Scarecrow Magic Read Aloud Activities

Hello!  Its one of my favorite times of year....FALL!  I love everything about it, the colder weather, flannel shirts, hot cocoa, pumpkins, corn maze, and on and on!!!  I love teaching my fall units.  This year, I have added a book to my read aloud collection.  Its called, Scarecrow Magic.  Its a cute story about a scarecrow that turns into a skeleton at night and has a lot of fun.  It has a lot of rhyme in it as well.  Its perfect for primary readers.  I created a mini pack to go along with it.  I want to start focusing a little more on comprehension with my first graders.  So, I have included retell and story element components in this pack.  There is a teacher and student set of retell cards.  As well as, color and black and white teacher versions to choose from.  My students have reading journals, so they will be gluing their cards into their journal.  If you do not have a journal, you can have your students glue on a piece of construction or colored paper.  You can grab this pack HERE. Happy Teaching!!

Johnny Appleseed Craft

I'm hopping on to show you my newest creation.  Its a Johnny Appleseed writing craft.  It is super easy and simple.  After reading/discussing Johnny Appleseed, have them make their own Johnny Appleseed and write an important fact(s) about him. I had my kiddos color the pieces of the hat gray.
You can find it HERE

You can also check out my Apple Unit HERE

Summer Scheduling

Hello all!  It''s officially summer time and I am so excited!! I get so much done during the summer and on my time too!! My boys and I are taking it easy, while trying to keep some sort of schedule.  My oldest will be going into First Grade and my youngest is going into Kindergarten this fall, so we are working on all things Kinder and Firstie related.  I have come up with a "schedule" for the summer.  It is very loose!! ;)

Now again, VERY loose!! This is just a guide for when we are home for the day.  There will be several days of Silver Dollar City, White Water, City Pool, road trips, Adventure Club, etc.  I am trying to keep a little structure so that it won't be so hard come August.  Now, all of the mommas with boys can relate and know that there will be total chaos at times as well!! My boys are 9 1/2 months apart.  Right now, I have 2-5 year olds!! My oldest turns 6 in July.   They are either playing ever so sweetly or rough housing.  I blame some of that on my husband.  SHHH! Don't tell him! Also, if you will notice, at 3 there is a Sonic run...can you tell we love Sonic?? Happy Hour is fabulous!!! We live near Branson, MO and there is a Target/Home Depot and on the way, there is a Panda Express.  I have always said it should have been a Sonic.  So, now my boys say that every time we pass it!  Oops! That might have let the cat out of the bag as to how much I go to Target!  It also has a TJ Maxx right beside it, which is perfect!  I normally get alot of stuff for my classroom there.  Especially their toys/activities.  You always find a good deal on Play-Doh, Melissa and Doug, Learning Resources, and other top brands there as well, at a much better price!  I need to do a blog post on all the deals I find before school starts.  I use a lot of Target, TJ Maxx, and Amazon.  I have Prime which is very addicting!  Speaking of which, I just purchased a new electric pencil sharpener from Amazon that is spot on! I have used alot of brands, and I really like this one.  As teachers, its important that we have a handy dandy pencil sharpener, and I believe I have found it.  

Have a fabulous week!!!

Frog Week

We are about to start frogs this week!! This is one of my favorite units to teach.  You will find my lesson plans below:

Here is the 5 Green and Speckled Frogs video that I will be using with my Shared Reading.  Its super cute. I also have a log/frog template that you can download.

Click here-  Log Freebie

Frog Freebie

Here is my Frog unit that has a ton of activities:

There are a lot more activities than what is pictured here.  There are nine centers, anchor chart activities, and writing activities, and a craft.  Grab it HERE
                                                   

Frog Unit

Hello all!
I have finished my frog unit and have posted it on tpt.  It has a lot of different activities.  You can find it HERE at my tpt store. 


Here are a few pictures of what is in the pack!  Your kids are sure to love this pack.  It has 44 pages of fun!  There are 9 centers, 2 anchor chart activities, frog craft, and writing papers.

Have a great Thursday! 

Weather Week 2 Lesson Plans and a FREEBIE

Hi again!

We only have 30 days until school is out!  I am very excited!! This week will be week number 2 on Weather.  I am planning on going into depth about clouds and rainbows.  I have a couple of experiments planned, but do not have pictures of them.  I will try to snag a pic and update this post when I do.

I love to read It Looked Like Spilt Milk.  The activity that follows is always fun to see the kiddos' creativity.  I just used a cloud template that had the lines already, blue paint, a piece of white paper, and two cotton balls. We will read the book and then spend some time brainstorming what our clouds could look like.  I will use a sentence starter, but have my kids phonetically sound out what their cloud looks like. You could also have them write the whole thing by themselves if your kiddos are ready.

If you don't have a cloud template, here is one that you can use:

Click here for cloud template

Easter Freebie and a Cool Website

Hello all!

