Every year, my students and I spend the last week leading up to Thanksgiving on our nonfiction turkey research unit. We learn all about turkeys using a variety of thematic turkey activities that hit each content area, including reading, writing, math, science and social studies. … [Read more...]
Hip, Hip, Hooray, It’s President’s Day! FREEBIE
Why, hello February! Does anyone else think the months are just flying by?!? I cannot believe that January has already come and gone, but February is one of my favorite months to teach! So many themes... Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day, President's Day, Dental Health! My … [Read more...]
Martin Luther King Jr. FREEBIE
Now, I know that most of you are probably all finished learning about and celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. However, I had so many requests for my MLK Jr. egg recording sheet that I thought I'd share now... before I forget so you can file it away for next year! This is one … [Read more...]
At Home Book Boxes & Columbus Day
Wow! This week went by so quickly! Today was Homecoming at our school, and the varsity football players, aka Pigskin Poets, came to our classroom to read stories to the kiddos. I wish I had a picture to share with you, but the awwwe in their faces was priceless! … [Read more...]
Fire Safety Freebie
Sorry, I've been MIA this week! I can't believe it's already Thursday! Anyhow, I wanted to drop in real quickly to share the Firefighter Circle Map I whipped up today! You can grab the updated version here! And if you're still looking for a fun sight word … [Read more...]
