Each year my students complete an author study to review all those reading comprehension standards we have worked on all year. Honestly, this study is a joy and so much fun, I am sad every time we send home our finished books. My kinders love learning about David Shannon as an author and illustrator just as much as they enjoy reading his amazing books. We worked on our over two weeks … [Read more...]
Sight Word Stations~ Primer {With a Giveaway}
Do you check out my guest post on the incredible Kreative in Kinder blog today? I absolutely adore Crystal, as I am sure you do as well. I mean, how could you NOT adore her??? Crystal and I are teaming up today to show you my Sight Word Stations~ Primer version! Let me show you the amazing work my have been doing with this set of Sight Word Stations. {And keep in … [Read more...]
Pet Lesson Plans PLUS
Last week, my class used the theme of Pet Themed Learning Fun. Since we just finished using our Pet Lesson Plans Plus unit a few weeks ago, I had to share the new changes and improvements to make Pet Activity for Learning Fun. {I added a TON of games and activities that are not in this post but that I know you will love.} Doggie Fun Word Game I added a FUN segmenting game with dog bones to … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover
St. Patrick's Day is coming and I have a plan to get your little loves activity engaged in learning using this book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover! Every student loves the old lady. She eats the oddest, craziest things things and gets our creativity flowing. I love to read to my students out loud to show them emotions, voice hesitations and speed, and fluency to my … [Read more...]
Common Core Cubes~ Reading Comprehension
You guys inspire me! And I love that you guys make me THINK and PONDER and QUESTION and EXAMINE how I do things in my classroom. While preparing a presentation for you guys on reading comprehension, I researched and found some great information of reading comprehension. It is extremely important to our little kinders minds. When I began teaching Kindergarten 9 years ago, we had no … [Read more...]
Easy as {Eskimo} Pie
Happy Snow Day! It didn't actually snow here in GA, but man is it COLD. We had yesterday and today off of school, so I was able to spend a LOT of time with the girls and spend a little bit of time on my newest art project. Here is a look at this pack called Easy as {Eskimo} Pie. The center of the pack is the Eskimo Art Project. {I included directions and tracers to make this as … [Read more...]
New Thanksgiving Materials
Thanksgiving fun; Turkeys, Pilgrim, Native Americans, Pumpkin Pie Fun? Let's get ready for an outstanding month of November with engaging activities, meaningful lessons, and great hands teaching tools that will make you and your little learners smile! I am finishing up my prep for next week's Thanksgiving activities. I snapped a few pics to show you some of the things my class will be … [Read more...]
Reading Comprehension Game Questions Answered
I guess last week's post about "Write Me Three Questions Answered" got you guys asking, because I had a sweet friend ask me about the Reading Comprehension games I create based on awesome Children's Literature, many of which are now request from you guys. She asked how I use these games and why I feel they are important. LOVE IT... I started creating these games a few years ago because I … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
Take a look at my newest activities I am prepping for the upcoming week. We are using a sure fire hit... There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat We are sequencing the story using these cards and a sequencing sheet. That you can grab FOR FREE! We also played the class favorite reading comprehension game... We also use the word wall and writing prompts to make writing … [Read more...]
Write Me Three Fall Pack with a FREEBIE
I am working away on the to-do list you guys have given me this summer. This item is something I have been looking forward to for a while because my students and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it. I finished the newest Write Me Three pack! This one is perfect for the fall these you teach. It has themed word walls for back to school, lunch room, recess, bats, spiders, nocturnal animals, community … [Read more...]
Christmas with a FREEBIE
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Integrated Activity FUN! It hit me today... I have to start planning for Christmas this week! When I leave school on Friday, I have to have all Thanksgiving put away and have my lesson plans for the week we come back from the break! {Breathe... Breathe...} Good thing I have been busy making activities for when we come back! Here is just a … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Literacy Idea
This is a FUN idea to learn about nouns and adjectives in a FUN way. Take a themed sentence and write it on a sentence strip. Cut it apart. Add a few die cut shapes. Since I picked a March themed sentence, I chose to die cut circles for gold coins. I added the coin pieces in front of the nouns. I have my students add "sparkles" to make the nouns shine! We go noun by noun. We give each word … [Read more...]
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