I've had a lot of questions about how I organize my Common Core Standards and Essential Questions. I display them on posters which are hot glued to ribbon. The standards are attached with velcro so that they are easy to change in and out. (Please excuse the bad picture above. The standards shown are from the 1st grade set. Notice that the clipart images match the standard and that the essential question clipart also matches. This helps the little ones who can't read understand the ... continue reading...
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Oceans of Fun!
I got up bright and early this morning and drove 2 hrs. in search of the perfect wedding dress for my daughter Taylor. SUCCESS! But, I'm one tired mamma so this is going to be a super quick post! We just started our ocean unit. Nothing gets boys excited more than sharks! (okay...maybe dinosaurs...but they still LOVE sharks too). We used interactive writing to label the parts of a shark. Comparing sharks and whales. Schema Chart Writing ... continue reading...
Inferring with Primary Students: The Case of the Missing Toy Sack
Inferring with Primary Students: Christmas Inference Detectives Activities for Kindergarten and First-Grade Inferring with Primary Students: Kindergarten and First-Grade Inferring is an important comprehension skill for young readers to have and I love giving them lots of practice with this skill. We infer each week with the story we are reading, but I also like to give them opportunities to infer outside of the text. Inferring is just putting clues together and using that voice inside ... continue reading...
Valentine’s Day unit COMPLETELY redone
Hey There! Have you ever watched Extreme Home Makeover? It's amazing what they can do with an old run down house! Well, I've done the same with my Valentine's Day unit. I gave it a complete overhaul. The unit was one of my earlier creations for TPT and mercy! That poor unit needed some TLC. So if you already own the unit you need to go and download the brand new, revised unit. For those of you who don't have it I put it on sale for $5 from now until Monday. Have a ... continue reading...
Easy Mother’s Day Book Gift with a FREE file
Mother's Day Book Gift and Keepsake from Kindergarten or 1st Grade FREE Sample! Easy classroom project for your kids to make! Mother's Day Book It is time to start working on Mother's Day gifts! These sweet gift books are perfect for moms, grandmas, and aunts! They are so STINKIN' cute! Seriously! I love how great the picture and writing turn out and mommies are sure to love them, too! This is such a simple gift to make but it is a keepsake that the mommies will want to ... continue reading...
WOOT! It’s the 100th Day of School!
100th Day of School Activities for kindergarten and first grade. Such a fun celebration! See how we celebrate with math centers, reading, writing, and a fun craft! Woo-hoo! It's almost the 100th day of school! Are your students getting super excited about celebrating the 100th day? Make it a fun day filled with games, activities, crafts, and snacks! Here are some fun 100th day of school activities for you and your class. Reading and Math Wolf wants nothing more than to fatten up Mrs. ... continue reading...
National Holidays for August and September
Students always love to celebrate holidays with their friends. Typically, this includes holidays like Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Christmas. However, the fun doesn’t have to stop there! There are countless quirky, and even strange, holidays that most of us don’t even know exist. I love to use these national holidays to create extra excitement and engagement in the classroom. In this post, I’m going to share national holidays for August and September that are perfect for celebrating in the ... continue reading...
President’s Day Activities | Read Aloud Lesson Plans
Fun President's Day activities! Nonfiction reading comprehension lesson plans for K-2. Students learn about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. President's Day Activities President's Day is a fun time to talk about the great leaders of our Country. This nonfiction engaging readers unit helps you to do just that! Our President's Day biography unit is full of resources and lesson plans about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students also learn about nonfiction text features. For ... continue reading...
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas
Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas for 2nd grade. Reading comprehension strategies and responding to literature with these fun activities. Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson Ideas Your second grade students will love the book, Crazy Hair Day by Barney Saltzberg. We've planned out a five-day lesson plan that follows this book. Through fun activities, students will synthesize, analyze characters, summarize, make connections, and more! Have fun teaching with these Crazy Hair Day Reading Lesson ... continue reading...
Fun and Easy Crafts and Poems to Celebrate National Holidays
These easy crafts are so much fun and perfect for celebrating some quirky national holidays. Cherry Popsicle day, Pickle day, Taco day, and more! Fun & Easy Crafts! These are easy to assemble and so much fun! You and your students will enjoy celebrating 14 quirky national holidays. I recommend printing the patterns on colored cardstock. Then, have students cut out the pieces and assemble these adorable crafts! There are informational pages for each holiday and fun ... continue reading...
Cookie Detectives Engaging Learning Activities
Student engagement will be through the roof, with the Case of the Missing Cookies! September kindergarten and first week of school activities for first grade. Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar? This is a fun rhyme to practice as a part of your first week of school activities. Students love hearing their name and hearing the names of their friends. This fun rhyme has been used for generations because it gets kids engaged! They love the repetitive chant as they ... continue reading...
The Snowy Day: Pictures from You! and a FREEBIE
I don't know about you, but I love looking at pictures. Pictures capture moments in time and help us remember life events. I love these pictures of my sweet friends and family. I also love seeing pictures of student work. There is nothing more gratifying than seeing our units being used in classrooms all over the world. Thank you to all of you who have shared your photos with me by tagging me on Instagram. I've shared a few of the most recent ones here. Retelling the Snowy Day ... continue reading...
America Unit
The America Unit is packed with enough ideas and activities for a one or two week unit on American Symbols and Presidents. My America unit is on sale until Wednesday. Click the cover image below to view it on TPT. If you purchased my St. Patrick's Day unit last year you will want to go to your My Purchases folder and download the revised version. Click on the cover below to view the unit ... continue reading...
The 50th Day of School!
We had a great day today! To celebrate the 50th Day of school we had a sock hop, a bubble gum blowing contest, we hula hooped, went bowling in the hallway and had coke floats! This is my awesome Kindergarten Team! I am so blessed to work with so many amazing people. There are 7 teachers and 7 paras on my team. (I'm the one in the pink poodle skirt). The 50th Day of School we made a graph to show our favorite activity, had some fun with a 50's number grid, and made records for our ... continue reading...
St. Patrick’s Day How to Make Leprechaun Punch
March?!? Seriously, how is it already March? This year is flying by! I thought I'd share a few of my favorite things to do for St. Patrick's Day. It doesn't get any better than Leprechaun punch and Leprechaun glyphs! YUMMY and ADORABLE! In Unit 3 of our Writing Through the Year unit we teach students the process for Procedural (How-To) Writing, and throughout the year we continue to work on How-To pieces to record our experiences as a class. First, we talked about the ingredients that ... continue reading...
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