Month: March 2011

Meaningful Word Cards

Going through old pictures reminds me of so many activities I love. Not every idea has to be an original, especially since there are so many great activities out there. But I still don’t think anyone should waste their time searching the world-wide web for activities to maximize your time with your child, when searching the web usually minimizes your valuable time. One thing that I have seen in just about every classroom that I think would be beneficial at home is a little list of seasonal or themed words. So, if your little one is really into colors then you might make a “color words” poster/book. So here is ONE way to help them transition into a new season (Spring):

1. First, Check out some Books from the Children’s section at the Library on Spring like: (Read about a list of books HERE) and talk about things outside that change as the weather starts to warm up (time to plant flowers, birds are flying all about, a lot of pretty and windy days for kite-flying, etc.)

2. Use the Shared Writing technique to write down some of the Spring Words your child comes up with “What are some words that make you think of Spring time?” *If you want to use sentence strips you can buy them online or even at Dollar Tree.

3. Have your child decorate the word cards – drawing a picture that describes the word!

4. Display these words in a fun and meaningful way. 

And The Freebies Go To….

I wish everyone could win, and maybe in the future you will! There will definitely be more giveaways and more children’s book giveaways for sure, but I went ahead and used random.org to choose 4 WINNERS!!!

The first 4 names that came up when I used random.org’s list randomizer will each get a group of books shipped right to their door soon!

So here are the winners and here is a little fact about them:
1. Meg Albright – Meg is a mommy teacher of a soon-to-be 1 year old!
2. Balamaze Frank – Balamaze is helping to start a school in Africa!
3. Tracey Childers – Tracey is a mommy teacher of a 3 year old!
4. Casey Hilty – Casey is a mom of 2 young boys and her home business Kidspired Creations put on my last giveaway!

Congratulations to all the WINNERS!!!!
Come back today to read about a Spring Activity!

Behavior Chart Giveaway Finished Product

Hey Mommy Teachers,
I have SOOOO many activities to share this week, so check back with me because I have practically been writing them in my dreams haha

Today is the last day of the Children’s Book Giveaway so if you haven’t entered you have til midnight tonight and the winners will be announced first thing in the A.M. tomorrow 🙂

But for those of you who might be interested in learning more about Behavior Charts, you have GOT to see what Casey customized for the winner of the Behavior Chart Giveaway EARLY this month! Here is a picture of the finished product – a Toy Story themed behavior chart! I definitely recommend reading about this creation! Learn more about guiding behavior through positive and meaningful rule-setting HERE!

Children’s Book Giveaway!-Closed

I decided that I am for sure going to go through my book shelves and book bins this weekend and purge for all you Mommy Teachers who want some free books!

I may find 2 books and I may find 20. But, either way if you want free children’s books simply leave a comment on this post to enter, and “like” my facebook page for a double entry.  I will let you know sometime Monday which random comment(s) I choose and ship the books right to your door 🙂

UPDATE: 23 books; looks like there will be more than one winner!

 

Who turns down freebies?!?

 

Familiar Word Wall

For the next couple reading posts, I will be sharing pictures from friend’s classrooms that I am hoping will inspire ideas you might use in your home:

Today’s idea is to make a space in your playroom for Environmental Print: 

Title the space to define the purpose.

 Post some French fry cartons, bag cut outs, cereal boxes, candy bag cut outs, and other print from the environment that your child will recognize and be able to read with confidence. 

That way when you ask your child questions about sounds they hear at the beginning of words, you can reference the wall in the playroom.  For example:

If you are eating biscuits for breakfast you might say “Ooh, I’m wondering what letter-sound “biscuit” starts with?  It makes the same beginning sound like in the word Burger King.”  At this point your child will most likely remember seeing the “B” in the word Burger King.  However, be listening carefully to their answer.  You asked what SOUND biscuit started with,  so if your child answers with the letter “B” you might say “That’s great thinking because ‘B’ is the letter at the beginning of biscuit, and it stands for the sound /b/!”

 

Milet, a Mommy Teacher, shared this picture on the Mommy Teacher Facebook Wall, and shared that “the coolest thing is that the students actually take the initiative to add to our environmental print board and tape/glue their print.” 

Do you have pictures that might inspire?  Send them to me through My Contact Me page 🙂

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