Flyin' Butterflies

Here are some more activities we did during our butterfly studies.  Click here to check out another blog post I did earlier about frogs and butterflies!

This was a picture from last year. I forgot to take one this year before they began.  I put all the things they will need to build their life cycle on a paper plate and let them build it without help from me.

In their chrysalis. I hope they wait until Monday to hatch so we can see it happen!

Click here or on the picture to check this activity out!

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Don't Let the Pigeon (or the Teacher) Stay Up Late!

We had so much fun with this activity and directed drawing today! We are learning about healthy habits right now.  After reading a "sleep well" passage from a nonfiction book, I read Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!  We reviewed opinions and talked about how Pigeon was trying to convince us to let him stay up late.  Students filled out a graphic organizer, with their opinion and 3 reasons, telling Pigeon why he shouldn't stay up late.  The students then wrote a letter to Pigeon using the organizer.  They were so creative and funny! Tomorrow I am going to have them write a letter to me, telling me why I shouldn't stay up late because they know how much I LOVE sleep!  Those letters should be a hoot! Students will also be writing letters to a parent this week, trying to persuade the parent to let them have or do something.

Click here for the directed drawing page.

Click here for the persuasive opinion writing activity from ABCDee. They are both free!

You should go to bed because you (will) be grumpy.

You will be tired.  You say naughty stuff.  You won't want

to listen at all.

Here's a picture of our science experiment left over from studying eggs before Easter.  If you haven't tried egg geodes with your students, it is simple! Just add food coloring to hot water, add sea salt, stir and pour in a cleaned out egg shell. Very cool!

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Sneezy the Snowman Freebie

     


Just a quick post to share a freebie! Copy front to back, have students cut along the dotted lines and write and draw what happens first, next, then and last in the adorable story, Sneezy the Snowman!
Click the picture!

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Spies with a Top Secret Mission! & a Cookie Recipe

It's FRIDAY &
Linky Time!

I am linking up with 
Kacey & Amanda!

     

1. I just had to post about

my newest product

because I am so

EXCITED

about it!

Anytime I can get the

kiddos up and moving around

the room and learning, I do it!

It contains:

syllables

digraphs

blends

r controlled vowels

&

sorting attributes!

There are 3 Top Secret file folders 

per item, with 12 total file folders 

for each recording sheet!

       

       

     

 Click here to check it out!

We are currently working on

blends! I am doing this 

Monday and will add pictures!

We will do these activities

whole class. Students will

dial a partner (see here)!

This could be a center though!

The first 3 people
to comment & leave
your email will get it
FREE!

Congrats Khrys, Josie & Becky!
I hope your kiddos like it!

2. I LOVE chocolate!
It is my weakness for sure, 
but let me tell you...
these cookies are....

AMAZING!!


I made these today on my 
SNOW DAY!

Frosted Banana Cookies

Click here for the easy recipe!

3. We did a lot of President's Day activities!
Check out this post to see all our activities!
There is also a freebie for a shape activity!

4. The kiddos are enjoying the snow!
We haven't had any for quite some time!
I'm enjoying lounging in the pjs!

5. This hasn't happened yet but
my in-laws are celebrating their
50th anniversary tomorrow!
50 YEARS!!
We (their 5 kids & significant others) 
 are having an open house for them
and will be going out to dinner!

Two of the most wonderful people around!

One last thing!
Stacy at

is having a giveaway! 
Stop by to enter to win
a fun math game!

Random Picture

I did a post when I first started blogging

about my star of the week.

I didn't know how to turn pdf into jpegs 

so I couldn't include this idea.

Now I do so I wanted to share it!

I have my students write a letter to our

star of the week and I turn them into

a "magazine" for the student to keep!

Click here to see more ideas!

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