3 hours ago
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Search This Blog
About Me
Grab my Button!
Blog Archive
Followers
Labels
- ABCs of Kindergarten (1)
- Advice for new teachers (1)
- America (2)
- Back to School (1)
- Back-to-School (1)
- Banana Dance (1)
- Bugs (1)
- Christmas (1)
- classroom photos (1)
- Contest (1)
- Dr. Jean (1)
- Dr. Seuss (1)
- Earth Day (1)
- Easter (1)
- farm (1)
- Insects (1)
- letter sounds (1)
- Literacy/Math Centers (1)
- My Books (1)
- My Favorites (1)
- Nursery Rhymes (1)
- Songbooks (1)
- Statue of Liberty (1)
- The Little School Bus (1)
- Top 10 Things About Me (1)
- Transportation (1)
- Voice Levels Poster (1)
My Blog List
-
THE HURRICANE STORY - Someone recently asked if anyone had a book about a hurricane. I wasn’t familiar with a book about a hurricane, but I decided to adapt my “Rainhat Story” t...
-
How to Improve Classroom Behavior by Using Clip Charts - Teachers are often wondering *how to manage classroom behavior* and how to handle behavior problems. Like most teachers, I experimented with different be...
16 hours ago -
Back To School Goodies Giveaway! - I am so excited to share some back to school goodies from Sharpie, Mr. Sketch and InkJoy! What teacher (and student) doesn’t love some new pens and sc...1 day ago
-
Primary Sight Words Curriculum + Freebie! - Well hello there and welcome to another post! This post is all about my new program, Primary Sight Words and a FREE sight word is also included. I enjo...2 days ago
-
Troll-iffic Year! - Look at this A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E bulletin board display we created to start out our school year! Resource ~ Mrs. Lee's Kindergarten Blog CLICK RIGHT HERE f...
2 days ago -
Freebies You Have Asked For This Week! - The first two weeks have been crazy busy and lots of fun! Many have asked for the Zero the Hero Letter and activity sheets so I posted them in my TPT ...
4 days ago -
Now Streaming: HeidiSongs On-Demand! - HeidiSongs is now streaming online! (YES! You read that right!) You can get HeidiSongs videos ON DEMAND any time! We’ve partnered with Vimeo to offer you...4 days ago
-
Early Learning Counting Practice - I am going to brag a moment. Harry can count to 10. Yep, he's a genius. Ok, I am TOTALLY kidding (but you know I am SO PROUD). I have to give credit t...
6 days ago -
Learning the Alphabet {Part 1} - Back when I was teaching Kindergarten, one of my favorite things to teach was the alphabet. I loved the daily routine of practicing letter sounds, letter ...1 week ago
-
Behavior Management - I have used the same behavior management system for years and I still love it!! There are SO many different behavior management ideas out there so you'll ...
1 week ago -
Measurement Games for the Whole Year - Number is the priority standard in kindergarten! We spend all year developing number sense as we build upon standards. But, some of the other standard st...
1 week ago -
Kindergarten Math: Place Value - Teaching Place Value is an essential concept for students to understand and master. When students successfully understand place value (the value of digit...1 week ago
-
Build-a-House Onset and Rime Activity (CVC Word Building) - Work on beginning reading skills with a fun building block activity. This free onset and rime activity is perfect for kindergartners to build CVC words usi...2 weeks ago
-
Back to School Clip Cards - [image: cover] Clip cards are one of my very favorite early finisher activities. They are easy to prep, store and use. And, my first graders love using t...2 weeks ago
-
Labor Day Sale! - Hi everyone! I'm throwing a Labor Day Sale! Visit my store today and tomorrow and save 20% on all products! I wish everyone a happy and successful school y...
2 weeks ago -
Using Painted Jenga Blocks for A Fun Vocabulary Game - Amazon is my go-to app for just about everything online shopping! I mean, I’ve even ordered groceries using Amazon Pantry and it’s amazing, speedy and su...
