We love Karma Wilson's "Bear" books. With winter right around the corner, we're busy planning lessons around her sweet little story, Bear Snores On. It's perfect for this time of year... cold air, short days, snowy skies... Bear is ready to hibernate! And he does. In fact, he's so good at it, he doesn't even notice his forest friends have made their way to his cozy den to escape all the winter … [Read more...]
Write the Room Holiday Activities for K-1
Our students have been doing some version of write the room activities since I started teaching. It worked then and it works now. Any opportunity to get them up and out of their seats is a win. And this is one of those activities. If the write the room activity is new to you or your kids, it's simple: post key word cards around the classroom give the children their own recording sheet … [Read more...]
Elves Are the Worst
Elves are the worst! Or are they? Gilbert the goblin sure thinks so. And he spends a great deal of time in Alex Willan's picture book telling the readers why they should share his opinion. Even though Gilbert is anti-elf, it's hard not to like him. He thinks elves are the worst and he doesn't appreciate the way they hog the holiday spotlight. And on some level, we relate to him a bit. We've had … [Read more...]
Turkey Trouble Up Ahead
November will be here before you know it, which means we have a whole lot of turkey trouble coming up! I have a bunch of turkeys that traipse through my front yard each morning. They don't really give me any trouble, except for the irritation they cause my dog. Daisy's barking is the only turkey trouble we have around here. But in our classroom? That's a different story. And there's plenty … [Read more...]
Fire Safety Week Activities for Kids
Fire safety and prevention are always on our teacher to-do lists for the fall. With October right around the corner, we're busy pulling together all our resources. Though, I have to say, being married to a firefighter, the term "fire hazard" seems to be part of our daily conversations. You'd be surprised to know how many there are, lol. A while back, it dawned on me that we spend a lot of time … [Read more...]
Magnets – Science Activities for First Grade
Children are fascinated with magnets. When my own kids were little, they loved playing with magnetic toys. I even like magnets and I'm old. (Their words, not mine.) There's a set on my desk that I fiddle with when I need a little brain break. Which, for old people like me, occurs more and more frequently. A little while back, we needed some fresh ideas to supplement this science unit. The … [Read more...]
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