Tomorrow is Friday my friends! This has only been my second week back in the classroom {last week we were in Houston for our angel baby’s surgeries}, and I am in need of a 2 day nap like non other! I need some serious sleep y’all. Like for real. This week we have been learning all about main idea, what it means, how to find it, and all that good stuff. Last year we started off with this, but this year, I wanted to change it up a bit. I don’t know about y’all, but Moby from Brain Pop Jr is HUGE in my room! He always makes the kids giggle! To get things going, we watched his main idea video. Afterwards, we read Dog Breath by Dav Pilkey! We found lots of details along the way, and then discussed the main idea of the story. 
The kids then worked in partners to complete their very own Hally Tosis and wrote about the main idea and one detail from the story. 
In math, we have been learning about the different types of graphs so we threw that in with reading to see how many friends would want Hally as their pet. 
You can find the Hally craft below for free! This book is also great for teaching problem/solution and good hygiene! 
I would love to hear how you teach main idea in your classroom! And, before I go,….because you all know how much I love to find a cute and cheap top for my closet, I must share how fabulous this online store is that I came across. Poppy and Dot! I snagged this insanely adorable kimono for cheap! 
Don’t forget to let me know how you teach main idea in your room!
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While I’m sitting at OT for little P, I thought I’d share a fine motor activity with y’all! 😬 I’ll be doing preschool with him at home next year (his daycare got torn up by a storm🌪) and fine motor + alphabet are two things we’ll be hitting all year. So, I wanted to incorporate as much of both into one activity as I could. 💪 These lacing cards are going to work his little fingers all while learning the alphabet and letter sounds. 🍎 These (+ several other fine motor mats) are available in my store! // Link below 💜💜 www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Alphabet-Activities-Lacing-Letter-Mats-Fine-Motor-Lacing-Card...
A few years ago I used this Friend-Diagram activity with my students to teach compare and contrast! I always love how they turn out! It’s FREE on the blog and I re-shared it in my Weekly Recap (several weeks ago) on the blog, too! Hope you can use it! Link here 👉 // smittenwithfirstblog.com/weekly-recap-3/
Sticky Tables was a class favorite years ago! It gets kiddos up and moving!! 🤩 It works with multiple subject areas/standards and can also be used for informal assessments! 👍 My last post showed how to use it with skip counting and here I show it used with subitizing/number sense, ABC order, and handwriting practice. See previous post for directions on how to play 💜💜
Re-sharing this skip counting number lines activity from years ago! 👉 Skip counting from any given number is such an important skill for our little ones - not just reciting 2,4,6,8,etc! Here's how we did it! Put sticky notes on the table, each student chooses one sticky note to start off with and then they just fill in the boxes using an expo marker on their desk! You could even use washi tape to create the number lines!