Name tags are finished!

Well...up late again working on classroom stuff. I just finished making the name tags for the desks in my room. They came out really cute. I looked and couldn't find any I liked that had  a number line and alphabet to reference. I think this is really helpful during the year (especially for kinders who are still learning to write their letters). The number line is great for counting up or back too! I see little ones using it all the time. If you like, head on over to tpt or teachers notebook and take a look!
Goodnight!! Zzzzz

Do they have rehab for Target addicts?

It's official...I am addicted to the dollar spot at Target!!! Well, maybe just Target in general. Let's be honest. Each time, I find AT LEAST one thing I am able to justify buying. It's terrible (but also amazing)! It usually is a great way to just get some inspiration for a fun center activity if nothing else. Today I found these adorable buckets with mini chalk boards on the front! They could be used for many things, but I though they would make a great sorting activity for different letter sounds or long and short vowels using picture cards or real objects!

Cute, right??

A few weeks ago I also found these great dry erase sleeves, which I love! I have already used them for tutoring sessions this summer. So great to use for centers! You can put a recording sheet (or almost anything!) into this sleeve and have kids write answers with dry erase markers. Then just erase and start over! This could be used for so many things. If you have some good ideas, share them!

Do you have this same addiction to the Target dollar spot? I know some of you do just from reading your blogs! 

Calendar Kit Done!

Hey all! I have finally finished putting together my classroom calendar kit! Do you like it? Below is just a sample image, you can see more by clicking it and heading over to TeachersNotebook. I also have a supplement to this which has "today is, yesterday was, and tomorrow will be" posters, an adorable count up to the 10th day using bumble bee counters, and a weather poster. You can see both parts below! I hope they are helpful to you!

Meri

Almost there...

While I really do enjoy creating all these cute classroom signs, I am quickly becoming tired of it! I have made my own nametags, table signs, birthday signs, number visuals, and number line. I am still working on a teacher binder which I will be happy to share with you when it is finished (and when I figure out how to make my pdf's editable)! Honestly, I am really just excited to start working on actual lessons and activities for my kinders to enjoy! I plan do begin doing some of this tomorrow. For now, take a look at my cupcake birthday signs below! If you like, you can click the image to go to TeachersNotebook. Time to rest. My fingers hurt from blogger and digi-scrapbooking! Meri

Cupcake Birthday Signs

Kindergarten Crayons: I Can, You Can, We All Can...

Up late and reading Kindergarten blogs! I have recently started reading Fran Kramer's Kindergarten Crayons and she is SO excellent! I can't stop reading! As a brand new kindergarten teacher I am thankful for experienced teachers like Fran who are so happy to share their vast knowledge and ideas with us. All of the posts on this blog are fantastic and so helpful, but this was one I wanted to remember and share. During a book discussion of Debbie Diller's Math Work Stations, Fran shared this post about creating anchor charts at each work station in order to make the expectations simple for students to understand. I think so often we forget how important this is in all aspects of the day! Make expectations clear with "I can's" and surely children will learn more and take away more from the activity!

Kindergarten Crayons: I Can, You Can, We All Can...

Hi all! I have been working away at various materials I need for next year. I am posting what I have created so far. I wanted to make some printable cards for word families which I can use during literacy centers to do sorts and also use on bulletin boards throughout the year. They came out nice! I used the TeacherResource book for Treasures (which we use). It had word cards for copying, but I of course would rather make my own! I hope you will find them useful.If you'd like to view them in the store, click the link below or the image of them below. Happy Teaching! http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/meriberries/colorful-word-family-cards

Word Family Cards with Word Endings and Words!

Check out this alphabet sign FREEBIE at my Teacher's Notebook store! Thanks for reading!!

Check out these cute table signs!

1-12 Number Visuals for classroom wall!

1-100 Number Line for your classroom wall!!

Hey there! I am in the process of creating all sorts of cute signs to decorate my classroom walls. Here is a sample! A 1-100 number line on cute and colorful bunting (c/o ErinBradleyDesigns!). The pages are cut in half and pieced together in order to create a long cumber line for the wall! I love the idea of having a long number line. It is so useful during calendar and so many other math lessons. It can be used to count up, count back, talk about greater/less than, subtract, add, and more! It's available in my store! Enjoy!

Cheers,
Meri

Click the link to view it in store!
http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/meriberries/1-100-number-line-with-bunting

Blank Canvas

Happy summer, everyone! 

I am spending this summer preparing for my first year in my own classroom. I will be teaching kindergarten! Previous to this year, I have been substitute teaching for three years!! I know. Wow. As much as I did love being a subsitute teacher and enjoy being able to experience so many different classrooms and grade levels, I am more than ready to have a class of my own. Teaching jobs have been few and far between. I am very lucky to have gotten a job--and I can't wait to start setting up my classroom and teaching! I am filled with ideas. 

I decided that rather than buy the signs and materials for hanging up on my classroom walls, I would create them! I love bees, and I have decided on a bee theme for my classroom this year. I will share ideas and pictures with you here on MeriBerries as I create! Most of what I create will be available at my TeachersNotebook store! So if you love what you see, feel free to check it out!