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Grace/IL - Hi Terry. I'm here for the primary chat also.
Grace/IL - Let's get reacquainted. I'm retired from first grade. Paulie and Terri, where are you?
Grace/IL -Lucy
Terri F. - hi all
Terri F. - I'm a K teacher in Bakersfield, Ca.
lucy - hello everyone
lucy - sp. needs preschool 5 yr. olds
Paulie - bak Iam in Vancouver WA not teaching this year looking for a job after moving back here from teaching in CA 6 years
Grace/IL - Paulie, you taught first, didn't you?
Paulie - <---taught all day K, first, 2nd, two yers of half day K two sessions a day, and 4th gr
Paulie - I like to keep up with what is happening in first even when I teach K cause then I know how far to take my kids
Grace/IL - What do all of you think is necessary to teach letters and sounds to K?
Grace/IL - I ask because I'm trying to put together a K manual for my Spel-Lang series.
Terri F. - do you materials or activity ideas for alphabet?
Paulie - you need to do the sounds and letters together first before expecting them to write it
Paulie - but it si good to have motions with them too
Terri F. - I would say to start with lowercase alphabet using short vowel sounds and hard consonant sounds. A "hook" or motion is usually helpful most especially with lower students. Several sets of flashcards to be used in centers, by teacher, in pocket charts
Carol/pre K/WI - Hi everyone
Paulie - and don't do letter of the week
Grace/IL - So far -- a sound/symbol chart; explanation of how sounds are formed in the mouth (for those who need a bit of help); letter cards for tracing letters so they learn correct form; some extension of sound/symbol representations.
Grace/IL - I absolutely agree, Paulie. Review the whole thing daily.
Terri F. - I agree with no LOW, used shared reading, children's names, etc... (I use building blocks) for letter recognition and beginning sound practice
Grace/IL - But it might help to do further work on certain letters.
Grace/IL - For example, teach 'a' first, then possibly 'm' and one can write 'am.'
Terri F. - I would die without magnetic letters- I use them alot with name practice in the beginning of the year and sight words as the year goes on
Paulie - I liek t second and make at
Grace/IL - I don't want to get into the literature issue because new stories are always being written for early childhood.
Paulie - because you can make lots of other words with the at family
Paulie - I like tying in literature
Grace/IL - I'd probably go with 'n' third, then 't' but that's a personal choice. I like 'm' and 'n' because they're continuants. Kids can stretch the sounds.
Terri F. - I'd like to do that too, but I am required (forced) to use the HM series, leaving me little time to add in anything else
Grace/IL - I think I'd leave the literature issue open for teachers to choose.
Terri F. - brb.....
Terri F. - ok, needed caffine
Grace/IL - "am" is such a great word because kids can start to write, "I am _____."
Grace/IL -
Terri F. - oops, hit the wrong button
Terri F. - buckeye, what grade do you teach?
buckeye - hi all i think i came in the middle of a discussion
Grace/IL - Carol, I didn't see you log on.
Paulie - but after they say I am what can they do with it next? with at you can learn how so many other words are made
Terri F. - that's okay buckeye just jump in
Paulie - in a chat room u always come in the middle lol
Grace/IL - buckeye, I'm looking for ideas for a kdg manual on letters and sounds.
Carol/pre K/WI - I am hear just reading the discussion
buckeye1 - sorry computer is acting up I teach pre-k in ohio
Grace/IL - am, dam, ham, jam, Pam, Sam, ram, tam
lucy - so do i buckeye Sp. needs 5 yr. olds
Grace/IL - an, ban, can, Dan, fan, man, Nan, pan, ran, tan, van
buckeye1 - cool lucy you must have the patience of job
buckeye1 - where are you from lucy?
lucy - somethimes
lucy - Ohio
buckeye1 - really cool........so have you had all the snow we have had in the northeast
lucy - i used to use brutus as my login name
Paulie - sat bat mat pat cat fat hat Nat Pat rat tat that vat most of these are more common in a little one's language
Paulie - no snow here this eyar at all sigh
Grace/IL - Sentences: "I am Jan. I am six. " Then add 'have' and they can list all the things they have -- dad, mom, dog, cat, etc.
lucy - some of the snow, i am in central ohio
buckeye1 - ummmm i have been gone for awile here......a busy time
Terri F. - welcome jackie
Grace/IL -
Jackie - Hi, all!!!!
Carol/pre K/WI - more cold than snow in southern WI
Terri F. - what grade do you teach jackie?
Jackie - on, OH area here, lucy!
Jackie - on=Dayton....oops!
Carol/pre K/WI - Hi Jackie
Grace/IL - Carol, I think you're up the road from me here in northern IL.
Paulie - sentences The cat, the rat, etc makes more sense Using an x for a first word experience is not wise
buckeye1 - we had 18 inches here last week..............
buckeye1 - that is a lot of snow!!!
Grace/IL - Route 14
Jackie - taught 3rd grade for 7 years....certified K-8....taking time off with my little ones right now
buckeye1 - that is awesome jackie
lucy - Jackie I am about 40 min. northeast of you
Jackie - was interested partly in your discussion as my son is 7 and in first grade!
