Abe Lincoln's Hat: Writing Activity

If you are studying the presidents, this is such a FUN activity to complete with your students! I love to do this activity in February with the read aloud: Abe Lincoln's Hat by Martha Brenner

Included in this pack is: a writing prompt for the SmartBoard, teaching suggestions, writing papers for

 K-2 & all the paper needed to complete the cute craftivity!

My class has completed this on colored paper and I have also printed it on white cardstock and had my students color it in!

Happy Teaching!

Valentine's Day FREEBIE

One of my most popular Daily 5 Choices is my Work on Writing Center!

I like to change out the activities each week. One of my student's favorite choices is to write cards for their friends!

I created this freebie as a "Valentine's Day" card for my students to complete during Daily 5 rotations in February. 

You can find it HERE in my TPT Store. 

Happy Teaching!

Fun Valentines Day Activities!

This week I have been thinking about what I will be doing for centers the week & day of Valentine's Week. I decided to let the students try something new!

You can find this Valentine Pack HERE in my TPT Store!

During centers, each student will be given a choice board:

I will have these 9 centers around the room! Students will need to do 3 a day, and cross out the box when they have finished the activity. 

Here are some of the fun activities below:

 This pack would also be fun to have out during a Valentine's Day Party, or to let students complete on Friday afternoon's during the month of February! 

You can find this Valentine Pack HERE in my TPT Store!

Happy Teaching, 

Word Work Activities: Words Ending in -ng

I've used this Christmas break to re-organize my reading block, as well as plan out new lessons for my intervention block. 

I may have also watched about a thousand hours of Grey's Anatomy ;)

One of my goals for this new year is to give my students MORE phonics and spelling practice. To prepare them for second grade, I'm starting to transition away from the "play" spelling & word work centers, such as magnet boards and matching games, and holding them more accountable with these worksheets. 

In this new word work pack, there are 17 worksheets to help students get meaningful practice with words ending in -ng!

You can find this pack in my TPT Store HERE!

I also spent this break helping my sister set up her new classroom! Here are a few pictures I was able to snap as we finished the other night:

I am looking forward to seeing my sweet little firsties when we get back :)

Happy teaching

Holiday Fun!

We've been having so much fun in room 421 this holiday season! 

Quick & Easy Stocking Writing

I am always the first person to go for a craftivity. But can I just tell you how nice it was to do a writing project that also didn't involve a huge cute and paste art project? My writing block is VERY tiny - so it was so nice to actually do a writing project that was easy and enjoyable for the students. 

All that was left for me to do was slap on the world's laziest fireplace and we were ready to go ;)

Christmas Literacy Centers

These print and go Christmas themed literacy centers have got my students SO EXCITED about writing! Every night our elf on the shelf Mr. Sparkles flies back to the North Pole and delivers our letters and Christmas lists to Santa and his helpers. The students have even received a note back from Santa ;)

Mr. Spakles Came in like a Wreckkkinggg Ballllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.............

That was in my head all day as Mr. Sparkles hung on his snowflake and watched the students. Elf on the shelf is in FULL SWING! Follow me on instagram for fun elf on the shelf ideas. 

Our Bulletin Board:

Christmas Wish Bulletin Freebie

My students were so thoughtful creating their Wish for Christmas ornaments! We first read The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Anderson

Then we talked about scarcity, how some people don't receive toys for Christmas, etc. 

Then with the real spirit of Christmas in mind, students write their Christmas wishes. 

Our Classroom Door:

Because who doesn't love olaf?!

Next Week:

My fill in the blank gingerbread house letter to parents!

We have been collecting supplies, washing out milk cartons and counting down the days until our gingerbread house day! My students could not be more excited.

As much as I love December, I am ready for all my hyper little friends to come back from Christmas break rested and ready to learn again ;)

Happy Teaching 

Print & Go Christmas Literacy Centers

My students had so much fun today with our new Christmas writing and word work centers!! I barely gave them any prompting and they took off! Our mailbox to the North Pole was stuffed full at the end of the day. 

Here are some of my student's letters to the North Pole! They are so funny!

I used these templates during my Daily 5 Centers, and let the students free write and come up with whatever they wanted. Their creativity always blows me away!!

You can find them in my TPT store HERE!

Happy Teaching,