We are working on our zoo unit. The kids are having fun learning about the special characteristics of zoo animals and where they are from. I will post more pictures of the zoo unit during the week. This unit will be available next weekend. Here are a few free downloads. For the zoo animals reader the kids should write the word has in the blank. Zoo Animals emergent reader Favorite Zoo Animal Survey ... continue reading...
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America Unit is Finally Finished!
Mercy! This unit took me FOREVER! My class started our America unit this week so I will be posting pictures soon! Here's the link if you're interested. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE UNIT ... continue reading...
RAWR! Dinosaurs Unit
To view all of the fun filled learning ideas and activities that we did from my Dinosaurs Unit click HERE and HERE to see our charts, pictures and activities. Here are a few new activities that we did this year.... We read, Can I have a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad, Can I please? and wrote what we would do if we had a T-Rex. I want a T-Rex so he can take me to the movies. He would pick me up from school. He would clean up my room. (I love all the labels she ... continue reading...
Turkey Trouble Read Aloud Lesson Ideas for Kindergarten & First Grade
Turkey Trouble reading comprehension lesson plans. Responding to literature activities, vocabulary studies, center ideas, and fun crafts! Turkey Trouble Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano is a great read-aloud for November. Thanksgiving is right around the corner and turkey needs to hide. So, he comes up with an idea! You and your class will have fun reading and responding to this story! This Engaging Readers unit includes all of the print and teach lesson plans and resources ... continue reading...
Insect Unit is Finished and Posted
Hey y'all my insect unit is finally finished and posted. Click on the butterfly to view the unit on TPT. Use promo code A3F9D to get 10% off your TOTAL purchase. Lots of pictures to come this week! ... continue reading...
Back to School Unit
WHEW! I Finally finished the Back to School Unit. Click on the picture if you want to take a look. I will be back tomorrow with some freebies and answers to more of your questions. I have been so busy trying to finish this unit that I haven't had a chance to post anything. Sorry! ... continue reading...
Frankie Friend Glyph and Free Downloads
The Frankie Friend glyph and activities are part of my Halloween unit that is available on TPT. It includes lots of fun activiites including, The What Will You Be? shared reading text. Click on the book cover below to see the unit. Planning ahead? Click on the Thanksgiving picture below to view my unit on TPT. FREEBIES!!!! Click on the following two images to download the "BINGO" songs and the Frankie Friend ... continue reading...
Spider Unit Fun!
OOPS! Excuse the apostrophes above. Geesh! I wish I had noticed my mistake before I took the screenshot. :) My spider unit is available on TPT for only $5.00 I will be adding some things to it within the next few days. If you have already purchased it check back next weekend to get the new goodies! The Spider experiments and many more are available in my best selling, Simple Science Volume 1 unit. I will be working on Volume 3 just ... continue reading...
Zoo unit Day 1 Giraffes
I LOVE this time of year. My little sweeties are becoming independent thinkers and learners who have blossomed into readers and writers AND all of my Favorite units are in the Spring!! Zoo animals, Dinosaurs (my fave), and Insects (my fave), What???!! I can have more than one favorite! :) I spend two weeks on each of these units. There is just something about these topics that get kids super excited about learning! Today we learned all about Giraffes. ... continue reading...
Writing Lesson Plans for Kindergarten & First Grade
Writing lesson plans for the entire year! Complete writing units to help you teach writing in kindergarten and 1st grade. Writing Lesson Plans Teaching writing can feel quite overwhelming! Writing instruction should occur daily in the classroom. However, you may find yourself asking, "Well, what exactly do I teach for writing?" That is a question I often hear from kindergarten and first-grade teachers. Deedee Wills and I created the perfect solution for you! We spent countless hours ... continue reading...
African Animal Activities and Lesson Plans for Kindergarten & First Grade
African animal activities that are perfect for a zoo unit! Your students will love learning about African animals with these nonfiction book activities. Engaging reading lessons about lions, giraffes, elephants, and meerkats. African Animal Activities Are you ready to begin a unit about animals in kindergarten or first grade? Maybe you are focusing on zoo animals, too? These African animal activities are just what you need to keep your students engaged and excited about an animal unit of ... continue reading...
Spring Books You Won’t Want to Miss!
Spring books for kindergarten and first grade. See some of my favorite read-aloud lesson and activities for spring! Ideas and directed drawing too. Spring Books: Piggie Pie Ya'll know I love Piggie Pie! There is so much you can do with this book. Let me share a few of the activities we have in our Engaging Readers Unit. These photos are from Stephanie Stewart who teaches first grade. Here students worked on sequencing the story. Then students add the retelling to their ... continue reading...
Polar Express Unit
I've received numerous requests asking me to create a unit for this awesome book. I'm working on it and will have it ready by Thanksgiving. If you have a particular skill that you'd like to see represented in this packet you can send me an email at [email protected] Happy Friday Y'all! ... continue reading...
Guided Math Workshop: 10 Questions Answered
Do you have questions about how we plan and structure our guided math workshop? We often get asked about this so I wanted to take a few minutes to see if I can answer the top 10 questions we get about the guided math workshop. 1. How do you organize the curriculum? We like to use binders...ALL the BINDERS! Each unit fits nicely in a small 1" binder. 2. What does a typical lesson look like? Each day: Fluency practice (5 mins) *more on ... continue reading...
Reindeer Activities | Nonfiction Unit About Reindeer and a FREEBIE!
Kindergarten and first grade students will love learning about reindeer with these engaging reindeer activities. Informational texts, response to reading, directed drawing, and more! It's nearly December! How is time going by so quickly? I hope your school year is going smoothly as we are approaching winter! This is always a fun time of year in the classroom. With the holidays coming, it can be a little difficult to find engaging activities that are not related to Christmas. If that ... continue reading...
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