Into the Forest Interactive Science Notebook with free printable

The kids and I are currently working through Winter Promise's Animals and Their World for Science. I wanted to create something to go-along with the study besides the animal notebook pages. I made an interactive notebook for the first unit - Forest. In this notebook, you will find mini books to create as you read each day. There are books for each animal that you read about and your child can fill each book with as little or as much as they would like. This Interactive Notebook can be used alone as well.

I started with a table of contents that your child cane fill out as he goes along the habitat study. There is a tab for each habitat.

Mini books for each topic studied. My J loves to color so there is plenty to color.

Each major animal that we study has a full page to fill out. It covers food the animal eats, whether it is a predator or prey, three interesting facts that they learned, and any adaptations that the animal has to survive;

Any extra activities such as our owl pellet book (which was found on another site) can be added as well.

At the end of the unit there is a board game with markers and cards. As a review, the kids wrote questions based on their unit and using their notebooks. We played this game a few times. At the end of the year, it can be used a a cumulative review by using all of the question cards.

The kids loved making the game and playing it. It helped them to remember the animals they studied.

This is the cover of our Science notebook. We used a black and white composition notebook because I heard they hold up better than the spiral ones. I had them color the cover and I used clear tape to add it to the outside of the notebook. For my first grader, I assemble the notebook without the facts in the notebook for each unit. Then, all he has to do is open to the next mini book for the lesson. For my older student, I just give her the mini book that we are working on for the day and she adds it to her notebook herself. It has been a great addition to our study and the kids like adding their own illustrations throughout the pages. I hope you enjoy.

Download Forest Interactive Notebook Pages HERE.

Letter Z Interactive Notebook with free printable

I can't believe I finally did it - I finished the entire set of Interactive Notebooks for the alphabet. Wow. It is easy to finish something when your kids are working on your pages but I found it extremely difficult to finish these because my kids are in between these pages - either too old or too young. But I finished. Now they will be ready when my tot is ready to learn the alphabet.

Sort the Zinnias into the correct jar. My vision for this game is add the zinnias to popsicle sticks and pockets to the back of the jars. Then your child can sort the flowers into the upper or lower case Z's.

I found these cute alphabet fruit and veggie graphics. I made alphabet cards and I would work on alphabet order - choose two cards such as J and L and have your child find the missing letter. Or you could offer 3 cards such as C, A, and B. And have your child put them in the correct order.

The math game is a review of counting by fives - a Zoo strip puzzle. I would laminate and add magnets for easier use. I hope you enjoy using these printables. I would love to hear from you.

Download Letter Z Interactive Notebook Puzzle HERE.

Letter Y Interactive Notebook with free printable

Here's the letter Y Interactive Notebook. I am so close that I can see the finish line. I truly can't wait to use these printables with my tot Riley. Enjoy.

Included in the download is the letter Y puzzle. My favorite way of working with these is adding small magnets to the back and using a cookie sheet to assemble them.

The letter sort - sorting upper and lower case yarn letters into the correct basket. Add some envelopes or pockets to the back so the yarn can slip right in.

A alphabet review game- follow the yoyo path.

My math activity for this letter is counting by 2's. Put the yarn balls in order when counting by 2's. I also added a ruler. You could cut yarn lengths in 2 inch intervals and have your child measure the lengths and add them to the correct yarn ball. Hope you enjoy this download.

Download Letter Y Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter X Interactive Notebook with free printable

Letter X is finally here....so close to finishing:) Hope you enjoy the download.

My letter sort game is based on treasure chests. Sort the upper and lower case coins into the correct treasure chest. Add envelopes to the back of the chests so the coins will slip right in the pockets.

I added a letter review game - get to the treasure ...X marks the spot. You play this several different ways. One way - your child chooses an alphabet card and covers the letter that he/she says. When they are all covered, they can get the treasure.

My math game is addition to five. Using colored linking blocks, your child chooses a math card and works through the problem using manipulative. If the answer is a number 3, for example, they find a 3 and cover it with a green block. If you don't have the linking cubes, you could use pom poms. Have fun with the letter X.

Download Letter X Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter W Interactive Notebook with free printable

I am finally at the letter W in my Interactive Notebook series. Only a few more letters left - Yay! Here are a few pages that are included in my download.

I always have a letter puzzle page. These work well when you laminate the pieces and add small magnets to the back. The magnets prevent the puzzle from slipping. You could also add small pieces of velcro to the puzzle and add it to the notebook.

