Wheel School - I is for Ice Cream Truck

Week 9 of Wheel School, I is for Ice Cream Truck, is now available for download. This will be an awesome week, full of ice cream activities to delight any tot!

There were way too many ice cream activities to include for the week.  I tried to choose a variety of fun things to do.

I included a felt board rhyme complete with patterns. Print, laminate, add velcro for the felt board or magnets for the magnetic board.

I included an easy dice game. Roll the die, build your cone, and the person with the largest cone wins. Also in the free packet, there is a pin the cherry on the ice cream cone game as well.

Download I is for Ice Cream Truck HERE.

In case you missed my previous printable Ice Cream Games, you can find them HERE.

Hope you have a sweet time this week. I would love to hear from you if you are finding these plans helpful or if you have any questions or comments. Thanks.

Winter Promise Week 9

This week we finished reading Beryl: A Pig's Tale by Jane Simmons and started reading the chapter book Christopher Mouse by William Wise. (which was scheduled earlier but we had already started Beryl) J reviewed counting money and measuring inches in Math. We learned about salmon and flies (yay) for Science as we worked through the pages that I created for Week 9.

J read two stories in her reading book about frogs. The first was an easy reader about a frog jogging and the next was about Tadpoles to Frog. She then drew the life cycle of a frog in her reading notebook.

J has enjoyed the poetry exercises that I added in her notebook pages. We focus on certain words from the poem to aid in spelling and reading. J reads the poem every day and practices the focus words. On Friday, I give her a "spelling test" to see if she remembers any of the words.

After we read about flies, J is labeling the insect from a free printable found at Mrs. Jacobs' Little Learners TPT store.

J is practicing her spelling words from the poem about fish found in my free printables for Week 9.

J is practicing her reading words by playing a game from All About Reading program. We are working through the first level rather fast since she already learned to read last year and we will be starting level two soon.

We finished our week by making fall cookies and using a ton of sprinkles. What fun! Hope your week went well. Next week, we will be learning about flamingos and manatees. Keep on watch for the learning files to be posted soon. Have a great day.

Wetland Learning File Week 9

The new Wetland Learning File for Week 9 is ready to download. This week's topics were a tough set to create printables. We will be reading about flies, crustaceans, and salmon.

I included a poem by Meish Goldish about fish. This page is a tracer page with some focus words that I thought J should practice spelling.

I included a fishing game. Print, laminate, and add paper clips to the fish. Add a dowel with a magnet and go fishing. This will be good practice for reading as well as rhyming.

I included a fly fact sheet. As you read about flies, write some facts on the fly graphic and add to the notebook. 

Download Wetland Learning File Week 9 HERE.

Wheel School - H is for Helicopter

Week 8 of Wheel School is ready for download - H is for Helicopter. This topic was somewhat difficult to find activities but I found enough to make it a fun week. First, the plans for the week:

I have included a few more printable games to go along with the helicopter week.

I created two part helicopter color puzzles. I would laminate these and add magnets to make them easier to use.

I also included Roll a Helicopter game. Print the helicopter pieces, laminate, and add a die. The first person to complete their helicopter wins.

Download H is for Helicopter HERE.

Also, in case you missed my Helicopter game pack, you can read/download it HERE. Hope you have an awesome week. As usual, any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact me. I would love to hear from you if these are helpful in any way. Thanks.

Winter Promise - Week 8

We are in our 8th week of the school year and if all goes well, we will finish in May. J has been enjoying learning about animals with Winter Promise and she is looking forward to her first 'Merican birthday party as well as her first Halloween. I definitely have been enjoying the experiences that my kids have had here - English libraries, the aquarium, zoo, and Children's museum. I hope to add to those experiences while we are able.

In Math, J reviewed counting money and telling time.

J read a story about fish in her reading textbook. She reads one story a week several times to aid in her fluency.

J enjoyed using some of the printables that I made for this week. She loved the challenge of learning how to spell alligator. I wasn't expecting her to learn it right away but she did. She spent all week telling people how to spell it! If you missed Week 8 printables, go HERE.

She used the letter tiles to practice the word alligator as well as other words from the poem Alligator Stew by Dennis Lee. She loved the poem and I think, when possible, that I will include an animal poem each week.

While we read about the wetlands, we included facts, plants and animals that we read about. This page was added to the animal notebook.

She completed her alligator notebook page. We read a few extra books from the library about alligators.

Kaleb is supervising while she draws her alligator on the alligator fact sheet that I created.

She worked on some addition problems using the alligator math mat that I created. She added teeth to the alligator to work through the math problems. She thought this was fun to do. She then created her own math problems as well.

While reading about reptiles, J added some facts and drew pictures for her facts on the reptile sheet (also in the pack that I created). She loves snakes almost as much as she loves sharks! Well, we had a full week of learning about alligators, reptiles, and turtles. Next week, we will be learning about salmon and flies (yuck). I am working on the printables for next week even though the topic is somewhat difficult. Hope to see you soon.

Tot Tuesday

'Merica has opened a ton of learning opportunities. We have enjoyed visiting the aquarium, the science museum, the children's museum, the tractor museum, and now the zoo. Wow! What a big difference from the zoo that we had visited in our other country. 

Kaleb and J sitting on top of a Komodo Dragon statue.

Kaleb even got to touch a Manta Ray! They were so fun. The rays loved to splash him with their "wings".

He even got the chance to ride the Merry-Go-Round. That was a big thing for him. He didn't want to get on it but once it started, he loved it. 'Merica has kept us busy but I love all of the places my kids can experience and many for the first time!

Wheel School - G is for Garbage Truck

Week 7 of Wheel School is ready for download. Yay! G is for Garbage Truck. I don't know about you but my son has been loving all of this attention to the different vehicles and such. He loves this and he especially loves garbage trucks.

This week's plans are packed with garbage truck activities. My favorite would have to be the mud paint. It looks like so much fun.

Download G is for Garbage Truck HERE.

The free printable is a re-issue of my Garbage Truck Game Pack. I loved making this and  I thought that I would offer it again. 

Download Garbage Game Pack HERE.