HeidiSongs Teaching Resource

I'm excited to tell you about TWO little social stories I came up with to help teach students some of the important rules about virtual learning, as well as how to be READY for class, all with the help of our favorite pup, WIGGLES the dog! These books are meant to be shared online for remote learning, so it has already been uploaded to Google Slides! Wiggles Gets Ready for Zoom (or Google Meets) teaches kids what to do BEFORE an online meeting starts in order to be ready to learn, and Wiggles Learns the Rules for Zoom  (or Google Meets) teaches them what to do DURING the meeting In these stories, Wiggles first gets everything wrong, and the children always correct him with “No, no, Wiggles!” Then they all repeat the rule for Wiggles. For example, when Wiggles starts running all over the house during a lesson, the children all say, “No, No, Wiggles! Stay in your seat!” I always encourage the children to say the words along with me as much as they can. The idea is to read this...

Here is another fun way to teach the alphabet virtually:  try out our Letter of the Week Google Slides set!  This is a digital version of our Letter of the Week Focus Wall , with a version for Pre-Kinder/Transitional Kindergarten and a version for Kindergarten/First Grade . These CUTE slides give children daily practice in the identification of the alphabet, and also in recognizing those letters in various fonts!  They also give the children practice in naming words that begin with the same letter. We have TWO packets, sold separately this time. The Pre-K/TK version has the Letters & Sounds songs included, whereas the Kinder/First grade version contains our Alphabet Formation songs instead. (Click the links to see samples, but keep in mind that this set ONLY includes the  AUDIO , not the VIDEO.) Otherwise, they are identical in every other way. :) When you display each slide, the kids will: -Say the letter name and sound -Sing the song for each letter ...

Today, I am going to tell you about my new  Google Slides version of our Number of the Day/Week Focus Wall !   This is a fun and interactive way to review the numbers each day, and is easy to incorporate into your daily routine for distance learning.  This gives children daily practice in the identification of numbers from 0-30 (one number at a time, anyway!) and also in recognizing those quantities in other forms, such as ten frames, tally marks, and dominoes. When we do this, my kids: - jump the number of dots on the ten frames - stomp the number of times for the dominos - draw the tally marks in the air - chant the Counting Creature poem and jump that number of times - sing the number formation songs with the movements (audio included- just click on the speaker icon on that slide!)  Here is a little video of one my students from last year doing the Number of the Week virtually. Note: This file includes the AUDIO for each song, but not the VIDEO. There ...

This is a printable Distance Learning packet for TK, WEEK FOUR , and the FOURTH week of the Fall (first) trimester for Heidi! In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school, for TK for both Math and Language Arts subjects. We've included a variety of worksheets and activities, so feel free to use any or all of it with your students! We have included practice with sorting, letter recognition, counting, patterning, and scissor practice. This week we're also finishing the "A Pancake is a Circle" book craft for parents (or the teacher) to print out and do. Directions for how to make this craft is included, along with photos of each completed project. This week focuses on: Letter: B, Number: 2, Shape: square, Sight Word: I (word), Basic concepts fluency chart: Letter B or Not B?, Number 2 or Not 2?, Word "I" or Not "I"?, Square or Not a Square?, Counting Creatures: Write Number 2 & find groups of 2, Hidden Alphabet Worksheet -...

Hello, everyone! I'm excited to share this new set with you! This is a Google Slides version of our Shape of the Week Focus Wall . The purpose is to give children daily practice in the identification of shapes and their properties in a fun and active way- even remotely!  Our original product, the Shape of the Week Focus Wall , is printable and sized to fit on a pocket chart. However, this version is designed to be used digitally, (either in person or online). So, although you could print it, each slide is probably too large for most pocket charts! The idea of the Shape of the Week is that you would review the slides daily with your students, asking them to tell you the names of the shapes, how many sides/corners it has, etc. After that, we review the real life photo examples of each shape, and then chant or sing the songs that are included. There is also a “Shape Character” poem.  These are not currently recorded as songs. To start any song, just click the speaker icon! (Mos...

Happy August! Here's  WEEK THREE of my printable Distance Learning packets for Transitional Kindergarten . In this file, you will find all of the work for one week of school for both Math and Language Arts subjects. Just like the previous packets, there are a whole bunch of hands on activities for the kids to do. :) I made these specifically for the THIRD WEEK OF SCHOOL, but they would also work at any other time! We have included practice with sorting, letter recognition, counting, patterning, and scissor practice. This week we're also starting the "A Pancake is a Circle" book craft for parents (or the teacher) to print out and do. Directions for how to make this craft is included, along with photos of each completed project. This week focuses on: Letter: A, Number: 1, Shape: circle, Sight Word: the, Basic concepts fluency chart: Letter A or Not A?, Number 1 or Not 1?, Word "the" or Not "the"?, Circle or Not a Circle?, Counting Creatures: Find n...