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 chart. Once we sorted these … [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, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat, 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 to make teen numbers. One ten frame was full and … [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 … [Read more...]
When Food Becomes Fun!
This is exactly when food becomes Fun! Recently on a trip to our local grocery store with the family, I made an AMAZING discovery... Hello Cheetos Bag of Bones. I love to use food to make learning more fun, so I had to grab a bag {or three} for my to use in the month of October. I was beyond excited to share this fun fun fun cheesy product with my FB fan. {Actually, I posted the … [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...]
In 1492…
Columbus sailed right into your classroom with a pack that is ready to use and is so much FUN for your students to learn through... Yeah... it is happening. I worked on updating and extending my Columbus Day Hooray Unit. {In fact, hubs says he is tired of seeing this pack on my computer! He hasn't seen my office yet, but Columbus EXPLODED in there too!} Here is what the pack looks … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Patch Activities
During October, I spend a huge chunk of time teaching my class about pumpkins. Since I love to create new stuff, I created a pack all about Pumpkins for my class to enjoy. I hope you class will love it too! Here is a glimpse of some of the activities I included. You can grab it here on TN, here on TpT. Please note: It does NOT include Halloween activities or ideas. If you have … [Read more...]
