I love how cute the bald eagles turned out! This is a picture of our Chit-Chit message. These messages are how I teach and review phonics, reading and language skills. There is no better way to teach letter sounds and sound chunks than in the context of authentic reading and writing. We read a sentence just as it is written and then use our schema and other context clues to help us figure out what would make sense in the sentence. Once we think we have it figured ... continue reading...
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Fun and Easy Crafts and Poems to Celebrate National Holidays
These easy crafts are so much fun and perfect for celebrating some quirky national holidays. Cherry Popsicle day, Pickle day, Taco day, and more! Fun & Easy Crafts! These are easy to assemble and so much fun! You and your students will enjoy celebrating 14 quirky national holidays. I recommend printing the patterns on colored cardstock. Then, have students cut out the pieces and assemble these adorable crafts! There are informational pages for each holiday and fun ... continue reading...
Mental Images and Zoo
This is the lesson that I posted about last year. We will be doing it this week so I thought I'd go ahead and post it again. I read the first part of Jack Prelutsky's poem and then stop and have them draw their mental images. Here's a close up of their cutie patootie dogs. Then, I read the last part. They LOVE finding out that it is a crocodile! Close up of their crocodiles. This poem is so much fun and it also leads to lots of good discussion and opportunities for ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: Rub-a-Dub Sub
Hey Y'all! Summer is almost over so I thought I'd share one of my favorite ocean themed books before the school craze sets in. My class loves this adorable rhyming book, Rub-a-Dub Sub. A little boy goes on an undersea adventure in his submarine... and describes all of the animals he encounters using higher level vocabulary and rhyme. All is well on his underwater adventure until he meets a SHARK!!!!!! The kids made their own subs and ocean animal they ... continue reading...
More Zoo Animals Fun!
So... I ended up getting sick last week and I missed the last few days of our zoo animals fun. :( These are the activities that the sub got to do with them. I know the kids had fun but I'm so sad that I missed out! Note: These pics are from last year. They made alligator pie and then used interactive writing to write about it. Yummy! You know you want a bite. :) Independent writing. Alligators Pocket chart syllable game. Follow up center ... continue reading...
Postcard Exchange
We can't pack our kids up and go on a field trip to visit other states, but thanks to Primary Graffiti we get to do the next best thing! My sweeties will be so excited to be a part of Primary Graffiti's Annual Postcard Exchange this year! It will be so much fun to learn about the different states and locate them on a map. This is also a wonderful opportunity to teach them about letter writing and research. Thanks so much for doing this Cheryl! Click on over to Cheryl's blog and see if ... continue reading...
Classroom Must Haves Monday!
Do you have certain items that you use in your classroom that you absolutely LOVE? I would love to hear about them! These are a few of my favorite things, my classroom must haves! First Classroom must haves is Heidi Songs- Oh, my word! I can't say enough about these songs. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them! I started using them about 5 years ago and I immediately noticed a HUGE increase in my student's ability to read and spell the sight words. Next classroom must haves is Zune! I LOVE my ... continue reading...
Colorful Cats and Chicka Chicka Fun Freebies!
Oh my goodness y'all! It has been so long since I did a blog post. When I signed in I got an error saying I wasn't recognized. Okay, well not really but it has been awhile. Shoowee! Do y'all think parents know how hard we work at the beginning of the year? Usually a Sonic coke provides a pick me up but even that hasn't helped. My get up and go, got up and left!!! The good news is that we all get through it and by October we are usually well into our routines and feeling fine. How many ... continue reading...
Build a Pumpkin Freebie! LINK IS FIXED!
Click HERE to download the file. Last year, I shared this fun activity we did with pumpkins and a sweet friend asked me to upload and share the spinner and recording sheet. So here it is! Just click on the picture to download it. All you need to do is laminate the spinner and add a paper clip and a brad. To play the students take turns spinning the spinner to see which piece they get to add to the jack o' lantern. For the pumpkin pieces you can purchase them at Wal-mart. Make sure ... continue reading...
America Unit
The America Unit is packed with enough ideas and activities for a one or two week unit on American Symbols and Presidents. My America unit is on sale until Wednesday. Click the cover image below to view it on TPT. If you purchased my St. Patrick's Day unit last year you will want to go to your My Purchases folder and download the revised version. Click on the cover below to view the unit ... continue reading...
Meet the Teacher Monday: 10 Fun Things About Me!
I'm linking up with Blog Hoppin' for their fun Teacher Week Topics! So...Here we go! WARNING: This may include more information about me than you ever wanted to know! :) #1 I am married to my BEST FRIEND. A lot of people use that term but for us it really does apply. We were best friends for 3 years before we got married. My friends kept telling me that I was going to marry him someday to which I replied, "No WAY! He is just a friend!" In fact, he was engaged to someone ... continue reading...
Interactive Reading Journal for K-2 Common Core Coming Soon and the first week of school!
I've been working hard on this bad boy and it will (fingers crossed) be uploaded tomorrow evening. It has an activity for every single Reading Common Core Standard in grades K-2. I've included them all in one resource so that you can differentiate based on the needs of your students. Travelin' back in time..... Here's the post I did last year about some of our first week of school activities. ... continue reading...
Constitution Day
Constitution Day is observed each year on September 17th. It is a federal observance to recognize the adoption of the Constitution and those who have become U.S. Citizens. The book, We the Kids by David Catrow is a great book to read to observe this holiday. The adorable illustrations in this book make it easy to teach your kids about the Preamble to the Constitution and what it means. The Constitution is a set of rules that Americans live by. We discussed why the Constitution is important ... continue reading...
Book Talk Tuesday: Crash Course
For book talk Tuesday I wanted to come back and share a few more of my favorite quotes from this inspiring book, Crash Course. It is a must read as many of you are gearing up to go back to school soon. Here are two quotes from the book that can help you create a classroom where students not only learn the content but learn how to be better people in the process. Positive and Negative thinking are both contagious. Be careful what you spread. This would be a great way to start the day. Sit ... continue reading...
Phonological & Phonemic Awareness Program for Reading & Writing Success
This Phonological Awareness Curriculum is a Daily program that will only take about 10 minutes of instruction per day. This systematic approach to instruction will build confident readers and writers who can decode and spell words. Small amount of time.... BIG impact! What is Phonological Awareness? Phonological Awareness is the foundation for Reading and Writing success. Students who have phonological awareness know that language is made up of words, rhymes, syllables, and ... continue reading...
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