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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Teaching with Versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears Story
23 Versions of Goldilocks and the three bears stories. Read various versions of this classic story. Have fun comparing these fractured fairy tales. 23 Versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears Story We all know and love this classic story. It is so fun to read different versions of Goldilocks and the Three Bears story. Whether you're comparing and contrasting or just reading them for fun, students are sure to enjoy these fractured fairy tales. #1 Goldie and the Three Hares by ... continue reading...
Writer’s Workshop: Writing Through the Year FREEBIE
Sometimes it can be a challenge to organize your curriculum in a way that is easy to use. Deedee Wills and I have been working on reorganizing and updating our writing workshop units. I prefer to keep my units in these 2" binders. You can find the spine labels at the end of this post. I will walk you through a unit to show you how it's organized. Each unit starts with a unit overview. You can also easily see the standards that are addressed in the unit. A writing continuum ... continue reading...
Apple Unit UPDATES
I just revised my Apple unit and it doubled in size. If you purchased this unit previously please go TPT and get the revisions at no additional charge. To get the updates sign into to TPT. Then, click on the green MY PURCHASES tab at the top of the page. Then find the link to the Apple unit and download the revisions. I will be updating and adding to my FARM UNIT & SPIDER unit next. *If you don't own my Apple unit you can check it out by clicking on the cover image ... continue reading...
More zoo unit pictures
Here you'll find more zoo unit pictures. We made alligator pie and then used Interactive writing to create our How To chart. Our fun poem. This was written by a Canadian poet by the name of Dennis Lee. I'm told there are a few more verses to the poem...but this was just enough for us.. we love it! YUMMY! Alligator pie The kids wrote their own How To during Writer's Workshop Our alligators and nonfiction alligator writing. A close up of ... 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...
Case of the Missing Cookies: A Cookie Detective Unit
I am happy to report that I just started my second week of school with students and I have the cutest group of kids to love on each day. It's so great to be back in the classroom this year! I will share more about my new classroom later, but today I wanted to share the fun unit that I did with my students last week. As you probably know, student engagement is very important to me. In today's world, getting students excited about learning is the key to success and motivation in the classroom. ... 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...
Valentine’s Day Unit! UPDATE
UPDATE: The unit has been finished and posted. Here's the link if you're interested! I hope everyone is staying warm and cozy! VALENTINE'S UNIT We had a snow day here in Georgia and we have another one tomorrow! Yee-haw! I've been working on my Valentine's Day unit for about three days and it is almost finished. I hope to have it finished and posted tomorrow. I'm happy to have another stay home day but I'm ready to get to school and get ... continue reading...
RAWR! Dinosaur Dig Day! Dinosaur Unit
My Dinosaur unit has been posted to TPT... Click on the T-Rex picture above to view my dino unit on Teachers pay teachers. We made Paleontologists using our pictures. The book inside tells about what we did during our Dinosaur Dig Day. Sorry... It's hard to see how adorable these are since I had to blur out the faces. Our shirts that we made for our Dinosaur Dig Day. On our Dinosaur Dig day the kids got to see ... continue reading...
Valentine’s Day Unit UPDATES
Hey Everyone, I just updated my Valentine's Day unit and added the Emergent Reader to it. If you have already purchased this unit please go to TPT and download the revisions. Here's a link to the post about Valentine's Day unit. This Valentine's Day unit will be the perfect addition to your Valentine's Day fun. It includes an original story for Shared Reading picture cards. Also, If you don't have this little packet.... go get it. It is FREE! ... continue reading...
Insects Unit and a FREEBIE!
I will admit that I was kind of sad for my spring break to end. I LOVE being able to sleep in just a little bit and it is so much nicer to wake up without having an alarm clock buzzing in your ear. But today we started one of my favorite units so that made going back to school a little easier, Insects Unit. This Insects Unit can be used with an Insect Animals theme or as stand-alone Reading and Writing lessons and activities. Here is how I plan out my Insects ... continue reading...
National Talk like a Pirate Day Activities
Did you know that National Talk Like a Pirate Day is this Monday, September 19th? I've got you covered with this Set the Stage to Engage unit all about PIRATES!!! This unit is also perfect for kicking off the year with a pirate theme, teaching -ar, or it can be used as an End of the Year celebration. This unit is packed full of literacy, math, and science fun. Here are some pictures that Holly Ehle took of this pirate unit in action: First, we "flip" the classroom so it looks like ... continue reading...
October Resources and FREEBIES
Hey There, This is a THROWBACK post to hi-light some of the resources you might want to check out for October. My NEW Pumpkin unit will be finished by this afternoon!!! But in the meantime... The Frankie Friend book and Free Downloads can be found in this post. Frankie is included in my Halloween unit which can be found here. I will be adding a few new things to this unit in a few days! I plan on adding a black and white emergent reader to accompany the free, Frankie Friend ... continue reading...
Polar Express Unit and Free Song Download
I uploaded my Polar Express unit to TPT last night. I still have some more stuff that I want to add to it but a lot of you were emailing me that you needed it NOW! :) I will let you know when I finish updating it. It is on sale until Friday. :) You can click on the picture to view the unit. Linda McCardle put the song I wrote for this unit to music. You can get the song by clicking on the link below. Thank you so much ... continue reading...
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