Reindeer Informational Reading, Writing, and Craft

This unit includes everything you need for a nonfiction research study of reindeer!

Included in this packet:

* information "book" including text features such as title page, table of contents, headings, bold print, captions, labels, map, and glossary. I project on the screen so we can read together.

*teaching tips

*anchor chart suggestions and printables

*graphic organizers for taking notes

*writing organizer (different line options)

*writing paper (different line options) 

*craft directions and templates

*fiction/non-fiction suggestions

* CCSS alignment

You can grab your copy in my TpT store.

Reindeer Readiness

 I seem to be behind many of you in the Christmas cheer department. Anyone else get seriously tense in December?? Although I love the holiday, the extra stress of present shopping and a houseful of expected guests does put a damper on it for me a little. If only I had an elf who would do the shopping and cleaning for me, then I could enjoy it to the fullest! I had insomnia Sunday night. I didn't fall asleep until 5:30. My alarm went off at 6.  Yep, 30 minutes of sleep for this girl. I kept thinking I should just get up and fold the laundry I didn't finish but then I was afraid I would miss any slight possibility of falling asleep. Instead I made lists in my head. Anyone a list maker?

SO, to try to catch up to all of you who have the cheer already in full gear (oh no, watch out, I'm rhyming now) I dragged my December box out and started looking through to see what my parent helpers could start prepping. I shared this after the holiday last year so I thought I would repost it early for those of you who may have missed it. Click HERE to read my original post with step-by-step-directions and templates. 

Thanks so much to all of you who shopped in my TpT store this weekend. It looks like I accidentally left the sale on today too so if you thought you missed it you have until midnight!