Winter is Here! (at least the calendar says it is)

The calendar shows winter, but we are experiencing a bit of fall/spring right now. Temps in the 60s? I feel like I am in the wrong state!

I am getting ready for one of my favorite months for teaching. I am planning on teaching my little one about Penguins, Snow, and Mittens. So far, I have gathered ideas from Pinterest and a books list. We will see what I get after I have the books in my hands! I know I am always looking for booklists, so here you go.

Snow
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (Bookflix)
Snowy Weather (companion book on Bookflix)by Katie Marsico
Snowflake Bentley by (the movie)(or on Bookflix)
Snow- Blastoff Readers (companion book on Bookflix)
The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Snow by Marion Dane Bauer
Snow by Helen Frost
Snow by Cynthia Rylant
Snow by H.P. Wood
The Snowman Storybook by Raymond Briggs
In the Snow: Who's Been Here? by Lindsay Barrett George

Penguins
The Emperor's Egg by Martin Jenkins
Little Penguin's Tale by Audrey Wood
Penguin Pete by Marcus Pfister (and all other Penguin Pete books, of course)
Penguin Chick by Betty Tatham
Penguins by Lucia Raatma
Penguins by Claire Robinson
Antarctic Antics by Judy Sierra (found on Bookflix if you have it)
Antarctica by Allan Fowler (companion book on Bookflix)

I also checked out a few books on Martin Luther King, Jr. I purchased a book about Famous Americans from Scholastic that will go nicely with that unit.
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport (on Bookflix)
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Wil Mara (companion book on Bookflix)


Future plans and learnings to come. Stay posted!

Silhouette Cameo Giveaway!

I LOVE this machine. I have read, and read, and read about it. I want one soooo desperately. I could make a ton of crafts at my home. The possibilities are endless with school, too! Follow this link to enter a giveaway yourself!

Chester Raccoon

I love the Chester Raccoon books by Audrey Penn. I know The Kissing Hand is a wonderful book to share in the beginning of the year to help ease nervous feelings in our new students. However, I LOVE using it during my nocturnal animals study later in the fall. This is a perfect time of year to study forest animals. Check out my unit on Audrey Penn and the Chester Raccoon books in my TPT store.

And the winner is...

I have already eaten too much candy! My 5 year old had many opportunities to dress up. She loves Strawberry Shortcake. She wanted to be the one character that has no costume, Plum Pudding. We improvised and here are the results.

For the news we've all been waiting for... Mrs. Richling congratulations! You are the winner of a fabulous new... GIFT CARD! Thank you to all you dear sweethearts who follow. A special thanks to those who blogged about the giveaway on your blog!

Now since halloween is finished and we are moving to Thanksgiving, we are using one of our decorative pumpkins (non-carved) to do a little science experiment. I found this on Pinterest. I hope it works!

b or d? Helping with Reversals!

I found this on pinterest, but I couldn't find the blog to give credit to. I used this with my 5 year old yesterday. She remembered it today and it really helped. I have a Halloween themed letter reversal worksheet on my TPT store, check it out!

Giveaway!!!

I am having my first official giveaway! It is a $15 gift card to Target!!! (I LOVE Target!) I know how much teachers invest in their classroom, so I would like to help you out. I know every little bit helps.

Here is what you need to do to enter my giveaway for a $15 gift card to Target.

1. Follow my blog (leave a comment) - 1 entry
2. Follow my TpT store (leave a comment) - 1 entry
3. Post about this giveaway on your blog (leave a comment) - 1 entry

You will get 3 entry opportunities. I will use a random number generator to determine the winner on Monday, October 31st. Happy Halloween!

And if winning one giveaway isn't enough, try this one, too!
It is a collaboration of three bloggers!

Fun with Pumpkins

One year, I had a miscommunication with a pumpkin patch and our fieldtrip was not scheduled! I put together some fun pumpkin activities for our "School Pumpkin Patch." Check out the activities we had on our fun day!

Click here to get this packet!