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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

New! Free! "It's Halloween!" Digital Scrapbooking Kit!

Kim Brodelet picked a fun color swatch for her Colour Challenge this month. She picked colors that could be used for fall or Halloween, even though they don't celebrate Halloween in her country. I thought that was so sweet and thoughtful of her! This is the color swatch she made:
We have to use at east 4 of the colors. Usually I use all of them, but this month I used 4 and  a couple of my own. This is what I came up with:
You can grab "It's Halloween!" free through October 31, 2013. I hope you like it and can use it. If you snag it, please leave me a note. I'd also love to see what you do with it! My email address is in the file. Happy Halloween! 
 
 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

FREE Halloween Handwriting Assessment

Free Halloween Handwriting AssessmentThis sentence has every letter in the alphabet in it. Use it for a quick and fun handwriting assessment during October or anytime!

FREE HALLOWEEN BOO BANNER

FREE HALLOWEEN BOO BANNER
Can you tell I like Halloween? This Boo Banner is free. Click on the title to go to the download. Print the 5 pieces on cardstock (a thicker paper), if possible, and laminate them for years of use. Tape a long piece of string to the backs of the pieces and hang the banner across a doorway, bulletin board, chalkboard or your fireplace! If you grab it, please leave me a message. Happy Halloween! J



Thursday, October 3, 2013

FREE Pumpkin Math Activity Sheet


Free Pumpkin Math Activity Sheet
Use this FREE sheet for a fun math lesson using a real pumpkin. You will need a bathroom scale, a tape measure, a knife and scoop, newspapers , and a REAL PUMPKIN. See if any of your students can think of a fast way to count the seeds (by 2s, 5s, 10s, etc.).  Click on the link above to get it for FREE. Have fun!

Monday, September 30, 2013

BATS!


This Bats Writing Packet has everything you need for a fun and educational writing unit on Bats. Your students will be able to write five different types of poems (directions included), and a non-fiction report and/or a fictional story about Bats. This unit would be great to teach during the month of October or during any month!
This packet includes:

A blank, 11” x 17” Bats Chart

11” x 17” Chart of Bat Vocabulary Words to post while students are writing

11” x 17” Chart of Bats Terms and Definitions

11” x 17” Animal Report Information Worksheet

11” x 17” What We Know About Bats Chart for Prewriting Activity

11” x 17” What We Want To Know About Bats Chart for Prewriting Activity

Two, 11” x 17” Class Graphs About Bats for Prewriting Activities

11” x 17” What We Learned About Bats Chart for end of unit

11” x 17” Pattern for a Big Bat Book

8 ½” x 11” Animal Report Information Worksheet

2 Report Planning WEB sheets for Bats

2 Report Planning WEB sheets (BLANK) for future use

Sheets for 5 Different Types of Poetry

2 Parent Letters for Bat Research Homework Assignments (Editable Word Documents)

Pages with lines

Sheets decorated with bats for writing

1 Sheet for a Labeled Bat Picture

2 Cute Covers for Bat Book or Report

Inside Pages for Big Bat Book
 
I hope your students enjoy learning about bats and the writing process with this kit! 

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Fall Freebie Still Free

Sorry there was a glitch with my download for my new freebie kit. It's working again. It will be available through September 30.  Click HERE to go to the gallery to get the download link. Thanks for letting me know!

Owls Writing Packet for Grades 1-4

 
This Owls Writing Packet has everything you need for a fun and educational writing unit on Owls. Your students will be writing five different types of poems (directions included), and a non-fiction report and/or a fiction story about Owls. This unit would be great to teach during the month of October or during any month!

This packet includes:

A blank, 11” x 17” Owl Chart

11” x 17” Chart of Owl Vocabulary Words to post while students are writing

11” x 17” Chart of Owl Terms and Definitions

11” x 17” Animal Report Information Worksheet

8 ½” x 11” Animal Report Information Worksheet

2 Report Planning WEB sheets for Owls

2 Report Planning WEB sheets (BLANK) for future use

Sheets for 5 Different Types of Poetry

Parent Letter for Owl Research Homework Assignment (a Word document- editable)

6 sheets decorated with owls for writing

2 sheets with lines

2 Sheets for a Labeled Owl Picture (1 is blank for future reports)

2 Cute Covers for Owl Book or Report

1 Sheet to Compare & Contrast the Two Owl Families
I LOVE OWLS! Happy writing!