While we've been learning about insects these past two weeks, my kids have been loving our literacy workshops and math centers. I love having a variety of centers, so my kids are practicing lots of different skills! Not all of my kids do all of these centers either - they do the ones related to the skills they need the most practice with. Here's a quick peek at what we've been working on. {If you click the picture, it will take you to the pack the centers are from...most are from my Spring pack and my friend Deeanna's Going Buggy pack}

Rolling Word Families: The kids spread out pictures, roll the dice, then find a picture in that word family and write the word on their recording page

Caterpillar Vowels: Making caterpillars by matching pictures with the same medial sound

Words That Bug Us: Discriminating between real and non sense words

Matching Words: Matching more difficult words to pictures...they know their is only one picture for each letter of the alphabet, so that helps them :)

CVC Word Match: Not technically insects, but the kids love reading their words and finding the matching pictures

Ladybug Addition: Counting spots and adding them together

Honeybee Subtraction: Writing subtraction equations for what the picture shows

Rolling Numbers: Working on forming our numbers correctly

More or Less: Determining if a number is more or less than another

Ladybug Number Lines: Finding missing numbers on a number line

I forgot to share these pictures yesterday, but last week, we went outside to see if we could catch any bugs. My kids LOVED looking for insects! We only were able to get a few ants, but during recess, our neighbor Mrs. Calloway, caught a hornet for our classes to inspect. The kids loved it!

My kids are so into all things insects and they're eating up everything we're doing! I love this time of year!!

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Vickie

Where in the world has summer gone? Can you believe it's the end of JULY already?? Somebody please explain to me how the past 2 months have passed by at warp speed!!
Ok, I may be being a little dramatic, but it does seem like every year the summer passes by faster than the previous one. Maybe it's because I've been busy playing with this little cherub (and I apologize for those of you who follow me on Instagram for bombarding you with pictures of her daily!!)

She's just a little obsessed with this version of Brown Bear where you slide a tab to see the next animal!

All of sudden this week I started to get in panic mode about the upcoming school year...how am I going to balance the beginning of school with a little one when in previous years I stayed until 9:00 at night? What am I going to do about this new reading series we're supposed to teach "with fidelity" when I'm used to creating my own lessons? Then, to add to my panic, I was told last week I'm moving rooms. Now, for all of the portable's issues, I actually liked my little paneled portable {mainly because it's the only room with a Promethean Board and one of the only rooms that allows teacher control of the temp}. However, I am moving into a huge room with 3 huge closets, so I am super excited and nervous all at the same time! My sweet granny {who gets roped into everything} came to help me start moving stuff yesterday:

Can you spot my little helper?

In the midst of the craziness, I have been able to get a little work done. I finally finished my shape pack and am super excited about it. Click the pictures below to check it out on TpT. It's on sale until midnight tomorrow for $5!

I also updated a few things in my beginning of the year center pack. If you already bought it, be sure to download your new pack! You can check it out by clicking the picture below.

I would love to give away one of each of these packs to 2 lucky readers! Leave me a comment below telling me how you're spending these last days of summer and I'll pick a winner some time tomorrow. :)

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Vickie