All About Me!

Another day, another freebie!  Just for my blog readers, I'm making my "Owl About Me" packet available for a free download!  This packet sells for $1.50 in my TPT store.  It is great for the beginning of the year when we are all trying to learn more about our students and help them learn more about themselves!  Many early childhood teachers like to do an "All About Me" unit, but I put a little twist by making this one owl-themed!  I add a photo of the student to the front cover.  Then there is a page for a self-portrait, one for a handprint, one that tells about the child's weight and measurements, a page to tell about the child's favorite things, as well as things he/she does NOT like, etc.  When I make this with students, I typically mount each completed page to construction paper, laminate all the pages, and bind them together for a wonderful keepsake book!  Moms and Dads will love you for this, and it's a great thing to have out on your students' desks if your PTA has an open house a few weeks after school begins!  I would use this for children in preschool through maybe 2nd grade!  Check it out!

Click HERE to download the packet!

I hope this is something that will be useful to you as you begin your new school year!  If you enjoy it, please drop me a comment and let me know!  If you like what you see, I'd love to have you as a follower here on my blog, as well as on TPT!  Thanks so much for visiting!

Blessings,

Laurie

Only Two Weeks?????

I don't know when school starts back where you live, but here in Alabama we are down to only two more weeks of summer!  Even though I homeschool my youngest, we still follow the city school calendar for the most part, since my older two are still in public school.  It's just easier if we're all on the same schedule!  I have a list a mile long of things I was supposed to accomplish this summer, but only about half of them have been checked off.  Where has the time gone?

When I was teaching in regular school, I always liked to start off my year with a reading of Kevin Henkes' book, Wemberly Worried.  It really doesn't matter what age you teach.....it's always safe to assume that your littles (or maybe not so littles) are all feeling a little anxious about a new classroom, new teacher, new friends, etc.  Heck, if we're honest, most of  US feel a little anxious / nervous at this time each year too, don't we?  So we can all relate to poor Wemberly, who worries about everything.....particularly starting kindergarten!

If, like me, you consider this book to be a MUST for the first day of school, you may be interested in a TPT product I offer to accompany this wonderful story!  It has several literature activities, as well as a pattern for this cute craftivity:

If you are interested in checking it out, please click HERE.

And just for visiting my blog, here's a freebie for you, from that packet:

Wemberly Worried Freebie  (Click Here to Access)

Hope you enjoy it!  Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings,
Laurie