Journeys Unit Three...Lessons and Word Assessment

As I work through the Journeys Common Core Curriculum I enjoy creating lessons that will meet my needs and enhance what the kiddos need to learn.  It has been fun.  Today I FINALLY finished Unit Three which I am so excited to teach.  There are great topics such as Animal Groups, The Ocean, Rules and Laws, The Rainforest, and Seasons.  Each Lesson I create could actually be taught independently of the program.  The packets are packet with themed filled activities.
As always I have included a freebie for you.  Tomorrow I will have a little Thanksgiving goodie for you!!

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Veterans Day for the Primary Child...Crafts and Activities!

As I was planning for next week I realized I needed some materials to support the education on Veterans Day.
I have decided to offer it for free through Tuesday and then put it up for sale.
Enjoy it while you can.

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Here they are after the fingerprint painting.  So cute!!

Teacher Gift

At our Halloween Party the kiddos did finger painting at one of the rotations.  Little did I know they were also creating something for me!! I love my picture and will always treasure it!  Michele

Friday Freebie!!

I have been sooooo bad about blogging but NOT because I have forgotten about it.
School...imagine that has gotten in the way!
Progress Reports, Conferences, New Month to decorate for and more!
But you can usually always count on me for the Friday Freebie.
I just finished copying this wonderful packet and can't wait to get started!

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This is a little freebie that I just love.

If you like it you can copy it here.

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Then this is the newsletter I use to send information home for the week.  I tried something new and did it in Power Point so you can type you info in.  Fingers crossed it works.  If not I will send a PDF version.

 

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And these are the cutest little Native Americans to decorate with.  I am so excited.

Have a good weekend everyone.  I know I plan to...BIG MSU vs OSU game.  I am a Sparty fan!

Parent Teacher Conferences

It is always so nice meeting with parents to share academic and social growth their child is making.  We are lucky as we have amazing parent support and get close to 100% turn out in every classroom.  I am sure this is why our success rate is so high at our building.  When you have a team of people working together it is always helpful.  My friend posted this on her facebook page and I think it is perfect for my next two days!

Happy Halloween and Friday Freebie!!

Hi all!
Busy times in October for this school teacher.
First we had an incredible 21st Century Digital Training Day.  It was outstanding but a ton of work to put together.  We had sessions on Google Sites, Google Apps, Adapting Chromebooks into the primary and intermediate curriculum, Online with reading and math, preparing for future digital assessment.  The teachers loved it.
Next it is the dreaded day, for me at least, Halloween!  It brings out the monsters...LOL!  To make matters worse our city went Trick or Treating last night because there is a big football game tonight.  Needless to say we will suffer through two "hallow" days.  If that isn't enough our Progress Reports go home today AND we return Monday to parent teacher conferences.
In all of this I truly am excited about next week.  It is a favorite.  We spend the 3 days following conferences on Autumn and in our area...why leaves change color?
Here are three of my favorite books to use during this unit.

This is adorable.  The bear just can't understand why the leaves are falling from the trees and he tries to put them back on.  I stop part way and have the class write a letter to bear explaining why they are falling.

This is a lovely book that I am sure you all have in your files.  The actual photographs are amazing.

Fun, simple, and follows the story...Going on a bear hunt.  I absolutely love it and guess what we do following the story?  Yep, we go on a leaf hunt.  What a terrific time of the year.

Here is an activity for another favorite.  They was an old lady who swallowed a leaf.

The download for it is below the next game!

And a great game for practicing math.

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So Happy Halloween everyone!  

It's Throwback Thursday BUT I've Updated!!

I can't tell you how excited I am to have this updated look!  I worked with Designs By Kassie and she was AMAZING!  Creative, quick, easy to work with, and you can see the results.  I hope you enjoy this new look as much as I do!  I got so excited that right as she was updating my blog I was finishing updating a packet.  In my haste to peek I did not save a project I had just been updating to save my ink. So....I thought I bet my followers would like this packet for "free".  On my site I believe it is $4.  I just do not have time right now to update it all over again.  Thank you all for following me and I hope you enjoy the new look and tell your friends about me.
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