Earth Day!

Earth Day is April 22!  We have been getting ready for it!  I love teaching children the importance of keeping our Earth clean.  We made this fun craft from Miss Kindergarten and did some writing from my "Hooray for Earth Day" pack {shown at the bottom of this post}.  We did this a little early because we had an author, Michael Sterns come visit our school and he loves our Earth!!  In the coming week, we'll be doing some Earth Day centers, a mini-book, and more writing!  Happy Early Earth Day!  What will you do? 

 xo
Megan

Hippity Blog-Hop 2

Hi everyone!  I hope you've had a great week and are enjoying your weekend!  I'm teaming up with some of my friends for a fun Blog Hop!  This is the second year that we've done the hop.  In case you missed last year's hop, click here to see what I gave away.  Thanks to Irene and Kimberly Ann for organizing this shindig for us!  If you make it to all the stops, you can collect some great freebies, enter to win some equally great products {including my Poetry Unit!} AND a $25 Amazon gift card at the end of the hop!  The winner will be announced a week from today, on Saturday, April 12.  Thanks to Kimberly Ann over at Live, Laugh, I LOVE Kindergarten for sending you my way!

*Button graphics courtesy of Glitter Meets Glue Designs, Bubbly Borders and More, and Pixel Paper Prints.*

My freebie for you are my Earth Day coloring pages.  These are always fun to put out the days prior or after Earth day.  I put them out as a fun alternative to morning work or for early finishers.  My kids love using colored pencils or markers to color their pages!  You can snag this freebie by clicking below! Enjoy the rest of the hop!

xo
Megan

Enter the Rafflecopter below and be sure to hop on over to the next stop and see my pal Irene at  "Learning With Mrs. Leeby", by clicking the button below!  Happy Hopping!

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Earth Day Learning

We had a GREAT week learning about the environment and ways to help!!!!!

First up was a read-aloud...there are so many good ones out there!  We went over some vocab from Lyndsey's Earth Day pack.  Lastly, we did the mini-book from my Earth Day Mini-Pack.

We practiced our Earth Day poem all week.

We did writing and made Hadar's "Home Sweet Home" craft.  As we crafted, we listened to Ron Brown's "Everyday an Earth Day"  song from his "All Year" CD.  They loooved it!!!  His music is great!

We did some center activities from my Earth Day Mini-Pack and played an Earth Day Contraction Game from Kathy Law.  Let's not discuss the sick construction paper that I copied it on two years ago...pretend it's printed in color ink!

On Friday, we read The Earth and I by Frank Asch.  I love him ps!  We listened to "What a Wonderful World" off Dr. Jean's "Just for Fun" CD.  I love her, also ps!  Then, I split the class into groups and gave them a section of the song to paint.  They really liked this.  I love when they watercolor paint b/c the room is SILENT!

As we painted and I listened to the song, I couldn't help but think of the innocent families in Boston.  I am going to see about sending our pictures to a school there.  Perhaps the school where the little boy was from.

I am off to meet a college pal for some shopping and eating.  Enjoy your weekend.

xo
Megan 

Earth Day

Earth Day will be here before we know it {April 22}! I have a little pack available in my store if you want to take a peek! It includes vocab, writing prompts, abc order, coloring sheets, written responses, sentence sorts, and a mini-book/emergent reader.  I would also like to highlight a few products that I have seen my blogging friends create!  If you don't need anything for Earth Day, maybe you will just learn about a few blogs that you didn't know about before!?

Next up is an adorable Earth Day craft from my wonderful friend, Hadar aka Miss Kindergarten!  She is seriously so talented and crafty! What a clever idea for a craft!!!!!!

This great pack from Lyndsey at A Year of Many Firsts is sure to keep your little ones busy during Earth Day.  I especially love the vocabulary posters that she's included.

Check out these cute free bookmarks from Tanja aka Journey of a Substitute Teacher!  I always love giving my kids bookmarks!  Click the pic below to snag a free one!

Perfect for 2nd grade is this sentence shuffle, by Michelle from Teach123!  Pop it in a center for fluency practice!

Who doesn't love a good craft from Mrs. Cupcake at A Cupcake for the Teacher?!  This adorable I heart the Earth craft is perfect! I like the little extra writing she includes with this!

Check out this great pack from Lori from Teaching with Love and Laughter!  It's full of goodies to keep your little ones learning in April!  I especially love the little trivia game! So cute!

Next up is a pack from Arlene at LMN Tree!  It's loaded with goodies and is all CC aligned!

Yvonne from Mixminder has a fun pack for 2nd grade.  This set includes both Literacy and Math activities for Earth Day.  Yvonne is always sure to make sure her activities match the Common Core Standards!

Last up is Kristen's {A Day in First Grade} April Writing Pack.  If your little ones need extra practice with their handwriting, her monthly sets are just the thing you need.  The April set has some Earth Day handwriting practice pages in it.

So, what did you like?

xo
Megan 

Earth Day Freebie!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I am sharing an Earth Day freebie with you!  It's part of my "Hooray for Earth Day" pack!  Check it out!  For more fun ideas on Earth Day, click here!  Many of my friends have activities available!

These are from the pack shown below!!! 

This is our poem of the week. Click the picture to grab a copy!  I'm not sure where this poem is from. 

Students coloring and reading their Earth Day mini-books {included in my Hooray for Earth Day Pack}.

xo
Megan