Happy Sunday! My outfits for the week are picked out! Lesson plans are written! Next on my list is to make materials for the week! But first, I have to write all about my plans! I love sharing my ideas with everyone! So here is our super busy 4 day week!
As always, you can click my lesson plans to download a copy of my plans!
(The template is available at A Teacher’s Plan and is called THE GREG)
Tuesday
We will be reading Mr. Seahorse by Eric Carle to kick our off our week of all things S! After we read the story we will share our favorite part!
We will introduce the sound /s/ and the ‘staches will generate /s/ words and Mr. Greg will use his lame art skills to draw their words. We will listen for the /s/ sound in words and use the iPad to practice writing S!
And of course, there is a hat! It’s a Stop Sign hat for S1
In math we are working on counting to 10 and answering “how many?” so today we will be building number towers! I will show a number on the screen and the ‘staches will build a tower of cubes to the number. Then they will tell me how many cubes are in their tower!
This week is the first week of our 2 week community helper unit! We kick off with a circle map of jobs. The ‘staches will share what they want to be when they grow up!
Wednesday
We will re-read Mr. Seahorse and complete a story map about the book. We will introduce the letter S as the way to spell the /s/ sound. We will review our /s/ words and add the names of the words. The ‘staches will spell the first sound of /s/ and I will spell the rest of the word as I write the word. The staches will also do a picture sort so Mr. Greg can assess how well they hear the /s/ sound.
We will use our circle map of jobs to complete a predictable chart about what we want to be when we grow up!
We will do a super cute, Eric Carle inspired seahorse craftivity to go with our book.
The students will receive a seahorse outline and a pile of tissue paper squares in a variety of colors. They will use a glue water mixture to “paint” the tissue paper squares onto the seahorse. I remind them to cover the whole seahorse, the pieces can overlap and they can go outside the lines. When they are finished, we add a googly eye and make a fun display in the hallway!
In math we will read Ten Apples Upon Top. Each stache will choose a number card. They will identify that number and count that number of apple stickers. They will glue a picture of themselves onto construction paper and put their apples up on top of their head!
To save money I print their pictures using the black and white laser printer! They look cute with red apples stacked on top of their heads that are in black and white!
We will continue our community helper unit with the book Officer Buckle and Gloria. After reading the story, I will ask each ‘stache to share 1 safety rule for our class. As they share the rule, I will write the rule on a yellow star. When everyone has had a turn, the staches will get to illustrate their safety rule. We will display the safety rules in our classroom!
Thursday
Today we will read the book Firehouse by Mark Teague. We will focus on completing a story map to determine the characters, setting and plot events in the story. We will do a picture sort to asses the /s/ sound and get a glimpse into our /p/ skills!
Writing will be to complete two bubble maps. One bubble map will be about teachers and the other will be about police officers.
In math, we will be counting skittles! I will call out a number and the ‘staches will have to find the number on their work mat. They will count that many skittles onto that number on the work mat. After we finish our skittle counting we will eat the skittles!
We will continue community helper week with some graphing! We will review Officer Buckle and Gloria and do a graphing activity. Each ‘stache will vote for their favorite character!
We will make a police officer craftivity to go with our story about Officer Buckle!
Tonight is also our school wide family barbecue! We will have music and food and from what I hear, a pretty big crowd of families to celebrate the hidden gem that is our amazing little school!! I’m very excited to get spend some quality time with my students and their families outside of the school day!
Friday
Today we will read Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site and discuss the story and name all of the construction equipment (mini vocabulary lesson!!) We will also share our favorite part of the story.
We will review the /s/ sound and do a whole group sorting activity with words that begin with s, m, and a to review the sounds we’ve been focusing on.
And for Fun Friday we will use sequins to make the letter S! Sequins says SSSSSS! And it’s sparkly and sassy like Mr. Greg!
In math we will complete a 1-10 counting book. On each page there is a number and 10 squares. The ‘staches ID the number and color the correct number of squares. Then they count the correct number of stickers onto the page. This will be our math assessment piece of the week.
And of course, we end the week with Foodie Friday Fun! This week’s snack is keeping with our community helpers theme!
It’s a STOPLIGHT!
To make your edible stoplight you need graham crackers, chocolate icing and M&M’s! Last year we did small stoplights, but this year I am going big! I will give the ‘staches a full graham cracker and have them cover it with icing. Then they will get several red, yellow and green M&M’s to make a larger circle for the lights! YUMMY!!! Who doesn’t love eating chocolate frosting?!
And that’s our week! With lots of singing, dancing, laughing, pig riding and of course our weekly visit from Bear the Reading Dog!
And this is my self reflection lesson for this week! I will work hard to remember these words!
Here are some freebies for you! These will be used in centers and as part of our community helper unit!
click the seahorse picture to download a cute counting to 10 math center activity!
The following freebies can be downloaded from my TPT shop!
(Feel free to pin these and share these with your friends!)
A lot of our activities for Officer Buckle and Gloria will come from my Safety First unit!
I finished this new Common Core creation last night! 140 pages of Apple goodness! Check it out! ( I have a few more pages to add to it so it will be growing!)
GIVEAWAY! I will choose a random person to win this unit from anyone who leaves a comment on this post! Be sure to leave your email!!
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47 comments
You are so inspiring. I look forward to reading your posts. Thanks for all you share!!
Coley
cfcoley@gmail.com
Thanks so much for these fabulous Community Helper Freebies! I would love to win your apples pack. You have such great ideas. Your kiddos are so lucky to have such a passionate teacher.
