Hello Monday!!

Are you ready for St. Patrick's Day???!!!
I love all the shenanigans BUT it puts my class in such an uproar!!
The "saints" be with me I never know if I will survive that tricky little leprechaun visiting us!
Today we start with The Night before St. Patrick's Day and then we decorate our cups to bake that turn into tiny leprechaun hats. (a cute example of the idea)

Check out the craft for today!! Love this little fella and plan to hang him in the classroom.

Best of all I stopped by the Scholastic Book Fair.

Couldn't leave without a few goodies.

Found these...

Sorry about the glare...

I can't wait to add these as freebies to the complete units.

Cows that Type/Giggle Giggle Clack

Pete the Cat

Frogs!!!

Stay tuned.

Exciting News for you and me!

Hi all...
I am teaming up with iTeach 1st.

Find it here.

Each day of the week the blog will be specific about a topic.

That should be helpful to you and to me as we gain well planned activities by other 1st grade teachers.  Follow along and join in the fun!

It's your lucky day!

Stop by for a sale this weekend!!

Laura Numeroff and a giveaway!!

It was a week of treats!!
Pancakes, donuts, cookies, muffins, and finally today cupcakes!
Just like cat we had sprinkles EVERYWHERE!

Cookies

Pancakes

Donuts were made from biscuits.  Poke a hole and put in hot oil.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar or frost them.

And of course tons of crafts!

Look at these cuties...

Along with all the fun we had some super Core Curriculum activities...

Vocabulary included!

For the weekend this free packet will be up.  I will take it down Monday of next week so get it quick!!

Get it now!

I've got Spring Fever!!

I so have Spring Fever and so what better way to solve it than start preparing for my April Curriculum.  One nice thing about writing your own curriculum is that you are assured each and every standard is covered, practiced, and enforced while allowing for creativity and a little FUN!!
I always plan using my spreadsheet.  It is available in my Editable Teachers Packet.

Obviously I need to get busy on Unit 6 and my Money packet.

I also am going to update to ...save my ink... the ecology packet.

This is the editable binder and I am sure it goes above and beyond what you will need to have a successful year.  Best of all it is EDITABLE!!

Have a peek!

Going to start with this.  I can't wait to hang these to decorate for Spring.

Take a peek!

Another quick but neat craft is this!

Take a peek!

 It really is just play "bunny" fun!!

This is a tremendous long term packet that includes many stories for April.

Take a peek!

This will be my science for the month.

For those of us in the northern part of the USA a welcome WEATHER change has arrived.

Take a peek!

And as always I LOVE these math games for practice, review, enrichment.

Perfect for parent helpers, free time, supplement.

Take a peek!

I wish I could give you each and every packet for free but that would defeat my secondary purpose for creating.  I do it first because they make my classroom a special, enjoyable, curriculum based with rigor, and creative place for kiddos to learn.  I do it second because as a teacher I enjoy using others products that are teacher tested and written by those who know best TEACHERS! I do it finally because I LOVE designing curriculum and watching students smile and learn as they participate.  Since I cannot give them all away I so have this freebie for you!  I so hope you will enjoy it!!

Get it now!!

Tomorrow we will get back to our Laura Numeroff ideas.

Moose and muffins yesterday.

Dog and donuts today!!

Tomorrow cat and cupcake with another freebie!!

If You Give a Pig a Pancake

What a fun filled day.
Kiddos made pancakes and created a pig craft to accompany their writing.
If you give a pig a...
pizza
popsickle
plum
pop
Just how might the story change.
Students put vocabulary from the story in ABC order and enjoyed other critical thinking activities.

Favorite Young Kiddos Authors and Illustrators...

Check out my Pinterest File!
https://www.pinterest.com/michelehenson/young-kiddos-authors-and-illustrators/
These are perfect for Author and Illustrator studies.