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Create a collaborative class book after enjoying Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes plus more book activities.
Preschoolers make guitars out of recycled boxes in this musical and book-based STEAM activity.
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If you’re a preschool teacher or homeschool mama, then you’re definitely going to want to check out these sequencing worksheets for preschool and kindergarten. These preschool worksheets are perfect for practicing order of events, story sequencing, and building reading comprehension skills.
Pete the Cat is the go-to book for many classrooms. Here are free Pete the Cat activities, videos and books - perfect for kindergarten and first grade.
Here are eight silly preschool songs that your preschooler is sure to enjoy. Plus, music is a great way to develop language, motor, and memory skills.
Ezra Jack Keats wrote funny, warm, realistic, stories that stand the test of time. Generations still open THE SNOWY DAY every winter and identify with Peter’s day. It is an author like this that makes the a wonderful author study. Click Here to Get the Preschool Author Study Pack Author studies are a great way […]
Please note: Many of you are requesting access to these documents. The sharing settings are open and always have been. I have figured out that your district or network has blocked your access. When I try to reply to you in anyway, my message is sent back to me, and marked as blocked. I am not ignoring you!! Please try your personal account so I can help you. Thank you. My muses and I have been working on this for a month now, creating at home and trying these in the classroom. Hopefully you can squish this in before you jump into fall themed activities. But you will need the Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus book before you begin!! Back to the beginning... First, I simply read book to my class so they could enjoy it. We watched the accompanying video available on Teacher Tube: Pete the Cat Wheels on the Bus (Others are available on YouTube, if you can access those from your school server.) Next, I used the illustrations in the book to discuss positional words. Click on the image below to download the list of questions I used. Then we made this anchor chart of the terms! ******I explained that the bus is turned so that we were looking at its side and therefore the front and back area would look a little differently.************ After this I gave students a copy of a Pete and bus to color. We brought these to the carpet work with them demonstrating each positional term. Pete Manipulatives Bus Manipulatives Then we followed up on a different day with this cut and paste activity. Cut and Paste Positional Pete Finally, I gave students a reader using these terms as a culminating activity. It was perfect!! We are studying the word "is" and students could find it and highlight it in yellow. Pete's Bus I hope you can use and enjoy these. I am sharing because I was not able to find any positional word materials that were appropriate for the beginning of school.
I L.O.V.E. Pete the Cat! My firsties drool when I mention his name! My grandkids can't get enough. It's the only book they want me to read. If you haven't read a Pete the Cat book, you really need too. They are by Eric Litwin with darling illustrations by James Dean. If you click on each picture, it will link you to Amazon.com where you can learn more. Each book has it's own catchy rhyme and you'll find yourself singing it over and over through out the day. You can even download the song for each book. They also teach a great lesson which my 4 year old grandson repeats to himself when he's about to cry. "Did Pete cry? GOODNESS, NO! It's all good." I love it when kids connect to a book. I use the first book 'I Love My White Shoes', when I teach colors. Diane and Kelly over on Made for 1st Grade have a cute class book you can make for FREE. Mrs. Jump has a darling art project to go along with it over on her blog. I think she has a whole unit but I couldn't find it. Check it out HERE. My kiddos LOVE to watch the YouTube video. This is the author and the illustrator entertaining some kids with their book. My kids LOVE it! The 2nd book, 'Rocking in My School Shoes' is great for the beginning of the year where you can find all the places in the school. Also that SCHOOL IS COOL! I think I saw something to go along with this on the web some where but can't find it now. Does that ever happen to any of you? All the time here. The newest one,' Four Groovy Buttons' is great for teaching subtraction. I put together a little FREEBIE for it. This is how I'm going to introduce/review subtraction this year. I generally do it with cookies but I think the kids will really connect to Pete and his buttons. I love story mats. You can read another post about them HERE. So I made a story mat to go along with it. The kids have buttons and practice telling stories with the buttons. There is even a math station activity. Click HERE to Download Nikki over on Melonheadz did the darling graphics! I'd love to hear your ideas and how you use Pete the Cat in your room. I hope everyone has a terrific day. Remember: "Did Pete cry? GOODNESS NO! Buttons come and buttons go. It's all good!"
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Pete the Cat is the go-to book for many classrooms. Here are free Pete the Cat activities, videos and books - perfect for kindergarten and first grade.
