We read lots of Eric Carle books and created our own papers to use in his style. No patterns, please! The kids use rectangles and squared to create their own unique insects. I LOVE the results. Much better than if I had given them patterns to trace. Building insects with pattern blocks. The unit includes a sheet for them to tally, graph and add the pattern blocks they used to build their insect. We always start out by charting what we think ... continue reading...
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Insect planner
Hey Friends! I hope you are having a fabulous week. The good news is tomorrow is Friday! Can I get an amen? We are right in the middle of our insect unit. You can click on the mini-planner below to see how I plan it out. This mini insect planner includes the activities we do during our whole group reading/science instruction. For those of you who are waiting on the Common Core Essential Questions for First Grade, I promise I am almost finished. I am so sorry that it has taken me ... continue reading...
What is an Insect? Free book
Oh, my goodness I am so enjoying my Spring Break! But what do we all do even when we're on vacation? We work on school stuff. It drives me slap crazy that I can't shut the teacher part of me off! Any who, I'm gearing up for my insect unit next week and I'm working on a few new things so I thought I'd share. Click on the butterfly above to download an emergent reader to help your little entomologists learn all about insects. I will be uploading a few more freebies at the end of the ... continue reading...
Insect Unit
Quit Buggin' Me!!!! Ha-ha...just kidding! :) I've had a lot of emails and questions regarding my insect unit. I am working on it and I hope to have it finished by late tomorrow evening. :) I will post a link as soon as it is finished. Thank you guys so much for letting me know that you like my units. I appreciate y'all so much! UPDATE: Friday at 11:30 p.m. I'm still working on it! Sorry y'all these units take a long time and I want it ... continue reading...
Compound Eyes anyone? Insect fun and FREEBIE!
Compound Eyes! We looked at our friends through a bug viewer and then drew what an insect would see. In addition to Nonfiction books we are reading some fun fiction books about insects and working on story elements and identifying the theme of the stories. Here are some fun math prompts that you can download as a freebie. Just click on the picture below. ... continue reading...
Insect Unit is Finished and Posted
Hey y'all my insect unit is finally finished and posted. Click on the butterfly to view the unit on TPT. Use promo code A3F9D to get 10% off your TOTAL purchase. Lots of pictures to come this week! ... continue reading...
Is It an Insect? Emergent Reader freebie
Hey friends! Where on earth does the weekend go? It just flies by! I always have this list of things that I'm positive I will be able to finish and then WHAM! It's Sunday evening and I'm only halfway through the list. Goodness gracious!!! This is a sad week for many of us. STATE TESTING!!! That should be a four letter word y'all! Thank the Lord my sweet Kindergarten kids don't have to take any test but our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders do. ALL week! Which means we have to use our teeny ... continue reading...
How to Start Teaching Writer’s Workshop in Kindergarten & First Grade
Do you struggle with how to get started? Writer's Workshop in kindergarten and first grade classrooms is one of the most powerful components. In Writing Workshop in kindergarten and first grade, students are encoding words that come from their thoughts and feelings, which is a much easier skill than decoding. Successful writers become successful readers! So, how do you get started? The answer is simple. Just jump right in!! I usually start at the beginning of the ... continue reading...
BYE Bye Insects
We said goodbye to our insect unit. Every year this is one of the favorites so it is hard to say goodbye to those pesky critters and move on. :( We end our insect unit with a class favorite... Build a Bug! They use candy, marshmallows, and pretzels to build a model of an insect. Did I mention how much they LOVE this activity? Here are a few of their creations. WOW! My sweeties did such a good job. Here are some insect journal ... continue reading...
Going Buggy! Butterfly and Mantis
Whoo-wee! This week was CRAZY! Our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders were taking the CRCT test this week which meant no planning time and very little recess. I don't drink but this week just about drove me to it! I don't know about you guys but I am ready for Summer vacation. We get out of school on May 25th so the countdown has begun. :) Even though it was a crazy week we still had lots of fun learning all about insects. We learned about butterflies and drew the life cycle of a ... continue reading...
Leonardo the Terrible Monster Reading Lesson Plans for K-1
Leonardo the Terrible Monster reading comprehension lesson plans with student response activities. Print and teach lessons to engage your students in reading! Leonardo the Terrible Monster This story by Mo Willems is one of my favorite stories to read, especially in October around Halloween. If you are not familiar with this book, it is about a monster named Leonardo. Leonardo is not a scary monster, no matter how hard he tries! He does some research and thinks he finds the perfect little ... continue reading...
Butterflies and vocabulary
I received a few comments on TPT this week about my units {the buyer stated that the Vocabulary was inappropriate for Kindergarten kids} and it made me start thinking about how different we all are as teachers. We have different philosophies about HOW and WHAT children should learn. Some of us are given teacher manuals and basal programs to teach from {my district doesn't use a reading program} and many of us are given a framework to use to guide us in our instruction. I believe that ... continue reading...
Insects Unit and a FREEBIE!
I will admit that I was kind of sad for my spring break to end. I LOVE being able to sleep in just a little bit and it is so much nicer to wake up without having an alarm clock buzzing in your ear. But today we started one of my favorite units so that made going back to school a little easier, Insects Unit. This Insects Unit can be used with an Insect Animals theme or as stand-alone Reading and Writing lessons and activities. Here is how I plan out my Insects ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: The Book with No Pictures
B.J. Novak from The Office fame has branched out as an author of a children’s books. And his first book is a book with no pictures. A book with NO PICTURES? YES! And it is hilarious! Your kids will want you to read it again and again. Novak is trying to teach your children what reading is really about. It’s about words on the page, and your students are forced to rely on you (the reading-aloud adult) for entertainment. True to its title Novak’s book features no illustrations, just words in ... continue reading...
The Gruffalo Lesson Plans | Reading Comprehension for K-2
The Gruffalo lesson plans for K-2. Engaging 5-day lesson plans with differentiated reading response, vocabulary, sentence study, and a craft for this fun story! The Gruffalo A clever mouse outsmarts some woodland animals who want to eat him with the story of a Gruffalo. Little does he know, a Gruffalo is real and loves to eat mice. Your students will love this award-winning story! Through our engaging lesson plans students will strengthen their reading comprehension skills and have fun ... continue reading...
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