Sharing The FUN With Teachers Across The USA

So Grateful To Get To Share:

How many ways can you compose to five?
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I love getting to meet teachers across the country and share my message:

"Keep the FUN in the FUNdamentals!"

Adding FUN to EVERY Standard.

That is why I'm thrilled to be able to travel across our country and present workshops for teachers. 

All set up and ready to share!

My favorite ones are the "Make & Take" sessions where teachers get to experience hands-on activities that they can take back to their classrooms. 

Hands-On Learning!

Below, you will find a list of the conferences I scheduled for this year. 

I present on ELA, Math, Social Studies, Science, Inquiry Based Learning, Questioning Strategies, Centers, and Keeping "Play" in Your Kindergarten Day!

Try to catch me, if you can, and experience a day of learning and inspiration. 

And I can bring all of this to your school too!

And be sure to check out any added events like this Blogger Bash Pajama Party at the CA Kindergarten Conference last year. 

 CLICK HERE for more info 

about this great conference. 

We had prizes, music, food, and tons of Make & Take tables.This year, they are hosting an "X-STREAM" event where you will be ableto participate in STREAM activities!

If you want me to present at your school or district, just email me and we can make it happen. 

kfundamentals@gmail.com

If you can't make it to a conference, I can come to you!

You can also book professional development for your school or district and find more conferences at SDE's website. Just CLICK HERE. 

I get to work with the BEST!

My 2017 Conferences:

Jan 13-15        CA Kindergarten Assoc: PK1     Santa Clara, CA
Jan 23-24        TN Pre-K - K Teachers                Franklin, TN
Feb 2-3            CA Conf for Pre-K, TK, & K      Sacramento, CA
Feb 24-25        So CA Kindergarten Conf           Pasadena, CA
Feb 27             New Jersey Conf for K                Atlantic City, NJ
Feb 28             New Jersey Conf for Pre-K         Atlantic City, NJ
July 20,           "I Teach K!"                                 Las Vegas, NV
Nov. 2-3,         Tennessee Conf for K Teachers   Franklin, TN

Coming up:

Nov 30-Dec 1  Virginia Conf for K Teachers      Richmond, VA

Dec 4-5            Georgia Conf for K Teachers      Decatur, GA

Dec 11-12        Florida Conf for K Teachers       Orlando, FL
Jan 12-14         California Kindergarten Conf   Santa Clara, CA
Jan 25-26         Ohio Conf for K Teachers          Columbus, OH
Feb 1-2            Alabama Conf for K Teachers   Birmingham, AL
Feb 8-9            Pennsylvania Conf for K             Harrisburg, PA
Feb 22-23        Wisconsin Conf for K Teachers  Brookfield, WI

Feb 26-27        Oklahoma Conf for Pre-K & K  Oklahoma City,            

                                                                                OK

March 12-13    New England Conf for Pre-K-2 Manchester, NH

March 29         SDE Webinar (more info to follow)   Online

July 10-13        "I Teach K!"                                 Las Vegas, NV

Are These The Top 4 Skills Your Class Will Master This January AND What About Their Teacher?

These 4 skill sets are on  SALE for the New Year...

Phonics, sight words, writing, & math:

My favorite 3 Language Arts sets, plus my huge Numbers 1-10 set, are all on sale right now and through this New Year weekend! What a great way to welcome in 2017 and be ready for your "Littles" when school resumes in Jan.

January is the perfect time to focus on foundational Language Arts skills AND to review the numbers 1-10 before moving on to those tricky teens. Help your students to develop true conceptual understanding and build a firm foundation for the numbers 1-10. That will make the teens easier to understand.

1. All About Numbers 1-10: You get all of this for each number 1-10! The different templates allow you to differentiate and focus on specific skills. Great for RTI too.

2. Seasonal Journal Pages with Rubrics: You get the basic "pencil" rubric plus four additional templates, one for each season. Your students will love returning to school to a new "winter" journal. You can copy & bind these into a daily journal or use them one-at-a-time as needed.

3. Sight Word Pocket-Lockets: This makes a FUN small group lesson and can also be used to create an independent center. Just copy on colored construction paper, add scissors, glue, and some yarn to help your students create a pocket watch or a locket to wear home.

4. Alphabet Picture Cards and a template for a cute alphabet book: You can do one a week or one a day. Each page reinforces initial consonant and short vowel sounds.

Have you thought of attending a conference this January?