Jackie - Cedarville, Lucy!!
Paulie - send soem snow my way west to WA western WA that is
lucy - Hey I'm in Urbana
Jackie - cool, lucy!!!
buckeye1 - wow............would ahve loved to send you some but it rained here last night and we got rid of most of it
lucy - the wind was awful last night
Jackie - I used to teach in Tipp City, Lucy!
Paulie - wow all that snow and one rain gets it gone? we will ahve problems with high power rates this summer because of no snow pack in the mountains
Jackie - I hear ya, Lucy!
lucy - I used to teach with someone who lived in Tipp City
Grace/IL - Tipp City, that's where all the packaging distributors are.
Jackie - I lived on the edge of Tipp and Troy
buckeye1 - Yeah paulie some had melted as the temps had finally gotten above freezing the day before but last night we had a several hour downpour.........
Terri F. - well, gotta go. my son needs to do some homework on the computer
buckeye1 - bye terri have a good one
Jackie - bye, Terri
Paulie - Terri come back later we will still be here
buckeye1 - so are there other pre-k teachers here???
Paulie - buckeye there will eb soem in a bit Meeha (jeanne always comes)
Carol/pre K/WI - yes I'm pre k
lucy - buckeye are you reg or sp. pre-k
Paulie - think she said it would be the second hr of the chat tho the one in between the scheduled ones lol
Paulie - o sorry Carol forgot you were here
buckeye1 - i was hoping to find some other pre-k classes to trade valentines with.............
Carol/pre K/WI - been pretty quiet
Grace/IL - Thanks for the ideas
buckeye1 - i have a regular pre-k class
Carol/pre K/WI - buckeye1 what does it involve
buckeye1 - each preschool is mailing out one card......to each of the other schools,,,,right now we have mine in ohio one in hawaii and one in Canada..........
Jackie - Cute, PAulie!
Jackie - Green looks so much better on you than purple!
Paulie - Green was already taken when i came
Paulie - thanks ;-D oh darn it doesn't make the grinning smiley in this chatroom
Jackie - brings out your eyes!!!
buckeye1 - all the cards are going to be mailed valentines day so we can map who's cards arrive the soonest etc........
Paulie - my eyes are blue
Jackie - sounds cool, buckeye!
Carol/pre K/WI - is it a class card or individual ones
Paulie - really doesn't make it when u don't put the right symbols
buckeye1 - class card...........one from everyone to each of the other schools involved
Paulie - well the hawaii class will get theirs first cause it goes air mail
buckeye1 - My kids are visiting to post office and then we will be mailing our class cards that day........
Carol/pre K/WI - so at this point it would be three cards
buckeye1 - yep.........we are hoping for more than that however.......
Jackie - <-----went to Hawaii after Christmas!!!!
buckeye1 - i have heard from several others and sent them all theinfo but have not checked my mail to see what the response is yet
buckeye1 - wow jackie son went there to golf
Paulie - <=======lived in Hawaii three years one son born there
Carol/pre K/WI - I would be interested in being a part of the exchange
Jackie - cool, Paulie...loved it there....could live there if there were good jobs!!!
Jackie - cool, buckeye....Merdedes Championships were going on when we were ther
buckeye1 - i will send you my email addy and then you can contact me and i will send you all the stuff---my kids are totally into we are making football cards as the OSU buckeyes are national champs
Paulie - cost of living high so ahrd to live there
buckeye1 - he was there to play in a college tourney
Jackie - $7.00 for milk, $6.00 for bread....come on!!!
Paulie - Jackie where did u go on yoru trip to hawaii?
lucy - go Buckeyes!!!
Jackie - Go Bucks!!!! Yeah....watched them win on tv from Hawaii!!!!
Carol/pre K/WI - Well then I may have to do a Badger or motion W or something
buckeye1 - wow.....of course our gas jumped again today here
buckeye1 - that would be awesome
Paulie - in the navy we had to have a cost of living allowance or we could not have managed
buckeye1 - a big 10 theme
Jackie - oahu for 5 days, then Maui for 5 days....perfect combo we thought!!!
lucy - Carol are you reg or sp. pre-k
Paulie - did u go to Hanauma Bay and the Polynesian cultural center?
Paulie - and the bishop Museum
Paulie - and the Arizona memorial?
Jackie - PCC was awesome...our boys loved it and learned so much!!!
Jackie - Went to the AZ Memorial...cool.
Paulie - Yes I took my girl scout troop a couple times
Jackie - climbed Diamond Head
Carol/pre K/WI - I'm Head Start
Paulie - did u ahve good weather?
Jackie - Went to the Dole Plantation
Jackie - 84 and sunny EVERYDAY!!! Just beautiful!!
Jackie - got off the plane in Ohio.....could have died!!!
Paulie - Diamond head is neat too
Paulie - I did not like the pineapple plantations
Paulie - paradise was short lived huh?
Jackie - to say the least!
buckeye1 - brb daughter on phone
Paulie - Carol do you like working for Head start?
