Plant Theme FREE printables

Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes

How to Plant and Grow Seeds

• FREE printable following directions guide with step by step directions and pictures, teaching children how to plant seeds.
• Original Post: How to Plant and Grow Seeds – Following Directions Guide For Children

Drawing and Labeling a Plant Diagram

• A Following Directions journal entry guide.
• Original Post: Planting a Rainbow

I Like the Wildflowers

• FREE printable pattern book featuring a song adaptation about colorful wildflowers.
• Song adaptation sung to the tune of  “I Love the Mountains.”
• Original post: I Like the Wildflowers

Pots, Pots, Pots

• FREE printable pattern book featuring colorful pots.
• Teaches colors.
• Original post: A Rainbow of Pots

In My Grandpa’s Garden

• FREE printable song adaptation sung to the tune of  “This is the Way We Go to School.”
• Original Post: In My Grandpa’s Garden – FREE printable song adaptation

 Exploring the Native Plant World

•  Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Website is an excellent resource for FREE printable Plant Study curriculum.
• Grade specific curriculum, Pre-K — 6th
• Hands-on Projects
• Original Post: Plant Theme Activities and Resources

Spring Theme FREE printables

Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes

Life Cycle of a Frog (illustrated)

Life Cycle of a Frog (blank)

• FREE printable book featuring the Life Cycle of a Frog
• original post: Life Cycle of a Frog

Life Cycle of a Frog Cards

• FREE printable cards featuring the Life Cycle of a Frog (both illustrated and blank version)
• original post: Life Cycle of a Frog

My Umbrella Day

• FREE printable book featuring a spring day with an umbrella.
• original post: My Umbrella Day

I Like the Wildflowers

• FREE printable book featuring photos of wildflowers and song adaptation
• Original Post: I Like the Wildflowers

The Butterfly Garden

• FREE printable book featuring the photos on the life cycle of a butterfly.
• Original Post: The Butterfly Garden

Seasons

• FREE printable book featuring photos from the four seasons.
• Original Post: Seasons FREE printable book

10 Little Ducks blank  

10 Little Ducks illustrated

10 Little Ducks Drifting Away expanded text

• FREE printable books for both guided reading and math
• FREE printable Little Duck Counters

Valentine Theme FREE printables:

Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes

It Looked Like a Heart

• FREE printable shape book where children stretch their imagination to make pictures out of simple shapes.
• Original Post: It Looked Like a Heart Shape Explorations

Easy Valentine Heart Shaped Pancakes FREE printable recipe

• FREE printable recipe guide for children with step-by-step directions and photos
• Original Post: Easy Valentine Heart Shaped Pancakes

Winter Theme FREE printables:

Learning Activities, Materials, Reading Books, Songs and Recipes

2013 Calendar FREE printable

• Blank cover and Pages children can personalize each month.
• Original Post: Personalized Calendars and Activities

Birds Up In a Tree

• FREE printable counting book
• FREE printable bird counters
• Original Post: Winter Lace Collage Art by Children

Counting Snowflakes

• FREE printable counting book
• FREE printable snowflake counters
• Original Post: Ten Little Snowflakes FREE printables

Let’s Play I Spy On My Winter Nature Walk

• FREE printable book where children write and illustrate what they spy on a winter walk.
• Original Post: Winter Them Activities for Children

I Spy Shapes On My Winter Nature Walk

• FREE printable book where children are challenged to write and illustrate what shapes they spy on a winter walk.
• Original Post: Winter Them Activities for Children

Seasons

• FREE printable book featuring photos from the four seasons.
• Original Post: Seasons FREE printable book

Where is My Mitten?

• FREE printable book following directions book.
• Original Post: Mittens Learning Activities and FREE Printables

My Mittens

• Activity color page highlighting the letter Mm and the core word my.
• Original Post: Mittens Learning Activities and FREE Printables

My Hat

• Activity color page highlighting the letter Hh and the core word my.
• Original Post: Mittens Learning Activities and FREE Printables

Easy Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix FREE printable recipe guide

• FREE printable recipe guide for children with step-by-Step directions and photos.
• Original Post: Easy Hot Cocoa Mix – FREE Printable Recipe Guide for Children

Book of the Week GIVEAWAY: Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin

Why we love this book:

We’ve started a tradition here at waddlee-ah-chaa, every January we GIVE AWAY this sweet winter book. The text is a simple rhyming chant, taking children through the steps of getting dressed for snowy, winter weather. Children love the sing-song pattern, the colorful pictures and the main character. However, the girl’s little dog, who helps her get dressed and sips tea, is the real show stealer in this book. The children just love that little dog. Under My Hood I Have a Hat opens the door to many winter weather learning activities.

In addition to this week’s Book GIVEAWAY, we also have a FREE printable mittens book and letter activities . . .

Where is My Mitten?

 FREE printable book

Step One: We began by reading books about Mittens, Gloves, Hats, Boots . . .

• Under My Hood I have a Hat by Karla Kuskin
• The Mitten by Jan Brett
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Step 2: Next, Miss Enigma and I read the pages and she followed the directions to color the pages.

• Print this book FREE: Where is My Mitten?
• Miss Enigma is learning the letter Mm
• Miss Enigma is learning the core words: my, this, is, no
• The book focuses on color words.
• The book focuses on following directions on each page.
• The directions on each page increase in difficulty.
• The last page allows children to be creative and color the mittens any color and design.

Step 3: Letter and Word Work

• I created simple printables for Miss Enigma to practice the letters Mm and Hh and the core word my.
• Miss Enigma used letter stamps to stamp the letter Mm on the mittens page and the letter Hh on the hat page.
• She also practiced writing the words.

Print this FREE Activity Page: My Mittens

Print this FREE Activity Page: My Hat

 More Winter Activities with mittens, gloves, hats, coats . . .

We’re GIVING AWAY one hardcover copy of  Under My Hood I Have a Hat by Karla Kuskin

To enter this contest, use the Rafflecopter to answer the following question. After you leave a comment, you can move ahead with more entries.

Do you love bundling up for winter? As for me, I like summer all year long! South Texas come pretty darn close!  (Or just say “Hey.” We’re flexible around here.)

The Rules:

One entry per person, please.

No entries after 8:00 pm Central Time, Thursday, January 17, 2013

The winner must be a resident of The United States.

The winner will be selected at random and announced Friday, January 18, 2013. Check back to claim your prize. It might be you!

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