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New program 'Phonics Fitness' what do you think?

by Jordy Koski

May 7, 2015

What do you think of this new early literacy program 'Phonics Fitness'? If you have feedback or comments do let us know. phonicsfitness.org

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kindergarten graduation songs

by KimMO

May 4, 2015

I'm actually looking for the words to "First Grade, First Grade" to the tune of New York, New York. However, if you have some additional graduation songs I would greatly appreciate them too.

Thank you for your input,

KimMO

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Carolyn Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJXobwDc7OI

May 5, 2015

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communicating student learning

by S Wilson

May 4, 2015

Does anyone have performance standard rubrics for Kindergarten in B.C. ?

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Very difficult parent and student

by vt mommy

Apr 29, 2015

Hello!

I have a student who is sweetie but has much difficulty controlling his body, his mouth, he is a huge disruption to our days. I am at my wit's end. Mom does not at all agree - has made this VERY clear - that any sort of extra help is needed. I believe that he is sensory seeking and have tried a special seat for him to sit on, koosh ...See More

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Maureen N. Does Mom deny that there might be a problem or has she acknowledged that some of what you describe has been observed at home? Has she ever observed in the classroom to see how he is when in a large group of children? There can be any number of reasons he is this way in the classroom, including the sensory issues, diet, not getting enough sleep, a n...See More

May 1, 2015

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AmyVictoria Unfortunately at this point in the year you probably are not going to change her mind. You just have to keep documenting what the child does and the interventions that you have tried. Pass all this info on to the first grade teacher. Hopefully if the mother continues to hear about the same types of problems next year, she may start to change her mi...See More

May 3, 2015

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Which Math series do you like?

by JinK

Apr 16, 2015

If you have a Math series aligned to the Common Core that works well in your Kindergarten Classroom, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Our district is purchasing new Math and we (the teachers) have to submit reviews by next week.

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DonnaR/CA We have teachers in our district who are piloting two different curricula for Math, with intentions of adopting and purchasing for next year. Which ones are your district looking at?

Our current Math books were adopted about 11 years ago -- I remember learning the Math book in my last year of teaching 5th grade.

Donna

Apr 19, 2015

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1 to 1 ipads in kindergarten

by Shelly

Apr 14, 2015

New poll Wondering how many of you use ipads in K Do you like them? Are you a 1 tov1 school?

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Flacka We have 3 iPad carts , each with a class set and share the cart between 2 grades. I use a couple in my room each day for Daily 5 and sometimes for some math activities. We limited apps on them but even with that, the kids do seem to like them.

On 4/14/15, Shelly wrote: > New poll > Wondering how many of you use ipads in K > Do you...See More

Apr 15, 2015

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sightwords

by dave

Apr 12, 2015

I'm looking for advice the help my daughter. She can rattle through her site words but when they come in a sentence, She sounds out even two letter words. She is clever and I have no fear she'll get over it.. but I want to help her out.

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flacka She has obviously learned the words in isolation but hasn't yet made the leap to recognize them in a sentence. There are a lot of sight word practice sheets on the internet or you could make them up. Target 1 word such as "see" and have her practice writing the word and saying it as she writes it. Then write some very simple sentences wit...See More

Apr 12, 2015

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Stumped

by CathyJax

Apr 9, 2015

Hey y'all, I am a veteran teacher, but sure would like ideas for a sweet child. I have this little girl who is from a very sheltered family of a different culture. She has had GREAT difficulty interacting with her peers. The other children are very kind to her and often invite her to join them in any type of play or be their learning partner, but s...See More

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retiring

by Oldie but goodie

Apr 6, 2015

I am retiring at the end of the year and have taught preK or K for the past 20 years. I have bought most of my materials myself and I would like to sell what I can as I have spent a HUGE amount of money to buy these things. I have professional books, resource books for worksheets and activities, classroom activities for different skills, puzzles an...See More

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Cry-er, still!

by DonnaR/CA

Mar 23, 2015

I have a little guy in my classroom who still cries over one thing or another, EVERY DAY. Most days he bursts out into tears at least two or three times. It's usually that he didn't get his way about something, or somebody took cuts in front of him, or something that might look "petty" to us big-people, but are very important to him. ...See More

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Diane I have had several criers over the years. I had a discussion with one about how her parents work out to exercise their muscles and make them stronger. We were going to work on her feelings to make them stronger so they wouldn't be so easily hurt. Then she wouldn't need to cry so much. When she would start to whimper, I would flex my arm like making...See MoreI have had several criers over the years. I had a discussion with one about how her parents work out to exercise their muscles and make them stronger. We were going to work on her feelings to make them stronger so they wouldn't be so easily hurt. Then she wouldn't need to cry so much. When she would start to whimper, I would flex my arm like making a muscle and look at her. This was our private signal for strong feelings and helped her pull it together.

