Valentines Day

Valentine's Day is fast approaching! Here are a few activity worksheets you might find useful:

Welcome February!

The January cold has left us and even though I am sure it will be a February freeze, it just seems warmer!

A couple of February Valentine worksheets:

English Language Arts (ELA)

Some lesson worksheets I found that look helpful for ELA supplemental work:

Praise,Reinforcement and Introspection!

It's always nice to use effective praise with children. Switch it up and try using different ways for authentic praise.

Reinforce your praise and have the children come up with ways to be good friends to others.

In my classroom, I do relaxation exercises with my children, a "brain change". I found this link about teaching relaxation through yoga.

Different Ways To Get Kindness Across!

Reinforce ways to work together!

Keep the children busy and thinking at all times!

Give the children alternatives, guide them to the right choices!

Keeping Mutual Respect in the Classroom

Social Skills Training has become more and more important in this world we live in. Fellow Kindergarten Teachers, you know it is a crucial part of our classroom learning environment. The more we can reinforce self respect and respect for others, the better the learning atmosphere will be. Every opportunity we get we need to take and try our best to instill this in our kiddos! We try all the possibilities.
Try printing your children's names on little slips of paper and putting them in a "kindness jar"when you "catch" them being good.

Taking Turns

It always seems that everyone wants to take charge at their tables. Well, I have found a way to handle that. There is a table captain at each table. This changes daily. Everyone gets a turn. Check out these cute teddy bear table captain signs!