1-2-3 Come Do Some Miss Nelson is Missing Activities With Me
I am so excited to share my latest creation! I hope you have as much fun with it, as I did designing the Miss Nelson is Missing Literacy & Math packet.
Do you have a sub folder, binder or sub tub? If you don’t, I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to take the time to make one.
You will be thanking yourself a zillion times later, when an emergency arises or you or your own children are sick. This easy prep is a huge time saver!
Whether you’re “eaten by sharks” or “carried off by aliens”, you’ll have the peace of mind that “Viola Swamp” or whoever else subs for you, has a lesson plan.
This packet is HUGE, a whopping 203-pages, so there's enough for you to use part of the packet to teach a variety of standards, with plenty left over to add to a sub folder, binder or sub tub.
It’s loaded with all sorts of reading, writing & math activities that your students will really enjoy doing.
There are also some awesome classroom management goodies like a Viola Swamp (Stop & Freeze!) tool, a Sweet Miss Nelson Punch Card, along with "Swamp's Stamp of Approval" posters & bookmarks that promote positive behavior.
I've included a few little extras for making a sub tub, binder or folder, such as a "welcome note", cute "submarine" covers, & a "while you were out" form for them to fill out, so you know how things went.
There's a ton of writing prompts with 5 craftivities like the "What bugged Miss Nelson? How did Miss Swamp bug the children?" ladybug, as well as the "Flipping over Characters" booklet.
As always, I include photographs & my completed sample masters, to share with your kiddos if you don't have the time to whip one up.
Completed projects make wonderful bulletin boards to showcase your students' work.
Everything’s centered around the story, but also works independently as well. Simply pick & choose what’s appropriate for your kiddos.
Run things off, organizing them however best suits your schedule, then fill out your lesson plan for what you’ve done, include the book & you’re good to go!
Woo hoo! No worries, no stress, no trying to think, when your brain is elsewhere or your body is ill. I did the work, so you don’t have to.
Using the materials I’ve provided & perhaps adding a few of your own ideas, you’ll have a sub tub, binder or folder that you can reuse every year! One more thing checked off your “too-long” to do list.
The packet includes: posters, pocket chart cards, word cards, games, puzzles, a variety of worksheets, graphic organizers, Venn diagrams, lots of vocabulary-building word work, 2 class-made books, & an emergent reader.
There's also inference & prediction activities, text to text, self & world activities, so you can cover even more Common Core.
The math activities review: numbers, skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s & 10s, counting backwards, 2D shapes, addition & subtraction story problems, plus measurement.
Your kiddos will especially love the "Where's Miss Nelson, Miss Swamp & Detective McSmogg" shape games.
The photo shows the Miss Nelson set. There's a matching set for the other 2 characters as well.
Because Miss Nelson is Missing, it seemed only appropriate to include a variety of "What Letter or Number is Missing?" worksheets.
My personal favorite math activity is the paper airplane measurement craftivity game.
I've included a pattern students fold to make the plane, plus recording sheets to fill with a variety of data about how far the planes flew.
This is a super-fun way to practice a variety of math skills like: measurement, graphing, comparison-contrast, guesstimation, addition & subtraction.
I'm confident that you will LOVE the versatility of this super-fun, stress-busting packet. It’s one of my most useful & all-time favorites.
Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT shop. To celebrate back-to-school, the Miss Nelson is Missing Literacy & Math Packet is on sale for only $7.95. I knocked $2 off for a limited time.
It's chock full of so many goodies, I can't even mention them all. If you're at all interested, the best thing to do is click on my preview to see lots more samples, as well as a complete list of contents.
I have 3 FREEBIES for you today. All of them are included in the packet.
The Miss Nelson is Missing pocket chart cards, are not only a quick, easy & fun way to review the story, but practice end punctuation and capitalization as well. Click on the link to grab this useful FREEBIE.
I'm also featuring 2 anchor chart-posters. Click on the link for the "Parts of a Story" poster.
The "If people don't appreciate your presence, then make them appreciate your absense" poster is a wonderful writing prompt for the Miss Nelson is Missing Story. Discuss what the poster means and how it ties in with the story.
That's it for today. Time to go "cruising" in our Cooper & watch lots of antique trucks, hot rods & vintage cars cruise down 28th street.
Each year this "blast from the past" gets bigger & better. Wishing you a wonderful weekend filled with sweet summer moments.
