07VYWhiy9t9Dkpklq94Pwdna3tDhCctddNOAd8XKumxthd-TuGmZCn2sC3SXVRWMZt3ARQ_dUITZBmA5AFi9gwHZaITa3D2OxL6VbfYCkmW285WTRTQGSv6CHSvSwXq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="195" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2EMWICzA4y91_1gC0f0OExgrhWBTbmObgESPupYQF_H20WejqQPehJUb1mjgKf07VYWhiy9t9Dkpklq94Pwdna3tDhCctddNOAd8XKumxthd-TuGmZCn2sC3SXVRWMZt3ARQ_dUITZBmA5AFi9gwHZaITa3D2OxL6VbfYCkmW285WTRTQGSv6CHSvSwXq" width="181" /></a></div><br /> </div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Dragons Love Tacos </u>by Adam Ruben</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">Who doesn't love tacos? This book is fun and silly but also has some great opportunities to talk about likes and dislikes (another D word!) It is fun to take a poll before you read asking students if they like tacos, or dislike tacos. You can also compare and contrast to the story <strong><u>Dragons Eat Noodles on Tuesdays</u> by Jon Stahl</strong>. Both fun books!</div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJaGAbGjDj_Nkv7Ll7XsHLdpmtCHVn41rL9_rBTxrPUHdwRf1hJ07aHgYk1MxwKHTKYqWgAff676Nfi-ge_tqV8NGVtbKcz2WhY1ToYfpgnAKpgYg00_vXrMhOpCxkL-UghmxqQWVTgYthk0agqLNjT2x65W8TdxtzSWw_VySouf2ekToacu94JtdPc3w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicJaGAbGjDj_Nkv7Ll7XsHLdpmtCHVn41rL9_rBTxrPUHdwRf1hJ07aHgYk1MxwKHTKYqWgAff676Nfi-ge_tqV8NGVtbKcz2WhY1ToYfpgnAKpgYg00_vXrMhOpCxkL-UghmxqQWVTgYthk0agqLNjT2x65W8TdxtzSWw_VySouf2ekToacu94JtdPc3w" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Dinosaurs Love Underpants </u>by Claire Freedman</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">I taught kindergarten with a friend who LOVED books about underpants. They just made her giggle. Dino's wearing underpants is a great one and all of the underpants books are great when you go to introduce the letter U. This book has great rhyme and students love finishing all the funny sentences.</div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnr0NeLi9DrWPzdx11prVJ3k57szc8RvlIQsmAWI2aw29EmP7vX5taU6GO7OYx8W4DrZ_uAw6NMb6-LqH9b88dNI3xEigtWDgxTxSTaXHWPDYpRXPcNex2gmD1u5prB3ENvsIxlDcmZ278xTam8uEnYzMU1NvQHsXHzC8L_YdDs0DHp8rHA6_PuvRnXlHY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="210" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnr0NeLi9DrWPzdx11prVJ3k57szc8RvlIQsmAWI2aw29EmP7vX5taU6GO7OYx8W4DrZ_uAw6NMb6-LqH9b88dNI3xEigtWDgxTxSTaXHWPDYpRXPcNex2gmD1u5prB3ENvsIxlDcmZ278xTam8uEnYzMU1NvQHsXHzC8L_YdDs0DHp8rHA6_PuvRnXlHY" width="210" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Make Way for Ducklings </u>by Robert McCloskey</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">I love including a classic on a book list and this one takes the cake! Make way for ducklings is a sweet story about a little family of ducks. If you didn't know, there are little bronze statues in Boston Public Garden that pay tribute to Robert McCloskey. I was bummed when I visited and didn't get to visit the park. Next time!</div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9ORtyYnNcRL2TyJQlZXLSqS4QFpzZAZQYumt4F1cWOD6o1ycX_FvoLS0JCsL8kSleMEsRyiYt2FZJUmmA_5WQ-97x5YWyzM7jIL62ABQOS6Oldif7am_z3C4KgJOqSS5p9FSsA7S0GYUeK9zPmuhp9iCcgADs8-PB4q5RnXFeYU90vJbfz5FWloBJpxR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="254" data-original-width="198" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiX9ORtyYnNcRL2TyJQlZXLSqS4QFpzZAZQYumt4F1cWOD6o1ycX_FvoLS0JCsL8kSleMEsRyiYt2FZJUmmA_5WQ-97x5YWyzM7jIL62ABQOS6Oldif7am_z3C4KgJOqSS5p9FSsA7S0GYUeK9zPmuhp9iCcgADs8-PB4q5RnXFeYU90vJbfz5FWloBJpxR" width="187" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Arnie the Doughnut </u>by Laurie Keller (this is on Storyline Online)</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">If you haven't used Storyline Online before, this is a great book to give it a try. I've shared the link <a data-custom="link" href="https://storylineonline.net/books/arnie-the-doughnut/"><span style="color: #e52242;">HERE</span></a>. Arnie is a donut that takes matters into his own hands to save himself from being eaten. A fun story that is sure to spark a lot of conversation in class! </div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3YgiwGC57mzHn5TaDNjMCcy1PuvramFxVzOf1xCTE5BLL9KQ0Bo5ve4SPwfp4sa7MYXGNLQRWuzqUyVwWZ-omd6LrHz_P3KlPcooNqeUVGM3FQjs3IZUKixPR9Sc3gCtUl-9aPBaxgSRLcj2NGRtoMGeRkS6EyT2kDggByrzE7BrfTuAimtwkXrJBJ3m_" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="247" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg3YgiwGC57mzHn5TaDNjMCcy1PuvramFxVzOf1xCTE5BLL9KQ0Bo5ve4SPwfp4sa7MYXGNLQRWuzqUyVwWZ-omd6LrHz_P3KlPcooNqeUVGM3FQjs3IZUKixPR9Sc3gCtUl-9aPBaxgSRLcj2NGRtoMGeRkS6EyT2kDggByrzE7BrfTuAimtwkXrJBJ3m_" width="291" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>If you Give a Dog a Donut </u>by Laura Numeroff</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">Laura Numeroff's circular plot books are always a hit. I love to have students guess what is going to happen next with every turn of the page. They are great for this! This book is fun to point out all of the letter D words as you move through the story. </div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_6Q6nCUl3Fm-y7w8wb1EpERESSfOwOY-6HLNaqJ0KSmqaC_W5kmefH_SqGimW7SyMEGoTXS2YlBINNCfeipaqSqi6KjLdBerQf0itaRXO8Tx4GKNX56tDAX8Oc3BmSyQnZTaDIeNdpFExNUjpXmwgAcPLZq0qJMn3_qBDtUB_Zqex-1bIV-F2LTxtprcb" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="212" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_6Q6nCUl3Fm-y7w8wb1EpERESSfOwOY-6HLNaqJ0KSmqaC_W5kmefH_SqGimW7SyMEGoTXS2YlBINNCfeipaqSqi6KjLdBerQf0itaRXO8Tx4GKNX56tDAX8Oc3BmSyQnZTaDIeNdpFExNUjpXmwgAcPLZq0qJMn3_qBDtUB_Zqex-1bIV-F2LTxtprcb" width="214" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><u>Duck at the Door </u>by Jackie Urbanovic</strong></div><div data-paragraph="true">This book is about a duck that doesn't fly south for the winter because he thinks he will like it. Turns out he doesn't like the cold so he has to go knocking on a door in the middle of the night. Let's just say that he doesn't end up being the perfect house guest but the family learns to love him and even miss him when spring comes again. I love a story that focuses not only on the letter we are introducing but caring and kindness as well! </div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2TPSvZeWPnUYekhOIZAWDdsg922m6jKZNVbQSinTQLFWj6D9_Z74OMbLldZ0R8OkF7HU6HKuhcSSuxX9ElYnnmH68yKJtWVxo7GWjMvD9KogVwo3OrMGjC7q8DqNhW-Z6MLPZifB8u6C3T8D1BCYEYv4f80GSPEVJZDCS8uU0gTjhK-Uyv8A_AQB51-2W" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="225" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2TPSvZeWPnUYekhOIZAWDdsg922m6jKZNVbQSinTQLFWj6D9_Z74OMbLldZ0R8OkF7HU6HKuhcSSuxX9ElYnnmH68yKJtWVxo7GWjMvD9KogVwo3OrMGjC7q8DqNhW-Z6MLPZifB8u6C3T8D1BCYEYv4f80GSPEVJZDCS8uU0gTjhK-Uyv8A_AQB51-2W" width="241" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true">Those are just a few of my favorites. What are your favorite books to celebrate the letter D? If you are looking for ideas to help teach the letter D I have easy to follow lesson plans here. Seriously a whole week of phonemic awareness lessons, reading, writing, science, math, and more! <a data-custom="link" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-D-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6973754?st=b5bd3d0d01e38088caafbad835ca6162"><span style="color: #e52242;">Check them out HERE</span></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-C-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6694080?st=9e68335e48b86a757ad11cb00053e2ea"><span style="color: #e52242;">.</span></a><span style="color: #e52242;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="color: #e52242;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="color: #e52242;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggVxGpNt5xdRUo_5Ipl3MFef7CzygtDuJxT_-EFrMF5b-iDE6MNzWuhZ3Dr1L-WiQye8E3HMe76oNmOjkcLrpcuV46wGqf0beDkerKCOVQqtU8NHlvOTTLx4MZZEFapt1mdY4j7st-rl8_g3X9MWSJFs1srF-v5KOeiCtEJhtOImlXtV8gCxijSjK_D4iA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1499" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggVxGpNt5xdRUo_5Ipl3MFef7CzygtDuJxT_-EFrMF5b-iDE6MNzWuhZ3Dr1L-WiQye8E3HMe76oNmOjkcLrpcuV46wGqf0beDkerKCOVQqtU8NHlvOTTLx4MZZEFapt1mdY4j7st-rl8_g3X9MWSJFs1srF-v5KOeiCtEJhtOImlXtV8gCxijSjK_D4iA=w327-h327" width="327" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-74241708210328562622022-07-13T16:28:00.001-07:002022-07-13T16:28:31.626-07:00Favorite Books for the Letter C<span style="font-family: arial;">Making connections to letter sounds and giving students a solid foundation in phonemic awareness is key in the early years. My favorite way to do this is through reading lots and lots of books. Whether you are teaching in the classroom or reading to your child at home, making connections to letters and sounds is crucial to reading success in the future. </span><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a list of my very favorite books to use to teach the letter C! You can get the book on Amazon by using the affiliate link. This means I get a small amount if you purchase through this link. This keeps my blog up and running, thank you! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybTW9H9noztOlHgZze1phzOg4kClgnBLuSKbdwFhFxqmOqAhenR4v-9WtsqI4lN9yfyJcMHx_62q4aPdOhZmDabuPecjsbNkzveYH-5lt9IP0N2_NIyYUh2r1VGdTjLcjtNZ6kwYxxs4MmNg6jhX2C5pRLVYPZgpLgNiNLkoZGkVrx3hDOTFMuQI-Tw/s1499/Slide1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1499" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybTW9H9noztOlHgZze1phzOg4kClgnBLuSKbdwFhFxqmOqAhenR4v-9WtsqI4lN9yfyJcMHx_62q4aPdOhZmDabuPecjsbNkzveYH-5lt9IP0N2_NIyYUh2r1VGdTjLcjtNZ6kwYxxs4MmNg6jhX2C5pRLVYPZgpLgNiNLkoZGkVrx3hDOTFMuQI-Tw/w400-h260/Slide1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></span><u style="font-family: arial;">Caps for Sale </u><span style="font-family: arial;">by Esphyr Slobodkina</span></div><div><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I loved reading this book to my class when I first starting teaching kindergarten. You can add in a little movement when the peddler "looks to the left" and "looks to the right" and the funny sounds for the monkeys as they tsz, tsz, tsz. This classic is a really fun read aloud. Cap is also a great beginning CVC word to investigate with this book.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Caps-Sale-Peddler-Monkeys-Business/dp/0064431436?crid=1TTTN3GUK9AZH&keywords=caps+for+sale&qid=1657751181&sprefix=caps+f%2Caps%2C1949&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=ad95ba5af26c9a72f899ebcf8a1581ff&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0064431436&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0064431436" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Cupcake</u> by Charise Mericle Harper</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This cute and whimsical book explores the life of being a plain old cupcake. It is fun to stop in the middle and ask students what they might add to the cupcake to make it more interesting. If you really want to focus in on the letter c, ask students what starts with the letter c that could be added to the cupcake. They will be thrilled to find out the candle ends up on the cupcake in the end!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cupcake-Charise-Mericle-Harper/dp/1423118979?crid=1BJ8FPCI03FKL&keywords=cupcake+by+charise+mericle+harper&qid=1657751269&sprefix=cupcake+by+%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=d216df5de9de276ff11a9a3ea826165b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1423118979&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1423118979" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Clara Caterpillar </u>by </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Pamela Duncan </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Edwards</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you pay close attention, you can see that the author used a number of letter c words to describe Clara. "Clara lay curled in the egg case for a considerable amount of time. Eventually a cluster of caterpillars crowded around her." I love it when authors use alliteration, especially when it matches the letter we are working on!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Clara-Caterpillar-Pamela-Duncan-Edwards/dp/0064436918?crid=HDHE2RA8BQRI&keywords=clara+caterpillar&qid=1657751322&sprefix=clara+%2Caps%2C1123&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=8ff7462633337269565e457e224cef34&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0064436918&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0064436918" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>Corduroy</u> by Don Freeman</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Such a classic, this books needs no introduction! However, a fun activity to include when you read this book is to bring in a piece of corduroy. Students may or may not know what that is, so if you introduce it first, they can imagine just how special this little bear is.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Corduroy-Don-Freeman/dp/0670241334?crid=3PAF9FB2NEOJM&keywords=corduroy+book&qid=1657751563&sprefix=corduroy%2Caps%2C238&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=811553decf23efcca0387ee81cd094a4&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0670241334&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0670241334" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>If you Give a Cat a Cupcake </u>by Laura </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Numeroff</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Laura Numeroff is my favorite, especially when teaching the letters of the alphabet. Her circular plot structure also leads to a lot of fun and once students catch on the that, they always want to guess what might come next. If you Give a Cat a Cupcake is no exception!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1416942068" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0060283246&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></span></p></div><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0060283246" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> <p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: arial;">The Cow Loves </span></u><u style="font-family: arial;">Cookies </u><span style="font-family: arial;">by Karma Wilson</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Who doesn't! This lovely rhyming book is a fun one to read. I love stopping when I get to a rhyming word to see if the students can guess it. This is also a fun one to have a little cookies and milk afterwards! </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><a crid="1BY5B1KZLX3MQ&keywords=the+cow+loves+cookies&qid=1657751700&sprefix=the+cow+loves+co%2Caps%2C834&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=2736fe9373d69337b9fe4a150e1cf0af&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" dp="" href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Give-Cat-Cupcake-Books/dp/0060283246?<a href=" https:="" ow-loves-cookies-karma-wilson="" target="_blank" www.amazon.com=""><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1416942068&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><br /></u></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u>The Carrot Seed </u>by </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Ruth Krauss</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have you ever grown carrots? I have never been successful with them so I have a real connection to this simple story. You can add in some discussion about perseverance, believing in yourself, and never giving up too when you read this one!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Carrot-Seed-Ruth-Krauss/dp/0060233508?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1657751857&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=646af7c7f110a464b19612b45d3cc8fe&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0060233508&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0060233508" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Those are just a few of my favorites. What are your favorite books to celebrate the letter c? If you are looking for ideas to help teach the letter c I have easy to follow lesson plans here. Seriously a whole week of phonemic awareness lessons, reading, writing, science, math, and more! <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-C-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6694080?st=9e68335e48b86a757ad11cb00053e2ea">Check them out HERE.</a> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-C-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6694080?st=9e68335e48b86a757ad11cb00053e2ea" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1499" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mMdBSuQNERA7NYf6t5SHGTrLXQD_2umhA2ZNeLfnJK2XV73_58A1R7fP1GPd8UO43zNm5u2hU3REQZ8ZWCOpxlwEkhqWrZFAD4DE_IZypVRy4nzduv0AuGZzoctEfqaSJdBJFfJLAgiTm8jDAKke4CCwC847hvZRLXXBzmbURhkLEleWQMjS1akXFg/s320/Slide56.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Save this post for later with this pin! </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xJvwgy2bmti8nxKl1y_KSJGyruoPTjnrq5yNAIu5JadTtnuWlLfkbkIbHl68gKcdFhBOKLD4hi9iuiuwHthX-yQHlR9tZBmeQWMPjrbMrgiWUZIuVm5TfNZV6oHMPC8bmvhoUZFYkTS5ugBmXtmumGfAaq7FIlKRPa6zA_MSJW6SiOhNUlAR1M-AUQ/s2249/Slide12.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="1499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3xJvwgy2bmti8nxKl1y_KSJGyruoPTjnrq5yNAIu5JadTtnuWlLfkbkIbHl68gKcdFhBOKLD4hi9iuiuwHthX-yQHlR9tZBmeQWMPjrbMrgiWUZIuVm5TfNZV6oHMPC8bmvhoUZFYkTS5ugBmXtmumGfAaq7FIlKRPa6zA_MSJW6SiOhNUlAR1M-AUQ/w266-h400/Slide12.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-25928874618178922282022-03-05T15:39:00.000-08:002022-03-05T15:39:22.950-08:00A Place for Everything!<div class="fd-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div class="mj-column mj-column-per-100 outlook-group-fix" style="box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; width: 600px;"><div class="mj-column-padding mj-column-padding--top-0 mj-column-padding--bottom-0 mj-column-padding--left-0 mj-column-padding--right-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; overflow: hidden;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed; vertical-align: top; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td align="left" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0px; padding: 10px 50px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: auto; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.8;"><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Gill Sans", sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">You hear this saying, “A place for everything and everything in it's place”, but really, how does that work? I have approximately one million (dramatic right?) different manipulative in my closet. What do I do with them? </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Gill Sans", sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">A few years ago I attended a Daily 5 conference. I had been using Daily 5 for years, but this really reinvigorated my love for the process. One thing that really stuck out to me was word work, and how I could give students the complete choice of what they wanted to do. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Gill Sans", sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Gill Sans", sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">That also solved a huge problem about manipulatives. I was able to create a spot in my room and leave everything out. ALL THE TIME! No longer did I have to find spaces to store all of my little letters. It was open and available for students every single day. AND, they knew how to put it all away. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Gill Sans", sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Here is a picture of the space I created: </span></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="fd-image" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0px; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 600px; text-align: center;"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0px; width: 600px;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="border-collapse: collapse; box-sizing: border-box; direction: ltr; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: top;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;"><div class="mj-column-per-100 outlook-group-fix" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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font-size: 16px;">These are all of the materials I included. It is a lot in a pretty small space but my students quickly learned #1 what their favorites where and #2 how to put them away exactly the right way. A few key details were that I gave them what they wanted (fun stuff), it takes ZERO prep time for me each week, and that there were still some paper options my students love (stamping sight words, word search, write the room, and sentence building). I also taught my kiddos to throw away a dried out marker and just grab a new one if they picked the white boards. This helped me weed out a big bucket of old markers! Tricky I know, but super effective. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">If you would like to see more about these activities, </span><a data-custom="link" href="http://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2019/03/easy-peasy-word-work.html" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #b8b8b8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e52242; font-size: 16px;">I blogged about them HERE.</span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e52242; font-size: 16px;"> </span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> </div><div data-paragraph="true" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px;">Thank you for following along today! </span><a data-custom="link" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vY4HAK_Phf2hzoYpB8ocYIXnXVRhh_D_/view?usp=sharing" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #b8b8b8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e52242; font-size: 16px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Here is a free file just for you. </strong></span></a><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 16px;">It is a sample of some of the cut and glue activities I use in this set up. If you would like to see the full set, </span><a data-custom="link" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Centers-Cut-and-Glue-3840668" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #b8b8b8; text-decoration: none;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #e52242; font-size: 16px;">click HERE! </span></a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <br />Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-52325207431652218482021-12-29T11:18:00.007-08:002021-12-29T11:25:51.593-08:004 Tips to Declutter Your Classroom<div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's almost the New Year so here we are...making lists that will hopefully (fingers crossed) make this the best year ever. Right? I'm with you and I although it seems cliche, I really love January and making new goals for the new year. I have my Erin Condren life planner all filled out and I'm ready to go! </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6thgNCB8_tRrK-VZ9P4otg2DJjAjBX62b3n56llZ_caas59lCtU0FaJbj4Aa8pQJYsEqgZa_zUAjQnTeLB1PcFFgR5LF6J-getVyY7tPXCFC95aNvXwMrVLA-Nm9aiy9q-3_gEbpcHQyIW_-QBh-02j2tDRQACVhg43rTXIxxCBk2bXRBaEB4evB1Ng=s1499" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1499" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6thgNCB8_tRrK-VZ9P4otg2DJjAjBX62b3n56llZ_caas59lCtU0FaJbj4Aa8pQJYsEqgZa_zUAjQnTeLB1PcFFgR5LF6J-getVyY7tPXCFC95aNvXwMrVLA-Nm9aiy9q-3_gEbpcHQyIW_-QBh-02j2tDRQACVhg43rTXIxxCBk2bXRBaEB4evB1Ng=s1600" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">I do need some reminders every year though. It is easy to go all out in the organizing (buying new planners, cleaning out all of the things, driving your husband crazy) and then we lose steam by mid January. I put this list together of small things I could do at school and at home to keep my decluttering, list making, goal setting heart happy. </span></p></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">#1 Storage Solutions</span></strong></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I have tried it all! File folders, binders, bins, or just stuff it in the closet (my favorite!) After 15 years in the classroom these under the bed bins are my favorite for 3 reasons. #1-they make me. limit what I can keep. #2-they stack easily in my closet. #3-I can see what I have in one glance. I blogged all about these <a data-custom="link" href="http://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2019/12/it-is-january-get-organized.html"><span style="color: #e52242;">HERE</span></a> if you want to see more. </span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDRfUEdyDP-J_N_8cD8_gR8wEyTVtZJx7AOj1rAg4o1oCOXsV2cg5sNKu76XNVDY0jI0tUmeacbEO-UPiDfS-PJqvUqTCROLnmRu56iTlgqj81UDwrxR6OhswiNRIWVhJQrnLEcnLVkMroBsqqE154brwni2u-PQZ8vkCNM6JPY8NBtzbUmule2UwL7w=s400" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="These under the bed boxes make for perfect storage solutions in classrooms. This post shows you how you can get organized and stay organized this new year!" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDRfUEdyDP-J_N_8cD8_gR8wEyTVtZJx7AOj1rAg4o1oCOXsV2cg5sNKu76XNVDY0jI0tUmeacbEO-UPiDfS-PJqvUqTCROLnmRu56iTlgqj81UDwrxR6OhswiNRIWVhJQrnLEcnLVkMroBsqqE154brwni2u-PQZ8vkCNM6JPY8NBtzbUmule2UwL7w=w240-h320" title="These under the bed boxes make for perfect storage solutions in classrooms. This post shows you how you can get organized and stay organized this new year!" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><div data-paragraph="true"><span><strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">#2 Start Small</span></strong></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a moment or two before your new year starts to clean out that one drawer that you throw everything into (I have one at home AND at school!) You know the one I am talking about. Organize it into a useful space so you have what you need at your fingertips. I also try to clear off my desk before I leave school each day so I don't return to a cluttered mess. These are small things, but they make a big difference. </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>#3 Set a Timer</b></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I swear this tip is just for me but if you are like me you will find yourself down a rabbit hole once you start cleaning. Pretty soon everything you have in closets is out on tables and you just want to go home. Set a timer so you don't do that! 10 minutes of decluttering at the end of each day will go a long way! </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>#4 Shred the Shred Pile</b> </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Best investment I ever made! At school I have a shred pile that is a very large stack of things that I can not just throw away because student names/info etc. That stack just gets larger and larger! Spend 5 minutes every week making the trip to shredder so that stack won't haunt you all year long. At home, I purchased this shredder and now when we get junk mail that we don't want to toss because our names are on it I just shred it as soon as it comes in the door. No more piles of junk mail! <a href="https://amzn.to/3sQ9aEa" target="_blank">Click on the pic for an affiliate link</a>. I got mine a year ago and it has held up to all of my shredding! </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div data-paragraph="true" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-8-Sheet-Cross-Cut-Credit-Shredder/dp/B00YFTHJ9C?crid=33Y553G4ABLRJ&keywords=shredder&qid=1640802249&s=electronics&sprefix=shredde%2Celectronics%2C299&sr=1-3&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=9b51717951df1cbbed9e025619216ddd&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00YFTHJ9C&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B00YFTHJ9C" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div data-paragraph="true"><p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those are a few ways I am going to declutter at home and at school to kick off my new year in a (hopefully) a more productive way. Here is a fun <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ldQK0gZrMJHm-kDHmn9_kyXpbbR2G1dT/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">January Decluttering Challenge</a> if you would like to try some of these ideas. I've also included a blank calendar so you can use that to jot down some ideas of your own. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFpFrs573dsTlCbJPQRBysWDbZKJrV_sFPBObXU3M9Pu-NLM1oE1fsXmhZrT8lAZdAwxwhHgmP4vs-KorrU9kGAOMooC74q2eX87Bq__pzj9E61vVG2Mpgb_IROTzp-xe2G2SuEKBVxj3JK-EJvTN0_UkgCJA6VyA7eWSwdT7jnAVICdy__PxeCegbfQ=s2249" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Getting your elementary classroom organized and decluttered can be a challenge but these 4 tips from Learning with Mrs. Langley will help you stay organized all year long. It is all about taking small steps!" border="0" data-original-height="2249" data-original-width="1499" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFpFrs573dsTlCbJPQRBysWDbZKJrV_sFPBObXU3M9Pu-NLM1oE1fsXmhZrT8lAZdAwxwhHgmP4vs-KorrU9kGAOMooC74q2eX87Bq__pzj9E61vVG2Mpgb_IROTzp-xe2G2SuEKBVxj3JK-EJvTN0_UkgCJA6VyA7eWSwdT7jnAVICdy__PxeCegbfQ=w266-h400" title="Getting your elementary classroom organized and decluttered can be a challenge but these 4 tips from Learning with Mrs. Langley will help you stay organized all year long. It is all about taking small steps!" width="266" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you want to see what January centers are stored in those boxes? Here you go! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Literacy-Centers-January-4270343" target="_blank">January Literacy Centers</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Math-Centers-January-2925146" target="_blank">January Math Centers</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Homework-JANUARY-1605888" target="_blank">January Homework</a></span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Worksheets-for-Kindergarten-January-2274620" target="_blank">January Worksheets (great for a sub!)</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></li></ul></div></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-19283518595690556892021-09-11T15:51:00.003-07:002021-09-11T16:02:56.772-07:00My Favorite Books for the Letter B<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8RZXfJNnbc/YT0hHPr6VBI/AAAAAAAAyfc/qgCmp3YQbpAYPBO_aC9YJagxxcGMJHOHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1499/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1499" height="416" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I8RZXfJNnbc/YT0hHPr6VBI/AAAAAAAAyfc/qgCmp3YQbpAYPBO_aC9YJagxxcGMJHOHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Slide2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are so many fun ways to make connections in the classroom when teaching the alphabet. Reading lots and lots of books is my favorite! While we explore the letter B in multiple different ways, we also read these books and completed activities to go with them. So many connections being made each week!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I've added affiliate links to these books so you can find them easily. This means I get a small amount if you purchase from my link, thank you for keeping my blog up and running!</span> <span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a list of my favorite books that feature the letter B</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></h1><h3 style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3A8k6y6" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka</span></a></b></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">I've talked about this book before, it's one of my favorites to introduce Read to Self in the classroom. Read about that <a href="http://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2016/08/launching-daily-5-with-wordless-books.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It is a wordless book so it is really fun to read silently, and let the students do the reading with their eyes. At the end I invite them to tell me what happened in the book. They are full of answers! This is perfect way to convince them that they are already readers!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Daisy-Caldecott-Medal-Winner/dp/037585861X?dchild=1&keywords=a+ball+for+daisy&qid=1631398377&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=48902918814f2e4f7d9d0d3b0e36c181&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=037585861X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=037585861X" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3twDBOi" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">This is such a fun read and call back book. I can still remember reading this with my very first class of Kinders! In my searching, I found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds">THIS FUN VIDEO</a> of Michael Rosen reading performing the book. Show it that way or use it as a read aloud, I like both! This book is the classical, We're Are Going a Bear Hunt, rhyme that incorporates movement and a sense of adventure!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Going-Classic-Board-Books/dp/0689815816?dchild=1&keywords=were+going+on+a+bear+hunt&qid=1631398349&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=d04a29cbaee68c661073d3f8f2928ede&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0689815816&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0689815816" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3A8J9Rt" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">A Bug, A Bear, and A Boy by David McPhail</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">When you are introducing literature in the classroom it is always nice to have some lower level books that are accessible to your early readers. This one is just that! It is a Level 1 Scholastic Reader that can easily be added to your library. In this book the bug, the bear, and the boy compare small, medium and large as they go about their day together. Super math connections for the beginning of the school year and the author has written a whole series of books that follow the adventures of these three unique friends.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Bear-Scholastic-Reader-Level/dp/0590149040?&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=7883f6c89875a582ae2cd5e1b0e154cb&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0590149040&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0590149040" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3k1Ny2U" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">This book is a bit long for a kindergarten classroom, but you can always shorten bits of it to get to the main idea. This is the story of the puppeteer that created the balloons for the Macy's Day Parade. I've always been obsessed with this parade each Thanksgiving day and love to imagine what it would be like to see it in person. One year I had a guest speaker that grew up in NYC and she told my class about sitting on the curb watching the big balloons go by. She explained that one year she got to watch from an apartment and it was a whole new perspective to see the balloons bob by like floating giants. I couldn't resist adding this book to the list!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Balloons-over-Broadway-Puppeteer-Education/dp/0547199457?dchild=1&keywords=balloons+over+broadway&qid=1631398234&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=6aa4443bad40d2add3b2c4934285d7b5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0547199457&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0547199457" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3Ci7DbR" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">I Like Bugs by Margaret Wise Brown</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">Another perfect book that is accessible to students right away. This is a Level 1 Step Into Reading book and what better subject, BUGS! Margaret Wise Brown does a fantastic job with the simple wording of this book.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Like-Bugs-Step-Into-Reading-Step/dp/0307261077?&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=90b55d6b43b6bd127f71d1f9c34b5ccc&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0307261077&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0307261077" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3k4jkMO" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">I love this classic! It is fun to talk about how old the book is (written in 1948) and point out that the book was published in just a couple of colors because that was all they could do back then. I like to bring out a newer book and compare what they look like. It never fails I will have one student come to me later in the year to show me an old book just based on the colors it was printed in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blueberries-Sal-Robert-McCloskey/dp/0670175919?dchild=1&keywords=blueberries+for+sal&qid=1631398442&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=ddff26123cadb39bf1549b20ffb2f8f3&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0670175919&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0670175919" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3hrvYUi" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and THE BIG HUNGRY BEAR</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">This book gets read a lot! I like to use it for the letter M, the letter R, maybe even the letter S! Whatever letter you use it for it is fun to watch the little mouse try and find a way to keep the red ripe strawberry away from the bear. Also a great connection to Blueberries for Sal and a good time to talk about what bears eat. Berries!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little-Mouse-Strawberry-Hungry-Version/dp/0859538001?crid=2PMUF7WGPA2C0&dchild=1&keywords=the+little+mouse+and+the+red+ripe+strawberry&qid=1631398882&s=books&sr=1-2&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=68fbe7346a800f3cb668d340f4e159f1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0859538001&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0859538001" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://amzn.to/3EcfUzx" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Boats on the Bay by Jeanne Walker Harvery</span></a></h3><div><span style="font-size: large;">I live in a climate that does not allow my students to have a great background of the difference between a bay and the ocean. So if you are like me you could have that conversation first to introduce the word "bay" to students. This book would also be perfect for a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transportation-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4386426" target="_blank">transportation unit</a> to introduce all of the different types of boats you might see in a bay.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Boats-Bay-Jeanne-Walker-Harvey/dp/194490333X?dchild=1&keywords=boats+on+the+bay&qid=1631399001&s=books&sr=1-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=05bf3e45b8b367705ee7b1ff3fc9ce21&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=194490333X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=194490333X" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are so many more but there is only so much time in a week! Here are the letter lessons to go with <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-B-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-7192413?utm_source=My%20Blog&utm_campaign=Letter%20B" target="_blank">THE LETTER B</a>. These include reading response pages, math connections, science lessons, food activities and so much more. It is a whole week of the letter B in one easy set! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for reading today. If you would like to pin this post for later, PIN IT here!</span> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dujgrMzCQnM/YT0yYrs08bI/AAAAAAAAyfk/zSi_WNvsxjg_N1NledNo2cWYqK15mo0gACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Slide14.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dujgrMzCQnM/YT0yYrs08bI/AAAAAAAAyfk/zSi_WNvsxjg_N1NledNo2cWYqK15mo0gACLcBGAsYHQ/w427-h640/Slide14.jpeg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-65050065869385082021-06-10T10:43:00.006-07:002021-06-13T20:28:22.657-07:00My favorite books for the Letter A<p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndC2TI-l4fw/YMGJDbCShPI/AAAAAAAAwhQ/OlxpT-iePm4-v7gfl1vVALmElDyljdNxgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/Slide3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" height="416" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndC2TI-l4fw/YMGJDbCShPI/AAAAAAAAwhQ/OlxpT-iePm4-v7gfl1vVALmElDyljdNxgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h416/Slide3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;">There is nothing like reading a fun book to a classroom full of eager students. When you can connect it back to your content that is even better! My favorite way to introduce the alphabet is through literature. Here is a list of some of my favorite books for the letter A. This post includes affiliate links which means I get a small amount of money if you click and buy through this link. This keeps my blog up and running! </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Icky-Sticky-Anteater-Dawn-Bentley/dp/1581170793?dchild=1&keywords=the+icky+sticky+anteater&qid=1623291914&sr=8-3&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=2925097aff0623411e8f27ecfe659bcb&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1581170793&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1581170793" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://amzn.to/2TUSZGt" target="_blank"><b>The Icky Sticky Anteater by Dawn Bentley</b></a> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;">This is a fun story about an anteater that doesn't eat ants. After being told that he MUST! the anteater goes in search of ants. Each time he finds a new hole to search for ants out pops a different animal. He finds a mole, a snake, and a rabbit until he finally finds an ant. What happens next will have your students in stitches! In the end he decides that he will stick with honey and berries and his friends accept him for who he is. A fun rhyming story with a lesson about acceptance is a wonderful way to explore the letter A.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Nadine-Bernard-WestcottThe-Alligator-Purse/dp/B014GKIMOK?dchild=1&keywords=the+lady+with+the+alligator+purse&qid=1623292808&sr=8-5&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=7f20417873f781cc062232635ff4952c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B014GKIMOK&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B014GKIMOK" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2TUSCvz" target="_blank">The Lady with the Alligator Purse by Nadine Bernard</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;">An adaptation of the long loved "jump rope" rhyme, this book is a great phonemic awareness exercise in rhyming words. Students will love the silly story and it is an easy read aloud with sing song rhythms. Those are the best!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hey-Little-Phillip-Hoose-1999-11-05/dp/B01N8XPUJQ?dchild=1&keywords=hey+little+ant&qid=1623293374&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=b4e7dd2b1f964b5ad70f44ac3b4fa04e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B01N8XPUJQ&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B01N8XPUJQ" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3ve5NEB" target="_blank">Hey, Little Ant by Hannah and Phillip Hoose</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky; font-size: x-large;">Often used as a book to teach about bullying this story promotes conversations about caring and empathy. The story follows a conversation between a boy and an ant as the boy is about to squish the ant with his shoe. As the ant pleads for his life, the boy needs convincing. The best part of the book, is that we never know what happened. Did the boy squish the ant or did he let him go? I love asking my students to respond to this question! </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Are-You-Ant-Backyard-Books/dp/0753458039?dchild=1&keywords=are+you+an+ant&qid=1623293867&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=98cef29de27ef683eab5f3ed5f979b44&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky";" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0753458039&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0753458039" style="border: none; font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky";"> </span></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3zbhM9v" target="_blank">Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;">If you are as fascinated by ants as I am this book is for you! This book gives an inside look into the life of an ant. If you are learning about the life cycle of an ant this book is a must!</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ten-Red-Apples-Pat-Hutchins/dp/0688167977?dchild=1&keywords=ten+red+apples&qid=1623294145&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=0e51344fddd86176dbccfcb0bdc37d1d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0688167977&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0688167977" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3itGuvN" target="_blank">Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;">Always a favorite for math lessons Ten Red Apples includes a fun rhyming pattern that allows students to participate in this fun read aloud story. Includes counting forward and backward, animal sounds (so fun!), and of course highlights apples and the beginning /a/ sound.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Ants-Marching-Classic-Books-Holes/dp/1846431093?dchild=1&keywords=the+ants+go+marching&qid=1623294543&sr=8-2&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=91b8597ac77c7022bba7e7f4bd3ca61b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1846431093&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=1846431093" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/2ThuwuJ" target="_blank">The Ants Go Marching by Dan Crisp</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;">This rhyme is a favorite in our classroom. We use it as we walk from the classroom to the lunchroom, the lunchroom to the playground, to the bus...you name it! Anything to keep them engaged as we walk...you know the struggle.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Terrible-Horrible-Good-Very/dp/0689711735?dchild=1&keywords=Alexander+and+the&qid=1623294852&sr=8-3&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=4659e0aba5d21b32f5f6198bd0df6704&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0689711735&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0689711735" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://amzn.to/3ct1sao" target="_blank">Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst</a></b></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;">I saved the best for last! This is a book that I always hold aside for a day when I have a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. It's important to share with students that everyone has a bad day now and again and this book is my favorite way to talk about it! It's also a fun one to share for the letter A for Alexander, especially if you have an Alexander in your classroom. So whether you have a day that makes you want to move to Australia, or just want to read a fun book this one is for you! </span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "KG Miss Kindy Chunky"; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by today. I LOVE talking books and appreciate you listening. If you want some fun ideas to go with these books and other hands on activities you can see my Letter A lessons <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-A-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6402839" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-A-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6402839" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="Learning with Mrs. Langley Letter A lesson plans" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--lkEsjFEZf0/YMGFMjULc8I/AAAAAAAAwg8/yNB_MV4wVkolMQSOTvPN_GXRJn2e20JHACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h200/Slide51.jpeg" title="Lesson plans and activities for the Letter A from Learning with Mrs. Langley" width="200" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: KG Miss Kindy Chunky;">Want to pin this for later? Pin it here!</span></span><p></p><p style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyWa1aYFXZA/YMJO57TY-7I/AAAAAAAAwhk/Unobgvza1m0ROLdZHASSDFlIpsGx4enOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Slide11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VyWa1aYFXZA/YMJO57TY-7I/AAAAAAAAwhk/Unobgvza1m0ROLdZHASSDFlIpsGx4enOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/Slide11.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span></div><p></p>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-84155414430335244112021-02-14T19:49:00.004-08:002021-02-14T20:12:48.031-08:00Letter Lessons that STICK!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tq2iCMDhq3g/YCnz9Ok_TBI/AAAAAAAAue4/mC6bCuzQ5L4_69Tsca8kqyRkkH4VvTwkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" height="418" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tq2iCMDhq3g/YCnz9Ok_TBI/AAAAAAAAue4/mC6bCuzQ5L4_69Tsca8kqyRkkH4VvTwkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h418/Slide3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know about you, but this year, with all of the craziness that has gone on, my students are having a HARD TIME with letters. When normally I would have just one that was still mastering their letters at this point in the year, right now I have about 6. With major recognition troubles. Some of them don't even recognize the letters in their name. It is a struggle for sure!!</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">So over Christmas break I picked my own brain to figure out what I needed to do differently. I thought back to my roots in kindergarten where our ONLY objective for the year was to teach letter names and sounds. This may sound like an exaggeration but seriously...that is what it felt like. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I thought back to all of the things I did to IMMERSE my kids in the alphabet. We had letter show and tell (pick an item from home that starts with the letter), we did rhymes that matched up with the letter of the week, we played games with the letters, talked about them, and used words that started with the letter all week long. By the end of each week that was all we needed. It was a natural, lovely way to learn the alphabet. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Why not do that again? You may all be doing that but I know in the rush to teach EVERYTHING I have lost myself a bit and have not taught the alphabet this way in a long time. So I put everything together in a lesson plan format that would help me focus in on one letter at a time to get things rolling. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We start with an anchor chart. I teach small groups, 6 students at a time, for 30 minutes each day. I don't have time to build it with them so I make it ahead of time. With a whole group I would do this live every day and add a bit each day. Here is an example of one of my letter anchor charts. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mvB78723l_Y/YCnljMBtQYI/AAAAAAAAudU/gVOSnWmWE_02VBfjEylLv23uQBMlEIkfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20201230_132117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1674" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mvB78723l_Y/YCnljMBtQYI/AAAAAAAAudU/gVOSnWmWE_02VBfjEylLv23uQBMlEIkfACLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h320/20201230_132117.jpg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="262" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We use this every day and say all of the words each time. I ask them to look at the words and tell me which words have more than one letter a in them. They love to play that game! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up I print and laminate the letter so they can hold it, trace it, and use it as a prop in our letter games. I use the lowercase letters the most but I have them in capitals too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4eRvKZ_lJM/YCnmKs4pf0I/AAAAAAAAudc/k-BVR6BoNyYxgFRi-zG-swZ-5y2_cnNgACLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A4eRvKZ_lJM/YCnmKs4pf0I/AAAAAAAAudc/k-BVR6BoNyYxgFRi-zG-swZ-5y2_cnNgACLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide20.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I use lots of pictures to show examples of words that start with the /a/ sound and words that don't start with the /a/ sound. I love using real pictures and not clip art. Although I am a huge fan of clip art too! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux4ps97aUzU/YCnmiGyecUI/AAAAAAAAudk/5wgDOl20lR0dY7gI-Jo5qNB2N-Wb2itswCLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide18.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ux4ps97aUzU/YCnmiGyecUI/AAAAAAAAudk/5wgDOl20lR0dY7gI-Jo5qNB2N-Wb2itswCLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide18.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ant, astronaut, apple are examples and bear, pig, and leaf are non-examples.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We practice writing the letter on white boards and on some hand writing sheets too. This includes lots of tracing and then independent writing too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w9-7drJ0KLc/YCnnPakvXTI/AAAAAAAAudw/rZGhQ3-GkxsnzPhYig4VCH_df6B5LErGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide22.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w9-7drJ0KLc/YCnnPakvXTI/AAAAAAAAudw/rZGhQ3-GkxsnzPhYig4VCH_df6B5LErGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide22.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I invite my students to bring in items from home that start with the /a/ sound. Real show and tell (I have to be honest here) drives me crazy. Students bring in whatever just so they can be the star of the show for a minute (which I totally understand!). But it always felt like a non-productive 10 minute activity each day. With a focus, we get some really interesting items and keep our eye on the ball!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjx85Bnm55E/YCnoCIJJe0I/AAAAAAAAud4/3hDXgIhJQCYDEcleRZooa7J1mTD0_UbsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kjx85Bnm55E/YCnoCIJJe0I/AAAAAAAAud4/3hDXgIhJQCYDEcleRZooa7J1mTD0_UbsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide26.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I included this letter to be sent home or an editable option if you want to make your own. Signing the bottom and sending it home is the simplest option! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We can't just talk about letters all day, even though that is the whole point! But students would grow weary very quickly if you just skill and drill them on the letter and sounds. I made sure to include all of my favorite math and science activities too. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dS7SXZk46Vo/YCnozrwDFOI/AAAAAAAAueE/hOZPQOWgHKgAbde6sY0NQIoQ95r5hiUCACLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dS7SXZk46Vo/YCnozrwDFOI/AAAAAAAAueE/hOZPQOWgHKgAbde6sY0NQIoQ95r5hiUCACLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide9.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For math time we work on addition towers using blocks and active math. Both have the first sound /a/ and both are really fun! The hands on math and the gross motor skill activity keep students engaged and happy! This helps with behavior too! For science we introduced absorption in a hands on center. Students work with water, sponges, droppers, and paper towels to explore absorption. Again, the focus is on the first sound /a/, with a fun little twist! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rhyming is a really important part of a solid reading foundation. We spent the whole week saying this fun rhyme. Walking in line to lunch, walking to and from reading groups, and of course all together at our small group table. Sometimes I think they think I am crazy, but my littles that haven't talked all year are completely enthralled in these activities and it is so fun to watch them participate! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwJI_pWavP0/YCnptOZnP8I/AAAAAAAAueQ/hnWDMU-LUb0Rz4-0hpIxErKtiKA7WCMCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide42.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mwJI_pWavP0/YCnptOZnP8I/AAAAAAAAueQ/hnWDMU-LUb0Rz4-0hpIxErKtiKA7WCMCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w247-h320/Slide42.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." width="247" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are so many more activities included but I don't want to bore you. In the classroom I would hit each letter HARD the first 26 days of school and then go in more depth with main vowels and consonants after that. Either way, these units have you covered!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see a complete <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-A-Alphabet-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-6402839">PREVIEW for this unit HERE</a>. I am keeping all of these alphabet units 50% off until I finish the whole set. My goal is to tackle a big chunk over spring break, so hopefully by the end of this school year I will have all 26 letters done. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Learning-With-Mrs-Langley/Category/Letter-Lessons-495434">HERE are the letters I have completed so far. </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by today. I am really excited about these units and for my students that have been struggling they are finally helping. Yay! That is exactly what I was hoping for! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UE5dXAQAmf8/XZKztowL8YI/AAAAAAAAlv0/hjSlTxU0s4oMZS4ly1aGQds5qK9L-KeiQCPcBGAYYCw/s400/Signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="100" data-original-width="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UE5dXAQAmf8/XZKztowL8YI/AAAAAAAAlv0/hjSlTxU0s4oMZS4ly1aGQds5qK9L-KeiQCPcBGAYYCw/s320/Signature.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Save this post for later. Pin it here!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tHF28VojKbg/YCntIVeZEBI/AAAAAAAAuec/OQahl7JDXNgx2gAsO9NggXski32avVHLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Slide11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? Are you looking for proven activities that will actually help students master the alphabet? I can help! Immerse your students in a letter a day or week to quickly gain fluency in the alphabet." border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tHF28VojKbg/YCntIVeZEBI/AAAAAAAAuec/OQahl7JDXNgx2gAsO9NggXski32avVHLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/Slide11.jpeg" title="Do your students struggle when learning the alphabet? 