Carol/pre K/WI - I've been teaching for 15 years
Paulie - all in head start?
Carol/pre K/WI - it has its ups and downs
Carol/pre K/WI - but I like it for the most part
buckeye1 - ok back...sorry
Paulie - Jackie here in w WA we ahd weather in the 60's last week kinda sickening when it is winter
Carol/pre K/WI - yes all in head start some agency
Jackie - We'd take 60's here in Ohio anyday!!!!
buckeye1 - I second that
Paulie - I was a teaching aide in 2nd grade Follow Through Program which was a follow up of head start kids
Paulie - oved working with those kids
Carol/pre K/WI - that third from WI
Paulie - two aides and one teacher and we taught all things too not just supplementary
Paulie - I want soem snow first before spring comes
Jackie - *anymore snow that we get I'm packing up and sending to Paulie*
Carol/pre K/WI - it is too bad
Paulie - otherwise I might as well ahve stayed in so CA
Paulie - I hope so jackie thank u!!!!!!!!!!!!!
buckeye1 - well our forecast has snow everyday this week
Paulie - waht is too bad carol?
buckeye1 - I just hope it is not the 5-10 inch kind
Paulie - oic u want warm weather
Jackie - <----tired of cleaning up the slushy, muddy, gunky stuff that this weather tends to leave behind!!!
Carol/pre K/WI - what's too bad I don't know computer has its own mind
Paulie - I even like shoveling snow
Jackie - LOL Carol!
Paulie - I guess I better move to upstate NY again
buckeye1 - well paulie you should have been here to help me then
Jackie - needed Paulie the last few weeks.....kept getting stuck in my driveway!
Carol/pre K/WI - snow at least gives the kids something to do
Paulie - I would ahve had I been therre I used to shovel neighbor's sidewalks
buckeye1 - I bet there is still snow piled high at our mall parking lots.........there were mounds that made the local buses look little
Paulie - gosh missed Mrs B and she left so fast
Jackie - what a sweet neighbor!
buckeye1 - well all i think i am headed to get something s done for tomorrow...........i never seem to get it all done
buckeye1 - it has been a pleasure meeting you and chatting
Jackie - bye, buckeye!!!
Mauce - No snow, the weatherman promised us 4-6 inches. Everyone did their snow dance in hopes of a snow day. We got nothing.
Paulie - gosh u leaving us so soon buckeye?
Carol/pre K/WI - have a ggodnight and week
Paulie - nite buckeye come next week
Paulie - we are here every Tuesday for three hours
buckeye1 - yep afraid so daughter would like me to look over her paper now that she is done...........
Jackie - where at, Mauce?
Paulie - have good rest of week
buckeye1 - hope to see you all sooon! have a wondeful week!!!!!!!!!!!
Mauce - In the bottom of the thumb of Michigan
buckeye1 - nite
Jackie - <----used to live on the other side of Michigan....Grand Haven area!!!!
Mauce - Where are you, Jackie?
Jackie - Lake effect snow there made Ohio weather look wimpy!!!
Jackie - Dayton, OH area
Paulie - did you guys read the Gazette at Tnet yet?
Jackie - nope
Paulie - my igloo photos were in it this time
Jackie - cool, Paulie!
Paulie - 4 photos and words and it gave link to my online page that tells and another that shows all the photos of building it
Paulie - was nice of Kathleen asking me to submit it
Jackie - someone was just on the other day asking for ideas for polar bears and such the other day
Mauce - I remember seeing it on your web site. It was really neat!
Jackie - hope they saw it
Carol/pre K/WI - I'll have to read it haven't got to that yet
Paulie -
Jackie - I have relatives in Union Grove, WI, Carol
Jackie - went there last summer
Carol/pre K/WI - Jackie I'm in madison now and grew up in Watertown
Jackie - My uncle is the president of Shepherds.....home for adult mentally disabled
Jackie - in Union Grove
Jackie - neat ministry
Carol/pre K/WI - I'll chat again next week it ahs been a long day
Paulie - You guys are so quiet tonight has the shuttle disaster made you so quiet?
Carol/pre K/WI - good night
Jackie - memorial service was nice today
Paulie - found out saturday that son had orders to active duty in the Gulf he flew out sunday to fly to his ship there already
Paulie - I missed it I guess
Paulie - Mauce I did not read past 25 pages of the papers yet
Jackie - should try to see recaps of it on the news tonight...was good
Jackie - Sorry to hear about your son.....
Mauce - I didn't get to watch the memorial service.
Paulie - yes have little 5 in tv on in case they repeat it
Paulie - they repeated WA governor's response to Bush state of union address and i watched that after midnight
Jackie - I'm gonna sign off for now...glad to meet you all..sorry I rained in on your discussion and not a pre-k teacher...was curious about it!
Paulie - jackie that isn't a problem
Jackie - what did you think of that, PAulie!!!!
Paulie - take care and come back next week jackie
Cheryl/NH - Nite Jackie
Paulie - glad to meet u too
Paulie - hi Tina
Mauce - Anyone is welcome - bye Jackie
Paulie - what did I think of what?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Hey!