"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?" - George Carlin
1-2-3 Come Review 2D Shapes With Me
As we prepare our rooms for back to school, it's nice to have a few posters to create instant bulletin boards or wall displays.
With that in mind, I designed a set of 2D posters, which match the 3D shape posters I posted a few days ago.
They come in a variety of sizes, so that you can use them for anchor charts, flashcards, centers, & games.
The packet includes the following shapes: circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, rhombus, trapezoid, star & heart.
I included the rhombus & trapezoid because I use pattern blocks as manipulatives, so my kiddos might as well learn the names of these shapes.
The star & heart are also part of the packet because our preschool teaches those shapes too. Simply print out the shapes that you teach.
For your convenience, I've also made a full-page poster showing all of the shapes, as well as one featuring just the standard 6. 
There's a one-page set of cards so that you can play Memory Match or "I Have; Who Has?" games, along with a sheet of bookmarks that students can tuck into their math journals.
One shows all of the shapes, the other bookmark the standard 6.
Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT shop to pick up the 2D Shapes packet. I hope you find it useful.
While you're there, why not make a "wish list" for tomorrow's special one-day site-wide TpT sale. (August 19th) My shop will be 20% off.
Save an additional 10% by typing in the MORE15 coupon code.
Well that's it for today. Thanks for stopping by. I can't believe how fast August is flying. It always does (heavy sigh...) but this year more so than ever!
Anyone else relate with end-of-the-summer August Anxiety? Wishing you a carefree day.
"August is the Sunday of summer." -Unknown
1-2-3 Come Do Some Alphabet and Number Activities With Me
Amy, from Kentucky, asked if I was going to do a Kissing Hand -Themed activity packet for the alphabet, or one for counting & numbers that would match the trio that I posted this past week. Like me, she likes to teach a variety of standards using a theme.
I actually had one in the works, which includes both, and just finished it today! Woo hoo. This ABC-123, raccoon-themed packet, matches the other 3 “Kissing Hand” inspired packets: Literacy, Shapes & Where’s the Raccoon?
The ABC-123 includes the following:
3 sets of letter cards: uppercase, lowercase, & both UC & LC on one card, so you can play all sorts of games like Memory Match, “I Have; Who Has?”, Kaboom & Speed. I’ve included a 4-page tip list of ideas & directions.
An accordion-fold out, “trace the letters” booklet.
0-10, number & number word pocket chart cards, with a matching poster.
9 number puzzles (color + black & white) to practice numbers 1-10, counting backwards from 10-1, as well as skip counting by 10s to 100.
Use for an independent center & games. Run off the black line ones for children to color, cut & make their own number puzzle.
Counting Kisses 0-10 poster, with a matching worksheet & game cards.
An accordion-fold out Counting Kisses booklet.
Large (8x10) Counting Kisses poster cards for numbers 0-10, with a matching set of 5x7 cards. Use as anchor chart posters & flash cards.
A matching booklet for students. They glue on the appropriate number of kiss “stickers”.
5 number worksheets.
2 roll & color games. You can also use these as “I Spy” game worksheets.
A letter poster showing the arrow directions to write letters, with a matching worksheet, along with 5 other alphabet worksheets.
2 “I Spy A Letter” game sheets for whole-group assessing upper & lowercase letters, with a recording sheet.
A raccoon “slider” craftivity for upper & lowercase letters, numbers 1-20, counting backwards from 10-0 & 20-0; plus slider strips for skip counting by 2s, 3s, 5s, & 10s. A quick, easy & fun way to whole group assess. Includes an assessment sheet.
Upper & lowercase assessment mats & recording sheets, along with a set of upper & lowercase Kissing Hand letter cards, and an alphabet matching game.
Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT shop to take a peek at my newest Kissing Hand packet: ABCs & 123s.
However, since many teachers offer a bundle to give you added savings, I combined this new ABC-123 packet, with the Shape & "Where's the Raccoon?" packets.
You'll save $3 by buying the bundle, as this 247-page whopper, is only $10.95. Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT shop to check it out: Kissing Hand Bundle.
And now for today's featured FREEBIE: A "Dear Students..." poster. Perfect for back to school. Click on the link to grab it.
Well that's it for today. It's super-hot and muggy here in my little corner of the world.
Yuk! Humidity really zaps my energy, so it's time to escape for a dip in the the pool. Wishing you a refreshing day filled with Ahhhhh moments.
"The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it." -Woodrow Wilson
1-2-3 Come Do Some 3D Shape Activities With Me
This poster packet features four, 3D shapes: the sphere, cylinder, cube & cone.
