Lesson Plan Template

I'm always on the hunt for a lesson plan template that I can print and use in a 3 ring binder.  I don't always have much luck.  I LOVE Lakeshore's lesson plan books, so I used that as my inspiration for the one I have created.  I'm new to Blogging to the outside world so I thought I would put this up as a Thank You for following me.  If you like it, let me know in the comments and share my blog with your friends.

THANK YOU!

Lesson Plan Template

Here is an editable version through PowerPoint.

Editable Lesson Plan Template

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100th Day TBA Linky Party

In honor of Teaching Blog Addict's 100th Day in the Blogosphere, they are hosting a linky party about 100th day of school activities. 





We do a lot of fun stuff in our classroom for the 100th day.  Here are just a few:

1.  Every kiddo brings in 100 small items (stickers, cheerios, macaroni, etc.) and each table makes a poster using those items.
2.  The kids each make a list of 100 words they know.  This is difficult for some, but they always have fun trying to think of all the words they know.
3.  We play Chutes and Ladders since it has 100 squares.
4.  We read Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day of Kindergarten (even though we are a first/second grade class)
5.  I give them a grid with 100 squares and they can decorate it how they want.
6.  We see how many jumping jacks, hops, skips, etc. we can do in 100 seconds OR how long it takes to do 100 of those things.
7.  We count to 100 in many ways ie: forwards, by 2's, 5's, 10's, backwards, etc.

We always have a lot of fun on the 100th Day!

That's 1....

Mrs. Bainbridges Class is having a Linky Party...



I've never done this before, but here goes...


We use 1-2-3 Magic at our school.  I don't live and die by it, but there are a few kiddo's that it works really well for.  It involves saying "that's 1......that's 2......that's 3" and then they have a break away from their peers for a few minutes. 

Around December, we were all coming down to the carpet for read aloud.  One of my kiddo's, J, was not listening, as usual.  In unison my class started with "that's 1......that's 2....."  J just stopped and looked at everyone and came to sit down!

Kids, gotta love 'em!!

First Grade Awesomeness: Go FIRST GRADE, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

So I'm back...I know I say every year that I will keep up with my blog and I don't :( But I'm saying it again this year. I will try my best, but with a 6 month old at home it may just not be possible.

On any account, check out this blog for your chance to win a birthday unit. Looks super fun!
First Grade Awesomeness: Go FIRST GRADE, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

Yeah for Break!

I haven't had a lot of time to blog lately, sorry about that!  I've been super sleepy, but that comes with being a teacher AND being pregnant, so blogging has been the furthest thing from my mind.  But the first 9 weeks of school have come and gone and fall break is already upon us (and almost over).

It's been a great 9 weeks!  My group of kiddo's is pretty amazing, very chatty, but amazing!  They make me laugh, and keep me on my toes.  Not to mention they are all very excited about the newest Jaguar to be.  When we took a poll, most of them thought girl and they were right!  K said that he thought it was a girl if the baby was moving a lot and a boy if the baby was sleeping a lot.  I loved that reasoning!  When I showed them the ultrasound I got 2 responses: it looks like Yoda and it looks like an armadillo.  From the mouths of babes!

So now I'm on fall break.  I've watched a lot of TV, went to some Dr's appointments, had lunch with out with my aunt and cousins and now here I am watching more TV!  I have a few more days to enjoy my time on the couch with my feet up, resting up for round 2 at school.

I will work harder at blogging more, but no guarantees!  Til quarter 2...