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I think I can help! I just finished the </div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3R2biP5pkuKyfCw0rW1E0QV5_xLA9mP2xi03jPY355zCrkQ-rhj-qCdpRXzGrvm8NQgKSYW_Td7TNFkw9OLUBwFEIv-F5bat8SrhR8nmT1vhBuHwYi4rpWLwvycZIZ02LE6Sj4MTn-L-568CPu5IAr_0UYf_WGGLgcEbmzAkSunJ2j_ntTtosDhbXw/s1499/Slide3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="1499" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3R2biP5pkuKyfCw0rW1E0QV5_xLA9mP2xi03jPY355zCrkQ-rhj-qCdpRXzGrvm8NQgKSYW_Td7TNFkw9OLUBwFEIv-F5bat8SrhR8nmT1vhBuHwYi4rpWLwvycZIZ02LE6Sj4MTn-L-568CPu5IAr_0UYf_WGGLgcEbmzAkSunJ2j_ntTtosDhbXw/s16000/Slide3.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><u style="text-align: start;"><strong>How do I get started?</strong></u><span style="text-align: start;"> </span></div></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">That's the real question right? I have spent a lot of years teaching all about apples and pumpkins because that is what I had always done. I have never had a student say, "Hey I am really curious about apples and the life cycle of plants, could we learn about that?" </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">I still do an apple unit....and a pumpkin unit....because hey, they meet the standards for kindergarten and I love them. But I have learned to roll with what the class is interested in and keep it educational and meaningful. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">For example, last year I read the first Magic Tree House book by Mary Pope Osborne, Dinosaurs Before Dark. My intention was to introduce chapter books for a few of my students that were ready to make that transition and it made a great after lunch read aloud. My students were ENTHRALLED with dinosaurs (not unique to kindergarten I know). I've never had a class though that was so enthusiastic about them so I decided to start a unit and to make it our focus for the next couple of weeks. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">First I collected every dinosaur book I possibly could to set the mood around the room. I have a lot of books but I checked a few out of the library too. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">Next I created a KWL chart with them to find out what they were curious about. They had a lot of questions after reading the book so it was a great guide for us. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">Then I did my research. I found out everything I could about dinosaurs so I would have some content to teach when we were talking facts. We researched a new species of dinosaur each day and recorded all of our findings. I also added in a few days of research about paleontologists just in case that was a job anyone thought they might like to do in the future. Plus it is fun to dig stuff up! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">I put everything together in this </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4550032" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4550032" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">Dinosaur Unit </a><span style="text-align: start;">but it didn't start out like this. I pieced it together as I went and went where my students wanted to go. Here is a quick little activity you can </span><a data-cke-saved-href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7S8AlmSzL_tcGJuMfgz9Iq3xZmPZEyD/view?usp=sharing" href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R7S8AlmSzL_tcGJuMfgz9Iq3xZmPZEyD/view?usp=sharing" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">download for free</a><span style="text-align: start;"> that goes with the book If the <a href="https://amzn.to/3ILwSYf">Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most</a>. My students loved imagining what it would be like if dinosaurs were back. You can click on the book for an affiliate link. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dinosaurs-Came-Back-Bernard-Most/dp/0152380213?crid=2KHRD6IQZB131&keywords=if+the+dinosaur&qid=1657923629&sprefix=if+the+dinosau%2Caps%2C476&sr=8-1&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=a42f981f3514233c598137081c0b670b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_il" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0152380213&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=0152380213" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /> </span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E1KQVzCej6s/X_vWXfWC5yI/AAAAAAAAt24/EVD57obwa4UxArvfKyXsaigmia8wMyTHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s932/Slide32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E1KQVzCej6s/X_vWXfWC5yI/AAAAAAAAt24/EVD57obwa4UxArvfKyXsaigmia8wMyTHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w155-h200/Slide32.jpg" width="155" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">So next time your students display a unique interest in something go with it and see where it leads you! It might come from a book, a popular movie, or a game on the play ground. Keeping in tune with your students is key. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4550032?st=c853d576ef6361ce256b7ebf1911e13f" target="_blank">Click on the picture or HERE to see this unit on TPT</a>.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dinosaur-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4550032?st=c853d576ef6361ce256b7ebf1911e13f" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOhYq0dTpkU/X_vWjhfF4rI/AAAAAAAAt3o/PLT0Waspa6Afa0Eu5wpNOEKbkEqFMADnACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Slide57.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: start;">Until next time....you might like these! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><u style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><strong>Related Products:</strong></u><span> </span></div></u><div style="text-align: justify;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transportation-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4386426" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Transportation-Activities-for-Kindergarten-4386426" target="_blank">Transportation Unit </a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Arctic-Kindergarten-Research-Unit-5133724" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Arctic-Kindergarten-Research-Unit-5133724" target="_blank">Arctic Unit</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Antarctica-Kindergarten-Research-Unit-3673223" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Antarctica-Kindergarten-Research-Unit-3673223" target="_blank">Antarctica Unit</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snow-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-5069638" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snow-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-5069638" target="_blank">Snow Unit</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: start;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a data-cke-saved-href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Learning-With-Mrs-Langley" href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Sellers-Im-Following/Add/Learning-With-Mrs-Langley" target="_blank">FOLLOW ME ON TPT for 50% off new products</a><span>. </span><span> </span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><img data-cke-saved-src="https://mcusercontent.com/158a2fa2b65a2d0b6d18a1977/images/efeb8b67-5a6f-4436-b17e-7b1194c85647.jpeg" data-file-id="5297533" height="66" src="https://mcusercontent.com/158a2fa2b65a2d0b6d18a1977/images/efeb8b67-5a6f-4436-b17e-7b1194c85647.jpeg" style="border: 0px; height: 66px; margin: 0px; width: 200px;" width="200" /></div></div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Want to save these ideas for later? Pin it here!</div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn2-cb5UVmE/X_vbI6k3BjI/AAAAAAAAt4M/06hv7Hj7Ei4fJyzHV3LKHMsJJu1qtH9fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dn2-cb5UVmE/X_vbI6k3BjI/AAAAAAAAt4M/06hv7Hj7Ei4fJyzHV3LKHMsJJu1qtH9fwCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/Slide2.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-63908134194915723092020-08-16T15:53:00.008-07:002020-08-16T16:32:11.526-07:00How-To Set Up Center Routines<span id="docs-internal-guid-38277a6c-7fff-5ba4-dbe8-ebe5165b8025"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOaIR60THVI/XznAd9s_uJI/AAAAAAAArq4/2Hgvn9Z4HngifYN-2Dl1HiOvDuqQ5xB8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yOaIR60THVI/XznAd9s_uJI/AAAAAAAArq4/2Hgvn9Z4HngifYN-2Dl1HiOvDuqQ5xB8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Slide1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Has this ever happened to you? You spend forever figuring out the fun and creative ways that you can keep students engaged during centers and two minutes into the first round Joey cuts Sarah's hair, glue is all over the listening station (why is it over there??) and your classroom sounds like a college football playoff game. You go home disappointed and vow to do better tomorrow. Right? </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Setting Up Center Routines is the Key to Success </span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go slow to go fast......have you ever heard that expression? It is my favorite kindergarten quote because it is SO true! You can not get to the true learning until you have all of your routines in place and our center time is the most important part of the day. Getting these going is crucial. </span></span></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 1: Create YOUR System</span></span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are a million (yes....one million) ways to set up centers. I think I have tried them all! There is really not one way that is better than another but the most important thing to remember is to make it YOUR system. Don't copy something you saw on Pinterest because it was cute. Create a system that works in your room for you and your students. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Color coding-This was one of my favorites for a long time. I had a wheel with these colors on it and rotated kids through the centers by colors. Turn the wheel....instant new center. Easy peasy. </span><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSNuPubvcgk/XzmvxKsJSuI/AAAAAAAArp0/AQXa1CwBch82Baijtg4_AWrwGqft7mihwCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qSNuPubvcgk/XzmvxKsJSuI/AAAAAAAArp0/AQXa1CwBch82Baijtg4_AWrwGqft7mihwCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h328/Slide4.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;">Numbered Bins- This is a good option if you want a lot of different choices for students. The bins (left) were used as math stations. The drawers (right) were used as partner stations.</span><span style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QX0M_M9oZeY/Xzmv6DUyz5I/AAAAAAAArp4/MHftPtA3p5A8A7ut1x7w9oSmZU7HJeiMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QX0M_M9oZeY/Xzmv6DUyz5I/AAAAAAAArp4/MHftPtA3p5A8A7ut1x7w9oSmZU7HJeiMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide1.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NjOBiFqcmdE/Xzmv7DuQy4I/AAAAAAAArp8/N5DEOJFII2M6WoD41FURGfCsAeVbYaGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NjOBiFqcmdE/Xzmv7DuQy4I/AAAAAAAArp8/N5DEOJFII2M6WoD41FURGfCsAeVbYaGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide2.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;">Free Choice-These centers include plenty of choices that students can go to throughout the week. They can pick a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Reading-Street-Centers-Unit-1-Bundle-1315827" target="_blank">paper center</a> or <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Literacy-Centers-Back-to-School-4604375" target="_blank">hands on center</a> (like building words with tiles). This system works well with a Daily 5 philosophy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbNUNxoLDOg/XzmwQDjKAUI/AAAAAAAArqM/5WC_wvpGnx0jFxbRhWjrEAzUcbH2ZUr-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wbNUNxoLDOg/XzmwQDjKAUI/AAAAAAAArqM/5WC_wvpGnx0jFxbRhWjrEAzUcbH2ZUr-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h328/Slide3.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="328" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 2: Go Slow</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Go slow to go fast. You will want to introduce every single fun thing imaginable the first day but that won't work....trust me on this one. Introduce one center the first day. Just one! I use super simple alphabet mats from the dollar store that take zero prep from me. I buy about 12 of them and that way every single student in that round is doing the same thing. The other 12 are working on Lexia with me. Then we switch. That is all day one but it allows me to teach them how to get their materials, choose a spot to work, and stay there the whole time. We introduce the chimes that tell us center time is over and how to clean up. That is it. Materials are simple but the routine we are implementing is very complicated! </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWtWuzOmvtg/XzmvgYbq9gI/AAAAAAAArpk/gITwFraZ_tc08Yn4L2o5Xot8UbtFC74iwCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rWtWuzOmvtg/XzmvgYbq9gI/AAAAAAAArpk/gITwFraZ_tc08Yn4L2o5Xot8UbtFC74iwCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide6.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rZyzCCA1kMg/Xzmvg532RqI/AAAAAAAArpo/ec-lsZlKBqoss1ewDbmIp2NxMYlX1u00ACLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rZyzCCA1kMg/Xzmvg532RqI/AAAAAAAArpo/ec-lsZlKBqoss1ewDbmIp2NxMYlX1u00ACLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide7.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 3: Add in New Options</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">After the first day you can start adding in some options and also take the time to teach them about making a good choice. Our rule is you have to stick with the same center the whole time so picking the right one is really important. Over the course of the next week or so we add in lots of alphabet activities that take little to no direction. These activities are both included in this set of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-Recognition-Alphabet-Centers-2843884" target="_blank">Alphabet Centers</a>. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zn5N0eosQaU/XzmvOSWn_1I/AAAAAAAArpM/i2z7DsMT89wngoehhralrjih_D7q_MDDACLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zn5N0eosQaU/XzmvOSWn_1I/AAAAAAAArpM/i2z7DsMT89wngoehhralrjih_D7q_MDDACLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide5.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wacAhDKmPnA/XzmvPpme6_I/AAAAAAAArpU/7sApXeO8WkoUe1OjPekLuGVXP3z1tn23QCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wacAhDKmPnA/XzmvPpme6_I/AAAAAAAArpU/7sApXeO8WkoUe1OjPekLuGVXP3z1tn23QCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide8.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 4: Be Consistent</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't let anything slide. You don't have to be mean about it but don't let them slide on any of the expectations you have set up. If they are expected to put away all of their materials make sure they put away all of their materials. If you ask them to walk to and from the rug to centers (and golly I hope you do) make sure they do it every single time. It takes SO MUCH TIME to set up but you will reap the rewards about week 3 or 4 and it will feel wonderful. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Quick tip: We take pictures of our students following the rules and post them as reference as much as possible. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wveQ9b0V6IE/XzmvBckoXaI/AAAAAAAArpI/MGo2_AGqmHEwDR7nEUoEuqnYfDOd-41TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wveQ9b0V6IE/XzmvBckoXaI/AAAAAAAArpI/MGo2_AGqmHEwDR7nEUoEuqnYfDOd-41TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide9.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXh6qd0KMDo/Xzmu_e11KFI/AAAAAAAArpE/JoxxYGa1tqkbHik-C3kxLM4NKGHpTHQHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide10.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXh6qd0KMDo/Xzmu_e11KFI/AAAAAAAArpE/JoxxYGa1tqkbHik-C3kxLM4NKGHpTHQHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w262-h262/Slide10.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="262" /></a></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Step 5: Fight Boredom</span></h3><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We work REALLY hard all week long and if we stuck to this routine 180 days out of the year we would go crazy! So don't be afraid to shake it up one day a week. I have done Wacky Wednesdays where I switch out all of the centers to go along with our science unit. We love Fun Friday where we have all kinds of free choice centers that the students enjoy while I do all of my progress monitoring. If you have your systems in place you can literally do ANYTHING with them. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e0KUg-EzDVM/XzmuReMZfDI/AAAAAAAAroA/mtNh5DBOsrg1Qdpwxqy1WyWeqZ52kRJbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e0KUg-EzDVM/XzmuReMZfDI/AAAAAAAAroA/mtNh5DBOsrg1Qdpwxqy1WyWeqZ52kRJbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h328/Slide11.jpeg" title="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. If you are in a small classroom that doesn’t matter. What matters is the way you introduce your expectations and routines. Make sure you get them set up from the start with these 5 tips from a teacher who has tried it all!" width="328" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Give Up!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Those are the 5 Essential things you must do to get your center routines in place. Don't give up! The number one frustration for teachers in the primary grades (probably all grades) is classroom management. This is the biggest piece of your management. If you keep those kiddos engaged your problems will be cut in half or cut out all together! </span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Need Ideas?</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here are a few of my favorite alphabet and math centers to start out with at the beginning of the year. Easy to prep, simple for students, but oh so engaging. Plus some rules and procedures that I use to get everything running smoothly in my classroom. Click on the links to see them in my TPT store. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Distance-Learning-Alphabet-Activities-with-Cookie-Sheets-3901265" target="_blank">Alphabet Cookie Sheet Centers</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Letter-Recognition-Alphabet-Centers-2843884" target="_blank">Alphabet Centers for Kindergarten</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-large; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Math-Centers-Back-to-School-2563712" target="_blank">Back to School Math Centers</a></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Rules-and-Procedures-1875212" target="_blank">Back to School Rules and Procedures</a></span></li></ul><p></p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-large; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One more thing!</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font size="5"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/9eadfb39b7ce/alphabet-book-freebie" target="_blank">P.S. Get this alphabet FREEBIE when you sign up for my newsletter. Click HERE to sign up! </a></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/9eadfb39b7ce/alphabet-book-freebie" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n7OQZJxaXI4/Xzm0YfrYRHI/AAAAAAAArqY/tlgIrZGDJMou3Jurm1BCPWZIHJzed6qkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Slide7.jpeg" /></span></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Save this post for later! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZPkJg7tPMjg/Xzm-cEsB1yI/AAAAAAAArqs/dKbtGh-GxzQd3OdQNKLjgGYtvAv2r-69ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><img alt="This blog post is a perfect how to on setting up centers in a preschool classroom, pre k classroom, and especially in kindergarten. 