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<b><u>Narrative:</u></b><br />
Imagine you are attending opening day of your favorite baseball team. Describe your experience at the field. http://bit.ly/2ovsdzc <br />
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On April 20, 1933, Amelia Earhart took First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt on a flight. Write a narrative from the point of view of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. How did she feel on her first flight? What did she talk to Amelia Earhart about during the flight? What are some things she saw while in flight? What was it like to take-off/land? <br />
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You’ve probably heard the saying, “It’s raining cats and dogs.” What would happen if it actually rained cats and dogs? Write a story about the day it rained cats and dogs. <br />
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Pretend you are a brand-new umbrella. Write all about your first day in the rain. <br />
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Imagine you could interview Mother Nature. Write five questions you would ask. Then choose one question and write what her answer might be. <br />
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<b><u>Persuasive:</u></b><br />
You are the Easter Bunny and decided to start eating ___ instead of carrots. Persuade your friend why it is a good idea. http://bit.ly/2oqYtU7 <br />
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Humanity has decided to change planets and needs to sell Earth. You’ve been hired to sell it. How do you advertise it and what’s the price? <br />
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Earth Day is in the month of April. Explain why everyone should do his or her part to take care of our planet. <br />
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Write a letter to one of your classmates explaining why it’s important to recycle. <br />
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<b><u>Opinion:</u></b><br />
Should you crate your pet? Why or why not? http://bit.ly/2nJ2UwF<br />
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What do you think is the Earth’s most serious environmental problem is? What can children do to help?<br />
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If you were asked to invent a new flavor of jellybean, what would it be and why?<br />
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The best thing to do on a rainy day is… <br />
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Would you rather spend a spring day hiking in the woods or planting a garden? Why? <br />
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<b><u>Descriptive:</u></b><br />
Describe a thunderstorm to someone who has never experienced one. Give details about what you see, hear, and smell. Be sure to describe how you feel during the storm. <br />
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Visit a flower garden or view one in a book or online. Describe what you see. <br />
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Write about your ideal vacation. Where would you go? Why would you go there? Describe the scene, the weather, and the activities you would do during your vacation in detail. <br />
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April is Keep America Beautiful Month. Describe the most beautiful place that you have ever seen. What made it the most beautiful place? How do you get to this place? <br />
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<b><u>Informative:</u></b><br />
Read about Earth Day and write an informative essay including: What is it? How did it form? Why is April 22nd Earth Day? Who are the important people? http://bit.ly/2odKr9h <br />
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What is Patriot’s Day? When is it celebrated? What important events took place? Who are important people? <br />
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Many people do spring cleaning in April. What is spring cleaning and why do so many people spring clean? <br />
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All About D.E.A.R Day. What is D.E.A.R Day and why do we celebrate it? <br />
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<b><u>How-to:</u></b><br />
Write detailed instructions on how to fly a kite. <br />
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Write detailed directions on how to plant a spring garden.<br />
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Pretend that “Spring Fever” is a real illness. Make a list of symptoms that people with Spring Fever would have. Create a detailed treatment plan for a patient suffering from Spring Fever.<br />
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You are planning a spring picnic for your class or family. Plan a menu and write about what games and activities there will be. <br />
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<b><u>Poetry:</u></b><br />
What is National Honesty Day? Write an acrostic poem with words and/or phrases describing the event. http://bit.ly/2ne9yqR<br />
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Diamante poem- Rain to Sun http://bit.ly/2o81WLu<br />
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A springtime Ballad- Read a Ballad of Dreamland by William Shakespeare and create your own ballad. http://bit.ly/2o34av3<br />
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Spring Haiku- Use the nature is spring to form a Haiku<br />
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<b><u>Bulletin Board:</u></b><br />
Character Building - I care about the Earth so... http://bit.ly/2mNh7cB<br />
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I hope you were able to get some ideas for writing in April! If you would like to have a variety of instructions, templates, and rubrics, click the April bundle below!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Dear Teachers, although the following writing activities are resources in my store, I welcome you to use the ideas in your classroom by DIY without a purchase. Read on for links to </span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="background-color: white;">FREE</span><span style="background-color: white;"> MARCH WRITING ACTIVITIES</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">1. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Writing-Narrative-Finding-a-Four-Leaf-Clover-587316" target="_blank">The Day I found a Four-Leaf Clover</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Write a narrative story about finding a four-leaf clover. Where were you? What did you do with it? Cut out four-leaf clovers to decorate or even take them outside to look for them!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">2. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Madness-Persuasive-Writing-1137454" target="_blank">March Madness Persuasive Letter Writing</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Get your sports-oriented students interested in writing! Provide</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"> a choice of different persuasive writing prompts about basketball and March Madness. Make sure to review elements of persuasive writing and letter writing!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Convince the NCAA to allow you to be the water person for the players during the game.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Persuade the NCAA to allow you and your friends to shoot baskets with the players during half-time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Convince the NCAA to allow you to be one of the cheerleaders for the day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Persuade the fans for the other teams to root for your team to win!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">3. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-To-Writing-How-to-Make-Popcorn-1137402" target="_blank">How to Make Popcorn</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Super cute! Students tell how to make popcorn using a step by step process. Don't forget to make some popcorn to share while they are writing or as a treat for when they finish!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">4. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Writing-Leprechauns-Point-of-View-1138450" target="_blank">I’m a Leprechaun Lyrics and Narrative Writing</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Print a copy of the lyrics to the song, <i>I'm a Leprechaun</i>. There is also a youtube link to the song to listen with your students. Let them sing along! Then write a story from the point of view of the Leprechaun in the song. Review figurative language with them and require them to use it! It will make the paper silly just like leprechauns! Please note: The word "drunk" is in the song. It says, "You can call me a drunk or you can call me a liar. But one night in the woods, yes I saw a fire"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">5. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/March-Informative-Writing-Thats-Blarney-1137439" target="_blank">Blarney Stone Non Fiction Newspaper Writing</a></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Read the information on the Blarney Stone <a href="http://sacredsites.com/europe/ireland/blarney_stone.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Choose one of the topics to write about (legends of the Blarney Stone, the common story, kissing the Blarney Stone, or how it got into the English dictionary). Then take notes and paraphrase the information and write their article on the newspaper template. Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Newspaper-Article-Templates-FREE-236785" target="_blank">Here for FREE Newspaper Templates</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">6. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Iditarod-Acrostic-Poem-1138424" target="_blank">Iditarod Acrostic Poem</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">FREE!!!! Read about the Iditarod. Create an acrostic poem saying IDITAROD and use phrases and key words about the race. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">7. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Limerick-Writing-Poetry-Instructions-Samples-and-student-template-584107" target="_blank">Limerick Writing</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">FREE!!!! It includes teacher instructions and student instructions on how to write a limerick, examples of limericks, and a final copy template!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /></span><span style="color: #202020; font-family: "verdana" , "arial" , "geneva" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">I hope you gathered some cute ideas for March Writing! If you would like them prepped for you instead of DIY, the writing resources come with everything you need! (Student directions to place in centers or send home for homework, weblinks, anchor charts, graphic organizers, craft templates, writing templates for final copies, and rubrics! You can save on the bundle or purchase individually.</span></span></span><br />
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Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-70022546836413277632017-01-07T14:03:00.003-08:002017-04-10T12:13:34.863-07:00An Easy Reading Response System for Accountability<span style="font-family: inherit;">Reading Response skills and strategies are important for students to have a better understanding of their reading. Whether you are reading a chapter book together, assigning book groups, or allowing for independent reading for your students, responding to the text is crucial to a deeper comprehension of the text. Students should not only respond to fiction, but also to nonfiction text.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">So what is an effective way for reading response AND keep your students accountable for their reading? Reading Response Notebooks! Use the following ideas for using reading response notebooks:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Decide on what skills are necessary for your students. Ideas may include:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-size: 13px;"><br /></strong><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fiction:</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Characterization</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Setting Description</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Problem Solving</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Figurative Language</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Sequence of Events</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Text Illustration</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Point of View of 2 Characters</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Text Connection</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Questioning</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Summarizing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020;" /></span><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nonfiction:</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Explanation</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Main Idea and Details</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Vocabulary</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Visuals</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Meaningful Quote</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Point of View</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Text Connections</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Questioning</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Text Evidence</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit;">Summarize</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Next, decide on how many times you would like to assess each skill. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once? You can use response questions for a project where students need to complete them (fiction, nonfiction, or combination) by a due date.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Twice? Model responses for the whole group reading, then assign the same response questions for their independent reading.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Quarterly? Use the same response questions each quarter and track student progress.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. For each response, students should record the title of the text. For fiction, also have them identify the genre. For nonfiction, have them identify the source. (ex. newspaper article, website, book, etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Review the skill/strategy and your expectations with the students. In my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Response-Notebook-849774" target="_blank">Reading Response Notebooks</a>, I include 3 rubrics. One for an individual skill, another for all of the fiction skills, and the third for all of the nonfiction skills. Encourage students to write enough details to provide a thorough response. Use a rubric to explain expectations! This is an example for individual skill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. After grading students' work, have them track their progress for each skill even if you only plan for them to respond once. It will give you an overall view of areas they may need help in. If you use them each quarter, it will show their progress in learning that skill or strategy. This example is a quarterly tracking chart. These are effective tools when conferencing with parents too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">How do I put the notebooks together?