Update on Morning Calendar

Well,
school has begun and Friday was day 8!!  I have 28 little primaries and on the first day of school it rained so it was very hectic!!!  Things are just starting to settle down and we are getting into the routines.  One of the routines my students complete every morning is their Morning Calendar work.  I have taken some pictures so you can see how it works in my class.  I have a blank calendar that I put my little calendar accents up and I try to have calendar accents that will create a pattern, especially with colour.  I use these apple calendar accents because it gives me an ABC pattern and a red, green and yellow pattern the kids can see.


So I always have the calendar accents up for the kids before they come in that morning.  So this was Thursday and I had the 13th up and the kids knew to look for the last apple and the number 13.  Then they open up their Calendar Work duotangs (which are already on their desks) and trace the number 13 with their red crayon and then colour in that box.  
 Then they turn the page and find the little apple that has 13 and colour that apple red.  
We then do the weather together. 

The morning calendar allows me to go around and collect notices, etc.  I love how the kids start to discover their numbers and patterns as the year progress.  Right now I'm hearing a lot of "Miss Flynn, where is 1 and 3?"  But pretty soon they will know the number 13 and be able to say 13 and not 1 and 3 or 3 and 1.  It's really exciting to see how the kids grow and learn.

 Don't forget you can get my calendar work (for 2012-2016) in my TPT store at the following link:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morning-Calendar-Work-for-years-2012-2016

Enjoy!

 Kemble :-)

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