Penguins and a freebie!

We are off to the South Pole the next three days to explore the life of the penguin.  Our lesson began with the mini book from the Penguin packet and a classroom globe.  National Geographic has a marvelous 3 minute video about Penguins.  We made fancy little penguins and discovered three details about this special bird.  (This is the freebie).  This unit is helping my 1st graders to "dive into" informational text.  Follow along this week and check it out.  Michele

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Check out our "rookery"!!

Martin Luther King "freebie"

After a day off for MLK Day we woke this morning to a Late Start.  Temperatures were below zero and there was a dusting of snow.  It is a treat as it allows me some time to organize before the kiddos come roaring in!  This morning we will discuss Dr. King and this afternoon focus on The Crayon Box that Talked.
At the end of the day we will bring the two themes together.  I am posting three of the pages I am using today.  The font is not as cute because it is blocked on my computer here at school but not bad.  So enjoy!! Michele

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Friday "freebie"...

I have been thinking what I could leave with you for this three day weekend freebie.  I have decided on this!
Today was the final day of our quarter and needless to say most of my weekend will be spent organizing assessments and recording information in our Progress Reports.  They are Standards based which really makes assessment clear!  I did create this packet though at the beginning of the year that has really helped me assess ELA portion of OUR progress report.  I do think you will see some connections though. The complete packet is larger but this is just a 6 page sample for you!  Enjoy the weekend everyone.  Michele

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A cold day here...and a "freebie"!

It is cold here so our snowman theme is perfect.  I wanted to post for you some delightful activities we did in class.  The favorite was:  We read All You Need To Make A Snowman
In the story the friends built a snowman and a snowman friend.  So following the story we got with a friend an together the kiddos "spun for a snowman".  It was so cute.  When we were done we collected our data on how many of each item we spun.  Very cute.  It is in my Balanced Literacy with a Snowman Theme packet but for you, my followers, it is a freebie! (The font is not as cute because I am not on my home computer.  Sorry!)

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 And...just another cute snowman idea!  For my warmer weather folks how about a snowman with sunglasses and flip flops!  Even a sun hat would be so cute.  Michele

Valentine Freebie

Happy Tuesday everyone.  I am already counting the days until our day off Monday!  We have end of the quarter Friday and Progress Reports go home the following Friday so needless to say...It is CRUNCH time.  Looking ahead...here is a little "freebie" idea for a Valentine Box.  Michele

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There Was A Cold Lady...Craft and Activity "freebie"!

First as soon as I figure how to work the Google Docs you are more than welcome to use the pictures of Hedgie!  

Next...this was sooooo much fun.  The kiddos loved the book and then we made these adorable pictures.  The directions and patterns are below.  Enjoy!  Michele

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Presidents' Day!...and a "freebie"

Okay so what do you think?   Presidents' Day or President's Day?  I looked, researched and debated but ended with this.  Enjoy this little freebie as a "sneak preview" into the packet.  Michele

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