We started our farm unit this week. It’s very academic and integrates science, math, and writing, (blah blah blah-it’s Saturday don’t care at the moment but I will on Monday) but let’s face it…it goes with my room theme and that makes me CRAZY HAPPY.
My big books are a barren wasteland at this point in the year. How to keep them interested in these for an entire year I have yet to figure out…but the cuteness remains.
Anyway…I wanted to integrate more writing into our Farm Unit. It is much more science and math oriented so I created a little farm foldable. Don’t be fooled…it is barely a foldable. It is almost not a foldable, but you can see in exhibit A that there is a tiny bit of folding involved. Therefore…foldable it will be!
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| back has 6 animal pages for writing facts! |
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| a really cute musical of the book! |
We made a brace map of sorts to introduce the new theme and organize our thoughts. I didn’t rewrite this bad boy so it is au naturale!
To go along with all things farm we are finally going to “dig” into Seeds, Soil, and Plants. I LOVE this unit because I am one of those people that totally thinks plants have feelings and love me back.
I love watching my students LOVE their little plant babies.
That’s why I have to plant so many extra to be sure everyone has a living plant by the end of it.
It is too devastating for me…the whole circle of life an survival of the fittest. NOT COOL. I can’t take it.
Swersty (my beloved librarian) came back from her Librarian’s conference and she brought me this!!!
It’s Official. I am a hoarder. Oh, and a Farm Freebie.
A Year Of Daily Math!
Fire Safety and Planning for Next Week
Sounding Off….freebies and EMO.
Super cute!
Jennifer
First Grade Blue SKies
Oh, our firsties just took their farms home yesterday. I love the unit because I get to be a guest farmer and tell them about my life growing up as a farmer's daughter! They make these birds-eye view farms and have to buy crops and animals, barns and silos. (This year, a 21st century update: I told them how our silos were taken down earlier this month because they were considered property and taxed even though they'd been empty for years.) And I always show the video of Wisconsin, Our Home, a PBS television show that featured a segment on our farm, filmed when I was fourteen. They even get to see a calf being born on that clip, so it's really authentic!
Have fun; your unit looks amazing!
Barbara
Barbara it sounds like we do the same unit! Each student has to buy each component of a farm and build it too. I wish you could come guest in our class!!! Is the video you described public? Sounds wonderful!
Oh girl, it was made SO long ago (1975??) that I doubt it. I've already transferred it once, from BETA to VHS . . . guess I could put it on DVD and try to post on my site . . . it is a pretty cool 12 minutes!
I was so excited when I saw pictures of your room! I know I've seen them before but I could seriously sit there and look at them all day!! Absolutely gorgeous!!!
Your chart looks awesome–mine NEVER come out nice the first time like that!
I love your beautiful, HUGE, HUGE, GIGANTIC room…that barn is adorable! =)
I am so happy you love the Farm unit….I don't think there is a 1st grade teacher in our entire district that enjoys it. They make all of the copies for us and when they bring it to each of us most are ready to recycle it.
I think part of the problem is we have an integrated science and social studies curriculum that we are trying to teach too. We have also as a district gone through every Number Corner and Bridges lesson and aligned them to the TEKS and realized that the TEKS are not being taught to the depth and complexity they should…not enough rigor…especially for our at-risk and ELL learners.
That was a squirrel moment…sorry!
Heather
Heather's Heart
YES ma'am Heather! I could not agree more with the bridges and the lack of depth and complexity. We have altered and streamlined the bridges portion quite a bit and supplemented with a skills review of the first grade year leading up to the BIG MATH TEST we take in a couple weeks.
Your room is sooooo adorable!!!!! It almost makes me want to teach kindergarten or first grade.
Grabbing this freebie and saving for next year…too cute! Thanks!
Vickie
Mrs. Plant's Press
I love your barn bookshelf/reading nook. Did you build that yourself? Everytime I see pitures of your room, I notice something new I like!
Delighted in Second
I love how your room is so big, yet it feels so cozy. That is totally apparent just from looking at the pictures! I bet the kiddos love it 🙂
Natalie
TeacheryTidbits
It's official: I want to do a farm theme now! Your classroom looks amazing! That barn book shelf is so cool! You have some lucky students. 🙂
Sarah
Sarah's First Grade Snippets
Thank you for this adorable freebie Reagan! I get to take my class next week to the Fair, so this will be so perfect! I am sooo in love with your barn and your classroom! 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
Oh my! Your barn is amazing!! LOVE it.
Jodi
fun-in-first.blogspot.com
OMG. I absolutely LOVE your bookcase! I don't think I have ever seen anything cuter! I almost want to do a barn theme just so that I can get my b-i-l to build me a bookcase just like that. LOVE IT!
OH, I love your room! Love that barn, and especially your wall color and curtains!!! I would love to change the wall color of my room (it's so institutional) but we have been told there is ONE wall color approved for the entire district!
Kara
Spedventures
Reagan…I am totally in LOVE with your book barn (as you know)! I showed my husband your cute book barn with the dimensions and told him where we could put it in our living room. He looked at me and said, "Annie, that's big. We can't put a book barn in our living room." Can you believe it?? No book barn for me:( I'm sad. I will just have to visit your blog and admire yours….until I get a classroom again:)
I LOVE your classroom!
Your room is so beautiful, Reagan!
Thanks for the freebie.
Barbara
Grade ONEderful
Ruby Slippers
My kids are teens now, but I would have loved for them to have you!! Your room is to die for!
~Fern
You barn shelf/reading are is so cute!
And I just told my hub-bub, "man, they get to go to a theater." I was thinking movie theater, but it's a play – and we get to do that, too, so I guess I can't complain.
I'm doing the less-than-20 countdown, too! And the kiddos, of course! Yes, we still have to work!
Sara
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me how your your barn/book display was made! I would love to have one made for my niece and nephew!