Integrating Technology and Literacy: Another Easy-to-Use Digital Story App

A major THANK YOU to my professor at USJ for continuing to post amazing new technologies to use in the classroom. Thank you Judy!



Integrating Technology and Literacy: Another Easy-to-Use Digital Story App: Take some time over your summer break to explore and have fun creating entertaining videos with Wideo . Here's a clever one I caug...

Integrating Technology and Literacy: A Versatile Tool to Use in the Classroom: ThingLin...

My first attempt at creating a ThingLink!

Integrating Technology and Literacy: A Versatile Tool to Use in the Classroom: ThingLin...: Check this Thinglink , created by using several digital tools. The words are ones recently added to the Oxford English  Dictionary . Tagxedo...

Miss D's Thoughts...

I can't believe how fast the school year flew by! Our year was jammed packed with fun and educational projects, field trips, concerts, and so much more.  Graduation was bitter sweet because I was saying goodbye to all my Kindergarten friends, but I knew they were ready to move on.  Then much to my excitement I was moved to the primary level where I will teach not only my 2013/14 graduating class but also my 2012/13 graduating class!  It is a joy to spend more time with the students I already know so well.  I look forward to our year together and all the wonderful things in store for us.

March has been all about $$

All month we have been learning about money, money, MONEY! We have been nickeled and dimed to death. We learned about each coin's value and what makes them different. We learned about each president on our coins in addition to counting change and making a dollar. For us having manipulatives and a hundreds chart was a must! 

 Here are some resources for you, whether you are teaching, reteaching, or reinforcing at home. Enjoy!

Crazy Coins Lesson Plans

Money Song

Money worksheet for visual learners

Money Flip Book

Money Booklets

Math Center

Welcome to Kindergarten

I was so proud of some of the group work my little cuties did using Prezi to make a slide show presentation for an open house at our school.  While students did need me to type their words they picked pictures, clip art, music, and voted on the template they wanted to use.  Great job class, I'm proud of you!

There is more than one way to think about math...

Kindergarten answers the question: How would our life be different if we did not have numbers?

Taylor: "We wouldn't be able to use a telephone"
Haylee: "We wouldn't be able to learn math"
Tejas: "We wouldn't be able to tell how many of something there is"
Maya: "We wouldn't be able to type in the password on a smart-phone"
Ty: "We wouldn't be able to read/tell time"
Anthony: "We wouldn't be able to know when to eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner"
Joey: "We wouldn't be able to count" "You wouldn't be able to tell if someone had a temperature"
Daniel: "We wouldn't be able to able to read a thermometer(tell how hot and cold it is outside)"

The Lenten Journey

The Lenten season is upon us again. It is a time for us to reflect and try harder to emulate our Lord and Savior Jesus. It can be a difficult concept to explain to children, I know this first hand as each year I try to explain this to my kindergarten cuties. For those of you with older children or students the following videos can be fun to share to help explain or start a conversation about the Lenten and Easter season. Enjoy!

 Below are some kid friendly ideas of what to give up OR do for the Lenten season:
  Things you could give up for Lent:

• Television (or certain shows)
•  Favorite foods (pizza, ice cream, etc.)
•  Soft drinks
•  Clutter
•  Certain books/magazines (read ones that will help you grow spiritually)
•  Social Media sites (Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, etc.)
•  Computer use 
• Negativity 
• Gossip
•  Lying 
• Procrastination 
• Social Networking 

Things to add during Lent:

• Going to Mass more than once a week 
• Praying the Rosary 
• Attending weekly Stations of the Cross 
• Making time for personal prayer with the Lord 
• Praying with your family 
• Going to Confession 
• Quiet time 
• Commitment to exercise 
• Being a better friend 
• Staying positive 
• Volunteering 
• Works of Mercy (feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick, etc.) 
• Getting enough sleep at night 
• Being on time