Crawling With FUN!

My classroom has been "crawling" with fun the past two weeks as we have been learning about spiders!  Unfortunately, I have a few first grade girls who have arachnophobia! :)

However, after getting to know more about spiders and how they are helpful, we all have a better understanding and less of a fear of them!

We even trapped a common house spider in my classroom to observe him for a day.  Of course, we let him go.

 

                                                                    Cool Website for Spider Facts!

Our spider study began with a KWL and looking at the fiction and non fiction books we would be reading whole group.

We read Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Keith Chapman.  It's a cute rhyming story about a silly spider who floats on his silk visiting barnyard animals until he returns home to his mother.  After reading the book, we brainstormed things we would do if we had a pet spider for a little creative writing and a cute spider craftivity!!

 The kids had fun choosing what they would do, writing it onto the writing prompt, and making their pet spider to hold their writing!

If I had a pet spider, we would catch ladybugs together.

Since I am so new to blogging, I am feeling the freebies!  Here is this Spider Writing/Craftivity for you if you'd like it!!

FREEBIE!!

We read lots of our non fiction books and make a booklet with spider characteristics and types of spiders.  We discussed features of non fiction texts.

 

The kids made a "Web of Learning" Folder to put all of the work we would be doing with our spider theme!

Here is some of the spider themed work we did!

                 

The class LOVED the Spider Headbands game the best!  They each made a spider headband and got to draw a fact card to put on their heads.  They did this one at a time and classmates gave them clues to what the word was on their heads.

All of these activities came from my FUN with Spiders Unit on TPT if you are at all interested.

Fun with SPIDERS unit!

I'm so glad you are here!

Welcome to my new blog!!  I figure you've got to start somewhere, so baby steps it is!!

If you got here from my FREEBIE on TPT called "Bears in Pairs/Cats and Hats," I appreciate you stopping by!  If not, then grab the FREEBIE for your younger primary students below!



                  Bears in Pairs/Cats and Hats Math FREEBIE!

I currently teach 1st grade but have taught all grades K-3 in the past!  My passion is teaching and working with animals, so I will be putting lots of animal flair into my blog.

Speaking of animals, we just got a hamster in our classroom!  The kids voted on the name Fluffy.  In case you are interested in a FREE class pet- like a hamster, gerbil, guinea pig, rabbit, or fish, I will give you a link to "Pets in the Classroom."  I filled out the 3 minute application on line and then received my coupons for a free hamster, cage, food, and toys! All you need is a "PetSmart" or "Pet Super Market" near by!  Just click on Fluffy's picture below to go to the website! :)

Fluffy!!

Here We GO!!!

Happy Monday!!

First of all, I want to thank  The Cutest Blog on the Block for my temporary blog template!  It is perfect for someone new at blogging to get started. :)

"You found me FREEBIES!!!" 

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CHRYSANTHEMUM Stick Puppet                             
   

My name is Eva Robinson and I teach 1st grade in Lexington, KY.  I have been teaching forever it feels (16 years to be exact) and I absolutely love learning from and helping these little people!  My passion is working with children and animals.  I have two cats of my own and love horses and dogs as well!  Therefore, I love to teach using animals and animal ideas as much as possible!! The name of my BLOG----- Primary PAWS!!!

                               My kitties:     Ellie May              Maisy

                                                 

My Kiddies:

                                                      Layne              Drew

 

I have 2 kiddos of my own who are now teenagers.  Yikes!  My son, Drew is a sophomore and is 16 years old and my daughter, Layne is a freshman and is 14.  I miss when they were little. :(

I am going to start by posting pics from my classroom and go from there! 

We are studying habitats and we have a rainforest in our classroom with a giant kapok tree!
                                                                               

Reading Strategies Posters!

    

Froggy Reading Strategy Signs and Worksheets!!

I decided to get an aquarium this year to help with our habitats and life cycles! 
                                                                        

                         FREE PET FOR YOUR OWN CLASSROOM!!

We will be getting a pet hamster this week!  If you would like a pet in your classroom for free, here is an awesome idea!  Several large pet stores have a grants called "Pets in the Classroom."  All you have to do is fill out an entry form (it literally took 3 minutes) and you will be sent coupons for a cage or tank, food, accessories, etc for a hamster, guinea pig, rabbit, gerbil, or fish in your own classroom!!  My class voted on a hamster and I'll be going to get all of the goodies and our hamster today after school!  We are SOOOOO excited!  Here is the link to get your own free coupons in the mail for a class pet!!   Pets in the Classroom   Our coupons came in the mail yesterday. 

 Look at all we get for FREE!!!! :)

                                                                            

Check back soon for the lessons I have been doing with my newest unit on TPT:

Inference Investigators

New Blog for Primary Teachers!!

Welcome if you meant to or stumbled upon my new blog for teachers-- "Primary Paws!"

My goal is to share my love for teaching while learning from fellow teachers as well!

Check back soon for pictures of my classroom, FREEBIES from my TPT store, and to pick up new ideas and share yours with me as well!  

Vowel Game Freebie!