A Day with Dr Jean

I spent the day with Dr Jean!!!!!

I was lucky enough to see Jean again. Check out another workshop I attended. Here is another workshop I went to also. They were different years and different topics. :)

Teacher Must Haves

Just like Oprah has her favorites, I have mine too!

Teaching Favorites

Vitamin Water Spark my favorite flavor

Colored pens

Desktop computer :)

Discover Boxes (get them from  Discover Cards about 1/2 way down the page)

iPhone I can blog right from my phone. (It is so I don't  forget the  interesting things the children say!)

personal laptop

Materials for my week go in here (copies and books needed)

Okay, so the smell is for me :)

I keep all of my office supplies in here.  I can see where everything is.

I use these plus the cut out ones for  my CAFE board.

Sharpies every size, shape, and color.

Need I say more? :)

This is the home to some of my stamps

Venti Vanilla Latte

Tag Readers.  I received 6 of them for my class. I piloted them for LeapFrog last year.

Keep materials inside

Everyone should join!

Binders

Dry erase markers

Sheet protectors

Pampered chef tool turn about- I keep these on my tables for supplies. Being a Pampered Chef consultant has its perks!!!! 

Crayola twistables they don't break as easily.

Cameras- one for me and one for the students to use.

Foaming soap. (Although before they had this, I used my Pampered Chef Suds Pump for the same effect!
 I was the coolest teacher with the awesome soap!)

I would love to hear all about yours!  Please feel free to share yours too :) Hop over HERE to see more!

Polar Express

You must head over right now to get this FABULOUS  Polar Express Unit


I love love the Polar Express.  I set up our "train" in a storage closet and we listen to the recording. It is dark and a little bit cold in there, so it is perfect for this activity.


In addition to a bell taped under their chairs, I also make them a ticket. I have a parent volunteer make hot chocolate while we are gone. The children are amazed! :)

Hmong New Year/Thanksgiving

One of our rotations was to make egg rolls. We read this poem:

 Here is a first grade teacher showing us the yummy filling.

 We practiced with felt wrappers.  We pointed one corner to our belly buttons.

 We added some pretend filling and folded one point to the center.

 Then we folded another corner in.

 Now here is our envelop and begin to roll.

 And roll

 And at the top, we put pretend egg whites to seal it.

 Now we have the real wrapper.

 We get to add filling.

 Roll.

 Fry (teacher does this)

 Another station, we listened to this book. Each time we hear, Nine-In-One we growl.

 We began our story cloths.  We color them in and then make a border.

 Another station we had was pumpkin pie. I am loving the  Classic Pampered Chef tool!

 Here is the filling with pumpkin, pudding, and spices. All of the students got to smell all of the spices.

 Here is our recipe.

Winner

I am actually a winner!  I can't say I never win anything, but I rarely win anything. I visited Growing Kinders and there was a contest about what we do for Thanksgiving. What I do is to have the children make a turkey and on the feathers, I have them write chores they can do to help out their families. I do this same type of thing in the spring for mother's day using flowers. :) That idea came from the "other" Mrs. R. (sometime I will share about the "other" Mrs. R at my school!)

I am looking forward to sharing my prize with the students :)

Some Kim Jordano photos-more

Some Kim Jordano photos