Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Tech for Learning

Thank you TECH FOR LEARNING for this innovative educator award!!!!
This was from last year, but I just found it on the web while doing a search.


December Tech4Learning Innovative Educators

"It is better to create than to be learned. Creating is the true essence of life."
~Barthold Georg Niebuhr

This is my favorite time of the month. I get to annouce the newest members of the Tech4Learning Innovative Educators. These are educators that have a passion for teaching and sharing, especially with our products. They show creativity and excellence in all that they do. That's one of the reasons I selected this month's quote to be "It is better to create than to be learned. Creating is the true essence of life." These educators know this and take it to heart. You'll see blog posts from them as they share what they are doing with their students,conference sessions, and samples that inspire possibilities in your own classroom. (Check out the Pixie Sample projects on Kellie's page!) They know that lecturing and worksheets are not the only way to teach a child, but letting them create and explore their own possibilities will help them grow in life.
So without further ado, I'd like to introduce December's TIE's:

Amy Benford, AS Woodward Memorial School, Southborough, MA
Cynthia Fordham, Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC
Jan Tell, Dodge Elementary, Grand Island, NE
Kathy R Williams, Fort Daniel Elementary School, Flowery Branch, GA
John Ellison, Hillsborough County School District, Tampa, Florida
Brad Smrstick – Hillsborough  
Ashley Fredo, Decker Elementary, Manor, TX 
Julie Villegas, Blake Manor Elementary, Manor, TX 
Kellie Arnold, Manor Middle School, Manor, TX
Jaimie Knudson, PRIDE Academy at Prospect School,Santee, CA

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Games for Word Families, Letters & Numbers

I made these fun games for WORD WORK
 (letters, numbers and word families).
 I saw something similar on 
Pinterest and decided to make my own.
You can download them for FREE below.


                




               


                                  







                              

                       












Community Helpers and Career Day Video


Kindergarteners learned all about community helpers.
We had CAREER DAY at the end of the unit.
Wait until the very end of the end of the video and you will see their adorable presentations.
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Monday, November 5, 2012

Election Day

Kindergartners VOTED for PRESIDENT!


We ran a mock election and students voted for Obama or Romney.

First, we dicussed the two candidates and looked at this
We also looked at election information at
SCHOLASTIC ELECTIONS.
This site has neat facts information about the two candidates (favorite hobbies, interests, foods).
The kinders voted on who they liked better based on these facts.
We DID NOT get political in Kinderworld!



Next, we used an adorable
 for our mock election.
Thank you First Grade Fever for this FREEBIE!!!!!!

We VOTED at our own polls!











 After the kiddos voted, they received a 
sticker that said, "I VOTED". 




 
We analyzed and graphed our data.

Obama had the most votes and 
won again for President.



Theses are cute Youtube videos!
History of Voting
Charlie Brown: The Election
School House Rocks: College Election
School House Rocks: Send My Vote to College
School House Rocks: Rock the Vote!
School House Rocks: Presedential Minute

 Election Song For Kids