Flowers-Mother's Day

 HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!

Students labeled the parts of the plants.  They wrote the initial sound to the images, and colored it. We are doing well with our phonemic awareness (initial sound), writing our letters, knowing our letters, fine motor skills, and following directions.  This will be a part of their science journals, which we also contributed more to this week.

We continue to work on our number books. We worked on numbers 4, 5, and 6 this week.  We colored 4 people, 5 ovals, and 6 circles.  We cut out 4, 5, and 6 out of ads, and magazines.  We also put stickers on touch points.

We made our Mother's Day gifts: daffodil sun catchers.  Students cut on a curved line, followed directions, pulled apart tissue paper (pinching skills), Cut on a straight line, put the phrase in the right order (by hearing the initial sound and the front of the phrase), and more.  We then made our own gift bags: students required to write their name on the paper and then Mom, I love you, and Love were written on the board so they could write these as well.  

The template I made, yellow paper folded
in half.

Students cut out on curved line to make their outline.  The kept the inside of the template for later.

I cut a piece of contact paper double the size of the template, took of the backing, and laid it on the table.  

Students placed tissue paper pieces inside the frame.  

When they were done, I closed the contact paper, trapping everything inside.

I then drew a line on the center piece (opposite direction as the fold), and students cut on that line.  

 I rolled that piece up, taped with clear tape

I then cut four slits on the bottom (straight side). 

 I opened it up and used clear tape to put it on the front of the flower. 

Students glued on the stem and the leaves to the flower. 

 They cut out the three word templates (freebie) and glued them on the correct leaf (listening for initial sound of the phrase that belonged on each leaf).  They signed their name, and done!

Kind of a lot of work, but totally worth it! They turned out so cute!

Lesson plans for the week:

planbook.com

sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org

gloudemansplans

Apology & Update

I want to apologize for my lack of posting. This being my first year teaching in a school setting and I am becoming overwhelmed with all the paper work, meetings, programs, events, picnics, and assessment and planning that comes at the end of a school year.  

Wisconsin has their initial educators (and all teachers after a certain date) create a professional development goal and that goal must be approved by a 3 person board and then you work on it for 5 years, and they then evaluate your professional growth.  If you pass, your license is renewed and the process continues.  Because this is my first year teaching in a school setting but my third year with my license, I have to do this process in 3 years instead of 5.  I need my goal submitted for approval this month.  

To top it all off, I just moved back home after 2 years living 3 hours away so my friends and family find the need to cram in two years of missing each other in.  AND my sister-in-law got engaged on Sunday, so there is a family wedding in the next year.  

Wow, long story short, it's been crazy busy which is why I have not posted.

Lesson plans for this week:
Planbook.com
email: sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org
code: gloudemansplans

Technology Tuesday:
Magic School Bus!  I thought Magic School Bus may be a little above my student's heads, but thought it was worth a try.  They not only loved it, but have been quoting it, repeating it, and showing obvious retention of the information!  It made me so proud!  I found a YouTube site "Cartoons in English" that have the full cartoons as we have seen them, but it has captions at the bottom.  This is nice, because it brings in the literacy as well!  Love!  Click HERE to visit the site.

Graduation information coming soon.  I will share what I plan on doing at graduation, my program, my power point.  My only issue is the border I am using on it has a terms of use that is not for editable information-and I am finding this to be the case with all the purchased borders I have.  My only thought is to submit them with no border and provide you with the locations I found borders. The formatting would be complete and the images (which are free to put on the sites as long as I link back) so they could still be helpful.   

I hope to get back on the blogging trend soon, but I hope these help you slightly!  Let me know if there is info you want, info you need.  Leave me comments and I will do my best to comply!

Happy May!

Sunday Lesson Plans

Hello Blogging Friends,

Sorry I have been out for the week, it has been crazy this week.  Friday was our first added Friday of school so my usual routine was off.  Then, I got a MAJOR migraine--one of the worst I have had in a VERY long time.  I went home at 1:00pm and woke up at 10:45 to take more meds and go back to bed!  No Five for Friday for me :(

Yesterday was an amazing day: I went to a flea market and found an ADORABLE refinished, antique, chevron chair and stool. SO in love.

