The World Outside

How much do you LOVE teaching science? How much do you LOVE watching your students get excited about learning as they approach science with eagerness and anticipation? Yup, that is what I thought, A LOT! In the primary classroom, science is all about the world around us. I start off science in September with a unit on Living vs. Non-Living. A simple enough topic, yet full of lots of vocabulary, and details on how to recognize if something is alive or not. From there, we move onto animals, lots and lots about animals. From characteristics of animals, like the types of coverings, to animals that can be found at the farm and zoo, students are engaged every step of the way! In the spring we focus on life cycles, ocean life, and bugs bugs bugs!  The world outside covers so much! 

Take a look below for some GREAT resources to help you teach the WORLD OUTSIDE!!

Below are some helping titles both fiction and non-fiction all about the WORLD OUTSIDE :)

A catchy and fun tune to help with metamorphosis

A great instructional video

Learning out the world around us is so important and loaded with tons of literacy and math!  Kids are highly engaged just by the topic itself not to mention all the learning that happens!  So some friends and I have teamed up with Educents for an amazing bundle of instant downloads to teach about the world outside!

My product included will surely be loved by your students!  

Animal Coverings was designed to help students sort animals into the type of coverings they had. Of course, we had to remember we ourselves are an animal and that we have a covering too! This product includes a mini book that kindergarteners can follow along it with the teacher while reading. They can circle sight words or the names of animals on each page. First graders can read the text. Also included is a cut and paste sheet for students to sort animals by their coverings and a center activity which has students sort and record.

A picture of the cover of the book!

Here a student is using her finger to track the words!

Glue is always fun!

Someone LOVED coloring in the pictures of the animals!

Finished product!

Here is a child working on the center sort! I love the way she lined up the cards at the top of her paper!

I also have my Living vs.Non-living Resource Pack included! It is one of my best sellers! There are tons of activities for students! A mini book along with a center activity and activity sheets that would work great as classwork or homework! Perfect for the K-1 classroom!

Sorting pictures into "living" and "non-living"

Coloring pictures of living things. Look at those cute cow spots!

Working on the last page of the mini book after reading along with me!

For a limited time it is $10.99 from Educents which is about 70% off!  It also includes these other great products so there is sure to things you love!  

And if you have never purchased from Educents before.. they always have a great deal for your first purchase.  CLICK HERE if you are a first time purchaser to take advantage of a  special offer just for you!   

You can also take peek at some of the other products included in the bundle at any of the links below! Have fun teaching everyone!mar everyone!

What Does the Leprechaun Say?

Take a look at this adorable bulletin board we made! Isn't it the cutest? We had so much fun making the leprechaun and writing from a leprechaun's point of view! Can you believe we started this yesterday and it is already up in the hallway today? We worked hard!

Here is a closer look at the writing. Many students knew a lot about leprechauns! They remembered that in kindergarten a leprechaun came into their classroom while they weren't there and messed up their classroom! Many children wrote about that! They had some great ideas!

Would you like to know how we made the cute leprechauns? They are not my original idea. They came from pinterest and are linked to this website http://kiboomukidscrafts.com/st-patricks-day-leprechaun-craft/.

Here are my directions for them!

You need a paper plate. Have students paint just along the outside with orange paint. I used acrylic paint and they dried super fast!

After drawing the shape of the hat, my kiddos cut along the line, opened up their work, and poof a hat! The blue thing in the pic is my circle cutter. I got it at Michaels and it is perfect for cutting eyes! You can squeeze it with one hand! I used it to make the yellow eyes! I go around the room and punch out the eyes right on each child's desk! It is the best!

I precut cut the band for the hat as well as the buckle (which is just a black rectangle glued on top of a larger yellow rectangle). Children assembled the pieces and glued the hat onto the plate. We then cut along the outside of the plate with scissors to make the beard have fringe. It was fun to snip all the way around!

Click here for FREE DOWNLOAD of paper above!

How did I get the idea for my bulletin board? From my TpT product - What Did the Leprechaun Say? Emergent reader. You can check it out below!

Click here to link to TpT

Teaching Makes Me Smile Giveaway!

Are you looking for some AMAZING products from AMAZING teacher authors? I can help you with that! Laura at Differentiation Station Creations is hosting a fabulous spring giveaway! What is so great about it is that she has an awesome blog post which features a freebie from each of the authors who has donated a product to the giveaway!

So head on over to Laura's blog at Differentiation Station Creations to grab some great freebies!

AND...

Be sure to enter to WIN all the AMAZING products in the pic above! Good luck! The giveaway starts March 10th!
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Hello March!

Well hello March 2014, you got here quickly and you are packing a punch! Expecting 2-4 inches of snow tomorrow, just in time for the morning commute!  Hurry up spring!

How is your planning for March going? I linked up with Dr. Clements' Kindergarten to bring you links to great March products for K-1. So head on over by clicking on her tab below and take a look around. I hope you find some great ideas!

TpT Sale 2/27 - 2/28

Get your wish lists ready! TpT is having a sitewide sale this Thursday and Friday! All the items in my store will be 20% off. Add the promo code TpT3 at check out to get an additional 10% off from TpT. It comes out to a 28% discount! A sale like this only happens a few times a year, so be sure to stock on goodies!  I will be looking to get more clipart sets to make more fabulous products!

Check out my "Word Work With My Peeps" center! So cute! It is just $2.50. With the sale at the end of the week, you can pick it up for $1.80! Don't forget the TpT code at checkout!

Snow Day Sale

We are bracing for another HUGE snowstorm here on the east coast! A few blogging friends thought it would great to just "go with the snow" and offer a 2 day snow day sale! We are all offering 2 products to feature. One will be just $1 and the other will be marked 50% off!  This is just for 2 days only - the snow days - 2/12 and 2/13!

I am offering my Valentine themed antonyms and synonym center for just $1. It's doesn't have to be Valentine's day to work with these adorable hearts!

My Dental Health Emergent Reader will be 50% off for the next 2 days! It will also be only $1!

Well there you have it! Have fun shopping! Stay warm and safe if you too will be experiencing another polar vortex!
Click on the great links below for more SNOW DAY SALES!!!

I'm In Love With Link Up

Molly over at Lucky to Be in First

is having a fun Valentine's Day link up. What do we love? Here are a few of my favorite things - in no particular order :)

I'm a Guest Blogger!

Check out Fern Smith's blog! I am part of her Freebie Friday post! Woot woot!


Click here for Fern Smith's Freebie Friday post

2 Great Giveaways!

I love helping other blogging friends and TpT sellers celebrate milestones and events!

Here are 2 great giveaways with tons of products!

Teacher Gems is have a fun Valentine's Day giveaway! Head on over to her blog to enter to win! There are several different prize packages! This one ends today 2/4!

Loving Kinders is celebrating 100 followers on TpT! Head on over to enter to win! This giveaway ends 2/9.  GOOD LUCK!

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

Can you believe it is already Feb. 2nd? My girls are so excited about Groundhog's Day and my husband is of course anticipating the BIG GAME!! I am not a football watcher but I am married to HUGE football fan. He could not get me to understand or enjoy the game! I do like the Superbowl though - the commercials and half time show LOL!

To celebrate SUPER BOWL SUNDAY, I am throwing a sale at my TpT store! I linked up with other blogger friends who are also celebrating in the same way. Click on over to Primary Possibilities to see a list of stores that will also be throwing a sale.

Here are a few February themed items that are on sale today!

Dental Health Reader

Dental Health Centers

I Spy February Edition

DON'T FORGET MY 2 VALENTINE FREEBIES!!!!