Room Reveal {Finally!}

I finally have carved out enough time to post pictures of my 2015 - 2016 Pre-K classroom. I am so excited about this year.

This is a view of our front door. The students love finding their name on the door.

This is a view taken from the back corner of the room. You can see part of the math manipulatives, and the back of the science center.

This is a view from the front of the room. You can see the dramatic play area, our "Out of the World Work" student display wall, and the art area.

This is a picture of my math focus board. During small groups the students can manipulate the activities in the pocket charts. The math focus board printables will be available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store by Thanksgiving 2015. I like to test drive the material before posting on TPT.

This is my daily focus board. I use this as a review during transition times and during closing each day. I pick the letters, numbers, sight words, shapes, and vocabulary that we are concentrating on weekly and monthly and place here. The daily focus board printables will be available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store by Thanksgiving 2015. I like to test drive the material before posting on TPT.

Summer is Ending!

I cannot believe that summer vacation is winding down and school starts on August 5th. I am always excited and nervous at the same time. This year will be the first time that I teach Special Ed. Pre-K, this should be an interesting year.

As always I spend my summer vacation revising and and coming up with new ideas for the upcoming school year. I have decided to go with a Space theme for my classroom. I told myself this year I was going to take  before and after pictures of my classroom. I sort of did. I didn't take pictures of the hot mess where all of the centers, tables, chairs (basically everything in the room) was covered and pushed into the middle. What you see is the centers pushed to where they are going to be for the year. Now, I am working on bulletin boards, relabeling some centers, and organization.

DAY 2

This is a picture from my desk which this year is located in the back of the room. Heavenly air conditioning will be blowing on me, and I will not freeze my parapro!

This is the left side of my classroom where science, art, and some of the dramatic play center can be seen.

Stay tuned for more classroom revels as I go along. I am also (keep your fingers crossed) making steps for my SMARTBoard. I have wonderful plans, but sometimes the execution is lacking!

All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

YouTube.com Educational Links:

I have put together a collection of songs and read a-loud books about the Letter O.

GO TO>> YOUTUBE PLAYLIST

Note: All books and songs are copyrighted by original owners. Youtube links change periodically. If you find a broken link please email me at:lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter Oo is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed.

DOWNLOAD>> All About the Letter Oo {Letter of the Week SMARTboard Activities}

Vocabulary Words
Where is the Letter Oo: Circle the upper and lowercase letter O.
Circle the Letter Oo: Circle the letter O in the nursery rhyme, “One, Two Buckle My Shoe.”
Let’s Write the Letter – Oo
Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and write the beginning missing letter.
Oo is for Owl: Help Oliver Owl find his orange by following the upper and lowercase letter O to the orange.
Which One Comes Next? Look at the pattern and finish the pattern.
Which One Does Not Belong? Look at the letters and pictures and put an X on the picture(s) that do not belong.
Let’s Sort by Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Oo: Sort the oranges by upper and lowercase letter O.
Let’s Sort: Sort pictures by the beginning /n/ sound onto the net.
Find, Graph, and Tally: Count the letters and graph how many of each.
Find, Graph, and Tally: Count the pictures and graph how many of each.
Write the Beginning Letter Sound: Look at the picture and write the beginning letter sound.
ABC Order
Search a Word: Look for words beginning with the Letter O. All words are hidden across and there is only one word per line.
Say! Trace! Read! Write! Use the letter tiles to build the word.
Let’s Build the Letter Oo: Use the shapes to construct the upper and lowercase letter Oo.
Puzzles: Put together CVC and 4 letter puzzles all beginning with the letter O.

Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the game does not have to be re-set.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a  Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a  Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a  Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a  With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

Contact:

• If you have any suggestions and/or comments to make this learning packet better, please feel free to email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com.
• If you find a mistake or typo in the packet, please email me at: lanieslittlelearners@gmail.com so I can fix the error and send you a revised packet.

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