One of my Freebie Friends, Hadar, from Miss Kindergarten is running a fantastic weekly feature this summer called:
Each week she features a couple of authors who contribute a free (regularly priced item) for her readers to download and try for free!!! Great right? I know I’ve already tried some fabulous activities. So this week, it’s my turn. I decided to give everyone, who hasn’t already tried one yet, to snag my I-Spy Signs of Summer Word Work Fun Pack.
I am excited about this one, because it is one of my newer packs that allows you to print off in black and white to save you using up all your precious colored ink. This one is differentiated and aligned and words on CVC, CVCC/CVCC as well as CVCe words.
I have tons of other I-Spy packets like this that allow your kiddos to practice letter recognition, number recognition, addition, subtraction…you name it.
So go over and grab this free item and try it for FREE just for today though.
You’re not going to want to miss out on the Freebielicious Summer Linky Party Week 2.
So I thought it would be interesting to get some thoughts from my Facebook readers. I asked them, “What is the one thing you learned about teaching after your first year that you wish you would have known BEFORE you started that first year?”
Here’s what they said:
If I have to agree with so much of what is already stated above. The things that are going to help you survive that first hear are the same things that will make you successful any year that you teach.
Have a good management plan! If you want to find out more about mine from last year, you can click on the picture below and even get some free classroom rules posters.
Be prepared everyday. Be a professional. Have a plan.
Routines and procedures are a must. In kindergarten, everything is new and different. Students need to be able to count on specific routines and procedures. That doesn’t mean that you can’t try new things, but remember that students thrive on knowing what your expectations are. Practice expectations and routines so that they become second nature.
Know your students. It’s hard to do when they walk through the door that first day, but the quicker you can get to know your students, the faster you can start understanding their learning preferences, interests and personalities. The more you know, the more they’ll grow. If at all possible, try sending out a Student Inventory to your students’ parents in order to get a head start on knowing the little people you’ll be teaching this year. Grab this free one I made up if it can help you. Just click on the picture below.
I think that’s enough to get you started. I would love to hear your ideas and suggestions for new teachers. You can either leave them below as a comment or link up.
Thank you so much for sharing your Summer I-Spy today! I LOVE it! You have a real talent for creating quality, differentiated activities!
I am a new teacher, but I linked up because I have learned a lot through subbing in a K-1 extended resource room and I am hoping to receive some comments from more experience teachers. I will begin my first teaching position as a resource teacher for grades 2-6 this fall. I am very nervous about the first week. You don’t learn that kind of stuff during student teaching or when you’re subbing. I will mainly be in regular ed classrooms, so I am kind of stuck on how my management plan is going to work. I have considered giving out caught being good cards to my resource students (most of them will be behavioral issues). When they get so many of them, they can come into my room and get a prize. I’m still thinking on how to work this out. I am a new follower!
~Tasha
A Tender Teacher for Special Needs
Thank you so much for sharing how you differentiate so effectively! Love the freebie!
Thank you so much for sharing.
I love the WBT method… I used parts this last year and am going to go into next year using more. I really made a difference in my class! I have made the ELA Power Pixs K friendly if you are interested at my TPT store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/WBT-Power-Pix-Kindergarten-Cute-707892
I have a question I was hoping you could poll your readers–Target has their plastic magazine holders in the dollar spot and I cant decide if I want a class set or not for holding their readers. Can you ask the question of the what is the preferred holder: plastic magazine holder, cardboard magazine holders, or large plastic bags
Thanks
Marsha, thank you so much for sharing your “I Spy Signs of Summer” packet, I think the kids will love it. I found your blog through Miss Kindergarten’s blog, happy to be a new follower.
Stephanie
PolkaDotPalace
Thank you for sharing your packet, but I am unable to save it, it says that I need a password to unlock it???
Thank you,
Stacey
skaiser@kokomo.k12.in.us
Thanks for sharing your great I-Spy activity! We did a few this year and my kiddos LOVED them!
Thank you so much for sharing your great I-Spy Summer activity!!! I’m so excited and I know the kids will love it too!
Thanks for sharing your great product and advice Marsha! I can’t wait to learn more about how to introduce your routines and procedures at the beginning of the year! 🙂
~Jessica
Fun in PreK-1 is Having a Giveaway!
I got your great product from Miss Kindergarten and I can’t wait to use it next year. Thanks so much for sharing it!
Shibahn
Mrs. Landry’s Land of Learning
Thank you for the awesome freebie!
I am loving Hadar’s Try It Free Tuesday linky party idea! Thank you for sharing. Also, thanks for sharing your amazing new teacher tips! I am finally getting my own classroom in Kinder next year and now I’m trying to organize everything to prepare for the first weeks of school!
Andrea
Cheers To School