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Print a cover on white cardstock or have students create their own decoration for the cover.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Have students color the cover.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Use two different color cardstock, one for fiction and one for nonfiction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">4. Add a tab for fiction and nonfiction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Print response pages or place enough paper for the amount of response you want for each category. Click Here for response pages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Create a table of contents and/or tracking chart.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Put the notebooks together: Cover page, table of contents, tracking form, fiction cover page and printable, nonfiction cover page and printables, and rubric (optional).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Hole punch the pages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">9. Place them in a 3-prong folder that can support 24 pages or more if you are using them more than once. My FAVORITE is Oxford Clear Report Covers. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2j9dIP3">http://amzn.to/</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://amzn.to/2j9dIP3">2j9dIP3</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">They fit 100 pages which works great for one time, semester, or quarterly assessments and are durable enough for reuse. I love the clear front page. I wouldn't recommend regular report covers with the plastic sliding bar becasue they are hard to maneuver. A small binder would work too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Add tabs and waaaahlllllaaa! You are ready for reading response!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like all of this prepped for you with Common Core standards on each page, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Response-Notebook-849774" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>. This reading response notebook will save you time and provide your students with an abundance of both FICTION AND NONFICTION skills and stategies. It can be used multiple times to help students get a clear understanding of each skill. There are specific questions for each skill or strategy that guide your students to understand how to respond to that particular skill or strategy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-49735648849778704222016-10-27T10:26:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:40.909-07:0010 Thanksgiving Literacy Centers Including Critical Thinking!<span style="font-family: inherit;">Do you want Thanksgiving literacy ideas that would be great for centers in the upper elementary classroom? Several of these centers also go beyond the regular curriculum and delve into deeper thinking strategies and there is a free critical thinking activity included for you to use today! Although the examples are used from a resource in my store, you can duplicate the following activities and ideas to create your own in your classroom!</span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttUVNdPtEdPeDAykTlfOh0eokwsI9dDG4Y0izFaEzeN0ElsHdr7OABWyb9bgmKq-XKoRht9UVwmmFjOReaAOwuD6kf-PnJNebTaHd1NzoJFyXNJw1cmlGcQwvhFn5xZhO4XjT1H4rWhLW/s1600/Thanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="reading, writing, poetry, literacy, critical thinking centers" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttUVNdPtEdPeDAykTlfOh0eokwsI9dDG4Y0izFaEzeN0ElsHdr7OABWyb9bgmKq-XKoRht9UVwmmFjOReaAOwuD6kf-PnJNebTaHd1NzoJFyXNJw1cmlGcQwvhFn5xZhO4XjT1H4rWhLW/s640/Thanksgiving.jpg" title="10 thanksgiving literacy centers including critical thinking" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08xXLPOCxn2GhytYjwhkYNNgaYT6DwYktcF5qrwPaBj-bY6nmW2N2d9YDzMoAtOtBt7LYCG59laiYHysVsUI2lgT1PX6C-6AqfOGjeYWt59Al63dfSOCx2amnER5-S0XHk51Nn-retkl3/s1600/Slide42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08xXLPOCxn2GhytYjwhkYNNgaYT6DwYktcF5qrwPaBj-bY6nmW2N2d9YDzMoAtOtBt7LYCG59laiYHysVsUI2lgT1PX6C-6AqfOGjeYWt59Al63dfSOCx2amnER5-S0XHk51Nn-retkl3/s320/Slide42.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <span style="color: red;"><b>Thanksgiving ABC Order-</b></span> Provide students with 10-20 words to sort in ABC order. Make some of the words challenging by going to the second and third letter for ordering. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use words like:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mayflower, Squanot, Plymouth, Samoset, Cape Cod, England, feast, turkey, alliance, November, crops, prayer, biscuits, democracy, religion, fertilize, deer, celebration, squash.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre3FsvivaYm-gpXeBZAjsii8Kd483q32Jt2CcFWB8tPWT8lrhN0eFONfRDvu-XUmXbyMQp5DgzhIjKpGz0W6wxy7RbvvimKCpRo2yps8LRJmsu0ykpT1ChzHEkT3vDlgtP62w_lMdREuY/s1600/FullSizeRender_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Thanksgiving words and cards to put in alphabetical order" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre3FsvivaYm-gpXeBZAjsii8Kd483q32Jt2CcFWB8tPWT8lrhN0eFONfRDvu-XUmXbyMQp5DgzhIjKpGz0W6wxy7RbvvimKCpRo2yps8LRJmsu0ykpT1ChzHEkT3vDlgtP62w_lMdREuY/s640/FullSizeRender_5.jpg" title="Thanksgiving ABC order" width="480" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <span style="color: red;"><b>Pumpkin Pie Possessives</b></span>- Use the following words to have students sort according to 's and s'.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The childrens games * Ninety Wampanoags gifts * Several animals meat * A settlements feast * Samosets friend * Many of the Maple trees sap * All of the crops fertilizer * Ten pilgrims pies * One pilgrims pies * Squantos crops</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKORSEfC6obAGOYpM7xkDgDdOMP4EqrxY-C6gW1IB9DiaKhTfFf61lzGoIYk4daDmjs3vGiLjk_QReHUhLzd2JVsnsUHxLuJ7hPw8ua72yZRkzhkqeaFFC0vOHb7xjDIFTRVkm4af_I_Ab/s1600/FullSizeRender_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Sort the possessive nouns in plural or singular" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKORSEfC6obAGOYpM7xkDgDdOMP4EqrxY-C6gW1IB9DiaKhTfFf61lzGoIYk4daDmjs3vGiLjk_QReHUhLzd2JVsnsUHxLuJ7hPw8ua72yZRkzhkqeaFFC0vOHb7xjDIFTRVkm4af_I_Ab/s640/FullSizeRender_3.jpg" title="Thanksgiving possessive nouns" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="color: black; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <span style="color: red;"><b>Squanto's Syllable Sort</b></span>- Create cards with Thanksgiving words on them and students will sort them according to the number of syllables. Use 2, 3, 4, and 5 syllables. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Examples: celebration, Massachusetts, democracy, traditional, establishment, generosity, representative, constitutional, fertilization, communication, Pilgrims, Plymouth, Squanto, thankful, turnkey, settlement, alliance, abundance, religious, Mayflower</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7yoRzfAJLToNlbwoYeN7uHAPKsSrRBbwESlEJPYvi77k4fQgCAFNghT1vC4Be2FRzQ4GW8KptW1JA4C-3Hs9Pl1eAhomkIFMVSCAWXFJgLVB33i9uo2CnyPswVI299aWl633aKF6-2zX/s1600/FullSizeRender_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="sort the thanksgiving words in syllables 2,3,4,5" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU7yoRzfAJLToNlbwoYeN7uHAPKsSrRBbwESlEJPYvi77k4fQgCAFNghT1vC4Be2FRzQ4GW8KptW1JA4C-3Hs9Pl1eAhomkIFMVSCAWXFJgLVB33i9uo2CnyPswVI299aWl633aKF6-2zX/s640/FullSizeRender_2.jpg" title="Thanksgiving syllable sort" width="480" /></span></a></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx-7DhqgHTbMQX0ivl78btWyPfSCf8ESZafVb5jH-5_ojXMRznLghab7DO_S5orvo7Jn9yAeHYzwHMp1QaTsPpzkybyfq6GPHtg3OokyRKAJQmBRSlYxBAeQM5Yeqb224nXjt1S9lIIUw/s1600/Slide43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmx-7DhqgHTbMQX0ivl78btWyPfSCf8ESZafVb5jH-5_ojXMRznLghab7DO_S5orvo7Jn9yAeHYzwHMp1QaTsPpzkybyfq6GPHtg3OokyRKAJQmBRSlYxBAeQM5Yeqb224nXjt1S9lIIUw/s320/Slide43.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. <span style="color: red;"><b>Thanksgiving Story</b></span>-- Read a Thanksgiving story and provide students with reading comprehension opportunities. Some skills that work well for any Thanksgiving story is:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use the 5 W's- Who, What, When, Where, Why. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Open ended questions:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why did the Pilgrims want to get away from England?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why was the Mayflower Compact needed for the new colony?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">After the harsh winter, how did the Pilgrim's luck turn around?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Create a text-to-self connection: </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Think of Oceanus's experiences. What connections can you make to them?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cause and Effect: </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pilgrims left for the New World. What was the cause?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first winter had harsh weather, starvation and disease. What was the effect?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Pilgrim's luck turned around. What was the cause?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">They had an abundance of food. What was the effect?</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Vocabulary/Synonyms/Antonyms in the text.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiermMRh1rd2Mnhi9NdesOU1uAN9a6dI53tGqgaW9PB2ocK_1cBqYhyV9-TA-4xYM9bghx78IpgxAKoISlMORDQnxZIHmYM2HBLlbuFXeHqQaHOzD9vjPwKz_Fb60VSm4kbxovINS9GPv_t/s1600/FullSizeRender_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="cause and effect, vocabulary, 5W's, text connection with Thanksgiving story" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiermMRh1rd2Mnhi9NdesOU1uAN9a6dI53tGqgaW9PB2ocK_1cBqYhyV9-TA-4xYM9bghx78IpgxAKoISlMORDQnxZIHmYM2HBLlbuFXeHqQaHOzD9vjPwKz_Fb60VSm4kbxovINS9GPv_t/s640/FullSizeRender_3.jpg" title="Thanksgiving Story " width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. <span style="color: red;"><b>Compare and Contrast Story and Poem</b></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbwItTv2mDVlqDhGUzTOdhwVzHpr76c6ge2f_dLAnAHoQX2JXOhFnIlJIQFXGZHuSY3UjGMzMp4aBY_D3stZV-62nLfsJrA_Dw1N_2Cb5gMt4zJJauykCbp-XSwgu6qm_rzyrNXSKO226/s1600/FullSizeRender_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="analyze the the story and poem to find similarities and differences" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLbwItTv2mDVlqDhGUzTOdhwVzHpr76c6ge2f_dLAnAHoQX2JXOhFnIlJIQFXGZHuSY3UjGMzMp4aBY_D3stZV-62nLfsJrA_Dw1N_2Cb5gMt4zJJauykCbp-XSwgu6qm_rzyrNXSKO226/s640/FullSizeRender_1.jpg" title="Thanksgiving story and poem compare and contrast" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzG_RhFhSwhUI64zo1VvrG2sz_FDZUV_7EukE8xDteb-ASTCxJW-_AvoOaMD5ovLXBxG7Q3bhs_wjLzLx8Tw4FKeanxyVpj_AmyxCB8QfPGI0WEpE07peHBBnRDHr2lk4uxEdi4BP6EDm/s1600/Slide44.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzG_RhFhSwhUI64zo1VvrG2sz_FDZUV_7EukE8xDteb-ASTCxJW-_AvoOaMD5ovLXBxG7Q3bhs_wjLzLx8Tw4FKeanxyVpj_AmyxCB8QfPGI0WEpE07peHBBnRDHr2lk4uxEdi4BP6EDm/s320/Slide44.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. <span style="color: red;"><b>Poetry Analysis:</b></span> Theme, tones, rhyme scheme, narrator, point of view. Practice reciting.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbIpx93gNKPcG0h4aOtQsMRvUjk4Sg1HDwn-QoGKuhazlPKLueUtEuOgyxB4HD4ET2TrVkw2rBzd13YZczrNvDagRF0NLOyHiZOizGxsu67fEb6Kwh23ajyoXvrS8caRgFT9s9Ah7An-k/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="analyze a thanksgiving poem" border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbIpx93gNKPcG0h4aOtQsMRvUjk4Sg1HDwn-QoGKuhazlPKLueUtEuOgyxB4HD4ET2TrVkw2rBzd13YZczrNvDagRF0NLOyHiZOizGxsu67fEb6Kwh23ajyoXvrS8caRgFT9s9Ah7An-k/s640/FullSizeRender.jpg" title="thanksgiving poem" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">7. <span style="color: red;"><b>Thanksgiving Bio Poem</b></span>- Choose an important person from the story.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl8FGd_7QpLHoCGkk2GAJETgJOziaX0xYE9be0bTqG5XqsnZiIuDzlOugstEpyFQYuKuFP2O7tZTvbtG9z1yOAvbAdL6okel-zSqZiX7AsqY85jfCYlcMUjZejF2KXDTVPcPfyed0k3fl/s1600/FullSizeRender_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="choose a person from thanksgiving and write a biography poem" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRl8FGd_7QpLHoCGkk2GAJETgJOziaX0xYE9be0bTqG5XqsnZiIuDzlOugstEpyFQYuKuFP2O7tZTvbtG9z1yOAvbAdL6okel-zSqZiX7AsqY85jfCYlcMUjZejF2KXDTVPcPfyed0k3fl/s640/FullSizeRender_5.jpg" title="thanksgiving biopoem" width="452" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHWz_dTKwntzszzjd9Yq_MUcTjoVgPqST-y9FJAJ8vYOe-4znB23IT7fx-Va83qlF1WBDAEYfo6KK6xSdX1ETknnWhfEfdbUASHAIOsH6TdS2nxpmk4GQSNyInAZIQKO6AN8V3U5N8zWp/s1600/Slide45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHWz_dTKwntzszzjd9Yq_MUcTjoVgPqST-y9FJAJ8vYOe-4znB23IT7fx-Va83qlF1WBDAEYfo6KK6xSdX1ETknnWhfEfdbUASHAIOsH6TdS2nxpmk4GQSNyInAZIQKO6AN8V3U5N8zWp/s320/Slide45.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">8. <span style="color: red;"><b>What Plymouth Rock Saw</b></span>- Pretend you are Plymouth Rock. From your point of view, tell about the day the Mayflower arrived. Use 5 senses.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">9. <span style="color: red;"><b>Turkey Persuasion</b></span>- Pretend you are a turkey and you want to persuade your owners to eat something else at Thanksgiving.</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvvCvQYL4p80GgO8xiI04CIjrvrJ4j8idRsUsN07mEvkv1vT2nWH858RBhtBs4_H3hFNfLfCBPcO_ktFRSKC1jlVBw3cmOdymL5029EpNULyGd6YLjvCLQfhuQjfoonQ9J_NVpyIXVHsv/s1600/FullSizeRender_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="wriiting activities for Thanksgiving, turkey persuasion, if you were plymouth rock" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvvCvQYL4p80GgO8xiI04CIjrvrJ4j8idRsUsN07mEvkv1vT2nWH858RBhtBs4_H3hFNfLfCBPcO_ktFRSKC1jlVBw3cmOdymL5029EpNULyGd6YLjvCLQfhuQjfoonQ9J_NVpyIXVHsv/s640/FullSizeRender_4.jpg" title="Thanksgiving writing" width="480" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p9BdQ3bHH04vXXKnIe8aBGB5kZRlrCpIfVqnJJorvIlBiTiZS9hpgqniKAVmjklWao_j_eOM3jBMg9YEybwdqUtUMg3LWpSi5YwtoHIOznHfQkPnTXKDlOc_weeON1PI_rofcsCXADYx/s1600/Slide46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7p9BdQ3bHH04vXXKnIe8aBGB5kZRlrCpIfVqnJJorvIlBiTiZS9hpgqniKAVmjklWao_j_eOM3jBMg9YEybwdqUtUMg3LWpSi5YwtoHIOznHfQkPnTXKDlOc_weeON1PI_rofcsCXADYx/s640/Slide46.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">10. <b><span style="color: red;">Notice Think and Wonder-</span></b> Download this resource for <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Critical-Thinking-2184236" target="_blank">FREE</a>! Students look at the picture and think deeply at this illustration. