Celebrate Johnny Appleseed!

September might be a couple months away, but I can't stop planning ahead!!

I just LOVE autumn!  Nice weather, colorful leaves, my birthday, and apple/pumpkin picking!!

I've been working on a new unit that will be perfect for the fall.  Take a look:

Johnny Appleseed!  This unit includes three super fun and super cute craftivities:  Johnny Appleseed himself, holding a fun writing prompt; an apple tree full of apples; and a Johnny Appleseed cooking pot hat for our little ones to wear!

Also included in the pack are four writing prompts with options, plus seven worksheets like the ones below:

If you're interested in this pack, please visit my blog or my TpT shop!!

Desk makeover

Another quickie, but cute enough to share.
Our desks at school are u.g.l.y. Painted black metal. Crappy drawer that won't open unless you slightly open the two side drawers. You get the picture.
I try to cute it up with posters or my mrs lamb letter magnets. But it was still ugly
Then pinterest {with its addicting little pins that nag at me until I do it} enters. And wha-la. A desk I can live with!
Here's before

Hop over to my blog to see after and other Pinspirations!

 

Hamburgers and a Freebie!

Warm weather, barbecues... hamburgers!

With my new packet, your littles will learn how to write the perfect paragraph...

explain how to make a burger {and then create one!}...

and write and draw about the best barbeque!

Here's what's included:

*hamburger pics & patterns

*4 writing prompts

*24 vocabulary cards

Want to grab a copy?  Pick it up in my TpT shop for $2.00!

And here's a freebie for you:

Four buggy "can-have-are" sheets: bees, ladybugs, butterflies, caterpillars.

Click {here} to DL from Google Docs.

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Mother's Day and Father's Day Craftivities That Go Together!! Plus 2 Freebies!

Hey all!  I hope everyone is enjoying their Spring Break {me!!}, or their week at school!  I have two fun craftivities for you, for Mother's Day and Father's Day!  They're sweet and delicious and they would look awesome together on any parents' fridge:

to mom, with a cherry on top {TpT or TN}

a donut for dad {TpT or TN}

Both craftivities come with sheets of sprinkle adjectives {17 for Mother's Day and 15 additional sheets for Father's Day) as well as the cone and donut labels.  And, *just in case,* I've included grandma, aunt, grandpa, and uncle name cards, too!

You can get both craftivities in my TpT and TN shops!  I also have Mother's Day & Father's Day freebies available for you:

Click {here} for the freebies!

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How Will You Celebrate Earth Day?

Why not celebrate our Earth {and learn about keeping it clean!} with some fun craftivities?

heart the earth {craftivities} has three craft projects: Heart the Earth, I Love Earth, and Mosaic Earth.  There are seven writing prompts in all {you can mix and match them for each craft}, plus a word search, and a create a word!

If you're interested, you can find this new set on TpT for $2.50!

Spring Freebies & Craftivities!

Pick up a few bags of yummy Bunny Mallows, and download your *free* copy of this four page sorting & graphing activity from my TpT store:

Need more ideas for spring?  Check out waddle we do if it rains? {craftivities & printables}:

and bunny hop {a craftivity}:

Hot Chocolate Craft + Freebie

Usually by Thursday afternoon, my class and I have finished our week's work and are in need of something fun and crafty.  I whipped up a little hot chocolate project, and I want to share it with you!  Here was my example:

And here's a picture of the students' hot chocolate projects:

We also completed some fun worksheets:

If you want to make your own mug of hot chocolate, and learn how to get one of these worksheets for free, hop on over to my blog!!

Valentine's Day Crafts + Freebie

I did it!  Four new craftivities, this time for Valentine's Day:

There's a darling bee:

{bzzZzZz}

A pretty lil' ladybug:

A colorful caterpillar:

{Valentine, I'm *buggy* for you!}

And a glittering butterfly:

This bugalicious Valentine's Day packet includes patterns for all four craftivities, labels, plenty of pictures, and assembly directions/tips.

If you'd like to grab a copy of "buggy for you {valentine's craftivities}" then stop by my TpT store! :)

Or... I just opened up shop at Teacher's Notebook!  Click the link below to head there now!

And while you're there, pick up a freebie:

{or get it from TpT}

Happy almost Friday! :)

Crafts for President's Day! George & Abe

I've been working on some President's Day crafts during my time off {love} and here's what I came up with!


George Washington:

And Abraham Lincoln:

  

Stop by my blog to see the "surprise" under Abe's hat, and to find out how to make your own little Presidents!!

See Our Seals!

This week, we have been reading "A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up" out of the Treasures series. This is one of the favorite stories of the kids because the love the little seal, Sidney, in the story.  We have been working on sequencing and plural nouns. Today, I had the kids retell the story in their writing using sequencing words And if you know me, I want to cutesy it up a bit so we made some seal crafts. I think they are adorable and very easy to make.

I also made some simple sheets to go along with the skills of plural nouns and sequencing. Feel free to grab a copy by clicking on the picture.

Have a wonderful Friday!