We have been reading The Grouchy Ladybug for two weeks now. Our schedule in the last two weeks has been so wonky, we actually got one good solid week of practice in with this book! Here is a picture our pocket chart after we matched up all the pictures with the correct names…after many rereadings! [...]
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All this week, we have been learning about insects. This was a new unit to me (I usually teach about them as they come up in stories or during teachable moments). I really could have done lots more with this idea than I did, but I was sort of pressed for time. I will probably [...]
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If you tried to download the Grouchy Ladybug pictures from my PDF tab, try this one: http://kpoindexter.wordpress.com/languagewriting/ I downloaded them to my computer just now and they worked–this is a different computer than I used to create them–on the other hand, sometimes because I use a Mac, the pictures don’t upload correctly–so unless they are [...]
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We began our study of insects/bugs by reading The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle. After taking a picture walk and reading it aloud to the children, we discussed the clocks that are pictured on most of the pages. The children learned that we would be learning about telling time and addition (with ladybug spots) this [...]
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Kristen Poindexter
