I spy....

A few months ago I talked about these great gumball container bowls from Party City. Click here to see this post!!! I also used the same containers to make the cute....I SPY bottles! 

These were simple and CHEAP to make! 

1. I looked around my classroom for items I already had.

2. Pick about 10-15 items for your container.

3. Take indiviual pictures of each item (like the duck below)

4. Fill your I SPY bottle with something to hide the items. 

I used egg noodles instead of rice because I was making

this for my 2 year old and I wanted it to be light.

5. Glue the edges of your container closed.

6. HAVE FUN!!!

I am going to make some Alphabet ones for my classroom! I know the kids will love them. The fun shape of the bowl it easy to hold and fun to shake!

VA Blogger Get-Together!

My friend Karen from Mrs Stamps Kindergarten and I have been chatting about having a VA Blogger Get Together!  After being inspired by the Kindergarten Conference Blogger Meet Up I can not imagine a better way to spend my day!!!!! I hope that you can join us! 

Please comment on Karen's site  HERE if you can join us... and don't forget to include your email address! Can't wait to meet some local bloggers!!!

Five Little Monkeys.....way TOOOO cute!

Today (go there NOW) I was shopping at the Dollar Tree and I found these SUPPPPPER cute monkey plates! They are a steal with 12 monkeys being in each pack!!!! :)

They were screaming for me to buy them! I bought a set for my whole team!!!!!!! Then I made this to store with the puppets.

I wanted to print a few 5 little monkeys poems to store with them when I found this adorable book on Carls Corner! Click here to grab this: 

I am going to use these plates for retelling and story props! I love these cute little monkeys! 

Eggcellent Words! With Free Download

I love to have my student practice their site words lots of ways. This keeps them excited but allows me to get the practice that they need to master the new words. I love Roll and Record Type games and I made one that is played the same way with an empty egg carton container.

How do you play?
1. Write the site words in the bottom of the egg carton.
2. Add 1 or 2 small pom poms that the students shake to new spots and then close the container.
3. Provide each student with a recording sheet that has the same words across the bottom.
4. The students shake the egg carton and record the words on their sheet....repeat until a word makes it to the top!

This is a sample of a completed recording sheet.

This is a printable that you can cut in half and glue to the top of your egg carton to label your game and make it a little more cute...WHO does not like CUTE??

Empty Recording sheet you can add your own words! :)  This game cost about 5 cents to MAKE...how exciting is that >??!?!?!?!?!??!

Vowel Tree with Free Download

This summer I saw this great idea on Pinterest from My Montessori Moments. Go the her site here!  She has  free download of the vowel tree but I did not realize that before I made my own.

This is simple way to practice word work. You can use this printable for word families, CVC words and to stretch out words. My students love seeing the word change when they slide the letters down the vowel tree. I use magnetic letters with my tree but if you do not have letters My Montessori Moments have a printable with the letters on it. 

You can grab my printable HERE!