The students are continuously working towards counting and identifying numbers up to 100. One fun idea my mentor teacher thought of was 100 chart puzzles! We laminated several 100 charts in different colors then cut them into large puzzle pieces. I have a feeling the students will love trying to put the pieces (and numbers) together to make 100.
Word Rings
We use word rings in the classroom to help students learn their star words. Each student has a ring that words are added to as previous words are mastered. Each student works at their own pace and has a different number of words on their ring. There can only be three words on each ring that the student does not know. As students learn their words, more are added. When a student knows all of the words on their ring and there are no more to add, they are a “Star Word Expert”. A bead is added to their ring to celebrate. Currently, we have four students who are experts! During free time or down time through out the day, an adult grabs a students ring and has the student read the words to them. We try hard to get through all of the rings each day (sadly, sometimes there just isn’t time to squeeze it in!)
These are the rings hanging in the classroom. Each student has their own place for their ring.
The unused words that are waiting to be added to rings are kept in these drawers. Each word has its own drawer so they are easy and quick to access.
I have taken over art lessons so I got to make Valentine’s Day boxes with the students! Personally, I have to say they are quite precious. Cereal boxes were wrapped in colorful paper and each student’s picture was tapped to the top of a box. Then students got to turn their box into a person! We learned how to fold paper in accordion style for the arms and legs; these were glued to the sides and bottom of the body box. Hearts were cut out for hands and feet. Students were free to decorate the front of their box as if it were their shirt. I suggested students use hearts and their favorite things to decorate their shirts.
Thursday is our Friendship/Valentine’s Day party! Going to be a fun and busy day
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