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A First Day Activity and 2 New Freebies!

September 1, 2014, 9:14 am
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The school year officially began for my kiddos on Wednesday. Here is one project we actually finished! We used tiny macaroni, beads and jewels to decorate our names. The following day we made a floor graph of how many letters in our names.( Friday I hung it up). I had  wonderful parents who volunteered to stay our first day the whole morning. Our day was done the at 10:50 because Kinder has Back to School Night the first day. I love meeting all the parents and telling them about our program. Kindergarten is AWESOME!


I decided last week it was time for new Classroom Helper Cards. I love how Melonheadz makes everything you create pop! They are at my TPT shop just click on the link classroom above!


Tomorrow we will make our first mini-book Kindergarten.Wewill work on our sight words "See and I". I made little reading pointer sticks out of tongue depressors. They will go in a pocket inside the front cover. The pocket is a 1/2 envelope. So easy!

Here is our Chart to practice the steps to making our 
mini books. Happy Holiday Monday!
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Southern California Friends I'll be at SCKA's Fall Workshop!

September 6, 2014, 9:06 am
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I'm so excited to be presenting with my Friend Heidi Butkus.
On October 11th at the SCKA Fall Workshop.
 My topics are Spectacular Common Core style Literacy Centers and Sight Word Activities for TK and Kindergarten Students. 
I hope to see you there!

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3 Weeks in and Busy, Busy, Busy!

September 21, 2014, 8:37 am
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I am finally coming up for a little air. It's been a very busy start to the school year! I'm so sorry for not getting my weekly posts up. But I think we are on a roll now! Here are a few things we have been up to. We painted our "BEARY" favorite colors last week and decorated a picture frames for our masterpieces!


Two weeks ago we created these adorable self portraits I saw on pinterest from My friend Julie Lee's clssroom. They are adorable and floating from the ceiling all around my room!



Readers workshop is in full swing! We began with how to be a "Book Lover." We practiced first on the rug together carefully turning pages and progressed to  groups of four friends at book baskets. We have been building our Stamina! You can find this amazing unit at my dear friend Kim Adsit's TPT store!


This past week we got our own book tubs and began "Reading to Self." We are up to anywhere from 6-9 minutes depending on the day! In our book boxes we have 3 class made mini books, our poetry journals and one picture book! My Poetry Journals can be found at my TPT store. Well I'm actually off to my classroom this morning to set up for our first week of independent Literacy Centers! Wish me luck!
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A "Beary" Good time with Goldilocks and Brown Bear!

October 5, 2014, 9:47 am
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Last week's literacy centers were "BEARY" fun with Goldilocks puppets for retelling, "Beary Good" sight word practice and a Rhyming Little Bears mini book.


Here is one of my little cuties showing off  her 
Brown Bear's Bag with the mini book inside.



We discussed the characters and on the back we created a flow map of Goldilock's adventure


I'll be back soon with some darling new Halloween center fun!




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2 Day Sale Going on Now at my TPT Shop! Frankenstein Sight Word Freebie!

October 12, 2014, 12:40 pm
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A Halloween Menagerie!

October 19, 2014, 8:22 am
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Got Napkins? Make a Halloween Napkin book! Great for practicing sight words. Just take a Halloween napkin, cut and fold white Xerox paper to fit and staple. 
Add an Avery label for the title!



Here is my latest quilt thanks to all the cute hand-print samples on Pinterest boards Kinderbykim Jordano


We made this fun little book last week for spider week! Use a spider ring to move the spider all around the doll. A spider is on my ...head, arm , stomach, foot, Mom!


Tp Roll BBB Bat song! I made this little guy last year I ran out of time this year but he is so fun and easy to make.


Friday was our first sharing day! Everyone had two weeks to create their own bear in a Halloween costume! Here are a few of my creative Kiddo's bears!




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The Pumpkin on the Vine! It's Ready!

October 26, 2014, 6:00 pm
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I have had so many requests for this little pumpkin life cycle sequence. My copy was so old and hand drawn. I finally have a brand new crisp black-line available HERE!
(I did have to hand draw the stem for the front I could not find a clip art that would work)


We are going to end the month with some Frankenstein fun. I pinned this cute mini paper plate guy from Pinterest a few weeks ago. I turned him into a counting and ordering activity that my kiddos will complete this week. I glued a pocket to the back for them to put their numbers in after putting them in order. 
We will put this poem on the the pocket.
Monsters MUNCH, Monsters CRUNCH! 
Monsters like to COUNT for lunch! 
This week we will describe Frankenstein on our circle maps at literacy centers and do some monster labeling too.


This darling sewing activity seemed to be all over Pinterest The great thing is they can't mess it up! My kids loved it. We wrote one of our Poerty Journal Poems  on the back.

Last but not least have you made your Jack-O-Happy Pie?
Have a Happy Halloween!
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Long Ago.. Extravaganza!

