Apple Fun!

Hello friends!  One of my hands-down favorite times of year is….you guessed it! FALL!! I love the weather {the little fall weather we get in Texas}, the pumpkin {including pumpkin spice lattes!!}, the holidays…I love it all! I also adore teaching things like apples and pumpkins!  So naturally, I put together some fun apple activities.  One of my most popular products has always been my Seed to Plant science activities.  So, I created an apple science activities and experiments pack! Stick with me…there’s a freebie at the end!!


This pack has all sorts of stuff in it! Here’s a thumbnail of what it includes:

It includes :
-Book suggestions when teaching about apples
-2 Graphic Organizers
-Apple Graphing Activity and recording sheet
-Rotten Apples! Experiment and recording sheet
-Apple Surprise! Experiment and recording sheet
-Parts of An Apple Activity and recording sheet
-Apple Taste Test Activity and recording sheet
-Sink or Float Experiment and recording sheet
-Applesauce Activity and recording sheet
I also have some other resources that are fun to use when teaching apples…

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How adorable are these little apple rice krispie treats?  SO cute…now onto more educational resources!

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Here’s a fun video from Brain POP Jr. on Johnny Appleseed! LOVE me some Brain POP!

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LOVE this song from Harry Kindergarten!!!!

How To Make An Apple Pie... from WVPT on Vimeo.

And you gotta love Reading Rainbow!!!

And now for the FREEBIE!!!

Here is a freebie for the life cycle of an apple!  Worksheet and larger sequencing cards for pocket chart use. Enjoy friends!!!

Alphabet Songs!

Have Fun Teaching is such an incredible resource for teachers!  When I first began blogging, I won a giveaway from Randi @ Teach it With Class and won one of their CDs.  LOVE it!

Their Alphabet Songs would be absolutely PERFECT for the beginning of the year kinder kiddos!  Here’s a little sample:

These are such a great way to reinforce letters and letter sounds in a fun way!  It is so easy to get stuck reviewing and teaching them the same way all the time, but I would encourage you to try these out.  I can guarantee your kiddos will LOVE them!

How do you reinforce the letters and letter sounds? Would love to hear some great ideas!

P.S.  If you are a follower of mine on Teachers Pay Teachers, check your Teachers Pay Teachers inbox for a deal!

Technology Tuesday: Build Your Wild Self and Switcharoo Zoo

Have you been teaching about animals?  Need a fun end of the year activity?
Well, New York Zoos and Aquarium and Switchzoo.com have some neat technology tools that would be a lot of fun in the classroom!

The first one is from New York Zoos and Aquarium and is called Build Your Wild Self. {Click the title to go to the site.}  Once there, click “start” on the right hand side.  You’ll come to a screen that looks like this:

From there you can create your own “wild self!”  You can choose all sorts of different appendages! Ha!  There are butterfly wings, seahorse tail, and many many more!  Here is one I created:

Then if you click the red “I’m Done” button underneath your creation it will take you to a page that looks like this:

It gives you info about the different animals whose parts you used on the right.  Then you can send it to a friend or print it!  So…print it out and then they can write about it!!!!  I created a little writing page for this! You can print the “wild self” and glue it on the picture area.  Or, just keep the printout of the “wild self” in one piece and attach the full page writing paper! Click the pictures below to download the files!

Another site you should check out is Switcheroo Zoo.  Click the picture below to check it out!

Enjoy!

Caterpillar to Butterfly!

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It includes all seen below! Lots of labeling, thinking maps, stages of the life cycle, etc.

And…I even have a FREEBIE for you!   Click on either picture below to download it!!
                  
There are so many great ways to show the life cycle of a butterfly!  Here are some I found on Pinterest…complete with sources! Just click on the pictures to go to the original sources!
              
Annnd.  I searched YouTube for a life cycle video! And there was one!!   I would probably mute the sound and read/talk about what the video is saying. Your younger kiddos probably won’t be able to read it, but it has oodles of great info!

And here’s one that’s a time lapse of a butterfly emerging from the chrysalis!

Enjoy!!!

Guess My Word-Sight Word Introduction with Technology!

During my first year of teaching I used something called "Guess My Word" to introduce our new sight words.  My kiddos loved it and so did I, but I saw a technology integration idea in it! So, I created a powerpoint for each sight word so we could play "Guess My Word" on our SMART board. :) The kiddos LOVE it!  You can also use it just on a computer that is projected onto a TV or a screen. 
I've posted a pack of 50 with instructions on my Teachers Pay Teachers site.  The 50 words included are the 50 we teach in kinder.  See the list here!  You can also download a preview file that has instructions and one powerpoint file for the sight word "like."

Here's a screenshot of the first slide.

All you do is click on the letter the student "guesses."  If it's right it links to a slide with a smiley face.  If it's wrong it links to a slide with a sad face.  The star always takes you back to the first slide.  When you're done, click on the checkmark to check your work.  {When we check ours I let them whisper scream the word. :) They LOVE it!}

If you like the idea but have different sight words you teach, I would be more than happy to create them for your list!  Just shoot me an email {laceykyates@gmail.com} or comment here with your list and I'll get to work on it!