Sunshine Award 2011

Thanks so much to Marlana at Lil' Country Kindergarten for the adding me to her list of blogs.

Rules for accepting this award:

1.  Thank the person who gave this award and write a post!

2.  Answer the questions.

3.  Pass the award to 10-12 fabulous bloggers, link their blogs, and let them know!

What is my....

• Favorite animal?  Dogs: We have four!

• Favorite color?  Green: Just check my blog!
• Favorite number?  26: Our anniversary
• Favorite drink?  Carbonated Water, Diet Coke
• Facebook or Twitter?  Facebook
• Passion?  Family, Friends, and Teaching
• Giving or getting presents?  Definitely Giving
• Favorite day?  Friday: Everyone is so happy and excited
• Favorite flower?  Hydrangeas

It was hard to narrow it down, but here are some of my favs:
http://barrowshodgepodge.blogspot.comhttp://imbloghoppin.blogspot.comhttp://larremoreteachertips.blogspot.comhttp://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.comhttp://fabulousinfirst.blogspot.comhttp://frogsinfirst.blogspot.comhttp://kinderpond.blogspot.com

Fun with ebooks!

Viewing my Google Reader account each day in the summer months took a lot of time. I found so many wonderful things! It is interesting to see the changes in our blogging habits when the school year starts. I am reading a lot less and posting only once a month. It is a bittersweet change!

One item that I had found in a previous blog post was a link to Flipsnack. My kindergarten students were just starting a unit on change. We were discussing the past, present, and future. I had a difficult time finding resources. So, we decided to create our own book for this unit. Creating the book in a digital format was a great way to show how times have changed.

I have heard of the kiddos using iPads to create the illustrations. I wanted to give my kids a little more drawing room, so I had them create the drawings on our SMARTBoard. Each student illustrated a page. We had written the text together as part of our group work. All that was left was to upload the PDF version of the document. 

We had a great time. I hope you enjoy our ebook and have the opportunity to create one with your group. It is a lot of fun!