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Listening center

by Kris

Jul 10, 2017

Currently I use cassette tapes for my listening center.... I'm dating myself. I would like to have a resource to have multiple text copies with a CD or online listening. We are a very limited funding wise so I'm looking for expenses smart way to provide listening that corresponds with our curriculum thematic map. Ideas?

flacka I transferred all my cassettes to CD using a cassette player and the Garage Band program on my Mac. It was slow because it transferred it in real time but I put them in iTunes and then burned as many copies as I had books for. I used individual CD players so each child had a book, CD and player and they didn't have to share. There are a number of o...See More

Jul 11, 2017

Classroom Management

May 15, 2017

This upcoming fall will be my first year as a Kindergarten teacher. I feel like I struggle will classroom management & know that is an area I need to work on. What suggestions/advice would you give for starting out a new school year, and setting the tone for the classroom. Also, advice for handling students with disruptive behaviors. I really t...See More

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flacka Some kinders come to school with a preschool or daycare and some have never been away from the family so you should assume that they know nothing about school, routines and procedures and that you will be the one to teach it all to them. Start by taking a simple routine (come to the rug from the table) and think about breaking it down into single a...See More

May 16, 2017

Abby Connors Hi JTeach 1! This reply is belated because I just joined this group. I've taught music to kindergarteners for more than 20 years. First of all, 25 children is a LOT - don't beat yourself up about problems with a class that size! Best two pieces of advice I could give you: 1. Have routines for everything so children know what to expect. This goes fo...See More

Jul 1, 2017

Feedback on CCC Curriculum.

by Mary

Jun 29, 2017

We have a new ELA curriculum. It is called CCC (Center for the Collaborative Classroom). Has anyone used it? We have the Making Meaning, Being a Reader, and Being a Writer components. Any feedback would be great. Thanks!

Chicka Chicka letter exchange

by Kinderme

Sep 10, 2016

Any classrooms out there interested in a Chicka Chicka Boom Boom letter exchange project? I'd be willing to organize it, or if anyone is hosting an exchange and needs a couple more classes to participate, please let me know. Thanks!

Kara On 9/10/16, Kinderme wrote: > Any classrooms out there interested in a Chicka Chicka > Boom Boom letter exchange project? I'd be willing to > organize it, or if anyone is hosting an exchange and > needs a couple more classes to participate, please let me > know. Thanks! Sounds great please share more information. Thanks!

Nov 10, 2016

Tolerg Is anyone interested in getting a Chicka Chicka Letter exchange started for the fall of 2017? I teach Kinders and would love to participate!! Grace T.

Jun 13, 2017

by curious

Feb 5, 2017

How do you teach sight words to your kiddos?

I am a retired K teacher and volunteer at a school near me. I am working with some kids who are really struggling with the words and tried to use the method we used but they have none of the materials so I am looking for ideas.

momof5 I send a list home with my students of the sight words. I also review the words we are working on daily. It is usually 1 word every 7 days until this time of the year we go to 2 words ever 7 days. I also made flash cards.

When I taught 2nd grade I had newcomers and started sending home 5 flash cards to work on. We would review them and I ...See More

Apr 29, 2017

student who back talks constantly

by she

Feb 27, 2017

I am beside myself about what to do with a boy who talks back constantly. I've talked with him, talked with his mom, but nothing has helped. He's fidgety and wiggly...constantly moving and refuses to move off the rug and sit at a table quietly. I really like him, but it is so frustrating!

Retired K teacher When you say he "talks back" is he sassy or is it something else?

Whenever you have undesirable behaviors you need to figure out the antecedent, or what is happening just before you see the behavior so you know what is causing this behavior. Once you know what is setting off the behavior then you can work on fixing the problem. ...See More

Feb 28, 2017

momof5 THANKS retired teacher!!!! Thanks for your advice, While I didn't post I am having same issue and I like the suggestion to give choices.

On 2/28/17, Retired K teacher wrote: > When you say he "talks back" is he sassy or is it something > else? > > Whenever you have undesirable behaviors you need to figure > out th...See MoreTHANKS retired teacher!!!! Thanks for your advice, While I didn't post I am having same issue and I like the suggestion to give choices.

