Eyes on Me (Neysa Puckett, South Irvine, KY)
Teacher says: 1,2,3, all eyes on me. (Make goggles and point to self.)
Childrenrespond: 1, 2, eyes on you. (Children make goggles around theireyes and look at the teacher.)
Scented Markers (Donna Laemmle)
Donna said theyalways read “The Kissing Hand” the first day of school and then drew a heartwith a scented marker on the children’s hands.
*Scented markerswould also be fun for drawing smilies, stars, letters, words, etc. onchildren’s hands - with parents’ permission, of course.
Cell PhoneReading (Amy Madon, Lexington, KY)
Let children useold cell phones to “read to a friend.” They can read the words, read the pictures, tell about a sight word theyknow, etc. Great for oral languagedevelopment.
havefunteaching.com(Kari Seasor)
Kari said thissite has songs, videos, worksheets, etc. that her kids love.
Sketch toStretch (Jenny Ianiero, PA)
Jenny sent me thispicture of a worksheet she adapted for her first graders. What a meaningful way to buildcomprehension and Common Core State Standards.
Yeah! I know it's going in the wrong direction, but when I tried to flip it some of the picture disappeared. You'll just have to turn your head to the side to read it!