Laura
luvarbon2@sbcglobal.net
Love your Foodie Friday Fun ideas and those sparkly and sassy Ss! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
lorepuckett at verizon dot net
Your awesome posts are always well organized and written. Thank you for being the person you are – Mr. Greg. I mustache you to take a bow!!!
Thanks so much
foxysexyroxy10@gmail.com
Sounds like an exciting week. My apple unit is in a few weeks. I still wish you worked with me at my school!
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how do you do it all? I feel like I've spent every extra minute I have doing school stuff, it's still not done, it's never as cute as yours!
michele
mswetherbie@msn.com
Ohhhhh man would I love to win!!
Forgot my email: chrissybryant74@gmail
What fun week you have planned!!! Thank you for the freebies!!!! Bethpittman1@comcast.net
I just found your blog and LOVE it! Great work!
I just found your blog and LOVE it! Great work!
I always love your plans.
adams_k@hotmail.com
Love your blog and your IG! Thanks for sharing your plans =)
Mayita.sanchez@gmail.com
I love the seahorse project! We will be trying that one for sure! Thanks for the idea.
teachingtomorrowsleaders@gmail.com
just began numbers to ten last week. vhair61215@gmail.com
I wish our curriculum was as free as yours!!!
Thanks for the community helpers freebies.
I hope I win your apple unit
I love reading your weekly lessons! I found some mustache duck tape at wal-mart, I had no idea they made it. It made me think of your blog!
Melanieann720@gmail.com
Just discovered your blog. You have so many great ideas! Thanks for sharing!
bvaughan@ccps.org
You always have such amazing ideas. Your kids must really love having you as a teacher. I look forward to your “Scheduling Sundays” and your cute little outfits. Thnks for keeping such an up to date blog:-) Would love to win the apple unit. Have a great week! rrosario620@optonline.net
You are so super sparkly! I love it! Your plans look great. Thanks for the amazing freebies and the chance to win your newest creation!
-Andrea
alwayskindergarten@gmail.com
What a fun week! Do you follow a reading series for the order you introduce your letters?
Lishelle
Llburmeister@msn.com
I'm a first year teacher and have Kinders. I LOVE YOUR BLOG!
Thank you!
brown.mariann@yahoo.com
So adorable! Thanks for all the freebies!
TonyaLambert13@yahoo.com
I love the sequins S and the stop sign hat! I don't know how you get everything in. deccles@joink.com
I just bought Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site for my toddler son. He is obsessed with “beeps” and loves it! 🙂 I love your quote. I have a few sweeties this year who will certainly be challenging me daily to remember to correct quietly. Thanks for all the community helper freebies! I just love your blog and always look forward to your newest ideas!
LeAnne
Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper
Always do an apple unit…would love to win!
smontano9@cox.net
Ah…love that self reflection lesson!
cheriemae@gmail.com
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful ideas. I have become a more creative teacher by seeing what you do! Thanks for the freebies! I always use them and love them 🙂
JLThornbury@gmail.com
Have followed you since July 2012, but this is my first comment (and my 3rd attempt-just learning.) Thank you for making my transition (after many years in first grade) into Kindergarten fun! I appreciate all your ideas, freebies, advice and all the sharing of Kindergarten life in your classroom. You are the BEST!
jeanieb01@gmail.com
I love your activities you plan for your kids. Like others, I look forward to seeing what you will be doing each week. Thank you for sharing your ideas!!
lray1617@gmail.com
Love the story of Johnny Appleseed that you have included in this unit. I like the “big book” style so I can use it as a read aloud in whole group morning!
bharmor@hotmail.com
Well, you already know how amazing I think you are!! I love looking at your scheduling plans which help me when I'm planning. Such great ideas and twists on things that I would never have thought about! Thanks!!!
I forgot to give you my contact info….
Sheila
cockerill7@gmail.com
I desperately want to be a Kindergartener in your class!!!! So much fun! theatrebabe@hotmail.com
I absolutely love your lesson plan template so, I went and bought it! Just typed up my first lessons of the year and I am in love! Thank you for the freebies and I would love to win the pack! Mrs.Sommer12@gmail.com
I left a comment the other day about the OMGoodness glue sponges. LOVE how they work! And my niece just got a job in TX teaching…wait for it…kindergarten! Yours was the first site I told her to visit every day!! I am a “veteran” (do we ever stop collecting ideas and 'stuff'??) and love all your fun ideas and especially the foodie ideas. We had so much fun making & eating school buses!! Thanks for posting & sharing.
Becky albums4u@skybeam.com
PS Could you share your simple seahorse outline for the craftivity? I can't seem to find a good one at google images..
Looks like a fun week Greg!! 🙂 We just finished reading Officer Buckle and Gloria too!!
Faith
Kindergarten Faith
I love looking at your plans each week. You always have such fun engaging ideas for the kids to learn.
Heather Byers
heather.byers@saintpaulschool.net
The Busy Busy Hive
I just shared your blog with my entire school (20 teachers). I hope they enjoy you and your fabulous ideas as much as I do. Thank you for being awesome!
Amanda
summersab@hotmail.com
Love your ideas! Love your stories of Butters and the Mister!
LaNessa
kindercards@gmail.com
kids are very cute so we care about them.
kids Kindergarten
wow what a great source you are. I am beginning a community helpers unit, I was wondering how one might begin that unit. Any recommendations with what books to use? Discussions to be held? ( I'm a new teacher)
thanks!!
Just got hired as a kinder teacher (ekkk) and was looking for inspiration on how to organize and do my lesson plans. Thank you so much for sharing yours!!! Do you happen to have any newsletters you'd be willing to share as well?
Nmoraffah@oakridgeschool.org
Preschool for Rookies
Loved your community helpers ideas. Any giveaways for the new school year?
walthab@hgsd1.com