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Notice: What do you notice in the picture? </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Think: What are you thinking about from your observations? </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wonder: What is happening? What triggers your curiosity?</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Critical-Thinking-2184236" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="critical thinking deep level thinking of a picture" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGdQZZs6be-Qf84ZEKC3oVSmqB82h5thpgiYP0bHvLqZF7Nwi6LAgjBJTSVGtPB_GbSgcJq1yKw2Wv4U1aVNfMtsTSjFTMzhQOiPMEVARU8DPazCOW2LIzzTg-BTdtd-DxHJHLFPAFVn5/s640/FullSizeRender_6.jpg" title="thanksgiving notice think wonder" width="507" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you would like all of these activities and ideas for Thanksgiving centers, they are found in one bundled resource. They are prepped and ready to be used in your centers. Print and go! Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Literacy-Packet-983967" target="_blank">HERE </a>for more information.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Literacy-Packet-983967" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Find reading, writing, poetry, critical thinking centers for Thanksgiving" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEXQEMsfwtwjiWiCpNwqN7_qaDnHsY6yBopsJ28duJZHmsi6pYgS5l9uKOrVvf0SCNOb53m8Ry67IFQZpLSuh8pncAL6D60Kb3ppDJwVOaH1YWiKL0RtVCrZdzE4ZIMf8C7sygGeD6S319/s320/Thanksgiving+Cover.jpg" title="Thanksgiving Literacy Centers" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you need pocket charts for your centers, I have two that I would recommend. I like both of these because they can be hung on a door to save space AND they fold up so you can take them home with you! See my reviews below:</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <u>Smead Cascading Wall Organizer with 6 folders</u>- I like this because it has the colorful folder included. Each folder holds about 25 sheets. The organizer and folders are both durable plastic. It is the cheaper of the two. $14.49</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H0FJLZS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00H0FJLZS&linkId=0609fe1cfd63981ad38536f4615a7fc1" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BZZleMZI2ittoDHPn-KIqW0SmMfoTpQrBYLupbZfu5CmhnAU2Wyj5nZfrlDR8_wwlm-_dnbp90g2EX_LxqV-LDuRCjhxh_KSovJjcEvhfwKdWystpOXmIMZ1y6uTDwSJEJrarb7I475Q/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-10-27+at+12.58.49+PM.png" width="166" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <u>Wall Hanging 7-Slot Fabric File Organizer</u>- I like this because it is fabric material and has two holes for hooks and the hooks are included. It also has slots for 7 folders. The downfall is the folders aren't included. $25.97</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A6FH8M6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01A6FH8M6&linkId=4fc48660a2a250ab526fae18566cafb1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms2jcjPqHjzil_VieC7SfExi2A2r4fwgFaO82AELhlGTNkjVR9qnl1zmBueaVT5ISVabRsn4j3a03xp8SyJtYOMcLZn2NO6cQCgPUHEHirEVcTycXrVbXFMV7fwk5vody1rYK0zAR9puG/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-10-27+at+1.04.44+PM.png" width="150" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-65436021083845634132016-10-21T08:56:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:40.957-07:00THE BEST WAY TO SET UP INTERACTIVE WRITING NOTEBOOKS<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've used writing notebooks for several years and have made changes along the way to find the best possible way to use them. This post will show how to set up your notebook! There is a video link at the bottom too!</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07JJshXEv7B_elR1jP9-HwN43ahck3tWr6kk-zAMK95eIf_wlrTs0OeQmLriLUlNLARqXWdCYmkrgkTxloP0F_B_VKS0QT15x27xtUnxL94L3uoAF4QzpVFJxS7KZ0-uKrSkM-_gejKsn/s1600/SET+UP+NOTEBOOKS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="the best way to set up interactive writing notebooks" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07JJshXEv7B_elR1jP9-HwN43ahck3tWr6kk-zAMK95eIf_wlrTs0OeQmLriLUlNLARqXWdCYmkrgkTxloP0F_B_VKS0QT15x27xtUnxL94L3uoAF4QzpVFJxS7KZ0-uKrSkM-_gejKsn/s640/SET+UP+NOTEBOOKS.jpg" title="SET UP INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">(You will find some Amazon affiliate links on this page. The small commission I make goes back into my blog so I can provide teachers with ideas and activities for their classrooms!)</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">A. Decorate the Outside Cover</span></b><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: blue;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use a composition notebook, create a personalized outside cover, and seal it with packaging tape. This is a great homework assignment!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0028N6PSI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0028N6PSI&linkId=3d0847d81f162d6cb3c09fbeecce4cbf" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR-Qi6kjIqTscSI6cJrX7og9ZWE45h72d7PaorZfZxoKrlHxiJYFO9yXmU7PYA7GEvrvIJfdFf9bMFi9BzFuqEMCXULPAmfcMcfqDAZ2eWCLaxWhudJqApmhyUGlJyjZzTsEzx6dAQDk/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-15+at+7.48.04+AM.png" width="286" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click to purchase from Amazon</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-LOfKxuQ1FOgbJwyWdDcLL2H0uTjj44F_egAxGb5lApRhUFyqxBJL_myyDMaK0iU_ourgZrvvVbmSxGdinyaYBsO6wKykLmoJhYhJv1ydFDhcDQUdfT77fhmcMA-dZsLYZLSC4OmXpI/s1600/Notebook+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><img alt="personalize the cover of notebook" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-LOfKxuQ1FOgbJwyWdDcLL2H0uTjj44F_egAxGb5lApRhUFyqxBJL_myyDMaK0iU_ourgZrvvVbmSxGdinyaYBsO6wKykLmoJhYhJv1ydFDhcDQUdfT77fhmcMA-dZsLYZLSC4OmXpI/s320/Notebook+1.jpg" title="interactive writing notebook cover" width="263" /></a><span style="text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxbKLe1XvstthcK_U6KdwB6Eysz-Yjf3w7WvL-kKdnl2VuYBQus44cTku_YxJ0CN-YqDdey1gyXbBEdGf1NkHlzTasQEnhP4hJpMI9P_A1y29MIBBS6qGt336lgKLBQJS55i55cILLXo/s1600/Notebook+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.38in;"><img alt="personalize the cover of the notebook" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxbKLe1XvstthcK_U6KdwB6Eysz-Yjf3w7WvL-kKdnl2VuYBQus44cTku_YxJ0CN-YqDdey1gyXbBEdGf1NkHlzTasQEnhP4hJpMI9P_A1y29MIBBS6qGt336lgKLBQJS55i55cILLXo/s320/Notebook+2.jpg" title="interactive writing notebook cover" width="255" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">B. Create a Table of Contents and Page Numbers</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Start a table of contents on the first page. Save the first 4 pages for Table of Contents. As students add their notes, they number their pages and keep track on the Table of Contents page! We used colorful dot labels for page numbers.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="record the lesson and page for the table of contents" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj77KTipwi_XwYu5_jpx-avO0iN0wjBSKsdrE4Etz08y7FjCfTQb7hHfubZsxJGclXCJjJTwcSgw4yFt80EX0Kl8WOwwECGzPfN5iB48RoLxaxQ-VcLQFJzxsyfPIowEy1385qutYLau5Ld/s320/FullSizeRender.jpg" title="table of contents" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-HwSU_gfZqhFCfwieFuf8nSzn6h_aLg9I1J2Y18dfZP26n8dSbhl8hqCdsX5Oj681xWAOEtvuXnF6SyzvIJYIlJVMQsedH3USrfFBSMi96tAFrr_KuDZ1-VqiIwFvKJTDj7H-6mRsCCX/s1600/WritersNotebook-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="example of interactive writing notebook pages" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz-HwSU_gfZqhFCfwieFuf8nSzn6h_aLg9I1J2Y18dfZP26n8dSbhl8hqCdsX5Oj681xWAOEtvuXnF6SyzvIJYIlJVMQsedH3USrfFBSMi96tAFrr_KuDZ1-VqiIwFvKJTDj7H-6mRsCCX/s400/WritersNotebook-19.jpg" title="sample of interactive writing notebook" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Colorful dots: Any 3/4 inch dot labels will work, but the ones below are my FAVORITE because they offer 10 different colors. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=3ec7506219f7fc7e49314f77fd5d7e2a" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoSj6RngihwNkiRTlkbX39uhGoXyyygCohqqjTg4b3Nfwm9lVEiuUAqkBCduK699jcjlpqsCp2txX3bHnizzr1yYP3wr0Hp5lFJ14GNJVxgEsJ_1eOm8E5im3sf5Dtscyl7F_PEFzh1k/s320/IMG_9872.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=3ec7506219f7fc7e49314f77fd5d7e2a" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXTGLk_OOXd6RSm1eJgyGQKzASmL37Qg1J0Y9OKyA6XFPaRD-AHyKp0uZEhnsrOGV1a_Jc2bM8HgUUfMZxw34ARRGaG_O0y1GdBmha85Y23IC9uqn1cCf1PxKuE6mnK7Xu55m1Vni_6Q/s320/IMG_9869.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="lists skills and pages for table of contents" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHE9amuQcQPJIYuuTvRPWgM3Q-MwJ5-6dI0oNPwzbItXFdZzVDq3RTMbPcOhG0k1LCjoq8scXDRlHKRoShEY5WFN0ORVlzrwGKuaMJLDffeFwAGt_VY-EtBDi2gWC2nG66Gj4GybHHWDY/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-15+at+9.25.25+AM.png" title="table of contents anchor chart" width="241" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1pglveUZkDh_svHU2X_I3wJQXSYMpsFwiyCKvT3h6bx19b7dGFHMc6oYrKKDLJnTe-7EHfzlV076j83nka5uxQMEyazl586xtxbbFcjCOO2uQDeUi_-NxwquNWjiD7PJU1HJL1p_2Zs/s1600/Table+of+Contents+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-indent: -0.38in;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih1pglveUZkDh_svHU2X_I3wJQXSYMpsFwiyCKvT3h6bx19b7dGFHMc6oYrKKDLJnTe-7EHfzlV076j83nka5uxQMEyazl586xtxbbFcjCOO2uQDeUi_-NxwquNWjiD7PJU1HJL1p_2Zs/s320/Table+of+Contents+2.jpg" width="249" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div></div><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">C. Tabs and Cover Sheets</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To make tabs for notebooks, there are 3 options. Post Its, Redi-Tags or TABS from my store. (Please don't purchase tabs from my store if you have already purchased an Interactive Writing Notebook. They have been added to that resource and you can download it from your purchases!)</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BMA9T4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000BMA9T4&linkId=b22dbdee7cd0c3d604dc2a671470ef52" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKQv4aON5TtIn_uZHRKuHbkBwjsTfxK4qYlvlmASX8WZL0M9OBvc7LefuzhBjWF2llvMpMU-Or9CkNAl-kTblJzHuYLaF1Rz0eEgYUS7OwHpvJpqf06brg1umb4PE7o0t2KohYcnQYCs/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-08-15+at+8.28.16+AM.png" width="200" /></a> 2. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BLNG56/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B003BLNG56&linkId=ed6e7abdbf76242f55c8b175167f6e88" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlrCqFQ4KneleYDlrjojsxgjmKH8UgtTBixNv6eJaFxmB2Edzfx-V9NbkakrkhCjUx4wBWjokxlD2Q9OSBWWfdg6oyboTWoW-rpGvU7bB_iZoODxLvVEud4pmBYsL5vEpUQ75BJbZ3Rs/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-08-15+at+8.33.03+AM.png" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMTUrIW-l1MVnLpmcCPEEuKH9_Cv8nbAuIZPkBWOtefw8bMsrs2q389Zi1fibFEWF90Ha41CaVAGmFV1-Jfj8e7ocYwJrButEiH_mNOPJPf-sbHtaC-97nFGnHqkXZBNymsDUXbir-88Y/s1600/WritersNotebook-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="tabs for ideas, paragraph writing, narrative writing, opinion writing, informative writing" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMTUrIW-l1MVnLpmcCPEEuKH9_Cv8nbAuIZPkBWOtefw8bMsrs2q389Zi1fibFEWF90Ha41CaVAGmFV1-Jfj8e7ocYwJrButEiH_mNOPJPf-sbHtaC-97nFGnHqkXZBNymsDUXbir-88Y/s320/WritersNotebook-2.jpg" title="Tabs for writing interactive notebook" width="320" /></a> with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006HXSU6/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0006HXSU6&linkId=79a5ad25120a0f3547d06407e1f59aea" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXuvbl-TtWlOq_eCDt4h7tzVy8SLTHbZ0AiO643Ay_BnUD9_UhNbXWfPxMtiZUTULKAAo-RitcTIVcCT9kRCheqP4Lv2CIq__LfDln8DKYfSlJ2LrzWdchdEczVFt0SPppSan911GLV8Ia/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-10-21+at+9.36.28+AM.png" width="191" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Create tabs (and covers)</span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ideas- 3 pages using front and back.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paragraph Writing- 5 pages using front and back.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Writing Process- 1 page using front and back.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Narrative Writing- 14 pages using front and back.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Opinion Writing- 8 pages using front and back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Informative Writing- 11 pages using front and back.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rough Drafts- the rest of the notebook</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take notes in all sections except rough drafts. Use this section to create stories, revise and edit. Then write final drafts on a separate (final copy) paper and place them in writing porfolios.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmLMxXBG0Bkxp5HuB21wAK7cRDkaSufa9aln-oIWk9RlHcd_qke3DRO3N41UUm46LK3IK9F0AgT04RnhXOZPLZHup7BAEE8JRi_jvBKLe4viKToEOY9q8mfiH2ToQsA3MGFHLfi0Tv-e4/s1600/WritersNotebook-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="create a cover sheet for ideas in writing" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmLMxXBG0Bkxp5HuB21wAK7cRDkaSufa9aln-oIWk9RlHcd_qke3DRO3N41UUm46LK3IK9F0AgT04RnhXOZPLZHup7BAEE8JRi_jvBKLe4viKToEOY9q8mfiH2ToQsA3MGFHLfi0Tv-e4/s320/WritersNotebook-3.jpg" title="tab and cover sheet for ideas in writing" width="213" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-zuc7rxlCrL6yJQUBkUWubKx9qrbgDSQLROsYmQWHOgkaPYDmx-Jk92B9zo9YUrF8Oklam-KpmnnGezhaN-XQRnPeOPZLNFeZbH7J61G490gg2mAGbVWeYh4vrCbE8d3ME3NMEGFvrb5/s1600/WritersNotebook-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="create a cover sheet and tab for paragraph writing in notebook" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-zuc7rxlCrL6yJQUBkUWubKx9qrbgDSQLROsYmQWHOgkaPYDmx-Jk92B9zo9YUrF8Oklam-KpmnnGezhaN-XQRnPeOPZLNFeZbH7J61G490gg2mAGbVWeYh4vrCbE8d3ME3NMEGFvrb5/s320/WritersNotebook-10.jpg" title="tab and cover sheet for paragraph writing" width="213" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">The least expensive way:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know all about teaching on a budget. Make Tabs with Post Its- This is the least expensive way. Collect as many colors of Post-It notes as needed for the amount of tabs you want to create and cut them in strips. Fold it over once. Then tape each color strip in the notebook. Use clear packaging tape and place it on both sides of the tab and both sides of the page so it looks like it is a laminated piece. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.38in;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -0.38in;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzyP0nK74zjSC-wwgo5ZzGDo0NcFZmptrIByv3zXit8UobIPzf1BsWQuhPp2n1tEf-cMfK4QK0BVyabJDhijlFaoK-PusYP63X8UsZyNNwUTeKDcefyEFHO_ftrYVtKG_M0z3uhf53IA/s1600/iphone+1083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipzyP0nK74zjSC-wwgo5ZzGDo0NcFZmptrIByv3zXit8UobIPzf1BsWQuhPp2n1tEf-cMfK4QK0BVyabJDhijlFaoK-PusYP63X8UsZyNNwUTeKDcefyEFHO_ftrYVtKG_M0z3uhf53IA/s200/iphone+1083.jpg" width="150" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAUZWIov3uU5OBJsOEJhvOKMeED_OYtc2SSVE5PmqkKQTssv9AYOVm6_HrME3QJHicAUJdl2XGEiob8S-mKysvs0HIJWviO8PaHbN2-FfFBZVbHPtlA6sfkkJjuunIvBj2VOpW6r0VPA/s1600/Notebooks+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.38in;"><img alt="easy way to create tabs for interactive notebooks" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAUZWIov3uU5OBJsOEJhvOKMeED_OYtc2SSVE5PmqkKQTssv9AYOVm6_HrME3QJHicAUJdl2XGEiob8S-mKysvs0HIJWviO8PaHbN2-FfFBZVbHPtlA6sfkkJjuunIvBj2VOpW6r0VPA/s1600/Notebooks+017.jpg" title="post it tabs for interactive writing notebook" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Redi Tags are easier but more expensive than Post Its. </span></div><div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; text-indent: -36.48px;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">D. 3-Prong Pocket Folders- 2 per student</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BT2U8ZA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00BT2U8ZA&linkId=bf2bb5ffbc1c6eb1dce3e3113bf6f262" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRVXtZphSlS-Gb_pNpMNfOFHHwh_zYgf8be2urFxe7uUGf59r-ibV7r1u74ieXYw895TCyvWo1-JsBP6VflQspIVksLMCBNhReiMB9qtFQiF1hT1R0rmRqUBAC-bhS_9vDiodo-bmnbs/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.37.51+PM.png" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">1. <b>Student Resource Folder</b>: </span><span style="color: #274e13;"> </span>Place FREE spelling dictionary and any resources neccessary for students to use during writing workshop. Place the resource pages in the fasteners and the spelling dictionary in one of the pockets in the folder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ2d9h6jw5-zRKSS9UV_dSUqCOMAkpADeIauNFpgU_EzVVIii3PS6l68mzYyJLjVmP9x76cxejoMLZofr1jHJpM15DtSOAl7y1aoLRqHk_qnv_03UEDmKfq52duGX6glv9IcRWjHEZq4/s1600/Writing+Resources.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="give students resources for writing workshop" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZ2d9h6jw5-zRKSS9UV_dSUqCOMAkpADeIauNFpgU_EzVVIii3PS6l68mzYyJLjVmP9x76cxejoMLZofr1jHJpM15DtSOAl7y1aoLRqHk_qnv_03UEDmKfq52duGX6glv9IcRWjHEZq4/s320/Writing+Resources.JPG" title="student resource folder" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you need a Resource Guide, click below. </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Writing-Resource-Perfect-for-Interactive-Notebooks-800323" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="student resources for writing workshop" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNWeF4UxMow_FwuygmTj4WMnI_jVHmOUsvV0Wy0ykDiIrc3B-YYDiEhPP-XdzDuRakyXZuic_1rxcjDhFIUDt9AVg5xDL_qqkZirs6G6XNkufLhT_tW5-KMMbPfpW54PI6iPS7bRYDHQ/s400/Student+Resource.jpg" title="student writing resources" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Free Spelling Dictionary!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-Dictionary-65525" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="for writing workshop" border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4NQ3mZA_nBYgPzKzl5rMlcFlxvrHCcP-oQoTJHrIi6sHxzxF-ojpp1GVDqqkTrKee4zHkAGyn30nrppDv8Abv5McjXDcdgMyrtSWxZTlA2a1qXLArW72qRP97ur9zNU2ZWXcVSHXj7Q/s400/Spelling+Dictionary.jpg" title="free spelling dictionary" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;">2. <b>Writing Portfolios</b>:</span> Use the second folder for final copies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-indent: -36.48px;">Collect everything that they have published throughout the year! Poems, stories, writing across the curriculum, bulletin board pieces, etc. Place them in a folder with brass fasteners. At the end of the year, they get to keep their final product! It is a great end-of-year gift! Another idea is to set them out on table during parent/teacher conferences so parents have something to look at while they are waiting.</span></div><div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -36.48px; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.38in;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEMI4vYaWXSR6Bghjra70BQXTmRV8kPNBqP66Q5hUYV1oMU883_qUzneCz5APOlJhcV6hvazdOmYKYWbttw7swuoSDofVjrRZg9jmtOvJbAET2B2X405VCkkEpV1-FplyudPn1UzLV7s/s1600/IMG_2437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="folder filled with final copy or published copies of student work" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEMI4vYaWXSR6Bghjra70BQXTmRV8kPNBqP66Q5hUYV1oMU883_qUzneCz5APOlJhcV6hvazdOmYKYWbttw7swuoSDofVjrRZg9jmtOvJbAET2B2X405VCkkEpV1-FplyudPn1UzLV7s/s400/IMG_2437.jpg" title="writing portfolio" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a video to show you how to set up your notebooks! Click on pic below!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Set-Up-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-and-Folders-2851364" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="a video link to how to set up interactive notebooks" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiWun4SMyhMJTa6CqDM2fwjebyHG7KLOR7dxdOo_5DT2Ux82xpN1LDt7KPyk3bHZmvEbzFYt_2HCgbDfXi6CtwfVCzl9Ta5lE9pOnsxsQKl7ov4ef0RfgzYaiECeniw2io_zDtLjwF0Wrb/s640/video+IN+cover+page.jpg" title="how to set up interactive notebooks" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope these ideas helped you organize student notebooks! If you are looking for a step-by-step writing approach TO MOTIVATE STUDENTS AND BOOST TEST SCORES that includes anchor charts, forms, tracking, model samples, printables, rubrics, slides, posters, etc. etc. Check out the all inclusive writing bundle:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-127433" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="step-by-step writing program" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqR4ySwRroPkWahA_k2XVD6bmkTRFDmnoNTme_UZ7IYEkXxWimeOUNGkEWKiCL24B81u5kFohAjAW6sh7jhVbYIQktk5PRQ9r2ZoPXMax5HBWpMdsNfgMbbAa1cgEAJCIRa0mzJupZl3SW/s400/Writing.jpg" title="writing interactive notebook" width="398" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div style="text-indent: -24px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div></div></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: -36.48px; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: -0.38in;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px;"></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -36.48px; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></div></div></div></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-44048379929005874852016-10-03T13:57:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:40.993-07:00October Books for Upper Elementary<span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you looking for great literature to introduce to your students in the month of October? You will find some of my favorites for upper elementary students. Read on for a summary and why they are my favorites! Happy Haunted Reading! CLICK ON EACH BOOK PICTURE TO FIND IT ON AMAZON!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9ON7twZ_dGfbfZRNXzD0uvqoHLd76iwy3R_7wtuHU4uRtrOXIMOkM3rItbiQpsNdXNqYPxBneyG15erVIIJ0WuNw2TFhpgl8knWBt1LntPT675C0c6n5IKBLeUwwkF-rNMaUtLUV719Q/s1600/October+Books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9ON7twZ_dGfbfZRNXzD0uvqoHLd76iwy3R_7wtuHU4uRtrOXIMOkM3rItbiQpsNdXNqYPxBneyG15erVIIJ0WuNw2TFhpgl8knWBt1LntPT675C0c6n5IKBLeUwwkF-rNMaUtLUV719Q/s640/October+Books.jpg" width="372" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. <i>Bunnicula </i>by Deborah and James Howe.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416928170/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416928170&linkId=33204bdce05e56bcc876b80ecd95d825" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDSUi0sXqekYBmZ3qMpklBYH18WtysifXB0Yazha_1wW4ZlEfGhGUt5o4r5F6Lra_saCTnm5u30V9hXCOZ0q7tM6doDqrZ-uhqyDIkP5M0MK2TRH0idTixerwdnlEl7vn9G_c4eIbNaml/s1600/bunnicula.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A chapter book: 4.2 reading level</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Harold, the narrator of the story, is hysterical! He is just like my dog, Romeo, who begs for food 24-7! And Chester, the cat, oh my. My students and I fall off our chairs when reading about his shenanigans! He thinks that the new bunny in the house is a vampire and performs crazy acts to get rid of the vampire! I love this character so much that I call my own cat Chester when he acts a little crazy. Chester wears garlic around his neck, tries to pound the bunny with a steak..yes steak not stake, and wears a towel around his neck to look like a vampire cape to get everyone's attention. The poor bunny can't get a break so Harold steps in to help him. It is a must read! Teachers, there are so many different reading skills you can pull from this book. The great thing about this book, is there is a series so my students ran to the library asking for the next book!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442485213/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1442485213&linkId=8bc65bf38e63e79253b7ea2379d3388f" target="_blank"><br /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442485213/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1442485213&linkId=8bc65bf38e63e79253b7ea2379d3388f" target="_blank">Bunnicula Series</a>- All of the Bunnicula Books</span><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416928154/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416928154&linkId=265f3a1dbf86f57148bb412004fbc06a" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Howliday Inn</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416939687/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416939687&linkId=56c639a144e65a4a1271e4c71f1ec372" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bunnicula Strikes Again</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416928146/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416928146&linkId=d79fdcc38f3bbf96b4d55740d9c1f96f" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Celery Stalks at Midnight</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416939660/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416939660&linkId=694319a324d9d634d18d9ec4007cfcc1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nighty Nightmare</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416939679/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416939679&linkId=7b6115bcdb3c6e7ac68ff5a519e5b39c" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Return to Howliday Inn</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416914730/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1416914730&linkId=5588106139d71c1048470f816ff5c387" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <i>The Ghost of Fossil Glen</i> by Cynthia DeFelice</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312602138/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0312602138&linkId=73e8d0364eaeb2af5ae8f6dfa45bf55a" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3VG09koFZBbfM-yM3Nq36vty1goHkAuh9xzmZYczZxFkh1NiB10AFjywnumHrNIclXXGkikZwIhUAs78SNrtDxb4Z0abKBzuDqEpVNEc9o0XFAX9TQHqeIbu_wS_dl_wOaLVMGGSYi_E3/s320/GHOST+OF+FOSSIL+GLEN.png" width="221" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i>A chapter book: Reading level 5.1</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This has been my favorite read aloud for years! My students begged and pleaded for me to keep reading each day. It is so realistic that students can relate to it. It is about eleven-year old Allie Nichols who loves climbing at Fossil Glen, which is dangerously steep and rocky. As she is clinging to the side of a cliff, she hears a trusting voice to bring her down the cliff safely. The mysterious thing is that there was NOBODY there! As she begins to investigate, she realizes that some of her friends were not true friends and she decides to only confide in her long time friend Dub. Allie continues to hear voices and is given clues to a mystery. As Ali and Dub gets closer to discovering out the ghostly voice and clues, they realize they uncovered a very gruesome crime and they are now in danger! Just like Bunnicula, this book has a series, so my students ran to the library to grab the next one! </span><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312629095/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0312629095&linkId=e6628f8ccd34a4ce16f9d04cedbe5729" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Ghost and Mrs. Hobbs</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312629672/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0312629672&linkId=5563049a81ce70ee7e67904349624dec" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Ghost of Cutler's Creek</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i>3. <i>It's Halloween, I'm turning Green!</i> by Dan Gutman</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062206796/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0062206796&linkId=f1187a4d67d172163d1c097b47b90c43" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv3X6t5ObTjJuNOU7LzkmxZo0ePgtcPsKLwNegCsmqYIS1pBSVoUHuQ37JS2Kezprr3cozgNYsDjytmb1QMt1I9-llznzEYCnZLBmOp4kZcEx2QiFAWW5UAcB4xrt_vutRjxpSklyAzYhw/s320/halloween+book.png" width="219" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A chapter book: 3.7 reading level</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This book comes from the My Weird School series. During trick-or-treating, A.J. and his group of friends plan to get enough candy to last them through the year. They have to beware of the Halloween monster who is ready to steal all of their candy. There are so many funny sayings and exaggerations! What would happen if a kid ate a million hundred pounds of chocolate in one night? I love all the words of imagery used to fill pictures of hillarious scenes in our minds! It is an easy read with many new words and phrases. The bonus content at the end of the book is motivating too! It includes Halloween facts, a word search, puzzles and more. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. <i>The Halloween Tree</i> by Ray Bradbury</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375803017/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0375803017&linkId=68115748f2a691e8df28e144dce63a65" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyBT2zN1Qk5KKTUH28B1fHkn8QtgbRPi2CGhinRE-fsa4IsNONXXN724XdJXXjCv758ShHMVKGpRx4xCgL4rWJctTU-KFhfj48tqQ-MPmXRGx41CNPkr8TEEE6VSvc3KKfoHQ8XhBlDYms/s320/Halloween+Tree.png" width="221" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A chapter book: 4.7 reading level</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">This fast-paced tale is about eight boys dressed for Halloween who are meeting their friend Pipkin at a haunted house outside of town. I love the black and white drawing to make it even more haunting. The boys encounter Mr. Moundshroud and Pipkin gets swept away by something dark and eerie. Mr. Moundshroud takes the boys on the tail of a kite through time to search for Pipkin and the meaning of Halloween. It is saturated with great Halloween history including ancient Egypt, cavemen, persecution of witches in the Dark ages, gargoyles of Notre Dame, and catacombs of Mexico. In the end each boy has to give up something (I don't want to spoil the story) to save Pipkin's life. