Butterfly lesson plans. Students respond to literature using the story, The Very Impatient Caterpillar and also learn about the butterfly life cycle and migration using nonfiction text. Engaging Butterfly Lesson Plans Learning about butterflies is always a fun Spring lesson, or really at any time of the year! Students can easily get excited about these fun insects because they see them in everyday life. There are so many great pieces of children's literature that represent ... continue reading...
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Making Inferences
Learning how to make inferences is a really tough skill to learn! Often, students want to look back in the text for answers. However, this is not the only aspect students need to do when making their own inferences. They need to use their prior knowledge, personal experience and incorporate it with the information provided. Additionally, in the primary grades, we know that students' listening comprehension far exceeds their reading comprehension since students in kindergarten and first grade are ... continue reading...
Mental Images and Zoo
This is the lesson that I posted about last year. We will be doing it this week so I thought I'd go ahead and post it again. I read the first part of Jack Prelutsky's poem and then stop and have them draw their mental images. Here's a close up of their cutie patootie dogs. Then, I read the last part. They LOVE finding out that it is a crocodile! Close up of their crocodiles. This poem is so much fun and it also leads to lots of good discussion and opportunities for ... continue reading...
Insects Eric Carle style!
We read Eric Carle's series of insect books and then we made our own Eric Carle inspired insects. This is what we started with. The papers were made by painting with bubble wrap, sponges, circle paint brushes and those soft body wash thingies. (not the technical term...but shoot! I can't remember what they're called. You can buy them at the Dollar Tree and then come on a little rope. ) I LOVE how the kids know how to use squares, rectangles and their creativity ... continue reading...
Guided Reading Part Two
Hey Y'all, If you are reading this then that means you not only survived Halloween at school with your Littles, you also survived the DAY AFTER Halloween. Worst day ever to try and teach! YIKES! A few weeks ago I did a post about Guided Reading and I promised to come back and answer your questions. I received quite a few of them so this will be spread out over several posts. You can check the bags out HERE I will ... continue reading...
Opinion Writing
Students LOVE to share their thoughts about any topic! For instance, it may be about their favorite food or the best name for a fish. Honestly, listening to students as they share their thoughts is always enjoyable. One of my favorite ways to combine the love of sharing with academics includes opinion writing. Since writing can be challenging for students to learn, this makes the process fun and exciting. Thankfully, the Opinion Writing Workshop helps support and guides students as they become ... continue reading...
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