Journeys Kindergarten

"If I had a pot of gold..." pots of gold craft and story starter for St. Patrick's Day.

Here's a set of cards for matching animals to their homes.

This is one of my favorite weeks. I just love spring and teaching my students about new things. It's certainly been a busy one! So far, w...

Happy Wednesday everyone and congratulations on making it halfway! I have been meaning to post this for awhile, but it has been crazy busy. Today though I had a GREAT day. Seriously, today was the best Wednesday ever. My kiddos were great (and hilarious... I just love overhearing their conversations! Today my favorite was when one of my kids told her group, "Last night my armpit farted." The rest of the kids were all so astonished and wanted to know how!) and I got done with half my Bracken…

Change of Clothing Parent Letter FREEBIE

Habitats of the World - "What's a Habitat?" Little Book introduces the concept of plants and animals living and surviving in their habitats. | by Fluttering Through First Grade

First Grade WOW, Windows on Wonder

Looking for the best books on seeds, trees, and plants for kids. Compiled by teachers.

In "Where do I live?: Category Sorting" my sweet animal friends are lost! They need the help of your students to find their way home! This product includes 27 animal picture cards and 3 sorting mats, as well as a cut and paste version for students who are able to work independently. Either you or y...

Hello Everyone! We have finished our study on what and how animals eat and what kinds of body covering they have. Sandra Markle has written two perfect books to help organize kids' (and teachers') thoughts on those exact subjects. What if You Had Animal Teeth and What if You had Animal Hair have become two of my favorite books. I posted about the teeth book last year right about this same time, and Sandra came through with the hair book just in time for our study this year!! Both books are…

The next story in our Treasures reading program was Sunflower House by Eve Bunting. It is the story of a young boy who plants some sunflower seeds in a circular shape. He waters the seeds and scares away birds. The sunflowers grow and eventually create a "house" for the boy to play in with his friends. But at the end of the summer the flowers begin to droop and die. At first the boy is sad, until he realizes that he can collect the seeds from the sunflowers and plant another sunflower house…

Browse over 40 educational resources created by Sara Rucker in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Hello again, friends! Starting Friday at 3:15, I'm on Spring Break (woohoo!!!) and for the first time EVER, I already have my entire week planned for the week we return! What?! No, really!!! I do! We are learning about animal adaptations in science, so when we return, we'll be using all three of Sandra Markle's awesome 'What If You Had' books! I have created activities that go along with our adaptation unit for the students to complete as we read each book book, and you can download each one…

We used a favorite Usborne Book to inspire our craft and snack time! I love offering books that are on topics my kids are learning in school! Animal Homes!

Your students will enjoy reading this Earth Day Themed emergent reader. Every page starts with "We love the..." You could have your students circle or highlight their sight words. This reader is intended to be printed two per books page and double sized.

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? By Steve Jenkins. We talked about two animals from each body part. Then students drew and wrote details about the animals. I have an ESL classroom.