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Shape Sort FREEBIE

We wrapped up our 3D shape learning and have been knee deep in learning all about measurement. I wanted to share a few of our favorite 3D shape activities.  With Spring finally here, it was time we spruced up our hallway  We sorted the 2D and 3D shapes from Amy Lemon's unit here and made these flowers.  You can download the flowers here.  They really brightened things up in the hallway!  We also … [Read more...]

SomeBUNNY knows time FREEBIE!

In math, we have been working on time to the half hour. I was out of my room a lot this week due to DRA testing so I did not get many pictures....but I did happen to get a picture of one of my favorite things we did this week! Bunny clocks! I let each student choose their own time that they wanted to put on their bunny.  They thought it was hilarious that these bunnies were popping out of Easter eggs. You can download the templates … [Read more...]

Fraction FREEBIES

I wanted to stop by and share a few fraction freebies with you all. I love craftivities and always try to make any skill tie into a craft someway or another. There's just something about seeing a cute craft hanging up that makes your teacher heart smile big.  This week we wrapped up our fraction unit with these Pot of Gold Fractions.  Each student had to color and write the fraction under each flip. They also had to … [Read more...]

Verb Tenses and a Long A Freebie!

I wanted to hop on real quick and share a quick, cute, and simple long a freebie with you all. Last week we worked on long a. On Friday we sorted snowballs by long a and short a. We used all the long a snowballs to create a winter scene. I usually do these every year and always love to see what scenes my students come up with.  Here's a few from this year. Some days we just run out of time. Friday was one of those days! Otherwise, … [Read more...]

The Snowy Day FREEBIE

I love The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats. I use it every year with my students to teach cause and effect. If you do not have the book, you can find the read aloud online here.  This year, we made this anchor chart and filled it in as the story went along. We listened to the story the first time all the way through and then paused it to discuss the cause and effects the second time through.  Afterwards, my students matched each … [Read more...]

FREE Proper and Common Noun Sort

I wanted to hop on real quick and share a simple, quick, and easy proper and common noun activity with you. I have blogged about this before (here), but I wanted to share it with you again because we do this every year and my kids love it.  Meet common cat and Proper Pete.   I originally found this idea several years ago from First Grade Fingerprints. I made these posters in 2012, laminated them, and have used every year … [Read more...]

Classroom Tour with Free Decor and Posters

As you may have read in my last post, it was time for some MAJOR change in my classroom decor this year! Here's a little peek into my farmhouse chic inspired classroom. Over the summer I came across the most adorable shiplap inspired wood bulletin board paper at our local teacher store, and knew I had to use throughout my room. This will be our reading board where we display any reading craftivities, anchor charts, etc. Wood paper by Pacon … [Read more...]

Free Classroom Decor Posters

This year I decided to completely change my entire classroom decor. I have been in the same classroom for 6 years and decided it was time for some change. For the majority of those years I had a Dr. Seuss themed room. Last year I changed things out here and there with different colors and patterns and it worked great, but this year I wanted something calming that created a home feeling. I created a few new posters to match my new decor. Y'all … [Read more...]

Fairytale Freebies

I am back to share a few fairytale freebies with you all.  This week we did a fairytale unit and the kiddos have really enjoyed it. We read Goldilocks and the Three Bears by James Marshall and wrote what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story on index cards.  We just folded them in half to create flips.... We also read The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall. I love how they … [Read more...]

Suffix Freebies!

We are working on suffixes -ed and -ing this week in phonics. I wanted to pop in and share a few freebies with you all.  I don't know about y'all, but figuring out if I need to double a consonant, leave it alone, or drop the e before adding -ed and -ing can be all kinds of confusing! So many rules! Can I get an amen?! So, to clear the mud, we have been working our tails off understanding the rules. Here's what we went over. and over. … [Read more...]

Time and FREEBIES!

Hi friends. I wanted to stop by and show you all a few more time activities that we have used throughout our unit.  Last week, I introduced time to the half hour with this large clock and these suns. Thursday we showed off our learning by sorting time to the hour and half hour and made these prince and princesses. These are a favorite every year.  We also became time keeper king and queens and tracked our schedule … [Read more...]

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