Then I helped my mom get ready for my brother's prom (even brothers grow so fast!) and then helped them take photos.  

Then my husband and I got together for dinner, stopped at Home Depot, and purchased paint to finish our basement remodel.  It was a LONG DAY but so much fun!

Anyway, this brings us to Sunday with lesson plans and fun stuff for the week.  It is going to be crazy! I cant wait to do this week with my kiddos!
planbook.com
email: sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org
passcode: gloudemansplans

Can't wait to share with you next week how it went!

Lesson Plan Sunday + Plant Pack

We just thought this pose
was cute!

Her mommy made her
headband and I would say
she rocked it!

Here we are at Sunday again!  I celebrated the baptism of my very good friend's daughter today!

She was so adorable and it was a wonderful experience!

Here are my lesson plans for the week!
Google Doc

planbook.com
View Teachers Plans:
email: sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org
Code: gloudemansplans


ALSO: I finished my plant unit.  It is for sale on my TpT site.  Click HERE for a direct link!

Lesson Plans Sunday

Hello Blogging World Friends,

I am not sure what grades everyone teaches or if my plans could help on modify theirs, but I wanted to make my plans available to those who would like them.

April 1-April 4 + Centers (google doc)

You can also visit http://www.planbook.com
--->view teacher's plans
email: sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org
student key: gloudemansplans

My technology Tuesday this week will be a tutorial on my most favorite organizational tool, Planbook.com.  It is my new lesson plan tool as well as organizational tool.  I will show you how to set up an account, how to create your classes, some cool features they have (regardless of age/class/grade), and how I use all of the cool things I find on blogs and TpT in my room.  Tune In!

Lesson Planning Tool I LOVE

My usual Sunday routine consists of searching pinterest for teaching ideas as well as just sit and relax a little in the morning.  In the afternoon I usually take the pins that are relevant to that week and work them into my lessons and print and sort and file and so on and so forth.

Today, I found this Lesson Planning tool.  I LOVE IT!  I had to share.

Source: planbook123.appspot.com via Siraya on Pinterest

When you create it it, it first asks you your information.  It is a free 30 day trial and then only $12  a year after that.  If you go to the pricing section it mentions something about it you get more than 1 teacher from your school to do it it benefits you price wise.  I would suggest making sure everyone in your school types the same information.

When you start it asks you for your class.  Just name the first subject you have for the day.  Once it is started you use the "GO TO" tab on the right.  You go to classes first to add the rest of your classes and times  in a day.  You can also include specials in that area because it will put your whole schedule in a table then.

I then went to the "GO TO" section again and choose templates.  Things I do daily in say my "morning circle 'class'" like greeting, pledge, yoga, etc.  I do this for each subject.

I have academic centers in my play based learning classroom.  That being said, regardless of the material I put in my centers, the usually meet similar standards.  I put these in my template as well.

If you go to "GO TO" and choose Display, you can choose what shows up on plans.  This allows you to have a standards section, homework,  etc.  You can change the "section 4, section 5, and section 6" into anything so depending on what your school requires you to have as part of your lesson plans you can customize.  This could be assessment, materials, etc.

That is the toughest part.  Once the above mentioned is all done, you can then "GO TO" Plans.  you then just click on the day and subject/class you are planning for and start typing!  So nice!

You can "GO TO" Share options.  Type in a code easy.  This way your principal, co-workers, etc can see if you choose to let them.  When you go to the log in they just need your email and that code to view.

Here is my viewing information so you are able to see some of my personalization.
Site: https://www.planbook.com/welcome.html
My email: sgloudemans@stedwardk5.org
My viewing Code: gloudemansplans

Their tutorials for more info.  https://www.planbook.com/tutorials.html