Crab Craft and a FREEBIE!

Today my students helped me compare a crab to a fish using the venn diagram shown below. I forgot to take a picture of the finished product, but they came up with some good information!

I have uploaded the venn diagram to TPT. You can grab this FREEBIE here!

After completing the graphic organizer, we made crabs! Here are some of them: 

If you look closely you will notice that some of my students colored the sand different colors. Earlier this week, we read Amazing Beaches. We learned about different types of beaches around the world! My kids enjoyed seeing the differences, especially the beaches with different colors of sand (pink, green, black, etc). They were really excited to transfer this knowledge to their drawings! 

Have a crab-ulous day!! =)

Dr. Suess: Fox in Socks FREEBIE!

We have been reading Dr. Suess books this week. Today we read Fox in Socks.

There are a few youtube versions if you don't have the book. Here is one: Fox in Socks

After reading, my kids thought of words that rhymed with fox and socks. Some words ended up being nonsense words, but as long as they rhymed we used them. We wrote the rhyming words on socks and glued them around a fox.

To download this FREE template, click HERE.

Shamrock Ordering by Length/Size FREEBIE!

Here is a shamrock ordering by length activity we did today.

I've uploaded it to TPT as a free download. Scroll to the bottom to grab it.

Click HERE to get this FREEBIE!

Don't forget to check out my St Patricks Day Literacy and Math Pack!

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Fruit Loop Graphing

We are working on graphs this week. Today we graphed Fruit Loops!!!

Students graphed them by color. Then they moved one at a time to put an "x" where the Fruit Loops were. This way we still had our graph after the Fruit Loops were gone!

Here's another picture of my friends graphing away:

Instead of drawing an "x", construction paper squares can also be used.

Once the graphs were completed, students wrote the total of each color and we talked about which colors had the greatest and the least.

If you want the blank graphing template get it for free HERE.

Tomorrow we are doing a hot chocolate graph. Can't wait to see how it turns out!

FREEBIE - Penguin Number Order Activity!

I'm putting off things I really need to do, by creating a FREEBIE for you! Hope you like it!

It includes two number order activities - by ones and tens. Here it is:

Click HERE to grab it.

I guess I should actually start to get things done now since we go back to school tomorrow.

To Do List:
1. Laundry
2. Print, print, print - new things for centers and my new homework calendar
3. Laminate, laminate, laminate - because our laminator is broken at school =(
4. Think about taking down Take down the Christmas tree/decorations (maybe I'll put it off one more week - I hate taking it down)
5. Pack up all of my new goodies I got during the break - love that Amazon still lets you shop when you're stuck in bed!!
6. A lot of other things I can't think of!

Gingerbread Literacy and Math Pack and a FREEBIE!

We are beginning our gingerbread theme after Thanksgiving break so I made some things to use in my centers and small groups.

The gingerbread pack includes:

• Where is the Gingerbread - Positional Word Book (Words: between, beside, left, right, behind, in front, below, under, above, over)
• Run, run! Alphabet Game (Gingerbread version of Bang or Kaboom)
• Gingerbread Labeling (in color & black and white)
• 2 Roll and Cover Games
• Home Sweet Home Game - Students draw card. If they can read the card, they get to move one spot on game board. (Sight word version and simple sentence version)
• Number Order Gum Drops - Students write missing numbers
• Number Order Gum Drops Recording Sheet
• Gingerbread Measurement Cards
• Gingerbread Measurement Recording Sheet
• Gingerbread Man -an Family Slider

Here is a picture of some things included:

Click HERE to get it!

Now for a FREEBIE - two gingerbread number ordering activities!!

Click HERE to grab your freebie! Enjoy the rest of your Thanksgiving break!!

Polka Dot Business Cards - Includes a Freebie!

I print my information on "business cards." I laminate them and put a magnet on the back so parents can keep them on the fridge for easy access!

Click HERE for your FREE copy!

Because of the popularity of the black polka dot business cards, I made a set in a variety of colors!!

Click HERE to get your business cards in color!!