I'll be presenting at the PK1 Conference in Santa Clara, CA on Jan. 14 & 15.

You can read about all of the speakers and sessions by 

CLICKING HERE. 

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And if you're on the East coast, you can catch me at
The SDE Conference for Tennessee Pre-K Teachers by
CLICKING HERE.

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I hope you enjoy the sale and have a wonderful New Year!
See you all in 2017!

Guess What Happened While I Was In Wisconsin...

SNOW!!!

Yes, it snowed while I was presenting in Wisconsin! I was so excited! 

Right outside the window of my presentation room. 

Gorgeous, white snow was all around, but I was snug and warm in my presentation room where I presented on Math & Art, Emergent Writing, Addition & Subtraction, and Close Reading. 

Wonderful Wisconsin Teachers!

The teachers in Wisconsin were delightful! They are troopers too! They weathered the snow and drove in for the conference even though it was a SNOW DAY for many of them!

Teachers placing numbers on a giant number line.

We had tons of fun creating paper beads, batik, nature prints, < = > Monsters,  Rekenreks, Subtraction Strips, pre-writing paper bag settings, and silly sentences to promote our emergent writers. 

Number line fun.

I kept peeking out the window to see the snow outside my presentation room! What fun!

Taking another peek outside my window.

I'll be heading home in a few hours and then I'm off to Pasadena for the Southern CA Kindergarten Conference where I'm presenting on the importance of "Keeping Play in your Kindergarten Day" and "Re-telling Stories to Writing". I'll have a booth there and I'll be participating in the Blogger Bash. Can't wait! I'll be home soon where the temperature has been in the 80s. :)

Will I see you in Pasadena? Let me know in the comments and stop by my booth to say hi. 

Do You Know What's Happening In Austin?

I Can't Wait!

Austin, here I come!

I'm so excited to be traveling to Austin for 2 conferences! The SDE Pre-K Conference AND The SDE Kindergarten Conference will both be held in Austin at the Double Tree Hotel on February 22 and 23.  I am so honored to be presenting with such great icons of education! You can check out these 2 conferences by scrolling down. 

Did you ever wonder what it takes to put on a "Make & Take" session? Well, I'm doing 3 of them so my dining room has turned into a "Make & Take Kit Factory" for a few days.

I made 135 of these for our "Math & Art" Make & Take.

And these are the kits for my "Re-telling Stories to Writing" session.

I'm presenting 4 sessions at the Pre-K conference on Feb. 22:

"Math & Art, Together At Last"

(Discover art projects with a math twist! You will get to make 2 samples & discover so many more.)

"From Re-telling Stories to Instant Writing, Instant Success!"

(You will get to make 2 projects that you can instantly use in your classroom.)

"Building Academic Language and Literacy in Pre-K"

(Learn proven techniques on how to get that new vocabulary across to your littlest learners.)

Find more info about this Pre-K conference by clicking this image:

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and

"The Amazing Classroom"

(Discover an idea-a-minute in this fast-paced tour of my classroom.)

On Feb. 23, I'm presenting these 4 sessions at the Kindergarten Conference:

"How To Bring 'Play' Back Into Your Busy Day"

(Teach all of the standards and still run a "playful" classroom.)

"Building Academic Language and Literacy in K"

(Learn proven techniques on how to get that new vocabulary across to your little learners.)

"It's A Great Day For Science"

(Come and have FUN with science at this "Hands-On" session & discover the wonders of science.)

"ELA & Social Studies, Easy Integration in Kindergarten"

(Increase your efficiency and build academic language while integrating ELA and Social Studies.)

Find more info about this K conference by clicking the image:

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I can't wait to see you all there!

And if you can't make it, check out my blog for FUN ideas 

and my TpT store for 19 FREEBIES and FUN products.

CLICK HERE 

to see my store.

This is the PERFECT Time of Year To...

... get inspired, motivated, and excited about teaching!

And what better way to do that than to attend a conference?

I have several exciting conferences coming up. Will one of them be in your state?

Check out the line up at the Conference for Oklahoma Kindergarten Teachers Feb. 1-2:

It is sure to be one of the BEST conferences of the year!

When you attend a conference, you get to 

see, touch, and photograph 

so many great ideas!

This is the perfect time to find the inspiration you need to finish out this school year with a bang.

Discover new ideas, projects, and techniques that will get your students where they need to be in no time! 

So, what are you waiting for?

