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I wanted my students to have a better understanding of how to use rhythm and movement to enhance their artwork. To start I had them wash a paper with water and layer water colors one at a time. After applying each color, the students would lift their papers and let the colors drip and blend. The 2nd graders LOVED this. The next class, to continue the theme, we talked about the use of Lines in our artwork and how different types of lines give the feel of movement. The student then used black paper to cut of a variety of straight, dotted, wavy and zig-zag lines to create a composition. The results were gorgeous, and very striking when displayed with their classmates.

Kickstart the new term with these "All About Me" worksheets! Let your children share interesting facts about themselves and discover fun things about their classmates. This resource includes: 1. All About Me (2 pages) 2. Things and People I Love 3. Things I Want to Learn in School 4. Summer Memories 5. Feelings and Emotions (“I feel happy/sad/scared/mad when…”) Get yours now! :)

Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...

Hi bloggy friends! Here's a quick post with two freebies for you. The first is what I called "Spooky Suffixes." We used these in a literacy center and the kiddos basically played Concentration with the cards. You could easily use the cards to play Suffix Go Fish or just a simple matching game. Spooky Suffixes The next is a graphic organizer that I typed for my students to use with the Someone, Wanted, But, So, Then Summarizing Strategy. I was introduced to this strategy by Kathy Bumgardner (http://kbumreading.com/) six or so years ago and it's the best thing I've found to help my students summarize fiction stories. Some of my students don't need the actual organizer and create their own but others benefit from the help of the premade organizer. Hopefully, some of your kiddos can use it too! Summarizing OrganizerIf you download either document, please leave a quick comment on how you plan to use (or even improve on my idea). I love to hear feedback! Thanks and have a terrific week!

Here are my Star Wars creations click on the links to see more photos! Yoda Boba Fett Boba Fett In Progress Storm Trooper Admiral Ackbar General Grievous Chewbacca Rebel Symbol Scarf #1 Rebel Symbol Scarf #2 Imperial Symbol Scarf Boba Fett Helmet

Science should be engaging and exciting. Here are my ten favorite ways of teaching ecosystems with this ecosystems project.

You can grab these geometric art printable...and let your kids imaginations run wild! A perfect free printable to let the creativity flow.

Pallet Bench Project: This is a simple pallet bench project I wanted to share with everyone. I was making this for a family night we will be hosting. Though it is a bit crude it does the trick and I like the raw finish.

I wanted to make some charts for Author's Purpose that would appeal to my first graders. I went with the P.I.E acronym (Persuade, Inform, Entertain) but took it to the next level by actually using Pie as the text examples. I then added some Other Examples so the students would get additional visual examples of the different purposes. I have these up on my Teachers Pay Teachers site for only $2.00! ***UPDATE - I had a few requests to add an additional, optional 4th poster for "Explain". I have now included this in the download too. This is also available in a money saving bundle with my Reader's Tool Box: Click on the picture to see it! Save With A Bundle: Author's Purpose Anchor Charts and Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Click here to go to Teacher's Pay Teachers to get them :) While you are at my store, check out some of my new and best selling products including: My Original Writing Center - My best selling product! CVC Clip The Sounds Print Your Own Teacher Subway ArtPerfect for Gifts! Don't Get "Frozen" - A Sight Words Card Game Read It, Build It, Write ItAll 220 Dolch Sight Words Included The "Blue Cat" Daily Five Posters Reader's Toolbox of Reading Strategies Marzano (Kid-Friendly) Rating Scales Polka Dot Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/Weekly Behavior Reports and Punch Cards Chevron Behavior Clip Chart with Daily/WeeklyBehavior Reports and Punch Cards Word Family HousesCVC and CCVC Words Included The Ultimate Writing Center: Chevron Sight Words Superhero: Everything You Need to Motivate and Reward Sight Word Recognition Sight Words Superhero Add-On Pack: 130 Pages of Sight Word Games and Activities! Mighty Minions Sight Words Card Game Mighty Minions Read It, Build It, Write It Author's Purpose Anchor Charts Letter AND Sound Picture Mats Interactive Word Wall Books The Scientific Method Posters and Activities Awesome Adjectives with "The Blue Cat" Check out these MONEY SAVING BUNDLES: And MUCH more - click here to see more great products! And, don't forget to follow my store to get a free kit each month!!! Past "Follower Freebies" include" Click here to see how to get free kits each month: Mrs. Gilchrist's Follower Freebies

