A session with our buddies

Today we went to our buddy grade and we talked natural disasters.

We brainstormed what they are and what happens when they occur.

These are amazing illustrations and the information that was recorded was a product of great conversations.  

Our buddies are great. 

Here are photos of some of our work.

Frogs and Ladybugs

These are now available in my TPT store

My Frog packet has 55 pages and is USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum aligned

Flap Book

This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about frogs. Put the book together first– instructions are included. Complete the first page before you start the unit. As you progress through the unit complete the pages in order. The students may go back and add information as they learn new things.

Posters

Print and go! These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. The third set has the life cycle.

A Reader

Print and go! This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. Re read and place in your class library.

Jigsaw task

Print and laminate for long term use. These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement.

Print and Go

Pond Life

What do frogs eat?

Label parts of a frog

Frogs can/have/ are

Tadpoles can/have/are

Egg spawn can/is/are

Venn Diagram – frog/tadpole

Definitions

How do frogs move?

Information Report

The following pages will assist in writing a report.

 Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the frog cycle.

What I know about frogs

Frog planner – with and without lines

Information Report Planner

My Ladybug pack is also 77 pages and is USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum aligned 

It contains a Learning Journal, Posters, a Reader, Jigsaw task and Information Report planners

and 

 Print and Go

Interactive Note page

Leaf Life

What do Ladybugs eat?

Label parts of a ladybug

Ladybugs can/have/ are

Larvae can/have/are

Eggs can/is/are

Venn Diagram – ladybug/larvae

Research and answer

Order the cycle

A busy week...

I have put the finishing touches on these packs and they have been posted. 

To check any of them out click on the image and it will it take you straight to each one. 

 This weekend is Easter and these two packs compliment each other as well as a pack I did last year.

Hopping into Easter which is a Math and Writing pack.

On the 22nd April is Earth Day and this contains lots of ideas for you to use to help our kids to think about the impact we make on our planet. It gives ideas to help manage our footprint too!

These two were fun to put together and will assist in writing Information Reports. 

I just love the wonderful graphic artists out there - they are all amazing and buying great clip art has become an addiction of mine lately.

This was a request by a buyer and it is a great way to investigate a Fairy Tale and why Goldilocks should say sorry.

These two are a culmination of tasks I have done over the last 29 years and I know they work in helping children learn letters and sounds. 

There will be more to come - but please be patient. 

'Tt' will be next......

When the first six are done - they will also be posted as a bundle. 

I will be putting away my computer for a period of time to enjoy what is left of our term break.

Happy Easter everyone and be safe over the holiday period. 

This week...

This week we have been enjoying our Easter Break. I have been trying to squeeze in some work on Natural Disasters - stay tuned. 

Possum Magic

This has been sitting on hold for about two months. 

Somehow - St Patrick's Day, Earth Day, Easter, working and stuff made me forget about this pack.

Introducing my 'Possum Magic' for K-2

There are 14 tasks to explore and a great Aussie book by a great Aussie author - Mem Fox.

This is a fabulous book to find out about Australian food and our capital cities.

These pack contains planning tools, interactive notebook pages and writing prompts.

The really cute line drawings are the work of my very talented husband, drawn just for me to use.

Interactive Notebook page - KWHL

Interactive Notebook page – Beginning, middle and end

Summary of the text

Words in capitals

Where did Hush visit

Foods we eat

How would you make Hush visible?

Draw and describe one part of the story

Grandma Poss – is-can-has

Animal Research

Interactive Notebook page – draw the food and name where it is from (b/w and color)

Interactive Notebook page – setting, characters, complications and resolutions

DeBono’s Hats task (b/w and color)

Interactive Notebook page – facts about animals

Easter - Hopping into Numbers

Love this pack! It has been a labor of love. 

My Easter - Hopping Into Numbers pack is great for K-1 or Grade 2s that need to do some revision. 

There are 12 tasks (116 pages) to get your grade motivated to use numbers in many ways. This product is aligned to USA CCSS and the Australian Curriculum.

There are....

Ten Frames - use as flash cards, trust the count and discuss strategies used to know that 7 is 4 and 3 as well as 5 and 2

Pattern Eggs - Use the eggs to make patterns and encourage extended and difficult patterns beyond using two colors

Roll and Cover - Depending on which task you have you will need to roll and cover, +1, +2 or double and cover with a counter

Missing Numbers - Choose a board fill in the missing numbers with the dry erase markers. Boards for 10, 20, 50, 120

Sorting Even and Odd Numbers - Take one egg card at a time, place under the correct chicken and check with a buddy

Ordinals - Order the rabbits and match the words ‘first’ to ‘twentieth’ to the correct rabbits

Easter Equations – print and go for addition and subtraction

Missing Egg - Put the missing egg in between the bunnies

Carrots for Bunnies - Match the correct rabbit to the number of carrots 

Days and Months - Sequence cards and read them, they can be used as flash cards. Sort into days or months

What time will the bunny come? - Sequence the clocks in color sets and match the cards to show digital time

Skip Counting – Read the Room, use the answer sheet to record the missing answers and record the answer next to the correct letter

Check out my other Easter pack too

Hop into Easter is Math and Writing and is very different to the one above.

Reduce, reuse, recycle

April 22nd is Earth Day

This is my Earth Day – Reading and Writing K-1 pack and is 47 pages.

This pack is aligned to the USA CCSS and Aus Curriculum

 It contains.....

Word Wall – color copy and display. As a grade add to this throughout the unit. Students can see the words and use them in writing and in extending vocabulary tasks.

Emergent Reader – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Use the color cover and b/w. You may copy back to back and staple the pages together. As the children read the text, add color to the pictures. Use to reread each day.

3R’s Jack Johnson – the lyrics are here to read on a poster. Record how the song makes you feel and then write your own verse to share, Here is a link to the song that has the lyrics displayed to sing a long to.

I love my planet because… two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture

My Earth – ways I can save my home …  two formats. One allows the students to add their own picture

Use the tub pictures to record what you can Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

What can be recycled? Add your thoughts in the circles and discuss with others

Interactive Notebook page for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Mind Map for Reuse, Recycle

Collage of items for Recycling

Persuasive Plan for the need to recycle, plus writing page

Persuasive Plan for we need to plant more trees, plus writing page

Earth Day – How can we promote this?

Earth Day – My Footprint

Yellow and Black Hat thinking for compost

Earth Day – Acrostic Poem

Earth Day – Wordfind

Fact and Opinion – 20 cards to sort under these headings

Meet Poppy

This book is about a girl called Poppy who lives at bird Creek Mission near Echuca. (in Australia)

Poppy lives in a Mission, with her brother, Gus, who has run away to pan for gold.  

It is part of a small collection and has a real human side that has hooked some of my kids,.

The charm bracelet that goes across the top of each book has been a topic of conversation.

I have a charm bracelet so took it to school and shared it with my grade. 

They were fascinated by the stories behind each charm. 

My first charm was an owl that wears a graduation hat and was given to me by my grandparents - both have sadly passed away.

My next charm was a Christmas tree - my first Christmas with my husband. 

Some stories bought a tear to my eye and we had such a great conversation about memories and how we remember things and people.