Happy Birthday Martin! mini unit- Just Posted!

Happy Birthday Martin! is a mini unit that contains several writing activities, a mini book, a brace map of me activity, a double bubble map comparing and contrasting two friends, reader's theater/play, and a poem. It is a unit that teaches students to identify similarities and differences and appreciate both qualities in each other. Students will understand all that Matin Luther King Jr. fought for and sacrificed for all cultures today. Your students will LOVE learning about Martin Luther King Jr. and make connections to their lives after completing this unit.

Check out my preview below:

So go on over to my store and grab a copy - it is only $4.00-I think you and your kiddos will LOVE it! 

CLick {HERE} or click on my button in the top right corner!

Thanks Cara {The First Grade Parade} for the ADORABLE idea!

I was checking out Cara's blog {The First Grade Parade} and saw her ADORABLE snowman idea.

She got the idea from Pinterest and put her little spin on it. I made a black-line master for him and decided to have students fill in the blanks for the story problem. I will use the crazy looking dice that go up to 20 {I think} so students can get closer to sums of 20. On the printables, I left a space for circle drawings and an addition sentence for students to solve and show their work. If you like him {how could you not??} grab a copy here. He and his friends, who are going to be created by my little first grade friends soon, are going to become a bulletin board!

CLick on the Snowman to get Your Copy!

PS: I am going to use the large blue construction paper but I didn't have any at home. 

PPS: Ignore the first page of the download - it is just a little reminder in the future of what he is supposed to look like :-)