Hello Everyone!! This is my favorite time of the school year. We are finishing up our testing, the kids have become quite independent with everything, they have become readers and writers, they have become problem solvers, I could go on and on! I want to share some of their darling work and a couple of free units. First off, after the big chick hatching extravaganza, I decided to have the kids write about what they would do if they had a baby chick. From what they wrote, they would make great chick owners! I then let them create a chick! All I gave them was a yellow circle. They turned out so cute! The next thing I want to share is the beginning of our poetry unit. Yes, April is poetry month, but we are getting a bit of a late start. We began by talking about what a poem is, and created a "Poetree" anchor chart. I read some different types of poem including Shel Silverstein's Poet's Tree. We talked about how sometimes a poet has fun with words and makes us really think. Shel does exactly that!! We decided to take the subject of spring and create a simple list poem that had some flair with how we published it. They turned out so sweet! CLICK HERE for your free 25 page unit on poetry!! The last thing for tonight is a new unit I just finished. In science we are studying plants for the next couple of weeks and in math we begin our study of measurement using nonstandard units. Well, put those two curriculum areas together and you get "Splat the Cat, Oopsie Daisy" by Rob Scotton. The kids looooove Splat, so I decided to use that little guy as our inspiration all next week. this little unit contains cross curricular learning opportunities. Here's a peek! These are just a few of the over 60 pages in the unit! I hope you can use at least a few of them. You have to go get that sweet book if you don't have it yet. I found some at Target, but of course you can always get on Amazon or go to your favorite bookstore. If you are interested in the unit, don't wait, CLICK HERE!!!! Well, that's all I've got for tonight!! Thanks for stopping by for another peek!! Hope you can swing by again soon to check out what we're up to!!! Now off to get my math tubs ready for next week! Can't wait!! Talk to you all soon! Joyfully! Nancy