Amazon Finds

 Catch that Monster Game and two sizes of bags

Here's showing the difference in sizes.

*larger ones

*smaller ones

Here's the inside of the Monster game.

Grabbing what I have at home:

Magic Bracelets

*beads

*printable

School Supplies practice and MORE!

When I get back into my classroom. 

My goal is to just be able to grab and go

for small groups.

My first couple of small groups are for supplies I need to teach

right away at the beginning of the year.

I try to use old stuff (sometimes or mine) 

to have them practice.

So when I teach crayons, I grab my old ones from the art center.

We practice with them first.  When they are secure with the old ones,

they get Pip certified and I put their new crayons in their pencil boxes.

My laptop is damaged, so I don't have all my goodies to share. :(

The amount of school supplies I teach depends on how many

days we have our first week of school. I teach four days 

per week and have Fridays to prep.

I love this schedule!!

When I have my students trace their 

name each day. I have a sheet that I fold

to cover their name, so I have a baseline.

I would like to see how they write their

names. We use old pencils the first week

because I haven't taught them how 

to use them and what we use them for.

One of our first small groups 

is on dry erase markers.

When we come back the following week, 

they will be tracing their names

using dry erase markers,

so I need to teach them 

how to use them my way :)

This year, I will pull out my

supply zipper bag and have the supplies 

I need for that.  That will also include

the Pip the Pup book,

a badge they can earn when they are secure with that supply

the school supply we are talking about.

This won't work for play dough because the containers won't fit.

Everything else will though, the book,  award badges/ribbons, 

play dough cards.  Read about our 

PLAY DOUGH SMALL GROUP PLANS HERE.

So I guess this will be a series of what's in the zipper pouch lol

This will help in my accountability as well!

So look forward to that in the coming days :)

Hoppy Teaching!

Game Lending Library

Here is my Game lending library binder.

Inside I have a description of each game and how to play.

I printed a second set that travels with each game so everyone knows 

what pieces go with the game.

I debut this after our first set of Parent/Teacher conferences.

Parents don't know there is this incentive.

Those parents who have signed up and attend conferences get first dibs on 

taking a game home. There is a sign-out sheet as well. 

After a week, the rest of the parents are invited to pick a game :)

Luki Lab visits Kinderpond

Smart Games at Kinderpond

I got more games! So we get to add more to our game library!

Kinderpond Shops: Dollar Tree Edition

We use those red cups to build in February.

In March, I use mini cups to make towers.

I will be storing them in this little beauty!! 

The bee pail is for our insect unit.

I bought those 4 divider trays for small groups.

roll the dice in one.

Write the number in one.

Tally Marks in one.

Put the number of mini-erasers in the last spot.

Frog ear muffs

Markers that make different designs.

Lines and flowers

The pink and purple things are nail files.

The wooden rainbow. I saw this idea somewhere.

The kids pick up pom poms and place them on the rainbow.

Kinderpond Shops Dollar Tree: Mixed Edition

Shark glasses for write/math the room.

Teacher gifts

pointers

I take out the insides and we just point with them

scented crayons for the writing center

Here was my whole haul.

(Elvis socks and cups are gifts)

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