On of my favorite things to hear is children giggling. Even thinking about kids laughing and chuckling makes you smile, no?! An author study that I love to do in my classroom, that ALWAYS brings lots of giggles, is Mo Willems. Reading one of Mo Willems' books is entertaining no matter how old you are. {Sometimes I probably think the books are even more funny than my students do!} A few weeks ago I posted this picture on instagram. My class was having a little BIG issue with using the restroom correctly {YUCK}, so I went to the library and checked out this book. Who knew a book with the word "pee" in the title could work "Bathroom Miracles"!? :) Thank you Mr. Willems. Time to Pee! After reading the "Pee Book" {as it was referred to by my students} my kids were so excited to start our Mo Willems Author Study. We mastered many of our ELA standards, just by focusing on this one author. Mo Willems makes reading fun! Here are some of the activities that we did... We learned all about Mo Willems and examined what he does as an author and illustrator. As we worked through this unit we tried to be an author and illustrator just like him. We examined characters in Mo Willems' books and compared their adventures and problems in the stories. Of course one of our favorite characters was Knuffle Bunny! Pigeon was a big hit too! The kids loved changing their voices while they were reading to sound just like Pigeon. Probably one of the favorite characters that my students got to know was Wilbur from the book Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed. They were so creative when they got to dress their own Naked Mole Rat! Piggie and Elephant {my personal favorite Mo Willems' characters} were a huge hit! The students are still selecting these books for in their independent reading book baskets! If you don't have Mo Willems books in your classroom library...they are a MUST! I recommend purchasing hardcover ones, they will be read over and over again--getting lots of wear and tear! As we read Mo Willems books we discovered that as an author he uses his characters to teach us lessons. Even though we are done with this unit, my students still refer to books and characters that we read during our author study. I will randomly hear, "You should share like Piggie." or "I am a leader like Wilbur." Melts my heart! :) If you are interested in doing a Mo Willems Author Study, I recommend this unit to you... Included in the unit is all the chart parts, printables and crafts shown in this post! Click on the picture or HERE to go check it out! The best part of Mo Willems' books are the joy and fun that he brings to reading...something that is so important as we develop our students as "Reading Lovers"! Here is a little FREEBIE to help you celebrate this amazing author!
Want to host an epic Grinch Day celebration in December? These free printables and fun ideas will help you have the best Grinch Day ever!
We had the BEST first 2 days of school this week. The kids had SO much FUN! I am SO proud of how well they are behaving and learning all the rules of the classroom and the school. The students always LOVE our “Pete the Cat School Tour!” I'm always super surprised how many of them TRULY believe that we'll find Pete the Cat. Look at those SMILES! Tricky part is trying to get the "TREAT" into the classroom while you are gone! CLICK RIGHT HERE FOR YOUR VERY OWN "PETE THE CAT SCHOOL TOUR CARDS!"
Your little Kinder Cuties (or TK/ Pre-K Cuties) will love learning with Pete! This Author Study is a six-week long unit that focuses on teaching students about Predicting! The Author Study Unit includes: A biography of the authors of books QR code cards that link you to awesome videos and activiti...
Do you like cupcakes? I honestly don't and my daughter only eats the frosting, but she loves Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes. In fact, she loves EVERY Pete the Cat book. I've been combining her love for Pete the Cat and his many adventures with some fun learning games like these free printable cupcake counting grids for preschool math. Shiloh loves counting the cupcakes (and the buttons on our fun button counting grids)! I love that she is learning to count while she feels like she is playing.
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Start building a strong foundation for math and reading by introducing sequencing skills to your preschoolers. These free printable sequencing cards will get you started.
Pete the Cat is the go-to book for many classrooms. Here are free Pete the Cat activities, videos and books - perfect for kindergarten and first grade.
Please note: Many of you are requesting access to these documents. The sharing settings are open and always have been. I have figured out that your district or network has blocked your access. When I try to reply to you in anyway, my message is sent back to me, and marked as blocked. I am not ignoring you!! Please try your personal account so I can help you. Thank you. My muses and I have been working on this for a month now, creating at home and trying these in the classroom. Hopefully you can squish this in before you jump into fall themed activities. But you will need the Pete the Cat: The Wheels on the Bus book before you begin!! Back to the beginning... First, I simply read book to my class so they could enjoy it. We watched the accompanying video available on Teacher Tube: Pete the Cat Wheels on the Bus (Others are available on YouTube, if you can access those from your school server.) Next, I used the illustrations in the book to discuss positional words. Click on the image below to download the list of questions I used. Then we made this anchor chart of the terms! ******I explained that the bus is turned so that we were looking at its side and therefore the front and back area would look a little differently.************ After this I gave students a copy of a Pete and bus to color. We brought these to the carpet work with them demonstrating each positional term. Pete Manipulatives Bus Manipulatives Then we followed up on a different day with this cut and paste activity. Cut and Paste Positional Pete Finally, I gave students a reader using these terms as a culminating activity. It was perfect!! We are studying the word "is" and students could find it and highlight it in yellow. Pete's Bus I hope you can use and enjoy these. I am sharing because I was not able to find any positional word materials that were appropriate for the beginning of school.
