Winter Snowman Craft!

I want to share this cute and easy craft my class did before winter break.  They used white paint to make a handprint then used sharpies to make snowmen on each finger.  

I folded the construction paper into a trifold.  I placed their picture on the first flap and a poem on the third flap.  We wrapped these and the children gave them to their parents on Christmas!  The kids loved making these!

Comparing Books with Gingerbread!

Happy 2015!  I hope you enjoyed your winter break and had a great holiday!  I wanted to share this anchor chart we made before break. The gingerbread unit I taught is my favorite to teach!  There are so many rich gingerbread literature that my students LOVE!  It is a great unit to identify story elements and compare and contrast stories.

We focused on three stories: "The Gingerbread Boy," "The Gingerbread Girl" (my favorite!), and "The Gingerbread Cowboy."  We analyzed the main character, setting, problem, solution, and how each story ended.  Above the anchor chart you can see the cute gingerbread boys/girls my students made!  They used shapes to make their gingerbread and recorded how many of each shape they used!  This was a fun unit that my students really enjoyed!  They were very engaged in each story and couldn't wait to find out how each story ended!

What are your favorite gingerbread books to read?

Kindergarten Winter FREEBIES!

Are you looking for fun winter activities to begin 2015?  Blogger Teacher Tam, posted 11 fun winter freebies you can use in your kindergarten classroom....and one of my winter freebies is posted as #7!  Take a look at all the freebies you can download here: Kindergarten Winter FREEBIES