Did You Know Fun Fact

 

Decisions, Decisions

 

Creative Spelling is So Much Fun!

 

Did You Know Fun Facts

 

The alligators seem to instinctively know when the water is about to freeze, experts say. They respond by sticking their nose above the surface at just the right moment, allowing the water to freeze around it.

The alligators then enter "a state of brumation, like hibernating." Alligators can regulate their body temperature in all sorts of weather, park officials said, and can essentially remain frozen in place until the ice melts.

Life Hacks #1589 - Writing a Letter to a Disney Character

 

The Teacher Bill of Rights

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

The Timeless Wisdom of Jack Prelutsky

 

If Moms Made Candy Hearts

 

Did You Know Fun Fact

 

What do you notice about how a bee flaps its wings?
How is this different from the way a bird flaps its wings?

Give This Man a Gold Star!

 

Addendum: For beginning readers, they can earn money by reading TO YOU. 

Stick With the Games, Not the Worksheets

Whether you agree with me or not, I've found that most worksheets are useless when teaching Pre-K and Kinder. Those worksheets I DO recommend involve teaching them to write. But most of the time the children who most need the help usually copy what they see on others' worksheet. You don't get an accurate accounting of what they can do.

My big suggestion is to make a game out of it. Make it one of your centers, or have them all play the game simultaneously in groups. Reading and math are excellent for this. And the competition hones each student's skills. 

The above is a sample worksheet for the season. But you can make any page out of a $1 dollar store coloring book into a game board.

*For this one, put the children into groups of 4-6. They share the ONE game sheet.
(If you have 4 groups of children, then you'll need four copies of the sheet.)
*Each child gets a different colored crayon.
*Child #1 throws a die, then colors in a section with that number.
*Then the next child throws.
*If there are no more empty spaces left for the number they throw, they lose that turn.
*At the end of the game, once all the numbered spaces are colored in, they count how many spaces have their color.
*The child with the most colored spaces wins.

NOTE: You can use this method to also work on letter (upper vs lower case) recognition, rhyming words (using cards or a self-made die), or practically any other skill you want them to learn. The possibilities are endless!