So with this particular blog, I'm going share some of the pictures I've taken throughout the year (in no particular order) & I'll leave a description of the photo to go along with it when you click to enlarge it.
Enjoy! =D
So over this past year, I've taken several pictures of my students' work & attempted to document them on the blog, however...I didn't get the chance to update my blog as much as I had originally hoped I would (and along the way, did not keep all of the pictures I took), but you know what? Life happens, and I'm doing it now so that I can remember what I did this year & to also share some of these ideas. Obviously (maybe not obviously) I didn't come up with all of these ideas on my own, a lot of it came from Pinterest (aka - a teacher's best friend). So with this particular blog, I'm going share some of the pictures I've taken throughout the year (in no particular order) & I'll leave a description of the photo to go along with it when you click to enlarge it. Enjoy! =D All of the student samples below are from my pre-k class, and the students age range is between 3-4 years old.
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Last week, our pre-k class took a field trip down the road to the Rockwood Nature Center. It was a great field trip for the students to get outside and explore nature & also learn about the things to keep away from in order to avoid danger. When we arrived at the nature center, we met with out tour guide outside. He gave an awesome snake presentation to the kids & told the students how to figure out which snakes are dangerous/venomous and which snakes aren't (If a snake has a rounded head it is not venomous, BUT if a snake has a more diamond/triangular shape head then it IS VENOMOUS). They were all so engaged with the snake presentation, especially when he brought out a real snake to show the students.Some of the students were a little afraid to get near the snakes, some of the students couldn't wait to get their hands on it...which obviously doesn't surprise me at all. [Side note: I found a great YouTube video that shares how to differentiate between a non-venomous snake & venomous one.] After our snake presentation, we went into the nature center to take a look at some of the animals inside, then afterwards we went onto the trails where we had a scavenger hunt. One of the items the students needed to find was a chipmunk playing a banjo, & needless to say...some of the students were pretty bummed out when we reached the end of the trail's scavenger hunt and realized we couldn't find any chipmunks playing the banjo. The students really enjoyed this field trip & I would definitely recommend this for any other pre-k class that's in the Chesterfield/Midlothian area!
Happy Father's Day to all you awesome dads out there! Now, before I begin this blog about what we did in our pre-k class for Father's Day, let me just say...It's been awhile since I updated, and I seriously thought I was going to be little better about it. I have all these photos that I've collected over the past several weeks in hopes that I would update my blog more often, but time has gotten the best of me, so with that said...after I do a Father's Day blog, I'm going to go on a blogging binge and try to do two other overdue blogs tonight as well. Wish me luck! ;) Now....onto the Pre-K Father's Day Celebration! Prior to our Father's Day celebration, we made grill invitations to send out to all of our dads to join us for Father's Day. Our theme for the party was a 'cookout'. My co-teacher and I were trying to come up with activities to do with our dads that would allow everyone to interact with one another, and hopefully lead to less awkward quiet moments, so we decided what would be more fun than to set-up a relay race with all of the dads and to also have a tug of war contest. And guess what? It was a total SUCCESS! When the dads arrived for the celebration, each student helped their dads/grandpas find a survey they made for them (pretty similar to the survey they made for their moms/grandmas). Then after everyone arrived and had some time to read their survey answers, we headed to the playground for some fun filled action. We played three different relay games (there were two different teams for the games, and each child partnered up with their dad/grandpa for each round) then played tug of war. The dads were a little competitive, but it was entertaining to watch. And all of the students really enjoyed being able to play games and partner up with their dads/grandpas. RELAY RACES 1st relay: Water bucket - Object of the game was to run around from start to finish as fast as you can without having any water spill out. Dad and student each had one hand on the bucket, helping one another carry it. 2nd relay: Baton pass relay - Object of the game was to run around from start to finish as fast as you can. Dad and student both held the baton. 3rd relay: Balloon hop - Object of the game was to hop with a balloon between your legs from start to finish as fast as you can. Dad and student each has their own balloon but has to hold hands doing this. After we were done with the games, the students and their dads/grandpas came inside, and the students sang three different songs for their dads, passed out their Father's Day gifts, and had cookout snacks and beverages to chow down on. Below you'll find our Father's Day crafts & lyrics to the songs we sang. =D
Our Pre-K Father's Day celebration was a great turn out & went a lot better than what I had expected. I'd say both students and their dads/grandpas had a lot of fun!
I hope everyone has been doing well, and that all you moms out there had a lovely Mother's Day this past Sunday! Mother's Day was a pretty big deal in our pre-kindergarten class (as it should be because Moms are pretty awesome!) and we wanted to show and tell our moms how much we love and appreciate all that they do for us. So, to start off, we made tea cup invitations a few weeks ago inviting all our moms, aunts, and grandmothers to our Mother's Day Tea Party. Then on the Friday before Mother's Day, we hosted our Mother's Day Tea Party. All the students made picture planting pots for their moms, cards, and they each filled out a survey for their mom and some students filled out a survey for their grandmothers. Their answers to the surveys were absolutely hilarious! I love the fact that they think we are all much younger and weight much lighter than we actually do. We started off our tea party by reading, Love You Forever, by Robert Munsch, to our moms. There was a repeated phrase in the book which all the students help say aloud to their moms. "I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be." After we read, Love You Forever, we sang two songs and read a poem to our moms, then we had our tea party, and the students each gave their Mother's Day gift to their moms. I'd say that our Mother's Day party was an absolute success, and that both the students and their moms all enjoyed the celebration! =D Below I posted the lyrics to the songs we sang, the poem we read, and an example of our mother's day gift.
