Here Comes Mrs. Wishy-Washy and Down on the Farm

It is my most favorite time of the year...we started our farm unit! I am head over heels for Mrs. Wishy-Washy! I think that Joy Cowley is brilliant. We have had a great time reading Mrs. Wishy-Washy and some other great titles such as:

                                             

We found some great FREE activities from The Virtual Vine to use with our Mrs. Wishy-Washy theme too!

Rolling Farm Animals in Mud and Washing Them - Just Like Mrs. Wishy-Washy!!

SOOO Much Fun!!

Pigs in Mud

Making Butter - Taking Turns Shaking the Jar

Adorable Roosters



Acting Out The Little Red Hen



So Much More Fun to Come!!

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A Lovely Blog Award

Thank you to Sandi at rubber boots and elf shoes for awarding me the lovely blog award. She has a wonderful blog!

When you get this award, you pay it forward.

Here are the rules:

1. Link back to the blogger who gave it to you.

2. Pass the award on to 15 (ish) other lovely bloggers.

3. Follow the person who sent it to you.

Here are my "lovely" bloggers:

1. Kindergarten Kel

2. A Kindergarten in Bloom

3. Camp Kindergarden

4.  Ms. Solanos Kindergarten

5. Sharing Kindergarten

6.  Literacy and Laughter

7.  Ms. Mc Bees Kinderbugs

8. Little Blog Fish


9.  The Eagle's Nest


10. An Interesting Mix

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I Heart Dr. Jean!!

My colleagues and I were thrilled to attend a Dr. Jean conference this past Friday! This time of year it is especially nice to be reminded of the importance of learning through music, the need for student-capturing transitions and recogntion through simple cheers that can involve the whole class. I left feeling revived and filled with a wealth of new materials. What a great way to end March!

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Sight Word Linky Party!!

April from Wolfelicious is hosting a Sight Word Linky Party, which I am very excited about! Like many of you, our kindergarten students are expected to learn a certain number of sight words. At our school, our goal is to have our students learn 73 sight words. This has grown tremendously from four years ago when we only expected our students to learn 18.  It just goes to show if we raise our standards for ourselves and our students, they will rise to the challenge - if given proper support of course! 

So here are just a few ideas that I would like to contribute to the Linky Party:

1.  Fishing for sight words - this is always a favorite! The kindergarten students just LOVE to use a fishing pole.

2.  Using magnetic letters in random places in the classroom. Here our students are making words on the heater! Used as a short center or if there are a few extra minutes. Great team work activity and students can utilize classroom resources - the word wall!

                                                               

3.  Using cookie trays and magnetic letters in small groups to work for making sight words or CVC words. Each child gets a cookie tray (from the dollar store) and magnetic letters.

4.  Altoids boxes - I have collected these over the years. Even though they are small, they still can hold magnetic letters. Students can use the lids to make words because they are magnetic.

5.  Spring eggs - This idea was not mine, but I have been doing it for so many years, I have no idea where I got it from...purchase a bag of spring eggs from the dollar store. Use eggs to make onset rimes.

                                                          

                                                          

    

Check out the Linky Party for More Great Ideas!!

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