3 weeks ago -
My Classroom 2017 - **Note: I did receive some classroom decorations from Oriental Trading Learn 365 in exchange for this post. However how I used the materials in my classr...
3 weeks ago -
Pack a Picnic Basket - *It's Picnic Time!* Time to celebrate the end of summer and Back-To-School with a family picnic. The *Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum* (MGT) celebra...
4 weeks ago -
TPT GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY - Contest closed- congratulations Jaime! Thanks to all who entered! I have a $10 gift card to spend at TPT...and you could win it! Just answer my {*super simpl...
4 weeks ago -
Dot Day - One of my favorite books to read at the beginning of the school year is The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. It is such a sweet story about a little girl who thi...
5 weeks ago -
Teacher pay Teachers Sale! - [image: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Barbie-Roper Column Banner - 160 × 200] It is time for the sale on TpT! Yeah... I know my cart is full...
1 month ago -
2017-2018 Calendar Journals - Hey friends! Can you believe July is almost over and everyone is gearing up for Back to School? I certainly can't. With that said, it's time to update my c...
1 month ago -
Goals! - Hey Kinder Friends, We spent a lot of time setting goals last year and talking about positive mindsets. So when we were put to the challenge of a team chal...
1 month ago -
$100 Target Gift Card giveaway - [image: Check out some Target Dollar Spot finds and ideas for your classroom and enter to win a $100 Target gift card to spend in the Target Dollar Spot 20...
2 months ago -
Coding with Kindergarteners - Coding with Kindergarteners?! [image: Learning with Mrs. Parker] Okay, I know what you are thinking. Kindergarteners coding?! I must admit that I thought t...
2 months ago -
-
"Trollin" In to a New School Year!! - I don't know about you, but my kids love trolls! So, I thought how cute it would be to make a troll craft for the beginning of school! This can be used ...
2 months ago -
"I am Freedom's Child" by Bill Martin, Jr. - Hey ya'll!!!! It's a short post today! I am re-reading my Anti-Bias Education textbook from my masters and came across this poem today and LOVE it. I creat...
2 months ago -
all about plants! - We had so much fun learning all about plants! I just love this spring time unit. Here are some of the things we did in our plant unit. We read all about ro...
2 months ago -
Just Perfect {empowering your kids} - Y'all know I'm all about anything girly. Even more than that, I love love love anything that empowers and strengthens our next generation of girls so when...
3 months ago -
Summer Book Giveaway : We Have a Winner!! - First, I would just like to say THANK YOU to everyone who participated and entered the giveaway!! I appreciate all of you! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You will b...
3 months ago -
Alphapalooza 2 Phonemic Awareness & Phonics Fun! - “The two best predictors of early reading success are alphabet recognition and phonemic awareness.” -Marilyn Jager Adams We spend a lot of time working ...
3 months ago -
Storage Solutions for the Classroom - Earlier this afternoon I posted this picture on Instagram.... I received a few messages after posting regaring the containers I used for organization, s...
4 months ago -
Ohmiword....Kindergarten - Every year it happens in mid March at my little school....Kindergarten Orientation. It's an evening that the upcoming Kindergarten parents are invited to. ...
5 months ago -
Read Across America - One of my favorite weeks of the year is fast approaching! I LOVE Read Across American week! Our school celebrates the whole week with lots of fun dress-up ...
6 months ago -
FREE Valentine's Day Activity - Could you use a FREE Valentine's Day ABC order activity? Or read the room activities are always a hit.. Have you read this sweet book? I made a common/p...
7 months ago -
My New Blog - Some of you may have noticed that over the past 4 years my posts here on Mrs. Patton's Patch have been sparse. Some of that was due in part to having my s...7 months ago
-
Apron Lady: Will You Be My Valentine? - Do you know The Apron Lady? Her name is Sandy Welch and I am so proud to call her my dear friend. If you have attended any I Teach K conferences in the las...
