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Fall Favorites: The Little Scarecrow Boy

October 13, 2016 by Ashley Leave a Comment

Fall is filled with so many fabulous holidays and books.  It’s tough to squeeze everything in!  But there are certain “favorites” that I MUST make time for…year after year.

The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown is one of those favorites.

The Little Scarecrow boy is a fabulous fall read!

In this delightful book, the little scarecrow boy longs to accompany his father, old man scarecrow, to the cornfields to frighten the crows. Instead, he has to remain home to grow and to practice the terrible facial expressions his father teaches him. Convinced that he has mastered the six fierce faces, he slips out early one morning and confronts a big black crow in the field. These encounters test the youngster’s mettle, but he succeeds in frightening the bird, filling his father with pride.

This book is great for exploring feelings and expression.  Students can examine how the little scarecrow boy’s facial expressions and moods changed throughout the book.  Encourage students to make expressions to match feelings they may have.  (i.e. Show me a mad face.  Show me a frightened face., etc.)

It’s also a great lead in to a study of scarecrows.  One year my husband came to school and helped my daughter’s class actually build a scarecrow.  This was a great real-life experience that coincided with the books they’d been reading.

scarecrow-blog-1 scarecrow-blog-2Here was my giggly girl in 1st grade!  (She’s in 3rd grade now!)

You can also make a class book.  Photograph your students making their fiercest face and use my class book template to showcase each fierce face.  This was so much fun!

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FREE collaborative class book template to follow up reading The Little Scarecrow Boy(click the picture above to download this FREE template!)

You also may want to check out this fun Scarecrow craft and writing prompt.  After all,  ALL students have “something to crow about!”

This scarecrow craft is not only adorbs...but it gives your kiddos a chance to tell what they're good at.  Everyone has something to crow about!

Also, check out this blog post for more Scarecrow inspiration!Fabulous ideas for incorporating scarecrows into your fall classroom themes!Check out The Primary Peach to read about some of our other Fall Favorites!  You could win an Amazon gift card to expand your Fall Book Library!

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Scarecrows in the Classroom

November 17, 2015 by Ashley Reed Leave a Comment

I’m *slightly* obsessed with scarecrows.  In fact, I think they’re downright cute.  So much so, that I recently created a scarecrow craft for my kidlettes to complete.  We turned it into a bulletin board!
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scarecrow-Craft-2184395

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scarecrow-Craft-2184395
 You can check out that packet {HERE}!
Here are some other fun Scarecrow ideas for the classroom:
 Scarecrow Cookies from The Crafty Crow

 Scarecrow Song from You Tube
I found this amazing scarecrow directed drawing at Paper Blog and shared it with our art teacher.  Look how beautiful these drawings turned out in our art room window!
This Scarecrow coloring page from Dover Publication is a FREEBIE!  So cute!
This scarecrow hat is simply precious….and easy to make according to Parents Magazine!
Another MUST for a fun Fall party!  Check out these awesome crow and scarecrow cookies from Party Pinching!
One of my favorite scarecrow books is The Little Scarecrow Boy.  Last year, my kindergartners were charged with making their scariest face to scare the crows away!  This makes a fun class book! 🙂
Here’s another amazing directed drawing project from one of my favorite sites, Art Projects for kids.  I love the crayon outline with watercolor paint…stunning!
A fun culminating activity is building a real scarecrow.  My hubby came and made one with my class and my daughter’s class last year.  Please excuse the hideous Mother-Goose-Looking-Bank-Bag Head (and don’t tell hubby I said that…lol).  The kids had a blast!  What a fun memory!
Are you ready to do All Things Scarecrow in YOUR class now?

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Filed Under: Fall, November, Scarecrows, Uncategorized

November Home Decor: Designing on a Dime

November 1, 2015 by Ashley Reed Leave a Comment

I love decorating my mantle as the seasons change.  It’s the central feature as you enter our home and our living room so I love making it stand out.  But let’s face it…there isn’t always a ton of extra money in the month to splurge on expensive decor items.  So I enjoy scouring Pinterest for free printables and unique ideas to make the perfect vignette.

 

This “Thankful and Blessed” printable is bold and colorful…and I love its message.  You can grab this print for FREE at Eighteen25.  I loved this simple, rustic frame from Walmart ($10) and plan to change out the printable monthly.  I also found the white plastic pumpkin at Walmart for $5.  The gold quatrefoil hurricane is from Hobby Lobby.  I scored it for $15.  I’ve had the tall candlesticks for YEARS.  They’re a mainstay on my mantle.

