On our many plane rides, I was able to create some fun classroom projects! Many of them apply to my bird-themed classroom, but others can definitely be used by other teachers. First is a sign that says "Are We In a 4S Line?" I made a sign like this last year and taped it to the top of my classroom door. Sometimes, before my kids would leave the classroom, I would go through each "S" on the line and have them nod their heads. (My favorite is "Are we smiling?" because it's just the best to see your kids smile!) For this upcoming year, I decided I would make it a little cuter. I printed out 2 copies this time... One to tape at the top of my door, and one to attach a popsicle stick to and hold up before we leave. Click on the link to download yours! (Graphics by My Cute Graphics.)
I also created a password activity to help the kids with sight word recognition. Many of the Kindergarten teachers at my school had an activity like this outside their doors and I thought it was so clever! So, I created a bird-themed one to match my room. This is how it works...
Print out a board and the sight words you would like to use. Laminate all of the pieces. Attach the board to the outside of your classroom door and tape or Velcro a sight word in the rectangular space. Before your kiddos may leave or enter the classroom, they must tell you the sight word!
I made sight words from the first set of 35 sight words that we use in our district: a, am, and, are, at, can, did, do, for, go, have, here, I, in, is, it, like, look, me, my, no, of, on, said, saw, see, the, to, up, was, we, went, with, yes, you.
However, I have also included blank cards if you would like to add your own words. As I was making this activity, I thought it would also be a good idea to create a similar concept that can be used with any subject area. So, in the document is a "teacher-made" password activity for teachers to write their own questions. (ex: Tell me a word that rhymes with bat.)
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY DESIGN!!! I created 3 other cutesy designs that I will combine in one large document and sell on my TPT. I just wanted to share my bird design with you all. :) Enjoy!
Oh, and literally the day after my husband and I returned home, I went to Lakeshore and laminated 37 feet worth of stuff!! I was so excited! Laminating at Lakeshore is the best because first of all, I LOVE that store, and second of all, they are always playing fun children's songs! Thankfully, my BFF teacher friend Ashley can over and helped me cut it all out. Our lamination-cutting party was not complete without cookies and Grease. :)
Check out my blog later this week for a ten frames freebie... :O
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