DISCLAIMER: We did not come up with the lyrics on our own, and I am unsure of who wrote the songs or who the actual author of the poem is. Our mother's day giftHello all, it has definitely been awhile since I last updated my blog. I've been so busy lately, and unfortunately I haven't been able to update my blog as often as I had originally hoped I would. Hopefully that will all change soon though. So, I know that it's already March, but it's never too late to give an update about some of the exciting things we did in preschool during the month of February, right? Of course not! =D The two main things we celebrated in February in our preschool class was Valentine's Day and our 100 Days of School Celebration. Due to all of the inclement/snow weather we've been getting, it seemed like we'd never get to celebrate 100 days of school, but eventually we did, and it was a success! For Valentine's Day, all of the students decorated their own Valentine's Day mailboxes to exchange their Valentine's Day cards. I was tempted to give my students a sweet treat for Valentine's Day, but I decided to do something a little different instead. I found this really cute bookmark idea from Pinterest. (What teacher doesn't love Pinterest?!) I made "Hop, Hop, Hoppy Valentine's Day" bookmarks for all of my students, and got the plastic frog hoppers as well as the Owl Valentine's Day themed pinball toy from Target. They were both .98 cents for a pack of 12! For our 100 Days of School celebration, we made and wore our 100 Days Hats, and after each child counted to 100, they each received a, "100 Days Smarter", gold medal. BTW, our 100 Days of School celebration conveniently occurred at the same time as the Winter Olympics. We've been practicing counting by tens a lot in class, so for one of our center activities, we made a hat with ten strips attached to it. Each strip consisted of ten items (10x10=100! =). We also created a 100 Days of School snack at the end of the day. Before we starting, I would recommend counting off 100 of each item before hand to save time. I allowed the students to take a cup and pour the items into a mixing bowl. Once all of the items of the snack were in the mixing bowl, each student got a little bag of, "100 Days of School", snack.Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the 100 Items Hat and our 100 Days of School snack, but below are the things we used to create it.
*100 Items Hat* 1st strip: write the numbers 1-10 2nd strip: use a stamp pad and put 10 thumb prints on strip 3rd strip: use a stamp pad and put 10 pointing finger prints on strip 4th strip: 10 heart stickers 5th strip: draw 10 circles 6th stripL draw 10 squares 7th strip: draw 10 tally marks (2 sets of 5) 8th strip: 10 star stickers 9th strip: draw 10 squiggly lines 10th strip: draw 10 smiley faces *100 Days of School snack* 2x100 Cheerios cereal 2x100 Fruit loops cereal 2x100 M&Ms (or chocolate chips) 2x100 marshmallows 2x100 pretzels Hope you enjoyed my overdue updated blog & enjoy the rest of your Sunday! =D So after 5 consecutive days off from school, I figured both teachers and students could use a little positive pep talk from Kid President to start our morning off right. If you haven't found him on Youtube yet, you'll probably get addicted to all of his positive videos quickly, I love this kid! Enjoy the video below & have an awesome Monday morning! =D So, where do I begin and how did I get here? Well, it all started with putting all of my eggs into one basket (which 'they' say never to do), a lack of 'the right' teaching opportunities following graduation last year, my 2014 New Year's Resolution, the internet/Google, and some motivation brought on by some free time due to this inclement 'snowy' day weather in good ol' Richmond, Virginia. You know, the place where mother nature can never decide which season it's in. And now fast forward to the present, I'm here! One of my 2014 NY's resolution was to create a professional website for myself and a teaching journey blog, and what-do-you-know?! I've killed two birds with one stone using Weebly! Eeek, I'm totally not technologically savvy, and yet I've gotten a lot done on this website so far and I'm even writing my first blog (...ever). Go me!
Now, what's the point of this blog, or should I say, "What are the objectives?" (Teacher joke, haha, I'm easily amused). On a serious note though, I created this blog because I wanted to be able to document my teaching journey, the highs, the not-so-high-moments, and I wanted a place where I could store & share teaching resources I come across. So, with that said, I hope you'll stick around! I'm a little scattered brain, but I hope that doesn't scare you off. What better place to allow your brain to be a little scattered than your own blog, right? P.S I'm currently a preschool teacher, and we're going on 3 consecutive snow days now, I miss my students! Can't wait for mother nature to get her act together so I can get back to teaching my students! |
AuthorI was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia and I'm a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Education...Go Rams, Go! I'm currently a Kindergarten/English Teacher in South Korea. I absolutely love teaching and working with children. Oh, and I hope someday I'll be able to see the entire world while simultaneously saving it too! I'm an optimist, can you tell? ;D Archives
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