september 12th

I love reading September 12 aloud to the kids. Oh! We also got to Fireboat today! Another fav.

I wanted to share what we’ve done to recognize Patriot Day so far. They’ve I’ve been a little slack busy doing all sorts of wonderful things that we don’t seem to finish the task at hand! But I tend to rush things sometimes, so it’s all good.

first off, I ended up not doing my Twin Tower collage. When I was going through all of Nikki’s patriotic clipart, I fell in love with her USA word collage. I copied it! SHhh! I did confess to my grade level since they watched me hold the picture while I transferred it!

clipart created by Melonheadz Illustrations

I loved it so much, I forgot to add the border! oh well! We also used part of Michaela’s Everyday Heroes craftivity. {I can really stretch this file out! Here’s comes Veteran’s Day and Fire Prevention week!} So precious! The kids LOVED the mustaches! We are working on identifying and writing complete sentences {thanks to Amy} and will transfer from the Venn to paper on Friday.

working on complete or incomplete sort in groups-we can sure make a mess!

the hero faces are finished-swoon…

superheroes vs. everyday heroes Venn

I also came upon a new-to-me book called 14 Cows for America. I went to B&N to buy it, saw it was $20, and asked them to just keep it. I’ve got to quit buying hardcover! THEN we were exchanging our books in the media center Monday morning and I saw a copy on the shelf! It was meant to be! And even though when I flipped through it at B&N it looked a little dry-it was wonderful! You’ve got to check this true story out!

Well, now I am gearing up for Constitution Day {It’s required we teach it on the 17th. Is this everywhere?} That’s a pretty difficult area to work with, but I guess if I can get them to understand even a little iota of 9/11, I can teach some Constitution!

AND I am SUPER EXCITED about the Carolina blogger meetup this Saturday. My teammie said I need to get autographs! Seriously! hotel booked. Mr. Lamb on board. can.not.wait!

9-11 with wee ones a repost and a freebie

I am reposting what I did on September 11 of last year. I loved how the bulletin board turned out and hate I did not snap a picture! I will this year! I also put together a few other activities I will do. Download for free on TpT! I cannot wait to see how this activity turns out!

I am linking up with Erica to share 9/11 ideas!

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My kiddos had never even heard about the tragedy and I teetered on not even getting in to it for fear they’d have nightmares, but it is a huge part of our national history and completely changed how our country operates. I am SOOOOO glad I did. I have not had a better day yet with these dears. I started by just asking for a show of hands who had ever heard the term “9-11” and when only 1 kid had, I read a news article aloud. It really led to a wonderful discussion. I told them exactly where I was, what I was doing, how there was nothing televised but NYC for at least a week, and how American flags flew everywhere and everyone had a flag magnet on their car. I felt so proud to be an American. Then, my friend across the hall brought her kids over, told them her story, and we all watched the Brain Pop video. {I love those things…}. We also checked out the interactive timeline and the time lapse video of the memorial going up. You must use this site, it is ah-maz-ing
Bookmark these for next year!
http://www.911memorial.org/ - great lessons and videos, etc.
http://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/ushistory/september11th/ - free Brain Pop video
Natalie and Rachelle with some good resources - http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/
Next we made a mosaic of the Twin Towers and added the questions from What the Teacher Wants blog to it. It really turned out beautiful and created a wonderful atmosphere of teamwork in my room {really the first I’ve seen of it}. Like I said, I am so glad I shared this time with them…

We read some wonderful books too: 


link up and share some wonderful things you do.