A Place Called Kindergarten: July 2015

There are lots of fun math activities in my new Kindergarten geometry unit, It's All About the Shapes. These activities can be used for whole group or guided math instruction. This unit includes game boards, sorting mats, guessing bags, differentiated memory, guess my shape and spin and cover games that make learning about 2D and 3D shapes memorable. Go grab these activities in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store.

Mrs. Bell's Buddies Are First Grade Bound

THE BEST teacher gift!

As the school year ended we had a big celebration to celebrate the writers, readers, mathematicians and scientist we became this year. My class gave me some awesome gifts. I got some gift cards to some of my favorite places and a

Mrs. Bell Polka Dots Pal.

A mom used my "pal" to make my students t-shirts. We had a blast wearing our shirts and celebrating that Mrs. Bell's Buddies were First Grade Bound! Good luck Madeira Class of 2027 as you move through the learning ranks! Thank you Erin Beers from Mrs. Beers Language Arts Class for thinking of such a fun end of the year gift!

I have already put my Polka Dots Pal to good use this summer...

$1 anchor charts

Kindergarten anchor charts that are ready to print and use. Print these anchor chart for individual or small group use or print posters of these anchor chart at Vista Print. You will use these anchor charts again and again. Click to check out $1 anchor charts.

I love using anchor charts in my classroom. They usually hang on my chart stand or whiteboard while I am teaching a concept, then I move them to my focus board. I also use them in sign holders at my small group table. Anchor charts are a great way to focus and reinforce learning. These are single PDFs so that they are easy to upload to office supply stores to make posters. I like to use Vistaprint to make my posters.