Apples

We read the books "Ten Apples Up On Top"  and "Ten Red Apples".

We created this Apple diagram and labeled the different parts of an apple. 

At recess we practiced balancing apples up on hour heads (we used bean bags to go this). 

I took each child's picture and asked them how many apples they thought that they could balance on their head.  By doing a little computer editing, I created a class book.  

The students love reading books that they are the stars of!

In the math center we sorted apples by color and put them in order by size!

Much Needed Break

One of my teacher friends sent me this, I could not help but laugh!

LET'S RECAP

1.  HALLOWEEN WEEK

2.  ELECTION WEEK

3.  SUPER FULL MOON WEEK 

4.  THANKSGIVING WEEK 

GOD BLESS TEACHERS EVERYWHERE!

And this would make it all better, as long as there is a return policy!

Art Easels

Our art Easels take up so much space and since space is limited in our class, I decided to hang mine on the wall:)

I went from this:(

To this:)

I used 2 of the  acrylic pieces from the square easel along with 2 of the paint trays and the pieces they mount on.  

First I covered my wall with butcher paper and then a clear shower curtain.  

Next, I put up a fancy boarder.  

Last I mounted the acrylic paper holders and paint trays to the wall.  

This has beena real space savor!

Spookly The Square Pumpkin

This week we read the book "Spookly The Square Pumpkin". 

This book is an amazing book for teaching many different skills. 

I used this book to teach about being unique and shapes

During the week we cut open a pumpkin and looked at the different parts.  We then created and labled our pumpkin on the anchor chart. 

Here is a picture of or pumpkin paintings. 

I let the kids color a piece of paper any color they choose, once the picture was dry they told me what shape their pumpkin was.  We then cut it out and added stems and leaves. 

Our kiddo's also enjoyed creating their own square pumpkin at the art center.

I love to make predictable charts to read durning the week.  
After we tasted pumpkin seed, pumpkin pie and pumpkin cookies, I had each child tell me what they liked.



After we have read the chart during the unit, I cut it up and create class books to place in the library.  The kiddos love these books!  At the end of the year I plan to hand these books out to the kids for a keep sake.

These are just a few of the things I was able to snap pictures of.  

Bats

My kids loved learning about bats!  

These are the three books that I used to teach my kiddo's about bats.  

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat

Fantastic Bats

Amazing Bats

Bat vocabulary

It was so fun to hear them use these words and to know what 

the meaning of each word was. 

We created two different bat anchor charts!

The first we labled a bat and the second we did a tree map 

about bats. 

The kiddo's created their own bat using pre-cut materials and cup cake papers. I got this idea 

from another blogger at IHeart Crafty Things.

I dyed bow tie noodles three different colors orange, purple and black.  I put them in the sandtable for the kiddo's to sort by color. 

Spiders

Spiders!

What a fun and exchiting few weeks we had learning about spiders!

We spent a week on each book!

Aaaaarrgghh Spider! Our vocabulary words where sparkly, pet, spider and spider web. 

The Very Busy Spider, we worked on the words, silky, field, fence post and beautiful. 

Anchor Charts

We spent one day creating a spider and the second day labeliing him.  After spending time learing about spiders we created a tree map about spiders.  For story retelling we used The Very Busy Spider. 

We sang the song the Its Bitsy Spider, I created a class book to keep in the library and sent home a mini book for the kids to read to their parents. 

We did much much more and I am going to try really hard to remember to take pictures!  I just get so busy with my kiddo's I forget to take pictures and document all the fun we are having!

Aaaaaarrgghhhhhh a Spider!

During our spider unit, my little sweet hearts, informed me that we had a spider under the sand table. I quickly told them that it was just one of the spider rings that I added to the sand table.  Our girls kept telling us that it was brown and big and that the spider rings where orange and purple.  After some convincing, I decided to investigate!  No! it was not a spider . . .   it was a man eating spider!  I swear that sucker was the size of a silver dollar.  I attempted to put a cup on him to keep him in place until the janitor could come and deal with the beast.  However, as I approached him he full on attacked me.  I have never in all my years had a spider run at me.  The next thing I know I am on the table screaming and I have 20, 4 year olds on the table standing behind me yelling!  What a sight we where!  The assistant from next door, came and saved the day.  She hunted down the beast and sleighed him!

Come to find out he was a Wolf Spider!

The are known for attacking their pray, I told you that thing was trying to catch me and eat me!

Cozy Corner or Calm Down Area

I created this cozy corner out of a dishwaher box, for our students to go and have a place to be alone or when needed to calm down.

In side the box I put this poster of Finding Dory, I felt it was not only calming but that the kids would enjoy looking at it. 

I also put two pillows and a bucket of things for them to do, if they need the time to calm down.  

On the out side of the box are different cards with strategies to help them calm down.