The Jacket I Wear In The Snow Book Extension

This book extension is based on the classic story by Shirley Neitzel 'The Jacket I Wear In The Snow'.  It's an all time favorite of ours that we started using nearly 30 years ago as new teachers.  It is still being read today.  And we still love it!!  You'll find so many activities in the extension, including a fun "I Have Who Has" that will have your students practicing story detail, sequencing and recall!

           

     You can get this extension here!                           I Have Who Has

The BIGGEST Snowman Ever Book Extension

Books about snow are always a big hit with children everywhere. This book in particular is a great book to teach your children about team work. We all love Steven Kroll's characters, Desmond and Clayton!  In this book, these two little mice work together to build the BIGGEST SNOWMAN EVER!!

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We also want to tell you about a favorite activity that one of our favorite Kindergarten teacher does with this book.  She has all her students tear up pieces of white construction paper into 1 inch pieces. (white copy paper works fine too.)  She doesn't tell the student "why".   Once they have finished, they try to hold all the pieces in their hand, they stand in a circle, and she counts...one, two, three...then, they "MAKE IT SNOW"!!!!  They throw all the pieces in the air.  Yes, it's crazy.  Yes, it's a mess.  But, now you read the book.  And now it's their turn to build THE BIGGEST SNOWMAN EVER!  They work hard to pick up all the "snow" and glue it down to make a class snowman!!  You can also make them in groups to see who makes the biggest.
HAVE FUN!!! 

Sneezy the Snowman Book Extension

Sneezy the Snowman is the perfect book for winter. This "cool" snowman is trying his best to find a way to warm up, but nothing seems to work. The children LOVE it, and it lends itself well to teaching rhyming words, writing activities, and sequencing activities.

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The Adventures of Marco and Polo

If you are looking for a way to get your children excited about reading, try this book extension for January, or any month. We like it in January when we are talking about the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions and making snowmen and having fun being cool. Ha! This book is about two animals from polar opposite parts of the world who meet up and compare how OPPOSITE they really are. There are anchor charts for the genre fiction and purpose. There are also many engaging activities for reading such as comprehension involving rereading to match opposite words, labeling, letter writing activities, coloring pages to practice our artistic ability and work on fine motor skills. There is also a fun animal sort. 

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Polar Opposites - Book Extension

Have you seen Polar Opposites by Eric Brooks?  LOVE IT!  It's simple, but so cute!  The story is about a polar bear named Alex and a tiny penguin named Zina.  The story tells all the different ways that they are opposites, but still the best of friends. Perfect for January! 

You've got to have this book extension.  I'm telling you, it is the cutest book and these activities are perfect to go along with it!  There are anchor charts for the genre fiction-fantasy and purpose. There are also many engaging activities for reading such as comprehension involving rereading to match opposite words, labeling, letter writing activities, coloring page to practice our artistic ability and work on fine motor skills. 

You also get a bonus! 

We included the Game of I Have Who Has - Opposites.  It also sell separately.  Check out the links below!

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The game of I Have Who Has is such a GREAT way to assess your students on High Frequency Words and in this case, they will also be practicing OPPOSITES! In this game the students must read the cards to find out who has the opposite of their word.  It requires listening AND reading. Our students love to play!  If you would like your own, you can click here to purchase it from our store!  Did I mention it's only $1!  What a deal!

The Mitten - Book Extension

Who doesn't love Jan Brett?  It is so easy to foster a love for reading when you immerse the kids in her books!  They are amazed by the illustrations.  THE MITTEN is an all time favorite with us!    The story is about a little boy, his grandmother, a mitten, and lots of forest animals that squeeze inside the mitten to stay warm.  It's a great time to introduce the students to the lost art of knitting!

We compiled our favorite activities into a book extension.  Included are also many engaging activities for reading such as comprehension involving rereading for details. There are activities for putting the story in the correct sequence, writing and labeling activities, a mitten shape book to make, and much more. Your students will be making connections and comparisons with their own experiences with mittens keeping warm in winter. 

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Snowmen at Night - Book Extension

We don't know about you, but we are hoping for some major snow this year!!  We have a lot of snowy favorites! Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner is a fun story about what snowmen REALLY do at night. The kids love it and the illustrations are beautiful!

We have put together some of our favorite activities in a book extension for Snowmen at Night. It is perfect for 1st and 2nd graders!  There are also many engaging activities for reading such as making predictions, and vocabulary, writing activities such as making lists and writing about a snowman scene, language activities with opposites and similes, and a math game of roll, add, and cover with a snowman theme. 
We included a "Snowman Games" section!  The snowmen in the story got to play games, so why shouldn't we!?!?!  Included are Pin the Nose on the Snowman, Spin to Color, Roll and Cover, Spin to Build, and Bingo!  Divide your kids into rotating groups and let the fun begin!

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Melted Snowman Labels FREEBIE

These Melted Snowman labels will wrap perfectly around a water bottle that will make it a perfect drink for a Christmas or winter party. They print perfectly on to Avery 8164, or 5264 shipping labels that are 3 1/2 x 4 inches. Who doesn't need to drink more water? Or snowman? 

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Happy New Year!!

Wow!  Did this break go by fast or what?  As I sit down to think about the first day back with the kiddos, I immediately think about Squirrel's New Year's Resolution by Pat Miller.  I love this book because it explains resolutions in a simple way that 6 years old understand.  We've always talked about goals at the beginning of the year.  It's time to revisit our goals and set new ones.

We compiled some of our favorite New Years activities into this book extension.  Some relate to the book, but most can be done with or without the book.  (Of course, the story is on You Tube so if you don't have the book, you're still set to go.)  Either way, the extension is everything you'll need for a full week of celebrating!  Check out the preview and just what all is included!! You probably won't get it all done, but you'll have plenty to choose from!

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Getting Ready for the 100th Day!

Working with Numbers to 100!

We've been doing a lot of work with numbers up to 100, while anxiously awaiting the 100th day of school!  Here are a few of the activities that we've done.



 100 chart puzzles

ordering numbers to 100

ordering snowballs (ordering numbers least to greatest)

Counting by 2's 

Penguin Pals (10 less and 10 more)

It's a mystery (practice with the 100 chart)

99 Plus 1 

(100th Day Project that just happened to tie in with our penguin theme! Clever!)

Snack

welcome sign

Monthly Math

We have compiled some of our favorite math activities into Monthly Math Packs!  Inside each pack you will find a variety of activities.  You do not have to use everything!  You probably won't have time!  There are several activities that you might want to use every week…not just one day.  The skill levels are varied so that you can differentiate as needed. We have been using most of these activities for 25+ years. We have been through Math Their Way, Marilyn Burns, Math Investigations, Calendar Math and 7 or 8 different textbook adoptions.  We would love to give credit where credit is due, but we honestly don’t remember where all the different ideas came from!  Most ideas were tweaked a little to fit our style or theme, but most ideas did originate from somebody!  If it was YOU and you want credit, let us know.  We will gladly give it to you.

Here is the link to January!

Here is the link to December!

 

Here is the link to November!

 

Here is the link to October!

 

Here is the link to September!

 

Here is the link to August!