Because I'm Procrastinating…You Get a Freebie! :)

If you have followed me for a while now, you know that I’m NOT organized and that I procrastinate like there’s no tomorrow!

In true fashion, I’ve been trying to work on a hibernation unit since about oh…last Tuesday evening (yep…one week)! I am embarrassed to say that I’m nowhere near done but I am plugging away. So far, I’ve completed three days worth of activities but I’m not satisfied with everything yet! Maybe it will be posted sometime before next year at this time! LOL!

In case anyone else is learning about, or will learn about, hibernation soon… I do have a few resources you can check out!

First, I plan on showing this ADORABLE video to my littles tomorrow. It is a cute and catchy song about hibernation.

After we watch this video and review what we have learned, my sweeties will “show what they know” and draw/write facts about hibernation (Those recording sheets are part of the pack that I'm working on!!).

We will also “read” and make this hibernation emergent reader. Click the picture to see it on TpT!

Finally, this song is a great way to engage your students in learning about the animals that hibernate and the places in which they choose to sleep through the winter. Click on the picture to download this FREEBIE! *It is part of the hibernation unit I am in the middle of creating/piloting with my littles!*

If clicking on the picture doesn't work, click here. 

I hope that you enjoy these resources and have an excellent week with your little people! If there are other awesome resources I need to know about, leave me a comment and share with me! I'd love to see more!! :)

Mary

Hibernation Books Past and Present!

While cleaning and packing up my classroom for the summer, I came across something that made me smile!

I found one of my first forays into creating resources for my classroom! Inside of a folder marked "Bears" from my years teaching Preschool, I found a book that I had made about animals that hibernate.

I remembered making it! I had started out by typing the sentence, "The _________ will hibernate." Then, I printed out coloring pages from the internet and cut them out. Can you see where I'm going with this? You're absolutely correct! I glued those pictures onto the typed pages! I couldn't find the  cover page I made but I took pictures so you could enjoy them! 

The pages almost seem primitive to me! I do remember my little preschoolers LOVING to "read" this book! It inspired me to make a new and improved reader using all the awesome clipart I've acquired in the past year! I put it on TpT. Click the picture to check it out!

I took a few other pictures of the book in case you were interested in seeing them. The product has a printable/projectable book AND a black and white version so students can color it and keep it in browsing bags! I'm pretty proud of this product and I'm finding that making emergent readers is A LOT of fun! 

I'm always looking for ways to increase my students' fluency and confidence. These readers are perfect for Preschoolers to First Graders! Waiting to use this reader until Fall will be REALLY difficult! I'm very excited! 

Mary