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What we did this week

This week has been so busy! Open house is next week and we are in the midst of testing so, you know its all "nose to the grindstone" around here :)

Here are some pics of what's be happening this week...

We have been working on fluency all year but I am making one last BIG push by using the APE! The kids think he's funny and they are encouraged :) We also sent our 4/5th reading buddies some extra love for STAR testing.... just to let them know we were cheering them on!

We worked on our zoo animals from my Off to the Zoo! Unit... so far we have done the tiger, lion and flamingo We learned about zookeepers and made the too (also from my zoo unit) And to top it all off, we took a cue from Cara over at The First Grade Parade and created cinquains! It worked just as well with animals as the subjects and the crayon water color art is a perfect pair! See! It was quite a week and that's only a snippet of what we did! I hope you all have a great weekend!

Oh... and I just revised the writing paper on my Fun in the Sun! unit, so if you already purchased it, go re-download!
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solid figure freebie and fun in the sun! Posted by Mrs. Hodson at 10:27 AM 8 comments: 

Solid Figures and a winner!
 

Here is a completed poster. 

Till then.. :)
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We're off to the zoo! and a freebie


Okay... we're not actually heading to the zoo :( We are going to the Academy of Sciences instead! But believe me, it has its fair share of animal antics, along with a bunch of other goodies too! So... I decided to make this month Zoo month in my class! We have been up to our ears in all things zoo! The kids are LOVING it!!

I have been mentioning my zoo unit here and there for the past couple of weeks... and its finally done :) Hooray!! It include all of what you see below and a little bit more! You can pick it up at my TPT store for just $5! Check out the preview there for a better look at things :)
But wouldn't you love a chance to win it? There are two ways to enter this give away:
1. follow my blog (leave a comment)
2. follow my TPT store (leave a comment)
I will choose a winner at random on Wednesday evening :)
Oh... and a freebie to celebrate Earth Day! Posted by Mrs. Hodson at 1:21 PM 24 comments: Labels: printable, tpt


It's Sparkling!

Two tidbits before we get to the teaching stuff...

Yes, it was one of those days. 

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Look what I made today.... I hope you all had a happy Easter :)
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A little Bit of Everything

Today is a furlough Friday :( ... but at least it is giving me a chance to finish up my Zoo unit and share what we did this week.

We are still reviewing homophones and the kiddos went on a homophone hunt around the room. Since we can't do language arts centers at our school, the kids don't get to "read the room" very often, so this activity was a real treat for them! I posted homophone pairs around the room and sent them off to look for them :) You can find this activity in my Homophone Mini Unit on TPT!

We are also going  full throttle in money right now! The kiddos are actually doing really well! SO PROUD! We played a Stamp It! Game to practice making amounts with coins. Each kiddo got a Stamp It! board and a tub of coins, then they went to work. I gave out mini stickers for three in a row (vertical), small stickers for five in a row (horizontal) and a large sticker for a completed board... (p.s. my kids will do just about anything for a sticker...lol). As they made their amounts I quickly zoomed around the room to stamp their boards. It was crazy and noisy, but completely on task, on standard and SO MUCH FUN!

You can pick up the Money Stamp It! page HERE :) There are two versions, one at grade level and one below/for kinders.

And, since today is a non school day we squeezed in a tiny bit of bunny/Easter stuff yesterday. We did this cute addition and subtraction egg hunt from Miss Kindergarten. My kids loved using the magnifying glasses. We also made bunny ear hats. This is not a new idea by any means, but honestly, the kids think it is the greatest thing ever. They are so precious!

and... want a peek at my zoo unit?? Look at this cutie! This craftivity will be included in my giant Zoo unit... to be released soon :)

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Elmer! and Is/Are

Do you read this book to your class? Labels: quilts, tpt