On 2/28/17, Retired K teacher wrote: > When you say he "talks back" is he sassy or is it something > else? > > Whenever you have undesirable behaviors you need to figure > out the antecedent, or what is happening just before you see > the behavior so you know what is causing this behavior. Once > you know what is setting off the behavior then you can work on > fixing the problem. > > If he is fidgety and wiggly then give him more opportunities to > move - while the others are sitting on the rug let him walk > around or give him a big pom pom to handle. If he throws the > pom pom it won't hurt anyone or anything but it gives him > something to do with his hands. Boys, especially young boys > aren't ready to sit and IMO, they should be moving around and > not sitting. If he is walking around and still listening, so be it, he > is still getting the lesson. > > I had a child with ODD and it was a huge challenge! I started > giving him 2 appropriate choices and let him choose from the 2 > choices I gave him. If he didn't choose, I gave him a few > seconds and if he still didn't choose then I would choose for > him. I always chose the one I figured he didn't want or the one I > wanted the least because he would reject my choice and > choose the other one and we moved on. If he wouldn't come to > the table I would offer him the table or he can work on the floor, > if he didn't want to line up I would give him the choice to get in > line or walk with me holding my hand. Neither choice was a > "punishment" but he felt like he had some control and > whichever one he chose, was OK with me and I always said > "good choice". The behavior got worse for a bit as he tested to > see if I meant it but in a short time things were SO much better! > > > > > > On 2/27/17, she wrote: >> I am beside myself about what to do with a boy who talks >> back constantly. I've talked with him, talked with his >> mom, but nothing has helped. He's fidgety and >> wiggly...constantly moving and refuses to move off the >> rug and sit at a table quietly. I really like him, but >> it is so frustrating!

Apr 29, 2017

Help for College project please...

by Rene Romo

Mar 29, 2017

I am doing a project for class and would like to reproduce a social experiment done in the late 80's.

All I ask is 5-10 books that you read to your class through out a school year.

TITLE: AUTHOR:

Your help is appreciated very much. Thank you in advance.

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Flacka These are just a few of the favorites:

Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle Knuffle Bunny - Mo Willems No, David - David Shannon Old Black Fly - Jim Aylesworth The Mitten - Jan Brett There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Simms Taback Mean Jean the Recess Queen - Alexis O'neill

On 3/30/17, Flacka wrote: > I read so many bo...See More

Apr 10, 2017

Rene Romo Thank you so much all of you for your help. THis is exactly what I needed. I'm so grateful to you all. THank you so much.

Rene Romo

On 4/10/17, Flacka wrote: > These are just a few of the favorites: > > Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle > Knuffle Bunny - Mo Willems > No, David - David Shannon > Old Black Fly -...See More

Apr 14, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

I'm currently student teaching in a kindergarten classroom. One of the things I've working on is timing my lessons better to include all components; set, introduction, guided practice, independent practice closure, & assessment. Our science/social block is 30-40 minutes and we alternate between the two subjects. We will be starting a unit of li...See More

retired K teacher Probably your single best resource for your lesson plans is your cooperating teacher. She is in the room and sees what you are doing and can give you suggestions on ways you can tweak the lesson and your timing. You only have 30-40 min for the lesson so you really don't have a lot of time to spend on any one part. The set and closure shouldn't take...See MoreProbably your single best resource for your lesson plans is your cooperating teacher. She is in the room and sees what you are doing and can give you suggestions on ways you can tweak the lesson and your timing. You only have 30-40 min for the lesson so you really don't have a lot of time to spend on any one part. The set and closure shouldn't take more than a min. or 2 (max) each. That leaves you with about 27 min. to do all the other parts of the lesson. The introduction can be a poster or a few pages of a non fiction book about the topic. There are a number of good books about life cycles.

We never spent more than a week or so on animal life cycles and I did butterflies since that was more familiar to the children than frogs (most of my kids had never seen a frog). The Very Hungry Caterpillar was a good place to start and then I used some non fiction books. We made a 4 part sheet of the different parts of the life cycle. A small bean for the egg, a piece of chenille stick for the caterpillar, a cotton ball for the chrysalis, and a colored coffee filter pinched in the middle for the butterfly. I didn't try to do all 4 parts in a day. We also spent a week on plant life cycles.

There are many good ideas on the internet and on teacher pay teacher for activities for plant and animal life cycles.

On 3/09/17, JTeach1 wrote: > I'm currently student teaching in a kindergarten > classroom. One of the things I've working on is timing my > lessons better to include all components; set, > introduction, guided practice, independent practice > closure, & assessment. Our science/social block is 30-40 > minutes and we alternate between the two subjects. We > will be starting a unit of life cycles soon. We will begin the > unit with frog life cycles. I always want to keep the > students engaged and I know that we will probably > discuss frog life cycles for a week & move on to other life > cycles. Any suggestions for different lessons/activities for > frog life cycles. Also, any suggestions on how to easily > include all lesson components. I somewhat struggle w/ > introducing the lessons when we talk about a topic over > the course of a few days. I also struggle w/ guided > practice, specifically for certain activities (ex: crafts). > Lastly, how do you actually assess a craft activity, since > it's not like a worksheet where you can give a grade for > correct/incorrect? Any suggestions/tips would greatly be > appreciated :) As a student teacher I always enjoy > hearing advice from other teachers, and how others teach > certain subjects/topics. I provides me with ideas/direction > on how I can teach :)

Mar 10, 2017

Mar 1, 2017

Wondering if you are still here?

Young Fives/Developmental Kdg?

Mar 1, 2017

Wondering if any of you still have a Young Fives or whatever you are calling it? We do and feel so lucky! Just would love to chat about screening/philosophy etc! (I haven't been on here for years - feels nice to be back!

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