Follow the links below for lessons, event kits, and activities to share with the children in your life. Happy Shelebrating!
Groovy Cat Week: Learn how to identify rhyming words with this fun Pete the Cat rhyming hat activity for preschool and kindergarten. Easy DIY craft foam hat.
Book-based unit study. Find books and activities, meet the author, and download your free printable.
Circle books are engaging and they make for a great classroom decoration! Now, you can get a circle book for both animal life cycles and for plant life cycles! It's a win-win! File Type PDF (Acrobat) Document File Be sure that you have an application to open this file type before downloading and/or purchasing.
It’s time for another AT Recipe for Success with SLP Sara Barnhill and the AT Team at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. Today, we’re learning how they use extension activiti…
I love when I can read to my little ones a story and give them book companion worksheets to go along with our reading. Let me show you how awesome these Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons printables are.
We have absolutely adored Bill Martin Jr Books since my boys were itty bitty. Here are his top 10 most popular books.
These life cycle of an ant printables and worksheets are perfect for an ant unit study when learning about ants and their life cycle!
It's been a BUSY, BUSY school year and I apologize for completely neglecting my blog. I just finished putting together all my Leo Lionni goodies and I just had to share. I've been meaning to put these together for years, and I finally squeezed in the time to get it done. My students just finished these activities and really enjoyed learning all about Leo Lionni. Here's a peek at the finished product: I always make anchor charts for each of the stories we read. Here are a few: Once my students are familiar with Leo Lionni and his stories, then they are ready to tackle writing their own Leo Lionni story. I use the FREEBIE below for them to plan their story. I always write a story along with my class as a shared writing piece. This is the planning page we completed together: I'd love to give a copy of my Leo Lionni unit to the first 3 readers that leave a comment below. Please don't forget to leave your e-mail. (Giveaway has ended)
Teach concepts of print to your preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten students with this cute button pointer that's super easy to make!
Benefits of an Author Study and how to create one in 5 simple steps. Plus a free printable pack appropriate for elementary to middle grades.
Hiya Everyone! First of all, I'm having a gleeful moment of instant nostalgia. The Sound of Music is on and I feel like I'm 8 years old again, getting to stay up late on a school night to watch Maria twirl around and around on the top of a mountain. Love it! Now on to a great little freebie I have for you... If you're anything like me, taking a day off from school ties your stomach in knots. Sub plans to write, materials to prepare, checking the clock every ten minutes and wondering if everything's OK. It's usually easier just to go in, even if you're under the weather. Taking a day off during the first few weeks of school is even worse - how can your little guys can possibly get through the day without you there?!? Well, I faced the unthinkable on Friday. It was the 7th day of school and I needed to take a personal day - YIKES! My Dad was having surgery (which went VERY well - woohoo!) and I wanted to be at the hospital with my family. I debated for a while about whether I should take the day off, because my class is just settling in to routines and procedures and I felt a little bit like I was abandoning them during a really crucial time. To make things even more tricky, it was School Picture Day. After talking with my AP, we decided that picture day was manageable and the kids would be just fine without me for a day (imagine that). So I got to work creating very detailed sub plans that I thought would keep the kids busy, engaged and learning on their first day with a sub. I wanted to give the sub easy to follow plans, knowing that he/she would be not only facing the usual challenges of being a sub, but also tackling them with a class still relatively unfamiliar with each other and the routine. Enter everyone's favorite feline - Pete the Cat! I had just introduced my newest group of kinder kids to the first Pete book on Thursday, and as expected, they were in love. I figured that giving them a day full of Pete was the best way to keep them engaged and help the day moving along. I came up with lessons and follow up activities for reading, writing, word study, math and science and wrote detailed directions for the sub. I prepared all of the materials, left everything labelled and organized, and left school on Thursday feeling OK about abandoning leaving my sweet class in the hands of a well-prepared sub. The day's plans came out so well that I thought I would share them as a little gift from me and Pete to make your life a little easier. If you have a day off coming up or just want to prepare an emergency sub kit, everything you need is in the packet. Just grab a copy of the book, Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes, follow the directions for prepping the materials, and enjoy a stress-free day off! Download Your Freebie Here Have a great day off!
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