Now soaring in Kindergarten
I have been trying to change things up, not do the SAME books EVERY year. I decided to purchase a couple of new books! One of them is Gustavo the Shy Ghost! (see the book HERE). I will be honest, I bought the book for the adorable cover and the fact I had seen it all of Instagram. I’m a sucker for cute illustrations. What
Frankenstein Craft: We have to decorate for our upcoming fall festival. As a result, we created these cute little Frankensteins. This craft is easy and will bring a pop of color to the usual red, brown, and yellow. Girls and boys can add a bow or a bow tie for extra cuteness. The freebie includes a few writing pages for that critical learning component. It
Creepy Carrots Craft: One of my favorite ways to complete crafts is to have ready made pieces as one part, and then let the kids cut other pieces on their own. In this way, I save time, but still allow for individuality. You can find the Creepy Carrots pack HERE on Teachers Pay Teachers. First off, the book by Peter Brown, Creepy Carrots, is an
October Crafts and Activities: I love October, usually, when it gets cooler and I know fall is here. In Alabama right now, it is still like 98 degrees (literally). Regardless of the lack of fall, I still plan on doing some activities in my classroom to at least make it FEEL like it is fall. A girl can dream, can’t she? I love the book
Creepy Carrots Activities Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds is one of my new favorite fall books and for a good reason. It is just creepy enough (if you read it the way I read it) that makes kids LOVE it! My students were silent as I read, you know that kind of silent…like when you know you HAVE them! At the last minute we made
Leaf Hunt Leaf Hunt: Even though it still sorta feels like summer here in Alabama, we are starting to see leaves turn color (of course the drought isn’t helping!) I love fall and it’s one of the favorite seasons for little kids, I mean, who doesn’t love playing in the leaves? When I was asked if I would like to try out the magazine, Let’s
Apple Unit and Crockpot Applesauce Recipe Apple Unit and Crockpot Applesauce Recipe: This week was all about apples. My kinders had a blast learning about the apple life cycle, non-fiction and fiction books, and taste testing. The above craft and Johnny Appleseed are from my Apple Pack on Teacher Pay Teachers. We also made homemade applesauce in a crockpot. Some years it turns out more
No, David! Directed Drawing No, David! Directed Drawing: Each year, one of the first books I read with my class is No, David! by David Shannon. Then I follow up with David Goes to School. Yes, the kids love to see his naked hiney running down the street, but they also love seeing all the things you shouldn’t do at school and home. They can
Scarecrow Directed Drawing Scarecrow Directed Drawing A Scarecrow Directed Drawing is something I had several people ask for and because I love drawing them, I thought, why not? I tried this one out with my Kinders on Monday and I was AMAZED by what they drew! They were SO into their drawings and even took the time to color them all in! You can find
Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts for fall! Thanksgiving Pilgrim and Turkey Crafts: The pilgrims are a favorite of mine. Over the years, they have been a staple of my first grade Thanksgiving crafts. As for Kinder, we’ll see. I will say, they are worth the prep work and parents *LOVE* them. I have students and parents that will come
