This week we are learning about animals in the winter. As you all know, I am big on themes. I like for my poem, shared reading, science/social studies and centers to all follow the same theme. I just feel as if it makes sense to my kiddos.  We hit all the Common Core skills through this theme. Our Shared Reading story this week is The Mitten by Jan Brett. I created the unit full of activities for my colleagues and I to choose from.  I’ve included some pictures of some of the activities we’ll be completing this week.  I also have a post from last year with some fun freebies. You can click here to grab them.