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Monday, November 28, 2011

Kwanzaa

We have begun our Christmas Around the World Unit in Social Studies.
  We are specifically starting with Kwanzaa!





Free Kwanzaa Coloring Pages
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/kwanzaa/posters.htm

http://holidays.kaboose.com/kwanzaa-color-attable.html

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/coloring-pages/kwanzaa/

We will be making a Mkeka mat at the end of the week out of construction paper.


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Sunday, November 20, 2011

I am Thankful!

PhotobucketHappy end of November everyone!
My good friends over at What the Teacher Wants are hosting their 1st linky party.


1. All you have to do is tell the bloggy world about what you are thankful for and post about it.
2. Then, come back here and link up! Enter the exact link to your post {not just your homepage url, but your exact thankful post}.
3. Add our "I'm Thankful!" button {just right click the button and save it to your computer} to the bottom of your post with a link back to this linky party :). Or you can just link back to us without the button.

If you're not sure of a format you'd use, you can use these questions {just copy and past into your post}.

1.  What are you thankful for in your classroom?
2. What person are you most thankful for?
3. What 3 blogs are you most thankful for?
4. What guilty pleasure are you most thankful for?
5. What are you most thankful for?

1. I am thankful for very supportive parents this year in my classroom.  The support sometimes is overwhelming because I am not use to so much support.  It is truly a great class this year and having great parent support just puts the icing on the cake.


2. I am most thankful for my husband, and 2 boys who are truly supportive.  It is not easy being married to a teacher or having a mom as a teacher.  My husband has to listen to all the ups and downs of being a teacher.  Some days he is comforting me after a difficult day and other days he listening to me excitedly tell him about successful situations that occur in my classroom.
As for my boys, having a mom as a teacher can not be that GREAT. LOL.  I know everything that is happening or is going to happen.  I peek in on them whenever I want, I stop them from running in the halls, I check their expenses in the cafeteria and question their extra purchases. LOL. And NO shortcuts on their homework.  Show your work and try your best. :D


And when it is picture day, mom will always grab you two for a quick pic. LOL


3. I am most thankful for.
I am thankful for Wendy over at Little Lily Polka Dot for reaching out to me and other teachers.  Creating partnerships with websites and other classrooms through the cyber world can only benefit our students. We love lily!
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Kinder Eagles is also another blog I am thankful for. She is the only other teacher in Kindergarten in the same district that is blogging with me :D
We collaborate and share so much.  


Last: I am thankful for Have fun Teaching.
I think I use their resources almost everyday in my classroom.
Thank you for making awesome resources :D
http://blog.havefunteaching.com/

4. I am most thankful for these guilty pleasures.
Reality TV Shows: They are hilarious.  Some are so ridiculous, laughing out loud to them is very therapeutic for me.
Blog Stocking:  If it was not for my blog friends around the world, what would I do.   All of your ideas and sharing inspire me everyday.
Here are just a few shows that I try to catch on tv every once and a while.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta  
5. I am most thankful to all my family members, parents, fellow teachers, my principal, and any others who continue to give me positive support throughout my teaching career.  It is very easy to be negative and criticize teachers these days but surround yourself with positive and motivational people and the possibilities are endless.

My campus.

The best Grade Level: KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

My Principal: Mrs. Traci Gonzalez and Me

A message to new teachers: YOU CAN HAVE THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE IN YOUR CLASSROOM IF YOU JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

I have to add one more thing I will be thankful really soon.
When my husband gets my ipad2.
:D

Food Recipes

We recently did a hands on  Strawberry Salad, and a "How to make a lunch-able pizza" to go along with our food unit.  We have been discussing and learning all about recipes, food, Ingredients, Directions, etc.

This week we made a strawberry salad and a Lunch-able Pizza.
Students were so engaged while learning.  When we made the pizza you could have heard a pin drop in our classroom of 23 five and six year olds.
We are in the process of making our own recipe book.  I can not wait to see the finished product :D
Thank you parents for being kind enough to bring in some of the ingredients that we needed for our food recipes.

























Thanksgiving Lunch at School

Friday was a special day for us during our lunch.
Turkey, stuffing, green beans, bread, and icecream were served.
Students were very excited.
Here are a few pictures of our Thanksgiving Lunch on Friday.