Who Doesn't Love sUbTrAcTiOn!!!

The best thing happened over this loooooong winter!!!  I now have a Dollar Tree or as my grandfather calls it a "JUNK STORE" by my place.  I love shopping at that JUNK STORE!  At the Dollar Tree, I had found an adorable alligator hat and monkey masks.  Instantly, I became inspired!! I am going to teach a unit on subtraction and I am going to begin with the song 5 Little Monkeys Swinging from a Tree.  The kiddos are going to love these!!  I also created a subtraction worksheet to practice writing the math sentences.  Click to enjoy! 

 

 

I Love Jan Brett Stories!!

My class is currently in the middle of a Jan Brett Author Study and we are focusing on The Mitten this week. I have adapted making a text to self connection lesson for this story The Mitten. The students connect with what Nicki does in the snow to what they do in the snow. Click here to get the worksheet.

StAr WoRd BeAcH PaRtY w/ Ocean Book Freebie!!

Yes!! We are party animals in kindergarten (especially at the end of the year)!  I am so excited for our Star Word Beach Party tomorrow.  The day when we celebrate all the words we have learned over the year!  (details and pictures to come soon)  To prepare for our party, we become marine biologists and study the ocean.  One project we complete is the research of an ocean animal.  The students pick an animal and with their 4th Grade Friend.  Together, they create an oil pastel drawing and research facts about that animal.  On beach day, we video tape a movie with them dressed in their beach attire reading their facts about the animal they researched.  It is adorable and I usually show it during our kindergarten graduation ceremony!  Here are some other ocean activities we have done.

I used Carson-Dellosa Fish and Waves Border and DJ Inkers Sea Life Bulletin Board Accents.  I cut out 5 fish from the border and used velcro to attach the swimming fish to each page and the eaten fish to the back of the shark.  I attached the plain ocean border to each page so the shark puppet could slide through.  As you read the story, one could practice addition of subtraction, as the shark eats fish or gains fish in his belly.  Print the story here on blue paper or cardstock.

I used the other accents in the book Guess Who Lives in the Ocean, a book of ocean riddles.  Start printing here on blue paper or cardstock.  (I apologize for the extra neck exercises)

We also reviewed time with this whale clock activity.  It could also be done as a shark to go along with the book Tick Tock Sharks by Elizabeth Mills.

Enjoy!!

Frog X-ray Freebie

During our pond habitat unit, we were also celebrating the letter Xx.  I have created a template to create frog x-rays using various noodles.  Get the template here and copy it on to black paper for the kiddos.  Have them piece the "bones" together to create a frog x-ray or skeleton.  I used an assortment of macaroni noodles, spaghetti, bow tie pasta, ziti, and alot of tacky glue!! Enjoy!

Holidays Around the World Freebies!

This week we have been traveling around the world, and of course we could not do that without our passport.  Along the way, we have been keeping track of our journey in our Holidays Around the World Scrapbook!

I also created a Holiday Shapes book to go with the Holidays Around the World theme.  I have my students think of basic shapes they see during the holidays.  The book gets them thinking creatively.  It also incorporates holidays around the world.  Click here to download the book.