Parts of a flower

Today we discussed the parts of a flower.  We cut out flower pieces.

 I made one too as we discussed where all the parts went.

 We labeled all the parts.

Our finished flower.

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What Plants Need

We continue to monitor our plants and are keeping a sharp eye on them to see how they are growing. 

We have been filling out our charts every 5 days.

 Now that they have grown a bit, we talked about what plants need to grow.

My non-verbal children got a communication board with the symbols that we would be using.

Each child got one of these sheets to fill out.

Together we made a chart with what plants need.

The children had to cut out the correct symbol and word to make their sentence.

For my students that could print, I had them print out their responses.

Guest Blogger

I'm so excited.  I'm doing my first ever guest blog.  Head on over to PreK + K Sharing to see my post about adapted art.

Forest Animal Calendar Numbers

Sorry I'm a little late with my calendar numbers this month.  Here are some forest animal numbers.  If you make two copies, you can use them as a game of memory/concentration.  Click on the picture to download it for FREE.

New Forest Animal Math Work stations

My newest unit is up and posted on my TpT store.  This one is aligned to the Common Core for kindergarten.

New App

I found the coolest app the other day.  It's called SPEAK all! and it's free.

It was developed by the Purdue University EPICS Department and designed to help children with special needs learn the process of constructing sentences. Even though the app was developed with non-verbal children in mind, I could see it being used with children who need help in making sentences. 

 The cells can be customized with pictures and recorded voice.

 You can touch or drag the cells to the blue bar at the bottom to make sentences. It will then read it for you.

Has anyone else tried it?

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot - Update

Monday Morning update:

Thank you to everyone who came to blog to download my freebie.  I hope you enjoyed it.  Thank you too to everyone who left me a comment.

Don't forget that the sale is still going on.  20% off and another 10% off with the promo code TAD12.



Welcome everyone to the teacher appreciation jackpot.  This was  my freebie.  I hope you enjoyed it.  It is my newest interactive book.

All my products are on sale for 20% off.  Don't forget to use the 10% off code. TAD12.

 I'm pleased to be part of the Teacher Appreciation Jackpot! Over 130 TpT sellers/bloggers  are all giving away 1 product from our stores worth $3 to $8 on Sunday, May 6! That adds up to over $600 in freebies for you!

Because so many bloggers are participating, this event will be divided into three grade level groups. I'll be participting in the K-2 event coordinated by April McNair on A Modern Teacher:

Other coordinatores are:

•Grades 3 - 6 - Laura Candler on Corkboard Connnections

•Grades 7 - 12 - Adrianne Meldrum on The Tutor House

TpT is throwing a huge "TpT Loves You" Teacher Appreciation Week Sale for 3 days, May 6-8. I will be offering my products at a discount here TeachersPayTeachers Store.   The promo code will be TAD12.

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot PK-Grades 2

1. Kinder Latino	2. Math Coach's Corner	3. Life in Special Education	4. The Lesson Plan Diva
5. A Modern Teacher	6. Teaching in the Early Years	7. The Schroeder Page	8. Fabulously First
9. Ms. Smarty Pants	10. Once Upon a First Grade Adventure	11. Make Take Teach	12. JD's Rockin' Readers
13. A Differentiated Kindergarten	14. Sunny Days	15. Tales from Outside the Classroom	16. Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives
17. Fun 2B in First	18. Kindergarten Lifestyle	19. First Grade a la Carte	20. Dilly Dabbles
21. Curls and a Smile	22. 2 Crazy Texas Teachers	23. The Picture Book Teacher's Edition	24. Seusstastic Classroom Inspirations
25. Jillian's Just Tinkerin' Around!	26. First Grade and Fabulous	27. kafy's books	28. Simply Primary
29. Fun To Teach Math	30. Mrs. Lattin's Kindergarten	31. Small Types	32. Learning in Spain
33. Creative Classroom	34. Positively Learning	35. Down Under Teacher	36. Tales From Room 112
37. 2nd Grade Pig Pen	38. The Teaching Chameleon	39. Rockin' Teacher Materials	40. Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers
41. Primary Inspiration	42. Smiling In Second Grade	43. Kid's Reading Activities	44. First Grade Fingerprints
45. The Daily Alphabet	46. A Special Kind of Class	47. Rulin' The Roost	48. Fluttering Through First Grade
49. Pocket Full of Kinders	50. Teachable Moments	51. 2nd Grade Pad	52. Wild About Teaching!
53. Peace, Love, and First Grade	54. Just Reed	55. The Hands-On Teacher in First!	56. The Wise Owl Factory
57. Love Those Kinders!	58. Teaching With Love and Laughter	59. Rowdy in Room 300	60. Mrs. Bainbridge's Blog
61. Fun! Fabulous! Firsties!	62. The Kindergarten Center	63. I Love First Grade	64. traditionslaughterandhappilyeverafter.blogspot.com
65. Extra Special Teaching	66. A-B-Seymour	67. Great {First Grade} Expectations	68. Ketchen's Kindergarten
69. Mrs. Rios Teaches Second Grade	70. Best Practices 4 Teaching	71. Elementary Matters	72. Brian Hopkins
73. Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business	74. Wolfelicious	75. All That Glitters in First Grade	76. Sassy in Second
77. Mrs. Hoffer's Spot	78. Learning with a Happy Heart	79. Kathy Griffin's Teaching Strategies	80. Primary Junction
81. All Students Can Shine	82. Teach 123	83. Kreative in Kinder	84. Teaching First ABC
85. Lil' Country Kindergarten	86. Teaching Tales

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