7 months ago -
Robot Valentine Sacks & The Perfect Valentine for BOYS! - Yay for February! It truly is the best month of the year. I really LOVE Valentines Day and it's even better in the classroom, because kids make it so much ...
7 months ago -
FREE Groundhog Pokey Pin Kit - Yeahhh! It's a snow day (or an ice day, I'd say), so I have a chance to share this freebie with you. I don't know who's been watching, but I've made TONS ...
7 months ago -
I AM THE PROUD MOM OF AN ELEPHANT - I AM THE PROUD MOM OF AN ELEPHANT! Sounds strange doesn't it? Well, it is true! My son is now officially an Elephant. Roll Tide Roll! I can not believe...
1 year ago -
A Day in the Life of Full Day Kindergarten - Part 3 - Photo Credit: www.canstockphotos.com I hope you are enjoying my hour by hour look at a Full Day of Kindergarten. I have talked about Arrival, Morning Wor...
1 year ago -
Create Your Own Alphabet Line - A while back I blogged about how I create my own alphabet line in my classroom. I wanted to easily explain the process to some new teachers at my school, ...
1 year ago -
Celebrate The Last Day of School and Happy Teacher Appreciation Week - Happy end of the year to you, phenomenal teacher! Hats off to you and the hard work behind all you do. Finish out the school year strong - and treat yourse...
1 year ago -
Ocean Week Lesson Plans - Do you love ocean week as much as me? Here is a little ocean week flashback! This might be my favorite theme to teach all YEAR! I can't get enough! Perh...
1 year ago -
Technical Difficulties! - I'm in the process of switching from Wordpress to Blogger and post images are not showing up. I am trying hard to have this fixed ASAP, so please hang tig...
1 year ago -
I've moved! - Click the image below to be redirected to my new blog! Friends, I've rebranded. Thank you so much for following along over the years. I made a new blog...
1 year ago -
I'm Back With a New Blog - After about a year away from blogging, I am back! Check out my new blog "Chalking On: My Life in Literacy" here.
1 year ago -
Marriage: The Gift of TIME - If ever I've earned a Spring Break, it's this one. My kids had SB last week because we are in different districts. They took turns coming to school with ...
1 year ago -
The Naughty Leprechaun - Oh friends, I am so, SO excited I get to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with my class this year! For the last several years we have always been on spring br...
1 year ago -
Old Valentine Activity - Newly Updated!!! - Hey! I have a lot of people request access to one of my Valentine activities and I'm not sure why Google Drive is not letting people download it, sooooooo...
1 year ago -
100th Day Smartie FREEBIE - If you haven't celebrated the 100th Day of School yet and need a quick and easy gift, you can get these FREE by clicking here.
1 year ago -
Start the new year off right! - TpT is hosting a sale and I have added my site and offered more discounts. Make sure you use the code to save up to 28%! I also have a new FREE item. ...
1 year ago -
Print-N-Go Math Staions and FREEBIE - Happy New Year!! These last 2 weeks have gone by so fast, but have been AWESOME! I will be honest, I sort of ready to get back into a routine. Staying up u...
1 year ago -
Classroom Friendly Supplies Best Pencil Sharpener Now Comes in Popular Purple! - I was recently contacted by Classroom Friendly Supplies with the chance to review their newest color, Popular Purple! I jumped at the chance to do a blog...
1 year ago -
SALE for World Teacher Day - Happy October, friends! In celebration of World Teacher Day on Monday, October 5, 2015, swing by my TpT store for 20% all products - including bundles! B...
1 year ago -
Our "Pony Express" Morning Message - Our third week of school begins tomorrow! Yikes! Our "Pony Express" message for the first few weeks of school is about my students' names. After al...
2 years ago -
Colorful - So the 2015/16 school year is now up and running, I am 3 weeks in and am firmly into my first two themes. My "littles", my first graders are studying apple...
