Hi Teacher Friends! It's Friday and we are participating in Doodle Bugs Teaching Five for Friday linky.
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#1 Special Classroom Visitors
We had teddy bear day this week. It always amazes me how something so simple as bringing your favorite stuffed animal to school makes the kinderkids so-o-o-o-o happy and excited.
We sorted and graphed our bears. I have seen this idea for graphing on several teacher sites. A big THANK YOU goes out to all those teachers who share their great ideas with others.
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#1 Special Classroom Visitors
We had teddy bear day this week. It always amazes me how something so simple as bringing your favorite stuffed animal to school makes the kinderkids so-o-o-o-o happy and excited.
We sorted and graphed our bears. I have seen this idea for graphing on several teacher sites. A big THANK YOU goes out to all those teachers who share their great ideas with others.
We measured our bears using linking cubes. I found this idea on measuring each bear on Mrs. Pohlmeyer's Kinderpage. Sadly, this site is closed. :(
I remember looking at her site for hours. She had so many neat ideas and pictures to share.
#2 Class Favorites
We read from a variety of bear themed books this week. My kinderkids absolutely love the Bear books by Karma Wilson. The class can't get enough of them.
This is a new book for me and my class. They loved Goldie Socks and asked for me to read it again and again.
#3 Characters and Setting
We used the book Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson to identify the characters and setting.
Using post-it notes is super easy. The kids can easily draw a quick picture and then add it to the chart by themselves while I help those who need it.
#4 February!
Where did January go??? Before I left school this afternoon, I switched out the calendar and got things ready for Monday and February.
#5 February Month Song and Poem
I found this song a long time ago on the internet. It is sung to the tune of Frere Jacques (Brother John). If you know the oringinal source, please leave a comment. I would like to give credit where credit is due.
I found this poem on Victoria Smith's Kinder Korner site (www.kinderkorner.com) and on Mrs. Pohlmeyer's Kinderpage a long time ago as well. My kiddoes love using a pointer to track the print in this poem.
That's all for now.
Have a great weekend! :)