Tops and Bottoms!

Hello Everyone!
Just a quick share tonight.  Next week we finish up our plant unit and our unit on measurement in math.  We are having so much fun with Splat the Cat Oopsie Daisy  this week, but I can't wait to introduce one of my favorite plant books to the kids. Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens is such a fabulously engaging book, I almost wish we had more time to spend on it!!  I put together a fun little unit that covers some ELA, some math, and a bit of science to supplement our plant unit. Here are a few pics.

If you can use a free 45 page unit using this amazing book, CLICK HERE!!! :)

I can't wait to show you some of the wonderful poems the kids are writing this week, and out little Splats.   Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!! 

Have a great night!!

Joyfully!

Nancy

A Whole Lotta Sharin' Goin' On!

Hello Everyone!!
This is my favorite time of the school year.  We are finishing up our testing, the kids have become quite independent with everything, they have become readers and writers, they have become problem solvers, I could go on and on!  I want to share some of their darling work and a couple of free units.  First off, after the big chick hatching extravaganza, I decided to have the kids write about what they would do if they had a baby chick.  From what they wrote, they would make great chick owners!  I then let them create a chick! All I gave them was a yellow circle. They turned out so cute!

The next thing I want to share is the beginning of our poetry unit.  Yes, April is poetry month, but we are getting a bit of a late start. We began by talking about what a poem is, and created a "Poetree" anchor chart. I read some different types of poem including Shel Silverstein's Poet's Tree. We talked about how sometimes a poet has fun with words and makes us really think. Shel does exactly that!!  We decided to take the subject of spring and create a simple list poem that had some flair with how we published it. They turned out so sweet!

CLICK HERE for your free 25 page unit on poetry!!

The last thing for tonight is a new unit I just finished. In science we are studying plants for the next couple of weeks and in math we begin our study of measurement using nonstandard units. Well, put those two curriculum areas together and you get "Splat the Cat, Oopsie Daisy" by Rob Scotton.  The kids looooove Splat, so I decided to use that little guy as our inspiration all next week. this little unit contains cross curricular learning opportunities.  Here's a peek!

 

These are just a few of the over 60 pages in the unit!  I hope you can use at least a few of them.  You have to go get that sweet book if you don't have it yet.  I found some at Target, but of course you can always get on Amazon or go to your favorite bookstore.

If you are interested in the unit, don't wait,

CLICK HERE!!!!

Well, that's all I've got for tonight!! Thanks for stopping by for another peek!!  Hope you can swing by again soon to check out what we're up to!!!  Now off to get my math tubs ready for next week! Can't wait!!

Talk to you all soon!

Joyfully!

Nancy

Measuring Flower Power and Dandy Sandy End Blends

Hello Everyone!
My apologies for not posting the last few days.  So busy with testing at school and houseguests at home!  I finally had a chance today to organize a quick post.  We are in the middle of both a measurement unit in math and a plant unit in science, so I decided to integrate! Love it when it works out! Today the kiddos drew, painted and then labeled a flowering plant including the roots. Then they got to practice using nonstandard measuring units (paperclips) to measure their masterpieces!  They turned out great!!
We are just getting into our unit on soil in science as well. I will post all of our soil activities in the next few days, but until then, today during Daily 5 Word Work, the kids had the opportunity to write their end blend words in sand! They recorded the words practiced on a recording sheet.  I am a firm believer in implementing as many hands on activities as I can into our day.  This activity got the kids into their words in a fun multisensory way and they loved it! Not a lot of prep, or clean up! Hooray!!  I can't wait to see how they do on their spell check tomorrow!!

Dandy Sandy End Blend Word Work

click here for your copy

Have a Dandy Night!!!
Joyfully!
Nancy

Dandy Dandy Dandelion

Hello Everyone!
Thanks for stopping by!  Dandelions!?!?!  What kid doesn't love dandelions!!  We are right in the middle of our plant unit and wouldn't you know?  My kids' favorite flower is the dandelion!  I decided to capture that enthusiasm and do a study about that fun flower.  We read a book called Dandelion by LP Kite, and learned that dandelions can grow just about anywhere, even in the crack of a sidewalk!  We took a quick mini field trip outside and found a couple of dandelions in two different stages. We learned  a little bit more about the lifecycle of this flowering plant and created an anchor chart to help us remember.  The chart turned out to be interactive as the vocabulary cards  are removable. Each kiddo worked on his own lifecycle chart and response sheet for their science journals. We also found a sweet little poem to recite!
I can't wait for the rest of this week!  I have some great things planned, so stop by again soon!!

For a free printable unit on dandelions, click here! :)

Or better yet! Click here!

Stay tuned and stop and smell the dandelions!

Joyfully!!

Nancy