If you lined up some of the best read alouds (see list here) for back to school, I would seriously love all of them and I’d vote for them again and again. But, I would choose Pete the Cat hands down for that very first day back. WHY? Cause he’s all kinds of reliable. I […]
Well Back to School is fast approaching and I’m dreading getting ready for it. To get ready, I have been staying up extra late and sleeping in even later. Not sure how this is gonna help me in the long run, but I am really enjoying it right now. I am also trying not to worry […]
One of my back-to-school lessons for Pre-K, Kinder and 1st graders is a circle game+name game that corresponds with “Pete the Cat-I Love My White Shoes.”
It is the first week of kindergarten! What do I teach? I get this question all the time! I am so excited to put together this page together for you. I’m sharing our favorite first week of kindergarten read aloud stories and the free coordinating printables I made to go with them. Plus I will s
I have a stash of books that I use for the first week of school. I love them cause they are fail safe and of all the times in the year, this is the week I need things to go super smoothly. One of my absolute faves is this one. I love it for so […]
Explore engaging Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes activities. Boost kids' creativity, literacy, and social skills through interactive tasks.
Teaching music with fun, tried & tested lessons, DIY classroom projects & ideas your students will love with Tracy King, the Bulletin Board Lady.
Our preschool program adopted the Zones of Regulation this year. Our teachers have embedded content similar to the zones for a while but this year it’s being explicitly taught building-wide. Amber, one of the SLPs
Preschoolers make guitars out of recycled boxes in this musical and book-based STEAM activity.
1 Day Worth of a Preschool Sub Lesson Plan, based around a single book. Book Title: Pete The Cat:Rocking In My School Shoes BOOK DESCRIPTION: Pete the Cat is rocking in his school shoes. Pete discovers the library, the lunch room, the playground, and lots of other cool places at school. And no matter where he goes, Pete never stops moving and grooving and singing his song...because it’s all good.
After going over our Whole Brain Teaching Classroom Rules Rap, we talked about Whole Brain Listening...with Pete the Cat. He is so groovy! Then, I read The Kissing Hand. We compared our school to Chester's School using a T-Chart... We talked about our first day feelings. This was a great way to validate everyone's attitude about a brand-new school year. They loved making Anchor charts! That is fantastic! I made new clothespins for my Behavior Log and new magnets for my lunch board. I love these new magnets...I made them with bottle caps from Hobby Lobby. Fun! I also love the little clear round stickers that fit inside the cap over their names which make them look even fancier! It is going to be a fun, new year in First Grade!!!
Pete the Cat rocks a new school year in his school shoes. Make a Pete inspired class book of how you are rocking your school shoes.
Create a collaborative class book after enjoying Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes plus more book activities.
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…
Experiment with color mixing with this unique twist on the popular book, Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.
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.
