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Yesterday a co-worker was needing something to do with her 5th graders for Coordinate Graphing so I sent my Groundhog Graphing Unit over to her which she (and her kids) fell in love with! Since I wanted them to also have the ability to have a resource for notes, she worked with them to create ... Read more
If you have been following me for a while, you will know that I LOVE teaching young ones how to read, and the alphabet is where it all starts! Truly one
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K-1 POETRY UNIT I love teaching poetry to kindergarten and first grade students! Even though I have this labeled as Unit 8 in my Writing Series , I actually teach poetry throughout the entire year. We follow the same routine and students look forward to our poetry week every month.
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I have posted about this before, but I REALLY love the Pass the Pumpkin song/activity. This year, I came up with a new powerpoint for my first graders and I used it just this morning and am really happy with how well the students sang and played. One thing I love about this song is that it is "safe" for schools that do not celebrate Halloween; there is the word "spooky" but that is, technically, NOT a Halloween word. I hope you enjoy the slides below.. save each one and put into a ppt. or email me at [email protected] and I'll send you the pdf! The directions and song are on slide 2, slide 3 is a beat slide and then subsequent slides show the progression from iconic rhythms to actual notation. The final slides show what instruments play on the various parts of the song. Happy Fall!
I know that I can’t be the only one who is a Pinterest fiend at times? There are days that I can go without looking but for me it’s a nightly, when I’m trying to fall asleep, fix that makes me happy! So where shall I start on some of my Favorite Pins from this ... Read more
I have posted about this before, but I REALLY love the Pass the Pumpkin song/activity. This year, I came up with a new powerpoint for my fi...
A homeschool mom speaks out about 3 different homeschool math curriculums, how they compare, and how they worked for her family.
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Challenge your child with some basic addition and subtraction problems. Then she can use the answers to color by number her own work of art!
With autumn looming on the horizon, the leaves on some trees have already begun the transition towards the vibrant hues of autumn. Whilst this change may outwardly seem like a simple one, the many vivid colours are a result of a range of...
This childrens bible crafts for the story of creation is unique and loved by children.
There are hundreds of minerals starting with each letter of the alphabet. This first mini unit study addresses five minerals, dedicating one mineral to each of the letters A, B, and D and two to the letter C. This short unit study is a free sample and is the first lesson of NatureGlo's 8-lesson curriculum found below. CLICK HERE AND BUY - Rocks & Minerals Thematic Unit - Minerals A - O (Part I) CLICK HERE AND BUY - Rocks & Minerals Thematic Unit - Minerals P - Z (Part II) The following minerals are taught in this first unit: 1). A - The deep blue azurite 2). B - Brookite, mineral of Wales 3). C - Chalcanthite, of sky blue 4). C - Charoite, the unmistakable violet stone 5). D - Dioptase, the emerald look-alike. This unit includes the following: 1). A profusely illustrated 20-slide PowerPoint sample (original product has 22 slides) 2). 12-page study guide sample (original with 17 pages) 3). 5 sample review questions complimenting the PowerPoint information 4). Sample Journal template for journaling about the students favorite mineral A - D 5). Scoring rubric for student chosen project or activity about minerals A - D 6). 5 sample question quiz (same questions used for the review) 7). Sample Answer key for the review questions/quiz 8). A link to NatureGlo's eScience Rocks & Minerals Virtual Library Minerals A - D resource page (including web links, project and activity ideas and videos) Also Check out: ******************** Math Art Science Thematic Distance Learning Coronavirus Full year Courses I'd love to stay connected with you! Connect with me now on: ******************************************************************************* NatureGlo's eScience Blog NatureGlo's eScience Facebook NatureGlo's eScience YouTube Channel NatureGlo's eScience Twitter NatureGlo's eScience Pinterest Got questions? Email me at [email protected] Happy learning adventures! Gloria aka NatureGlo
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Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing prefixes and suffixes. It helps students see base words and adding prefixes/suffixes to them. The pug puppy helps my students see the separation of the base words with their prefix/suffix and they have so much fun with it! It will be approximately 32 x 24 inches, and will be a copy of my original. **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)
This year, we're trying out Vista Academy's inaugural fall 2021 homeschool Spanish courses for homeschooling students. So far, we've found this Spanish homeschool curriculum fantástico.
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Brain Hemisphere Hat This is the “world-famous” Brain Hat. This humble little hat has been distributed around the world (even at some famous science museums) and has been translated in…
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Teaching essential literacy skills and outcomes is easy with this collection of no prep Fall Literacy Activities for 1st grade students.
