Eyes on Me (Neysa Puckett, South Irvine, KY)
Teacher says: 1,2,3, all eyes on me. (Make goggles and point to self.)
Children
respond: 1, 2, eyes on you. (Children make goggles around their
eyes and look at the teacher.)
Scented Markers
(Donna Laemmle)
Donna said they
always read “The Kissing Hand” the first day of school and then drew a heart
with a scented marker on the children’s hands.
*Scented markers
would also be fun for drawing smilies, stars, letters, words, etc. on
children’s hands - with parents’ permission, of course.
Cell Phone
Reading (Amy Madon, Lexington, KY)
Let children use
old cell phones to “read to a friend.”
They can read the words, read the pictures, tell about a sight word they
know, etc. Great for oral language
development.
havefunteaching.com
(Kari Seasor)
Kari said this
site has songs, videos, worksheets, etc. that her kids love.
Sketch to
Stretch (Jenny Ianiero, PA)
Jenny sent me this
picture of a worksheet she adapted for her first graders. What a meaningful way to build
comprehension and Common Core State Standards.
Yeah! I know it's going in the wrong direction, but when I tried to flip it some of the picture disappeared. You'll just have to turn your head to the side to read it!