Classroom Pictures...Finally!

These are the pictures I took today of my wonderful classroom.  It doesn't show everything, but I hope you enjoy looking at them.  Warning...I teach a 4K-5K split! 



Our Welcome Board.  The students colored in their names at Open House.

This is my 8th year having a "Secret Password" to enter my classroom & I still LOVE it.  What a great way to greet the precious kiddos each morning and review concepts learned in the classroom.

Bulletin Board Title

Here is our "Daily 5 CAFE" Board.  I used wrapping paper as the background.  Chevron bright green and LOVE IT....so much!  I used the resources from Chalk Talk Board for my Café board.  Click {here} !

Loved it so much...I added it to our Calendar Board, too.  My students love this time of the day...because they get to be the teacher/leader! 

5K students Rainbow Names...idea from Deanna Jump.  Click here for her post!  

4K students Rainbow Names.  For 4K, they used longer sticks to build their name.  

Our Word Wall!  We use the "Freeze Line" style in our classroom.   {Click right here} to go to my previous post about our word wall style. 

A closer look.  YES...that is a carpet wall.  Can you say a whole lotta Velcro is going on in our classroom!  BTW,,, my number line, shape posters, and word wall were from a fabulous unit from All Students Can Shine.  Click {here now} to check it out!

Writing Area Wall.  I just adore DeeDee Wills "Writing Work Station" Units through out the year.  You should check them out...{by clicking here}..if you haven't already! 

Our principal read, Have You Filled A Bucket Today, and we followed up with this activity from Ashley Reed.  Here Unit is perfect.  {Click here} to see it yourself! 

We also made Miss Viola Swap activity from Julie Lee and tied it in with being a "Bucket Dipper".

Ohhh..I had to add this picture because it make me smile and cry all at the same time.  These are the AMAZING K team I taught with in another building.  This year, I moved to another building in the district and I am the only K teacher.  MISS & LOVE working right next to these girls bunches and bunches!

I think I adapted this activity into a pocket chart poem from...Kindergarten Crayons.  I am not sure...I just wanted to give her a shout out.  I love her, her work, and HER BLOG!!   

This is one spot that I hang my "Readers Workshop Posters" from Kim Adsit & Michele Scannell.  I took time this summer to make ALL the posters for units 1 - 7.  I love that I can just whip them out and teach! 

Famous Birthday Balloons.  I have crazy straws hiding behind the cupcake bag. 

I just love using binders to keep organized.  Thanks "Little Lovely Leaders" for helping me make them cute.  Check out her unit by clicking {right here now!}

 Growing Kinders blogged about this "cutie" letter activity.   I used a Ziploc Sandwich bag to make my alligator.  I think he is so ugly that he is cute!   

These are my "Read To Self" Buckets "Really Good Stuff".  Kindergarten Kel just bought ice cube holders for her set.  Great idea and so much cheaper!  The pictures below are what you will find inside my "Read To Self" Buckets right now.  Let me know if you have any questions! 

Have a great week.... and I'll be back over the next couple of days...with a freebie!  Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think!  I love your comments & e-mails!
Amber

Who stole...who took...the cookies? and freebie!

To learn our friends names we are learning the song...Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar.  Do you use "stole" or "took"? in your classroom.  Just curious!  I wanted to share the interactive chart I made to use with the kiddos.  I have the cookies in a zip lock bag on the back of the chart.  The kiddos LOVE reaching into the jar and grabbing someone's name to sing.

I used pictures of students with my 4K kiddos!

Here is a closer look at this handsome 4K student...my son...Cayden.  He goes to school in another building in our district.  My husband and I felt it would be best if he was not in my classroom.  HE HE HE  Do I ever wish I could see him walking down the halls!!!

I used names of students with my 5K kiddos! 

 If you noticed in the picture above....

My 5K kiddos made Miss Viola Swamp from Julie Lee's Unit.  
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We also did Deanna Jump's The Wheels on the Bus Freebie.  Yes...it is free!  
Click {right here}  to get your now!  

Have to share his precious smile again....Cayden on his first day to 4K!  

Please {click right here for your freebie!}  I have also included printouts to make a classroom made book.  I will share mine later this week! 

ThANkS fOr ReAdINg!  Amber  

WKA loves Deanna Jump...Do you?

