Bring on the Spring!

This winter has been SO crazy!! I can't even imagine how the people in the North are dealing with all of these winter and snow storms. Yesterday, we had another late delay at school due to the cold. Seriously?? It's March and I live in the South!! I have decided that from this point on, I will be wearing my sunglasses EVERY day to entice Spring to hurry up. If I wear them, it will come.... I'm pretty sure it's going to work... Maybe the Kinders can do a writing about Spring! It can be like a rain dance - except to bring the sunny weather, not so much the rainy weather. Maybe we will even write it in the shape of a pair of sunglasses. This makes me happy. I think I am off to create a new writing assignment!! Bring on the Spring!

January Activities are Snow Much Fun!

I can't believe it is almost the end of January!  This year is going by so fast, I feel like we only just started school yesterday!  But here I am, spending most of my teacher work day today holding Middle Of the Year conferences.  I love talking the parents about how much their little ones have grown over the last few months.  They are such little smarties!!  They make me SO happy! 

In class last week, we finished up talking about winter weather.  We talked about how we dress in when it is cold outside compared to how we dress when it is warm.  Then we charted on construction paper that were hot and cold.  Lots of cutting and lots of glue!  We made these cute winter tree cut outs with construction paper and chalk.  I really like the way they turned out!  My kinders are so creative and unique.

Next week we will start our Penguin unit.  Penguins are so interesting.  I remember watching March of the Penguins a few years ago, and I was absolutely intrigued!  I couldn't take my eyes off the television.  I don't know if my kinders are quite ready for March of the Penguins....  But it did inspire me to look up some penguin facts!  For instance, did you know that penguins can 'tell time' by looking at th sun?  Or that they can sleep standing up?  Cool, right?  Since I really wanted to get this great information to my class, I made my own little penguin mini unit.  I even thought up of a dice game where my kindergarteners have to mimic the movements of a penguin! 

If you'd like have a closer look at the unit, you can visit my store at http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pretty-Penguins-Informational-Mini-Unit.
I am really excited about sharing this unit with my students!  My favorite part of the unit is a take home project of Percy Penguin.  Percy Penguin is tired of the cold weather, and he wants to take a vacation.  The students a picture of Percy home, find items around their house to dress him up as if he was going on vacation.  I am really looking forward to seeing what they come up with!  How would you dress YOUR penguin for vacation?

Thanks for reading!