LOVED the OK teachers last week. We put our hands together to make a heart!
I’m Thinking of a Letter (Lauren Griffin)
(Tune: “My Mother Is a Baker”)
I’m thinking of a letter, a
letter, a letter.
I’m thinking of a letter and
it sounds like this: (make letter
sound)
*I’m thinking of a word, a
word, a word.
I’m thinking of a word and
it rhymes with this: (say a word)
Birthday Crown (Samantha Spagnola)
To make an inexpensive
birthday crown fold a paper plate in half. Cut along the center crease to the rimmed edge and then cut
three additional slits. Fold back
from the center of the plate as shown.
Pencil Grip (Deborah Bergman)
Lay the pencil on the table
with the point towards you.
(That’s your worm.) Make a
beak with your thumb and pointer finger.
(That’s your bird.)
Have the bird pick up the
worm with its beak. (The point of
the pencil is towards you.) Flip
the pencil back as the bird pretends to swallow the worm.
Books from the Bag
Ladies ((Ambur Bell and
Samantha Spagnola)
Several teachers had
attended a workshop put on by the Bag Ladies and they shared the ice cream book
and the flip flop book.
Envelope Math
Cut an envelope in
half. Insert several fingers
inside and have several fingers outside.
Children have to predict how many fingers are inside. This would be a great game to play with
a friend.
Birthday Bulletin Board (Amanda Vernon)
Take a picture of all the
students who have birthdays in each month. Have each child hold a white board with the date of their
birthday. (Example: January 12) Make a bulletin board with their pictures and birthdays.
Pre-Writing Sign In (Lora Siever)
Write the first letter in
each child’s name across the top of the board. To sign in children find their letter and draw a line from
their letter to the bottom of the board.
(This will develop the concept of top to bottom.)
Greeting
Divide a piece of butcher
paper into fourths and draw pictures of two friends hugging (hug), lips
(Hollywood kiss), a hand (high five), and two hands shaking (handshake). Laminate and tape outside the classroom
door. The teacher stands at the
door the first month of school and greets each child according to where they
stand on the doormat.
Wait, Please! (Waynel Mayes)
To help children learn to
wait courteously have them place their little hand on you when they need
something. The teacher touches
their hand to let them know you’ll answer them as soon as you can.
Germ Juice (Julie Kewley)
Give children antibacterial
lotion when they come in the classroom.
Make a label for the hand sanitizer that says the teacher’s name on one
side and “Germ Juice” on the other side.
After hugging their parent at the door or when they come in from outside
give them a squirt of the germ juice.
*If they pick their nose
remind them to get some germ juice as well!
Cherokee Good Morning
Song (Meda Nix - Cherokee Nation Immersion School)
(Tune: “Where Is Thumbkin?”)
O si yo Hello
O si yo Hello
To hi tsu ko higa How
are you today
O si yo Hello
Ni gad a quu All
of you
O si yo Hello
O si yo Hello
Going Crazy (Cherokee Nation Language Immersion
School)
Tohigesd(i) agilulotsv Go
slowly crazy
Nigalisdino I
am going
Sawu tal tso nvg hisg
sudal(i) 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Ditsadanetli yv n(a) Everybody
switch
Nigalisdino tohiges I
am going go slowly
D(i)agilulotsv crazy
Sudal hisg nvg tso tal sawu 6,
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Ditsadanetliyvn(a) Everybody
switch
Growing a Sentence (Julie Fletcher)
Use the step book to
encourage children to expand a sentence.
Sticky, Sticky Bubble Gum (Dena Dassel)
Clap hands together and
pretend like gum is sticking to them as you say the chant below:
Sticky, sticky, sticky,
sticky bubble gum,
Bubble gum, bubble gum.
Sticky, sticky, sticky,
sticky bubble gum
Makes my hands stick to my elbows.
Repeat using other body
parts. End with, “Makes my hands
stick to my lap.”
Clipboard Assessment (Mona Horn)
This is a terrific idea for
making anecdotal notes and observations.
Stagger 5”x 8” index cards and tape to a clipboard. Write each child’s name on the bottom
of the card, along with their birthday, hand dominance, etc. Record “one word” progress, challenges,
or “funnies” on the card.
*The teacher who shared this
sad that since she teaches two sessions of pre-K she has a clipboard for each
session. She writes a minus in
front of a word if kids need more practice (ex: - cutting) or a plus (+ pencil grip) if the child has
mastered a skill. She also said
she keeps a cover sheet on top to protect the privacy of each child.