January 3, 2015

January Pick 3





Hello January 2015! There are so many fun and creative ideas that I love to do in January in my first grade classroom. Below are 3 of my favorites that I’ve found on Pinterest. I hope you can use them too! Click on the link to be directed to the originally post on the pin to learn more! 




I love to teach my firsties about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This is an awesome way to provide a visual of the concept that we are all the same on the inside no matter the color our skin. Certainly a lesson that will be remembered :)




I love love love these snowflakes! They come out amazing! I have done them before with kindergarteners as well! We made them extra large and hung them from the ceiling! 

 With the little ones, I precut the shapes for them. I used the shape template that came with our math kit. Here’s what it looks like:

Students love tracing the shapes onto paper! Then they cut them out. You can extend into math with having students cut out a certain number of hexagons, circles, or rhombuses. This project may take a few days to complete. The finish product is beautiful!


This is the coolest snowman ever! What a great way to show the perspective of a melting snowman.  Creative juices really get flowing as students write from the point of view of the snowman! 

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8 comments:

  1. Kidpeople ClassroomJanuary 3, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    Love the skin diversity activity. Hadn't seen that one yet. Thanks. Kathleen
    Kidpeople Classroom

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  2. Lynn (CampingTeacher)January 3, 2015 at 9:46 AM

    I have that snowman on my list to make this month. I think it is so neat!

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  3. Inspired Owl's CornerJanuary 3, 2015 at 12:30 PM

    Such great ideas! I'm sure the MLK activity will send a powerful message to the kids. I love the snowman perspective- that's so cute! Thank you so much for sharing and linking up! :)

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  4. Pawsitively TeachingJanuary 3, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks for linking up! Those snowflakes would make such adorable classroom decorations!

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  5. KFUNdamentalsJanuary 3, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    I LOVE the snowflakes. I have a die cut machine that will cut all of those same shapes for me! I'm so doing this with my TK & K kids. Patterns might not be part of Common Core, but it's foundational to Common Core, so we still need to teach it. Thank you for sharing!
    Palma (from KFUNdamentals)

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  6. UnknownJanuary 3, 2015 at 8:40 PM

    Love the melting snowman and the apple activity. Very creative.
    Sebrina
    Burke's Special Kids

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  7. UnknownJanuary 3, 2015 at 9:58 PM

    Love your pins, Michele! What a powerful MLK lesson to teach your class!!
    Elyse :)
    Proud to be Primary

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  8. KellyJanuary 4, 2015 at 1:40 AM

    I love the art projects and the diversity lesson! I have seen it done with eggs, but the apple is a nice variation!

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