Homecoming Season with Pete the Cat

This week we were working on cause and effect with our favorite cat. Once firsties finished writing the cause and effects in the Pete the Cat book they made their own Petes.  Of course one of them had dressed Pete up and when I asked what it was she said he was wearing his Homecoming outfit. LOL! Love it!!

Cause and Effect, Indians, and The Windy City



 

 We've been working on cause and effect and as many of you know this can be a little confusing for first grade minds. So, I decided to bring in one of our favorite cats, Pete the Cat. Who doesn't love him! I read the story to them, we made an anchor chart of cause and effect actions in the story and then we pulled up Youtube and watched the author sing the song. They loved that part. Once we were finished they picked their favorite cause and effect and wrote about it and illustrated it. After we were finished with that part (and after lunch) we made our own Pete the Cats. They are so stinkin' cute. I especially love the ones with the legs going backwards. They're too cute!

 

This is not the best picture but it's hard to get any good pics of their projects that are hanging in the window. Even with the shades pulled down the pics aren't the best. Anyway, my firsties loved doing these Indians. (Thanks, Teri from A Cupcake for the Teacher).  Last week we learned about the Indians and their homes and what kinds of things they grew and did. This week is pilgrim week and so far it's a hit. I'll post more pics of the pilgrim projects later.

 

 

 

We made these turkeys out of scrapbook paper and they turned out adorable. The pilgrim hats have what they are thankful for on them. Before you know it, it will be time to take it all down and put up Christmas. We are getting ready this week for parent conferences next week. Next week we are also going on a fieldtrip to see the play Pinocchio. Our kids are so excited about going. We do one play a year becaue it's such an easy fieldtrip to do and they really enjoy them.

 

So I'm sure many of you have heard about the wild weather we had here in Chicago yesterday. My neighborhood was one of the lucky ones. We had WIND and rain but no tornados. However, I couldn't believe the wind. I can't even imagine what some of you go through during a Hurricane. We had several towns in downstate Illinois completely wiped out. So sad and scary. Keep those people in your prayers and hope they can get back on their feet as soon as possible.

Have a great week, Thanksgiving is just around the corner!

Pete the Cat

As I was browsing all the awesome blogs out there I came across this project from Leslie Ann at Life in First Grade. I thought it was so adorable that I just had to do it in my class and I already had the book. The kids had a blast singing the song so much that we walked around and sang it to several of the other classes. Since the colors of their shoes were a little different from the ones in the book we came up with our own words. If you don't have this book it is a must. You can even log onto the aurthor's site and he reads the story on line.
I am so grateful that so many awesome teachers share their wonderful ideas and projects on line. We've always said teaching is all about beg, borrowing and stealing. Thanks for stopping by.