This week we had a blast learning all about the Letter Pp. We used the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff. We sequenced the story on the classroom pocket chart and then used a fun sequencing sheet. We also played the reading comprehension game and wrote about why we thought the main character in the story was so tired. Some students said it because she was tired of making pancakes … [Read more...]
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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 noticed … [Read more...]
Letter Hh is Our Hero!
Letter Hh Activities for learning fun. Here are some of the FUN and hands-on activities we completed to learn all about the letter Hh. I love to use these Alphatales books. They have a full-color version and then a book of printable copies for your students. {This is a great tool to teach them to listen to reading AND turn the pages.} We also hunt for capital and lowercase Hh letters in these … [Read more...]
Summer Linky Party- Writing
This summer Freebie-lious is creating a ton of pinky parties all about topics we love, you wanta to know about, and great ideas we HAVE to share. This week we are talking all about WRITING... Writing in K is unique. And it can be challenging... and it is so rewarding when everything clicks to the student and they discover they CAN be a great writer. How do you take a child on this journey? You … [Read more...]
The Daily 5 Chapter 2
Hey ya'll! I hope you are ready for The Daily 5: Chapter 2 of this amazing book study. I loved the intro chapter, but I really loved reading all the posts from you guys about the chapter. It really brings it to life and makes it real! My Take Aways I HATE assessments and I think sometimes... a lot of the time... we over do it. We work ourselves too hard for no reason. I don't mind … [Read more...]
Calendar Routines & Calendar Ideas in Kindergarten
Check out some new calendar ideas and calendar routines for a Kindergarten classroom. A strong calendar routine can be an enormously educational and interactive time in your classroom with your students. Perhaps you are here to get some tips and tricks to make your calendar in kindergarten routine more fun and engaging in your classroom or maybe for some inspiration for new ideas. I hope you are … [Read more...]
Easy Kindergarten Classroom Set Up & Preparation
If you are looking for Easy Kindergarten Classroom Set Up & Preparation, you are in the right place. You guys have asked for it so I am going to answer all the questions about preparing for Kindergarten with these best classroom set up tips. Classroom Set Up & Preparation Let's face it. Kindergarten is a completely different {and better} world than most grades... so let's break it down and … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hello all. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week (before my break) while we learned about -Letter Zz -ing family -Easter Remember to look at the border color on each picture and match it to the description below. Yellow- Math-I made these bunny subtraction years ago, but heck.. they still work. I took Bunny notepads and added subtraction problems. I also added dots to two or the … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Hello all. Here are my weekly work centers from this past week while we learned about the letter Xx, -ake family, subtraction, and Pets. (We also reviewed several topics from the past week like Motion and we are still working on our Paddy Potato Project.) And since Spring is officially here on the calendar, but not according to the weather, I updated my Center Saturday background to cheer me up … [Read more...]
Center Saturday
Welcome to Center Saturday... when I tell you all about our weekly work centers! First I have to show you a fun picture. We have been working on writing a lot this week. Here is a picture of who we turned our write me three activities into paragraph writing. First, we wrote our using our Write Me Three Sheets and Word Walls. Then worked on writing the sentences out on paper. (We will later work … [Read more...]
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow Freebie
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow: Winter is such a fun time to add winter literacy integration options to our learning. We can integrate so many amazing books to integrate to guide our learning and peek student interest. And we can even add science ideas and activities in the Winter months. Winter Literacy Integration Ideas One book I love to integrate into our Winter learning is There … [Read more...]
The Polar Express Activities for Kindergarten
The Polar Express Activities for Kindergarten If you are looking for The Polar Express Activities for Kindergarten and Polar Express activities for first grade, you are in the right place. The Polar Express is a classic Christmas story that is beloved by parents, teachers, and students. Check out all our learning ideas to bring their book to life and to tie in so many learning skills in a fun … [Read more...]