MPM School Supplies

Hey all!!! I apologize for my leave of absence in the blogging world! I have been working so hard on my masters and teaching my heart out to my students, that I have literally had no energy when I finally have a minute to myself. All I want to do is go to bed at the end of the day. (Which I am sure most, if not all, feel the same! So I don't know how ya'll do it! =)

But I promise, one of these days I'll be back with some great stuff to share! =)

For now, I'm back for a quick post to share this WONDERFUL website I just ordered some construction paper for my classroom from. It's called http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/
Just click the link and it'll take you there!

If you like what you see, they are offering 10% off your first 10 orders by clicking this link: http://www.mpmschoolsupplies.com/redeem/S1210UIMCJPWZ

It was SO easy to find what I was looking for! I just typed what I wanted in the search bar and WAAA-LAH! Several options to choose from. I was very happy to see the variety of brands and prices they offered as well. I went with my usual brand of construction paper and checking out was a breeze!
I literally got the box on my doorstep just a few days later and everything was intact and great quality! I would definitely recommend this website for any teacher friends, or anyone looking to buy anything educational!

So what are you waiting for? Go on and check them out! =)

Have a wonderful weekend!

With lots of love,

I'm alive!!!

Hey all! I just HAD to take a quick minute to share this hilarious video that was shared at our last in-service that i KNOW you will all enjoy! I think as teachers, we have all felt this frustration from time to time... I literally could not breathe when watching this the first time because I was laughing so hard!!! Put on your diaper b/c this is a good one!

Thank you!!!

This goes out to all you fabulous teachers out there who are trying to make a difference! =)

Number 1-10 Journal Pages

I wanted to share something that I created for my kindergartners because they are having a lot of trouble with identifying and counting numbers 0-10. We have been working on them for a month and are going to continue at our school! We explained to our administration that we understand how important it is for the kids to really know their numbers in Kindergarten b/c 1st grade and on don't have time to re-teach it any more b/c of common core. So we are re-teaching every week until the kids have got it! So i created these little journal pages and posted them on TPT to help my kiddos. So if you think you could use them in your classroom, take a look! 

Alphabet Centers & # 0-10 math centers

Hello friends!!! I am truly missing out on keeping this blog updated- but I am so physically exhausted when I get home, and after catching a stomach bug floating around our school over the weekend- I am so drained! I'm really trying to get better at posting more this year-  I promise!

I finally figured out what to put in this awesome shelf I was given this year! I put all my ABC centers in it! =) 

In the tubs you can see:

Letter building mats and blocks (lowercase AND uppercase)

ABC wikki stix mats

ABC tracing mats 

letter magnets with chicka chicka boom boom mat (for retelling)

uppercase/lowercase matching puzzle

letter/sound matching puzzles

beginning sound matching puzzles 

magnetic letter matching mats

ABC playdoh mats (from lyonsdenresources.com- Andy Lyons actually taught K in my school district! He's a principal here now! So cool!) 

I wish I had 2 more shelves like this for math manipulatives and a word work center! =)

Now moving onto math... this is our stations from LAST week! I've kept a few of them the same this week (so I'll try to take pictures tomorrow of the new ones!)
I haven't started using recording sheets yet- we are still practicing the routines and working quietly during center time. I think I'll start introducing them next week!

matching numbers to quantity mats

touch math puzzles

playdoh center 

counting center

I love the beads- found them at Joann's if you are interested!

The whole center- I have number word ones too for my kids who are ready.

 number/ number word tracing center


While I was working in small groups today, I discovered some of my kids are having such a hard time counting objects to 10. So I have to stick with identifying numbers with them for now. It's so different for us to teach numbers this early on... normally we haven't taught numbers until later in the year.... so the kids are getting their numbers and letters mixed up. So I'm going to have to work on that too! Common Core has been great b/c I feel it's easier to figure out what specific skills my students are struggling with!

Anyone else have any great number/counting activities I can do with my kinders??? I'd appreciate any ideas!

Until next time...

OH! And check out my awesome Bear Buck pocket chart I made! They kids earn bear bucks for good choices! =) Then they can spend the bear bucks on rewards!