Welcome back to my new series of posts highlighting some of my very favorite, favorite books and the supplementary games, songs, and activities you could use with them. This could be useful for library programs, the classroom, home schooling, or (of course) to just have fun with your kids! Previously, I've created fun activity lists for books like If You Plant a Seed and Mother Bruce. Now I'll share ideas for... Oh, the irreverent humor of Jon Klassen in I Want My Hat Back. This is practically a classic by now, it's just so great. It's short, it's to the point, and man, does it have the best ending. So what sort of activities can go along with this book? Well, here are some ideas that will appeal to its target audience of kids aged 4 - 8 years. 1. Make your own pointy hat—Playing by the Book knows just what to do after enjoying this book: make and decorate your own beloved headwear! Her instructions (and my source for the photo) can be found here. 2. Go on a scavenger hunt—Outside or in the library, you can easily make a list of things kids can find. Just like the bear goes on a hunt for his hat, kids can hunt for pine cones, cool rocks, or some bugs outside. Inside? Maybe a blue cover book, a 597.5-Dewey-cataloged book, or certain magazine. 3. Nature walk—see if you can spot any of the plants or animals from the book. 4. Eat a rabbit—Ahem. Well, we don't know that that's exactly what bear did to the poor rabbit, but hey: this bunny-pancake-recipe is pretty cute and tasty! You could even add a strawberry on top to make the red, pointy hat that started all this drama. 5. List some alternate outcomes—Yes, it looks as though Bear ate Rabbit in the end. But what could've bear done instead to get his hat back? 6. Write a prequel or sequel—Do some creative writing and write why you think the rabbit stole the hat in the first place, or what bear did after he had his hat back. 7. Research headwear through the ages—What kind of hats were popular when your parents were kids? Or grandparents? Or great-great-great-grandparents? 8. Sing "We're Going on a Bear Hunt"—see the YouTube video for lyrics here. Get into it by doing all the actions. Try it out in your backyard or at the park for extra fun. 9. Play hide-and-go-seek—You can play the classic version with a small group, or my favorite with a big group: "hot and cold." You know what I mean? It's the game where you have one kid hide a small hat while another kid waits outside the room. When he comes back, the group helps him find the hat by calling out when he is warm & hot (the closer he gets to the hat). 10. Design a missing poster—Is there something you love that's missing? Design a missing poster with a drawing of what's gone, a description, and a reward! Here's a free printable from Create Educate Inspire to get you started. 11. Activity kit—Well, let's not forget the convenient activity kit provided by the publisher with fun games like a crossword! 12. Help a turtle in need—Bear does take the time, even in the middle of searching for his hat, to help a turtle in need. Is there small service you could perform for somebody today? 13. Puppet show—This is such a simple, repetitive book that kids are sure to learn the storyline quickly. Have them act it out themselves, then! Making some brown-sack puppets would make it especially fun. (Photo from Little Family Fun) 14. Imitate all the animals—as you read about each animal the bear comes across, have the kids do their best impersonation! Can they hop like a bunny or slither like a snake? 15. Read the other books in the series—Klassen has JUST released his third and final book in this series. So try out This is Not My Hat and We Found a Hat. Do you like either of those better than the first book? ........ Whether you do one or all, I hope you have a lot of fun with these ideas to supplement I Want My Hat Back.

Hello Everyone! Thanks for stopping by! I have to tell you, I am loving this whole blogging thing. I hope to learn how to upload some of my printables very soon. Check back again for things like that! There were two activities that ended up being our favorites today! The first one is math related. We have been working on "area" of shapes. The kids have really caught on to simple area, so I decided to challenge them a bit. I gave them a piece of one inch grid paper. They had to use the squares to create one of the animals we have been studying. After a practice sheet, they had to recreate it with markers on a new piece. When finished, they had to document the area of their animal. Fantastic job kids!!! By the look on their faces, I know they were enjoying every minute of it!! Take a look!! practicing area with animal shapes It's a moose, of course! Cute Coyote! Sweet Skunk!! Terrific Turtle! Our next favorite thing was learning about fireflies!!! Fascinating insects! After reading some of our favorite firefly books and poems, enjoying interaction with a firefly in a jar, we practiced the firefly lifecycle, wrote a list of things that also light up the night sky (sorry I don't have a pic of that) and then worked on a craft connection. The kids were given a paper jar to cut out...tricky cutting out the inside! :) The jars were laminated and the film was left in the middle. We then fingerprinted the wings of fireflies with glow in the dark neon paint. Add a silver sharpie body and voila!! So cute!! The kids had a ball!! We will hang these from the ceiling!! Have you seen these?? Battery operated firefly in a jar!! LOOOOOOVE IT!! Click here for your copy! :) Glowing fireflies in a jar! Another awesome day in first grade!!! Thanks for taking a peek!! Have a Glowing tomorrow!! Joyfully! Nancy

Use these catchy number formation rhymes to teach children how to write numbers!

I've had a few people commenting on these assessments so I decided I would share what I've come up with so far. I've already shared my rubr...

Hi friends! I wanted to share a fun little activity we did this week to go along with one of everyone's favorite Back to School read alouds! I've mentioned before how much I LOVE directed drawings.

Giada's fresh potato gnocchi dough is surprisingly so easy to whip up, and it creates incredibly soft and delicious gnocchi.

This geography lapbook resource includes all the pieces you need to create a lapbook student study guide for the seven continents and five major oceans! Just print and add a file folder, scissors, glue, and crayons! Perfect for homeschool or classroom use.Instructions and photo close-ups of each par...

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