Loving Kinders

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Welcome to the 2^nd Annual Our Favorite Things Giveaway and Blog Hop!

Today we are throwing a big, humongous bash to celebrate YOU!

Last year we blogged about our favorite non-school related things, this year we have decided that we will share with you our favorite school things!

So here we go:

My FAVORITE APP (so far)

This may not be a well-known app but I do ADORE it. Doodle Buddy is a FREE app.

Did I say FREE?

Yup, and it doesn’t stink like so many other lite or free apps.

You can use it in a variety of ways. Essentially it is a blank slate. You may use a stylus or your finger to make words and/or numbers. I have been using this in my math technology center.

My kinders LOVE writing their numbers.

There are endless possibilities for this app. You may write words in a word work center, write sentences, pair up and write questions/answers with partners and that is all that I can think of in one MINUTE. There are so many ways to utilize this gold mine.

Math: fact fluency practice, word problems, counters, rote counting, explain your thinking problems.

The list is ENDLESS.

Go get it now.

Hmmm… favorite organizational tip, eh?

Well, I consider myself pretty organized.

Picking just one would be hard.

I have a couple.

#1 Organize your CRAYONS PEOPLE!
I use this handy crayon tote from Lakeshore learning. It has truly kept my sanity intact. Well.... that is debatable.

#2 Keep track of your anecdotal notes while your read with your students. I use a guided reading notebook, a short little outline sheet, and jot down ideas, observations, and what we worked on during the week. This way I can easily access their progress and it keeps me on track.

Some of my favorite things, personally.

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Come and visit my other teacher friends' blogs for their favorite websites, organization tips and much more!

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