Close Reads and a FREEBIE

Who doesn't love a Kevin Henkes book?  My Kindergartners can't get enough of them so..... I have begun the process of putting together a CLOSE READS Bundle of many of his books.  As these things take time, I wanted to give a taste of what is to come.  Be sure to sign up and follow this blog to be the first to know when this is hot off the press!
Here's a sneak preview.....

Click here to grab your Chrysanthemum Writing FREEBIE!

Be Blessed!

Nursery Rhymes and a Freebie!

Lemon_Studio_designs/From the Pond
Welcome Summer! Like a lost friend, I have found you again. This year was such a blessing, (but as with all of you, I'm sure) I need time to simply rest.

The end of the year brings so much emotion. I cried the entire time I wrote out their report cards.  I can't begin to tell you how much I end up loving my precious children!  Their sweet faces as they graduate and hug me goodbye for the last time. Alas, June is just hard.  I also lost my precious Grandmother a week and a half ago.  I've yet to comprehend her loss, but I know this... I will THRIVE and live to be worthy of her legacy.  I am a product of her abiding and faithful love. She is woven into my very being.  A true testimony of faithfulness and grace.  I'll be thinking about ways that I can embrace life more fully, and would love to hear your ideas as well!  I have had time to create and publish many new printables in my TPT store found here, including Nursery Rhyme Poetry Journals!!!  Super excited to use them next year with my Kinders. In fact, I've decided to give one away for this weekend for FREE!!! 

Here's a preview of many that are available now. 

As promised, here is your FREEBIE.  Enjoy!
Oh, and the first way I will live and thrive because of my Grandma....

*I will enjoy the blessing of my extended family this weekend as we celebrate her life. Collecting stories about my Grandpa to use in my next children's book that addresses grief and loss for children.  Stay tuned.....

Pursue love, at all costs.

Rabbits

I cannot begin to tell you how excited I am to see my garden blooming again!  Happy Spring, everyone!

Just like all of you, I am beginning to think about all that needs to be accomplished before the end of the year. There's not much time left.  Everyday I am amazed at the amount of growth there is in Kindergarten!  It's like magic.  I continue to remind them that it's a garden and they will bloom at their own time.  Here's one of my favorite books that demonstrates this concept: click here to take you to Amazon to purchase.

We are studying all sorts of wonderful things in our room, including: Spring, Rabbits, Measurement, Plants and Bugs.

Here's a peek into my classroom the last few months.  A FREEBIE is waiting for you at the end too!

Take a look at some  of our fun activities.  Find more in my Rabbits, Rabbits and (more) Rabbits pack in my TPT store.

The writing template is based on a Guided Language Acquisition Design- Sequencing Patterning Chart.
Here's a closer look:

This is one of the best ways I have found to help my Kinders generate great sentences about a non-fiction topic!  Try it out!  We assign a color and motion to each one and go through them each day. The sillier you make the motions the more they will remember them...trust me!

Click here for a FREEBIE from my Rabbits, Rabbits and (more) Rabbits Pack.

Here is the whole Pack available for purchase at my TPT store.