Reptiles

 

CVC words

Adding scales to a lizard. Printed from makinglearningfun.com

After reading "The Very Greedy Python" I had the kids color pictures and glue the matching animal word with the picture. Printed from makinglearningfun.com

Sounding out and writing 4 letter words.

On the back of each snake I wrote a high frequency word and the kids had to write a sentence using that word then color the snake the correct color.

Rainbow writing high frequency words.

Painting paper plates for turtle shells

Shape turtle. Turtle printed from makinglearningfun.com

I added a writing/math component.

Ending sounds.

Caterpillars and Butterflies

From prekinders.com Butterfly and caterpillar pattern block pictures.

From makinglearningfun.com butterfly shape counting

My second set of life cycle flags from orientaltrading.com

I forget exactly what "Luke" wrote but most of it I can read!!

Interactive writing w/ graphic organizer

Counting spots on butterflies and writing the number word. Thank you, Mrs. Lee

watercolor painting butterflies

rainbow writing days of the week from "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

Butterfly sequencing/cloze writing

we have some new friends from insectlore.com

shape/color butterfly art and writing project.

butterfly spot addition

Oviparous

**Pictures out of order a little bit. I'm having trouble getting them to load in a certain order...sorry!

Kids could earn a plastic egg w/ a trinket inside if they had good behavior for the day.

Pocket chart story for the week.

Picture sort

Kids sorted, drew and labeled pictures of oviparous animals.

Cute nest/snack idea. Cut a lunch sack in half, have the kids fold down the sack, add easter grass, a bird peep and jellybeans for eggs. 

Cute story I found at the local library. I love all of Anne Rockwell's books.

The kids had fun using plastic animals to put in eggs and had their friends guess what animal was inside.

Idea from Mrs.Lee. I used the wooden cookies I bought at Michael's (on sale) and taped high frequency words to the back.The kids turned over the cookies w/ spatulas then wrote the word on their paper.

Making pinecone birdfeeders with lard and birdseed.

See hula hoop sorting below.

Egg spin word family game using all blue eggs since we were talking about robins that day.

Yes/No animal oviparous game.

Graphing favorite ways to eat eggs.

Funny egg craft.