I was informed about a pretty cool website the other day.  It's called Education.com.  Ever heard of it?
Its pretty interesting.  It has lessons, worksheets, and resources all on one website.  Here is an example from the website.
Easter Freebie

Go to https://www.education.com/resources/ela/reading/ for more info. Happy Wednesday!!

Easter Lesson Plans and a FREEBIE!

Hi!  I have been enjoying my Spring Break!!! It was very relaxing.  We didn't go any where big, but had a lot of fun!  Sometimes that is the best break!  Anyway, I feel like the school year is flying by.  Its already that time of year when the kids (and teachers ) start counting down until the last day of school.  This week will be busy for sure!  We are learning all things Oviparous! I love this unit.  I try take advantage of the "egg" topic and teach some nonfiction.  The kiddos always love it!  Here are my lesson plans for the week:

I also have a little freebie for you.  Since, we are working on subtraction this week, I made some Subtraction Mats.  There is a color and black and white version.  Simply print and use for subtraction word problems.  Kids love and need to use manipulatives  during math.  There are pictures of animals and things to use on the mats.  You can make up your own subtraction stories.  If you choose  the black and white version, just have your kiddos color them.  

Click HERE to download from my tpt store.  

                                              

Happy Teaching!

Dental Health Week!

Hi guys!  I am hopping on real quick to show you my lesson plans for next week. We are studying all things Dental Health this coming week!  To keep it short and sweet, here are my lesson plans for the week.  Have a great one!!

Here are a few crafts we are doing this week

President's Day and a Free File

Hello Again!  Hope your week has went well.  Valentine's parties are over!!! CHECK!  Anyway, here is a glimpse of my lesson plans for the coming week.  We will be working on all things presidents.  I have a President's Day pack on my tpt store that we will be using.  You can snag it HERE.


Here are my lesson plans:

We will also be working on Money this week.  I will have the pack added to my tpt store hopefully by the end of the week.  Here is a freebie for your thoughts!

FREEBIE

Follow my Facebook page at Heart of Kinder for more freebies, tips, and ideas!  Have a great weekend.

Winter Games and a Free File!

Hello all! Its that time of season...the Winter Olympics!! I love to watch the Olympics and cheer on Team USA! My favorite winter sport is Ice Skating.  I wish I could! I have watched ice skating since I was little.  My class will be learning all things Olympics and American Symbols this week.  What a wonderful way to lead into President's Day.  I am feeling patriotic!! Here are a few things that we are going to be doing this week.

The kiddos are definitely going to love the crafts this week.  This group loves anything paint!

How simple is this?  My personal kiddos loved this!  

I also have just added a new center pack to my TpT store.  Of course, its everything Olympics.  My kiddos needed more practice on CVC words and numbers to 20, so that is what is in it.  There are some sight word activities as well.  To view on my TpT store click HERE.

We will also be reading all sorts of books about winter games and American Symbols.  Here is a free file for your kiddos to make the American Flag:

HERE

February Literacy Centers and a Freebie

Well, the year just got shorter!! We just celebrated the 100th day of school!  My kids were so excited (and so was I)!!! As I was working on lesson plans this afternoon, I was looking at the calendar... February is quickly approaching!  With that being said, all things February are about to be happening in my class.  I have a new February Literacy Pack that I am so excited for my kiddos to use.  I have included both Valentines, President's, and American Symbol activities in the pack.  Here is a peek:

Here is a list of the activities included in the pack:

Magnetic CVC word work

Magnetic Beginning Sound word work

Alphabet center

CVC write the room

Writing word cards

Writing papers

Ending sound puzzles 

Color sight word write the room(two versions)

Stamping Center( Blends and Digraphs

Click below to check it out at my tpt store:

February Pack on Tpt

Here are a couple more pictures of this pack:

 This one is a picture of the Beginning Sound Magnetic Word Work Center:

There are so many adorable ideas on pinterest as well for February:

Crafts on Sea

Aunt Peaches

Let's not forget about the read aloud books too! 

Pocket of Preschool 

Last, but not least, here is a little freebie from my tpt store

February Word Problems

Winter TpT Giveaway

Hi friends!!! Well it’s the weekend! We finally had a snow day this week and it was fabulous!!!! There is just something magical about a snow day! Anyway, my kiddos have been in love with my Winter Snowy Friends pack. It has a little bit of everything in it. It’s funny how the kids in your class like different things each year. This year, Write the Room is a major hit!!Here is a picture of the Write the room that is in this pack:

There are also activities for the writing center as well: 

Here is one of the math centers:

There are a lot of activities in this pack sooooo.....I am giving one away!! Yay! All you have to do is comment below on your favorite winter read aloud.   Good Luck! A winner will be drawn on Monday, January 22nd. 

Here are a few more pictures of the pack:

Here is a link to my tpt store if you want to snag it now: Snowy Friends Winter Pack