Plants ... Growing our knowledge!

Plants are plentiful and so important to us and the world we live in!  

Let's learn more about plants.

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Vocabulary for posting.

Poster

Crafts...Water can and pot for students to draw a plant.

Activities to accompany...They Tiny Seed and Tops to Bottom

KWL activities about plants and a Label Me!

Things plants need and compare those to people.

Reading for detail.

Parts of plants and their importance.

Plant life cycle.

Informational text in 3 differentiated forms.

Literature activities.

Writing about plants.

Not show are final write pages for students.

Word Work

Insects are so interesting!!

For many of us when we think of insects we think...

icky, scratchy, noisy, annoying BUGS!

But if you really look closely insects are very interesting!!

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Look at the four cute crafts to accompany the specific insects covered in this packet.

There is also suggested literature.

The packet begins with colorful vocabulary for posting and a diagram of the parts of an insect.

Students will make tiny insects using the three body parts and adding antennae, legs and wings.

There are many pages focused on KWL and also student opinion before they take a close look at the information on insects provide in the packet.

Informational text on insects in plentiful and comes in three forms.

Graphic organizers are available for collecting facts and details.

Activities focus on building understanding of vocabulary.

Students will also look at two insects and compare and contrast.

After a basic understanding of what insects are has been developed 4 insects are looked at closely.

The Butterfly

The Fly

The Ladybug

The Bee

For each packet there is informational text, word work, writing, graphic organizers and suggested literature.  Shown here are activities for the butterfly.

Your class will BUG you for more!!

May Writing Activities with Crafts!

May is a super time of the year.

Life is all around us after a long winter nap.

Encourage students writing!

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Adorable crafts!

Suggested literature.

Graphic organizers for collecting students ideas.

Writing is then simple.

Vocabulary for posting and a mini book with text.

Final write pages in three differentiated patterns.

End of the Year...School's Out for Summer!

It is that time of year again.

Recalling good times and dreaming of SUMMER!!

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 Pump up!!

Be sure to read.

Students will have fun sharing about their summer wishes AND even what they think 

YOURS might be.

 Recalling all the good times!

Continuing their word study.

ABC order, making works, word search, parts of speech

What will they miss and collecting student autographs.

What will THEY miss and what will YOU miss?

Wrist bands, 24 Candy Awards, O"fish"ally fun!!

Cinco de Mayo...May 5th

Your class will love learning about Cino de Mayo as well as 

adding facts to their background knowledge of Mexico.  

So cute!!

The 12 vocabulary cards are colorful and have pictures.

Word work includes ABC Order, Word Search, Syllables.

Ideal for your literacy center.

Informational text comes in 3 forms that include varied levels.

Single page, mini booklet, fold and read.

Graphic organizers ideal for gathering facts from text.

Text to self and a true/false ideal for assessment.

Compare and Contrast the two flags.

Fun with Spanish...colors, numbers, clothing, and more!!

Cinco de Mayo is a CELEBRATION and for many a wonderful FIESTA!