Kissing Hand Bulletin Board

I posted this bulletin board in my Kissing Hand blog, but wanted to put it also in my bulletin board section. 

How We Go Home Ribbon Chart

I saw this on Pinterest and really liked how well it displays in the the classroom. Plus, it doesn't take up a lot of space on the wall. Our classrooms are large but we do not have a lot of wall space due to cabinets, Promethean board, white board, and a large window.

Here's the Pinterest link that I got this idea from. How do you go home?

Grade Level Bulletin Board

Each grade level in our school is required to maintain a bulletin board throughout the year. Instead of assigning a month for one of us to do the entire board, we came up with a basic board that would be up all year. The only thing we change is the work on display for our class. Each class can post two pieces of work. I usually pick a boy and a girl to display each month.  This saves us a lot of time and we can change it out more frequently too.

Our 5 Senses

We had a blast learning all about our 5 senses. As a culminating activity, students created a 5 senses Teddy Bear. Jingle bells were glued to his ears for hearing. A scented cotton ball was glued for his nose. A stick of gum for taste. Shredded paper was glued to his paws for touch. Wiggly eyes were added for sight.  The students loved the activity and did such a great job.  We interviewed each child asking him/her, "If you were a bear, what would you (see, hear, taste, touch, or smell)?  I tried to divide the class into groups of 5 so there would be a variety of responses using the senses. And boy, were the responses adorable! I typed them up and added them to our board.

                                                

Above is the final product. How cute!! My talented assistant even made a 3-D bee hive complete with pom-pom and pipe cleaner bees! I love bulletin boards that give dimension. 

Since this one was in the "smell" section...we just had to have him smell a sweet flower like one of my students dictated to me during his interview. 

  

Love the bee-hive and little bees. It's the little things that brings it all together!

Close-up of one of the bears. The students loved making these and we let then do all the gluing on their own. You would have thought we'd given them gold when we gave them a bottle of liquid glue to use. 5K-ers can make anything fun!

Don't you just love the responses!

Love how the top bear is smelling his gum and touching the flower. 

Color flipchart!

We have been working very hard the last few weeks on learning all about colors and objects that are those colors as well as how to spell. Great way to teach letters!  The children have loved the songs that teach all about it and ask daily if I will play so they can sing along.

For teachers, I've posted my flipchart on teacherspayteachers that you can access and use in the classroom. Links are already in place so all you have to do is click the image and the song will play (as long as you have access on your school computer to youtube.com)

Colors, Colors, Everywhere

For parents, I've attached a link that will take you to youtube.com where you can sing the color songs at home with you child. I hope you have fun together as we have in class!

Red:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z42JXHZbTU0
Orange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfLRyuarDwg
Yellow:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHGYLqvfygE
Green: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIx49XM91s
Blue: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrMfOhv0Qm0
Purple: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-LNLOU1Uag
White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupmPa9Q2GE
Brown: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpc63L7CuYw
Black: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwkKEXN4khw

More on Chester from "The Kissing Hand"

Our class bulletin board turned out so adorable. However, my "handmade" Chester looks more like a skunk according to a few on my hall. Oh well, I tried. :-)

Our class pet, "Chester," caused a scene the 1st day of school by escaping from our classroom. We had to chase him all around the school. These are the footprints we finally found that lead us back to the room. There were about 30 in all leading down the hall from the front office to our room.

Chester started visiting with students this past week. He was packed and ready to go! In his take home bag are several things for the students to do with him. They read a story about Chester, "A Pocket Full of Kisses," take up to three pictures with a disposable camera, and write in his journal about the adventures they had together. I cot a blue jean bag from Hobby Lobby along with iron-on letters and hearts for his take home bag. Durable and cute!