Christmas 'Down Under' Blog Hop & Pete the Cat Freebie

Thanks for stopping by.

I am joining up with my friend Jodie 

at 

Mrs Ward's Land of Little Learners

and some other Aussie bloggers for a fantastic blog hop. 

If you are looking for some fun activities for Christmas, you really should come 'down under' and check out what pressies are waiting for you.

Everyone LOVES Pete the Cat!

He is one cool cat.

When Santa got sick, Pete was there to help out. 

Just quietly, I think he just wanted an opportunity to visit us down here in the land of OZ!! 

And... who wouldn't?

Australia is a beautiful country.

 Enough said... I did this activity with my children last year. Take a peek.

I thought you might like to do this with your little ones this year.

I would love you to show your thanks by following my blog 

and...

 I LOVE reading your comments.

You can download your 

Pete the Cat Freebie HERE

Pop on over to 

and see Casey at

Lifelong Learners in Prep

for more fun freebies.

 Don't forget to follow the other bloggers' blogs

 but most of all thank them for your pressie.

 May the spirit of Christmas be with you throughout the coming year.

Pink!

Have you read the story Pink! by Lynne Rickards to your students?

In the story, we meet Patrick, a little penguin who wakes up one morning to find his world has been turned upside down. He’s turned pink! Patrick leaves his home and friends to find where he fits in but at the end, he realises that his friends still like him no matter what he looks like.

We also read  It's Okay to be Different by Todd Parr.

Both these books are great books to talk about diversity with your students.

We did a penguin craftivity and wrote about:

It's Okay to be Different

It is important for students to realise that it’s okay if they are different and they’ll still be accepted and have friends. 

We also wrote about 'What is a friend?'

You can download a copy of this writing sheet HERE

I have put a mini unit together with activities to go with the story 'Pink!'

The unit will help your students accept who they are and realise 
it IS okay to be different!

 

The Pink penguin craftivity and other activities are available 
at TPT HERE

Happy teaching

Freebie Linky~ Comprehension Posters

I have joined up with 

Cynthia at 

Welcome to 2nd Grade Pad 

for a Favourite (note the spelling~down here we like to be different!!) Freebie Linky Party.
Be sure to pop over to Cynthia's blog for more freebies.

I have had many requests for the comprehension posters that I used in my Kissing Hand Unit so I decided to post them for you for free.

You will find them at my TPT store HERE

Happy teaching!

Counting to Ten {Freebie}

My Winter Unit is almost finished.  

As I promised I have some freebies for you.

This activity is using the Tens Frame. There are different versions of the same activity to get your little ones counting to ten and identifying numerals and words to ten.

You can copy and laminate these cards to use with the worksheets.

There are different worksheets for your little ones to do.

I hope you find the activities useful and fun. 

I would really appreciate feedback.

You can get these activities at my TPT store  HERE  for free.

Happy teaching

Snow ~ A freebie

Down here in Australia it is our Winter. 

I know on the other side of the world you are enjoying the summer months. Lucky you. 

We have been doing winter activities in my classroom so here is a freebie. It's a cute poem about Snow. I have given you different copies so you can use it as you wish.

 I would love it if you gave me a comment if you like the poem.

Click HERE to get your copy. 

Insect or Not? Freebie

 
We are on our end of term break and  I have no classroom stuff to post so I have two worksheets for you to add to your insect unit.

This is a sorting activity. Your little ones need to cut out the pictures and paste them into the correct box:  insect or not an insect.

                         This worksheet reinforces your little ones' knowledge about insects.

                           These worksheets are available for free at my TPT store HERE