Next, I have been busy creating a new winter art project pack complete with writing activities for January and February! There are read alouds, a corresponding writing lesson, and templates for all 6 adorable art projects:
Tacky the Penguin
Student Personalized Snowman
Emperor Penguins
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
George Washington
Froggy Valentine (From The Froggy Series)
Get your bulletin boards ready! They will be full of great writing and adorable student projects.
Here’s a little peek! (sorry didn’t show much but there’s tons included)
and if you missed it last week I also made
Click on the store of your choice to check them out!
Is anyone going in to school on one of their vacation days? I have to go in at some point this week because I literally walked out the door when the bell rang for winter break. YIKES!

ugggghhh yes me!!!! I need to go in this week for a day (probably tomorrow) to get myself ready for next week. I left as soon as the bell rang last Friday!!!! I have some cleaning up & prganizing to do. I also need to take my PLC/RTI binder home to do some work on them.
I also have some major planning & grading to do!!!
The reading logs are so cute!!!! I love your units!
Don't be to hard on yourself 🙂 I haven't looked at the scale in days!!!!
❤ Mor Zrihen ❤
A Teacher's Treasure
Thanks for the freebie! Your units look great!!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
I absolutely love your Tacky the Penguin reading response pages!! Definitely need to get those. Thank you!!
And I ran out too so I'll be at school whenever I get enough relaxing in 🙂
applesandpapers.blogspot.com
Love your new stuff…LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. Nope,I won't be going in over "break"…but I'm only getting a week off…so that's why. I left my room in pretty good shape.
Step away from the fudge…
{HA – I can't talk…I made these delicious slices of heaven using saline crackers…OMG}….
Holly
Crisscross Applesauce in First Grade
I wish I could get into my classroom at some point this week. Give me more than a weekend and I have TONS of stuff to work on. Bust since I can't get into my room, I will be paying to laminate at Mardel's and getting everything ready at home.
I cannot explain how excited that I am for the winter art!!! Art and crafty things are my MAJOR downfall as a teacher. Seriously I am VERY grateful for my job and love teaching 1st grade but who in their right mind would teach first grade without having a single crafty bone in their body? lol! I am the butt of jokes in my school because my teammates will have super fun and crafty items hanging in the hallway- unless I copy them- I only have graphs and students stories (with their original art) hanging in the hallway. I am going to add it to my cart right now! Feel free to keep them coming! 🙂
Loving your crafty unit! Thanks!
A Cupcake for the Teacher
Love the reading logs – thank you! Your stuff is so cute. Where in the world do you find the time? Are you creating when I am making dents in the couch?
We are off for three weeks and not allowed in. No one will be there. I am in really good shape for when I return. I'm happy about that. 🙂
A Teeny Tiny Teacher
Normally, the day before break is over is a "plan wherever you want" day, and I am one of those crazy people that actually goes in! I really like the alone time where no one bothers me…I LOVE my team (there's 4 of us that share a pod), but they LOVE to talk and sometimes I just want to get in my groove…lol. BUT this year, I will NOT be going in over break….or the day before break is over. lol. I will be sitting at home, probably on the couch, making a dent (as Kristin likes to say), with my new baby girl 🙂
♥ Jen Ross
The Teachers' Cauldron
Your reading logs are so kid-friendly than the traditional "write the name of the book" list-style reading logs. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
I LOVE these reading logs! They are so adorable and my kiddos will love them! I have LOTS of snowmen and penguin *freebies* if you want to come check them out! Thank you so much for sharing your *freebie*!
Heather
Heather's Heart
These are amazing! I can't wait to check them all out!