Monday, January 2, 2012

A Freebie for the New Year

Sigh... Time to go back to school tomorrow.  I've had a very nice break and feel totally refreshed but the thought of waking up so early on a cold, dark, January morning is making me a little sad.  I missed the kids though and know we'll have an exciting day with all kinds of stories to tell.  I've been planning for the week and we're launching a new unit (Working with Non-fiction - my favorite!) in both Readers' and Writers' Workshop.  Because this is our first nonfiction study, I want to be sure that the kids are all fully engaged when we start.  Since tomorrow is going to be quite the transition day trying to get everyone back into routines, I'm going to wait until Wednesday to launch.  So, I've come up with a little 1-day mini-unit to help get us all back to business tomorrow.  All of the activities are based on a new emergent reader, A New Year, and will hopefully ease the kids back into the structure of school before we tackle more serious learning on Wednesday.  There's a little something for shared reading, independent reading, writing, math and a pocket chart activity. If you're looking for some cute yet meaningful activities to welcome your kiddos to a new year of learning, help yourself to the unit by clicking under the picture.  I'd love to hear how your first day back goes! Good luck getting back into the swing of things and Happy New Year!

17 comments:

  1. This is super cute! Now...only if I taught the youngsters! :) Happy New Year!

    Hope King
    www.shenanigansinsecond.blogspot.com

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  2. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. We go back Thursday and the kids come back Friday. For one day. So this packet will be perfect for Friday.

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  3. Thanks! This is great.

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  4. Thanks so much! I look forward to using these with my students!

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  5. Too cute thank you for sharing with us!
    Tammy

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  6. I went back to students today and boy am I exhausted! :) I love this unit! Thank you! :)
    Cheryl
    Crayons and Curls

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  7. This is great! Thanks for sharing!

    Kari :)

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  8. Thank you for your hard work and for sharing. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the fuzzy print. Thanks, Hillary

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  9. Thank you so much! This will be great for the 2 days our kids are there this week! :) You ROCK!

    Katy
    KindergartenKaty

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  10. I just found your blog tonight. It's great! I am a first year teacher and I also teach Kindergarten. Thanks for the great ideas!

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    whatilearnedinkindergarten.blogspot.com

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  12. So super cute! Thanks so much! My kinders will love it!

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  13. Thank you so much for this wonderful "freebie!" It will be perfect to ease back into our routine after being off for 3 weeks! You have such wonderful products and terrific ideas! Happy New Year!!

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  14. You are fabulous...I wish I could be a fly on the wall in your classroom while you are teaching. Your books are wonderful..thanks for being sooooo generous with your free stuff!!
    B.

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  15. I LOVE this! I will be using this next year!

    I am one of your newest followers and am so glad I found your awesome blog! Your kiddos are lucky to have such a fun and creative teacher!

    I would love for you to come visit me if you get the chance! I have TONS of *freebies*!

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

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