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Are you looking for some new winter activities? How about a mini unit on Evergreen Trees? This is a great topic to study with your kids in the snowy month of January since the evergreen stays green all winter! Who says you can only make evergreens in December, right? So here’s a new take on the old Christmas tree! The perfect… Read More
Here’s a peek at what we’ve been working on this week….I love this time of the year to delve into my sciences standards. I think fall really lends itself to woodland creatures, habitats, how they prepare for winter and hibernation. This week we did a little mini unit on these animals and focused on those pesky little critters, chipmunks! 🐿… Read More
Stellaluna bat activities are perfect during the fall and around Halloween! These bat lesson plans include anchor charts, a bat cave, story map and more! Last week we read the book Stellaluna and some non fiction books about Bats on Epic Books (it’s like Netflix for books…..and its FREE for teachers!!) We did a little mini unit on Bats and their habitats.This fits in… Read More
Here is a great way to get your students excited about adjectives using the book Go Away, Big Green Monster! Check out our anchor chart and adorable monster crafts that we made in this fun halloween writing lesson! Lately we have been working on different parts of speech…..we started with nouns and verbs and the last couple of weeks we’ve been… Read More
What’s at your Word Work Center? Are you looking for a few quick and easy ideas? Here’s what’s happening at my Word Work Center in September. Since it’s the beginning of the school year, I like to put a review of Kindergarten words and things that are very simple for my Fab Firsties. I believe centers should be a review… Read More
Are you someone who needs some simple teacher organization tips? Do you find yourself staying late at school every day? Are you missing soccer games and taking home a lot of fast food dinners? Girl….I hear you! This was such a problem for me for so long! I decided I need to get organized and stop living at school! So… Read More
