The “Eyes of
Texas” were smiling on me last week in Austin and in Houston at the Montessori
Conference. Every time I meet a
teacher I feel like I have a new BFF!
Meet Claudia Walker and Emily Jensen!
And I always am
motivated by new ideas teachers share!
The Shoe
Sheriff (Karen Hansen &
Karen Aikin)
When a child can
tie shoes, she gets to wear a badge and is the “shoe sheriff” for the day. The teacher no longer has to tie shoes
because the other children know they have to get help from the “shoe sheriff.”
Let children wrap
sparkly pipe cleaners around their finger. What is left over is the tracker.
Write My Name (Cherie
Weiss)
The first thing I
do
Is always the
same.
I pick up my
pencil
And I write my
name.
N – A – M – E
That’s where your
name is suppose to be!
Water Fountain
Drinks (Tracsena Grant)
When students are
drinking at the water fountain too long the student behind chants:
One, two, buckle
my shoe.
Three, four, drink
no more!
Story Telling
Sticks (Jennifer Ruiz)
Buy wooden
character pieces (usually $1 or less at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s) and glue them
to popsicle sticks. Group these
together by theme and let children use them to tell stories.
Thinking Cap
(Claudia Walker)
My hands are in my
lap.
My mouth is
closed.
My eyes are open.
My ears are
listening.
And my thinking
cap is on!
Magic “E” Star
(Karen Hansen and Karen Aikin)
Glue a yellow star
with an “e” on it to a craft stick.
Children add the “e” to the end of CVC words and sound out the new word.