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 4: The Battle of the Labyrinth</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423101499/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1423101499&linkId=7b1b78ebb93bc8fcfb7e5c2e5b1e3a00" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnnpYblfDiLSh3u5iqnhXNmznZGVK96ZiZuq9ix8WT8einDke_YxFB9QxnzRYK1FbqFe6J_1ds70ErhR3ONrPdA3uAp9g_KYuQrA2RZu0GsXgOZY1IJ_nwbsUXvvp8Wv1YPpgbbc_ZKcf/s320/Percy+Jackson.png" width="222" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A chapter book: 3.3 reading level</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">This book is full of humor, adventure, and heart-pounding events! Percy Jackson reluctantly goes to a boring freshman orientation only to find shocking surprises of a mysterious mortal acquantance and demon cheerleaders! Camp Half-Blood is no longer safe! Percy and his demigod friends set out on a quest through an underground world to stop the invasion of Titan lord Krono's army. This war between the Olympians and evil Kronos has many surprises and action twists as they try to avoid the time from running out! My boys loved this book!</span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. Tell Me a Scary Story..But Not Too Scary by Carl Reiner</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01070XQI0/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01070XQI0&linkId=e74ece9dd6b5e5f5194e52465919dfb6" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dNeWdOehAcNFIu0-FMAyx3NYHRpJDxE8IX4SWwEa5ZJ0xPlX30de_5vBciBYCqYLFcBHWbn4ifHsVP7kj5ECe56czl-CQagrPLSGweFv05wdGZQ7VCRUEYw36WQ2JnXoJQ7qkIZcVic-/s320/Scary+Story.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">A Picture Book: Grade level 3.3</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Who doesn't love a scary story? This hilarious one is perfect for upper elementary! I especially like it for giving students ideas for suspense in writing! Carl Reiner brings in the fun of suspense by inviting readers to huddle closer and asking, "Shall we turn the page- or is it too scary? The story is about a young boy's tale of the mysterious house next door. The descriptive language used makes the story so intriguing. It uses phrases like "the hair on the back of my neck was sticking straight out." My students scream---turn the page!!!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you found a good book for your students! If you choose Bunnicula and are interested in a unit, click on the pic below.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bunnicula-Literacy-Unit-129912" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaTCNiSKNBGSleDCg4iRwaPqIlu-x0lyAQVvkoxpcSaMq5e6rApoihBV0s9bR0qPq0SrlSzQSDPHAICK9NbBsXD-OVzT7Vl_7_eICVs9WJyuM3G8C5HuP9RMG9Lviya-Kph-WABuHDiQm/s320/Preview.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-48368132213639878662016-09-26T12:29:00.001-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.031-07:00Native American Crafts, Activities and Games for KidsIf you are looking for Native American crafts, activities, and games for children, you hit the jackpot! Being that a Native American Unit is my favorite topic to teach, I've collected ideas I found not only useful, but motivating for kids of all ages. I hope you find something exciting to use with your child or class during a Native American study! Scroll down for all my favorite Native American tunes, games, activities, crafts and projects!<span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2R2ujKP9A5A2kpG2lE7EEnkRFEyUOvpdG0omPjFjPcj0l97gBBcRbh5hAYuYUv7dRrrHIyhLx92LOAwQfK6F0gSf6e_QtcwlCB9D35_mXvVnOhEvIeQfe6sA_syM2uRr2A5rH8io_GY/s1600/Native+American+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2R2ujKP9A5A2kpG2lE7EEnkRFEyUOvpdG0omPjFjPcj0l97gBBcRbh5hAYuYUv7dRrrHIyhLx92LOAwQfK6F0gSf6e_QtcwlCB9D35_mXvVnOhEvIeQfe6sA_syM2uRr2A5rH8io_GY/s640/Native+American+3.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNMJ4MAM_f-NQVJtxgXnWqGDKzwcbHy5_chksL06M18YFFTnktMMkiHISPGxCUVJtvsFTD2ssTBsGCuYd7PlOz9HEjQB217xxRetUwpk3rTnABAqy6_0vhV5LrtAPiygB-1sBRiDXP4E/s1600/Slide07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNMJ4MAM_f-NQVJtxgXnWqGDKzwcbHy5_chksL06M18YFFTnktMMkiHISPGxCUVJtvsFTD2ssTBsGCuYd7PlOz9HEjQB217xxRetUwpk3rTnABAqy6_0vhV5LrtAPiygB-1sBRiDXP4E/s400/Slide07.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Fun fun fun! This is a must!!! Play Native American music during the study unit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">This first one is my favorite for many American History studies. It is called </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439385202/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0439385202&linkId=5866b0eb1ab44e8216664782b9d6b9bd" style="line-height: 16px;" target="_blank">Tunes That Teach American History.</a><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"> The booklet/CD has lyrics and they are all fun and upbeat. It gets me through a whole year of 4th grade Social Studies in South Carolina! The events covered in this booklet/cd is Exploration, Native Americans, American Revolution, Bill of Rights, Lewis and Clark, Westward Expansion, Civil War, Underground Railroad, The Age of Invention, and Immigration. I play it to introduce each unit by putting the lyrics on my whiteboard and playing the cd. Then each day as we are transitioning into social studies, I play it. Kids LOVE it!</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439385202/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0439385202&linkId=5866b0eb1ab44e8216664782b9d6b9bd" target="_blank"><img alt="Native American, Explorers, Civil War, Revolutionary War, Government, Westward Expansion, history music." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBT3XwsURD1Hclqfjsfga92uH3Rv-1uqWgNNqORN3XrKfr4U4YkHJKTDPWgZAMa3K9d9DQ3Ap7UvMuUIf2KwAc6TRJNjvdm-Ef0_RGuaDBSAzhRGRAiYsyBMZdNVmutzQ-chlnh2uIrY/s320/Native+American+Music.png" style="cursor: move;" title="American History Tunes" width="249" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439385202/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0439385202&linkId=5866b0eb1ab44e8216664782b9d6b9bd" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6iBuqIS9EupnVRvlzkRNNDwxQkjFO7Pp-sTiZOUpjY561FYmpFn-mr_vqiVcS7cVPwpGrDewopb32Ea1yH_IRbfQJ4mrKn2m2mBAaPC4WM4fT1Aoao1-5q7b4RM9jR_kOf5oDU0uF2k/s320/People+of+the+Land+song.JPG" width="245" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009MFJ4BU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B009MFJ4BU&linkId=779f1b6979255636eb558a83cd37e6f9" target="_blank">Native Spirit Ah Nee Mah</a> This is TRADITIONAL Native American music. It is perfect for listening while we are working. The one titled <i>Kiva Ceremony </i>is my favorite! You can listen to the samples here:</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009MFJ4BU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B009MFJ4BU&linkId=779f1b6979255636eb558a83cd37e6f9" target="_blank"><img alt="Native American music good for classrooms during a kiva ceremony, dance, rituals." border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RMhyphenhyphen1lgac5mBiK3XOvDOU19D47aOGzLVPz_Im_7wUqjRK0apnemn_xfGzzBcm3ubWCO6OM27UhoG5zd05UAfkDnikufMRreiXnOTBjvExw-rGZOQiADCLndUtzAq_fH0whdNMxYU3x8/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+8.09.13+PM.png" title="Native American music" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA352oaaZ1ADKDqaEFr4kcg4FVVhybToTPH6ACgIl0HjmQlNO_V2r5_rblltNNRGxsSLWU8WIuNKg2F6lLxoVGY_YZ6MFpZO4S_vHrjtMf1aq-kwTuaYf5HKdv9uf_Ub4Krx4dJ6JxKN0/s1600/Slide08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA352oaaZ1ADKDqaEFr4kcg4FVVhybToTPH6ACgIl0HjmQlNO_V2r5_rblltNNRGxsSLWU8WIuNKg2F6lLxoVGY_YZ6MFpZO4S_vHrjtMf1aq-kwTuaYf5HKdv9uf_Ub4Krx4dJ6JxKN0/s400/Slide08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">Although you can certainly do this Native American activity without reading a book, I love to start by reading the story, </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/069811616X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=069811616X&linkId=76dbadaea98c14154a3e874e865bd4ca" style="line-height: 16px;" target="_blank">A Boy Called Slow</a><span style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"> because it helps students understand the reasoning behind Native American names.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/069811616X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=069811616X&linkId=76dbadaea98c14154a3e874e865bd4ca" target="_blank"><img alt="a story about a Native American name. It is great for creating Native American names with students." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzdXtFOnIcxCcuDxpoHlS4013ncmp0t1ZRR4B0vc5lJu9_f24BqWruwLRzGt_ZLbjdpuoDWT708WHpSsPq7AE_4iaDKerJBeT64wJuSBPtyx8R9-g8i-GHtbcRbT17tn82YVMe36ahyphenhyphenc/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+8.23.11+PM.png" title="A boy called slow" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Think of an animal or part of nature. Also think of a characteristic about yourself. Examples: Running Thunder, Quiet Caterpillar, Brave Hawk. Tell why you chose this name. Since the Native Americans back in early history didn't have a written language, they often used symbols as their names. Create a symbol for your name! Here are some examples- Draw a picture of yourself as a Native American or create yourself as a Native American out of construction paper. Tell your Native American name, the reason for your choice, and draw a symbol for your name.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #202020;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprBulJ50bVO_P6WzdqzwmGTGGR2ngOQ8fVC0kkhh3lpexeLHahD850tgzauV0Sy9LCx-8mFmL6q6zseWMA8jr9z6n8B_GyFeKns2j8NWQ1SavdU1e8iKqc-y2Dav2xIl-2GayNtttAWM/s1600/native+american+name.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Create a native american name and symbol using a picture dictionary." border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprBulJ50bVO_P6WzdqzwmGTGGR2ngOQ8fVC0kkhh3lpexeLHahD850tgzauV0Sy9LCx-8mFmL6q6zseWMA8jr9z6n8B_GyFeKns2j8NWQ1SavdU1e8iKqc-y2Dav2xIl-2GayNtttAWM/s320/native+american+name.JPG" title="Native American Name" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXUav-spv6xZmfTqmFwXDagB1s28CqlBEyUnfdFq80NlnqWRM5OJ_yx1Vwyj8uqUwqOhu5a0h5Gfa0l7T3cmBuaPv4onqV5dySSTIw2asgo1h4c2ATUpvRDi-GgXNxqvpt29MfLEnqCQ/s1600/native+american+name+craft.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="create a native american name and symbol for the name. Make a craft representing you as as a Native American." border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXUav-spv6xZmfTqmFwXDagB1s28CqlBEyUnfdFq80NlnqWRM5OJ_yx1Vwyj8uqUwqOhu5a0h5Gfa0l7T3cmBuaPv4onqV5dySSTIw2asgo1h4c2ATUpvRDi-GgXNxqvpt29MfLEnqCQ/s320/native+american+name+craft.jpg" title="native american name craft" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAWuvAF5uudVjbsmajAvRm8Ex5rEARa_T9eUJjY4OalphiksY4ZKZoqvHG4yf8QQUWcuXFxH-t3caaVbw9Mwbq0N-NlDkryrCtAVxEJLer2ycNiQSE1XcXJyoAL2AQKZ8Cl6mjGc7btA/s1600/Slide09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAWuvAF5uudVjbsmajAvRm8Ex5rEARa_T9eUJjY4OalphiksY4ZKZoqvHG4yf8QQUWcuXFxH-t3caaVbw9Mwbq0N-NlDkryrCtAVxEJLer2ycNiQSE1XcXJyoAL2AQKZ8Cl6mjGc7btA/s400/Slide09.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"> </span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Use a picture dictionary of symbols to create a story. Find a picture dictionary <a href="https://usercontent2.hubstatic.com/652926_f496.jpg" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It is fun to write on brown paper grocery bags- crinkle them up to make them look old!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://usercontent2.hubstatic.com/652926_f496.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaG3vCdhJb1cqTBanpFFDl_dMnY4Ov_LObW-BNB6D9rF1ol0RW_pFraL07fFRXqhKxA5XvhObSWScJqhq9sBCUOpWSag-D1KXeMtZvhPZv4UxyloI6DlAUJNuRzhae9cxywQJg8U0PtU/s320/652926_f496.jpg" title="Native American picture dictionary" width="258" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADGaIr34dbkEtMXlc7zRaazUEMQqUXoPqFnqmbK7mXcCCwM1C3pSNsU0kRvNTNQF8Z1d7M2AjIn42I4mWyLzix_MaNFZbsSmK65AdbzGO7Xz9CprEDiEa21F8EUMWebvyb71Kw_K5cs/s1600/Native+American+writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Write a story with Native American symbols on a brown paper grocery bag." border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXADGaIr34dbkEtMXlc7zRaazUEMQqUXoPqFnqmbK7mXcCCwM1C3pSNsU0kRvNTNQF8Z1d7M2AjIn42I4mWyLzix_MaNFZbsSmK65AdbzGO7Xz9CprEDiEa21F8EUMWebvyb71Kw_K5cs/s1600/Native+American+writing.jpg" title="Native American story symbol writing" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAIj0Ua9kOoN4XhJ3De8N7j_tunpSXRk-iOaWIhODSdCdaiw-u52riRJF0FsxmLOYilnvy62aqLW0wBkHqAoRirioD21HEZy_tEW5Z9O0uD9bKi6voXXTcPHGK8-w0X0j5_6nX4d2pXw/s1600/Slide10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAIj0Ua9kOoN4XhJ3De8N7j_tunpSXRk-iOaWIhODSdCdaiw-u52riRJF0FsxmLOYilnvy62aqLW0wBkHqAoRirioD21HEZy_tEW5Z9O0uD9bKi6voXXTcPHGK8-w0X0j5_6nX4d2pXw/s400/Slide10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Pick a Native American Region. Research the tribes, homes, transportation, food, weapons, tools, crafts, customs and beliefs. Display as a booklet, Powerpoint, mobile, poster, or another form for presentation. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCy-3Jsy68mfiaScIYJEQkYJ8VaI9IICMjk0vAJBQYdaY1BE-SQJBK3Y5K563JHgK4gc0vitJxQs8KZZaa6hxJfHY1Dq3z0ab3PS3LTmqEYvlLsTRpNRWdosnRMTOOFZtEmHzEWDfBlY/s1600/Native+American+booklet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Research project on native american regions in a booklet form." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCy-3Jsy68mfiaScIYJEQkYJ8VaI9IICMjk0vAJBQYdaY1BE-SQJBK3Y5K563JHgK4gc0vitJxQs8KZZaa6hxJfHY1Dq3z0ab3PS3LTmqEYvlLsTRpNRWdosnRMTOOFZtEmHzEWDfBlY/s320/Native+American+booklet.jpg" title="Native American Booklet" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp3k1u940Y7DimxI42VhSY0mQV42FI8BPPVXeNzxeTGZ5a0ANS1ruXID1x1LTIexSYkLxstNBFeb7mDJx1zQtz0SfAGfUBAcoABea-OQZhwwxkmXpJ3PZ6-3NysaqRn6FJCh8O66aSuw/s1600/native+american+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Native American homes " border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCp3k1u940Y7DimxI42VhSY0mQV42FI8BPPVXeNzxeTGZ5a0ANS1ruXID1x1LTIexSYkLxstNBFeb7mDJx1zQtz0SfAGfUBAcoABea-OQZhwwxkmXpJ3PZ6-3NysaqRn6FJCh8O66aSuw/s320/native+american+house.jpg" title="Native American Research project" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3i_7S_n6uR2TzpNZDMuiGb8B52yGBFNUOfpRKGBOwAvAhUG07G1j2iN_cov5WJltWM7mLUHeLG1K0VxaJHj9JqMu64Rl3LOgYHsml1Vp5Zs0HcaISEOxEi6uGDuPx2xoONozauuR2TA/s1600/native+american+project3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Research Southeast Native Americans poster with climate, religion, food, homes transportation, and weapons." border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3i_7S_n6uR2TzpNZDMuiGb8B52yGBFNUOfpRKGBOwAvAhUG07G1j2iN_cov5WJltWM7mLUHeLG1K0VxaJHj9JqMu64Rl3LOgYHsml1Vp5Zs0HcaISEOxEi6uGDuPx2xoONozauuR2TA/s320/native+american+project3.jpg" title="Native American research poster project" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJeOSU0C0qgP4Uu99TvQP0KUCzpGKf6CYL5PsEHHJx-orJhmThPFNTXoaYsGJ2irlQegMy61Q2q3NvtzQzued4rZxsAoM1ySys1oGm0B0UjabOOWW6pDSbcl6DxIQ_A941qkxAIig7ic/s1600/Slide11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJeOSU0C0qgP4Uu99TvQP0KUCzpGKf6CYL5PsEHHJx-orJhmThPFNTXoaYsGJ2irlQegMy61Q2q3NvtzQzued4rZxsAoM1ySys1oGm0B0UjabOOWW6pDSbcl6DxIQ_A941qkxAIig7ic/s400/Slide11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Dream catchers can be made without this book, but I like to read <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807530328/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0807530328&linkId=b39c2e81f3c5c52acf42f3cc85927fdc" target="_blank">Grandmother's Dreamcatcher.