Community Helpers

Here are the community helpers pics that I took in the class. The kids have really enjoyed pretending to be community helpers. There's lots of good vocabulary and oral language development going on in the dramatic play areas.

This year we had a hospital operating room, a doctor's office, a veterinarian clinic,firetruck, and a beauty shop. I think they enjoyed the operating room the most. It's so much fun to sit back, watch, and listen as the children incorporate all the great information they are learning from books that we've read into the dramatic play areas.

We also had a fireman, doctor, and police officer come to the classroom to talk to the children about their careers. Lot's of fun.

As a culminating activity the children all dressed as a favorite community helper and we had a cute parade down the hallway. FUN!!!

Got to Get Back On It!!!

Well, I've been so very busy and haven't posted since October. Shame on me! I've really missed blogstalking, posting, and grabbing great ideas from all you bloggers. But I'm back now!. Thank you to all the new followers that have come by since I've been gone.

My class is getting ready to start our Community Helpers theme. It's one of my favorites. I really get into creating a real community in the classroom. Look for pictures soon.

Alphabet Song

Here's a cool alphabet song that I found. It's from www.havefunteaching.com, but you can YouTube it.. My kids love it!!! It has a great beat and I love the way that it shows the capital and lower case letters. There's only one glitch. When the video shows gives the sounds and shows the letters phonetically, the letter "Q" is /kw/ and the letter "X" is /ks/. Not a big problem. My kids ask for this song every day. Enjoy!

Math Freebie

Here's a little math freebie that I made. I use this for one to one correspondence and number order. Sometimes we use pom poms, cotton, or playdough on top of the dots and we pick them up using tweezers, tongs, or chopsticks for fine motor practice. Click here to download.

Enjoy!


Fall Number Cards

Great Website

I may be a little late, but I just came across this great website (via pinterest)with all kinds of themed ideas to use in your classroom. I especially like the geoboard letters. Check it out it's www.makinglearningfun.com

It's Been a Long Time

Wow!!! It's been a while since I've posted anything. I've been very busy at work with the new group of Pre-K's. I like this little group, they are so eager to learn and excited about everything that happens in the classroom.

Cheers to a great start!

Number Puzzle Freebie

Just thought I'd share a number puzzle freebie. It may be a little too easy for Kinder, but great for Pre-K. Just cut the bus apart and let the students put it back together. Click here to download.

Enjoy!

Number Puzzle Bus