Jen's Kinder Kids: Class Pics

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Fun With Social Studies

Hello Bloggy Friends!

We have been in school for 3 1/2 weeks now & we are finally easing in, following procedures, in the swing of routines, and just ready to rock & roll our way through first grade!

One of my favorite Social Studies units to teach is neighborhoods, communities, & schools. We talk about what each one is & who the leaders are for each one.

I start the unit with a little "All About Me" tie in. We make our self portraits to introduce ourselves as part of our classroom neighborhood. I looovvve the directed drawing portraits that are in the packet from First Grade Blue Skies. You can find it here.

Aren't they just too cute! They always turn out awesome!!

Then we make our classroom neighborhood. This is also a little geometry tie in because it uses so many different shapes. I just love the way that these turned out. They add so much color to the back of my classroom.

We have been working through this Authority Figures packet from my friend Cassie at Adventures in Teaching. It is perfect for teaching them who the leaders are in the community, at home, & at school. It is packed with awesome activities!

Here is our bulletin board for leaders in our school & leaders at home.

I hope you are having a great start, or are getting ready for a great start!

Sunday, July 26, 2015

2015-2016 Classroom Picture OVERLOAD!!

Hello Bloggy Friends!

The 2015-2016 school year is off and running! My students scampered in bright & early on Thursday morning.

Here is what they saw...

This is taken from the doorway looking in.

This was taken from the back of the room to the front. My door is just to the right out of the pic.

It all look a little naked right now until I get some student work up!

This is where the small group magic will be happening!

My window with the cutie pie curtains that my mom made for me!

My writing & science boards that hang above the small group teacher table. You can't tell here, but they have polkadot border & solid colored border. I love the layered look!

My math board...I LOVE the pennant banners! So much cuter than the boring old die cut letters!

I am a Conscious Discipline classroom so I have to have a "Safe Spot". This is where they come to chill out, calm down, & just collect themselves so that they can focus on learning....

I had the art teacher paint this tree for me. I took pictures of all the families that came to Open House & I will add them to our class family tree. It hangs above our safe spot so that they can be comforted by seeing their families! <3

My naked word wall...

A closer shot....

The other side of my board...I know, boring! It will get filled up!! I promise!

My calendar board...again, LOVE the polkadot layered borders!

Here is my cutie pie rocker that my mom painted & made a pillow for! Just love it!!

My counter/ sink area. Yep, my mom made these cutie curtains, too! I love them. They hide my construction paper & read alouds! I hate to see clutter!

I got these awesome pencil containers & inspirational sign from Target. They rocked the dollar spot this year!

This is my door!

This is my job board that also doubles as a name chart. You can get the job cards here.

My reading board...excuse the nakedness!

Social Studies...

This hanging file will hold their personal data folders...they will be tracking their own data. I'll blog about that later!

My class leveled library...The rainbow carts will hold unfinished work.

These signs hang over my table groups. They all have a different color & shape. I love to squeeze in learning whenever I can. I may call them by color, by shape, or by attributes of their shapes...oh, the possibilities....

My mini lesson area. The red step was made by my stepdad because my board doesn't go up & down and most of my littles couldn't reach the board! Problem solved!