Bats, Owls, and Birds… Oh My! (Freebie)

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So right now we are learning all about Bats, Birds, and Owls. We are comparing Bats to Birds and then more specifically Bats to Owls and we are doing a lot of great thinking. I wanted to share some of our Thinking Maps that we are working on and also some of our fun crafts.
First, we read Stellaluna and then did a Bats/Birds Double Bubble map.

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BUILDing the Math Workshop with BUILD Math Stations

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First Grade Classroom: BUILD Math Stations
Hello teachers! Thank you to everyone who has e-mailed and asked about BUILD Math Stations. Here is an entire post dedicated to everything I know about BUILD Math Stations. Please feel free to leave me a message asking any questions. 
 
BUILD is not a curriculum, it is a management piece for Math Stations. Each letter stands for something different and you choose activities/assignments for students to complete. The BEST thing about BUILD is that you can tweak it to fit your teaching and your classroom.
 

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