Welcome+to+Kindergarten

Wow! Time for a new year already! What are your favorite classroom ideas for the start of the year? Post them here.

__The Kissing Hand__ by Audrey Penn most of us already have this activity, but I thought I would post as an example. Read __The Kissing Hand__ Extension: kids will add a red heart sticker to the raccoon worksheet

Using a stamp pad place a handprint on the worksheet. When the ink has dried, have students place a heart sticker in the middle of their palm print to represent the kiss.

(Shari is going to train Rita so that we will have electronic copies of the worksheets that we use.)

__Chrysanthamum__ by Kevin Henkes

Read __Chrysanthamum__ Extension: Create a name graph. Have students analyze the data. Send home paper for parents to write why their child's name is perfect for them.