Mauce - Hi Tina
Paulie - Our governor had a wonderful response
Jackie - your governor's response?????
Paulie - I agreed where he disagreed with Bush
Paulie - and usually the response is by a congressional member
Paulie - neat to ahve it by our governor
Paulie - wish he could be president lol
Tina/TX/Pre-k - How is everyone tonight
Jackie - thought it should have been more reactive to the actual sppech and not so prescripted! They always are, though!
Jackie - speach
Jackie - speech....it is getting late
Cheryl/NH - Hi Tina
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Hello Cheryl
Paulie - He was given the focus of what Buish would/might say and had to respond to that
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Did I walk into a tense subject?
Cheryl/NH - Did we miss a lot of people from the chat earlier?
Mauce - I'm fine. How are you, Tina? Has it been a difficult week for you? Where in Texas are you?
Paulie - nope we were just talking about tv
Paulie - bring up any thing u want to
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'm late...had to get the kiddos to bed
Cheryl/NH - No Tina...they are talking about their governor's response to the state of the union address.
Jackie - Just a friendly discussion about the presient's speech and the WA governor response!
Cheryl/NH - Same here Tina.
Paulie - only two ro three people left from earlier more will come yet
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Paulie, found a great fundraiser to get my laminator
Cheryl/NH - Oh....so most of us are night people I see!
Jackie - see ya all!!!!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - LOL...Just can't get it off my mind
Paulie - hi Tina (think I missed u)
Tina/TX/Pre-k - e Jackie
Cheryl/NH - Nite Jackie
Paulie - nite jackie
Paulie - Tina what funraiser did u get?
Mauce - nite Jackie
Tina/TX/Pre-k - No you said hi...but were in the middle of something
Paulie - o
Tina/TX/Pre-k - The parents and other members of the community turn in used ink cartidges and cell phones for cash
Paulie - so what fundraiserr?
Paulie - oic will that bring in a lot?
Cheryl/NH - My daughters school is doing that as well!
Mauce - What do you do with them?
Paulie - How do you get information to do that?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Oh? Does it seem to be a good idea?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Well, it seems like it
Paulie - I heard about the print cartridges but never cell phones for anything but for abused women
Tina/TX/Pre-k - www.fundingfactory.com
Cheryl/NH - I'm not really sure how it works....the newsletter said they are collecting cell phones this month...I had never heard of it before.
Paulie - I don't know what did they promise u?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - They rpovide all shipping boxes. prepaid for you to send them back to them and the pay you for each depending on the kind
Cheryl/NH - Her school has raised over 5600 points so far.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - of ceel phone or cartridge
Paulie - what are the points for?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - You can buy things off their site with points or they will pay you cash
Cheryl/NH - That's what I'm not sure about.
Cheryl/NH - Oh, now I see.
Cheryl/NH - Their goal is to purchase compters and cameras.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - It's worth a try
Paulie - I wrote the site down will ahve to look can anyone do this?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I hate selling stuff
Mauce - Can any group do this? My son's high school band is always looking for ways to raise cash.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yes
Paulie - hmmmmmmmmm then why don't all schools collect them?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - It really seems like a easy fund raiser, just in teacher alone I have over 20 cell phones already
Mauce - I've sold so many pizzas I can hardly stand to eat them anymore
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I think it may be new...not sure
Cheryl/NH - LOL, me too Tina. I guess you can try to get local businesses to join in as well and they can call and register listing themselves as a sponsor for your school (I guess you would get credit for their donations as well)
Tina/TX/Pre-k - LOL...Mauce
Paulie - do the cell phones have to be in working order and how do you get the cell charges off that phone?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yes...then we plan to provide a pizza (sorry Mauce) party if we reach our monthly goal
Cheryl/NH - LOL Mauce. I have one in marching band as well....car washes, ad book sales, the dreaded "lets gain pounds upon pounds on chocolate bars before Christmas" etc!
Paulie - Is there a certain type of printer cartridges?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Well, so many people change cell phones now. When a new company offers a better deal then you can't use that phone anymore
Paulie - I have never thrown any of mine away in all these years saved them in a baggie
Tina/TX/Pre-k - It will give you a list of the cartridges and phones they collect and laser cartridges as well
Paulie - ink thingies I mean not cell phones lol
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I figure we can collect and sort them out at the end of each month
Mauce - We've done pizza kits, cookie dough, flowers, my favorite is the discount card that gets you money off at local businesses.
Cheryl/NH - What is your goal Tina?
Paulie - what do u collect them in so the ink does not get all over there is always some still in the cartridges
Cheryl/NH - Mauce....me too! I LOVE that card! We are on a first name basis with the Dominoes guy!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Actually about 3000...we need two new carpet (thise come first) playground equipment and if there's enough a laminator
Paulie - so ahve you picked out your laminator Tina?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I don't know...Maybe I need to ask them to enclosed them in baggies...I have received my boxes yet
Paulie - o ok
Cheryl/NH - Tina, are you in a private or public preschool?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - No, any suggestions
Tina/TX/Pre-k - private
Paulie - nope lots fo different laminators around cold and hot and automatic roll and hand rpess ones
Cheryl/NH - Oh, so trying to get local businesses to help may really help you to reach your goal.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I guess when I see what's left I'll go from there
Cheryl/NH - I have one but it is only 9X11" (hot laminator)...a larger one would be nice!