There are a variety of sizes to choose from: large 8x10, as well as smaller 5x7 ones, to use as anchor chart posters or flashcards.
I've also made a poster with all 4 shapes on one page, as well as that poster with 2-on-a-page.
There are cards to make a Memory Match or "I Have; Who Has?" game.
Students could play "Speed" with a partner, taking turns flipping over a pack of cards.
The frist one to say the name of the shape, gets to keep the card.
Print off the 6-on-a-page, 3D shape bookmarks; laminate & trim. Pass them out to your students to tuck into their math journals.
Make an extra set of the large ones, cut them up, and use them for an independent puzzle center.
This is a special FREEBIE in my TpT shop to celebrate 400 followers. If you're one of them, I want to thank you so much for following me; I truly appreciate it!
I know it sounds a bit corny, but I really do get excited when I see the numbers grow.
I promise to post at least one FREEBIE each month, plus celebratory "milestones" like this one, which are only available in my TpT shop.
Click on the link to grab the 3D Shape Poster packet today. I hope you find it useful in helping your kiddos understand 3D shapes.
That's it for today. My husband is whisking me away to the Henderson Castle! The fact that our last name is Henderson, makes this date even more special. Wishing you a delightful day, over flowing with love-filled moments.
"Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love." -Mother Teresa
1-2-3 Come Study 2D Shapes With Me
Woo Hoo! I just finished the final packet in The Kissing Hand "triolgy". Technical issues had me nearly throwing my computer out the window.
I'm sure some of you can relate with how frustrating it is when a glitch happens, causing a gnashing of teeth and ripping out of hair. Arggg!
Any hoo, I have managed to peel myself off the ceiling and will endeavor to try and post this really cute Kissing Hand-inspired Shape Packet before something else happens.
If you've read the adorable book The Kissing Hand, by Audrey Penn, then you're familiar with Chester, an anxious little raccoon.
Since he is such an endearing character for children, I thought I'd incorporate him into some fun hands-on shape games & activities.
The packet reviews the 2D shapes: circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, hexagon, pentagon, octagon, trapezoid, rhombus, star & heart, simply choose which ones you want your kiddos to learn.
I've included a variety of activities including a trace & write mini booklet, several craftivities, shape word cards (with and without the shapes on them), as well as several shape games with different options for playing.
There are also posters, pocket chart cards, a shape “slider” that’s a fun way to whole-group assess, plus a variety of worksheets; including a graph, & ones that review attributes and spatial directions.
The two raccoon crafts are extremely versatile. Teachers can use them as anchor chart-posters, bulletin boards, a fun way to individually or whole-group assess, as a game or independent center activity!
In the first raccoon shape craftivity, the eyes, nose and bows (for a girl raccoon) or bowties (for a boy raccoon) take on the various shapes.
I've also made a student-one, where children just change the nose.
In the next photo is "Bandit" wearing all the different shaped masks.
You don’t have to use wiggle eyes, but I thought they added that finishing touch, and made the raccoon look more realistic.
Not sure why the color looks sort of blue instead of gray like the others. Chalk it up to more cyber craziness beyond my ken.
You can also use the bowties & bows from the other raccoon for more options for Bandit.
Students could also place the pocket chart card with the shape name above or under the raccoon as a center activity.
Review the various shapes as a whole group, by passing out the masks to your students. Show the word card, or ask for a shape. The child holding that mask comes up and places it on the raccoon. I used magnet dots on the back of Bandit to stick him to my whiteboard. I used Velcro dots on the masks.
Once Bandit is wearing a shape mask, ask children what things he sees that are that shape. For example, he’s wearing the rectangle-eyed mask
and sees a door, window, Kleenex box, book, piece of paper etc.
To celebrate getting ready for back-to-school, this 65-page raccoon-themed packet is on sale for just $3.95. Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT shop to have a look.
The packet matches The Kissing Hand Literacy packet & the "Where’s the Raccoon?" packet, which were featured in other blog articles this past week.
If you're a follower, you know I always post a FREEBIE in each blog article. Today's is the shape slider from the packet.
I've also included "slider strips" for upper & lowercase letters, numbers & skip counting. I hope you find it useful. Click on the link to grab it.
As for me, I'm escaping for some much-needed sanity far away from my computer. Wishing you a stress-free day filled with giggles galore.
"Do what you love; love what you do." -Unknown
