The School Supply Addict: animals

I hope everyone's had a great weekend! We got the chance to go see some dog sled races in the Alps and it was so amazing. Hundreds of dogs, amazing views, and not a cloud to be seen. :)

How pretty is this guy... and his two different colored eyes?

I've posted 2 new vocabulary sets to TPT in case you're interested (just $2 each). My kids have been learning about community places recently, so this has been a big help. Click on the picture to go to the listing.

The cards are the perfect for word walls, sorting activities, centers, bulletin boards, etc. I've even included two adaptable templates so you can make your own... in case there's a word that's not included. Check them out on TPT.

Here's a free sample of each:

16 pet vocabulary words from the Animal Theme

21 directional vocabulary words from the Community Theme

Click the Images to Download

Have a great Monday!

Ashley

Feb 1: I found something else... scroll to the bottom of the post to see.

Needless to say, I will be missing out on the festive February 2nd here in Swiss land. They don't seem to have a ridiculous day where they pull a woodchuck out of a hole, man handle him, take advice from him, and wear Lincoln hats during the process. We do have a day celebrating a lady tossing soup over a wall, so that's close. Here are 12 incredibly cute Groundhog day ideas. Most are geared towards the younger crowd (PK-1) because there aren't a ton of things out there for the upper primary/intermediate. I don't think it's as exciting as it is to a five year old. :)

Love this movie... so silly.

1. Treats you can make... Sorry, it's 6am here and I'm hungry.

Cheeky Kitchen

Little Paper House

Ok, how adorable are these?! You could use the little clear cups (even shot glass size) if you can find the push-up things.

Sweetology 101

2. Free printable groundhog poem.

Can Do Kinders

3. Free printable board game (board & cards) practicing compound words.

First Grade a la Carte

4. An awesome informational video about groundhogs (~3 min). All about their habitat, diet, physical features, behavior, schedule, etc. Download/save at home if you don't have access to YouTube at school.

YouTube

5. A video about Punxsutawney Phil (~2 min). It shows the actual Phil, his handlers, burrow, diet, etc. I'm not sure about that job. Do you think the handlers make a career out of this? Or do they have normal jobs too? I'm curious.

YouTube

6. Make groundhog burrow diagrams and write about them. How cute!

The First Grade Parade... love this blog.

Learner.org

7. Make giant woodchucks with huge teeth... then graph them. Hahaha... love the teeth.

Mrs. Lee's Kindergarten

8. Free graphing and word search.

A Cupcake for the Teacher

9. Little movable groundhogs. We made these in my class and they were super cute!

Skip to My Lou

or make with paper...

About

10. Little paper grounhogs. One's a bag, the other is a tp roll.

Look at this little guy! .

Danielle's Place

DLTK

11. Some vocabulary printables.

Enchanted Learning

12. A free mini Groundhog day unit (headband template, graphing, predictions, and info page.

First Grade Blue Skies TPT store

13. And the grand finale... 127 page unit... whoa... with games, center activities, and a TON of stuff. Pretty cute. It's $8 if you want to splurge... may be worth it? Let me know if you buy it and love it!