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It's getting into my favorite months of the year! I LOVE fall! I'm linking up today with a few fellow bloggers and Aileen Miracle from her blog here. This post is about "Three Things" that worked for me and my students this week. Enjoy! #1. Our family went apple picking in the mountains of NC this past weekend; a little over a 2 hour drive from home. I love seeing the mist rising from the mountains, and driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway; those mountains really do look blue!! So many varieties of apples but we were in luck as Honeycrisps were being picked! We got a bunch and this week I am beginning the song "Apple Tree". I posted about this here with a free pdf you can get by emailing me at [email protected]. I love the game that goes with it and you can choose to make yours a more melodic direction activity or a rhythmic activity. #2. Hula Hoop Activities I have a TON of things I do with hula hoops (and you can get them at Dollar Tree, hurray)!. I lay 4 on the ground, put drums inside one, shakers in another, wood instruments in another and metals in the final one. While we are learning about the percussion family, or during songs where specific instrument sounds play it is helpful to be able to have students together and a place for them to pick up instruments from and put them back into when they are done. It makes organization and clean up easy, also. I also find it helpful to put more instruments than students in each grouping; if there are 5 children at each hoop, I place 6-7 instruments inside so there is still some choice. Y'know they've gotta have choices! :) This week my littles (Junior Kindergarten y'all!) I decided it was time to break them out into some extra movement time; they were SOOOOOO wiggly!! I put several hoops on the floor and tell them they are magical islands. They can only go into the island when I stop the music. Play something fun and fast and let 'em go.. well, I give mine a few additional directions, but do your thing! A big rule - we MUST travel (they are in a transportation unit), they can fly, walk, skip, hop, run (carefully), be a train, etc. Voices OFF! I also do this with other grades and we have a dance party! Once the music stops I call out a body part; pinkie finger. ONLY pinkie fingers may go into the island. They have to go to another island the next time. When the music starts, off they go again. Vary the "body parts"; head (really funny to see how they problem solve it), elbows, knees, big toe, belly button (yes, really!). It's a great Brain Break, also, and really gets them into following directions. #3. My fourth graders really love "Boom, Snap, Clap". We use the song, "Chester" (from Action Songs Children Love, vol, 3) to go with it. This is a great collection of action and substitution songs for older kiddos. Boom, Snap, Clap is full of body percussion and once you've learned the words to accompany the motions, you can perform it with body percussion alone. I like to pair it with Chester; half the class performs Chester, half Boom, Snap, Clap. The song isn't as long as Boom, Snap, Clap so at the end everyone gets to perform Boom, Snap, Clap with both hands. Boom, Snap, Clap will be in my next volume of Hand Clapping Songs coming out hopefully next spring! Here it is now: You can also watch it on youtube:
The last two days have been crazy! We had picture day yesterday. Have I mentioned that I hate pictures? I don't know why, but I just don't like them. Probably because you can see that extra donut I grabbed or the fact I have chipmunk cheeks. They have just never been my idea of fun. They were also in the room across from me this year which stressed me a little. I kept thinking that it was going to be loud or that my students' work would be on the floor. I also kept thinking that my kiddos would definitely get into some sort of trouble. The good thing is I have learned in life that 99% of things you think will happen, never do. Well, in this case it was true. The person helping with photos was a champ! I swear I had no idea that anyone was across from me. To top it off, my kiddos stayed focused and on task. Outside of HAVING to get my picture made, it was a pretty great day. Then, today was just an awesome day! One of my kiddos got to the end of our math fluency wall. She literally is fluent in all of her addition math facts. Since that's a pretty big deal, we went to visit the principal and she got TWO surprises. She also got an ice cream and a note home telling her mom. I don't think I've ever seen a kid with a bigger grin. We also got to work on one or two fun little projects which I will definitely be blogging about tomorrow. Now, I have a little good news. I finally finished my Fall Printables packet. Below are pictures of a lot of the pages. You can click on any of them to go check it out on TPT. Four of the pages are free in the preview, so be sure to go check the preview. If you are wanting it, definitely get it by Saturday morning. I have it on sale. It's really on sale until tomorrow night, but since I'm telling you guys a little late, I'm going to leave it until Saturday morning. Oh, and just so you know the common core standard is at the bottom of each page. Typically, I use some of my printables as review or morning work and some as assessments. I created two sheets for almost every standard, so you could use one as a review and one as an assessment or you can use both as an assessment. Really... it's completely up to you. I try to make it where it can be adjusted to be whatever you need. I know that I'm posting tons of pictures, but I know I like to see what I am getting, so I'm guessing you guys are the same way. Up next, Winter Printables (Crazy, huh?) and Morning Work: 3rd 9 Weeks. In case I haven't told you guys lately, thanks for your feedback and support. I know I haven't done great with answering, but I read everything and your comments are making me smile :) If you aren't following me on FB, definitely think about doing that. In around two weeks, I am going to be in a Facebook 1st Grade Hop that will have TONS of freebies (If you follow our pages). See you guys tomorrow and don't stay up too late! It is a school night y'all!
It's that time of year again... We've got just a few short weeks left with our kiddos. Let's be honest though, we're all tired. More like exhausted. Summer
Today I am continuing a look into our curriculum picks for the fall. You can check out our grade six curriculum picks here. I hope to have preschool up
25-page study guide for High school physics Covers the New York Regents curriculum Hand-written, original illustrations Digital PDF file Following topics covered: Vectors Forces Dynamics Kinematics Free Fall Projectile Motion Laws of Motion Friction Ramps & Inclines Circular Motion Gravity Momentum Collisions Springs Work, Power, & Energy Electric fields Electrostatics Currents Series circuits Parallel circuits Magnetism Waves Electromagnetic Spectrum Modern physics Atom models
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The Tempest is a story with betrayal, revenge, reconciliation, and devotion. It has something for everyone: slap-stick humor, violent men & monsters,
Try these easy sound experiments -- Elementary & Middle School kids will LOVE testing the science of sound with this fun wave experiment to create a 'gong' and explore how sound waves travel!
Back in August I shared our 12th grade curriculum that Laurianna, our current senior, would be using over the fall months. The bulk of her classes, with
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