</a> before I start the craft.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0807530328/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0807530328&linkId=b39c2e81f3c5c52acf42f3cc85927fdc" target="_blank"><img alt="book about dreamcatchers by Becky Ray McCain" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8nS5e34E9BYA4rQRrCqFlZnrwohpR4aTIFhu8rAWoub8X8yqWe7_H4rl1gpjEbAHC14bxUa_gROTSAaMH5U7pkMKm-iurBA2ya0jZ4J32GdOi7ZdxWUhyZ0P22zuQ_VGsCwo1eWxkho/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+10.05.31+PM.png" title="grandmother's dreamcatcher" width="265" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Dream catchers are great to hang above your bed! They catch all the bad dreams and they dissapte in the morning dew. Leave a hole in the middle so the good dreams to sift through the dream catcher!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; line-height: 16px;"><b>Supplies:</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006UHEH6U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B006UHEH6U&linkId=b44680f638fc1df353d79b39cceef7fe" target="_blank">plastic plate</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XLP2UGI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00XLP2UGI&linkId=bf273a62a21ff1dd758c352308ee789f" target="_blank">yarn</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y2H5FK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B002Y2H5FK&linkId=7f5700100158e21d2014a148e3e1832c" target="_blank">craft beads</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CMMJI6U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01CMMJI6U&linkId=5532b61e4292550cf5ff6ee4baf2dd90" target="_blank">craft feathers</a>.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006UHEH6U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B006UHEH6U&linkId=b44680f638fc1df353d79b39cceef7fe" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqZj0l9br7HaOGYZ2QJdU1U8RAYzSKfz0nh3OeYIQZan_MxiEYDIoSKhZlrtWzS3enFCmEEBhyphenhyphenNFBA15gNp7w6xZDXxngdL_OxIlfFqxsaHui98yZhr6vgKW73FCHqSz0wlDME-cAuEco/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+9.37.14+PM.png" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00XLP2UGI/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00XLP2UGI&linkId=bf273a62a21ff1dd758c352308ee789f" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw6C3mWcCI3o7HT3Ha1zMOnV0QzXLayfMoVbvU6Nzo1kJROTytsWUM6xKJwKwRaLgLa4GFHToeUKasumRpwCXg4Zho89RcR1nRyNKD7pw_sOdP8lkb1UjbAk9bmvma01dYMkwht0yRCo/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+9.45.19+PM.png" width="243" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y2H5FK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B002Y2H5FK&linkId=7f5700100158e21d2014a148e3e1832c" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSF7D8TKR5U_rKNWVk0JeCUJtliiM7igkF8mBnNgOgxv9OYMCPNYKS741dvGNkazUAe40AvKgtuDghyjobTLD3Og3scHik8iCbZMxPR1zlg5qAOeJqR2XTmYB3BBhLJyUT8ti5mqRwc5o/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+9.29.32+PM.png" width="260" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CMMJI6U/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01CMMJI6U&linkId=5532b61e4292550cf5ff6ee4baf2dd90" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivL1Zm9euAcPaFWxbwjP6B8BR4w8dQ-8rBL5AIhuvmUQ5iU1cw8DRoXzbqf7ZwBrrOLELhxRV1FEafBUpnMaKVwfOWNSnW8E81srKOgg2U44pd0FVZQuphA1CMtykROdJepy0VRveSocg/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-09-25+at+9.32.17+PM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: red; line-height: 16px;"><b>Steps:</b></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">1. Cut out the center of the plate.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">2. Hold punch the rim about 1/2 inch apart.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">3. Cut a piece of yarn about 5-6 ft long.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">4. Tie one end of the yarn to any hole on the rim.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">5. Weave the yarn up, over, and all around the paper plate through different holes forming a pattern. Leave a hole in the middle for the dream to sift through! While weaving, place beads on the yarn.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">6. Tie a knot at the end.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">7. Cut 3 more pieces of yarn and tie them to the bottom of the dream catcher. </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">8. Place some beads on the yarn and tie a feather at the end of each piece of yarn.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;">9. Cut another piece of yarn the length you need to hang it on the wall and tie it at the top of your dream catcher.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GWfi4RiMSBsIfGFE0rL6zPoadz1SmOcGtytExzLvl7IyxwUzeqDrhZRhaB0K-J1oqMoFLx3eNETGJyXh0tKraDwM7dV1pCW5eOTFJhKBAYKcF5ztdafnYPmsaNOoLuyGdigBY2FZsrg/s1600/Dream+Catcher+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="beads, feathers, plastic plates for dream catchers- Native American craft" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GWfi4RiMSBsIfGFE0rL6zPoadz1SmOcGtytExzLvl7IyxwUzeqDrhZRhaB0K-J1oqMoFLx3eNETGJyXh0tKraDwM7dV1pCW5eOTFJhKBAYKcF5ztdafnYPmsaNOoLuyGdigBY2FZsrg/s320/Dream+Catcher+2.jpg" title="Dream catcher supplies" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu4oViCq1eUxqSxbCCk0xydY_1gsxvZjY8JJA6hflQ09GzlGW77N_OD4dgi07rL5c2SFE57MOwuQbE29NbDnZPAKo8rSQQCa9VKVKmjMFueqj7Git_ZrbqhmtIrBGp8KODEdMNPMi_Ug/s1600/Dream+Catcher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="student boy making a Native american dream catcher with beads and feathers." border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYu4oViCq1eUxqSxbCCk0xydY_1gsxvZjY8JJA6hflQ09GzlGW77N_OD4dgi07rL5c2SFE57MOwuQbE29NbDnZPAKo8rSQQCa9VKVKmjMFueqj7Git_ZrbqhmtIrBGp8KODEdMNPMi_Ug/s320/Dream+Catcher.jpg" title="Making Dream Catcher" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VNmNmFNqhHCSuOPV7EYWEJo0fy2xrdSd8dlVeP_GvGRLe3H8UdBD_GgqZHq3pT5S93u8FzgyH8T31Sh0HvEO4-sPfGRXx_HTY9tj6WuQnkZ7wJc1zn5x1KN-nKvd4iMsKtm0oPfYa4A/s1600/dream+catcher+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Girl student holding her finsihed dream catcher project." border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VNmNmFNqhHCSuOPV7EYWEJo0fy2xrdSd8dlVeP_GvGRLe3H8UdBD_GgqZHq3pT5S93u8FzgyH8T31Sh0HvEO4-sPfGRXx_HTY9tj6WuQnkZ7wJc1zn5x1KN-nKvd4iMsKtm0oPfYa4A/s320/dream+catcher+3.jpg" title="Dream Catcher Craft" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSY9AFCj5oiJV15f8eqbrvLVpQz5m3KgxR5vokEFEc_uVVIWVc9-Seo8rK-21iL4cvfyayN5LhNOr9DMZ7quQN_mBfdNBOIaQJcFSL7cWfYzx8L_-pQrro1cHwJaZSEOaHFpjL18uLrY/s1600/Slide12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGSY9AFCj5oiJV15f8eqbrvLVpQz5m3KgxR5vokEFEc_uVVIWVc9-Seo8rK-21iL4cvfyayN5LhNOr9DMZ7quQN_mBfdNBOIaQJcFSL7cWfYzx8L_-pQrro1cHwJaZSEOaHFpjL18uLrY/s400/Slide12.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to make totem poles when we are studying the Northwest Coast region. Use empty papertowel centers and glue them to a base. I used cardstock paper. Carefully select animals that have some meaning related to you or a family member. Write down those animals and your choice for them. To the totem pole, add a head, wings, and 3 animal symbols.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3Qrm-GbGjYu4Iu8X2VztKPwK-hpPptfrKsud1FzMoKTSBGz9rjaXOuS-lFnseEvuqoW7GHHmM5zxlzkJ8j5WN5-8CLC8PJZlpKmvWEjW1xWebz1mivFBxMEjy2QlUH2HG43Dsb0eYt4/s1600/totem+pole+with+RR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QPrXMbcdycKnge8TazLg0DX-e1B2K_G9x3yNWP48ax-tvyq-RcC5WBfJfhERS1QPwQLA2hpr-8tW2KE8xixCFqKIJwMazktnaY6N85BrTJ9Kf8D4R1Wa6wxMCD1EcJvKT1z5OsORsig/s1600/totem+pole+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="decorating a totem pole animal Native American Northwest Coast" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QPrXMbcdycKnge8TazLg0DX-e1B2K_G9x3yNWP48ax-tvyq-RcC5WBfJfhERS1QPwQLA2hpr-8tW2KE8xixCFqKIJwMazktnaY6N85BrTJ9Kf8D4R1Wa6wxMCD1EcJvKT1z5OsORsig/s320/totem+pole+1.jpg" title="Totem Pole Craft" width="240" /></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbUyY5A0PukKcSf4YEOIqybC8LLs_m-CMCw0ipnSVPXBkBqFE_BhE_ujjsIyUH3PecLAM-dCJ9pm9tBuLlUuKWIwfAOrFxhq2hzUdp_B1pMYzwJrPNsrCAmy8nuwi4BKENgzCzrmS38s/s1600/totem+pole+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="native american totem pole craft northwest coast" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbUyY5A0PukKcSf4YEOIqybC8LLs_m-CMCw0ipnSVPXBkBqFE_BhE_ujjsIyUH3PecLAM-dCJ9pm9tBuLlUuKWIwfAOrFxhq2hzUdp_B1pMYzwJrPNsrCAmy8nuwi4BKENgzCzrmS38s/s320/totem+pole+2.jpg" title="Totem pole craft" width="240" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>Tell the story of your totem pole! This craft makes a great writing piece explaining what is on your totem pole and why. In the writing, pretend you are raising your totem pole at a potlatch! Kids love it!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3Qrm-GbGjYu4Iu8X2VztKPwK-hpPptfrKsud1FzMoKTSBGz9rjaXOuS-lFnseEvuqoW7GHHmM5zxlzkJ8j5WN5-8CLC8PJZlpKmvWEjW1xWebz1mivFBxMEjy2QlUH2HG43Dsb0eYt4/s1600/totem+pole+with+RR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="creative writing totem pole native american northwest coast" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-3Qrm-GbGjYu4Iu8X2VztKPwK-hpPptfrKsud1FzMoKTSBGz9rjaXOuS-lFnseEvuqoW7GHHmM5zxlzkJ8j5WN5-8CLC8PJZlpKmvWEjW1xWebz1mivFBxMEjy2QlUH2HG43Dsb0eYt4/s320/totem+pole+with+RR.jpg" title="native american totem pole writing" width="218" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>Get creative and make a large totem pole! I was fortunate to come across large rolls from the laminating machine. We taped them together and I supplied construction paper, markers and glue. They did the rest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjfwJGetwltijIlmjzl0vAMnShjea-QovJ_5AzaTn1bfr_DevdytKqtdSPJwUtIZv0000GWJToCt6QF-Wem3IfXF3GDdesVMnDwsakQyFwcHxUDyfZggZrGPi9KS8SKarfskigPMSPu8/s1600/native+american+big+totem+pole+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="students decorate a large totem pole" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrjfwJGetwltijIlmjzl0vAMnShjea-QovJ_5AzaTn1bfr_DevdytKqtdSPJwUtIZv0000GWJToCt6QF-Wem3IfXF3GDdesVMnDwsakQyFwcHxUDyfZggZrGPi9KS8SKarfskigPMSPu8/s320/native+american+big+totem+pole+2.jpg" title="large totem pole craft" width="213" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMuIsgVJKOuOAM609Q7zs336d1VrXUrOEFDsqZluedg7QMdzy5BTYH6aAThuDnCQyHk8A4NfenHYbukp8n_MbL_eZW0VnrlK24rX4C5JBVSuxW0qB1Tqp6c9KRC_SwPEk1S8qlxAu_NQ/s1600/Slide13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtMuIsgVJKOuOAM609Q7zs336d1VrXUrOEFDsqZluedg7QMdzy5BTYH6aAThuDnCQyHk8A4NfenHYbukp8n_MbL_eZW0VnrlK24rX4C5JBVSuxW0qB1Tqp6c9KRC_SwPEk1S8qlxAu_NQ/s400/Slide13.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">I like to perform a rain dance when studying the Southwest since they had many droughts in that region! </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>In a quiet circle:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. 1st person begins by rubbing thumb and two fingers back and forth. This is creating a "mist" sound.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. The next person then begins doing the same thing forming a domino effect. Each person needs to wait their turn to PASS the "mist."</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. When the mist returns to the first person, he/she changes to "drizzle" by rubbing palms back and forth. This is passed around the circle the same way.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">4. When the "drizzle" comes back to the first person, they change to "rain" by patting thighs.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">5. When the "rain" comes back to the first person, they change to "storm" by stomping feet.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">6. After that round, it goes back down the list in reverse order until the storm ends.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnoY9pmOrQB-dtcXEO1MahXKAgOWDUUU3Z5PV7JII8_pQxFM7Y8mDM8pMkBNfp_EynSR_bh4BP_CMGpB2NwM8wz6cUmjNJ3FLU0XdVLHVPg8ZP9LLEEYrA3bJqLdrrG8qyXIWjeOQLUI/s1600/Blog+Titles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="78" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnoY9pmOrQB-dtcXEO1MahXKAgOWDUUU3Z5PV7JII8_pQxFM7Y8mDM8pMkBNfp_EynSR_bh4BP_CMGpB2NwM8wz6cUmjNJ3FLU0XdVLHVPg8ZP9LLEEYrA3bJqLdrrG8qyXIWjeOQLUI/s400/Blog+Titles.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">1. VAPUUTTA- </span>10-30 players</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span><span style="color: #351c75;">Materials Needed:</span> One pebble needed and something (stick) to mark a goal approximately 50 yards from the first player (leader) on each team.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit;">How To:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Form two teams and appoint a leader for each one. Line up facing each other with a few feet apart from one another. The leader walks behind his teammates and secretly places the pebble in one of their hands. The leader from the opposing team has to guess who has the pebble. If he guesses correct, he takes the pebble to do the same on his side. If he guesses wrong, the teammate with the pebble in his hand, goes to the far end of the line, runs, and jumps over a raised leg of the teammate now at the beginning of the line. Now his team starts from that spot and continues to get to hide the pebble until the other team guesses correctly. This continues until a team reaches the goal.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">2. BEAR RACE-</span> 2 or more players</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit;">How To:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Players line up at the starting line. At the starting signal, players run imitating a bear walking by placing feet and hands on the ground and walking like a bear. A prize can be given for the winner and/or the best imitation of a bear.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">3. KEEPER OF THE FIRE- </span>3 or more players</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #351c75;">Materials Needed: </span> A blindfold (ripped up shirt), Choose one of the following and supply 3 of them to represent firewood. (real sticks, craft sticks with yarn wrapped around it, or paint stir sticks).</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit;">How To:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The "chief" will place the wood in front of the "fire keeper" who is blindfolded, sitting on knees, with hands on lap. The rest of the players are the "wood gatherers". The chief points to one of the wood gatherers and says, "Wood gatherers, we need wood!" This person's object is to steal his wood without being caught by the fire keeper. They receive one point per piece of wood collected. Wood gatherers may not rush the fire keeper, it must be done with stealth. The fire keeper may one remove his hands from his lap to attempt to tag the wood gatherer.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">Fun fun fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If interested in having this NO PREP unit with all the necessary printables, click below. It is currently a best seller on Teachers Pay Teachers! A student version is also included for tablets and computers!