In addition to Zoo Break, here's what Little Owl has been up to for the past month!
Go Math Chapter 1 Games and Bundle
I'm so excited to share that I'm DONE with my Go Math! Chapter 1: Addition Concepts centers for first grade. The centers cover early addition concepts. Although these activities were specifically designed to support the Go Math! curriculum, they can be a useful addition to any math program! My first graders particularly love matching "switcharoo" facts with Find My Twin :)
Record sheets are also included for every activity!
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Winter is Around the Corner!
It may be November, but it's never too early to start thinking about winter holidays, amiright? I'm mildly obsessed with Helen Lester's Tacky the Penguin series, and I can't WAIT to try out my new Tacky the Penguin Reader's Theater Script this year!
Looking to boost family involvement at your school? Want to take the stress out of planning a family night before the holidays? Consider hosting a Pajama Reading Night! Read all about it here, and check out my Host a Pajama Reading Night packet on TPT!
...I'll have my hands full this December and January... but that's just the way I like it! What are your plans for this holiday season? Let me know in the comments!
Hey teacher friends! I've been going through some major upheavals throughout the past few months, and life is finally starting to settle down again. Since May, I left Japan to move back to the States, got married, bought a house with my new husband, and accepted a position as a first grade teacher in my local school district! I'm thrilled to find myself in first grade again after all the changes I've gone through recently. Starting the school year in a new place on short notice has been a bit daunting, but I've been blessed with friendly, collaborative coworkers. Here's a little glimpse into my life for the past two weeks! My biggest focus lately has been classroom setup. I'm trying to keep things clean, organized, and simple from the get go.
It's so important to establish rules, routines, and expectations during these first few weeks. On day 1, we read No, David by David Shannon, and made T-chart of things we DO at school, and things we DO NOT do at school. On day 2, we read Swimmy by Leo Lionni, and thought about the ways we work together at school. Then, we used these two stories to launch a discussion about respectful vs. disrespectful behaviors. We managed to boil our T-chart down to two rules: 1) Respect people (including yourself) 2) Respect materials
Next week, we're going to focus on Whole Body Listening. I've made a Google Slides presentation to lead a conversation about listening with ears, eyes, mouths, hands, and feet, and we'll make an anchor chart for referencing this lesson throughout the year!
Now that things have calmed down on the home front, I'll be getting back to my "First of the Month Freebies." In the meantime, enjoy this math game and b/d reversal posters! Happy teaching!
Hey there, teacher friends! We're in the home stretch now, and I hope you're hanging in there. Just wanted to bring you a quick update to let you know about May's First of the Month Freebie. It's a math game called New Tools, Broken Tools. The game covers Common Core Standard 1.NBT.C.4:Use place value understanding and properties of operations to add and subtract. My first graders are currently working on this standard, so I developed this center activity as a fun way to reinforce it!
This game is a sample from my current project- Go Math! aligned centers for first grade. More games are available in a growing bundle here, and the product description includes links to individual units and games.
One more thing- since it's the first of the month, my entire store is 10% off! Hope this helps to make your end-of-year planning just a bit easier :)
Thanks for reading- happy teaching! -Erika, Little Owl's Teacher Treats