The letter sort is collecting watermelons in wagons. I would add envelopes to the back of the wagons so the child can slide them into the pockets when working the sort.

I like to add a math game to each notebook. This time I added doubles in addition. Having a child know their doubles makes other addition so much easier. I made addition puzzles with whales. Enjoy the download.

Download Letter W Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter V Interactive Notebook with free printable

Still working on completing my interactive notebooks for the alphabet. Today, you can download the letter V....only 4 more to go! Yay! Here are a few activities that are included.

What begins with V mini books. Cut the flaps and add pictures of words that begin with the letter V.

Vacuum the V dirt piles! Add the dirt piles to the correct vacuums - upper and lower case letter sort game.

Which way are the vans pointing....left or right? Another good skill to know is left and right. Practice this using the van game. Enjoy the printable.

Download the Letter V Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter U Interactive Notebook with free printable

Another Wheel School Interactive Notebook done - the letter U. Yay! I am getting to the end of these but only to add new printables to create :) Here are a few activities that are included in the download.

I always start with the letter mini books - what begins with the letter U.

This one is silly - sort the upper and lower case letters into the correct laundry basket. IT was just screaming to use underwear!

An umbrella alphabet review game - a simple and fun way to review the alphabet.

I always try to include a simple math activity for each notebook printable. This one may be somewhat difficult but I think if you use glass beads as counters, you can explain odd and even numbers. If everyone has a pair - it is even. If not, odd. Enjoy the download.

Download Letter U Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter T Interactive Notebook with free printable

We are up to the letter T and I am making my final count down of the Interactive Notebooks that I have been creating. Here are a few of the activities that are included in my notebook.

Letter T mini books.....what begins with T?

A Letter T puzzle. To make it easier to use, I would laminate and add magnets for a cookie sheet activity.

An upper and lower case letter sort - sort the rubber duckies into the correct tub.

An alphabet review game in the shape of a tree. Review all the letters that you have worked on up to T.

A turtle five frame math activity - practice simple addition problems up to the sum of 5 using turtles on a log. Enjoy the download.

Download Letter T Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter S Interactive Notebook with free printable

Another finished Interactive Notebook for the letter S. Yay! Only seven more to go. This Friday bring another finished product to cross off my to-do list. I love being able to cross items off. But, in reality, I add more items faster than I cross them off! Here are a few of the activities for the letter S notebook.

Letter S mini books - add pictures of items that begin with the letter S.

An upper and lower case S strawberry sort. Add some envelopes to the back of the baskets and pick the correct strawberries.

A simple alphabet review game - it includes all letters learned up to the letter S.

A snail strip puzzle. Help your child learn to count by 5's. There are a few more activities for the letter S Interactive Notebook. Download and enjoy.

Download Letter S Interactive Notebook HERE.

Letter R Interactive Notebook Pages

The new school year brings about a few more printables. It has been my hope that I would be able to finish my Wheel School Interactive Notebooks and I am all most done. Yay! I just have to remember to post them:) This weeks printable notebook is the Letter R. Here are a few activities but there are more in the printable pack.

What begins with R? mini books.

Pictures that begin with R letter puzzle.

Transport the rockets to the correct planet - upper and lower case letter sort. I hope to have my tot working through these interactive notebook pages but it will be another year or two. I hope you enjoy the download. If you have any questions or problems, feel free to contact me.

Download Letter R Interactive Notebook Pages HERE.

Letter Q Interactive Notebook Pages

I am crossing off another project on my to-do list here - the Letter Q Interactive Notebook Pages. Yay! Another letter done, only nine more letters of the alphabet to go. I apologize that I do not have the tot-in-action pictures for these notebook pages as the original tot that these were designed for has moved on to reading and my younger tot hasn't started learning about the alphabet yet. So, these pages are in between kids but, the good news for me, is that they will be finished when my younger one is ready:)

I always start with mini flip books that the child will add pictures that begin with the letter that they are learning.

I included a mini letter puzzle for the letter Q.

I always try to include some sort of math activity and this week's is graphing. Print the cube onto card stock and fold it. Have your child toss the cube and graph which side it lands on.

If you would like to download the Interactive Notebook Pages, the link is below. If you would like to see the earlier ones in action, check under Wheel School. Have an awesome day.

Download Letter Q Interactive Notebook Pages HERE.