As a veteran teacher, I used the same books about insects over and over again for years and thought everything was going well. Then I saw the book The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach. I literally laughed and smiled while reading this through myself. When I read this title to my class; joy and laughter filled the room. You must check out this book asap. Lacking Patience in … [Read more...]
Teddy Graham Outdoor Discovery Freebie File
Hi my name is Mary and I have an addiction. I am addicted to creating editable activities for the classroom to make learning fun! When a teacher friend sent me a picture of the new Teddy Graham Outdoor Discovery, I knew what needed to be done. I knew we all needed a Teddy Graham Outdoor Discovery Freebie File. Get the Teddy Grahams First, I am aware that grabbing these boxes may be a … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hi sweet friends. We are almost done with school here in GA. In fact we have 15 days left or 3 weeks of school. What does that mean? This is one of the last for this school year. So let's to it and allow me to show you our math centers for the week while we learned about insects. We used the book The Grouchy Ladybug as a learning tool this week. My yellow table was our time … [Read more...]
Insects Printables and Insect Activities
I am so excited to introduce teachers to the easy to use Insect Print & Play Pack. It is just so easy to use because you just print what you need and teach with these play based FUN activities. This printable and playable pack is designed to be teacher friendly and student friendly. Is It an Insect? First, the initial section of this pack focuses on the question, "What is an Insect?" … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
I hope you guys are ready for a few math center ideas we used this week as we learned about insects. The yellow table held our graphing center. I made this simple graph sheet for some insect erasers. I got these erasers {here} on amazon. And to tell you the truth, I am not loving this graphing sheet that I made about 9 years ago. So I stopped the presses and made you guys a … [Read more...]
Insect Ideas {Part 2}
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...]
Insect Ideas {Part 1}
Creepy Crawlies are NOT my favorite things to HAVE in my classroom, but I do love to TEACH about them in my classroom. My students LOVE to learn about insects and I love to encourage their minds to work in whatever sparks interest in their minds. Yes, even creepy crawly creatures. Let's Talk About Insect Ideas. Insect Ideas: Caterpillars We made these fun caterpillars in a very different … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
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-This week we used these ten frames to make addition and subtraction sentences. I walked my kids through doing these once and they all thought it was going to be hard. BUT... they got it so quickly and … [Read more...]
The Very Hungry Caterpillar… DONE
I have been loving Spring Break this week. I have cleaned, done laundry, and played countless games with my daughter S. We have rode bikes, played playdoh, and she has been my helper to clean up my office! {It was super messy and totally not functional. Since S has a play area in my office, it is only far that she "assist" me with the clean up.} I can't say that I have slept... because … [Read more...]