2 years ago -
Christmas in July-PORTFOLIOS and MEMORY BOOKS! - Hey guys!! All of my Portfolio/Memory book are on SALE today for Christmas in July!!! Enjoy 20% off!!! All of the portfolios include monthly poem divi...
2 years ago -
July 4th Sale!!!! - Hi everyone!! I'm having a July 4th Sale over at my TpT store this weekend!!! I've linked up with Buzzing with Mrs. McClain. So be sure to head on over t...
2 years ago -
Keeping the blog for now - I have debated about taking the blog down but so many have asked for it to stay active. I am still at a loss on where to go from here. My thoughts lead m...
2 years ago -
Teachers ARE Heroes! - Y'all...I'm SUPER EXCITED! Teachers Pay Teachers is celebrating teachers everywhere! It's a HUGE TPT SALE...and everything in my store is 28% off! Be sure ...
2 years ago -
Happy December Friends! - Hey yall! I am joining in on the TPT sale December 1st & 2nd. Be sure to run on over and fill up your cart with some awesome goodies and save 28%!!!! Here...
2 years ago -
"Give Me Five" - The Sequel - My most popular post BY FAR is my post with the "Give Me Five" freebie. It's staggering to me that it has been downloaded on TPT over 80,000 times. Ho...
3 years ago -
Math Tool Kit Freebie - Hey my peeps! I hope your summer has been fantastic!! I have two more weeks, then it’s back to the grind for me. Hop on over to Blog Hoppin’ to grab a ...
3 years ago -
Rhyme Time! - If you are working on rhyming words with your kids, this is a great print, cut and laminate game you can use! I even sent a copy home with each of my kids t...
3 years ago -
Pinteresting Find-- Noise Management - So I just saw this pinned from Deanna Jump and Mrs Carroll (The First Grade Parade) and I couldn't NOT share this IMMEDIATELY. Things like this excite me a...
4 years ago -
First Week Math Centers - My kinders are off to a great start with our math centers! We have mainly been working on number recognition, counting objects, and patterning so far. They...
4 years ago -
Classroom Library and Accelerated Reader - I am a huge fan of Accelerated Reader. After debating back and forth whether to arrange my classroom books by genre or by AR level, I decided on the lat...
.jpg)
4 years ago -
Number Stations Freebie - We were given some great ideas for number stations at a professional development this week. I needed them to be more open-ended, so I added lines to fill ...
4 years ago -
Auntie Claus Preview and our Polar Express Day! - I wanted to give a sneak peek at our Auntie Claus unit that my friends, Michele and Elana (Lana) and I are finishing up for teacherspayteachers. We are p...
4 years ago -
SO THANKFUL AND HERE COME THE HOLIDAYS! - Hello all! I am so sorry that I have been neglecting my blog, but happy to say I have been working and playing hard! This past summer was really tough fo...4 years ago
-
I'm Following the Yellow Brick Road to Freebies and Fun! - Happy International Blog-Hopping Day! Teaching Blog Addict is hosting a fun linky party and of course I had to join the fun..... because there is no pla...
5 years ago -
How Are You Spending Your Summer? - First of all, thank you so much for all the requests for copies of my "Bloom's Taxonomy for Math" labels! I hope everyone that has a copy will find them u...
5 years ago -
I'm Back...at least for a little while! - WOW! Can I just say that changing grades at my age has truly kicked my b^** ( I was not allowed to say that word as a child so I feel a little funny typing...5 years ago
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
All content and images © 2011 KinderKaren | All Rights Reserved.
Blog and Graphic Design by Dreamlike Magic Designs.
Blog and Graphic Design by Dreamlike Magic Designs.
2 comments:
I just gave your wonderful blog an award! Come and check it out!
Holly
http://joyofkindergarten.blogspot.com/
Just found your blog and I am your newest follower!!
Diane
kindergartenafunplacetobe.blogspot.com
Post a Comment