New Color Monster Posters/Coloring Book on TPT

I've just created a new set of Color Monsters to go along with the beginning of the year when we are learning to spell and read our 8 basic color words. Check out my TPT store and snag your copy today! Just click on each image below to go to each product!

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   I hope everyone had a great Christmas and is enjoying their break! I'm trying to get caught up on a few things. Can't seem to find time while I am working during the week. I've added a Thanksgiving page that tells how to make a no sew Pilgrim hat, bonnet, and collar. I hope to add Christmas stuff soon also. Enjoy!!    

The Discipline Dozen and Bucket Fillers

I'm trying to update a few of my pages of things we've been working on the past few weeks. I've updated the Back to School page as well as my Colors page. Here is a picture of the entire Discipline Dozen set that is on my TPT store. I've linked a previous post to my store..and you can also find it on Pinterest.

Here is my bucket filler board! I thought it turned out pretty good. The posters are on my TPT store, and I bought the tin cans from Orientel Trading. They have a lot of choices to choose from....and they even have CHEVRON tin cans. We read How Full Is Your Bucket, and my kids get to add a cotton ball every time they do something kind for others. Once their bucket is full, they get a special treat from me such as eating with a friend at lunch, or wearing no shoes in the classroom. I found some cute freebie coupons on Pinterest that I plan to use for my bucket fillers. I'll post a link soon.

We survived our first week!

Whew! What a week! We survived our first full week of school with success! I always forget how "new" everything is to my kinder kids at the beginning of the year. Lots of time is spent on procedures....how to raise our hand, ask to go to the bathroom, sit criss cross applesauce, stand in line, quite workers, go through the lunch line, get a new pencil, use glue, cut, write our names, and on and on and on. My own child began kindergarten this year, and I believe we were both exhausted by the end of the week. I wouldn't trade it for anything. We did have a minor hiccup this week when my 15 month old fractured a bone in her leg and had to get a cast (sniff sniff). It was one of those freak things where she was standing at the coffee table....plopped down...and her leg got stuck under the table. Anyway, we are all good now, and we are trying to rest up for another full week of fun in kindergarten.

Day 1-Check!!

Today was our first day of school. We had a fantastic day filled with a Pete the Cat hunt/tour, back to school stories, brain breaks, shake breaks, fun, painting, and exploring. I always forget what it is like at the beginning of the year. Lots of modeling and routine explanations. Teaching my new kinders to walk in a straight line (which most of them did perfectly), learning to raise our hands, stay in our seats, stay in classroom (yes ;)). I am ready to crash. But, I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't love it!! One more day till the weekend to refresh and prepare for next week! Day 2: bring it on!!!

Different ways to show a number posters...

Click on the picture below to follow the link to my TPT store for your copy of the "I can show a number different ways..." posters. I can't wait to use these this year in my classroom. I just printed off my copy...now to laminate!! There are 8 half-page posters that show a ten frame, hand, numeral, number sentence, tally marks, domino, die, and objects/manipulatives. The images below show all of them except the domino....but, I promise...it is in the download. :)