There was a chorus of moos and squeals
in my kindergarten room this week!
These were our favorite books:
(I do a mean Farmer Brown impression!)
If the school had been lice -free, I would have brought in my quilts :-)
A sampling of our Cow Glyphs:
tail=fav milk flavor, spots=age, bow/horns=girl/boy
(Yes, I see the 3-spot cow; must adjust asap!)
We did a write-the-room activity with sight words. Writing extra words was also encouraged. Most of the children chose to write vocabulary from the farm!
We used a math box to sort, count, and categorize farm animals. The spinner was a big hit!
Next week, Mrs. Wishy Washy will make an appearance!
We'll also try to make butter....
I'm going to do a test run tomorrow!
If you have a farm unit on TPT or Teacher's Notebook, please let me know--I'd love to take a peek and possibly put $ in your pocket!
What a fun farm unit! Since I grew up on a dairy farm in WI, I always get to go to my first grade classes in the spring and talk about life on the farm.
ReplyDeleteOur favorite farm books that weave in a character-development theme are: The BandAid Chicken by Becky Henton, I Want Your Moo by Marcella Weiner, Don't Be So Nosy, Posy by Nicole Grant, Squawking Matilda by Lisa Horstman.
Barbara
The Corner On Character
Such cute farm things!! I just love the cow glyph and quilt. I am going to have to check out some of those books you listed. I have tow of them, but not the others.
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I love your Cow Glyphs! What a great idea! Gotta figure out how to fit it into my plans!
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