Almost Friday Freebie

Well I had every intention of posting about the awesome bat unit we did and the fun we had with Room on the Broom BUT kiddos, teaching, conferences, and Progress Reports totally got in the way.  On top of that I am overwhelmed with November sneaking up on me!  I don't know about all of you but I always feel like I have to have everything cut for crafts, run for teaching, and organized books for the new month ahead.  In that respect I have been working overtime to get ready.  My themes will cover:  Native and Colonial Americans, The First Thanksgiving, Turkey Fun, and Hibernation and Migration.  In math we will be focusing on Ordinal Numbers and reviewing.  So for you I have some vocabulary cards for Native Americans.  The unit I teach is filled with informational text.  Enjoy!  Happy Halloween!! Michele

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Go Away Big Green Monster!

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Saturday...something free!

Wow the week just got away from me!  We had a training day on Monday and then a record day on Friday.  That meant kids only three days and the loss of two planning periods.  YIKES...I miss those periods to catch up in my classroom.  Bottom line we filled the week with Red Ribbon activities and Bats!  I also was able to fit in a cumulative math assessment for 1st quarter, writing assessment using informational text, and updating my DRA's all so that I could complete Progress Reports on Friday.  Now it is Saturday and I am finally taking a deep breath.  Our first Parent/Teacher Conferences are just a week away.  More on that to come.
 November is going to fly by!  Starting with a three day week, then two full weeks before a two day week and Thanksgiving.  That only allows for 15 teaching days.  I am going to try to plug in Hibernation/Migration, Colonial/Native Americans, and a little Turkey fun.
Despite all I was doing I got busy coming up with a few activities for Sarah Morton's and Samuel Eaton's Days.
Hope you can use them.  Michele

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Red Ribbon Week

Each year our district takes part in Red Ribbon Week...promoting a drug free, healthy lifestyle.
This year our theme is ...I Stand Up Against Bullying.  Today we each got a red pencil and signed a pledge not to bully.  Tomorrow we wear crazy shoes and give the "boot" to bullies. Teachers also decorated their doors with Halloween themes and a no bully sign.  We think bullies are corny!  I don't "vant to see any bullies!  This monster gobbles up bullies.  With the help of Mealonheadz and Pinterest this is the door that we created.  And guess what else we are studying?  Yep, bats and tomorrow you will see a post and a freebie about our "batty" experiences. We are "batty" for people who stand up to bullies.

1st Grade Campout!...and a freebie!!

The fire was burning and the lights were off!  (Thank you Walmart for the fire.)

We worked by flashlight.

We "toasted" (in the oven) S'mores!

Each child then got a S'more to take home and make.

We collected data about camping.

We wrote about our data.

We read in our sleeping bags.

We wrote spooky stories.

Look what I found in my tent!

You can get this and so much more in my Camping Unit.

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A sneak preview for next week...

Happy weekend everyone!

Super duper pumpkin scoopers!...and a freebie!!

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Tomorrow we count!

What fun we had. Here is the "freebie" that went with the activity.

Our discoveries!

We spent Language Arts reading...The Lumpy, Bumpy Pumpkin and completed these cute projects.

How many seeds in a pumpkin?

Well we are going to find out!!
We will begin observing the pumpkins selected.
How are they alike and how are they different?
Tomorrow we will "scoop" our pumpkins.
Stay tuned...

Also a cute art project.