This is one of my favorite quotes.. and it hangs behind my desk at school.
You can download it below if you wish.
This is one of my favorite quotes.. and it hangs behind my desk at school.
You can download it below if you wish.
If you missed my first Pet the Cat post.. you can check it out here.
I made this I love shoes book for my first graders. They worked on a page each day after lunch and they had to pick a different word each day to describe their shoes. I encouraged words other than color words.. {like wet} but most stuck to traditional color words.
Great sentence writing practice.
You can download the book below.
The graphics are by KPM Doodles.
These simple Pete sentences were used to practice sight words and words from the Pete books. You can download them below.
The pictures that are on these sentences came from Harper Collins.
Other cool Pete stuff…
Erica Bohrer’s Pete the Cat Classroom Mascot
Babbling Abby {The Inspired Apple} Pete video
Mrs. Wheeler’s Pete Activities
Felt Board Pieces for Pete the Cat
And.. you should seriously check out this precious Pet the Cat birthday party!
This week was all about Pete..
You can get your own Pete here.
I hate I did not take more pictures. But, my camera battery died on Tuesday and it took me until this morning to remember to charge it..
Oh, how I hate that I missed those moments!
We have been singing the “Pete” songs all week..
Search “pete the cat” on you tube!
There are lots of awesome Pete the Cat activities being shared on teacher’s blogs. These are some of my very favorite ideas…
Fran at Kindergarten Crayons has totally set everyone up with AWESOME Pete activities ..
She also has a Pete the Cat Unit in her TpT store..
Harper Collins has some fun stuff too!
Including free song downloads!
Mr. Eric’s website is fun too! He has all the cool videos!
Deanna Jump has a fun Pete unit on TpT too!
She has just updated her unit so head on over and get the updates if you have purchased it earlier.
Cute! Cute! Thanks Deanna for a fabulous idea!
Have a great weekend!!
Sunday means getting things organized and ready for a new week.. Week #2 for us!
This week will be all about color words, number words and our first word family- the “at family”.
As part of their homework Thurday night my students had to fill out this little mini questionnaire form. It has their name, age, favorite color and five things they love. I took their pictures and made it into our first class book this weekend.
{I whited out our school name on the cover}
I also spent time getting papers and lesson plans organized and ready for a new week.
And, look who is going to school with me this week… PETE
Have a great Sunday afternoon!
The word in blogland is that Teacher Week is starting tomorrow..
Head on over to I’m Blog Hoppin to find out the schedule.
This was our first whole week back at school.. I am tired and sick.
Welcome back to life, huh!
But, it was a good week and we had fun with lots of Brown Bear activities.
You can click below to see my first Brown Bear post and find some free downloads.
We used letter stamps to stamp color words next to the pictures.
You can download this paper at the end of this post.
I made a simple little Brown Bear, Brown Bear book that we worked in each day after lunch. They had to write I simple sentence that went along with the book..
I see a ______________.
Then they colored the picture the correct color. This was excellent sentence writing practice. I wrote the sentence on the board and they had to copy it.
You can download the book below too.
We used the pocket chart cards and the matching heads & tails cards that I posted in this post.
We also spelled the color words using letter tiles on Brown Bear cards.
These were a big hit and the kids loved them.
You can download them below too.
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Have a great weekend!
xoxo, Kacey
Hope you are having a great Saturday. I am busy working on stationery orders and trying to catch up on emails. I’m taking a little break to share the last of my classroom pictures with you.. These are just random shots but I will “explain” a few things in each one.
This is the table right beside my door. Students put their folders in the basket when they come in every morning. I put their morning work on my stool every morning. So, they pick up their work when they walk by.
The small bulletin board is where I hang pictures of my students. Especially if they are in the newspaper. I live in a small town so this board will be full of newspaper clipping before the end of the year.
The purple bucket underneath the table is the magazine bucket. I use magazines a lot with my first graders.
Bible verse above the door.. benefits of teaching in a private, Christian school!!
These are the name labels for my coat hooks. The graphics are from Lettering Delights.
My desk area- and whooo hooo .. look how clean!! Any other time there are STACKS of stuff! I am a really organized person but I also have lots of stuff!
The sign above my computer hung outside my door for awhile. I made it a few summers ago.
The purple bulletin board behind my desk is where I hang personal stuff or important notes/memos that I need to see frequently.
Cubby area.
This picture was taken before my students arrived but soon they will have a math and phonics workbook. We also store center or work that needs to be finished in the cubbies.
My mom made my precious curtains. They have animals on them. I hate I don’t have a close up view because the fabric is awesome! They have been hanging in my room for 5 years now.
The I ♥ Mrs. Kacey poster was a former student’s 100 day project. You can’t tell but the letters are acorns glued to the poster. So there are 100 of them.. precious!
And there is our little gumball machine!! My new first graders are loving it too!
We have desk- and I have a love/hate relationship with them. I love them when I am teaching whole group. I hate them when are doing centers or group activities. We spend lots of time on the floor..In my dream classroom I would have desk and table space for each student.
This is a view from my desk looking toward by door.
You can see my little reading table {with my smurfs, HA!} and the book shelves with all my books.
And, yep.. I really, really do NEED all those plastic buckets and baskets stacked up on top!!! HA! You can never have enough can you??
This is looking from the door to my desk.
Close up of my stool.. my mom painted it the same time she made my curtains..
Have a great weekend.. I am off to work on my orders. Tomorrow I need to do some lesson planning.
It’s all about Brown Bear, Brown Bear for us next week.. we are ready to review and practice those color words!!
Day #2 is done.. whew! Remember I said I had a date this afternoon..
my couch and dvr are awaiting.
Here are a few more classroom pictures.
I made these words for my hall bulletin board but then I changed my mind about what I wanted to do.. so, I put them up in my room. I love the colors!
This is the main bulletin board in our hallway. I was assigned August as my month.. This board is huge- it looks like a normal size in this picture but it actually is much larger than it looks.
I also have to admit that my mom painted the sun.. she took over that project for me!
This is the bulletin board right outside of my classroom. I always put my student’s names on this board but they wouldn’t fit with the alligator so I put names on my door right beside.it.
Alright.. gotta go.. Big Brother, General Hospital, and America’s Got Talent area all waiting for me!
Well, I survived the first day.. and I am TIRED! Just like every year.. I wonder if I have enough patience to “train” another group.. but, I am sure I have plenty.
This is my calendar/morning board corner.
The board on the left side is where I display good work each week. If a student’s paper gets selected to go on the board they earn a sticker for their sticker chart.
Here is a close up of my calendar board. I want to put birthdays in that empty spot where I put the “welcome back to school” sign.. but after thinking about it I think I am going to put birthdays above the board on the wall.. so I need something else for that big empty spot..
I do like to put something seasonal or something theme/unit related on my board to change it a little throughout the year but I think that space is too big and it looks empty right now.
Front view- with money signs and community supply shelf.
My kids keep their own school supply box with pencils, colors and a glue stick. This shelf is here for when they need something they don’t have.
Tomorrow is another 1/2 day.. thankfully. I am not ready for a whole day yet!