Fire Safety

During Fire Safety week our class read books about fires, how to be safe, and making a plan with our families on how to handle a fire at home. We participated in our school’s fire drill, colored fire safety worksheets, and made these firemen.

I have used this fireman craft the past three years with my students and they love it! We gave the students picture choices of ways to thank a fireman and they decided which they wanted to put on their craft.

If you love this as much as we do, you can find it here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Firefighter-Writing-Craftivity-321742

Since it was one of the first projects the students made in our class I did send them home to parents but the following year we plan to send them to the local fire department to show how thankful we are of them protecting our community.

The coloring sheets were a good way to get the boys to work on fine motor skills and holding utensils. Plus did you can get these for FREE here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/American-Heroes-for-Little-LearnersFreebie-869368

Apples, Apples, Apples

In September our Classroom is ALL about apples!!

Sensory apples

We had the students choose different fabrics to put on their apple template. We cut out the apple and glued it together. I made di-cuts of apples and glued the fabric on them to make a sensory game for the students.

Apple prinTs

We cut apples in half and had three colors of paint on plates. We put forks into the apples to allow for the students to grip onto an object instead of the slippery apple. On one page we had the students pick which color was their favorite apple color to eat and made as many prints as would fit. Then on another sheet we had the students stamp all three colors on the page and added some of the apple seeds on the wet paint so they would stick.

“A” is for Apple

Our Occupational therapist made this awesome craft during group. The students glued beans up one leg of the A and an apple on the top to learn how to write the letter and facts about apples.

Apple Graph

We took a survey of the students in the classroom and the staff they see during their week asking what is their favorite color apple. We then graphed the prints and wrote each persons name on their apple.

Welcome Back to School!!

Welcome Back to School

I am starting my third year teaching and at yet another school. I have found my way back to my passion and have loved every minute of my new position so far.. I think we found a keeper!!

Our First week was “ALL ABOUT ME”

Here is a link to Two free printables (Boy and Girl):

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-Boy-796395

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-Girl-796410

Our second week was about the “School Bus”

We read books about school buses and talked about the bus we ride to school. We found our “BUS”tin’ into school craft here:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/BUStin-into-School-Craftivity-for-the-Back-to-School-1348842

Hope you have all had a great start to your school year!!