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Hey Scarecrow--You Can't Scare Me! Reading Ideas

Monday, November 14, 2016


Our Scarecrow Unit

 includes stories/texts

to develop 

several reading skills and strategies.

 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Scarecrow-with-Closes-Shared-Reading-Math-and-Literacy-and-SACC-2857995


Close Reading

develops

Vocabulary and Comprehension skills

by having the kiddos

think about reading .






Often in kinder classes,

a Close Informational Reading 

is a group choral experience

with the teacher and the kiddos

thinking and talking 

together.  




 


A Close Literature Reading

is

an active listening experience

with

questioning and conversing,

the kiddos and the teacher
 enjoying a story

together.







Shared Reading

promotes

fluency and speed

with

expression and enjoyment

( We like how one teacher calls it

"miles for the tongue")

The text may be

predictable

with

engaging passages






Framed Writing books

allow the kiddos to 
create emergent readers
with predictable structure
and 
key vocabulary.



Popcorn books
provide the kiddos with
word support and pictures clues
to read books 
as well  develop 
writing and spelling vocabularies.






     Enjoy!
Janice and Ann
PS Almost all of our units include
these types of reading.
Please check out our units! 
PSS We are developing a Gingerbread Man unit
and a Snowman unit!
Both products will include these literacy components too!















Happy November and a Freebie too!

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

It is 
Gobble Gobble 
Freebie Time!
We are so grateful
for 
our followers!
  
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Freebie-2856153



This freebie
includes some additional ideas 
to go with our unit
Turkey Farm of Activities--
Kiddos Connect to Kindness All Year Series


https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Farm-of-Activities-Kiddos-Connect-All-Year-to-Kindness-Series-2170195




Enjoy!
Janice and Ann

PS We both feel so blessed to sing and dance and laugh
with five years old.
They have kept us young-- 
young at heart!

Celebrate --It is Kiddos Connect's Anniversary!

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Happy Anniversary to Kiddos Connect! 
Our first unit was on monsters. 
SO
we decided to do 
another unit
on
MONSTERS!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Colorful-Monsters-with-literacy-writing-math-problem-solving-art-and-science-2819184

 This product contains literacy, writing, math, art and science activities 
that are 
Engaging 
and 
FUN!


  The price will knock your socks off!

Enjoy!
Janice and Ann
 PS  We’ve decided to add additional Monster Fun 
on our anniversary each year in October. 
See you next year for the celebration!
We have so many ideas.

BOO! and a Freebie too!

Sunday, October 16, 2016

We have created some 
ghostly good products!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Ghost-GalaBOOganza-Literacy-and-Math-Activities-with-SACC-1465704


https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Kiddos-Connect-to-Halloween-1477718


 And here is a
Trick or Treat for
YOU!

 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Halloween-Ghost-Freebie-1465755



Enjoy!
Janice and Ann

 PS We hope you have a BOO-tiful October! 

STEM of a Pumpkin

Friday, October 14, 2016

 STEM
of a 
Pumpkin
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/STEM-of-a-Pumpkin-Science-and-Math-with-a-Pumpkin-2806682

We have created 
a pumpkin product
with 
science and math activities.

Check out the


Pumpkin Preservation Experiment


Building a Pumpkin Ramp 
and 
Stopping the Pumpkin



Pumpkin Productive Thinking


 Pumpkin Math


Pumpkin Thinking Activities

and 
A Pumpkin Patch
Shared Book

 

 Enjoy!
Janice and Ann

PS  We even gave some recipes for cooking pumpkin seeds.
Janice loves the sweet recipe
and
Ann loves the savory one. 
YUM!
 
 
 

Happy October and a Freebie Too!

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Happy October!
Here is a
Pumpkin Freebie!

You might say it is
a Halloween
Trick or Treat! 
 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Freebie-2809204


This freebie
includes some additional ideas 
to go with our unit
Pumpkin Patch of Activities--
Kiddos Connect to Kindness All Year Series



https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkin-Patch-of-Activities-Kiddos-Connect-All-Year-to-Kindness-Series-2114746





Enjoy!
Janice and Ann


PS This unit is the third in the series of a year long plan. 
It is aligned to beginning of the year skills

PSS We have included an informational close on pumpkins
 and 
a literature  close on the book, The Big Pumpkin

PSSS I just love everything PUMPKIN!