With another, I explained that I wanted to help him but I couldn't understand him if he was crying. As soon as he could catch his breath and use his words, I stepped in to try to help him out, usually by holding his hand at the front of the line and making him my special helper. I explained that I was rewarding his STOPPING crying, not his crying.

For another, I designated a small step stool as the crying chair. Anytime she needed to cry she was free to do so, but had to sit in that chair while crying. It didn't take too long and the chair became more boring than what the rest of the class was doing.

No one solution fits all, and they all take patience. None will work right away especially if this has been going on since the beginning of the year. I always did this in consultation with the parents and the school's counselor. Don't try to work in a vacuum. Reach out and good luck to you and your kinder!

Diane

On 3/23/15, DonnaR/CA wrote: > I have a little guy in my classroom who still cries over one > thing or another, EVERY DAY. Most days he bursts out into > tears at least two or three times. It's usually that he > didn't get his way about something, or somebody took cuts in > front of him, or something that might look "petty" to us > big-people, but are very important to him. > > One of the kids finally said something to him today, after > he burst into tears because somebody moved his paper across > the table, "You cry EVERY day, stop it!" That caused the > little guy to cry even harder and insist that he did NOT cry > every day. > > I took him aside and quietly tried to calm him down, and I > told him, yes, you do cry every day. We don't know whether > it's something really important, like you got physically > hurt, if you got your feelings hurt, which does hurt, or if > you just misunderstood somebody else. This isn't the first > time I've tried to talk with him about this problem. > > I don't know what else I can do or say to him. Any ideas? Is > this just a maturity thing? This is my first year teaching > straight K after 10 years of Music K-12, so I'm still > learning about full-timing it with 5 and 6 year olds. > > > Donna

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pksped One thing I do with surprising success is to have him bring a picture of his Mom/Dad in (and put it in a ziplock bag.) When he gets sad, he can carry it with him. He can write them a note that says "I missed you today." (Depending on his skills, he may draw a pic/scribble/copy your dictation/actually attempt it.) That seems to help. Good ...See MoreOne thing I do with surprising success is to have him bring a picture of his Mom/Dad in (and put it in a ziplock bag.) When he gets sad, he can carry it with him. He can write them a note that says "I missed you today." (Depending on his skills, he may draw a pic/scribble/copy your dictation/actually attempt it.) That seems to help. Good luck. It is so frustrating (as the teacher) if the crying is loud and affects the class environment, but if a child is heartbroken, that has to come first.

On 3/23/15, Diane wrote: > I have had several criers over the years. I had a discussion > with one about how her parents work out to exercise their > muscles and make them stronger. We were going to work > on her feelings to make them stronger so they wouldn't be > so easily hurt. Then she wouldn't need to cry so much. > When she would start to whimper, I would flex my arm like > making a muscle and look at her. This was our private > signal for strong feelings and helped her pull it together. > > With another, I explained that I wanted to help him but I > couldn't understand him if he was crying. As soon as he > could catch his breath and use his words, I stepped in to > try to help him out, usually by holding his hand at the front > of the line and making him my special helper. I explained > that I was rewarding his STOPPING crying, not his crying. > > For another, I designated a small step stool as the crying > chair. Anytime she needed to cry she was free to do so, > but had to sit in that chair while crying. It didn't take too > long and the chair became more boring than what the rest > of the class was doing. > > No one solution fits all, and they all take patience. None > will work right away especially if this has been going on > since the beginning of the year. I always did this in > consultation with the parents and the school's counselor. > Don't try to work in a vacuum. Reach out and good luck to > you and your kinder! > > Diane > > On 3/23/15, DonnaR/CA wrote: >> I have a little guy in my classroom who still cries over > one >> thing or another, EVERY DAY. Most days he bursts out > into >> tears at least two or three times. It's usually that he >> didn't get his way about something, or somebody took > cuts in >> front of him, or something that might look "petty" to us >> big-people, but are very important to him. >> >> One of the kids finally said something to him today, after >> he burst into tears because somebody moved his paper > across >> the table, "You cry EVERY day, stop it!" That caused the >> little guy to cry even harder and insist that he did NOT > cry >> every day. >> >> I took him aside and quietly tried to calm him down, and I >> told him, yes, you do cry every day. We don't know > whether >> it's something really important, like you got physically >> hurt, if you got your feelings hurt, which does hurt, or if >> you just misunderstood somebody else. This isn't the first >> time I've tried to talk with him about this problem. >> >> I don't know what else I can do or say to him. Any ideas? > Is >> this just a maturity thing? This is my first year teaching >> straight K after 10 years of Music K-12, so I'm still >> learning about full-timing it with 5 and 6 year olds. >> >> >> Donna

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