 

 I made this fun “GRATEFUL” banner as a pdf file. Grab it for FREE here!
Simply print on white card stock, cut out, and clip to form a banner.  I
used neutral textured digital paper for the background and glittery
gold letters.  The small wire basket is from Hobby Lobby.  It was on
sale for around $8.  I filled it with mini pumpkins left over from
Halloween and Indian corn from the grocery store.  The rustic pot with a silk fern in the middle is from Hobby Lobby as well.  It was on sale for $5.

 

 Lastly, I created this “Happy Fall Y’all”
print and placed it in another rustic frame from Walmart.  I love the
simplicity of this print!  You can grab this print for free HERE!

 

Want to create a similar look in your home?  Grab this decor freebie, a gift from me, here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_CfsL3_vt5la3UzYS1xMFgxQnM/view?usp=sharing
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Filed Under: Fall, freebie, Home Decor, November, Potpourri, Uncategorized

Scarecrow Day! (Five for Friday!) with lots of FREEBIES!

October 3, 2014 by Ashley Reed 3 Comments

http://doodlebugsteaching.blogspot.com/2014/10/five-for-friday-linky-party-october-3.html
Today we had Scarecrow Day!
My sweet hubby came to school and built a life-size scarecrow with Kindergarten and First Grade!  The kids had a ball stuffing him with straw.

The giggling blond is my daughter, Morgan! 😉
 
 Is that Mother Goose or a Scarecrow?  LOL!
We also made Shape-ly Scarecrows using basic 2-d shapes and an original poem written by moi! 

You can snag that FREEBIE by clicking the image below!  Please leave feedback! 🙂
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SHAPE-ly-Scarecrow-Freebie-1479228
We also read the book The Little Scarecrow Boy by Margaret Wise Brown.  I love this story of a little scarecrow who wasn’t scary enough to work in the corn fields with his dad.
http://www.amazon.com/Little-Scarecrow-Margaret-Wise-Brown/dp/0060778911/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412373530&sr=8-1&keywords=the+little+scarecrow+boy
Then we practiced making our scariest scarecrow faces and will use them to make a class book!  Here are our SCARY faces…
 You can get the Class Book Template Here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_CfsL3_vt5lcV96SEVRNWFEUVk/view?usp=sharing
Now…I’m off for a FULL week of Fall Break!  I have a to-do list a mile long, so I shall work all week….in my PJ’s!
Happy Fall Y’all!
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Filed Under: Fall, freebie, October, Scarecrows, Uncategorized

Class-Made Books with a fun FREEBIE!!

October 16, 2013 by Ashley Reed 5 Comments

Do your kiddos love to read books made by previous classes?  Mine fight over them!  I wanted to make a more conscious effort to make several books with my students each month and start a class-made book library that students can read over and over again!  So, I started with an October packet.  There are ideas for 6 different class-made books.  Each idea includes a color and a black/white cover option, a story planning page, and a book page.  These are meant for each child to complete one page which you then bind together as a class book.
This week my students have been working on the Fall Is Fun book by brainstorming things we love about fall.

 My first graders are obviously not proficient editors right now, so I do rewrite their writings with correct spelling, spacing, and punctuation so they will be written correctly in the book.
Then, when it’s time to write their final copy for the book, they simply copy the index card.  Here’s what the final book pages look like:

I laminate the covers so the book holds up better and bind it with my comb binder (which I love!)  Then, I place them in that month’s Class-Made book basket.  The October packet comes with a book bin label and ideas for the following six books:

You can pick up this little packet on TPT Here:

And just because I love y’all, you can get the “Fall Is Fun” book materials that are pictured in this post by clicking {HERE}!
And THANK YOU to all who donated products or purchased the bundle for Team Lewy Body….I exceeded my goal!!  I will be sharing the numbers next week after my Dad’s Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Event.  I promised him I wouldn’t release any numbers til then.  So, thanks….from the bottom of my heart!!!  If you live in middle Georgia, tune in to Fox Five Atlanta today at 5, 6, or 10 as they broadcast an interview with my Dad and his neurologist at Emory from today!!  This took place right after my Dad met with Governor Nathan Deal so the Governor could sign a proclamation declaring October as Lewy Body Dementia Awareness Month in Georgia.   Doesn’t my dad ROCK???  I told y’all he’s my Hero!!!
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Filed Under: Class-Made Books, Fall, October, Uncategorized

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