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<br /> </span><br /></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-7993531686912635072020-08-02T13:52:00.007-07:002020-08-09T21:19:50.811-07:00Easy to Make Homework Folders<span id="docs-internal-guid-3ff4f253-7fff-d9f3-4bf2-51232ccd8546"><font face="inherit" size="5"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5UHafYWs-dE/XycTGLpm2JI/AAAAAAAAre0/OPZ3PF4ys3QSIpzD9XNobcEks1yAqHBOACLcBGAsYHQ/s720/Slide1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5UHafYWs-dE/XycTGLpm2JI/AAAAAAAAre0/OPZ3PF4ys3QSIpzD9XNobcEks1yAqHBOACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/Slide1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I get this question every year so this year I decided to put it all down in writing so I would have it! How do you communicate with parents and how do you send home all of the STUFF! </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Here is a little back story to why I use these folders. Your eyes can just keep on scrolling if you don't want to know but if you are nosy like me you will keep reading. Haha! </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">A couple of years ago.....well more like 10... I was teaching 1st grade for the first time. I had all of my procedures in place and I thought everything was going well. My kids knew where to turn in their homework every morning and we were getting some real learning done. About 3:00 one day I get a phone call from Johnny's mom that he isn't on the bus. Well, um....yes he is I put him on there. She asks me if I got the note she sent this morning telling me his bus changed. Nope. No note. She swears she sent it. We find Johnny on his regular bus and I add this "extra bus" to his weekly schedule. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">Next day (I cringe just thinking about it).....buses pull away from the school and Johnny's mom walks up. Where is Johnny? Um.....on the bus like he is supposed to be. She proceeds to ask me again, "Did you get my note?". Ugh. No. No I did not! Where are all of these notes going? And why do you change how he goes home every day???</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">LONG story short this happened a few more times and I was beyond frustrated. I eventually found all of the notes at the end of the week when I finally had a chance to go through all of the turned in homework. ALL of the notes were there tucked in with Johnny's homework. I was mortified. #1 because it took me that long to look at their homework and #2 because I should have had a better system in place. I made folders that weekend and gave everyone STRICT instructions that all notes, money, and important things go in their folders. I check them first thing every morning. Problem solved. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">I also added in some behavior management calendars to keep track of how we are doing in class and those became a huge part of my parent communication system. I never looked back and continued with these handy dandy notebooks every year. </p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So now every single year I purchase 3 prong folders for each of my students to take home each day with important papers, daily homework, our behavior calendars, and some at home resources that are helpful. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Here is a peek at what I include:</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I just made a simple label and printed them on Avery 8163 labels. You can get the template I used <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15YZYgif0t0K9zxPGOsH8GUXQOrt2icbt/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I used <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Second-Chances-Font-Personal-Use-716428" target="_blank">KG Second Chances Solid</a> and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/KG-Lego-House-Font-Personal-Use-409183" target="_blank">KG Lego House</a> for my fonts. You download them for personal use by clicking on the links or just use your favorite fonts. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NzizOCcyDgo/XycUWQwP2hI/AAAAAAAArfE/JPKRYbcSan8wMqSHIH4gAVHM7I5gooQ-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/20200802_120000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post has links to all of the free files you need to make your own homework folder for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade. An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. 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You can get an <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/EDITABLE-2020-21-Behavior-Management-Calendar-1351560" target="_blank">Editable copy HERE</a>)</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dxf681SQxnU/XycXU_QlBqI/AAAAAAAArfs/fAthclj9Q7so4M2MGlmIRxNTXgFFKWUQgCPcBGAsYHg/s3643/20200802_120012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><img alt="This blog post has links to all of the free files you need to make your own homework folder for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade. An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. 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An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. 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An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. Organize your students procedures for taking papers back and forth to and from school and have a simple place for parents to put notes, money, and other important items from home." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="410" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ueo-6nPP3fI/XycX92VpdOI/AAAAAAAArgA/XtyJfb-kfRgxJfhfGMh0_p8JaTfbmYtGwCPcBGAsYHg/w307-h410/20200802_120120.jpg" width="307" /></font></a></div><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></span><p></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5">A pencil pouch (I reuse them year to year so I don't have to buy more). We use this for money or notes from parent so they don't get lost. I put them right in the front. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5">Welcome letter explaining our most important procedures and the purpose of the folder</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5">A shipping label in the front of the folder with all of my contact information. </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5">These are a lifesaver for all of that back and forth communication for parents. This year they can be used as an at home resource for students during online lessons. The possibilities are endless! </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5"><br /></font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><font face="inherit" size="5">Thanks for stopping by today. Here are some great products for back to school that you might be interested in. 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Pin it here! </font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAaOaMJ8iHo/XycibUodkFI/AAAAAAAArgU/7aW3990q-9UTQheoXymGNgOswzGv3hqsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1080/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post has links to all of the free files you need to make your own homework folder for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade. An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. Organize your students procedures for taking papers back and forth to and from school and have a simple place for parents to put notes, money, and other important items from home." border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DAaOaMJ8iHo/XycibUodkFI/AAAAAAAArgU/7aW3990q-9UTQheoXymGNgOswzGv3hqsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w268-h400/Slide2.jpeg" title="This blog post has links to all of the free files you need to make your own homework folder for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade. An easy cover label to print and ideas for what to put inside. Organize your students procedures for taking papers back and forth to and from school and have a simple place for parents to put notes, money, and other important items from home." width="268" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B07K91GV6N" style="border: none; margin: 0px; text-align: left;" width="1" /></div> <br /></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-14701161560363813972020-06-29T15:24:00.005-07:002020-06-29T20:16:31.831-07:00Saving $$$ in the Classroom on Watercolor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--nsBoTt7Zi0/XvpmDJIw7JI/AAAAAAAAq44/xroUHuxbiA0-eTiOT57jKzp3lqQYuZLCACK4BGAsYHg/s720/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" height="325" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--nsBoTt7Zi0/XvpmDJIw7JI/AAAAAAAAq44/xroUHuxbiA0-eTiOT57jKzp3lqQYuZLCACK4BGAsYHg/w500-h325/Slide2.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><font size="5"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B01I0E3EPK" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" />Summer hits and you are instantly left with all of this FREE TIME that allows you to browse the internet for all kinds of fun ideas for your classroom. </font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">And you buy them. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">You buy them ALL! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Yes. Me too. But today I wanted to share with you one simple hack I learned that cost me NO MONEY. Yes I said it. NO MONEY! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">ART SUPPLIES</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">I LOVE having lots of art options in my classroom. We use oil pastels, Kwik Stix (tempera paint that looks like a glue stick), water color, crayons, markers......you name it. I always make sure to have lots of options out during our Fun Friday Centers.</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">I figured this out last year and I was SO EXCITED it worked. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Our markers are on our class list but they run out SO FAST! It bums me out to have to box them up and recycle them (<a href="https://www.crayola.com/colorcycle" target="_blank">Check out Crayola's Recycle Program HERE</a>) after just a couple weeks of use. Then I saw this amazing project.....</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="5"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJNGgGBy3PQ/XvQyC4ju-XI/AAAAAAAAqnA/wfxJFZcSYwgRZSV3I4kqrVTjr8nNVq_6QCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20170513_155420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Save money in an art, kindergarten, preschool, or primary classroom by making your own watercolors out of old markers! Your students will love using these vibrant colors on their latest art project. This easy classroom hack can be done in one day and makes enough watercolor to last throughout the year! Never buy watercolor again! Recycle the markers when you are done!" border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MJNGgGBy3PQ/XvQyC4ju-XI/AAAAAAAAqnA/wfxJFZcSYwgRZSV3I4kqrVTjr8nNVq_6QCK4BGAsYHg/w180-h320/20170513_155420.jpg" title="Learning with Mrs. Langley" width="180" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPIRwnwp4OY/XvQz6vL8wsI/AAAAAAAAqnc/ufcWfgC0UiAS1EwiLJt_Mow7a8mNgwhJQCK4BGAsYHg/s5312/20170513_155444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Save money in an art, kindergarten, preschool, or primary classroom by making your own watercolors out of old markers! Your students will love using these vibrant colors on their latest art project. This easy classroom hack can be done in one day and makes enough watercolor to last throughout the year! Never buy watercolor again! Recycle the markers when you are done!" border="0" data-original-height="5312" data-original-width="2988" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VPIRwnwp4OY/XvQz6vL8wsI/AAAAAAAAqnc/ufcWfgC0UiAS1EwiLJt_Mow7a8mNgwhJQCK4BGAsYHg/w180-h320/20170513_155444.jpg" title="Learning with Mrs. Langley" width="180" /></a></font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">You guys......these are old worn out markers turning into picture perfect water color paint. Seriously! All of these markers were headed to the recycle bin and I just put them in some water over night and POOF! Perfect water color I could use for painting every week. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">I put 4 to 5 markers of the same color in each cup and came out with bright, vibrant water color. My kids were super impressed and let me tell you...I was too! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">I STOPPED buying tempura paint and included this in my art center every Friday. My kiddos love to paint so they were thrilled with this new addition. It is way less messy than tempura paint too!</font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">A fun tip about painting with water color is to have students outline what they want to paint in black crayon first. It makes the picture POP! and it helps the watercolor from running together. One quick art lesson at the beginning of centers and they were all set up for success. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">EASY PEASY! </font></div><div><font size="5">Save this $ saving tip for later. Pin it here! </font></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-36_PnmuQBFY/Xvqudg6j19I/AAAAAAAAq6I/txFOPdOnMyM0uKiAHOP_wno2jMKkdOOMgCK4BGAsYHg/s1080/Slide2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Save money in an art, kindergarten, preschool, or primary classroom by making your own watercolors out of old markers! Your students will love using these vibrant colors on their latest art project. This easy classroom hack can be done in one day and makes enough watercolor to last throughout the year! Never buy watercolor again! Recycle the markers when you are done!" border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-36_PnmuQBFY/Xvqudg6j19I/AAAAAAAAq6I/txFOPdOnMyM0uKiAHOP_wno2jMKkdOOMgCK4BGAsYHg/w213-h320/Slide2.jpeg" title="Learning with Mrs. Langley" width="213" /></a></div> </div><div><br /></div><div><font size="5"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iAhxIjs5xVQ/XvFBlWCLfhI/AAAAAAAAqcs/ntIoUF2q6-MgGdnPZmS75WaEHLVC8jjiwCK4BGAsYHg/s1080/Slide2.jpeg">P.S. Subscribe to my newsletter and get a free alphabet activity HERE!</a> </font></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>
<img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B01I0E3EPK" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-15375553897428406462020-06-22T16:54:00.003-07:002020-06-26T10:49:01.268-07:00Cinderella Around the World <div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTVjk8s26Ek/XvFAO4tugII/AAAAAAAAqcA/HmP17k3sJEE4TK8G58me3t-D51YAu0AlQCK4BGAsYHg/s720/Slide1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTVjk8s26Ek/XvFAO4tugII/AAAAAAAAqcA/HmP17k3sJEE4TK8G58me3t-D51YAu0AlQCK4BGAsYHg/s320/Slide1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><font size="5"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cinderella-Around-the-World-Opinion-Writing-647801" target="_blank">Cinderella</a> is my FAVORITE fairy tale to teach in the classroom! I started teaching this unit about 9 years ago when I taught my first year of 1st grade and it has never grown old for me. That is saying a lot because I get bored easily!! </font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">We use multiple versions of Cinderella to teach character, setting, plot, compare/contrast, making inferences, and just about every other comprehension standard you can think of. The bonus to Cinderella is that you can also focus on cultures all around the world because the story is not confined to one culture or people. This makes for a very well rounded week of reading that leads into a really cool week of writing. I get giddy just thinking about it! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Here is an overview of our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cinderella-Around-the-World-Opinion-Writing-647801" target="_blank">Cinderella Around the World</a> unit: </font></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Reading:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">First we share the original Cinderella story (not necessarily the Disney version, but we refer to it a lot because the kiddos are familiar with it) and then we read about 5 or 6 more depending on how much time we have. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7IorCFW0bs/U03bFyWC8fI/AAAAAAAADF4/7AC3r7YmXmE/s1600/20140415_154624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post outlines a perfect Cinderella Around the World unit for first grade. Includes details on how to create an anchor chart to teach character, setting, and plot as you read these fun stories as well as writing activities to teach 1st grade opinion writing standards." border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c7IorCFW0bs/U03bFyWC8fI/AAAAAAAADF4/7AC3r7YmXmE/w240-h320/20140415_154624.jpg" title="Cinderella Around the World Writing Unit from Learning with Mrs. Langley" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We use this chart to record the character, setting, problem and solution, and also compare what changes we noticed from the original story. This picture shows the work in progress. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">One interesting note that my students always notice is that fairy tales give the setting righ</span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">t away. Once upon time in a small village, in the deep wilderness, on the shores of a mighty ocean.... you get the picture but the first sentence is a nice clear description of the setting. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I introduce <u>one</u> literary element after each story so by the end of the week we have talked about each element and each story.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Then we focus on retelling the story by focusing on the main details and retelling them in order. They love this part! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1M5VPd2JlvI/XvFFhhlwCBI/AAAAAAAAqdc/S92H0-X_2QYNQPaMZzMZ8G3ngj_uzbZmgCK4BGAsYHg/s3264/20140415_154636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1M5VPd2JlvI/XvFFhhlwCBI/AAAAAAAAqdc/S92H0-X_2QYNQPaMZzMZ8G3ngj_uzbZmgCK4BGAsYHg/s320/20140415_154636.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-en0_QJK6RRs/XvFFiNGVPTI/AAAAAAAAqdg/vhEQjh-cIJoa8Nddw8esEeVfG54UvjasACK4BGAsYHg/s3264/20140415_154656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-en0_QJK6RRs/XvFFiNGVPTI/AAAAAAAAqdg/vhEQjh-cIJoa8Nddw8esEeVfG54UvjasACK4BGAsYHg/s320/20140415_154656.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KwRsN6mw0pY/XvFFirePqAI/AAAAAAAAqdk/c4z5fqhHSZICdYmyyxEHXKyt1XvVa3yJACK4BGAsYHg/s3264/20140415_154707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KwRsN6mw0pY/XvFFirePqAI/AAAAAAAAqdk/c4z5fqhHSZICdYmyyxEHXKyt1XvVa3yJACK4BGAsYHg/s320/20140415_154707.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Writing:</u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">In the second week, after we have explored Cinderella in every shape and form, we pick our favorite and write an opinion piece about our favorite version of the story. We create a rubric together (we had so much to remember!) and they write a rough draft. After they do a little <a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2017/02/editing-in-kindergarten.html" target="_blank">peer revision</a> and we have one session of <a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2016/04/peer-editing-in-kindergarten.html" target="_blank">editing</a> they are ready for a final draft and picture. