Sight Word Scanning

This has been an exciting week! I tried something new, which made me a little nervous, but I am so happy with the results. :)

Sight word QR scanning! It was really simple and very effective for my students. I found these QR codes and printed and laminated them. During word work, the students used an iPad to scan the QR code. After scanning, a sentence popped up, which they had to read. I also had the students write the sight word down for extended practice. Then, they continued scanning the different QR codes, repeating the process. 

I was so happy all my students were able to complete the activity and really enjoyed scanning the sight words. What a great learning experience!  

Schools of Rock!

Friday was our district's 5th annual Schools of Rock Show. This is where each school preforms a dance to compete with all other schools in the district. It can get competitive, but it is all for a good cause. This year we had a lot of fun! It was clear that everyone worked really hard and brought their best.

Here is Pleasant Ridge's School of Rock performance. Enjoy! :)

Winter Writing

This year my students are really enjoying writing (and they are getting pretty good at it!). 

Every day at writing the students are able to write about any topic they would like.  Most times they write about the fun things they have done, their favorite toy, favorite video games or favorite movies. But, sometimes I will give writing prompt to the students. It is always great to see how they answer them. After, I have taken the writing prompts, laminated and bound responses to make a class book. The students have loved reading these books over and over to see their peer’s responses. I have noticed it makes the students even more excited about their writing.  If you would like to utilize these writing prompts, check out my store on TPT. (http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Writing-1039207)

Hope this gets your students more excited about writing! :)

BACK TO SCHOOL...

Yep it’s that time again! I can’t believe summer is almost over!!

This will be my first official post on my blog and I am super excited to get started! I have been looking over my notes from the start of school last year, trying to remember what I did to get my students ready for Daily 5!! Yikes! (Last year was my first time with Daily 5. I achieved really great results with it.)

In the spirit of Back to School Sales—be sure to check out my TPT store and download my Daily 5 Checklist for FREE!! (http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Daily-5-check-in-792788) This will be a great help in organizing and reminding students what choices they made or need to make for reading workshop.

Enjoy!! Good luck setting up and starting your school year! :)

Waltzing Through Kindergarten