Counting and Number Order...a little math fact practice too!

I hope you had a fabulous three day weekend.  I decided that "three days with family and friends...priceless!".
I am sharing with you two games today that focus on counting, number order, and a little math fact practice too.
One of the Role and Count only goes to 6 and using 1 die.
The second game goes to 12 and uses 2 dice.
As they roll the dice they have to add the two together.
We had a wonderful time playing this game today.
Michele

Numbers to 6

Numbers to 12

It's Friday

What an exciting first full week we had here in Henson's first grade.
I'd love for you to stop by My Big Campus and see what I have set up this year for my website.
It is working out well for communication.  Just click on this link. My Big Campus
Another fabulous site I found is Remind101.  At this site you can text parents important reminders.  You cannot see their number and they cannot see yours.  Great for "wear red", pack a lunch tomorrow, field trip, spelling test tomorrow...you know all those reminders that always come in handy for a parent.
Check it out!
Remind101
So onto next week.  All About Our Families...just in time for Grandparent's Day next Monday.
Enjoy your three day weekend.  Michele

Behavior..."freebie"

Okay so dismissal solved not onto behavior in the classroom.
Over the weekend I brainstormed what to do this year for behavior.
Last year my theme was pirates so my behavior system was focused on "treasured behavior".
This year I am polka dots so...
Here is what I came up with.
Each child has a stop light and a colored button on their desk.
With a simple slide to yellow I can warn a student and a slide to red can mean STOP!
A child must be on green in order to get a star at the end of the day on their behavior chart.
A filled chart is a trip to the treasure chest.
WOW!
So far so good.
I have the patterns for you below.

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Controlling Dismissal Frenzy!

At our school of 700 students and 18 buses each day...dismissal can be pretty scary for our little kiddos.
This year our 5 first grades asked for 5th grade buddies.  We started with them coming to our classrooms to wait with the kiddos until their bus was dismissed and then they would walk them out.  YIKES..5th graders and a room full of anxious 1st graders did not mix so...I created these visuals and put them on paint stirrers.  Now two fifth graders stand at the end of the hall with the sign as a bus is called.  They take the all the first graders for that bus out.  Ahhhh!  Much better.  So I made a set for you with out bus numbers so you can add them to your files if you can use them.  Enjoy the week everyone!  Michele

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Friday "Freebie"...

I can't believe it is Friday already.  We just completed Open House and now our first day.  It was positively delightful with Chester and his friends.

Tomorrow we are going to do "The First Day Jitters".  As I started to lay my work out I realized I really wanted some kind of cute craft to go with the story.  So I came up with a modified "backpack" idea super simple and super cute.  I hope you can use it.  Actually anything could fit in the pocket of the backpack.  Kids could even draw if they are unable to write.
So here you go...Hope all is going well for all of you.  Michele

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The backpack is 6X9
Fold down the top and round it.
The pacet is 6X3.  Glue on 3 edges.
The straps are just strips of paper.
Fun yet easy stuff!!

Monday...

As my kiddos enter tonight they will find this waiting for them on their desk.
One is an "assignment sheet" that tells them what they should do for the evening and the second is a "handbook" for my 1st grade classroom.  It has a little of everything inside to keep parents informed and updated about curriculum, schedules, helpful hints, parties, and more.  The goodie is a little "o"FISH"ally a 1st grader.  Not original or especially creative but it is simple and most kiddos love goldfish. So...hi ho, hi ho, off to school we go.
Freebies here of the items.
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Back to School Sale on TpT! and a "freebie"!

The entire shop at TpT is having a Back to School Sale.

It is the perfect time to get those items waiting on your "wish list".

Also here is the "freebie"...

I wanted all last year to get this done and never did.

So at long last I have created a "checklist" of the CCS.

YEP ... now I can check when I teach and check when I assess.

I can also see if there is an area I need to revisit or one that I am totally ignoring.

WOW this will be a big help to me and I hope to you!

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