Rainbow Writing Sight Word Practice

Hi there! I've created this sample Rainbow Writing Sight Word Practice freebie to help my little ones practice their sight words! This packet allows the students to rainbow write the sight word on the front page and to practice tracing and writing the sight word on the back. When my students are working on this activity, I have them spell out and read each word. They have really been enjoying the practice especially because they get to "rainbow write" the word. The little things that make the little ones happy! I'd like to share this with fellow teachers and would love any feedback on the packet! I will be adding more sight words so look for the complete packet which will be listed for sale over at TeachersPayTeachers soon!

Here are some photos of my students working on their sight word practice activity! On this day we were working on the sight word 'at'.

Here is a video of my students working on the sight word 'at'. They are working on the back side. As they trace and write the words, they are spelling out the word and reading it. When they are all finished they go over each word and practice spelling and reading it. I can't tell you how helpful this has been. When I'm testing them or see them working on their writing, I will notice them spell out the sight words and read them!

Randoms ~ 2013

Over the summer this teacher took up some hobbies! I absolutely loved reaping the benefits of having my first summer as a teacher off! I have a love for fast things and baking. I took up some motorcycle classes as well as a cupcake decorating class. Can't wait to start baking some cool cupcakes for my little kinders this school year!

Taking the class made me more excited about riding! I'm more intrigued now than ever. Next I'm going to look into learning more about the mechanics of a bike. As much as I love riding, I more than likely will only ride on a track somewhere remote. Can't trust these MI drivers!!

This class was so much fun! Not only did I learn how to decorate but I also learned about the different frosting to use and how to use frosting inside the cupcakes!

My para knows me a little too well! This was my 'back to school' gift from her! Gotta love it.

Our first 'Fun Friday' of the school year. The little ones watched Despicable Me and my para made some cupcakes to go with the movie! What can I say... we share a love for baking cupcakes, LOL.

Went to 'Painting with a Twist' with the staff! This was super fun. I look forward to going back. VERY relaxing!

GO TEAM 109! ~ Classroom Reveal

Ahh! The beginning of the school year can be so hectic! I've been meaning to post what I've done in my classroom so far. Totally revamping my room compared to what it looked like before! Wish I had a before and after. I got hired after the school year started last year so I never had the time to really get into setting up the room. Having the summer off this year,  I was picking up stuff all over the place to spice up my room and PINNING of course (my room is totally PIN-spired!)! Finally, I've got it looking how I want it, a fun and engaging learning environment. More pics to come!!

I decided to go with a sports theme this year to promote teamwork, problem solving skills, encouragement, support, efficiency, etc. It touches on so many aspects to promote a diverse, engaging, and effective classroom that is student led.  GO TEAM 109!

This bulletin board has to be one of my FAVORITE boards I've EVER put together! On the baseballs I used our Detroit Tigers colors blue and orange. Gotta rep the D!

This is going to be my Reading Center/Library area. I will be adding an author study and themed books of the month bookshelves and a CAFE board to the wall.

Picked up these awesome bins for my library from Dollar Tree. I will be labeling the bins by genres and themes.

My sports themed Word Wall. Found these awesome letter cards from Mimi's Dollhouse! I put up images of cameras and will be stressing each time we learn a sight word that we take a 'snapshot' and capture the word into our brains.

I am absolutely in love with these polka-dot curtains I am using to cover up open shelving in my classroom. I had a vision and my awesome para went to work! I also, placed all the books and matching stuffed animals I've collected over the years on the top. This is always a big hit with my students and visitors coming into the classroom.

My para found this cute giant-sized Arthur at the public library! The kiddos love him! She also put together the cute little crate seats you see under the table.

I love this bulletin board idea I picked up from one of my favorite bloggers over at A Cupcake for the Teacher. I also picked up these great genre posters from Me Teach Good.

The little ones love going up to the Growth Chart and seeing how tall they are!

Cute coloring pages that I used from Mrs. Miner's Kindergarten Monkey Business for the first day of school.

I bought the splotched design duct tape that I use for the students to stand in number order when lining up.

I'm really excited about my Recycling Center outside of my room! The kids love to go down and sort the recyclables near the office. For the paper I plan on taking the kids on a little "field trip" to the recycling bins in our school parking lot where we will recycle the paper from time to time.

 I'm a big fan of my MI sports teams as you can see! :-) I made these table signs and gave the students "team names"! This year I'm going to try and let the students pick their team names after we come back from holiday break. I'll let them create a logo to go along with the team name they've chosen.

On the other side of the sign I have the team numbers which I found from Learnings a Hoot.

End of the School Year Swag

Ahh! Finally have my first year of teaching down! It's been a challenging year to say the least. I've laughed, I've cried yet I made it! A week later, it's just now sinking in that my first-year kiddos are finally moving on to first grade. They grew so much and I am so proud of all their hard work! I'm also proud of their awesome parents who showed so much love and support. Couldn't have asked for anything else. Here are a few things I put together at the end. I wanted to end it in a meaningful way.

For the Parents: I found an awesome parent letter at Teachers Pay Teachers! (LOVE that site!) I printed it out in color, put it in an envelope and of course had to add a little touch of love with a smiley/heart sticker to seal. I then attached the flowers (I let the kids color/design these) I put together with the students pics and thanked the parents for letting me help their little ones grow! Put it all in an envelope along with a certificate and their 'End of the Year' memory books!

For the Kiddos: Of course, I have always loved little ol' Corduroy. I found these cute little teddy bears over at Oriental Trading! My para and I found a cute poem and tweaked it. She fit the text on a template of the bear and we set the template on the inside of the book. These turned out really cute! I had one student tell me that she read the story with her mother and then at bedtime she tucked Corduroy under her covers and he slept with her! Seriously? How adorable!

Tokens of Appreciation: I had to show my gratitude for my para and dean for all their support over the year. I went with the Reese's theme "I would have fallen to 'pieces' without your help and support" and put together these movie themed bags!

I have to share this awesome edible arrangement one of my students gave me on the last day of school! How awesome and delish does this teacher gift look??! I'm a chocolate freak so of course I indulged into the chocolate covered green apples right away! Yummy!!!

Well, now I'm off to enjoy the rest of my summer even though I'm already contemplating and prepping for next year! Hope everyone has a wonderful summer!

Mother's Day 2012

Here is what I had my little ones make for Mother's Day. These turned out to be a hit! I hot glue gunned colored craft sticks to make the frame. I then set up a yellow background on my board and used magnetic letters to spell out 'Happy Mother's Day' and took my kiddos pics. I did end up laminating the pics and glued them to the back of the frame. I let the kids wrap up the frames in tissue paper and decorate white paper bags to put their gifts in. I also found cute Mother's Day coupons and along with a card that read "I love you... to pieces" on good old Pinterest!

Hello!

Hello there blogging world! I'm a kindergarten teacher from the D who is inspired and full of inspiration from working with my little kiddos! I've seen so many cool teacher blogs and now that I am working full-time and have my very own classroom to call my own, I thought I'd try my hand at creating a blog to share all the amazing things I do with my little ones. Sometimes things might get a little crazy in kinder land... haha. Hope you like our swagger!