Would you like to win a free day learning with Deanna Jump?  By “LIKING” our Wisconsin Kindergarten Association (WKA) facebook page you could win a chance to learn about literacy, math, reading, science, and being organized Mrs. Jump's way!  

The conference is Saturday, October 19th at the Bridgewood Motel in Neenah, Wisconsin.  Click {right here} to download the PDF of our brochure.  

Here is a schedule of the day....you don't want to miss it!  

7:30-8:00-Registration, breakfast, and vendors

8:00-8:15-Annual Meeting

8:15-9:15-Crusin’ Through The Common Core Literacy Standards

9:15-9:30- Break and Vendors

9:30-10:30- Magic Math

10:30-11:00-Break and Vendors

11:00-12:00 Alphapalooza

12:00-1:00-Lunch and Vendors

1:00-2:00- Reading Math and Science, Oh, My

2:00-2:10-Break

2:10-3:10- Organization Station

So how do you enter to win free admission to the WKA Conference? Click on the Rafflecopter below and like our WKA facebook page!     

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The raffle will be held beginning Tuesday, August 27^th through September, 2^nd.  Good luck and enjoy your beautiful holiday weekend! 

Giveaway & Posiitve Thoughts Needed!

Congratulations to Robin .B. for winning our "Best From The Midwest" giveaway!  

Sorry I have not posted anything recently.  Who gets a cold in the summer...I do!  It is horrible & it is not going away.  Sore throat (can't even swallow without tears), ear aches (in both ears), coughing (lose my breath every time I try to cough)....Oh My!  

This is exactly how I feel trying to type this post.
Positive thoughts that this will go away soon!  

Congratulations Robin.  Thanks for blog hopping!

Amber

The Best From The Midwest!

We met up with some AMAZING teachers in MN & we are hosting a "Best From the Midwest" freebie hop & giveaway!  It doesn't matter where you start, you will end up catching them all.  Just make sure you grab your freebie from each blog and click for a chance to win one of our best selling products in our TpT or TN shop. 

We will be giving away our "Star Card Homework Card"  Primer set.  Click {right here now} to read our blog post about one of our best sellers!

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TIME FOR OUR FREEBIE...Click {right here right away} to grab our "Melt Down Nonsense CVC Word Game".  It will be free for a short & sweet amount of time! 

It is played like the classic game of "Old Maid"!

Click   {right here} to go to Kindergarten Kel for the next fabulous freebie! 

Please feel free to leave us a sweet comment and get hopping to the other blogs....you don't want to miss it!  

Enjoy the rest of your summer!  
Amber & LuAnn

Daily 5, Cafe, & Vegas...OH MY!

We are adopting Daily 5 and Words Their Way into our Kindergarten program...FINALLY!  The last 2 weeks we have had some EXCELLENT TRAINING...yes training...and I am so ready to go back to school and give it a try!  THANK YOU to all the lovely bloggers who participated in the Daily 5 Book Study in the past.  I learned so much reading your posts, too!   

I can't wait to make my CAFE board.  I love creating things with fun fonts, cute clip art, boarders, and colorful backgrounds.  But when I saw this set...I knew I had to have it...plus a little of my summer back!  Check out Primary Graffiti's blog and store. 

Check out her ADORABLE creations by clicking right {right here}

This past week I made ALL the anchor charts for Kim Adsit & Michele Scannell Readers Workshop Units...then they "magically" come out with ANOTHER ADORABLE unit.  I think I will just get through the first 8 with my kiddos and ENJOY more of my summer with my family. 

Check out their new unit (and Kim's adorable grandson) at Kindergals by clicking {here}

I am ENJOYING reading all the posts about Vegas I Teach K meet-up. 

I can't be there this summer...I am going to Rock Fest with my hubby. 

I will be somewhere in that picture or just looking back stage for Bret  Michaels.  I am not a huge fan of recent "ROCK" music...but I like the old 80's rock and my hubby...so I am going to spend time with him enjoying something he likes.    

Great news...summer 2014....LuAnn & I will be in Vegas at the I Teach K conference.  How many more sleeps?  HE HE HE

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Have a great time and enjoy your summer!  Thanks for reading!!!
Amber