Starfall.org ABC - WEB-WOW!

You Will Love StarFall.org

It is FREE & Fabulous!

A wonderful website! 

Dear Reader,

StarFall is one of my first loves for 
Kindergarten and First Grade.
As a teacher/parent you will love it too.

I love StarFall so much that I even 
bought the app for my classroom iPods.
I have 4 wonderful iPods donated from 
Donor's Choose 
& Friends.
THANK YOU!
A special thanks to Bill, Jan & Val!

Try playing with StarFall at home or school.

http://youtu.be/_3uQSIrbDp0

http://youtu.be/0O8iiqiz6v4

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Visit this WOW-WEB! StarFall.org

After you explore Starfall for a while,
write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment and 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

How Many Feet In The Bed?- A STORY2SHARE

A Fun Way To Skip Count By 2's!

As a class it is fun to graph "Friendly Feet!"

Dear Reader,
Make a pretend bed by putting a blanket 
on the floor and pile on!

Wouldn't that be fun to figure out 
the number of feet 
or toes?

What about toes?

Toes could be ten times the fun!
What if your whole family were on the bed?
Try figuring that out at home or school.
Read The Book And Enjoy!

Want to learn more?  
Just click on a pic 
to link to Amazon.com
       

ENJOY!
Here is another FUN way to cont by two.

http://youtu.be/0s9spmBK4gs
Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Figure out how many feet if your 
family were on the bed.

Write a comment that says: I did it.
Tell me the number of feet or toes.

Parent & Child write your first names.

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

NUMBER WORDS RAP!

It Is FUN To Spell Your Number Words...

Spell It Again & Again...

Dear Reader,

Learn to spell the number words.
You can also play
Number Scrambled Eggs Match.
Match numbers to number words...
OR
Match numbers to dots (easier).

#3Easter Egg Extentions

Number Scrambled Eggs Match

Try singing this song at home or school.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the song and sing along.

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment you will be one of my 
SunnyDaz Kids.
I have had hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

Butterfly Color Songs 1 & 2

Colorful Butterflies Help You Learn Colors...

And More Colors!

We Loves Butterflies

Do You?

Dear Reader,

What is your favorite color?

Try singing this song at home or school.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the song and sing along.

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment you will be one of my 
SunnyDaz Kids.
I have had hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

THE LITTLE WHITE DUCK - Song

What Fun!

We Learned This Song Today.

Pantomime the little white duck swimming in the water and then biting the lily pad.

Then flapping his wings.

Continue to change with each verse.

Dear Reader, 
Try singing this song at home or school.

Thanks for stopping by :)

I'm wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U 

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the song and sing along.

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment and you will be one of my SunnyDaz Kids.
I have had hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.
  ♥Sunny

OVER IN THE MEDOW....

Sing About Animal Moms & Babies! 

Happy Babies, Happy Spring!

Happy, Happy Everything!

Dear Reader,

SunnyDaz Kids always love to learn about animals.

It is Spring and new babies are being born 

and some are hatching.

All exciting!

Try singing this song at school or home.

Hold up 1 finger to show the number of todies.

Change to 2 fingers with the next verse. 

Continue to change with each verse.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the song and sing along.

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment and be one of my 
SunnyDaz Kids.
I have had hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

5 LITTLE SPECKLED FROGS!

What Fun!

We Learned This Song Today.

Have Kinder Kids hold up 5 fingers to show the number of frogs.

Then pantomime each frog catching a bug 

And jumping into the pool.

Change to 4 fingers with the next verse. 

Continue to change with each verse.

Sometimes we use these little frogs 

when we sing this song.

They are not speckled but they sure are cute. 

Dear Reader, 
Try singing this song at home or school.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the song and sing along.

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

Leave a comment you will be one of my 
SunnyDaz Kids.
I have had hundreds over the years.
There is room for you too!
See you at school 
or back here at SunnyDaz4U.

♥Sunny

EGG-actly 10! PEEK IN TO SEE...

#4Easter Egg Extentions

Kinder Kids become EGG-pert at sums to 10.
This game sums it up perfectly!

Dear Reader,
The answer is always 10 but what is the question?
A Kinder Kid holds the pink egg.
They read the number & say: 
"4+what?=10"
The question is: "Does 4+6=10"
Then they pop open the egg to 
peek inside 
and see if they are right.
I love this game because it is 
self checking.
Kinder Kids love it because it is fun to 
guess and pop open the eggs!
Well that about sums it up.  
Enjoy!


