Thursday, April 8, 2010

CRCT Snacks & Treats

So for those lucky enough to live in Georgia we have the dreaded CRCT testing coming up over the next two weeks. Most room parents are asked to help with snack. I usually send a letter asking parents that like to help to send in breakfast items such as granola bars, raisins, bananas, clementines, etc. - anything that is NOT loaded with sugar or artificial colors (i.e. NO pop tarts, NO rice krispy treats, NOTHING to give the kids a huge rush of sugar right before the test). This gives the teacher a stash of items to offer children who may have missed breakfast (and also a stash of items if the picky eaters don't like snack that day).
Snack time during the CRCT is strictly timed and goes by fast. For snack each day I find that it's easiest on the teacher and the children if I "pre-package" a snack. This way less time is spent dispensing the snack and more time is allotted to the children to eat. I only send in foods that are natural - absolutely NO high fructose corn syrup, no artificial colors or sweeteners. The children need a balanced healthy snack that will allow them to do their best. Also I try my best to pre cut or pre peel any fruit so they don't use their snack time trying to get their food ready to eat or worse have to sit and wait on their teacher to help them.

Below is my planned schedule of snacks next week. I will pre-package these items in 20 individual ziploc sandwich bags and the send these items in a large cooler bag to school each day with my daughter. Last year I sent my 1st grader on the bus every day like this and she had no issues (in case anyone is curious).

This year's snack:
Day 1
- Homemade Mini Blueberry & Mini Banana Muffins, String Cheese, Carrots and Clementines (peeled and sectioned)
Day 2 - Annie's Cheddar Bunny Crackers, Organic Yogurt, Celery Sticks and Strawberries (hulled)
Day 3 - Pretzels, Cheddar Cheese Squares, Apple Slices & Grapes and Cucumber
Slices
Here is how I packaged the snack so it was easy for the teacher to hand out quickly and easy for the kids to open:

Smarty-Grams
My SIL has been a Kindergarten teacher for the past 10 years and she is a great resource for ideas. She suggested I send in "Smarty-Grams" this year to the kids. Since I'm banning HFC from the snacks I'm sending in I will allow this minor infraction to be distributed at the end of the day (if SG's teacher does:). It's just a pack of smarties with a little encouraging note attached. Below I've listed what I'm going to write each day. My SIL's school actually let's the parents send in their own notes to attach but I'm too OCD and don't have time for that. You can cut out paper and make "SMARTY PANTS". You could also choose a different candy - but Smarties are small and inexpensive to do (I bought a bag of 65 for under$2.50 at Target today). Please post what testing treat ideas you have!



Testing is also extremely hard on the teachers and we rarely stop to think about that. To think that they are sitting there watching all these little kids who are basically holding the teacher's job performance indicator in their little #2 pencil holding hands!! This year I found an adorable sign that did break my "NO PENCIL GIFTS" rule - but it was so stinking cute I had to get it. I sent it in on the first day of testing and our teacher almost cried. She immediately hung it up so the whole class could see it all week! There are other signs with this same scripture that read "You believe in us so we believe in ourselves".

26 comments:

  1. This is so adorable, I'm a preschool teacher and I enjoy reading your blog :)

    Pat

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  3. Can you plese let me know where you purchased teh sign from? I'd love to have one for you daughter's teacher.

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  4. I'd love to have one for my daughter's teacher...oops! By the way, your ideas are fabulous and I really enjoy your blog.

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  5. Hi Betty! This sign is made by a company called Glory Haus. I purchased it at Team Spiritwares in Dacula - but you could probably find it or order from anyone who sells Glory Haus. Currently they have the plate that says "You Believe in Us S We Beleive in Ourselves". Most places carry this type of thing during May for Teacher Appreciation Week/Day.

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  6. Thank you for the great ideas! I love the SG's! I am teaching 3rd grade ELA and I needed some ideas to motivate my students... the test is in 6 school days!
    Thank you,
    Mrs. Frank

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  7. This is wonderful, Kimberly! Thanks for sharing these sweet fun & motivational ideas :)

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