Paulie - Go to city ahll and the school district probably lots of ink cartridges also the library
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yes! I'm targeting real estate offices, lawyers and doctor offices...I figure they use alot
Cheryl/NH - Do you have a Kinkos around?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Good Idea!
Mauce - We just got a new one. I don't know the brand but it has a guard across to keep your fingers off the rollers and it helps to keep the heat in so the film sticks better.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yep...maybe them too! Thanks for the hint
Tina/TX/Pre-k - That's the kind I want...I would also like a small ellison cutter
Cheryl/NH - Also, local college campuses (especially if they have a computer lab AND an ECE program...they'd make a great sponsor!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I don't want much huh?
Paulie - love die cuts
Paulie - but when u have one u always want new more cuts and it never quits
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Good idea!
Cheryl/NH - LOL....go Big Tina....why limit yourself!!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'm with you Paulie...I could die cut all day
Tina/TX/Pre-k - That's my way!!!!
Mauce - I love our ellison cutter. did you know that they now make one that is sold at craft stores? I've seen them at Michael's.
Paulie - I used to do die cuts waiting for my car pool and I have lots in baggies to this day
Mauce - 't know the quality but it looks a lot like the one we have at school.
Cheryl/NH - Sorry.....what are die cuts?
Cheryl/NH - Sounds like it could be a new addiction!
Paulie - o really I will ahve to look at our Michaels I know in CA they used ot have a scrapbooking place called mtrs. Anderson's and you could use the die cut free f you bought their papers
Paulie - shapes
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'm trying to find one like that Mauce... Can't seem to find one...Found one on E Bay but by the time I pay shipping I can buy a new one
Paulie - cut on a machine
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Punky Doodles... Is the name brand we use down here
Paulie - to see what they are go to ellison.com and get a good picture
Mauce - die cuts are like cookie cutters that you put into a machine that has a lever. You move the lever to push the die onto a piece of paper to cut out the shape of the die. They are wonderful
Cheryl/NH - so you can make pattern block die cuts and not have to copy black line masters, photo copy, blah, blah , blah??
Paulie - some die cut machiens have a roller others you just press and cut
Cheryl/NH - I will....thanks Paulie
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Gosh I hate to cut with scissors, but I would love to be able to make centers with these
Paulie - yes they do have the oens for pattern blocks
Paulie - heck IN K we used them for counting books
Cheryl/NH - OMG....I must be living in the dark here in NH!!
Paulie - the mini apples were great for a 1-10 counting book
Cheryl/NH - I still get excited about my laminator!!!
Paulie - I cut out letters from the die cuts too
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I bet you have seen them, just didn't relize that what they are
Paulie - you use letters for bulletin baords and all no more tracing and cutting
Mauce - the Ellison Company makes hundreds of dies that you can buy that fit the machine. There are two sizes of machines to fit the large and small dies
Tina/TX/Pre-k - OH>>>>THE SHEAR THOUGHT MAKE ME WANT ONE!!!!!
Paulie - also you can fold your paper jsut so and make like a werth of the same die cut
Paulie - lol
Cheryl/NH - WOW ! My head is going to explode...let me back up, where is that Funding Factory number again!! LOL
Cheryl/NH - (JK...I have the number and website!)
Paulie - in one school I taught we ahd a different die cut machine It rolled your die cuts thru a space and cut them one at a time
Tina/TX/Pre-k - www.fundingfactory.com
Cheryl/NH - STOP, STOP! NO more info! lOL
Cheryl/NH - I want one, I want one
Mauce - I make bees for my "Superbee" (leader) birthday cakes for birthdays, letters for bulletin boards, photo frames, and many other shapes for school and also for scrapbooking at home.
Paulie - lol
Tina/TX/Pre-k - LOL
Paulie - and birthday cakes for birthdays
Paulie - and frogs for books
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Oh , I would be in heaven
Cheryl/NH - Tina, and you said you hate selling things!!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - So, I take it you have one Paulie and Mauce
Mauce - AND you can even cut foam meat trays or thin sponges to make center activities.
Paulie - did where I taught rememebr I don't have a job this year
Tina/TX/Pre-k - What about fun foam?
Paulie - and can cut felt
Paulie - to make the color bear or ghost stories
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Oh...is that a good thing or a bad thing Paulie?
Mauce - I don't have one but our staff convinced the Parent Club to buy one for us. We did a fundraiser last year to raise money for more dies
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Oh gosh...may have to increase my goal to include dies!!!LOL
Paulie - not having a job is not good but I moved and have not been agressive
Cheryl/NH - Then you could decorate the bulletin board, send out invitations (die cut in pizza shapes of course), napkins, etc...for your pizza party!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - There you go!
