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...]
Easy Easter Art
Need a simple, easy art project for Easter? Check out these Watercolors Easter eggs! Here is how you can prepare these eggs. Trace several eggs onto white construction paper. Using regular glue, create fun patterns onto the eggs. Here is a close up view of the eggs. Let the glue dry. {The thicker the glue, the longer this will take.} Cut out the eggs, leaving space on the … [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...]
End of the Year Ideas
I am a believer that you can end the year well and set yourself up for success for the upcoming school year. How??? Well, I am so glad you asked! Let me show you how I end each and every school year. I do 4 things at the end of each year to set myself up for success... First... I stack all those items that will need students names. In K, we write names on EVERYTHING and it takes forever... … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Are you guys ready for the LAST Center Saturday for this year! I am so sad! I love teaching and I already miss my class. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week. {We didn't have work centers the last week of school, so this is actually from the week before.} Remember to look at the border color on each picture and match it to the description … [Read more...]
Bigger and Badder…
I updated my Old Lady Shell Lit pack a few weeks ago but I forgot to tell you guys about it. I added a TON of new materials and made it even more fun. BEST yet... I didn't change the price. If you already bought it, you can re-download it for free by going under my purchases. Here is a peek at my bigger and better unit. here on TpT, here on TN Here are some student … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hello all. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week while we learned about Remember to look at the border color on each picture and match it to the description below. Yellow- Math-I made this shell math game a few years ago. Each shell has a fact family on it... but it is missing the addition or subtraction sign. My kids have to fill in which sign is being done for each … [Read more...]
Digtal Scrapbook Slideshow
I know many of you are winding up your school years soon. I have a GREAT idea I want to share with you and hope you decide to try it out. Each year, I make my students a paper scrapbook AND a digital scrapbook! Each kid gets a copy of a DVD full of the memories from the entire school year to keep forever. And if I can do it... so can YOU! {And I make a tutorial to help you out as well!} I made … [Read more...]
End of the Year Clean Up
I have an system for cleaning my classroom at the end of the school year I want to share with you. I do not clean the classroom room at the end of the year... my class and I clean the entire classroom together. And it is easy... as 1, 2, 3. Step 1. I change the choice board which normally is for Daily 5 into cleaning jobs in the room. Each … [Read more...]
The Perfect Nest
I love using the book, The Perfect Nest, in the Spring to teach about life cycles, farm animals, and story elements. First, it is an awesome book. It is so funny and engaging. It also has a sweet message. Lastly, it fits in so well with so many lessons and themes. If you have not read this book, grab a copy. Here is a peak at the activities my class did with this book this … [Read more...]