November 9, 2014, 1:12 pm
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This darling turkey pattern hat is found in my
Perfect Pilgrim Pack available on TPT


We are busy planning our Long Ago days in Kindergarten. 
We celebrate the day before Thanksgiving break. 
All Kindergarten classes participate together. 
We are fortunate here in CA that the weather is usually great. 
Yet in the event of rain our kids go from classroom to classroom freely.  Below are a few of the activities we do together.


Native American sand paintings


We use salt and powdered paint!


Every hunter needs an arrow made with 
a straw and paper triangles!


Next they are off to hunt for dinner! 
This is one of the most popular centers.


What's a Thanksgiving without a turkey!


Long ago fishing was a great way to get food for dinner. 
We fished for letters. 


Let's make some beautiful macaroni pattern necklaces.

 Tortilla teepees made with tortillas 
milk and food coloring. YUM!


We also make butter, log cabins from pretzel sticks, plant corn seeds and make clay pots. Parent volunteers run all the activities and do the face painting. We are all thankful to be at such a wonderful school!

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Pilgrim Power and Tasty Turkeys!

November 11, 2014, 10:00 am
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I found variations of these little cuties all 
over Pinterest a few weeks ago. I just had to make them. 
They look so fun hanging in our classroom. 
We have been talking about how the Pilgrims lived
 in their new world.



We wrote about what the Pilgrim boys and girls 
did to help their families.


Tom Turkey Says 
"Eat cake..or cookies or pizza!"
 "Not me!"


 I saw these fun turkeys on First Grade Parade's blog. 
They are super easy to make!
I created a turkey's can, have, are ...paper plus
a writing paper to go with it.
Get it here

 This is always one of my favorite bulletin boards!
 Found in my Perfect-Pilgrim-and-Turkey-Hat-Patterns!
It always makes me smile.



I love to see all the people and things they are thankful for!


TheseLittle Pilgrims have such personality! 
They end up really looking like my kiddos.
Enjoy your holiday!
Big hugs to all the Veterans in my life and yours.








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Thanksgiving Freebie! Tom Turkey's Terrific Tens Hats!

November 19, 2014, 10:23 pm
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 With Thanksgiving just a few days away and a short week for me next week. (Only Monday and Tuesday) I thought my kiddos would enjoy counting by tens with this cute little turkey hat!
Get your turkey hat here!


My children will cut out the hat pattern and glue it to a sentence strip. Next they will cut out and order their tens and glue them to their hat.  I use dot paints for fast and fun decorating!



If your not in the mood for hats your kiddos can cut, glue and order their numbers. For an added challenge have them write their numbers underneath.



Try ordering tallies to 50!
Enjoy!
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Get into the Holiday Spirit with new products From Kinderbykim!

November 28, 2014, 12:10 pm
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 Well our tummies are full of turkey we got our tree up! 
Time to present my new holiday packs!
Santa and his cute little friends are are all 
available at my TPT shop!
My Little Elf packet includes a mini book writing pages and all the patterns!


Santa Goes Shopping includes a Santa wish list, Santa Goes Shopping mini book, writing pages and all the patterns to make this Jolly Santa!


What's Santa with out his Reindeer? Where is Reindeer?
 Includes a mini book, a rhyming book, writing pages and all the patterns!
I hope you all of you are having a family and friend filled week!




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The Holidays are Here with a Raffle for you!

November 28, 2014, 12:38 pm
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 Kinderbykim has partnered up with ESGI to get you into the Holiday Spirit with the 
12 Days of Giveaways Raffle!
You can enter to win 25 dollars worth of  Kinderbykim's products and a 1 year licence to ESGI for a total value of  $225.00! ESGI is a FANTASTIC on line assessment program which can be created to match your specific needs.

 Enter to win! 
Kinderbykim's drawing is December 2.
Here are just a few of the 
products in my TPT shop!





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Cyber Monday and Tuesday & The 12 days of Giveaways!

November 30, 2014, 2:27 pm
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Yippee! It's a Cyber Monday and Tuesday Sale over at TPT!
Get your extra Percentage savings with the Promo Code TPTCYBER
Just click HERE to start shopping!


Don't forget to put your name in for the 
12 Days of Giveaways. Heidi Songs is tomorrow and
 Kinderbykim's giveaway is Tuesday!
Go to my November 28th post to enter the raffle!





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Gingerbread Man and More Holiday Fun!

December 14, 2014, 11:09 pm
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 Who can resist the Gingerbread Man during the holidays!
 We have read 7 different versions, tasted gingerbread cookies and made this darling glyph. Get the Glyph Key Here.


On Thursday we had our 3rd Grade Buddies come to kinder to make this great project by Tangled up in Teaching. This activity goes along with Jan Brett's version of the The Gingerbread Baby.
It was perfect for a 3rd grader to help their kinder partner. Lots of cutting and a graph to complete.


