Tuesday, February 7, 2012

From Farm to Table Day 4

With the Kindergartners we talked about what were food and what were animals.
We put them in our table top pocket chart.
After we sorted, I shuffled the cards.
Then we talked about what each gave 
(they remembered from the beginning of the unit!!!!)
{Sorry to say, I don't know where I got those cards :(}


 So for the horse, we said "gives rides"

When a food card came up we talked about what we'd do with it.
{The other Mrs. R hands out carrots all of the time, 
so it shouldn't be very hard to come up with an idea for that! }
We did have one little guy say soup!  
Another little man says cooked tomatoes! 

I drew this corn... errrr I made this corn.
We talked about what crops would grow and what we do with it.
Here was the 5th graders:


 4th graders:
 3rd graders:

 The 2nd graders:
{Who were the only ones to mention popcorn!!!}

Monday, February 6, 2012

From Farm to Table Day 3

Day 3 of our From Farm to Table, we talked about sheep:



We also talked about grapes and how we get raisins!  
We all got to taste a grape and a raisin!


Oh how we love to have hands on science!

We also sang this song:  

I have it in a PDF, but no name :(

Sunday, February 5, 2012

From Farm to Table Day 2

Today we talked about what cows give have and are

 I used my cow again from when we talked about the food groups!

 Here is our pig:
We sang these songs:

No name on this file :(

Saturday, February 4, 2012

February Items

Here are some matching cards just in time for Valentine's Day



Valentine's Love- more matching cards.

Play like memory or Go Fish.


Match the number word, to the numeral, to the objects.



These Non Standard activities children measure pictured items with the strip at the bottom.


With the shake up games, you need an egg carton and two counters.
For this one, I use those conversation hearts lol
Depending on what skill you need.  So say you want your students to work on adding or multiplying, put two conversation hearts in the carton, close the egg carton, shake and open.  Children add or multiply the numbers where they hearts landed.

Higher level children, write bigger numbers on the bottoms :) 
I write whatever I want on garage sale dots, that way I can change them when necessary!

You could also use letters on the bottom.  You could have them write the letters on a dry erase board.

Also, the 16th comment will receive their choice of any of the above activities for FREEE!!!!

Friday, February 3, 2012

Freebie Friday

In honor of a fellow teacher, I offer you a freebie.


I have been wanting to make a shaker for a while and finally decided to do it.  
So to honor Pam of Vintage Teacher 

I created this set for my students. Since I work with multi-aged children, I used the same bottle with two different answer keys.

I used Sunny Day's creations for the older children and the freebie for the younger children. Since my older ones are only in first grade, I am giving them the "answer sheet" with heart erasers to cover the answers they find. I will also allow them to work with a partner, since I only have one container!  lol

For the younger ones, this is the sheet they will use:
Get your FREE here: FEBRUARY FIND

Sorry I have no photos to share, as I just made this and I haven't printed it out yet. Guess who will be heading in early to school to print and laminate?  I'd be forever thankful if you left me a "Ribbit" {comment} to know you celebrated Pam!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

From Farm to Table

This week we began our farm unit.

I made this barn- not so bad lol I left the middle white for writing.  We talked about who/what was on a farm and what it gave.

We did go over that pig meat has a name, and it isn't pig meat lol  I had the children make their own T-charts in their science logs.


After we brainstormed the "who's" we talked about what they gave.




I used Deanna's unit with the class book inside. I read the top and had the students repeat. Then I read the bottom and they repeated that.



Then for the Kindergartners got a chance to be the teacher.  They came to the barn and pointed to an animal and asked "their" class what they gave.  It was adorable!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Tag You're It!

1. You must post the rules.
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself on the blog post.
3. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post,
and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people and link them on your post.
5. Let them know you've tagged them!

Fun Facts About Me!

  1. My closest friends are also named Jennifer.
  2. I don't own any plain white or black socks- just fun ones.
  3. I collect frogs. It is a good assessment at the beginning of the year to have students try to count them!!!!
  4. I turn almost everything into a song for my students.
  5. I love to cook- so dislike doing the dishes! (Good thing that I also sell Pampered Chef-so I get my tools at a discount or free!!!!)
  6. I love to sing- bonus is that I am a pretty good singer ( I can sing for weddings and such.)
  7. I love to scrapbook. Not only for me, but some of my friends too!
  8. I love to use rubber stamps.
  9. I have taken a photo a day for the past 3 years. 
  10. I used to carry my lunch when I was in elementary school, in a tackle-box! My mom put something in each spot!
  11. By the time I was 16, I had moved 21 times!
  12. I eat dinner with my 91 year old gramma at least once a week, usually twice!



My Questions:
  1. Besides teaching, what is your hobby? Stamping and scrapbooking 
  2. Did you always want to be a teacher? If not, what? You bet!
  3. What is your go to meal if you are feeling too tired to be creative?Chicken 438 (Pampered Chef has this "Magic Pot" and it is truly MAGIC!!!
  4. How many kids do you have? pets? married? No children yet, we have 2 dogs- Tank {Big Scary} a 140 Rottweiler, and CJ a Black Lab (CJ= Caroline Jennifer {My gramma's and my name) Married to my husband Randy- a high school teacher.
  5. What is a pet peeve of yours in the classroom? Sharpening pencils!
  6. What is the one (or 2) classroom supplies you couldn't do without? Post-it notes different colored pens.
  7. In what state do you teach? Is your school using Common Core this year? Wisconsin- we have just begun with CCS.
  8. Favorite Sports Team, if any? Dallas Cowboys!!!!!
  9. How many states have you lived in? Which ones? 3 Wisconsin, Illinois, and Virginia.
  10. Favorite tv show you hate to admit you watch? Dog the Bounty Hunter.
  11. Favorite candy? Sour ones :)
  12. One thing on your bucket list. According to my "Never Going to Happen" folder on Pinterest, take a cruise to Australia. :)  {Okay technically that's two!}

Here's 12 questions that my friends must answer:

  1. What is your favorite drink?
  2. What is your guilty pleasure?
  3. Do you eat breakfast?
  4. Favorite kind of pet?
  5. Favorite kind of animal?
  6. What were you like in high school?
  7. Are you an only child?
  8. What do you collect?
  9. What is your favorite movie?
  10. What is your favorite TV show?
  11. What is your favorite color?
  12. Do you know how to drive a manual car {stick shift}?


Those that are now it:


9. Heidi at http://swampfrogfirstgraders.blogspot.com/ {Go Frogs!!!!}