MLK Writing Paper Freebie!

We just started the discussion of MLK, and I wanted a cute template to have them write on!  I made a couple different versions so I could share with you.  Head over my blog to pick them up! :)

~Michelle Griffo

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Winter Words: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Winter, it's Michelle from Apples and ABC's!  I wanted to share a little freebie with you for MLK Day from my Winter Words pack!  Hopefully you could use these MLK sheets for independent practice or center work.  :)

Head over to my blog to get these sheets for free!  

~Michelle Griffo

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Christmas Cookie Recipe Book!

Here is a little freebie if you want to have a Christmas cookie exchange with your class!  I know some schools are strict with sweets and bringing baked goods from home, but here is a freebie if you are allowed to with your class!  

Have the students bring in a baked good, and add their recipe to a class book!  Check out my blog post for the details!

Michelle from Apples and ABC's

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Meet Michelle {Apples and ABC's}

Hello Freebielicious!!!!  Since Freebielicious is turning 1, we decided that we would all take a day and introduce ourselves.  It has been wonderful being apart of this blog, becoming friends with all of the authors, and using their amazing freebies!

My name is Michelle, this is my 7th year teaching, and I am truly blessed to have a job where I love going to work every day!  This is a picture of me in NYC, I thought it was fitting because I am sitting next to a giant apple. ;)

My blog is Apples and ABC's.  I have been blogging for about 2 years, please come by and visit sometime! 

Some of my passions include:  wandering Target, crafting, blogging, spending time with friends and family, getting my nails done, and eating Mexican food.  One of my newer passions over the past year is INSTAGRAM!  I love it because I can connect with teachers throughout the day, see teaching ideas, and share my ideas as well! 

 Come find me @applesandabcs

To say the least, I am a LITTLE excited about Christmas coming.  I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but to help you get in the Christmas spirit, I want to share our family Christmas card photo from last year (I don't know if I will hate myself for sharing this picture)!  I ordered these costumes from the Oriental Trading Company, made my family dress up, and spread cheer all over the USA! :)

To stick with the Christmas theme, I made a Christmas countdown freebie for all of you!  

There are three printables to choose from.  You can place the printable in a frame and write the number on the glass with a dry erase marker! 

Head over to my blog to download it for FREE!

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Halloween Emergent Reader

Boo!  Halloween is on it's way!  I made a little Halloween Emergent Reader, that uses the sentence stem, "I see a _______."  It's great for teaching the little ones how to follow along, and read a book of their own!

Head on over to my blog to get a copy!

Happy Halloween!

~Michelle Griffo

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K is for Kindergarten

I am trying to get organized for the beginning of the year, and I have a back to school photo idea to share with you!  I made a "letter K" for the kids to hold on the first day of school, and I am going to take a picture of them holding it.  You can pick up the freebie of the background in the picture!  Head over to my blog for a little tutorial, as well!

Come visit me!

Michelle Griffo

Apple's and ABC's

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French Fry Sight Word Activity

Anyone else OBSESSED with the Dollar Bin at Target? (I seriously need an intervention!)  I was there last week, and found some cute goodies to make a sight word activity for my kids.  It's hands on and picnic themed to get ready for summer!  Head over to my blog to see what we are playing with in my class...there is a recording sheet freebie to go along with it. :)

~Michelle Griffo

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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type

We are learning all about the farm in my Kindergarten class this month!  I made a little freebie to go with the book: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.  

In the freebie, the kids can pretend that they are a certain animal group, and writing a letter to Farmer Brown.  There is also an emergent reader, where the kids fill in the blank of what the animals want.  My students had a blast completing these two activities this week!

Head on over to my blog to grab the Click, Clack Moo Freebie!

~Michelle Griffo

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Ladybug Life Cycle

Is anyone else obsessed with teaching about life cycles for the Spring?  I get so excited to teach about the different life cycles, and my kids REALLY enjoy learning about the different stages of how the animals or insects grow.  Here is a little freebie for you to teach about the ladybug life cycle.  

{Click on the image for the freebie}

Head on over to my blog to pick up a copy of the emergent reader and cut and paste activity to use for ladybug season!

~Michelle

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