My friend Heidi has a darling new Gingerbread Man 
book with a CD and lots of  fun songs!


I got my Santa, Reindeer and Elves up! My room definitely has a holiday feel with these cuties hanging around. 


We were busy little elves last week. I had three amazing mommies who got all my kiddos hands painted for their wreaths in one morning! Tonight I added a dowel, ribbon bows and gold for their names.  (This is why I'm working on a post at 11:00 at night) All we have to do is wrap! The picture on the left is our wrapping paper made with paint and cookie cutters. Our card is also an ornament from their "little angel."


Here are two versions of  gingerbread men and hand print quilts. One is from Kinder and the other from Tk!
Off to bed for me...

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Wishing You all a Very Merry Christmas from The Beach Buddies!

December 21, 2014, 8:25 am
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 This last week before Winter break has been busy! 
Santa even came on Friday to wish us a Merry Christmas.


We finished up out travels "Around the World" visiting Germany by making Tannonbaum hats and visiting Sweden to enjoy St. Lucia day.


We sewed stockings from the USA and finished up our covers for 
Santa Goes Shopping! and reindeer books.

 During our holiday party we made reindeer food. (Oatmeal , birdseed and a few dashes of glitter to light the way for Santa's reindeer to find our homes!)

 We also decorated our Tannonbaums from Germany.(trees) 
Yes... they are a bit messy but oh so yummy!


During our party we also made we these darling snowman ornaments. The have been all over Pinterest for years and I finally made them. We painted their hand-prints on Tuesday so on Friday they would be all dry and ready to decorate with colored sharpies. Each one so unique and darling.
Wishing you all a joyous, family filled, RESTFUL vacation!
 Kim


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I'ts a Sale! Keep the Celebration Going!

December 31, 2014, 3:12 pm
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I'ts hard to believe the holidays are over and tomorrow is 
New Year's Day! Let's keep celebrating with a 2 Day Sale!
Kinderbykim's shop on TPT!
Wishing You and Your Families an 
AMAZING 2015!

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Winter is Here! Snow Globes, Penguins and Polar Bears!

January 11, 2015, 8:18 am
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OK... so it was 80 degrees last Monday... but we have had rain and chilly weather this weekend! At school we still celebrate winter with lots of  "chilly" activities. Here is our new winter quilt. 
I went back to school yesterday to hang it up!


On Friday we worked on our  winter tree for our science journal. The little thumbprint owls came out really cute. The snow was made with  the dish sponge seen here. I makes great snow and its not messy.



We will paint penguins and snowmen this month for our 
Jazzy Math Journals. The  polar bear will be for our Science Journals.

Last week we caught up on Oo is for owl and Pp 
is for penguins in our ABC Art Books.


This coming Friday we will make yummy tortilla snowflakes.
The recipe wil go in our Kindergarten Cookbooks! 
"Brrr" I think I better go turn on the heater! Enjoy your Sunday.
Kim



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Oink, Moo, Quack the Farm is Back!

January 25, 2015, 5:09 pm
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Its that time of year again where we begin to transform our room into a farm. We are busy learning all about what goes on at a farm. From the language used for farm animals like cattle and fowl. To terms like agriculture and produce. There is a lot to know if you are a farmer!


 Did you know frozen peas are much better to feed ducks than bread? We learned that bread is like candy for ducks. We wrote about the facts we learned and rolled them inside these little T.P. roll ducklings.


Pigs are my favorite farm animal. There are so many fun facts to write about piggies. We love to show off our writing skills on these crafty projects!

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Fancy Farm Open House 2015

February 15, 2015, 10:39 am
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Our Open House was very early this year. (I liked it better in May) But what ever time of year we still have a wonderful night! These little sheep were made with a cork and white paint. 
I saw it on Pinterest in several spots but I added some of my own details.We used this for the cover of one of our ordering number booklets. (Coming soon)


I love how these little chicks were made 
with a fork and yellow paint! 
They made a great cover for our 
Rhyming Little Chicks Freebie


I think the these cows are one of my favorites. 
The nose is 3D rolled like a t.p. tube.


These watermelons contain the facts to 10 in a little 
10's frame booklet. 
The pockets are the small paper plates painted and cut in half. 
We glued black beans to the front for seeds.


 My hayride board is not new but it always turns out adorable!


You can get the patterns for my fruits and veggies in
Kinderbykim's Fun on the Farm Pack 
I have more Farm Fun on its way. 
So check back soon!
Kim 
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TPT is Having a SALE! Plus a Creative Depth and Complexity Activity about the Farm!

February 25, 2015, 6:14 am
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We are beginning to use "Depth and Complexity Icons" in kindergarten. Here is a fun way we introduced the language on a bulletin board about the farm.


We are learned about the "Language of the Discipline" 
the "Big Idea" and the "Details" about a Farm. 

HERE
 Check out the Teachers are Heroes Sale !




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