A brand new season - ALMOST!

Tomorrow is the first day of spring! Are you ready?

We already had a tornado watch today to kick off the season! (Hopefully yours will be a little more calm.)

Check out Amber Polk's FREE spring activity packet to get your little ones into the seasonal spirit.

While you're on the TeachersPayTeacher's site, check out my store site for some great resources on hatching chicks this spring.

St. Patty's Day Fun

I'm on Spring Break now, but I've been thinking about all the teachers out there that have the chance to do a few fun things for St. Patty's Day (and get a little jazzed up, too)! Here are some fun picks for your day of green!

Green cardigan

Geen nail polish - Fresh Frog of Bel Air

Leprechaun paper-bag puppets (my students loved putting on a show with these)

Snack time fun

Text Me Your Sight Words

http://mrsbremersk.blogspot.com/2012/02/dr-seuss-freebie-literacy-work-stations.html

Open House - Paradise

When it all comes together,

When the parents appreciate their child's growth,

And we all come together to celebrate the students,

Our evening of Open House together becomes paradise.

OK....Now I've Seen It All

Link

Dinosaurs and Bad Words

Today I was walking around each table in my classroom, showing the children a picture of an acrocanthosaurus, when one of my students looked at it and said, "That's a big-ass dinosaur!"

I just looked at him and said, "What did you say?"

He stared blankly at me and said, "That's a big-ass dinosaur", then started nodding his head (apparently in agreement with his statement).

Clearly, this child had no idea his vocabulary was totally inapproprate for school.

I looked at him and said, "You would just say, That's a big dinosaur!"

He kept nodding and as I walked away, I could tell he still didn't see the importance of leaving off that little word.

I was just glad he only said it to me and not the entire class.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Post to my classroom parents:

"Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday! His books are wonderful for listening to and for reading! We had a great time strolling through his tales together today. Unfortunately, I was so busy with the kids, I didn't have a chance to snap any photos of them. We also had a great time rotating through the different kindergarten classrooms and stories. Ask your child about his/her favorite:
K1: Horton Hears a Who
K2: Cat in the Hat
K3: Dr. Seuss biography
K4: Hop on Pop
K5: Wocket in my Pocket

We're also going to study Dr. Seuss as our author of the month. If you need a reminder, in January we learned about Jan Brett and in February, Kevin Hinkes. All three of these authors have wonderful web sites. Have fun exploring each and reading their books!"