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Welcome Winter!

I just uploaded my “Welcome Winter!” packet to TpT.  This 58 page packet includes literacy and math activities aligned to the Common Core Standards.
Literacy Activities:
Mitten Book Report
Hot Cocoa Mug Writing
Our Favorite Wintertime Activities
How to Make a Snowman Mini-Book
Winter Read/Write the Room
Winter and Snow Acrostic Poems
Winter File Folder Word Wall with Pictures
Comparing Two Versions of the Mitten

Math Activities:
Snowman and Penguin Ways to Make Five
Snowman and Penguin Sums of Ten
Snowman Domino Fact Families
Snowflake Estimation
Penguin Art and Math – Two levels of difficulty  (Click {here} to download an older free version of this activity-with one difficulty level)
Our Favorite Wintertime Activities Graphing, Tallying, and Analyzing Data

This packet also includes a bibliography and small center signs.

Here are a few of the winter themed books I recommend:

 
 Happy Winter!

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  1. laughinbrunette (Jennifer)

    January 10, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    Looks awesome!!
    Jennifer
    First Grade Blue Skies

    • Erica Bohrer

      January 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      Thanks!

  2. Randi

    January 10, 2012 at 9:58 pm

    This looks so fun!

    Randi @ Teach It With Class
    My TPT Store
    My Facebook Page

    • Erica Bohrer

      January 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      Thank you!

  3. Mrs. Patton

    January 10, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    Looks great! I'm working on my kinder winter pack right now. 🙂 Gotta love it…

    Colleen Patton
    Mrs. Patton’s Patch

    • Erica Bohrer

      January 12, 2012 at 10:57 pm

      Thanks! Yes, the year is flying by!

  4. meadowt

    January 11, 2012 at 12:24 am

    looks great! I will have to check it out!!
    Barbara
    happyteachingfirst.blogspot.com

    • Erica Bohrer

      January 12, 2012 at 10:56 pm

      Thank you!

  5. Lynn Faulkner

    January 12, 2012 at 11:18 pm

    Thanks for sharing your ideas. These are wonderful.

  6. Sarah

    January 15, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Hello! I just came across your blog and LOVE your winter unit! Everything is so cute (newest follower!) Come check me out if you ever need some math ideas! 🙂 Have a good weekend!
    ~sarah
    funintitlemath.blogspot.com

  7. Simone

    January 16, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Your winter unit is so cute! Can't wait to use it! You and so many other teacher bloggers have inspired me to start my own! Thanks so much for you inspiration! Come check out my new blog!

    -Simone
    busyasahoneybee.blogspot.com

  8. rebecca sutton

    January 21, 2012 at 4:29 am

    Hey Erica!! Sending you a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on being on the TpT Top 10 board!! You deserve it!! YEAH!!!
    Hugs,
    Rebecca
    Teaching First

  9. Brooke

    February 4, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    Erica,
    I teach second grade in South Carolina, but I follow your blog and learn so much from you! I just saw your shutterfly post and wondered what the j'adorable storage/stools are. They look like milk crates with upholstered seats, but they're way too cute because you can't see through them. So, what's the secret? Did you cover crates, or are they something totally different?

  10. iffatali

    August 4, 2012 at 11:34 am

    The roughest part of that lifestyle is the travel and early mornings.
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