Items filtered by date: March 2012

4 pages.
The abstract clip art on the cover, was the inspiration for this easy reader, which will help you reinforce 2D shapes.  Children read the simple sentence, trace and write the shape word, and then draw the shapes on the tree.  Updated to include the hexagon shape too.

Do you need a silly story with manipulatives to review the life cycle of a butterfly to make sure your students have it down before you assess them? Or…

Would you like an interesting and fun way to assess the life cycle?

Read the story and have students “feed” the little old lady the story cards as they are talked about.

Later, give the life cycle cards to each student and have them feed her the cards as they explain the life cycle to you.

Click on the link to view/download The Little Old Lady That Swallowed A Life Cycle.

Scroll down for article #2 today: A culmination activity for your April Earth Day or recycling studies.

6 pages. A fun way to review the life cycle of a butterfly. Students feed the story cards to the old lady as they are read. Later, when you need to assess this science knowledge, have each student explain the life cycle cards as they feed the old lady i

It's Keen To Go Green!

Do you need a quick and easy writing center?

Run off this “Love the earth” bookmark.

Students trace the words, fold the bookmark in half and glue it.

They write 3 things that they will do to reduce, reuse, and recycle to love their planet.

After everyone is done have them share their goals with their classmates.

This is a nice culmination activity for your recycling or Earth Day studies.

Click on the link to view/download Love the Earth bookmark.

I hope you can roll on over tomorrow for another quick teaching tip.

Do you have one you'd like to share?  I'd enjoy hearing from you: diane@teachwithme.com or feel free to post a comment here, especially if you use one of my ideas.

Thanks for your time and for visiting!

Is It Or Isn't It.... Plural?

That question can be a bit confusing to some little ones.  Do your students need some help with plurals?

Make it easier for them to understand, when they sort them into the plural and singular schoolhouses.

I’ve made over 100 traceable school-related word cards for singular and plural words.

Students sort the cards and then put them in the appropriate schoolhouse.

Make it a game by passing out the cards.

Play “I Have; Who Has?” i.e. “I have clock.  Who has clocks?”

Students can also alphabetize the cards, as well as make an Itty Bitty ABC Plural Booklet with them.

There’s a card for each letter except Q. I could not think of a q item that I found at school, except for maybe a Q-tip as an art supply.

There's also a certificate of praise included.

Click on the link to view/download Plural Packet.

You may want to print the anchor chart that I designed with simple spelling rules for making words plural.

I made my poster “pop” by adding 3D butterflies.  Simply print off the butterfly template.

Cut out the butterflies, bend the wings forward, put a stripe of glue down the thorax and press onto the middle of the other butterflies.  They look like they are flying!

Click on the link to view/download Plural Spelling Tip Anchor Chart.

I hope these ideas will help your students have fun while they practice perfecting their plurals!

Do pop in tomorrow for more tips and feel free to PIN anything you feel might help parents or teachers.

Do you have an idea you’d like to share?  I’d enjoy hearing from you. diane@teachwithme.com or leave a comment here, especially if you use one of my ideas.

Thanks in advance for making the time to comment. 

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