HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES & TOES - Song and Dance

A FUN Way To Get The Wiggles Out.

Tried & True Is Now New & Improved!

I have used this song since
Day 1 of Kindergarten.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENVdNiLCMGk‎

         

Click on an image above to purchase a book.

That was a few days ago LOL.

I remember it like yesterday though.

 I was 22 and ready for anything.

And I got it with 79 Kinder Kids.

A total of both AM & PM classes.

An amazing year.

I wonder who learned more...

me or 79 little ones?

Head, Shoulder, Knees & Toes

 has always served me well.

Now I can use it on my new smart board 

(once I figure it out).

Times have changed...

OR NOT.

If technology fails me 

I can always fall back on Tried & True

and it will still be FUN!

Dear Reader 

Try dancing this with your kids at home or school.

What dances do you teach your kids?

Let me know.  I'd love to hear from you.

I love sharing my classroom 

with you.

Come join me and 
Enjoy Making #Education FUN 4 #Kids!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Wherever U are, in our
 Wide Wonderful World,
I'm Wishing...
Sunshine And
Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Watch the video and dance.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENVdNiLCMGk‎

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Leave a comment and you will be one of my SunnyDaz Kids.

I have taught hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

I GOT A HABITAT

By The Bumblemen

Words & Music By Harry Asher Garfield
Artwork By Mark Lewis

What a FUN way to learn this Science concept.
This is way too cute!

http://youtu.be/H_CSlLIuVZshttp

Basically habitat comes down to Home.

That is the heart of the matter.

Keeping a concept simple is always best but 

learning through a song is just plain FUN.

Enjoy!

I love sharing my classroom 

with you.

Come join me and 
Enjoy Making #Education FUN 4 #Kids!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Wherever U are, in our
 Wide Wonderful World,
I'm Wishing...
Sunshine And
Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Watch this video 
"I Got A Habitat"
Do you have a habitat? 

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Leave a comment and you will be one of my SunnyDaz Kids.

I have taught hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

THANK YOU! 

I LoVE MY READERS!

I Am Happy And I Know It! 
Happy that so many of you have come from all over our wonderful world for a visit.

One of the things I find so exciting is to see where everyone is from.


FYI - Click on image above to purchase 
book.

I love watching my world map on Blogger fill in with color.

So I have decided to add visiting countries.
In the past I have had visits from 
the United States (my homeland), 
Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, 
Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, Bulgaria, 
Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, 
Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Emirates, 
France, Germany, Iraq, Ireland, 
India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, 
Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malaysia, 
Manila, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, 
Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, 
New Zealand, Norway, Peru, Philippines, 
Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, 
Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, 
South Africa, South Korea, Spain, 
Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, 
the United Kingdom, Uzbekisetan, 
Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.
Today Colombia visited for the first time.
Very Exciting!

I have had so much fun listing visiting countries 
that I decided to add visiting states. 
In the past I have had visits from 
Utah (my home state),
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, 
Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, 
Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, 
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, 
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, 
West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Today Connecticut visited for the first time.
That makes more than half the states!  FUN!
Welcome Friends!

Welcome World!

BarefootBooks.com
If You're Happy And You Know It!
See Video Below

I love sharing my classroom 

with you.

Come join me and 
Enjoy Making #Education FUN 4 #Kids!


Click on image above to purchase 
book & CD

Thanks for stopping by :)

Wherever U are, in our
 Wide Wonderful World,
I'm Wishing...
Sunshine And
Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Watch this video 
If You're Happy And You Know It!.
Learn a new way to say "Hello!"

BarefootBooks.com

Come back and say "Hello!"

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Leave a comment and you will be one of my SunnyDaz Kids.

I have taught hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

Deanna Jump Pinned My DIY EASY HEART CRAYONS!!!

I Am So Excited!!!

I just HAD to put this on my blog.

I got this email notice from Pinterest 
that Deanna Jump Pinned my
DIY EASY HEART CRAYONS!!!

I love her stuff and her blog.
I am late for school...
got to run...skip...hop...
JUMP 4 JOY!

HOWDY PARTNER!

