While learning about insects, we had to integrate in all those common core standards to make our learning the most meaningful. Insect Ideas: Literacy Integration Check out these exquisite illustrations. My little learners dove into this beautifully illustrated book all about insects, I Wish I Were a Butterfly by James Howe. It is all about a cricket who thinks he is ugly. To cover … [Read more...]
Love to Learn about Plants.
Who doesn't Love to Learn About Plants? Using the season at hand and making lessons memorable is the best way to instill a concept and make the teachable moments last in little learners minds for years to come. Check out some of these memorable moments for Springtime Fun that connect literacy and science. What concept are we going to cover? PLANTS Integrating Fictional Resources One tip I … [Read more...]
That Old Lady Swallowed a Chick… and Made Daily 5 SO Much Fun!
{Updated on 3/28/15} Keep reading for a FREEBIE!Easter causes all sorts of problems for me at school. It is the holiday that can't decide when it should come! My Easter tub at school is PACKED because sometimes Easter is early when we are working on addition.Sometimes Easter is late and we are working on subtraction. Sometimes Easter is right before Spring Break or during Spring Break and … [Read more...]
Peek at My Week with Some Freebies
I am going to attempt to show you some of my visual lesson plans for this week with Dee Dee Willis' Linky Peek at My Week. And I have some freebies to give you guys too! This week my amazing kids are learning about verbs, the -oo digraphs like book and spoon, life cycles, the -ook family, sight word does, and mixing addition and subtraction. During calendar, I have several verb … [Read more...]