Force and Motion ... Let's Play Ball!

Your class will love learning about Force and Motion with a baseball theme.

Think about the force of the bat hitting the ball.

And what about motion...roll, bounce, throw in a straight line.

There is so much to learn and being able to have something real life to relate it to certainly helps!

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Look at these two baseball cuties!

(The hat has a visor that folds up.)

You can pick your own team colors.

There is informational text for reading and highlighting key details.

There are 12 vocabulary cards for posting.

ABC order, word work, vocabulary 

Push or Pull...cut and paste.

Lots of position words (prepositions)

Objects in motion includes roll, back and forth, around, zig zag, straight ahead.

There are also suggestions for experimenting with speed.

My favorite is the "road trip" game.

Your class will enjoy playing it in small groups as they review key details on force and motion.

The Three Little Pigs and the Wolf!!!

There is no better age old story than THE THREE LITTLE PIGS!

Your class will love listening and retelling the story as well as visiting some brand new versions of the story.  Check out the suggestions below...

There are 8 vocabulary cards for posting with pictures related to the story.

And look at these two adorable crafts for posting in your classroom.

Graphic organizers are plentiful for your class to gather their ideas and facts.

Character description and writing a new ending for the story.

What about that 4th Little Pig?

Allow your class to use their imagination.

Comprehension includes story elements and a story map.

Then allow each student to design their own house.

After reading the True Story your class can take a poll and then prepare a graph to share the data they collected.

My favorite is Mind Your Manners...get ready to SMILE!!

Compare and contrast the Dassies, Jauvalinas, and Pigs!!

Finally find out the TRUE facts about Pigs!

Story mini books on The Three Little Pigs and True Facts.

Amy Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld...Author Bundle

Three wonderful stories that inspire imagination and SMILES!!

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Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog

Love the Old Lady and all that she swallows!

This time a FROG!! 

Vocabulary for posting and pictures for laminating and using in a center for retell!

Sequencing

Word Work

Writing

Butterflies

Butterflies are beautiful and a fabulous insect to learn more about.

Life Cycle

Metamorphosis

Insect

There are three differentiated forms of gathering informational text.

Activities focused on the life cycle.

Sequencing and writing about the life cycle.

Vocabulary 

ABC Order, Making Words, Word Search

Syllables for a literacy center.

Literature suggestions!

Activities to accompany The Hungry Caterpillar, I Wish I Was a Butterfly and Waiting for Wings.

My favorite is the Reader's Theater.

Your class will enjoy it.

Pictures for character labels.

Then to follow opinion writing...would a caterpillar make a good pet?