My Kinder Kids love to work with a partner.
I love setting it up because  
I know a secret.

I tried many ways of organizing partners 
because I know there is 
Power In Partners.
It was always a bit sticky until...
I found the BEST solution.
Are you hungry to know the secret 
to making partner time work?

It is as simple as making a 
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich.
Kids LOVE PB&J.
They know all about PB&J sandwiches
And that makes it a SNAP!

When I told my kinder kids we were going to have 
Peanut Butter & Jelly Partners...
they smiled.
When I showed the PB&J cards...
 their smiles grew.
When I slapped the PB&J cards together 
and said they would 
"stick together like a PB&J Sandwich"...
 they laughed out loud.
It was magic.  
It was FUN!
It was wonderful and it lasted all year.

It took very little explaining because they 
understood how to "stick together" 
as Peanut Butter & Jelly Partners.
Over the years I have tried partners in many ways
but it never worked without lots of explaining.
PB&J Partners made it easy and FUN.
I used Peanut Butter & Jelly Partners for 
reading and math and more.

You can do partners however you wish but I love
Peanut Butter & Jelly Partners! 
They make it more productive and FUN
and I love FUN.

Click & Print PB&J Cards.
Hint: print on cardstock and laminate.

Freebie Thanks To HeartsalaCarte.com

I will share an example from my classroom.

We started our day with 
Peanut Butter & Jelly Partner Reading.
I would put the PB&J Cards on the white board.
A star magnet was beside the Peanut Butter Card
to show Peanut Butter had the first turn.
The Peanut Butter Partner would read a book 
from their reading folder first.

Next Jelly would read a book. 
Partners read their way through 5 books each.
That's ten books. YES!
The next day the Jelly Partner read first.
It went so smooth, as smooth as...
well...creamy peanut butter. 
(wink, wink) 

I decided to assign the PB&J partners.
 I also assigned who was Peanut Butter 
and who was Jelly.
I did not let them choose.  
(They have opportunities for free choices 
at other times in the day.)

I looked at the reading data for my students.
To make it easy I will say I had 20 students.
(That would be nice.)
Using the reading data, I ranked the scores
from highest (1) to lowest (20).
Then 1(Peanut Butter) partnered with 11(Jelly)
2-12, 3-13, 4-14, 5-15, until 10-20.
It was not a hard and fast rule.  
It is a guideline and I shifted where 
and when I needed to.

I loved having my kinder kids work in partners 
through out the day.
Remember Partners Are Powerful.
Make It FUN And Enjoy!

Let me know what works for your partner time.
I would be thrilled to hear from you.
Come join me and 
Enjoy Making Education FUN 4 Kids!

Thanks for stopping by.

Wherever U are, in our
 Wide Wonderful World,
I'm Wishing...
Sunshine And
Sunny Daz 4 U

♥
SUNNY

BOUNCY BUBBLE BLOW-OUT! DIY FUN!

We Had A Blast!
You can too.
Have FUN making your own bubbles 
to play with this Summer with this easy solution.

BOUNCY BUBBLE BLOW-OUT! 
Mix Together
1 teaspoon Glycerin
1 Tablespoon Dawn (dish soap)
1 Cup Distilled Drinking Water
Now comes the hard part!!!
Wait 24 Hours!

(The mixture must sit for 24 hours...
Magic Solutions always take time!)
ALSO
(Use a glove or sock when playing with the bubbles to keep them from popping.) 

I am making some for My SunnyDaz Kids.

They can use their Sammy The Snake puppets 
to play with the Bouncy Bubbles 
because he is made from a sock.  
Oh, this is going to be so much FUN!

Bouncy Bubble Blow-Out!
I know they will love it!

I love Pinterest!  
Thanks to playathomemom3.blogspot.com 
I found this recipe pinned by her.

Come join me and 
Enjoy Making #Education FUN 4 #Kids!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Wherever U are, in our
 Wide Wonderful World,
I'm Wishing...
Sunshine And
Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Have FUN making your own
Bouncy Bubbles!
Come back and say "Hi!"

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Leave a comment and you will be one of my SunnyDaz Kids.

I have taught hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny