Get Ready...This Is A Big One!!!

We have been busy little bees over the past couple of weeks!  School is getting to that crazy point where there just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day to get everything done and panic sets in...yet you are wishing like crazy for the days to go by quickly (something only a teacher could understand).

With that being said, we thought we would share what is happening in our classrooms these days.  The "Firsties" (Ashley and Debbie's classes) are working like crazy on animals using our Animal Safari unit on Teachers Pay Teachers.  The kids LOVE it!  I am so impressed by the information they are retaining and the advanced vocabulary that they are integrating into their conversations...so cool!  We finished up mammals last week and are headed full steam ahead into reptiles this week.  Lucky for us, we both have pet turtles in our classrooms, so the kids are having wonderful real life experiences with a reptile. 

The "Pre-Kers" (Allison's class) are beginning a wonderful unit that integrates the love of field day with some really important math and language arts review.  I don't know about your school, but field day is HUGE for us!  The kids adore it...it is all that they talk about for weeks.  We made this cute little unit so that you can put some good use to that field day enthusiasm.  Click on the pictures below to see the preview.  It is available on Teachers Pay Teachers now (we also included activities for the Olympics so you can extend the fun into August too).

Included in the unit are some fabulous crafts!  Our little cutie here had a great time making them...so much fun that she put on quite a show for the camera!

In addition to our Field Day/Olympic unit, we have also added a sweet little packet for Mother's Day.  It includes many great ideas for gifts, crafts, and a "Mom of the Year" certificate (so adorable).

FREEBIE ALERT!!!!

We decided to add a quick little memory book/yearbook that our kids do the last week of school.  It is such a fun way to look back on all of the fun things that you did as a class.  This activity always opens up great dialogue and usually leads to quite a few laughs, plus it helps to keep a bit of the routine during that CRAZY week.  Click on the picture to download. 

Check back soon for some pics of a cute little math review activity we've been working on in first grade, plus some pics of our annual Authors' Tea!