Primary Flynn

I do love using YouTube videos but I do not like the ads that come with them and the other suggested videos around the video.  Sometimes the suggestions are appropriate and sometimes they are NOT appropriate.  So I use SafeShare.tv to help take those ads off.   First I find the YouTube video I want to show (don't forget to watch any videos before you show them to your students!!!).  Then I copy the share link on the bottom of the YouTube video (Ctrl+C).  I go to SafeShare.tv.   I paste my link and then click on Generate SafeView. This will generate a safe view for me.  I click on the keep it private box and submit. Now I click on download the video. I choose the video format I want ant then download the video to a folder and I now have that video with no ads that I can show in the classroom. Here are a few of the YouTube videos and channels I use throughout the year.   1 - Turtlediary - has amazing interactive education videos especiall

Here are a few Apps that I love using in the classroom to help keep me organized. 1 -  Google Keep  You can get  Google Keep  on your tablet and on your  computer .  Here is a screen shot from my computer.   All the notes sync up so I can get them anytime I want from any one of my devices. 2 -  S Note for Samsung When I want to take notes at a staff meeting, a parent meeting or notes on a specific student, I use the S Note for Samsung.  Each of my notes are organized for me and I can add to them anytime.   3 - Google Calendar What I love about Google Calendar is that I don't have to have just one calendar, I can have many calendars for different things such as a class calendar, a personal calendar and a school calendar.  I can add tasks to the calendars and events with reminders.  If you are using Google Apps for Education then you can make appointment slots which are perfect for parent-teacher conferences.   4 - Remind

I am all about Google forms!!!  I used to do my letter assessments with paper but once I discovered Google forms, I rethought all my paper assessments within the classroom and once I figured out how to insert images into Google forms (very easy by the way), I created a Google form for my letter assessments and I was blown away at the ease of the assessment process.  I sue a Samsung Tab A with an S-Pen in my classroom and my students thought it was really cool to see the letters on the tablet.  The benefit of using Google forms is that all the data I am collecting on my students goes straight into a Google sheet which allows me to show my data in various ways such as pie charts or bar graphs.  AND it allows me to save on paper!!! I have put these assessments into a package for my TPT store and Teachery shop.  Below give you a little look into the package. I cannot say enough about Google forms and how it has transformed my assessment within my classr

Last summer I became a Google Certified Level 1 Educator and was amazed at all the things I learned about Google Apps and I fell in LOVE with Google Forms and what it could do with my assessment in the classroom.   The past year I started putting my math assessments into Google Forms in order to use less paper but what I realized was that Google Forms allowed me to assess more students in a shorter time which was amazing. The tasks are based on the performance indicators for the Nova Scotia curriculum.  I use a Samsung Tab A in my classroom solely for my GAFE.  I only do school work on this tablet.  The Samsung Tab A has an S-Pen so I can actually write too.  However, a ny tablet that you can access your Google Drive which then you can use the Google Forms to assess your students.   I do advise you to get a stylus for the tablet you are using as the Google Form allows you to write in certain sections.     Here are a few pictures that show you what the forms are like.

Hello to my fellow Canadian teachers,  I have joined Teachery and am starting to put my products in my Teachery shop.  If you wish to take a look, head over to my shop at the following link: https://teachery.ca/shop/kemble-flynn/ Some of the products that are in the shop right now are: Mini Office Portable Themed Word Walls  https://teachery.ca/product/mini-office-portable-themed-word-walls/ Monthly Math Calendar for Mimio (Canadian) 2016-2017 https://teachery.ca/product/monthly-math-calendar-for-mimio-canadian-2016-2017/ Book Buddy Package https://teachery.ca/product/book-buddy-package/ Must Have Teacher Forms https://teachery.ca/product/must-have-teacher-forms/ Morning Calendar Work 2016-2020 https://teachery.ca/product/morning-calendar-work-2016-2020/ French Immersion Morning Calendar Work 2016-2020 https://teachery.ca/product/french-immersion-morning-calendar-work/ I would like to invite any of my fellow Canadian teachers to head on over to check it out.

I have also updated the French Immersion Mimio Math Calendar for the upcoming school year.   FRENCH Monthly Math Calendar for Mimio (Canadian) UPDATED 2016-2017 Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FRENCH-Monthly-Math-Calendar-for-Mimio-Canadian-UPDATED-2016-2017-1982341 Enjoy! Kemble :-)

I have updated my Mimio calendars for the upcoming school year.  I LOVED using this math calendar this past year as did my students.  I actually had a math calendar teacher who would get up and change everything on the mimio calendar and then lead the rest of the students in the calendar routine.  The kids loved it.  I then had a different student do the math pattern for that day.  I have added a new slide for the Days in School which has ten frames on it too. I am excited to see how my new little ones will take to the ten frames being added.   Monthly Math Calendar for Mimio (American) REVISED 2016-2017 Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monthly-Math-Calendar-for-Mimio-American-REVISED-2016-2017-1980227 Monthly Math Calendar for Mimio (Canadian) REVISED 2016-2017 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monthly-Math-Calendar-for-Mimio-Canadian-REVISED-2016-2017-1980211 Enjoy! Kemble :-)

My students love playing games.  This year I created these Snake and Ladder games for their centre time.  I kept the laminated games in a drawer and the kids would go get the board they needed and the counters and die and play with their centre mates.   I  created 2 different sets of Snakes and Ladders game boards.   1 - I have broken up the Dolch list into sets of 3 or 4 words that I introduce per week.   I have created individual Snakes and Ladders game boards for each set of those Dolch words.   2 - I have also grouped the Dolch words into either groups of six or eight and have done 2 boards with each sets of words in different orders on each board.   You can find these games in my TPT store at the following link: Snakes and Ladders PrePrimer Dolch Words Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snakes-and-Ladders-PrePrimer-Dolch-Words-2651370 Snakes and Ladders Primer Dolch Words Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snak

Yesterday I posted about my Mimio Sight Word Puzzles and mentioned I was working on a PowerPoint version.  Well, I have now finished the PowerPoint Version.  And here it is... See  http://primaryflynn.blogspot.ca/2016/07/mimio-scrambled-sight-word-puzzles.html  for a more detailed explanation. You can find these puzzles in my TPT store at the following links: Pre-Primer Link: htt PowerPoint-Puzzles-2641291 ps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pre-Primer-Unscramble-Sight-Word- Primer Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Primer-Unscramble-Sight-Word-PowerPoint-Puzzles-2641299 Grade 1 Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-1-Unscramble-Sight-Word-PowerPoint-Puzzles-2641306 Grade 2 Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-2-Unscramble-Sight-Word-PowerPoint-Puzzles-2641317 Grade 3 Link: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Grade-3-Unscramble-Sight-Word-PowerPoint-Puzzles-2641342