Are you ready to see how to drive into the 50th day of school with a drive in theme room transformation? This post is the complete creations of my coworkers who have allowed me to share their ideas with you. Let's dive in to the drive in theme for the 50th day of school! First, be sure to check out my classroom transformation for the 50th day of school here. I shared info to our set up and most … [Read more...]
50th Day of School Room Transformation
Welcome to the 1950's room transformation to celebrate the 50th day of Kindergarten. Let me walk you through some of the decorations and how we created them to spark engagement for the 50th day of school. Most importantly, I hope you get some easy 50th day of school ideas. Check Out The Before Here is a glimpse of my classroom before the room transformation. I literally took these … [Read more...]
Books About Nuts & Squirrels
When teaching about fall changes, one theme to keep your little learners intrigued and interested is nuts and squirrels. We usually teach this topic after apples and it is interesting to see the similarities and differences with nuts and apples. Check out this collection of books about nuts and squirrels for Kindergarten. Nonfiction Books for Squirrels Here are some fiction books that are … [Read more...]
Halloween Circus Animal Cookie Freebie
While in the Halloween section this year, I came across some FUN Halloween Circus Animal Cookies. Not only were these cookies prepackaged, BUT a perfect learning tool to make so many fun activities. I knew what I had to do... make a learning pack for these Halloween Circus Animal Cookies. Halloween Circus Animal Cookies First, grab these cookie packets. I found a set of 30 presealed bags at … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Themed Books
October is a great time of year to use the theme of PUMPKINS in your classroom. I have compiled a list of pumpkin books you can use.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 always suggest using Scholastic Points … [Read more...]
Nocturnal Animals
I keep promising myself I will catch up soon... I will... I will... well, I WILL try. Does that count? Here are some activities we worked on last week from my Nocturnal Animals pack. And I know we all need a few activities to help us out on the Halloween homestretch. We sorted the Nocturnal Animals and Diurnal Animals on our pocket … [Read more...]
Halloween Party Ideas for Kindergarten
Halloween Party ideas for Kindergarten are always needed. Let me share with you some of the fun activities we do for Halloween, in place of a party. Our school allows 2 parties per year; Christmas and Valentines. So we don't have an actual Halloween Party, but fun activities instead. We have these special activities at centers for Halloween only. After this one day, they go away so we encourage … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hi guys! How is your fall going? I am LOVING the GA fall weather ALMOST as much as the kids are. LAST week, we covered the Letter Ii, which is part of this bundle. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, check out this bundle. Nocturnal Animals, and we are working to make teen numbers using tens and ones. Yellow Table Our yellow table was all about using these Bat themed ten frames … [Read more...]
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat {Times Two}
You are never going to believe that that old lady is eating now!Check out this book... There Was an Old Lady Who... you got it... Swallowed a BAT! SEQUENCING ACTIVITIES All our students LOVE the old lady books. And us teachers LOVE using a great book to teach content. Here are the sequencing cards. After we use the sequencing cards to review the book, we use this … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Who is ready for some FUN math centers? Each week I take a few minutes away from my crazy life and tell you all about my weekly work centers. This year I have dedicated my work centers to math.{I do have a grand scheme of where I want these centers to go towards, but I am not quite ready to go there publicly. Yet. I am working on it. Step by step.} We learned about the letter Tt, which … [Read more...]
Bag of Bones Freebie File
At a recent trip to the grocery store, I stumbled across this interesting bag of Cheetos. It read Bag of Bones and it was themed for Halloween This is exactly when food becomes Fun! I love when I can use food to make learning more fun and I knew these Cheetos could and would be able to do just that! So I quickly grabbed two bags for my classroom to use in the month of October. I was beyond … [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...]