I lock up my iPads and iPods every night before I go home (they have been home with me all summer and come home with me on Christmas break). I’ll ask people in my personal life for them instead. WOOHOO! I was SUPER tempted to buy some Kindle Fires during Prime Day. I have no shame.Īfter all of my hard work of being absolutely shameless, I now have 6 iPods and 6 iPad Minis. One of my teammates sent an email to all of her parents asking for iPods or iPads and GUESS WHAT? One of her families owned their own business and needed a write off, and the next thing she knew, she had 3 BRAND NEW iPad Minis in her hands. I’ve put out pleas on my personal Facebook page, taken hand me downs from family and friends who are upgrading, and also stolen a couple of Steve’s right out from under him. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been collecting iPods and iPad Minis for Centers, and Groups, and Intervention, and whatever else you can think of. And all your principal will notice is that your kids are so adorable because they’re singing an EDUCATIONAL song. They’ll still do all that other stuff, but it will be EDUCATIONAL. And then when your administrator comes in and your kids are transitioning, instead of seeing kids fall out of their chair, or slide into their carpet spot, or crawl like a baby, or hop like a rabbit, or take the longest route possible, they will be SINGING a sight word. I just recently updated/revised/fixed my playlists to align with our new curriculum Benchmark Advance which offers HEIDI SONGS! I am a huge fan of Heidi Songs, already own most of her songs, have attended one of her sessions, and have had the pleasure of meeting THE HEIDI on a several different occasions! □ Heidi Songs are PERFECT for learning sight words, math, grammar skills, etc, but also just for playing during transitions! I almost always play a sight word song during transitions so we’re getting extra practice, but also so that we are singing and NOT TALKING. I don’t even remember, nor want to think about how I used to change CDs in the big ole boom box. My main technology that I use EVERY DAY-ALL DAY is my classroom iPod. Towards the end of last year, we got ceiling mounted projectors and speakers in the ceiling, and over the summer, we got a mimeo type of board thing that I just recently saw, and have not a clue how to use. She is my Ladybug and sometimes she can be grouchy. When I first started blogging (6 years ago), I still had an overhead in my room. I used to joke all the time that the only technology I had in my classroom was the telephone. So there you have it! A full month of learning and fun for a preschool or kindergarten child! Feel free to use any or all of these activities in your homeschool plans for February! Also, printable versions of these calendars are available in our subscriber library.Today’s Monday Motivation with Teacher by the Beach is all about Technology. Have a scavenger hunt for kindness hearts hidden around the house.Select and donate food items to the food bank.Trace child’s hand, write how they can help on the hand.Practice writing some of the letters we’ve learned. Practice making letters out of playdough.Make “I can give” trees and write what we can give.Write the letter “P” and add it to our alphabet book.Provide “P” playdough placemat and make a “P” shape (download is in the Subscriber Library).Choose some acts of kindness to do in our community.Make and decorate Valentine’s cupcakes or cookies.Watch and do the “P” video on Starfall (need a computer with flash and a mouse for the free version).Read: Happy Valentine’s Day Curious George.Set up a “post office” for dramatic play.Make these woven paper hearts (can also be done with felt).Write the letter “O” and add it to our alphabet book.Set out materials to make Valentine Cards.Provide “O” playdough placemat and make a “O” shape (download is in the Subscriber Library).Watch and do the “O” video on Starfall (need a computer with flash and a mouse for the free version).Field trip to buy ingredients for our recipe.Watch and sing along to: The Feelings Song.Write the letter “N” and add it to our alphabet book.Provide “N” playdough placemat and make a “N” shape (download is in the Subscriber Library).Watch and do the “N” video on Starfall (need a computer with flash and a mouse for the free version). Photo credit: autumnsgoddess0 on Pixabay FOCUS POINTSĬELEBRATIONS: Valentine’s Day (Feb.
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