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Hello Everyone! We are having a great week! I actually got in some guided reading groups today!! Yippee!! I love it when all the training and expectations for incorporating D5 actually settles in and works like a well oiled machine! Sometimes I just look up from what we're doing and just smile because most of the kids are doing it!! Really doing it!! I am so excited for tomorrow! Way to go, guys!!! The week after next we will begin our fairy tale unit (integrating our reading and social…

Last week we began a Language Arts unit on Fairy Tales. After all the years that I have taught Kindergarten, I have never purposely created a unit for Fairy Tales. I have read them but not discuss them in depth. I love it and so do the children. I began with The Three Little Pigs. First, we talked about the storyline which they all know. Then, using a link titled Speakaboos.com we watched a version of this beloved tale. Last, we created the story map (see below). I did look at all the great…

Here are some of the things we did this week for our Fairy Tale/Storybook Character Unit: We talked about what a fairy tale is and what fairy tales sometimes have in them. We talked about the Story Elements in each of the Fairy Tales we read this week. Little Red Riding Hood Here is the chart I used to fill in the Story Elements as we talked about them as a class. While filling this chart out, we made our characters and set up our classroom (setting) so we could act out the story. Little Red…

Teaching fables and folktales is specifically referred to in the Common Core standards. Here is an anchor chart to help students recognize traits of fables

Folktales, Fables, Fairytales, and Tall Tales come up at some point throughout the year with all grade levels from Kinder to 5th grade. Over the years, I’ve found some absolutely WONDERFUL anchor charts that helped me create a visual reminder for my students. Here are some of my favorites! These... Read more

Fairy Tale Castle Book Reports! These are SO much fun! We did a fun Fairy Tale unit, which I can share more of next year. We started by doing a group book report. I read Rapunzel to my students (any fairy tale works), and we filled out this book report form together on the overhead. Fairy Tale Book Report Next, each student read his or her own fairy tale, using this book set. I have the smaller set, and I didn't even know they had the larger one. Wish I had those, because I had to find some…

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Simple Recipe for Taste Safe finger paints ideal for a sensory painting experience with babies and toddlers made with ingredients from your kitchen cupboard

Jack and the Beanstalk mathematics and craft activity: ask students to count out magic beans, leaves, and clouds. S1 Maths and Art

Free Printable Mermaid Coloring Pages. Use them to color or create a simple mermaid craft with sequins or cupcake liners. Perfect for a mermaid party!

Fee-fi-fo-fum! I smell lots of preschool fun with these math, literacy, sensory, and dramatic play activities for "Jack and the Beanstalk."

Last year I combined all of the activities that I’ve used over the years and made a little fairy tale unit. That is one of my favorite units! I thought that this year I would just pick and choose from that unit and my planning/prep would be all done. Sounds like a plan, right? Well ... Read More about Fairy Tales: comparing and summarizing

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