Cheryl/NH - OR...have a die cutting party...all the parents get to come in and try it and all your things get cut out for you!!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Well, get going sister! JK!
Mauce - The dies can be expensive - most cost at least $25 but they do have some "packages" like seasonal dies that area better value.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Where is Jeanne tonight?Cheryl you are on a roll
Tina/TX/Pre-k - But I think in the long run it would be worth buying one
Mauce - Since you are a private school, could you somehow tie it into a way parents could use it at the school (don't let it leave the building) to make things for scrapbooks? They might be willing to buy a die or two if they could use the machine.
Cheryl/NH - Good idea Mauce!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yes!
Cheryl/NH - Well all...I need to finish glueing on some bottles to our igloo and then go to bed
Mauce - It is an investment but it is worth the money. You can use it so many ways.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Good Luck Cheryl! Have agreat night!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I agree!
Cheryl/NH - It was great meeting you all....I hope to chat with you again soon!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Come back next week
Mauce - bye Cheryl - nice talking to you
Cheryl/NH - I'll try...probably be late again!!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Better late then never
Cheryl/NH - Nitey, nite!
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Paulie....I hope I did offend you
Mauce - I just remembered. I have a question. While I was cleaning my art cabinet last week I ran across some old dry tempera paint that the teacher before me left behind. It is still good. We now use premixed paint. I was wondering. does anyone have an idea that used dry paint?
Paulie2 - darn I missed Cheryl talking about her igloo
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I know you can sprinkle it on paper and put the paper out in the rain
Paulie2 - just mix with water it keeps forever dry
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Good Paulie...I thought I made you mad
Paulie2 - nope cursor was tempermental wehn i got an Im too
Tina/TX/Pre-k - You can also toss it in a bag with popcorn and it colors the popcorn
Paulie2 - well cher did not stay long
Paulie2 - why don't u want to use it like paint? put the paing in something disposable and then toss after the kids use it
Tina/TX/Pre-k - No...she didn't
Mauce - Good ideas - I knew I could count on you! I was thinking of sprinkling it onto wet paper to watch the colors bleed. Now I have several ideas. Thanks
Paulie2 - I like using the dry tempra
Paulie2 - sprinking causes mess on hands
Tina/TX/Pre-k - We buy liquid in gallon jugs and they are a pain to use
Paulie2 - l you sprinkle with
Paulie2 - What will
Paulie2 - I prefer the dry paint
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Do either of you know the story of when letter Q married letter U?
Paulie2 - mix what you want and toss it afterwards
Paulie2 - have that story soemwhere BUT you can put that in google.com and find it faster
Mauce - I was thinking of using old glitter bottles with the holes in the top to keep it off their hands.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Really? What would I type in?
Mauce - I don't know that story, sorry.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Or seasoning bottles would work
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I have a million of those. One thing the parents do contribute is recycables
Tina/TX/Pre-k - W are making discovery bottles now
Mauce - I'm the building pack rat. Parents are always sending in things that are "too good to throw away". Whenever anyone needs egg cartons, toilet paper tubes, paper plates, etc. they know the place to go. lol
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I found a great list of them on Dr. Jean's website
Tina/TX/Pre-k - LOL...Me too.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - never throw anything away
Tina/TX/Pre-k - never throw anything awayOourse everyone come to me for ideas to use with them too.
Mauce - I've considered making discovery bottles but I don't know where I would store them. My room is small.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - That's a problem with me too...My room is large but I have to take all my stuff out of the room when I leave so the afternoon class doesn't mess it up
Tina/TX/Pre-k - he afternoon teacher doesn't seem to take care of other people things
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I invested in a cart to store all my belongings, and I just roll it out into my office
Mauce - That's too bad. I am very protective of my things - I'll loan them to anyone but I expect them to take care of my things.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Me too, especially when you put your time into making them
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'm trying to build up a center collection for every month...but they afternoon class all but destroy Decembers centers
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Live and learn I guess
Paulie3 - I can't find it on google or on my hard drive sorry maybe it is in the lesson bank
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Your back!
Mauce - Paulie, is your computer acting up again?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - That's ok...I'll lokk for it in the AM...I don't need it until Friday...Thanks for looking though
Paulie3 - no I jsut don't know how to leave her eand check internet and staye here too
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Me either
Paulie3 - I bet it is in Tnet lesson plans
Mauce - I have parents help make things. The kids are very good about taking care of the things their parents helped to make.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'll check there
Paulie3 - some night it does give me problems -- this site not my computer
Paulie3 - Mauce tell me about the angel I forgot why u sent me that
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Hmmmm. I might try that
Mauce - Belated Christmas gift - that package kept missing the post office for over a month
Paulie3 - Is the angel something yoru kids made?
Paulie3 - I wonder what happened to Meeha and milymo tonight?
Mauce - I got it at the church bazaar where I grew up.
Mauce - I got it at the church bazaar where I grew up.
Mauce - I got it at the church bazaar where I grew up.
