November's learning topics usually include turkey and Thanksgiving. I have compiled a list of these books you can use to make learning fun in your classroom. Not only will you find a digital list, but also a printable list! REMINDERS FOR READERS I always want to remind you. Look at your school library and public library and other resources to find books that fit your needs. I … [Read more...]
Covering Content Using There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey
Covering Content Using There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey Thanksgiving is a crazy but fun time in lower elementary school. Teachers strive to make their activities content rich, while students are in dire need of a break. If you school is like mine, we also have progress reports due before the students leave for the holiday! So how to do we as educators cover content while letting … [Read more...]
Get Ready for Veteran’s Day
Veteran's Day is a great time of year to take moments to teach about the importance of our Veteran. These proud men and women put their lives on the line to protect our country and our freedoms. Integrating Veterans into other subject areas is an ideal way to dig into learning and make this topic more than just one lesson, but an ongoing way to discuss Veterans. Reading About Veterans … [Read more...]
Now and Then Print & Play Pack
Let's take a deep breath from the craziness that is Halloween and start to mentally prepare ourselves for the month of November. We know the feast is coming, along with crafts galore and tons of great activities. One of the biggest units we cover is all about The First Thanksgiving and therefore Now and Then. I want you to check out this easy to use and fun to teach with... Now & Then … [Read more...]
More Thanksgiving FUN
I know Thanksgiving is almost here... but I have to share some of the learning activities my little wonderfuls have been working on. Today I have a writing activity, math game, and STEM project we worked on... all centered around Thanksgiving. Last week during Daily 5, we took these Pilgrim Job cards... and selected a job we would want to do if we were a pilgrim. Then we wrote … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Fun in Kindergarten
Of course I love to use literature to meet more educational needs and ideas. Here is the FUN book, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. We use this sheet and crayons to complete a listening and following direction activity. I love to record the directions and set the audio file on a CD so this station is independent. It makes my students follow directions the first time and move … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Center time center time we love our center time. This year I have changed my centers to be MATH focused. So far, this strategy given me MORE time in my classroom for science and social studies because so much of my math practice time is spent in centers... with hands on FUN activities. And, of course, all my centers are cross curricular. This past week, my learned about … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hey guys! Are you ready to talk about centers this week? Math centers to be exact! {I am still getting use to math centers only but my students are LOVING it.} This week we focused our learning around our theme of Nuts and Squirrels, the letter Hh, and practice tons of math skills we are working on. We are working hard on number words and ordering numbers. The yellow table hosted a … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hi all! Welcome to Center Saturday. I am officially off work until December, but man did we have fun this past week! Here is a glimpse at my weekly work centers as we covered the ch sound, -an family, word you, and Thanksgiving! For our math center, we used these cards I created to go with the book, I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie. Each side of the object has numbers and the student … [Read more...]
Thankful for FUN Learning
This week has been a ton of fun! We have been learning all about the Pilgrim and why we give thanks at Thanksgiving. Let me show off some of the awesome learning that has been occurring. One of the books we read during calendar time was this awesome book: I love this book because it specifically says what Pilgrim children did to help. This usually hits home when my class learns that … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Every Friday night and Saturday morning, I work on this post for you guys. I usually type it out on Friday and proof it on Saturday am... BUT, last night my body literally crashed! I was out cold by 10:30. {I think not sleeping for 4 months plus is catching up to me! Plus, I am going to have to start letting E cry it out some at night because she is totally playing me and getting me up STILL, … [Read more...]
I am a Halloweenie! So I have to get Brave…
Guys... WHAT A DAY! I am not exaggerating... today almost did me in. Why... oh please ask me why... In the middle of my Halloween party, a student of mine found TWO mice in my classroom. One was caught on the sticky trap, which is awful. Another was running around... in the middle of the party... with my kids and parents everywhere. But wait... there is more. My awesome … [Read more...]