Attend one of these conference and you will start your day off with a big spoonful of motivation, a pinch of inspiration, and a handful or two of laughs and giggles as you attend sessions and "Make & Take" workshops with some of the most energetic speakers. They will make you think, laugh, and inspire you to make the rest of this school year your best one ever. You will leave with a smile on your face and the recipe that will empower you to make a difference in this changing world one child at a time!

Join me at one of the following conferences:

I will be in Santa Clara, CA at the PK1 conference THIS WEEKEND, Jan. 15-18.
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From Feb. 1 - 2, I'll be in Norman, Oklahoma at the Pre-Kindergarten Teachers'  Conference:

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And I'll also be at the Kindergarten Conference:

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After Oklahoma, I'm off to Austin, Texas for The Kindergarten Conference and The Pre-K Conference Feb. 22-23.  CLICK the images for more info.

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Then, Feb. 29 (Did you know this year was a leap year?) and March 1 I'll be in
Madison, Wisconsin for their Kindergarten Conference.  CLICK the image for more info.

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I'll return to Pasadena, CA just in time for the So CA Kindergarten Conference March 4-5.  CLICK the image for more info.

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On April 7-8 I'll be in Hamilton, Ontario. That's in Canada! I better dust off my passport! CLICK the image for more info about The Ontario Full Day Kindergarten Conference. 

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I'm super excited to be presenting in Orlando, FL, June 29 - July 1 at the SDE National Conference: Reading, Writing, Math, & More.  CLICK HERE for more info. 

And also the National I Teach 1st Conference in Las Vegas, NV July 18-22!  CLICK HERE for more info. 

So many conferences to choose from!

Let me know if you'll be at one of them. 

I'll post more in a few weeks. 

These Are A Few of My Favorite Things...

I Love My New Life!

Did you know that my 3 favorite things are...

1. My family

2. Traveling

3. All things "Kindergarten"

Okay, I also LOVE Disneyland, ice cream, and shopping
(and shopping at Disneyland while eating ice cream would be incredible),
but we can't have everything, right?

I am so grateful to be able to travel across the country and present staff development workshops to teachers. 

I travel with a giant suitcase filled with tons of samples that teachers may photograph so they can make these too!

And I get to meet such great teachers who inspire me!

Exploring the properties of water with teachers at an SDE Conference in New England. 

Teachers having fun learning at one of my workshops.

Although I miss teaching little ones, it is so rewarding to meet teachers from other states and share ideas about kindergarten. 

And, did I mention that I also get to have fun and hang with some of my favorite presenters? We just had to check out the shopping at The Mall of America in Minnesota.

The mall was so beautiful! Did you know they even have an indoor rollercoaster?

And I also got to shop with Kathy Griffin in New Hampshire. We laughed so much!

This is an OUTDOOR mall. We were freezing!

What, no Ubers available???

I love flying and getting to see new places!

And when I'm done presenting, I get to return home to my wonderful husband. 

After presenting in Minnesota & New Hampshire where it was COLD,
my husband picked me up at the airport in So Cal in our white convertible!

We love to travel and visit our three children. And in between traveling, I volunteer at our local elementary schools so I'm sure to get my kid fix. So, what can I say except, "Life is good."

So, where am I off to now? 

I'll be in Santa Clara, CA at the California Kindergarten Association's PK1 Conference from Jan 15-17. 

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The best part is the Blogger Pajama-Rama Event which will be held on Jan. 16. 

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Attendees will get to meet lots of kindergarten bloggers, participate in several "Make & Take" activities, enter some very cool raffles, enjoy complimentary snacks, and they will each get a "goodie bag" filled with all sorts of fabulous stuff like a FREE digital copy of a project from each blogger! 

This conference is sure to be a hit. There is a one-day pre-conference, the regular PK1 Conference, the Blogger Pajama-Rama event, and their annual Children's Art Happy Hour! You can get more information by CLICKING HERE. 

Then, I'm off to Oklahoma where I will present one day, Feb. 1, at The Conference for Oklahoma Kindergarten Teachers and one day, Feb. 2, at The Conference for Oklahoma Pre-K Teachers.

Here is more info about both of these conferences:

I'll be presenting at this Kindergarten conference on Feb. 1.Click the image for more info. 

I will be presenting at this Pre-K conference on Feb. 2.
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I hope you can join me at one of these conferences. I'll post my Feb-March schedule soon.

Now it's your turn... What are YOUR 3 favorite things?