Paulie3 - oic well it is very ncie and I love "late" presents
Mauce - How did I do that?
Paulie3 - I don't know how to triple wheat I say must be something special
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Well, no luck a Teachers Net
Tina/TX/Pre-k - LOL
Mauce - I was wondering where milymo and meeha are also
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Me too
Paulie3 - ok then post to the K board I know teachers have it I do somehwere too
Paulie3 - Meeha said she would come the 2nd hr
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Thanks!!! Good Idea...BRB
Paulie3 - Mauce the movement paper is great
Mauce - I agree. It makes so much sense. I would love to have them come to do an inservice.
Paulie3 - I have only read 25 pages
Paulie3 - I will give you comments when I finish
Mauce - I have tried to use some of the ideas but I need training to make it work better.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Ok...done! Thanks again!
Paulie3 - I have used some of the brain based ideas before tests
Paulie3 - with 4th grade!
Paulie3 - I hope u get it soon Tina
Mauce - I have to leave for a few minutes brb I hope
Paulie3 - ok
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Do ya'll caht on Saturdays as well?
Paulie3 - It might be on my old computer I got to get things on disk
Paulie3 - oh no just on Tuesday night for three hours
Paulie3 - got two chats but we don't leave the hr between
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I see.
Clue - is that u Paulie???
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Hello! Welcome
Paulie3 - glad u dropped in just Tina and I here mauce will brb some left and some have not come yet tonight
Paulie3 - yes that is me I ahd trouble here three tiems so i am 3
Clue - is this the Early childhood chat?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - What time is it for you Paulie?
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Yes
Paulie3 - sure is Clue from CA
Paulie3 - 6:20
Paulie3 - oops 8:31
Clue - it's 8;11 here in Calif
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Ahhh. 10:20 here
Paulie3 - 21
Paulie3 - 8:22
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Almost sleep time
Tina/TX/Pre-k - ...I get the picture LOL
Clue - I still have 3 kids that only know about 6 letters of the alphabet
Paulie3 - think your clock is slow Clue
Clue - very frustrating
Paulie3 - 6 is better than nothing wish you could use other things than Open Court Clue
Tina/TX/Pre-k - How old are the Clue?
Clue - i teach Kindergarten
Clue - i really don't want to have to retain them......
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I see, 6 must be frustrating
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Open Court?????
Clue - yes.......and they are spanish speakers
Paulie3 - do their parents read to them?
Clue - who knows
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I am really proud of my Pre-K's all but 3 know all their letters upper and lower case
Paulie3 - lue I wish you could use lots of movement and songs with them and not a scripted program
Tina/TX/Pre-k - We need to work on letter sounds now...they are a having a hard time with that
Clue - are they spanish speakers Tina? and what do u use to teach them the letters?
Paulie3 - I feel if they know soudns along with letter recognition and movement they learn beter
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I have one Spanish speaker...We do a letter a week.
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Each week we focus on one letter, find them throughout the room, make a letter list, and usually do an art activity
Clue - we do all that......but these 3 just don't seem to absorb anything
Bird - why does my chat screen keep going up?
Clue - hi bird
Paulie3 - do u use their names to learn phonemes Clue?
Clue - Paulie.....it's Bird
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I have one like that...Parents are very frustasted with me...want me to wave my magic wand or something
Paulie3 - that is the way chat goes in here UP
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Hi Bird
Paulie3 - If you click on the R that is blue to the left of this screen it will put it at the bottom
Bird - yeah but i can't follow the chat!
Clue - Paulie.....i use everything I can think of
Paulie3 - (Clue I know it's Bird)
Bird - ok i try again
Bird - hi paulie3
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I have finally taught him a song to learn his name
Paulie3 - darn wish Meeha and Mauce were here now and Milmo they are good resources for K kids
Paulie3 - How do u have time to use everythign when you have the Open Court police checking on u
Clue - Paulie.........i do other activities during group time.....
Clue - OC police aren't always around
Clue - lol
Paulie3 - lucky u then they were at my school
Bird - having troubles here with this chat screen
Clue - Bird.......how r u feeling?
Bird - very weird
Clue - Bird....at the bottom of screen here, does it say Update Logoff ???
Bird - i keep reading the same things over and over
Paulie3 - u will get used to it bird if it whites out on u then click on the green G and then the board and it will come abck the words I eman
Bird - oh i have to read it from the top???
Clue - yes
Paulie3 - that is cause we are sued to reading down not up
Clue - we're not sued
Bird - ohhhh got it! i was wondering what the problem was!!! lol
Paulie3 - no read bottom to top unless you clicked on the R to reverse it
Bird - backwards chat
Bird - i clicked on r
Bird - yeah on bottom says update logoff?
Clue - what r???
Bird - it does say that!!!
Paulie3 - if you clicked on R read from bottom to top
Bird - hummm
Clue - oh........i c, now that is so much better !!
Bird - i am so screwed up! on this.... hummm lets seee
Bird - clue? paulie? tina? say something
Paulie3 - I meant USED TO
Paulie3 - not sued
Bird - i am putting it in its on the top okay i think i got it
Bird - i type it in and its at the top of the chat! LOL
Tina/TX/Pre-k - I'm here...
