WE ARE GOING TO THE ZOO!!

MY SCHOOL WON A FREE TRIP TO THE ZOO!! 

In November, we got a letter from the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo that we could do a Read Around the World program.  Our kids were to write down every book they read and the school that read the most would win a FREE trip to the zoo for the whole school!  We worked hard and wrote every book down.  We do Daily 5 at our school so the kids would count every book during Read to Self.  Teachers counted every book they read and everyone got involved.  Every week we showed our total during community. The numbers grew from 2,000 then 6,534 and at the end we were at 32, 543 books!!  YES 200 kids read that many books!  WOW!  The zoo called with the exciting news.  Our principal came in and told me at 2:30 the day before community.  I got to tell every the next morning!  It was so fun!  I kept telling them "I have a secret"  Then I would say "Do you want to know?" of course, everyone yells yes.  But I just said "Not yet." After doing that five times I had to tell them.  There was yelling involved.  They went crazy.  It was so fun to see their faces.  I think some of the teachers were as excited as the kids.  Let's just say there was crying involved.  Well, we are going on April 30th.  The weather should be nicer by then.  I can't wait!  If you haven't been to the Omaha Zoo it is ranked as the second best place to take your family in the country. We are so lucky to have an awesome zoo so close.  If you are ever in the area check it out!  It's AWESOME! I can't wait to go! 

 

Subtract with Pete!

We started subtraction this week. Of course, we have to read "Pete the Cat and his four groovy buttons" by James Dean! Love that book!  I especially love that you can go to the website and listen to the groovy music.  The kids love it!!

 

So anyway I wanted to do a simple subtraction matching page to go with the book. 

 I made this quick subtraction matching sheet. 

 

just click on Subtract with Pete's buttons to get your copy of this worksheet.

 

Here is a subtraction video that I can't stop singing!  My kids love it!

Mr. Harry has the best songs!

 

Enjoy!

 

 

 

How to make a shower curtain keyboard and play Swat!

Are you in need of a NEW FUN literacy center? 

 A new way to practice spelling words or sight words? 

I have a fun new way to have fun while practicing spelling. 

Here is a step by step way of making a shower curtain keyboard or two! 

You will need four things:

1.plain shower curtain

2.black thick permanent marker

3. Kleenex box for tracing

4. Fly Swatter

 Easy-peasy!

Just get a plain colored shower curtain.  I just grabbed one from Dollar General for a couple of bucks.  Lay it out and cut it in half horizontally.  You can actually make two keyboards out of one curtain.  I cut the end off where the magnets are so they weren't in the way.  Next lay it out on a flat surface. Lay the Kleenex box down on the shower curtain and trace around it.  10 boxes on the top row, 9 in the middle and 7 on the bottom.  I added an ENTER button on the bottom by tracing a bigger square the size of two boxes.  A little tip start tracing on the bottom of the box and go slow around the corners. 

First row done.

 

 

A close up of the tracing.

 

 Here it is without the letters. Just look at any keyboard on the computer
and write in the letters in the correct order.

 Here is the finished product. 
Now grab a couple of fly swatters.
 They have cute flower shaped ones at the dollar store this time of year.

 Here is my daughter playing on it! I was just telling her letters and she had fun slapping them.

I created these bug cards.  The kids will pick a card and slap the letters to make the word
Click here to get your bug cards.

 I made letter cards for the beginning of the year.
 I also have all the Dolch Pre-primer words in the FREEBIE!
There is also a page of blank cards.

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 I make them push enter at the end.  You can put two next to each other and put kids on teams and turn into a race.  It's super fun!  They will love it!

FUN! FUN! FUN!

Subtraction linking cards and a FREEBIE!

Well, we have a SNOW day!!  YAY!  This storm was suppose to produce 1-3 inches instead we got dumped on 7-9 inches of heavy wet snow.  On the bright side it's March and won't be around for long.  It'll be 58 and gone by Friday! Just gave us an extra day to our spring break!  I will take it!
I have been working on Subtraction units!
I made some subtraction linking cards similar to the addition linking cards I made when we were learning addition.  Simply print, laminate, and hole punch the little black dot.  The students use learning links from Learning Resources to make linking chains.  They link the first number then take off the second number to find the answer.  The kids have fun and learn that subtraction is taking away!  Click here to go to my TPT store to buy your own subtraction center!

Here is a FREEBIE!  Click here to go to my TPT store to download the number linking cards. I made these to 30 but added a blank sheet so you could make your own.

Enjoy!

 
 

Spring Subtraction

I'm so excited about this unit!  We are going to start subtraction in two weeks and I think these activities are going to be perfect for my kiddos.  It will help them understand that concept that subtraction is taking away!  I just uploaded it to my store so stop by and grab a copy.

 

The subtraction wheels are a great center activity.  You will need 8 clothespins.  Write one number 1-8 on each clothespins. Subtract the pictures from the number in the middle and put the correct clothespin to make the answer on each.  You use dry eraser makers to cross off each one to help them find the answer. 

 

 

 

 


 Subtraction Story problems.  The students draw the picture to solve the story problem.  I included a number line so the students can check their answer using it.  Then students write their equation in the bottom square.  5 of these are included.

These might be my favorite.  Students take each card and write the equation to go with it.  The count all the objects to get the first number then the ones with an x to get the second number.  Then the students count the ones without an x to get the answer.  A fun way to practice subtraction. There are two different ways to record their equations.  There is a recording sheets with all the answers to make checking it quick and easy for you.

Students cross off the second number to find the answer.  There are two pages. 

 The second one is harder and starts with larger numbers. 

Click here to get your subtraction color by number

And here is a Subtraction Freebie  for you!

Thanks for being a follower!  I'm still working on learning how to do all this blogging and everything. 

Enjoy!

Here is a link to my TPT store to buy your own copy of my subtraction unit today.

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Lisa-Bohaty

 

 

Currently

OK so I have seen this Currently on other blogs and thought I would give it a try.  So I linked up with Farley from Oh Boy Fourth Grade.

 

What's in my egg? Freebie

This is a fun center I just created.  Just print off the jellybean cards, laminate them and fold them into a plastic Easter egg.  I have a cute pail I keep mine in.  The students pick and egg, open it and read it.  Then they write the word in an egg on the recording sheet.  Simple yet fun!  You could play this as a whole class and have one student come up at a time and pick and egg and everyone write the same word.  A great way to review sight words.  Click on the link to get it Free from my TPT store. Please consider following me if you download it.  I'm so close to getting my first 100 followers. YAY!  What's in my egg?