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Notice how tough they were on themselves on the rubric? This makes this assignment oh so easy to grade and they really do a nice job in all areas because the rubric came from them! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdtITjjPmH0/U03aSkgzF7I/AAAAAAAADFY/rmM5DtI1y0c/s1600/20140415_154727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vdtITjjPmH0/U03aSkgzF7I/AAAAAAAADFY/rmM5DtI1y0c/s1600/20140415_154727.jpg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are a few of the final writing pieces. I always impressed with their writing! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--3JpFfVo5Mk/U03ZTL_c1iI/AAAAAAAADE4/dwM-6LncUDs/s1600/20140415_154839-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--3JpFfVo5Mk/U03ZTL_c1iI/AAAAAAAADE4/dwM-6LncUDs/w286-h328/20140415_154839-1.jpg" width="286" /></a></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYmi8Dc678I/U03Zja_ggDI/AAAAAAAADFA/vH6heSt-mSQ/s1600/20140415_154823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sYmi8Dc678I/U03Zja_ggDI/AAAAAAAADFA/vH6heSt-mSQ/w307-h410/20140415_154823.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-juXueFeuT74/U03ZxQlrPZI/AAAAAAAADFI/runxNiPta2M/s1600/20140415_154810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="410" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-juXueFeuT74/U03ZxQlrPZI/AAAAAAAADFI/runxNiPta2M/w308-h410/20140415_154810.jpg" width="308" /></a></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPmZ19bChe8/U03aEUxqmkI/AAAAAAAADFQ/QODJsj1FEho/s1600/20140415_154800-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="328" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPmZ19bChe8/U03aEUxqmkI/AAAAAAAADFQ/QODJsj1FEho/w280-h328/20140415_154800-1.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">See why it is my favorite? I just love how they all pick their favorite story for so many different reasons. For some it is the magic or that she is kind and for some it is because Cinderella looks like them. This is a really important reason to read all different versions of the same story so everyone can feel that connection. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Here is a list of some my favorites I have read over the years. The list just keeps growing and growing! These are affiliate links, meaning that if you click and purchase on Amazon I get a small amount at no additional cost to you. 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margin: 0px;" width="1" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">This year I got to add a little EXTRA to this unit because we were in quarantine and our first grade team still wanted to teach the unit. We couldn't find all of the stories we wanted online so I recorded them and put them on my Youtube channel. You can get links to the stories here. </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gw2gZbgbgCI" width="320" youtube-src-id="gw2gZbgbgCI"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adelita</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rlM4UIPdHp0" width="320" youtube-src-id="rlM4UIPdHp0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Rough Faced Girl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CyS67nnoKoc" width="320" youtube-src-id="CyS67nnoKoc"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2CYHJFfEG6M" width="320" youtube-src-id="2CYHJFfEG6M"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Egyptian Cinderella</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/22pP-XHiFY4" width="320" youtube-src-id="22pP-XHiFY4"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cindrillon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">I will never be a professional Youtuber (and that is ok) but these did the trick and even during a time that we couldn't be together we got to enjoy Cinderella together. ❤️ </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">Here is this unit in my TPT store. It includes the headers to make the anchor charts, detailed lesson plans of how I discuss each element with students and all of the writing pages. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cinderella-Around-the-World-Opinion-Writing-647801" target="_blank">HERE</a> or on the pic to see it! </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cinderella-Around-the-World-Opinion-Writing-647801" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="This blog post outlines a perfect Cinderella Around the World unit for first grade. Includes details on how to create an anchor chart to teach character, setting, and plot as you read these fun stories as well as writing activities to teach 1st grade opinion writing standards." border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IhG6DrahB7k/XvFBOb94dMI/AAAAAAAAqcY/Wtczpvf3dUczla3PLV8flLMvnizkTWWYgCK4BGAsYHg/w320-h320/Slide79.jpg" title="Cinderella Around the World Opinion Writing Unit" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5">Thanks for stopping by today! If you would like to save this for later you can pin it here! Thank you! </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iAhxIjs5xVQ/XvFBlWCLfhI/AAAAAAAAqcs/ntIoUF2q6-MgGdnPZmS75WaEHLVC8jjiwCK4BGAsYHg/s1080/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This blog post outlines a perfect Cinderella Around the World unit for first grade. Includes details on how to create an anchor chart to teach character, setting, and plot as you read these fun stories as well as writing activities to teach 1st grade opinion writing standards." border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="720" height="625" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iAhxIjs5xVQ/XvFBlWCLfhI/AAAAAAAAqcs/ntIoUF2q6-MgGdnPZmS75WaEHLVC8jjiwCK4BGAsYHg/w416-h625/Slide2.jpeg" title="Learning with Mrs. Langley Cinderella Around the World" width="416" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/9eadfb39b7ce/alphabet-book-freebie" target="_blank">P.S. Sign up for my NEWSLETTER HERE and get a FREE page out of my best selling alphabet book!</a> </font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div style="text-align: left;"><font size="5"><br /></font></div>Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-80400504465535822992020-06-12T15:04:00.003-07:002020-07-15T16:50:40.973-07:00Learn the Alphabet at Home + a FUN FREE FILE!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ielRKo7Ph4k/XuP6YQTYoPI/AAAAAAAAqU0/0o4pq9akAgAu0Jy8rDpjqEpLmA2BPweGgCK4BGAsYHg/s720/Slide2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ielRKo7Ph4k/XuP6YQTYoPI/AAAAAAAAqU0/0o4pq9akAgAu0Jy8rDpjqEpLmA2BPweGgCK4BGAsYHg/s320/Slide2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><font size="5">As a kindergarten teacher and reading specialist I get this question all of the time. What can I do to introduce the alphabet to my toddler at home? I have a million ideas to share with you and you might be surprised what you already have on hand that will do the trick. The key is all about exposure and that doesn't mean you have to explicitly teach each letter one at a time. </font><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">My niece is right in the middle of this with her 4 year old who is EAGER to learn the alphabet and wants to do it NOW! They started with a workbook and writing the letters but this eager little girl was quickly bored with all this work. Here are a few of the ideas I shared with her to make learning the alphabet fun and none of them require any workbooks. Little hands get SUPER tired holding a pencil. They just aren't developmentally ready for it. Work on building hand strength while introducing them to the alphabet. It is a win win! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">1. MAGNETIC LETTERS</font></div><div><font size="5">I LOVE using magnetic letters in the classroom at the beginning of the year. I have tubs and tubs full of them! Our first few weeks of centers are just exploring the alphabet with these magnetic letters. With a <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Distance-Learning-Alphabet-Activities-with-Cookie-Sheets-3901265">simple cookie sheet and these printouts </a>I can keep my new kindergarten students exploring for at least a round or two of centers. You probably already have what you need at home for these fun ideas! </font></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><font size="5">sort the letters by color- This helps develop a relationship with the letters. They will begin to recognize letters they have seen before or maybe even recognize the letters in their name. </font></li><li><font size="5">use the letters to make their name</font></li><li><font size="5">sort by tall, short, or tail letters</font></li><li><font size="5">put them in ABC order with or without a resource to look at</font></li><li><font size="5">sort by letters in their name vs. letters not in their name</font></li></ul><font size="5">The possibilities are endless. I encourage you to cover your fridge or a filing cabinet in your home with these letters and just let them play with them. The more they use them and manipulate them the easier it will be later on when it is time to put a name to each letter. </font></div><div><a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2018/07/cookie-sheet-alphabet-activities.html"><font size="5">I blogged about all of these different options HERE if you would like to learn more!</font></a></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">2. FOAM PLAY MATS</font></div><div><font size="5">My granddaughter, Alice, is 3 years old and in her room she has a set of these letters. Her favorite game is to jump from one letter to the next. My daughter says a letter and she jumps to it. It was amazing how quickly she learned all of the letters with this fun game.</font></div><div><font size="5">This is an excellent first exposure to capital letters and also a great time to point out that it is more natural to start with all capitals. They are big and bold and have simple lines vs. those tricky lowercase letters. </font></div><div><font size="5">Click on the picture or <a href="https://amzn.to/3hlH2Ri" target="_blank">HERE</a> for a link to Amazon. This is an affiliate link which means I get a small amount if you purchase this item at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my blog! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VQVXT4Z/ref=as_li_ss_il?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07VQVXT4Z&pd_rd_w=b9qRJ&pf_rd_p=48d372c1-f7e1-4b8b-9d02-4bd86f5158c5&pd_rd_wg=PCv1Z&pf_rd_r=0Y87Z84EA93J4KKA697T&pd_rd_r=b936a0ec-0d46-4ca1-b535-be1b55eb5a8c&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExQ1NSMU9USFVLSkZXJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTgzNTQzOEs3RTRBQVBPRlhDJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAwOTY0MTQxNkdPS0hNUTVJT0pDJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==&&linkCode=li3&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=c09be7878a54173d685a7dc33f66a241&language=en_US" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B07VQVXT4Z&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></font></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><font size="5"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li3&o=1&a=B07VQVXT4Z" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></font></blockquote><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">3. BUILD THEM! </font></div><div><font size="5">Build the letters out of anything you can find. Wiki sticks are so fun and you can use them over and over again and they don't dry out like play dough. I buy Monkey String on Amazon because it usually cheaper. Click on the picture or click <a href="https://amzn.to/3cULEuo">HERE</a> for an affiliate link. Mine have lasted for YEARS!</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Piece-Pack-Monkey-String-Jumbo/dp/B01III2NQO/ref=as_li_ss_il?dchild=1&keywords=wiki+sticks&qid=1591994676&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-6&linkCode=li2&tag=learningwit0f-20&linkId=9e4119970f405218b80d4c64a760117f&language=en_US" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><font size="5"><img border="0" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B01III2NQO&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US" /></font></a></div><div><font size="5"><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=learningwit0f-20&language=en_US&l=li2&o=1&a=B01III2NQO" style="border: none; margin: 0px;" width="1" /></font></div><div><font size="5">Play dough is always a good option too. I make my own because it really isn't that difficult and it lasts and last and lasts compared to store bought play dough. My daughter also made some recently out of corn starch and conditioner that was AMAZING. The kids loved it because it was so soft! </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">When using play dough have your child roll the dough into a long tube (we call them snakes). Use the snakes to form the letters. This is especially helpful when learning curved letters like B, C, D, G....etc. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">You can see my recipe I use in a blog post <a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2017/03/best-play-dough-ever.html">HERE</a>. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">4. MINI ERASERS</font></div><div><font size="5">The mini eraser craze started a few years ago and I still just think they are so fun and add a bit of whimsy to otherwise boring chores in the classroom. I got a great set for summertime at <a href="https://www.target.com/p/600pc-erasers-bullseye-39-s-playground-8482/-/A-78422847">Target online HERE</a> and they almost always have them in their dollar section up front. </font></div><div><font size="5"><br /></font></div><div><font size="5">Using a simple template children can build the letters out of the erasers. This is a win win situation while learning the letters because it is building muscle strength in the hands and helping them become familiar with the letters and shapes all at the same time. Keep these cute erasers handy for math games, sorting, counting, and just about anything else too. Too hot to go outside? Summer monsoon has you stuck inside? 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<span style="font-size: large;">I know, I know....we have heard it a thousand times. Keep your students engaged. Easier said than done when you are trying to teach a lesson and you need them to be good listeners for just a couple of minutes!! Here are a few of my favorite ways to ensure they can handle our whole group lesson times and stayed engaged the whole time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Keep it short:</strong> Have you ever been sitting in a training and timed how often you check your phone, check your watch, dig through your bag, fiddle with your pen etc.? Those are brain breaks for adults. Research shows that an adult can sit about 10 minutes before needing a reset of some kind. 5 year olds can only sit for 2 to 3 before needing to switch it up. To start....keep it short! Don't plan long drawn out lessons or directions. If it has to be longer than that try some of the following tips.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Turn and talk: </strong>You can use turn and talk with literally ANYTHING.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Example, "Boys and girls today we are going to be learning about bats. What do you know about bats? Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you know about bats.....GO!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many times teachers will take answers as a group in this situation when really every kid has something they want to say. This way everyone gets an opportunity to talk and get it all out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Set you expectations EARLY to make sure they know they need to turn, talk, and listen to their neighbor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Turn and teach: </strong>Turn and teach is a lot like turn and talk but this time they are repeating to their neighbor what you just taught about.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Example, " Boys and girls a noun is a person, place, or thing. What is a noun? Students: A person, place, or thing. Ok, now turn and teach your neighbor what a noun is."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Of course that was a FAST example but you get the idea. Tell them a small bit of information and then have them recall it. Small simple chunks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Act it out: </strong>This is really good if they are getting a little wiggly on the rug. Have students get up and act out a portion of your lesson. Learning about an animal? How does that animal walk? Get up and show me. Learning about writing sentences? Get up and stomp your foot or take a step for every word in the sentence. Use arm movements and hand gestures for EVERYTHING. This will keep them engaged in what you are learning about and make your lessons go a little longer!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #202020; display: inline; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">Do you ever have a day when you just have to stop and think, "My students have lost their minds!" That sounds harsh....but seriously I've stopped and thought just that more than once. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">One of my favorite strategies to recover from a bad day is called bubble behavior. It is all about practicing SELF CONTROL. Young students are learning about self control and their self regulation isn't always firing on all cylinders. They need to practice. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">Break out a bottle of bubbles (I know you have some in your closet!) and get your class together on the rug or outside on the playground. The first time you blow some bubbles you already KNOW what is going to happen. They are going to go NUTS! Let them! They will jump all over the place trying to pop all of the bubbles and laugh and probably shout at all of the craziness that is happening. Let it happen.....</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">Then get control again (it may take a few minutes) and tell the students that this time they are going to practice SELF CONTROL. This time when the bubbles go up they are going to stay in their seats, breathe, and watch the bubbles fall without saying anything. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">When the last bubble hits the ground ask the students, "How did that feel?"</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">A lot of them are going to say that was hard, I wanted to jump up, I wanted to pop the bubbles, etc. Use this as a class discussion about how it feels when we want to lose control in the classroom. Is it ok to jump out of seats and run around the room? No, because it isn't safe and it cause PANDEMONIUM in the classroom. (I love using that word with them!) Is it hard sometimes to show self control? YES! Of course it is but we are all capable of it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">You can do a couple of rounds of this or just pull out the bubbles each time you need a reminder. Sometimes it is just a fun calming technique to use too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">That is how I use bubbles in the classroom to CALM my class down after a BAD DAY. Thankfully we don't have those very often but they do happen! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Another fun way to practice self regulation is to play a red light green light of sorts. Have students stand up at the rug and make sure they have enough room around them to be active. When you say "Go!" they run as quick as they can in place. When you say "Stop!" they freeze. If they don't freeze they are out of the game. This is a great way to practice self regulation and then put it into practice during important times like partner work and on the playground. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<font size="5"><span>This is a magical week for Valentine's Day. It is on FRIDAY. Friday! That means you can hit all of the fun Valentine books during the week and add in so many fun Valentine activities. AND....send them home Friday to decompress from all of the fun! We will spend the day using these activities, </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentine-Centers-and-Activities-for-February-4338621">Surviving February Lesson Plans and Activities</a>!</font><br />
