Friday, July 31, 2015
I have included several types of transportation: bus rider, car rider, walker, after school care, YCare (YMCA), biker, and daycare. The BEST thing about these bracelets is that they are editable. Yep! You read that right - they are editable so you can personalize the bracelets to the kinds of transportation you have available at your school! Or heck, maybe you don't like what font I used - feel free to change it!
All you need when you download this file is PowerPoint and a few free fonts from KG Fonts. When you're ready, simply copy each type of transportation bracelet that you need (I use different colors for each type) and then cut them with the paper cutter. Simply wrap around students wrist and staple. When we line up, it's super easy to visually see if everyone is in the right line!
Before the first day of school, I send out an email to the school staff explaining how the bracelets work. That way, if they find a roaming kinder, they can point them in the right direction. We use these bracelets for at least the first week of school and possibly the second week if I feel that some kiddos are having trouble remembering their ride home.
Here's the fun part: I'm giving away a set of transportation bracelets to the first 5 people that comment below that they follow me on Instagram at theteachingnest. Be sure to leave me your Instagram username and an email address where I can send your transportation bracelets!
Monday, June 30, 2014
Saturday, November 12, 2011
After the seeds dried overnight, we read a few more pages of the story and students spent the next day deciding the most effective way to count their seeds. After counting by 2s, 5s, or 10s, students wrote their total number outside their pumpkins. We finished reading How Many Seeds and discussed the different variables that determine what makes a pumpkin have more seeds than others (I'll leave those as a surprise for when you read the story!).
Finally, I followed up the lesson by having students write down other questions they had on sentence strips. We then discussed how scientists categorize their questiosn into two categories: researchable and testable. Students shared their questions and categorized each one into their categories.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I made a generic BINGO board, copied it, and had the kids fill in their own spaces (Bonus: they practiced spelling fantasy & realism!).
When they were finished, I grabbed a tub of books out of our classroom library and showed them the title and cover.
From there I asked them to determine if they thought the book was fantasy or realism and place a token on the corresponding square. When someone had BINGO, I checked their answers and then we reviewed what our answers should have been (I had several winners each round). I had NO idea how much the kids would enjoy playing! They even asked to play during recess!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
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