Bird - talk about screwing a person up
Clue - it still goes down...hmmmm..crazy
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Way to go Bird!
Bird - Hi Tina!
Bird - crazy backward chat room!
Clue - ok.......a different type of chat
Bird - well its 9am dentist appmt tomorrow
Clue - what they going to do Birdy??
Paulie3 - well nwo that u r here Bird did you ahve any questions u need help with this is early childhood thru 2nd gr chat
Bird - UGH!! I don't wannaaaaa goooooo
Bird - well the appmt was for finishing up a root canal but
Clue - bird......u sound like Ali
Bird - now i have the problem with the othr tooth and that needs a root canal
Bird - so i have no idea what they will do
Bird - I just hope i am out on time for work
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Well, I hate to break...but I got a busy day tomorrow!
Clue - wish u luck
Paulie3 - and all this chat gets archived at Tnet
Bird - Byeeee Tina
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Paulie if jeanne comes tell her I said Hi
Paulie3 - good luck Tina thanks for the info on the fundraiser
Bird - i have no ?'s paulie for chat btw
Paulie3 - hope u get yoru laminator bye Tina
Bird - i am a cafeteria worker now
Bird - and recess aide
Clue - Paulie......u got mail from Apple that i forwarded
Bird - thats all! boo hoo
Paulie3 - ok will try to remember Tina she said she was coming
Tina/TX/Pre-k - No problem! Hopefully see you next week with a update
Clue - bird.....how did u put that sad face in here?
Paulie3 - thanks Clue I read all the forwards hoep it is not too much trouble
Paulie3 - hoep so Tina nite
Paulie3 -
Tina/TX/Pre-k - Bye all!
Bird - by making alittle face with colon and stuff
Paulie3 - u type them
Bird - old fashioned way
Clue -
Paulie3 - if u look under the red ? mark to the left it gives u all the symbols for smilies
Bird - yeah like that
Clue - ahhhhhhhhh
Paulie3 - big grinning one won't work in here
Bird - well the acrylic nails are unsafe
Clue - :'(
Bird - and press on nails they easily catch fire
Bird -
Clue -
Bird - i don't wear them though
Bird - there u go cluey
Bird - my nails look pretty good!
Clue - thx
Paulie3 - in the main chat room where there is no meeting going on just chat u can make several more
Clue -
Bird - i saw those symbols
Paulie3 - Clue do you use environmental print?
Clue - thx paulie.........
Clue - what is that Paulie?
Paulie3 - cheerio boxes, ads
Bird - well got make an email
Paulie3 - stop signs
Paulie3 - things in environment
Clue - oh...thought u meant something here on puter.......lol
Bird - hello
Clue - good idea.......
Paulie3 - at and the kids naems should be on your K word wall to help them learn words and be familiar sith letters
Paulie3 - that
Clue - how did u use environmental print?
Paulie3 - with letters
Bird - Print Rich Environment
Paulie3 - I asked the kdis to all bring in an empty wrapper or box or ad from newspaper or magazine
Paulie3 - en we talked about what each said
Paulie3 - just the main name
Paulie3 - and then taped it or stapled to a baord
Paulie3 - dis could point to and read them in center time
Bird - Label everything!
Bird - library, books, table, toys, books, etc bathroom everything is labeled
Clue - yes. we label
Paulie3 - Bird that is aprt of a print rich environment u can also label thigns in the class liek door,, sindow, wall, baord, desk, table, chair
Paulie3 - sinck etcv but that is not environmental print
Bird - i can't follow this chat for anything
Paulie3 - enviro print are the things kids see printed in grocery stores, as you walk down the street and stuff liek that
Bird - i have to go write an email
Bird - byeee
Clue - bye bird
Paulie3 - different than labeling
Paulie3 - and if you have a word wall with each letter of the alphabet and put their names on it under the proper beginnign sound they will elarn
Clue - .well........technically, it's all environmental
Paulie3 - no because the signs u make aren't usually there
Paulie3 - but the box of cheerios is always there int he sotre and on yoru shelf
Paulie3 - and so is the stop sign
Clue - it's part of their classroom environment
Paulie3 - and for the names baord
Paulie3 - ou should then take the beginning sound off and use it with another letter LIKE this
Paulie3 - Paulie
Paulie3 - baulie, caulie daulie, faulie etc so they see jsut the begiiing phoneme changes
Paulie3 - nonesense words to su
Clue - sounds good
Paulie3 - it is ok because it is the sound you need to teach not the letter
Paulie3 - and for forming letters fi they have prob
Clue - OC does some of that
Paulie3 - I think Bird forgot to log out
Paulie3 - you could use salt in a tray they use their fingers to make them
Clue - well.........i need to do some email, and other stuff.......
Clue - so.....bye for now
Paulie3 - or finger paint on their desk or shaving cream
Paulie3 - ok bye
Clue - yes..........i know about those things....
Clue - thx.........bye