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<span>In this sweet book Mr. Hatch is kind of a grump. Until he gets a note from a secret admirer then he changes his tune! He discovers somebody does love him and it turns out to be the whole town in this fun book for Valentine's Day. It is also a great conversation starter about friendship, caring, and random acts of kindness.</span><br />
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<b><span>This is NOT a Valentine by Carter Higgins</span></b><br />
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This book is not a Valentine. It doesn't have lace edges or sugary hearts. But it is full of lucky rocks, secret hiding spots, and gumball machine treasures. This is a book about waiting in line and wishing for cinnamon buns. About recognizing that if you care so much about someone not thinking you care, maybe you really do.</font></span><font face="arial"><br />
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<b><span>Love is by Diane Adams</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">This beautifully illustrated book tells the heartwarming story of a little girl and a duckling, who both grow to understand what it means to care for each other as they learn that love is as much about letting go as it is about holding on. A little girl finds a duckling who has wandered away from the park onto the city streets, and takes it home to care for it. The baby duck requires constant attention—early morning feedings, bathing, and tidying—until the time comes to say goodbye. When her pet has grown too big for the bath, the girl takes the full-grown duck back to the pond. Afterward, she misses it and wonders if it remembers her. One day, the duck comes back—with six ducklings of her own.</span><br />
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<b><span>Hug Machine by Scott Campbell</span></b><br />
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Watch out world, here he comes, the hug machine!</span><br />
<span>This endearing story encourages a warm, caring, and buoyantly affectionate approach to life. Everyone deserves a hug-and this book!</span><br />
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<b><span>Love Monster by Rachel Bright</span></b><br />
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Love Monster is a slightly hairy monster trying to fit in with the cuddly residents of Cutesville. But as it turns out, it is hard fit in with the cute and fluffy when you are a googly-eyes monster. So Love Monster sets out to find someone who will love him. Such a fun addition to our Valentine stories. The students love this sweet character!</span><br />
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<b><span>One Love based on the songs by Bob Marley by Cedella Marley</span></b><br />
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One love, one heart, let's get together and feel all right: Adapted from one of Bob Marley's most beloved songs, One Love brings the joyful spirit and unforgettable lyrics to life for a new generation. Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better. It's a testament to the amazing things that can happen when we all get together with one love in our hearts.</span><br />
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<b><span>A Little Spot of Love by Diane Alber</span></b><br />
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Everyone NEEDS to be loved! But sometimes its hard to figure out how to LOVE someone the way they want to be LOVED. This fun story visualizes LOVE as a fun PINK spot and it guides you through the ways you can express love, from listening to being kind. so any child can see how to grow their LOVE SPOT!</span><br />
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<span>S<b>lugs in Love by Susan Pearson</b></span><br />
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<span>Marylou loves everything about Herbie—how his slime trail glistens in the dark, how he can stretch himself thin to squeeze inside the cellar window, and how he always finds the juiciest tomatoes. But Marylou is a shy slug. How can she get Herbie to notice her? Find out how Marylou woos her beloved in this must-have love story that’s perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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<span>Now here is the best part about reading all of these books about love, friendship, and caring. This is a perfect week to make connections with the caring and love you are reading about and how you are showing kindness in your own life. Here are some examples of some activities you could do after reading one of these stories. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">It never fails. February hits and the kids go CRAZY! It might be the weather, it might be the love in the air but I can tell you every year around this time I have to revamp my behavior routines. Here is one of my favorites that I pull out from time to time. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">The basis of this routine is to TRACK behavior. How many times a day do you have to redirect students? How many times to do you stop because of a distraction during a whole group lesson? Isn't it frustrating? All you need to put an end to the constant disruptions is a clicker counter like this: (this is an affiliate link which means if you click and buy I get a small amount at no cost to you. This helps keep my blog up and running, thank you!) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">1. On day one click the clicker every time any student interrupts, disrupts, or the class has to be redirected. DON'T TELL the class you are keeping track. The purpose of this first day is to get a baseline. I click every single disruption throughout the day so I can get an accurate idea of just how unruly we are. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">2. At the end of the day TELL the students what you were up to (many of them will be curious). Create a graph to show them just how many disruptions you had and graph it on a large piece of chart paper.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">3. The next day keep track again. This little tracker is handy enough to just keep in your hand while you are teaching so it is pretty easy to do. Some students will start to catch on and quiet their groups down without you saying a word when they hear the noise of the clicker. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">4. At the end of day 2 add your total to the chart. Ask the students, "Did we do better?" (hopefully you did!) Make a big deal about their new "ALL TIME BEST" score and encourage them to beat it tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Now from here you just keep going. Each day keep track and I guarantee you they will get better and better every day. Here is an example of one of my charts: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">Every time we got an "All time best" score we had a little class celebration. I always placed a smiley face sticker on the chart to show those days. If you look up close you can also see that I didn't mark half days and I wrote down when we had a day off. Things like that make a difference when it comes to behavior. Our celebrations were extra recess, GoNoodle time (this was way before Go Noodle though but same idea), and fun things that they voted for like extra drawing time, art projects, and extra fun Friday centers. None of it cost me any money! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;">That is one easy way to get a handle on the crazy during the next few weeks. 6 weeks or so and we are cruising again with our normal routines without the unnecessary interruptions. It is like GOLD I tell ya! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">I am a big believer in FOCUS on the POSITIVE. I know that in a classroom if you only point out the BAD behavior you will be in for trouble. However, there is a time and a place for communicating with the student and their family about behavior that is fixable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">What is fixable behavior?</strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"> Things we are learning in kindergarten and first grade. Keeping our hands safe, listening during lessons instead of shouting out, staying in our seat when appropriate, and taking care of classroom materials. We have a system in our classroom that I have used for the last 8 years. It has been effective for me and I am going to share it with you today. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">At the beginning of the school year I introduce my families to our classroom calendars. They are simple calendars that go home in our homework folders. At the bottom of the calendar I have these 5 classroom expectations listed: </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">1. Listen when others are talking. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">2. Follow directions quickly. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">3. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">5. Work quietly, don't disturb your neighbor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";">At the end of the day students either receive a stamp on their calendar or a number. A stamp means, "I had a great day!" and most students get a stamp because we are </span><u style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: helvetica;">focusing on the positive.</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"> If students get a number written on their calendar it will match one of the classroom expectations that they had trouble with for the day. I only put a number or two on calendars each day. This is just to make sure I am communicating with families the specific expectations that are not being met. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">I ALWAYS make a big deal to let parents and families know that this is not a punishment, they are not in trouble, and that this is just something we are working on. Did little Joey take forever to clean up every single center today and then doddle his way to the rug each time you called them over? Yes....he needs to work on that. Tomorrow morning when I great Joey at the door I can ask him, "What are we working on today?" And Joey should be able to say, "Cleaning up quickly" because it was the last thing we talked about yesterday and (hopefully) his family discussed it with him too. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">This is my all year go to for behavior management. I keep this one in place all year long. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: large;">Here is an example of one of the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Calendar-for-2019-20-with-Behavior-Management-Tool-293185" target="_blank">calendar pages</a>: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";">I also have included an IB (International Baccalaureate) Learner Profile attribute at the bottom of each of these </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Calendar-for-2019-20-with-Behavior-Management-Tool-293185" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">FREE CALENDARS</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";"> for your classroom. </span><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Calendar-for-2019-20-with-Behavior-Management-Tool-293185" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: helvetica;" target="_blank">You can click HERE to get them in my TPT store</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: "helvetica";">. Just a little FYI too...I update these every June and they are ALWAYS free in my store. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am a fun teacher. I promise I am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am also a very structured, all the things lined up and in order kind of a teacher too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Valentine's day. Sugar. Children hyped up on sugar.....those are the types of things that make me shake in my boots. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many many years ago I got a handle on the chaos as best I could so that I didn't cry every February 14th. My students have fun and so do I so it is a win win! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are 5 tricks I have learned over the years that help contain the craziness! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>#1 FOOD!!</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">One year for our Valentine's day party I had 4 students (4!) bring a full class set of cupcakes (even though they hadn't signed up to do so!). At the end of the day I had every kid take home 3 full sized cupcakes on a paper plate in a gallon sized bag. I vowed to NEVER have that problem again. I am so over cupcakes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The very next year I implemented a "Heart Healthy Breakfast" because our school always does something for American Heart Month. Instead of sugary snack we bring fruit, yogurt, and veggies. I know, I know, there is still a lot of sugar in this picture but it is way better than cupcakes! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>#2 Valentine Cards</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I know a lot of kindergarten teachers give directions to only fill out the "From" on cards because it makes passing them out a whole lot easier. It does but I promise you do not want to miss out on the cuteness of them walking around putting their cards in every individual box. It means so much more when they do it this way. So I do a couple of things to help this. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#1 Make it their homework for the week before Valentine's Day. Parents will appreciate you. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#2 Give them PLENTY of time and anyone who finishes early can help a friend. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#3 Have a couple of helpers come in to help out during this time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>#3 Party Time</u> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We don't "party" anymore in my classroom. Instead of party time we do a whole morning of open choice centers. I set up really fun centers all over the room and students visit them throughout the day. With that much choice involved they are SUPER engaged and really well behaved because they know my rule.....if you mess around you don't get to stay at centers. No one wants to be kicked out of open choice centers. I blogged about these centers <a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2018/02/valentines-day-stations.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>#4 Whole Group Activities</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I love doing something whole group that brings us all together. Directed drawings are great for this and have a certain calming effect in the afternoon. Here is an example of a fun one we did a couple of years ago (I can't remember where is from!) and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Directed-Drawing-3005065" target="_blank">HERE are some fun ones from </a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentines-Day-Directed-Drawing-3005065" target="_blank">From the Pond</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>#5 Easy gift for your students</u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I make these each year for my students and I know you have seen them before. I blogged all about how to make them <a href="https://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2017/02/melting-heart-crayons.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. The post also includes a free file to make the cards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That is how I take the crazy out of this crazy day. Valentine's in pretty much my favorite day every year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are some great February products! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Valentine-Centers-and-Activities-for-February-4338621" target="_blank">Surviving February Lesson Plans and Activities</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Math-Centers-February-3058008" target="_blank">Math Centers for February</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Literacy-Centers-February-3568477" target="_blank">Literacy Centers for February</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Homework-FEBRUARY-1656066" target="_blank">February Homework</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Worksheets-for-Kindergarten-February-2314966" target="_blank">February Worksheets</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for stopping by today. Have a fun Valentine's Day! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Have you ever taken a stroll through an education store and looked at the price of posters and said "No way!" I am always blown away by how much they can charge for one little piece of paper. I have tons of resources on my computer that are similar, but they are too small to be a usable resource for my students. Totally frustrating! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well I have learned a better way! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I can make anything from a regular file into a poster with a little bit of work but at a fraction of the price! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is how I do it: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently did this with some<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nursery-Rhyme-Posters-and-Retell-Cards-5179880" target="_blank"> nursery rhyme posters</a> so they can be used during our <a href="https://www.heggerty.org/phonemic-awareness-curriculum/english-kindergarten-phonemic-awareness-curriculum" target="_blank">Michael Heggerty</a> phonemic awareness time. I love that his routines end with a nursery rhyme but I have always wanted to display them for my students too. Now I can! </span><br />
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<br />Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-64897986338974798882020-01-02T12:06:00.000-08:002020-01-02T12:06:00.104-08:00Arctic Research Unit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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If you use Reading Street in your kindergarten classroom then you are familiar with the story <u>If You Could Go to Antarctica</u> by Fay Robinson. It is one of my favorite stories to teach during the winter months. We explore penguins, how animals stay warm, and answer the ever popular question, "Do polar bears live in Antarctica?" Spoiler alert. No. No they don't.<br />
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I blogged about how I teach that unit <a href="http://learningwithmrslangley.blogspot.com/2017/02/how-do-you-spice-up-your-required.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> and you can see the centers I use with the book <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/If-You-Could-Go-To-Antarctica-KINDERGARTEN-Reading-Street-Unit-4-Week-5-1613457" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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This year I want to expand on that unit and follow up with some learning about <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Arctic-Kindergarten-Research-Unit-5133724" target="_blank">the Arctic</a>. This comes along in our curriculum at the end of January/early February so it is a perfect time for some research and writing. Research? Yes! Research in kindergarten is a real thing!<br />
