Colorful Resources & Ideas for Teachers with a Teaching Heart
Earth Day will be here before you know it! April 22nd… I wanted to share two books that relate to Earth Day that you may enjoy reading to your class! Earth Day, Birthday is a colorful story about Earth Day and Monkey’s Birthday! Only problem is, the jungle animals in the story are so into […]
Hey ya all! Hope you are having a great weekend. This week in Western PA was a little too wintery for me… Too days with – temps. and Friday with so much snow they need to dismiss school early… I have to share this picture that I put a quote on top of… As […]
Hey ya all… I am finishing up a cowboy theme unit on Friday. Yee-haw! Soon I will be hopping into FROGGY FUN!!! Anyhow, we will be focusing on horses in Pre-K this week. I found this book called, Are You a Horse. It is super cute and perfect for Pre-k and Kinders. So I made […]
My first grader was having a difficult time telling time! But thanks to all the free telling time sheets online she is all set with hour and half hour. I also made her this math center that can be used in the classroom. Students match a clock face to an analog face. It is self […]
Just uploaded the monthly reading logs I used in my special education and second grade classrooms. I attached these to the monthly homework calendar. Just an easy way for students to record the minutes they read. They then return the sheet at the end of the month. You can download the Feb. one for free […]
Are you looking for a new book to add to your Valentine collection? I have one for you called The Valentine Express! We have read one other book by Nancy Wallace called Fly, Monarch! Fly! And really loved how the story personified bunnies to tell facts about monarch butterflies. Wallace’s illustrations and bunnies are adorable. […]
Tune: “Oh, My Darling Clementine” In the desert, in the hot sun, Grows a cactus big and tall. It is green and it is spiny, It’s the best one of them all. Check out this adorable cowboy cactus puppet on a stick. Isn’t he cute? Super easy too! I have a template you can download […]
We had fun making Cowboy Hats and Boots. You can get the patterns for these here. Our hats turned out very cute and we will use a picture of the kids in the hat for a wanted poster. We cut out our boots, branded, and made them shine. The Sensory Table was a hit. Great […]
Yee-haw! It’s done, reviewed, and ready for your classroom! CLICK HERE TO SEE IT on E-Junkie !!! Our new Cowboy Page is also filled with pictures from the packet and more details. Hands-on Math, Reading, and Craft Activities for Preschool and Kindergarten levels. Over 17 files and over 50 pages of ready to print and […]
Busy, busy, busy working on a PRE-K and Kindergarten Wild West Cowboy Unit Theme (AND CLICK HERE TO SEE IT) … It’s looking mighty fine and lots of learning fun for the kids. If you teach first grade, Ihave a free activity for you. I created it for my daughter who happens to be in first […]