#1 - Morning Meeting! A time to dance, sing, annnnd shake our sillies out! Our morning time also includes our pledges, school creed, calendar, and weather graphing.
#2 - Chevron! No matter how hard I try to have my classroom have the natural look..I can't shake the chevron! This happy little can sits right on our parent sign in station. PTA gave our class a donut party for collecting the most box tops! We were quite excited! : )
# 3 - Conscious Discipline! This is our "safe spot." Students can regulate their own emotions by doing breathing techniques and choosing calming activities.
#4 - Art! - A couple of teachers in my building started doing these group color canvases. We had to join in on the fun! Each student contributed one item to each canvas. They are so fun to look at and brighten my day!
#5 - This happy little hoot owl given to me by my AMAZING pre-k aide! I love owls and he just cheers me up!..and so does my aide..she makes me laugh all day long and the kids adore her! Thanks Mrs. B!
I purchased these butterfly life cycle models at Michaels craft store for around 6 dollars.. we've used them so far for storytelling in whole group, story retelling, sequencing, and observing in the science center! The brand is Safari Ltd. and Michaels also carries frog and plant life cycle models! I am anxious for our butterfly house and caterpillars to arrive!! They will be here within the week!
We watched this Very Hungry Caterpillar claymation clip in class...It is made by kids and super cute.. my students were noting what everything was made of...it's inspiring to them because they can recreate the story through art using things we have in the classroom...they actually clapped when it was over and wanted to watch it again!
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