Mrs. Hoffer's Kindergarten Giveaway

Mrs. Hoffer's Spot, An Okie Kinderteacher, is hosting a fabulous giveaway.  Head on over to check it out and get your entry in!  While you're there check out her great blog and the fantastic ideas this fellow Okie has to share. 

The "Write" Stuff Giveaway

Head over to Teacher Idea Factory blog and enter for your chance to win a writing packet.  You'll find resources from some great bloggers. ;)

Kindergarten Common Core

I've located a new resource for Kindergarten teachers who are looking for Common Core resources.  In addition to the standards, it includes activities and worksheets to support the standards.  This great resource is free through September 16th.  Go check out “Kindergarten Common Core” and get your copy!

We're Off To a Great Start!

Wow, it's hard to believe we've already been is school a month!  I've got a great class this year and I anticipate taking them to great heights.  We quickly settled into our rules and routines and are now immersed into letter recognition and handwriting.  Of my 21 "Smarties" I only have one child who does not already recognize most or all uppercase and lowercase letters.  We have some fine motor skill issues but we will develop these with practice and time.

Our school has implemented the "Conscious Discipline" Classroom Management program.  We are in our third year and the results have been very positive.  In addition to this program, some of our staff have also introduced the "Bucket Filler" series.  The two go very well together.  I recently found a site that has some great videos that demonstrate this concept.  Check out "Yearn to Learn"s blog for these videos and other "Bucket Filler" resources.  http://yearn4learning.blogspot.com/2011/04/value-of-bucket-filling.html

I'm also excited to tell you about a great giveaway "Yearn to Learn" is hosting.  She's giving away a personal laminator for your classroom.  I can think of tons of things I could use it for.  Our school laminator is often busy or out of film so it would be great to have my own in my classroom!  Plus, how great to have it available when something needs laminated quickly and I can't leave the room.  As much as I would love to win this, I am sharing the link here so you can go and enter for yourself.  After all, teachers are the friendliest and most generous people I know!  Good luck!

First Grade Fanatics Back To School Giveaway!

Head over to First Grade Fanatics blog to enter their great back to school giveaway!  Hurry though, it ends Monday at 7:00 p.m. west coast time!

Crayons & Curls Giveaway

Crayons & Curls is having a great giveaway for some fantastic tool for your classroom.  You could win a laminating machine, binding machine or personal paper cutter.  Go check it out and get your entry in.  I'd love to have these great tools in my classroom!!

a year of many "firsts" Monstrous Giveaway!

This exciting blogger is hosting a great giveaway with tons of fabulous resources.  Head over and get your entry in!

Finally in First Giveaway

Another great blogger is having a giveaway to celebrate 2000 followers!  She has contributions from several great bloggers for this fantastic giveaway.  Head on over and enter for your chance to win!

Another Giveaway!

Learning is for Superstars is having a giveaway to celebrate 103 followers.  She has some great things lined up as a reward to the winner!  Head on over and get your entry in!

Lanier's Lions Hosting 100 Follower Giveaway!

Nicole Lanier's blog, "Lanier's Lions", is hosting a 100 follower's giveaway.  I recently started following her blog and like the ideas she shares.  Head on over to see her great ideas and enter the giveaway for your chance to win one of her great packets!

Mrs. Plant's Press Giveaway

Head over to Mrs. Plant's Press and check out the great giveaway she's hosting to celebrate more than 500 followers!

Mrs. Castro's Class 100 Follower's Giveaway

I don't think I'll ever have 100 followers.  This is quite an accomplishment and she has some great things to share on her blog.  Go check it out and get in on the giveaway fun!  Here's the link: 

JD's Rockin' Readers Giveaway!

JD's Rockin' Readers is having a fantastic giveaway.  This Dog Day's of Summer - 7 Day's of Giveaways has a number of ways to enter.  Go check it out and get your entries in!

Simply Kinder's Launch Party

Simply Kinder is having a great giveaway as part of their  launch party.  Go check it out and enter like I did.  Good luck!  Simply Kinder 

YoBlocks Giveaway

I found a link to a great giveaway for a product called YoBlocks.  They are cubes with pockets that allow you to insert any text, clip-art, or pictures, etc. of your choice.  These would be great in the classroom!  Go check it out:  Cool! A YoBlocks Giveaway

Looking for other great kinder blogs?

Here is a list of nothing but kindergarten blogs!  What a great resource!  (It says click here to go into the list.)  Check it out!  Use the form that follows the link to add your blog to the list.  This post doesn't look pretty.  I'm still trying to figure out how to create these posts!  Hope you can make sense of it all.

Alphabet Songs

Great Alphabet Songs and Alphabet Videos by Have Fun Teaching. - And you can get them for free!!
I've learned that music and videos are a great way to instill a concept into the mind of a child.  I ran across these videos and thought they would make a great addition to my classroom routine.  I use my Smartboard every day to introduce and reinforce my lessons and I can't wait to add these videos to our daily schedule.  I think they will enhance learning for all my students, but especially for those kiddos I get every year who have never attended preschool or had any type of parental support to prepare them for school.  Here's a sample from the series:

Go check out the "Alphabet Songs" for yourself.  Follow the simple directions here to get your free set of videos to use with your class this fall.  Hurry though, the giveaway ends May 31, 2012. 

New Giveaway

There's a big giveaway going at Kindergarten Lifestyle's Blog.  Head over there and check it out! Kindergarten Lifestyle Blog