Here is our talent in the talent show! Enjoy!!The video will flip in a few seconds to make the picture go in the correct direction. We had so much fun at our talent show! We ended the show with a whole school flash mob in honor or our retiring principal/assistant superintendent. We started as a student council dance, then went to teachers, then to the whole school and ended with a slide show. It was awesome!! Checked flash mob off my bucket list! :) Always a fun time! I'm always amazed at the talents of the students also - singing, yo-yoing, gymnastics, walking on hands, twirling! They are incredible!

The Summer Bridge Activities Workbook is a great resource for parents! It is a great review of the kindergarten skills. What a great help to keep them current and reviewing over the summer. It is divided into 3 sections – they can write a goal, discuss character traits, do science experiments and review all their learning. I think it is a great way for parents to see   what their children are expected to know and learn in school. Carson Dellosa included a skills matrix, reading ideas, and   a summer reading list. I like that the pages have work on them – not overloaded and not too sparse. The pages are colorful too! On the pages is a good variety of math, reading, sight words. There are also bonus activities too. In the back of the book are flashcards for letters, numbers, time, coins, shapes, a certificate and STICKERS! This will be a great resource for children over the summer! . I participate in the Brand Ambassador Program for Carson- Dellosa and I received this produ...

Another good product from Carson Dellosa! Center Solutions for the Common Core Language Arts File Folder Games! There are 16 ready to play file folder games. They are bright and colorful –and nicely labeled with the skill. They seem fairly sturdy – will be interested in seeing how long they stay nice at centers. They do recommend laminating.   They will be perfect to use for a guided reading group. Eleven different skills are included in this set. They range from: visual discrimination, rhyming, beginning sounds, to syllables and vocabulary. The games and pieces are even color coded. I heart color coding!   I love that the resource guide includes a checklist of the centers to keep track of who has been introduced to it. The standards and skills list will be useful also as we all get familiar with the common core.   There is also a student activity page for each of the games. So nice to have everything coordinated. This will be a great addition to a classroom. I participa...

OMG!!! I BIG TIME PUFFY HEART THIS!! Rockin' Teacher Materials blog is giving away a chance to win a ticket to the I Teach K Conf in Las Vegas this summer! I would LOVE to be able to go!!! This would be the chance of a lifetime for any kindergarten teacher!! WOO HOO!!!! http://rockinteachermaterials.blogspot.com/2013/04/calling-all-kinder-friends-youre-gonna.html? Go and enter - or not - I'm going to win anyway!! haha There are some really great people in blog land!

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We got an honorable mention!! I'm so excited and proud of my kiddos! We voted on what songs we wanted to sing and ended up sending all the videos in! I love the ee and ea song! Keep scrolling down till you see the phonics song section. This just fills my bucket to over flowing! Thank you Heidi! We love singing all the songs! Find the videos on my blog!  http://heidisongs.blogspot.com/2013/03/2013-heidisongs-video-contest-winners.html

The Complete Common Core Kit and the Daily Standards Pocket Chart from @Carson- Dellosa are so helpful and timely! The Common Core Kit has cards for the language arts and math standards! How nice for us teachers! The pocket chart is perfect for putting these cards into them. I love the fact that the cards are two-sided – one side has the standard on the card, on the other side is an “I can” statement. I love the fact that it is kid friendly! (OK – it makes it easier for me also!) The pocket chart holds five cards! Wait- they are easy to change out because there are lovely dividers for each topic in the standards! You won’t have to search through all the cards to find the one you need. Oh wait… the cards are divided into math and language arts- and color coded dividers make it even easier! One color for each subject! The pocket chart is just the right size too! Not too big, not too small! This is a product that will be very handy as we all move towards common core in the future....