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Here is a quick run down of the unit:<br />
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<u><b>KWL Chart</b></u><br />
I always start with a KWL chart however I have made a few adjustments to the prompts over the years.<br />
Traditional:<br />
K-What do we know?<br />
W-What do we want to know?<br />
L-What did we learn?<br />
My intention was to change the traditional KWL to be a little more student led. I like it better this way....<br />
K-What do we know?<br />
W-What are we curious about?<br />
L-How can we show what we learned?<br />
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<b><u>Animal Classification Activity</u></b><br />
We use this as a small group sorting activity. Students are given cards with different arctic animals on them. They sort them however they would like. This leads us to discussions about where animals live, what they eat, and how they live. My students love working in groups to sort the animals and then on their own to complete the cut and glue page.<br />
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<b><u>Animal Research</u></b><br />
I focused in on 3 animals for this unit but you could really use the outline to research any animal your students find interesting. That's the great thing about inquiry, you can go where your students lead you!<br />
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We use this 4 square model for organizing our research to keep students focused. It also helps them to understand that they don't have to be able to read a lot of text in order to research these facts.<br />
Students can flip through a picture book (if it is a good one!) and tell you what an animal eats, where it lives (in the snow, in a tree, in a nest, in the water) or what it looks like. This is an important first step to research, using our observations to make connections.<br />
Students use the four square to write down what they discovered about the animal. This can be a daily activity with a new animal each day throughout the length of the unit.<br />
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<u><b>Books</b></u><br />
Here are some of the books that are super helpful when teaching about arctic animals. These are affiliate links meaning I get a small amount of money if you buy through the link at no additional cost to you. This helps keep my blog up and running!<br />
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<b><u>Photographs</u></b><br />
Before starting a unit I always gather as many real life photographs as I can so I have them handy to show students up close some of the details we are discussing. Like the large paws of a polar bear, the coloration of the snowy owl, or the long tusks of a walrus. These are available to print or to show on a PowerPoint presentation. I prefer using our Proxima to show them on the big screen but pictures work in a pinch!<br />
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When pictures just don't tell the whole story there are some great videos to show too! Here are a list of some of our favorites.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kA-_aro3lI" target="_blank">Exploring the Arctic for Kids</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7mxTEskjQg" target="_blank">Arctic Fox</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As a reading specialist there is one question I get asked the most from teachers......</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What do I do during small groups? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although it seems like this should be the EASY part of your day. After all, there are only a couple of kids to teach, you have them grouped by level, they are all sitting RIGHT THERE.....in front of you. Have a go at it right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wrong. Small group instruction is probably one of the most difficult things to do as a classroom teacher especially if you haven't been teaching reading to little ones. It is HARD and it is COMPLICATED and no one taught us how to do it. Seriously, no one! Teacher school didn't prepare us for a lot of things but when it came to small groups that part was skipped all together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is what I DO during small groups. I don't claim to have all of the answers but I can surely give you helping hand! </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#1 Have a plan! </span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When I started doing small groups I was SO EXCITED on our first day. I had grouped all of my kids so I knew who needed what, I had some small group instruction books to use on their level, and I had a horseshoe table. I was all set right? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">WRONG! We cruised through that leveled reader in about 10 seconds and then what? I couldn't remember what it was this group really needed the most work on. I scrambled to figure things out on the fly but I didn't feel very effective. After a day or two I was ready to give up! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To alleviate this FRUSTRATION I started writing down my plans for each group so no matter what type of day I was having I would be READY for them when they came to sit down. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can click on the picture or <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8ziFNy0QG7l0k3FofMXeNsnB_F6iwi6/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">HERE</a> to get this simple planning page. Just print it out and jot down what you are going to do with each group. That way when they show up to you, you know just what to do! </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#2 Differentiate</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">We hear that word all of the time but what does that mean REALLY? It means you should REALLY be doing different things with each group. My 2 low groups usually are right on the same path but one generally needs WAY MORE work with letter sounds so I plan extra letter naming activities in for them. I find they are not ready for the leveled readers so I work with these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-E-Word-Family-Bundle-3919413" target="_blank">Word Family Guided Reading plans</a>. They give them extra practice with letter names/sounds that they need before moving into traditional leveled readers. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#3 Be Consistent</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Don't be like me and have a bad day and skip groups. Although I FEEL that way sometimes I resist the urge and press on. It would be SO EASY to just have free time but that is not where readers are made. I promise. Little readers are created right there at your small group table. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#4 You Don't Have to do it ALL!</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Once I got organized enough to be effective with my lessons in small groups I started to run into that "I can't fit it all in!" scenario. We love to freak out about that as teachers right? There is not enough time!! Well actually there is, and it doesn't all have to happen at once. One way I combat this is I use our <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-A-Word-Family-Bundle-3700146" target="_blank">Word Family Guided Reading books </a>as a mini lesson between groups. We all come back together and read the book on our big screen together. That way we can reinforce the skills with the groups that are working on word families. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-A-Word-Family-Bundle-3700146" target="_blank">THESE BOOKS</a> include Powerpoint copies of the books to play all together. </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#5 Be Flexible and Grow with the Group</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Just because you placed a student in "Group 2" doesn't mean they have to stay there forever. Make your groups flexible. If Johnny is DONE with letter names he shouldn't be sitting in a group with students who only know the letter x....and o.......why are those always the 2 they know??</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The most important thing I have learned from running small reading groups is that I LEARN as we go! Every year I discover a little more about these little readers. Pay attention to what works and what doesn't work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few links you might find helpful. And don't forget to download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8ziFNy0QG7l0k3FofMXeNsnB_F6iwi6/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">free planning page </a>to help get you started. </span><br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Intervention-MADE-EASY-Letter-Recognition-2431402" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">RTI Made Easy Letter Naming</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Intervention-MADE-EASY-Phoneme-Segmentation-2432352" target="_blank">RTI Made Easy Phoneme Segmentation</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Intervention-MADE-EASY-CVC-Words-2444625" target="_blank">RTI Made Easy CVC Words</a> </span><br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Intervention-MADE-EASY-DIGRAPHS-2493295" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">RTI Made Easy Digraphs</span></a><br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-A-Word-Family-Bundle-3700146" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Middle A Word Family Guided Reading Lesson Plans </span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-I-Word-Family-Bundle-3831224" target="_blank">Middle I Word Family Guided Reading Lesson Plans</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Word-Family-Mini-Books-Short-E-Word-Family-Bundle-3919413" target="_blank">Middle E Word Family Guided Reading Lesson Plans</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are two times during the year that I decide I am going to get my act together. Sometime around the end of July.....right before school starts. And again in January......because you know...new beginnings right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is that time of year to clean out closets, make a meal plan, and turn around all that may be going (for lack of a better word) WRONG in your life. In my classroom that means organization. I am a firm believer that an organized teacher is a calm and effective teacher. At least that's what I keep telling myself!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few things I do EVERY JANUARY in order to be ready for the second half of our school year.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#1 Storage Solutions</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have done it all! File folders, binders, bins, or just stuff it in the closet. After 14 years in the classroom this is my favorite storage solution for 3 easy reasons. 1-it makes me limit what I keep. 2-It stores easily in my closet. 3-I can SEE what I have with one glance!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is nothing fancy about these! I write the month on a piece of sentence strip and move on! I need to separate the October/November box, it kind of morphed into two boxes somehow but you get the idea. Now to get ready for January all I need to do is get out the January box and all of my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Math-Centers-January-2925146" target="_blank">Math Stations</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Literacy-Centers-January-4270343" target="_blank">Literacy Centers</a>, and manipulatives for fine motor drawers are ready to go.</span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">#2 Clean out the STUFF</span></u></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Get rid of it! I know that <a href="https://amzn.to/2QmQY05" target="_blank">Marie Kondo</a> has brought the minimalist life style into the spotlight lately but I have been living it for years. I hate having "stuff" I don't use cluttering up my home. AT HOME.....in the classroom I am a different story. I hold on to (let's be honest) CRAP because I might need it someday. If you didn't use it this year, you won't use it next year, so get rid of it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't want to be wasteful? If you have really good stuff laying around ask a new teacher if they would be interested in it. If it is something you can donate, donate it! If it is an entire bag of toilet paper rolls to make turkeys with next Thanksgiving THROW IT AWAY! You will not regret it I promise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Or better yet.....your next 3 months! You have a little extra time on your hands if you are on break so do your overworked self a favor and spend a couple of hours mapping out and preparing for the next 3 months. I don't mean every tiny detail but the big stuff. I always prep my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morning-Work-for-Kindergarten-BUNDLE-1617219" target="_blank">morning work</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-Math-Review-KINDERGARTEN-BUNDLE-2312508" target="_blank">daily math review</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Reading-Street-Centers-Unit-4-Bundle-1614630" target="_blank">centers for each Reading Street unit </a>(6 weeks). Winter break is a great time to get ahead. It will save you stress later in the year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now some of you might be saying, WAIT! This is my break time and I am not going to spend a minute thinking about my classroom. That's awesome! You do you! I am just here to say a little extra prep (for me) goes a long way. I always feel refreshed after a break and ready to take on the world for this reason.</span><br />
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<br />Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-62523744566720174792019-12-15T15:05:00.000-08:002019-12-15T15:09:29.754-08:00Decomposing Numbers and SUPER DUPER Fluency Practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;display:none;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of our favorite fluency games in the classroom is the popular "Domino Dash". I don't know if we play it like everyone else out there but my kids love it! It is kind of like "War" with dominos. 2 students pick a domino and whoever says their number first gets to keep both dominos. My students have become pretty proficient with adding quickly through this game alone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I noticed something during our last round of assessments. What if they only have one number and they need to figure out what is missing? If you give a student 2 will they automatically know how to get to 5? to 10? We need some practice with this! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here is the plan. I made some cards that look like dominos with only one number. I will hold up a card, say "Make ____" (whatever number we are working on) and students will respond with the number they need to make the number. This can be an easy 5 minute warm up to math or a game to play during morning meeting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I printed them out I printed them all on different colors so they will be easy to grab and know what number we are working on. I think it is important to work on one combination at a time but eventually the goal would be to be able to show a number and say ANY number for them to build to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Plus can we just appreciate for a moment how beautiful <a href="https://amzn.to/2qYOmgu" target="_blank">Astrobrights</a> look together? So pretty! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also made a bunch of 5 frames and 10 frames filled and blank too for students to practice with. I think this will help a lot with their fluency and ability to quickly decompose a number to know what is missing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Decomposing-Numbers-5102811" target="_blank">You can see this in my store HERE</a>. I included the first set of cards in the preview so if you check that out you can try the Make 5 cards for free. </span></div>
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Learning with Mrs. Langleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589162860689510266noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1029890466746424760.post-4759619662679178652019-12-01T20:39:00.000-08:002019-12-01T20:42:55.884-08:00Gingerbread Man Books for the Classroom <div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: none; text-align: center;">
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I love using The Gingerbread Man during the month of December to teach story elements. We track each story by characters, setting, problem, and solution. I think I have more fun that the students do! Do you get tired of just the same old routine every day? Add in a few gingerbread man stories and your boredom will run, run, as fast as it can, just like the gingerbread man!<br />
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First we read an original story. I like this <a href="https://amzn.to/2Rbo6KC" target="_blank">classic story from Jim Ayelsworth</a>. We plot out the characters, the setting, problem/solution on a chart like this one:<br />
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Each day we read another story and add to the chart. It is an interactive way to get my students involved in the story because they can not wait to point out the differences in the story at the end. I have included some of my favorites here. These are affiliate links which means I get a small portion if you purchase through these links at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting my blog!<br />
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I started doing a gingerbread man unit a couple of years ago because, I have to be honest here..... I got really tired of Christmas around the world. I have been teaching it for about 8 years and it just got old for me. I know my students will get it again in 1st grade so I just skipped it for now.<br />
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We study gingerbread men, snow, and Christmas family traditions instead. I have loved the change because it is keeping ME more engaged. Yes, that is important sometimes!<br />
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My FAVORITE part of this change is the addition of the Gingerbread Man play from Heidisongs. Have you seen this? I caught a glimpse of a video on Youtube a couple of years ago and FELL IN LOVE with it. We have put it together for our families twice and it has been a HUGE HIT each time.<br />
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<a href="https://www.heidisongs.com/collections/primary-plays/products/the-tale-of-the-gingerbread-man?aff=22" target="_blank">Here is a link to Heidisongs page and you can take a peek at her videos.</a> It is an adorable (and super easy) play to do!<br />
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<u>Related Links</u><br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gingerbread-Man-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-5068889" target="_blank">All About Gingerbread Men</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snow-Lesson-Plans-and-Activities-5069638" target="_blank">All About Snow </a><br />
All About Christmas Traditions (coming soon) I am editing this one!<br />
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I can't believe it is already time to be planning out December favorites! Here is a pin to save this post for later:<br />
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