Mrs. Frederick's Kindergarten

Monday, November 3, 2014

Boogie with a Brain Break!

Getting The Wiggles Out and Moving It In Kindergarten

The kindergarten curriculum has changed but five year old children are still young and need to move, dance, and sing throughout the day. Brain breaks allow kids to let loose for a few minutes and expend some of their energy.

Brain Breaks Give Students a Chance to Recharge

We have been using the website GoNoodle for our Brain Breaks. The kids love it! I love it because it allows us to see the video without all the ads and other YouTube videos.

Our Top 5 Favorite Brain Break Boogie Songs are:

I'm a Gummy Bear

Happy

If You're a Kid Dance Around

What Does The Fox Say?

Just Dance Kids, One Direction 'What Makes You Beautiful"

Monday, December 30, 2013

2014 Resolutions Link Up

I linked up with 2014 Resolutions Blog Party A Peach for the Teach

2013 has been a busy year. I graduated with Educational Leadership Degree in Teacher Leadership and completed renewal for National Board recertification. I'm looking forward to just teaching and enjoying my kindergarten class.

When we return to school we are starting a research project that incorporates project based learning, technology and math. I've found a lot of great ideas and links. You can see them on Project Based Learning Pinterest Board. My students showed a deep interest in nature activities this fall so we decided the focus of our project would be on outdoor learning, nature, etc. I'm still in the planning stages and will be posting throughout the process. Winter is not the best time to plan outdoor activities but it will give the kids opportunities to bundle up and head outside to explore the changes of winter.

My resolutions for 2014 are posted below. For my classroom I created a kid friendly unit that explains goals and resolutions and guides students to think of areas that they would like to improve. Last year my students really enjoyed this unit and I've added 30 pages to enrich what I started last year. Go check it out at TPT New Year Goals and Resolutions Math & Literacy