This game is easy to make. 
Write a number from 1-10 on the top
half of the egg. Now write the partner number 
on the inside of the egg.
1+9, 2+8, 3+7, 4+6, 5+5, 6+4, 7+3, 8+2,
9+1, 10+0  

 How do you practice sums to 10?
Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

SunnyDaz Kids draw your own paper eggs. 
Write addends that equal ten on each
side of the egg. 

Write 4 on one side and 6 on the other.
Continue for each addend partners.

How fast can you learn your sums to 10?

Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

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

THE Ff SONGS

2 Fun Songs for Ff and /f/...

First The Ff Song ( Sing Quietly Shh)

Next The Ff Song (Sing Loudly)

These are fun ways to practice the letter Ff 
and the /f/ sound.
Some like it quiet and some like it loud.

Getting all the letter sounds down can be tricky for SunnyDaz Kids.
This makes phonics fun!

Dear Reader,
 Try singing these songs 
with your kids at home or school.
Which song did you like best?

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥

*1 Homework for SunnyDaz Kids*

Parents monitor your child as they do this homework.

Listen to the songs.

Do you have a favorite Ff song?
Vote for quiet or loud and we will see 
which one wins!
Write a comment that says: I did it.

Parent & Child write your first names.

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

SNOWMEN AT NIGHT - ARTWORK.

WINTER WATERCOLOR

Miss Carla's Kindergarten Class

I hope you enjoy your visit to 
my Kindergarten Classroom.

Here is Snowmen At Night, 
a wonderful story included in StoryTown 
as a Library Book.
It is fun to tie Visual Arts into
StoryTown, our Language Arts Program.

SETTING
First we studied the pictures to get clues 
about the setting.
Where did the story happen?
What time of day or night?
What season of the year?

We also learned that the author lived right here in Salt Lake City when they built a snowman that wandered during the night!
Many of my Kinder Kids have played at 
Sugar House Park.
They thought the sledding hill looked very familiar.
It was so exciting to see familiar places in a book!
WOW!
The setting was something they knew!

To create the setting for our snowmen we painted watercolor washes.

We reread Snowmen At Night.
We looked for details in the pictures again.
What were the colors?
Were the colors cold?
Were the colors warm.
How did the sky look at night?
Is the snow white or a mix of colors?
So many things to notice.
An artist needs a watchful eye.
(Does a reader need a watchful eye?)

My Kinder Kids painted beautiful settings!

Miss Maren, our wonderful volunteer, used a three inch brush to lightly wash each paper with water.
Then the Kinder Kids set to work with watercolors.
They loved how the colors ran and mixed.
So did I.
THEN
We needed to let the paintings dry.
It was hard to wait....

CHARACTERS
We learned characters in the story are people or 
animals that act like people.
Well the snowmen acted like people so...
 they must be characters too!

We studied 

Snowmen AT Night 

to check out the characters.  
There were lots and lots of snowmen 
and snow-women and snow-children.
Doing lots of things. 

My Kinder Kids were very excited 

to draw their characters.

We used pencils and markers to draw our characters.  It was fun to decide what they looked like 

and what they were doing.

Details are very important.

(Could that be true in reading or writing?)

We cut out our characters 
and glued them into the setting.
Our pictures were complete 
but our stories were just beginning...
(Can writing be art too?)
;)

I decided to stop at three 
because I could go on and on...
I have 25 Kinder Kids after all :)

I hope this inspires you to 
roll up your sleeves and 
get wet with a book too.
- - -

I am also very excited to say 
that there are 
3 pictures from my class 
shown here on the District web page.

http://www.slcschools.org/departments/curriculum/fine-arts/VisualArtGallery-ElementaryStudentArt.php

The pictures are:
* Under-Water-Sea-Life (row 2 middle)
*Snowman-Cat-Snowballs (row 4 first)
*Snowman-Snowballs  (row 4 middle) 

Under-Water-Sea-Life was created 
while studying another StoryTown book.
Can you guess which one?

http://youtu.be/bgMlYDfXpiM

Drop me a hello in the comment box.
I would love to hear from you.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Where ever U are, in our
 Whole Wide World,
I'm Wishing...

Sunny Daz 4 U

♥Sunny