</span></div><h3><b style="color: #202020; line-height: 16px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Native-American-Unit-with-lesson-plans-and-printables-355598" target="_blank">Native American Unit</a></span></b></h3><h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Native-American-Unit-with-lesson-plans-and-printables-355598" target="_blank"><img alt="native american unit for upper elementary kids students crafts activities writing informational text" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtp4QHdFvih3b3sb9oyhUg0M1jnVdKn2vX-YopB01WamzOSbPkxATWoZ_LVO7sw6x4g04mPEuZvnuYw2FYWRrg6rKgETIrZzkwGLL5Fd8yKPEoF9jMeTvcFOrqxQhXY4gZPsdDoatU8eo/s320/Native+American+Title.jpg" title="native american unit" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHEDq1Zgyf5NM0thx4X-eWTwSHyjFUtmatxxZBgC4XM-VRS-okOosL76qvDDIfQQNWP0pZyRhudwfIBM2c4buyFxks5tSPeyM6IuCZ_DkzL_1AvXv8avfeKG8nMEanTOBJRz4C8PmSZg/s1600/native+american+student+tablet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="use technology in native american unit separate file" border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHEDq1Zgyf5NM0thx4X-eWTwSHyjFUtmatxxZBgC4XM-VRS-okOosL76qvDDIfQQNWP0pZyRhudwfIBM2c4buyFxks5tSPeyM6IuCZ_DkzL_1AvXv8avfeKG8nMEanTOBJRz4C8PmSZg/s400/native+american+student+tablet.JPG" title="Native American unit using tablets" width="400" /></a></span></div></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-53461161846079529492016-09-20T14:02:00.003-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.067-07:007 Ways to Teach Cause and Effect Are you looking for ways to teach cause and effect? I love to think outside the box and find ways to teach reading skills in a variety of ways to meet the needs of all learners. I hope you find some ways that are helpful to your students!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ9l3wj-7UmWNnGTYvYSwZlNBz46URSmcZggWjcaTpS12qmhrcEWZgWaD78fMUHgvYYxWQSnGrVRqqehtjHDO3LRjMtMrpu0dKB1uwbh3ZG-cjE2_JWndlNI284L-6Xk3dfKuXwQhrH0/s1600/Cause+and+Effect.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZ9l3wj-7UmWNnGTYvYSwZlNBz46URSmcZggWjcaTpS12qmhrcEWZgWaD78fMUHgvYYxWQSnGrVRqqehtjHDO3LRjMtMrpu0dKB1uwbh3ZG-cjE2_JWndlNI284L-6Xk3dfKuXwQhrH0/s640/Cause+and+Effect.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />First, offer an anchor chart. Tell students that cause and effect is found in both fiction and nonfiction material. In fiction, the cause-effect relationship is often found in characters. <br /><br /><br />For example, Maddie was being bullied so she didn't want to go to school. <br /><br />The cause is Maddie was being bullied. <br /><br />The effect is she didn't want to go to school. <br /><br /><br />In nonfiction, cause and effect relationships are used to explain many social studies and science concepts. <br /><br /><br />For example, The battle began because there was a disagreement over taxes. <br /><br />The cause is a disagreement over taxes. <br /><br />The effect is the battle began.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy_AbBTQmOAgCt5mhjXEw8X0BUWqmjJ-9evPgNYpcDNCL0x_cL5J52gKfoJbbTFHlE8ZqaKpBSlhBvw-V3HJ62v_OG11OB3yfs66TcLLBgy0Ug7xyVHnuuvSAywiSe73lA7xdLsV8RHk/s1600/Cause+and+effect+anchor+chart.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWy_AbBTQmOAgCt5mhjXEw8X0BUWqmjJ-9evPgNYpcDNCL0x_cL5J52gKfoJbbTFHlE8ZqaKpBSlhBvw-V3HJ62v_OG11OB3yfs66TcLLBgy0Ug7xyVHnuuvSAywiSe73lA7xdLsV8RHk/s640/Cause+and+effect+anchor+chart.jpg" /></a></div><br />Next, offer mentor text. Below you will see a fun example using the Nursery Rhyme, Little Miss Muffet. Also show cause and effect in other books. Suggestions:<br /><br />Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst<br /><br />If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudOBEKCNT55tee7t7d9a1XmMvXhuRpd1kBqZjLqRViRXIvzFTSb7hOLmZUu_MstEcw3IOauxkTS5TzHGw8zupkAs_a41ki7YqFnMtRDTXDwITcZYV5JCB3LkcJdWfThTvP8RmfPKrjoc/s1600/Cause+and+effect+mentor+text.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudOBEKCNT55tee7t7d9a1XmMvXhuRpd1kBqZjLqRViRXIvzFTSb7hOLmZUu_MstEcw3IOauxkTS5TzHGw8zupkAs_a41ki7YqFnMtRDTXDwITcZYV5JCB3LkcJdWfThTvP8RmfPKrjoc/s640/Cause+and+effect+mentor+text.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />Lessons:<br /><br /><br />1. Photos: <div>Find photos that can show cause and effect. Show them and the casue and effect relationship. some photos may have more than one!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPwDPCxYLmUNO9jIsV6YUav7lzxTRn7JUg_A7xvDQGdjmwldUrBtfsQZyqIPTPdiIR87aRHzUJEFlFPxC-FaSxxA5setqD6NFagZh1UwmEUet8c2eVu0wVpPsTnKKeLhPd9CwrjtHISc/s1600/AdobeStock_67696928_WM.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUPwDPCxYLmUNO9jIsV6YUav7lzxTRn7JUg_A7xvDQGdjmwldUrBtfsQZyqIPTPdiIR87aRHzUJEFlFPxC-FaSxxA5setqD6NFagZh1UwmEUet8c2eVu0wVpPsTnKKeLhPd9CwrjtHISc/s400/AdobeStock_67696928_WM.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0FiXIoEs4JDxIBqgvkrRD5nCu882qq1C2fEP-EznG5WRsYbIzzYHNSNOyLqVQ-fltR7ToO-o6Pwprcun7fXMpWc2KFJa3PAOuR1g2bWFjSXoVd06-CsRsNSM3ab5RLf7ZVthEKC-JX8/s1600/AdobeStock_72649529.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0FiXIoEs4JDxIBqgvkrRD5nCu882qq1C2fEP-EznG5WRsYbIzzYHNSNOyLqVQ-fltR7ToO-o6Pwprcun7fXMpWc2KFJa3PAOuR1g2bWFjSXoVd06-CsRsNSM3ab5RLf7ZVthEKC-JX8/s400/AdobeStock_72649529.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPf6inSoArYXChFKDzpp3E_phUi4VcK3Zug0fMGQzTjqrHSGRd8p8kYmV8o4Ft-4wDGz06hpc-oW2gT7kph_nCQGOkgBVmqfgZ2eQ541mMVDwzNGLOe4eaohIAXgafVXDPEcxh36fXRY/s1600/AdobeStock_108964113.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPf6inSoArYXChFKDzpp3E_phUi4VcK3Zug0fMGQzTjqrHSGRd8p8kYmV8o4Ft-4wDGz06hpc-oW2gT7kph_nCQGOkgBVmqfgZ2eQ541mMVDwzNGLOe4eaohIAXgafVXDPEcxh36fXRY/s400/AdobeStock_108964113.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5D4t0s4QIPbZqf_8LqeYr8WG98RBGp4wIBm6VOiqRS1D3PGqZui4aZ_V1ycOXxzyD1-pGd2GsXtIvkuZcJjuz5VOr5Pc6WBxxjKf2HMBnQzFKTOyo8AQByYlsl1OKuAUSuVQ_uCkewI/s1600/AdobeStock_114052242.jpeg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5D4t0s4QIPbZqf_8LqeYr8WG98RBGp4wIBm6VOiqRS1D3PGqZui4aZ_V1ycOXxzyD1-pGd2GsXtIvkuZcJjuz5VOr5Pc6WBxxjKf2HMBnQzFKTOyo8AQByYlsl1OKuAUSuVQ_uCkewI/s400/AdobeStock_114052242.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><br />2. Interactive Notebook: </div><div>Use the flower example from the anchor chart. Give each student a flower pattern to cut out. Students then need to write notes on the outside and flip open a pedal to write the signal words.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QRm1j4yksmyzUVs8xxSIzK_zaKtpCf2cRHc_g5nc2eR5idu0rjBIK-XDrr9w-ecyPQy0nGEa0iCK9ixEdrGrgbChR2QIgacX3xlUa4Uk4H-QlEy6CpT2hddksgswKjYlLZYPyU98XmU/s1600/cause+and+effect+interactive+page+oolored.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1QRm1j4yksmyzUVs8xxSIzK_zaKtpCf2cRHc_g5nc2eR5idu0rjBIK-XDrr9w-ecyPQy0nGEa0iCK9ixEdrGrgbChR2QIgacX3xlUa4Uk4H-QlEy6CpT2hddksgswKjYlLZYPyU98XmU/s320/cause+and+effect+interactive+page+oolored.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY84bMHKcIhnJfH1N8Fxk1FGvo5wr3Dt-CDd8jew6Z-g6ib5_tkf1oDar3YHdfIN1nSucVfkoLX15CK6HnvVFfYgzjdyhua7Cydo8s_gGqrP9zWslgsv0OpHovaxAz01tYkUXi2k7ewHc/s1600/cause+and+effect+interactive+notes.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY84bMHKcIhnJfH1N8Fxk1FGvo5wr3Dt-CDd8jew6Z-g6ib5_tkf1oDar3YHdfIN1nSucVfkoLX15CK6HnvVFfYgzjdyhua7Cydo8s_gGqrP9zWslgsv0OpHovaxAz01tYkUXi2k7ewHc/s320/cause+and+effect+interactive+notes.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />3. Matching: </div><div>Make cards with cause on one and effect on the other. Mix them up and have students match them.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lx-_aI4ZfE43Fapm4hHaYJXpju5MBjjQOJNNJLx8ZQJawjLUh7fDDpM89zFRY-Zxx-DNmtTcri1kzQxkS4iAp7xBplR-5UJc0kwFfl8TDmQqJu41DD_qZkAEhucgc3L7KYJpRyKQlKk/s1600/cause+and+effect+matching.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lx-_aI4ZfE43Fapm4hHaYJXpju5MBjjQOJNNJLx8ZQJawjLUh7fDDpM89zFRY-Zxx-DNmtTcri1kzQxkS4iAp7xBplR-5UJc0kwFfl8TDmQqJu41DD_qZkAEhucgc3L7KYJpRyKQlKk/s320/cause+and+effect+matching.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />4. Nursery Rhyme Detective:</div><div>Invite students to crack the case of finding a cause and effect in a Nursery Rhyme! They will love it! You can either have them research on their own or provide nursery rhymes for them to crack open!<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sONr7L8uCl6rCN-e9DDfCyucgRi5Io9A1XMtw9H3uoo5fOQIxnbBj67Z1eGAy0IxIHhwPAvhSSgKseEuv713NmiOTiMl8tEuvEa9vIP6N09ScsiRqzX2iqFWVYf9_zuVqd3SFuIFGI7W/s1600/Cause+and+effect+mentor+text.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6sONr7L8uCl6rCN-e9DDfCyucgRi5Io9A1XMtw9H3uoo5fOQIxnbBj67Z1eGAy0IxIHhwPAvhSSgKseEuv713NmiOTiMl8tEuvEa9vIP6N09ScsiRqzX2iqFWVYf9_zuVqd3SFuIFGI7W/s320/Cause+and+effect+mentor+text.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksfDScYVLHlo_EGv58PB9EH5exaCwZjf5qwpXFWFVJeq1okkLeGswnTEGn9AAZgmoMPrsuF6YnwZesSiD-w39ME00BJvsZXov9kyPKzXr6tq2_F3CcDlThmNNUH2wyEKchYziKjw6sTU/s1600/Cause+and+Effect+mystery.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgksfDScYVLHlo_EGv58PB9EH5exaCwZjf5qwpXFWFVJeq1okkLeGswnTEGn9AAZgmoMPrsuF6YnwZesSiD-w39ME00BJvsZXov9kyPKzXr6tq2_F3CcDlThmNNUH2wyEKchYziKjw6sTU/s320/Cause+and+Effect+mystery.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />5. Student Samples with Illustrations:</div><div>Students need to create their own cause and effect sentences and identify the cause and effect. Illustrating them is always motivating too!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcr5qnFnMheW42hfQof5EL_bopaBxJcbpr7iS0j6bp_nJXdadd6jOIQegiCwFosjLX_9BBB0-NvSejyOJrBhFJUvZ28bJ6u7gznpCSWtusV7ORgCGKVo-aYVFmhBPFK477pfPv03QiZsU/s1600/cause+and+effect+student+sample+2.JPG"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcr5qnFnMheW42hfQof5EL_bopaBxJcbpr7iS0j6bp_nJXdadd6jOIQegiCwFosjLX_9BBB0-NvSejyOJrBhFJUvZ28bJ6u7gznpCSWtusV7ORgCGKVo-aYVFmhBPFK477pfPv03QiZsU/s320/cause+and+effect+student+sample+2.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br />6. Practice Page with Color-Coding:</div><div>Allow students to use two different color crayons, pens, or pencils- even highlighers- when finding the cause and effect in a sentence. Not only is it more motivational for them, it makes for easy grading!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkWenVcVhpf4CMGlUzjE-bXme8w98QLBt52H_TrmSLEfDmXRGhmUJh_za7ku0sCeDBhYG6M1575_vfm9VJOs5U9rrauLayIM_-sdeFofM5MYQUJyfHMpN0J2Yrma7OIMrzAxf93SpbnE/s1600/Cause+and+Effect+1.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCkWenVcVhpf4CMGlUzjE-bXme8w98QLBt52H_TrmSLEfDmXRGhmUJh_za7ku0sCeDBhYG6M1575_vfm9VJOs5U9rrauLayIM_-sdeFofM5MYQUJyfHMpN0J2Yrma7OIMrzAxf93SpbnE/s320/Cause+and+Effect+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />7. Task Cards:</div><div>Who can't use task cards? Task cards can be used with any board game, in a center, or for reteaching!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQe4uWc9sHuMhboiTO7roswY_3EXpjMYjeO2HDHuapeMVEJWH8Glik3YtX1dQCyJvlBK9S8KcIFCpYp_GDVAgm1zX5IEg4umOwoDky28wo3rirMHa_8OgNtroALHYz0PTCb7brc68JBs/s1600/cause+and+effect+task+cards.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivQe4uWc9sHuMhboiTO7roswY_3EXpjMYjeO2HDHuapeMVEJWH8Glik3YtX1dQCyJvlBK9S8KcIFCpYp_GDVAgm1zX5IEg4umOwoDky28wo3rirMHa_8OgNtroALHYz0PTCb7brc68JBs/s400/cause+and+effect+task+cards.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br />I hope you found something to use in your classroom! All of these ideas and more are included in my Cause and Effect study unit!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cause-and-Effect-Activities-for-Interactive-Reading-Notebook-2793132" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGQrXp26Nn8osfAPP_jzoiw_npXXZQEog6jo07wBDXs2Lb-tgBDQ30bCC71uMQdUr6L0KvhuDkC3Z6INa7aCge_3ygJg0E3fUnmMkqtvZPryT6_oo1RfkLuiZTohDh2vRMR22T865tESY/s640/cause+and+effect+interactive+notebook.jpg" width="272" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Cause-and-Effect-Activities-for-Interactive-Reading-Notebook-2793132" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_2BnH_7FlM1FXsCSoGK8PWTM1yeJxff4schZmcgYmP_xpax2fpBcGBgzuvDp0iiIqD2hT6lmyjxJMeq2_ZhgmA5pXRfnB3RfuLS9dQ-q8jvsvw_E_D4Y0jbRbCcsxmDaf1tRk2yg4xw/s640/cause+and+effect+worksheets.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-76427202349780315602016-09-07T14:43:00.004-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.100-07:00How to Get Your Students Writing! Do you want your students writing more? These three ways will get your students writing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZYn7jtT2mxrvKR9YcDd2DktlNOrxOdUREhGkS-TRwWtsN21ZG-qlAcBvtby0mOaz1VH5ShTcbgJOeTYi5vVtyjbNCKq3xn3tFjaTvSB3A7zcsVOYIQDxhGXsaOCbDiVvRM5eBPhYqsE/s1600/How+to+Get+Students+Writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZYn7jtT2mxrvKR9YcDd2DktlNOrxOdUREhGkS-TRwWtsN21ZG-qlAcBvtby0mOaz1VH5ShTcbgJOeTYi5vVtyjbNCKq3xn3tFjaTvSB3A7zcsVOYIQDxhGXsaOCbDiVvRM5eBPhYqsE/s640/How+to+Get+Students+Writing.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0f2H0NRL858xbp59OSbeMZ7xZbGWhgU42Pg2j2I2Ci6WqKi33VxsTdEKqmbfcmYls-DfBWB_PR4RbLZeUxpmTS2pGbw25Qf4SY_2PnEw8TWrnpXJ4n2eB8gTQIPSipsRjhWQsrp2gqs/s1600/Writing+Morning+Work.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0f2H0NRL858xbp59OSbeMZ7xZbGWhgU42Pg2j2I2Ci6WqKi33VxsTdEKqmbfcmYls-DfBWB_PR4RbLZeUxpmTS2pGbw25Qf4SY_2PnEw8TWrnpXJ4n2eB8gTQIPSipsRjhWQsrp2gqs/s320/Writing+Morning+Work.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Place a daily prompt on your white board using a projector or smart board. Students should use writing journals to write to the prompt. Supply engaging prompts with a variety of types of writing. This PAPERLESS strategy will free up your time to do administrative duties required when students first arrive in the classroom. For an effective way to begin the day with the students, have them share what they just wrote in their journals!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7IKq2_vniO8T6wMIJL5phtIV7EHoEPynaJdHUQrd-8ql_Pot4DZBCpm79GZZXRNDtRJ3PJROBuFwBLdYmNZl-pxeIqoUOOPlQQY-VWLx9yCpVNm9DW_GKdByCcZSBZyErfBtN28gd44/s1600/Writing+Prompt+on+White+Board.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7IKq2_vniO8T6wMIJL5phtIV7EHoEPynaJdHUQrd-8ql_Pot4DZBCpm79GZZXRNDtRJ3PJROBuFwBLdYmNZl-pxeIqoUOOPlQQY-VWLx9yCpVNm9DW_GKdByCcZSBZyErfBtN28gd44/s400/Writing+Prompt+on+White+Board.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">DIFFERENT TYPES OF WRITING</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Narrative</div><div style="text-align: center;">Opinion</div><div style="text-align: center;">Informative</div><div style="text-align: center;">Descriptive</div><div style="text-align: center;">Persuasive</div><div style="text-align: center;">How To</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMPOlpgjRPE_7XMOhflp0wCFr5dlIYSBVow8EG1YVidsz1yhWCY7It-yBNXmLOYwFZUvywLnPPLueiYFD8QD5lsJlY4rcRGylRXRyAyNUR9eT8uAQ0rprGEsXt02L1KbJl7glT4My-5Y/s1600/Writing+Center.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCMPOlpgjRPE_7XMOhflp0wCFr5dlIYSBVow8EG1YVidsz1yhWCY7It-yBNXmLOYwFZUvywLnPPLueiYFD8QD5lsJlY4rcRGylRXRyAyNUR9eT8uAQ0rprGEsXt02L1KbJl7glT4My-5Y/s320/Writing+Center.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />1. Provide graphic organizers, writing templates, and checklists. <br />When students have everything they need, they will follow through the writing steps. I like to provide these items together as one stapled packet. This gem is 6-Tier Organizer to separate the different types of writing. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001603YQU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B001603YQU&linkId=7ce66a740d970701d15774798c9ab3cb">Click Here</a> to find it on Amazon. I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004Z5QO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00004Z5QO&linkId=68aa46a430a60cf392cf06765e043fec">return address labels</a> to label each section.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfddo2NVrPOyukTPppjEsqWDOsaggk75lOiUtVukPCvfA99gwR2wJjclA8vtJaSGbN1uIUUzs4Ks6Pvc9kLHeUvkJBcix9hrFcbYj1k9bGYag8ApvrzvOLmZgJE0jSP0cvXRDw4V6EE_A/s1600/6+Tier+Writing+Organizer.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfddo2NVrPOyukTPppjEsqWDOsaggk75lOiUtVukPCvfA99gwR2wJjclA8vtJaSGbN1uIUUzs4Ks6Pvc9kLHeUvkJBcix9hrFcbYj1k9bGYag8ApvrzvOLmZgJE0jSP0cvXRDw4V6EE_A/s640/6+Tier+Writing+Organizer.png" width="640" /></a><br /><br />2. Staple graphic organizers, writing templates, checklists, and rubrics together in a pack and place enough for each student on the correct shelf.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmLN8VkpPzjuTGAqiZ8RrvSeQBtEyC9Iw_VKm-bIi4A7SqvWVV2_0633HRGyrOoO4wmsvA3DKqJA7XjUvzMVsAyQ5fpJsH-ppkzaI-fdyh7VQ0VSibS4q1-FOH47zLyTIBBGeATdq3Us/s1600/PARAGRAPH+WRITING.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmLN8VkpPzjuTGAqiZ8RrvSeQBtEyC9Iw_VKm-bIi4A7SqvWVV2_0633HRGyrOoO4wmsvA3DKqJA7XjUvzMVsAyQ5fpJsH-ppkzaI-fdyh7VQ0VSibS4q1-FOH47zLyTIBBGeATdq3Us/s320/PARAGRAPH+WRITING.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />3. At the beginning of the year, provide the materials for paragraph writing and towards the middle of the year, supply them for essay writing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpx1yPlTm7eJ_mdK5UIifavs2h_o394Rejb46h7Kpch4RVAmzYdRh1eCWu-Byq5sKsDKahGGokSnJLBgadpQq37zAecQ3vDTTOa8f2MDVb-yzeRtHFwgAQlIHxmq1yGgoX1kL32QYDmM/s1600/Essay+and+Pargraph+Writing.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpx1yPlTm7eJ_mdK5UIifavs2h_o394Rejb46h7Kpch4RVAmzYdRh1eCWu-Byq5sKsDKahGGokSnJLBgadpQq37zAecQ3vDTTOa8f2MDVb-yzeRtHFwgAQlIHxmq1yGgoX1kL32QYDmM/s640/Essay+and+Pargraph+Writing.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />4. Provide prompts for your writing center. This can be done two ways.<br /><b><span style="color: red;">A. PROMPT CARDS</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Display the prompt cards in order and color-code the writing types. Students can write the prompt on the blank space of the corresponding writing templates. They can either go in the order of the cards circulating through the different types, or you can set out a few cards or type of cards for student choice. <br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/180-Writing-Prompt-Cards-Whiteboard-Display-Templates-Checklists-Rubrics-2746751" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUqSxybQfdWl5jV0yvxyMFcNSl6VG5ahQkAaRaH7-GdIMcoylNVSDquMzp-ZWaRjRjq-cGe5c7PaoPMuo0_B6Q2_Opfu5tif0JAoTvKusUkqGU5fGi_ck4KqwHTw0OM_qey4pSar0Lkk/s400/Writing+Prompt+Cards.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />The prompt cards can be displayed using a Brochure holder. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01508J6HE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01508J6HE&linkId=4bb2069b66d7e9cc7753234b618932e6">Click Here</a> to find it on Amazon.<br /><b><span style="color: red;">B. ALREADY PRINTED PROMPTS ON WRITING TEMPLATES</span></b><br />Have prompts already listed on the writing templates and numbered with the type of writing in the top right-hand corner. This helps with easy organization. Make them for paragraph writing AND essay writing if you are in upper elementary.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/60-Paragraph-and-Essay-Writing-Prompts-and-Templates-4th-Grade-2586712" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbCc7S08PZportKX2oqVkyKIAgjaIoslh6u7IYEhxi-fpxa5bWdoSz8l6u_EOeMCTZ6EnsnI3on_HwLPDRY4HENOANPnO5oSZAJ_HvE7c1V9j4MBfJvmyOfLC59AZgOGizHAnh6x12IQ/s400/Writing+Prompts+6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEWXpWf5zgBx5r46t9Bop_IrRX8nFIaxsut8ZSYGLMbRsk7HBP3ZxF5-cbgDKak0LfZIsKHE-iKpRPz_IxsV_4aDVHWvpTI6d2fcy6_uPdUsaytgQsry1RYOPhiHx2nkYPIHk7_HiJs/s1600/Writing+Prompt+Early+Finisher.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizaEWXpWf5zgBx5r46t9Bop_IrRX8nFIaxsut8ZSYGLMbRsk7HBP3ZxF5-cbgDKak0LfZIsKHE-iKpRPz_IxsV_4aDVHWvpTI6d2fcy6_uPdUsaytgQsry1RYOPhiHx2nkYPIHk7_HiJs/s320/Writing+Prompt+Early+Finisher.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In the writing center or another designated area, place the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0036EKKWK/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B0036EKKWK&linkId=5fdf61dcd109a8b41550870f7b497ae9">CARD HOLDER</a> so that the prompts are not showing. If students finish early from an assignment, they can pick from the card holder and write in their journal.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7X5sohz1QTq2n9VPqyrejGauactESdMKdhklJylS-cAOwyh-VYhom0Nf44BpQUXpYNF-D2MZH-KUmau3wt9iVNOTB5je9nH0Dv4-hbjmAsD2v8zeiz7mvF02yyp2eYTgO-nXn6y_ZR0/s1600/Card+holder.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG7X5sohz1QTq2n9VPqyrejGauactESdMKdhklJylS-cAOwyh-VYhom0Nf44BpQUXpYNF-D2MZH-KUmau3wt9iVNOTB5je9nH0Dv4-hbjmAsD2v8zeiz7mvF02yyp2eYTgO-nXn6y_ZR0/s400/Card+holder.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />I hope these ideas will help you and your students write more in the classroom! <br /><br />Grab this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Narrative-Writing-Prompt-for-Paragraph-and-Essay-2587386" target="_blank">FREE NARRATIVE WRITING PROMPT</a> with Templates!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Free-Narrative-Writing-Prompt-for-Paragraph-and-Essay-2587386" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUuLepbYLK8BqTN6t-r1wNVoL8djKQLc8P5-s7UlrdRNf6eQfJ4PO8Kg0QuHurVJPQVboxjeUsE0oGnqydw1jiLnip1J8l6phu3YHmFRBDg_Wtyqku3RLmtOIYVbRMcKgzDv2M6wknlE/s200/narrative+writing+title.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br />I offer two different resources for writing prompts. With each resource, the prompts are listed for easy organization. Print the list and cross off any prompt that was already used.<br /><br />1. The Grade Level prompts include 60 prompts (10 from each type of writing). They are directly written on the pages and each writing template (graphic organizer, rough draft, checklist, final copy, and rubric) is numbered with the type of writing in the upper corner. It aids in your organization. There are different checklists and rubrics for each type of writing. Cards are included.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Paragraph-and-Essay-Writing-Prompts-with-Templates-Checklists-and-Rubrics-2618966" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxjO5oY3u6tdLGhsKWJSpsJNhpkXbv1WtKCX-MEGqgnfQEVF2ngUC5BFODdDMIWtynqI8qIB_mRy-JubIHZgCpJ0gblHEpj6tOvYb9eDx995h4-b_uH6U9dLVz-pLHDAiI2eoC7VvHcQ/s200/3rd+Grade+Prompt+Title.jpg" width="199" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/60-Paragraph-and-Essay-Writing-Prompts-and-Templates-4th-Grade-2586712" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbN68gBx3C09bMKx6CCoe-MdJOtz75_DsSRlBEM_A74CQEdmq98cQxXYPdZKoTS79WMAG9Gfndga3pB7o0u3PXdQPZA20ckGhx__xNBvUN9J8JdHJXfFvQEPnl4otxs0GWoB1j9FqOBeU/s200/4th+grade+Prompts+Title.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/60-Paragraph-and-Essay-Writing-Prompts-and-Templates-5th-Grade-2626551" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8ituKdYBRzj-fBxtFgy9KkUg6sr4SkoWju8hKKtZNyiwgyoUIwxXOzljs2Cu_845exD1Gvkjo8bF2YDeoktWBOG911enamPVNnpoWF9SXZCZTz0Ez6ti8nCGWcSakMQHsdIrrCkuQaM/s200/5th+Grade+Prompt+Title.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br />2. 180 Prompt Cards and White Board Display: All 180 prompts are provided on cards and white board size. In addition, blank templates (graphic organizer, rough draft, checklist, final copy, rubric) are provided for the teacher or student to write the prompt in. There are different checklists and rubrics each type of writing.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/180-Writing-Prompt-Cards-Whiteboard-Display-Templates-Checklists-Rubrics-2746751" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VPz-tamBnErTyKYtKG5NVzkYjXQ_abYv4yc2MEfcY1qs_H_l8LGrs4PAdjG0U2l9x8T9yg3Jqa2bq-9vbaOPZnbOn8WtkQuhLX9hvLlMShyphenhyphene_b5k1PxOuuouwBRrhvJEvZRvK69BEIw/s200/180+Day+Prompts+Title.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Below are the products I found to use with my writing center:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001603YQU/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B001603YQU&linkId=7ce66a740d970701d15774798c9ab3cb" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HHnS_tHY0hS9LGiTdIkGU-S7NhwZzPLeC9BGbzbSfUh1QAGX2JUIj_IVGbf6xPlp2F9-sFuYWg7DDFSgJU-FA_vK6KkqZ7hCdOuquvhRn-0vOEAhN46tHp_-TSvKJ3EfdiUiYDO2p00/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-09-07+at+4.02.01+PM.png" width="181" /></a> <span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 16pt;"> </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01508J6HE/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B01508J6HE&linkId=34e900582b7a9d791cd8241fa8372866" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" 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It might be that favorite stapler, the perfect book, or an amazing resource! I know I know. I just posted about <a href="http://www.rockinresources.com/2016/08/classroom-supplies-i-cant-live-without.html">Supplies I Can't Live Without</a> but I wanted to join my peeps from Upper Elementary Snapshots where we will all share our Must Have supply, book, and resource. I have so many things I can't "Picture" myself teaching without so it was a no brainer for me to share more! Plus, be sure to check out how to collect Must Have freebies from each of us!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI5lExYf9DY3foysvgC4JBELLFUU9xPeiZDk4r_vUL9uwheYdvNlwCEoxzR3TlXHPJsRq5J7GKeXNJE0vXQp7M5n90ulddIITyhKhYC3a7Jfpke_x6ctH5Xq1zs-YrxGytk7xi3RR6MQ/s1600/13923300_1712745202310801_5507378403201119586_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKI5lExYf9DY3foysvgC4JBELLFUU9xPeiZDk4r_vUL9uwheYdvNlwCEoxzR3TlXHPJsRq5J7GKeXNJE0vXQp7M5n90ulddIITyhKhYC3a7Jfpke_x6ctH5Xq1zs-YrxGytk7xi3RR6MQ/s640/13923300_1712745202310801_5507378403201119586_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />***Click on each picture below to an Amazon link to the product. I like my readers to know they are affiliate links. If you purchase from the link, the tiny portion is invested right back into my blog so I can keep providing teachers with helpful tips for their classrooms! <div><span style="color: magenta;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKPmmsaFfZMxHsW2oIHd97K76T1WegMvOjeV_5nF94qBXwv_g4s-SJLY4Oyt7a7mrdLfiyQnSt9Ip05V8qN6D5ICkdVFCDcOkfujgjw9Q37I5_811at3RA0cDWHDU_kPJGQYS9nCoiV4/s1600/Slide07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipKPmmsaFfZMxHsW2oIHd97K76T1WegMvOjeV_5nF94qBXwv_g4s-SJLY4Oyt7a7mrdLfiyQnSt9Ip05V8qN6D5ICkdVFCDcOkfujgjw9Q37I5_811at3RA0cDWHDU_kPJGQYS9nCoiV4/s320/Slide07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>This cascading wall organizer is great to place student's writing work! <br />There are 6 colorful folders- perfect for writing steps. <br /><br />1. Prewriting<br /><br />2. Rough Draft<br /><br />3. Revise<br /><br />4. Edit<br /><br />5. Peer Reflections<br /><br />6. Final Copy<br /><br /><div>At the end of each writing block, have students place their papers in the correct folder! Each folder is removable! You will have quick access to see who needs help and you can take the final copy folder home to grade! I also like to match up partners for the next day for peer reflections so this is perfect to know who is ready for that step! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H0FJLZS/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00H0FJLZS&linkId=533bce9ffbf7b1d19095d17f1e06de1d" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0L8XpL3xsq8kCDNbIA3hMbxWyVqiybxdKg_9BWRFplD-StntpYtZeDmsDpS7h6VFmPtKKPCH6YzSX0sx5zFZ4BDVt_09HT9vIhULcRxDRnq9EAzPSPMfX3_pqfEeYSd6qs6KIU5wal4/s640/Screen+Shot+2016-08-11+at+8.19.32+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />Amazon Description: <br /><br />Save desk space by utilizing often overlooked wall space <br />Six cascading pockets are removable to make document access easy <br />Elastic cord closure for secure and easy transport <br />Colored pockets each hold 25 sheets <br />Convenient loop on top for easy hanging <br />Durable poly material is tear proof and water resistant. Acid free, PVC free and archival quality<ul class="a-vertical a-spacing-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #949494; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 18px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 0px;"></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vD7ltdS9M_VC4n5xM7AvAbA8CpSUShqZOXKjrQ5HHCObbjZVeJ6F1gv0nN4Ojbvr3buuniFXMsqmW-FGMD82bBcZx5HV0ij1Guiehxh9icr03Ss2XrbvDk6vT1MoW6Z_G2KVtakqZ6g/s1600/Slide08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vD7ltdS9M_VC4n5xM7AvAbA8CpSUShqZOXKjrQ5HHCObbjZVeJ6F1gv0nN4Ojbvr3buuniFXMsqmW-FGMD82bBcZx5HV0ij1Guiehxh9icr03Ss2XrbvDk6vT1MoW6Z_G2KVtakqZ6g/s320/Slide08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A few moons ago, I met an intriguing man, Mychal Wynn. He shared a story, <i>The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens</i>. which was related to bullying. I took it home with me and immediately started planning how I would use it in my class. I read this story EVERY year and we would discuss how people need to soar throughout their lives and realize they have the potential to reach their dreams.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HW853DM/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00HW853DM&linkId=3a3dce8b2b342a89394fb3b210174f09" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJkKDLsK9zHzV8YkekzxIzrls9MVT4AZXG5uBHOyoppbK77lbIaAOvhWyBmFZ7BS3Nz2umnV3utmuy5PmZeBlb9swvUBrfgsaqcHL3UI6HxUOjEiC_WfCH6vNGlY7XzDkzcSFvn_-Erg/s640/415Z8OTaK9L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Description from Amazon: An African folktale chronicling the birth of eagles in a chicken yard. Separated from their homeland, unknowing their historical past, and ridiculed for their differences they struggle with their sense of self-identify until they are encouraged and inspired by another eagle. This inspiring story of self-identify and self-discovery provides a strategy to reduce bullying, eliminate disruptive behaviors, and challenge students to affirm their potential and pursue their dreams.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjoZunMdsCHs1xxxQ4TPpUT9rIyAsZvANkDIyDIunjGNILvsDIpNlmEl5p_Vo82tVeo85PZ8Fq6YJpIaf9vH2fWzPoG2pjiKKG3TACN8XlyHePHr3hbxGmuhiVT94XXwEgKbOwVn0DrY/s1600/Slide09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjoZunMdsCHs1xxxQ4TPpUT9rIyAsZvANkDIyDIunjGNILvsDIpNlmEl5p_Vo82tVeo85PZ8Fq6YJpIaf9vH2fWzPoG2pjiKKG3TACN8XlyHePHr3hbxGmuhiVT94XXwEgKbOwVn0DrY/s320/Slide09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-127433" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjruzSfrAHDflBE5ocA3U5sXjm-7Dzu8CBVaHsZRtHT8yFtRG7eIkLJ7FY5ucEDtaIHJQ-ql7hRIh3eh1S-RtAMXqXWTtCPWeeNctBvIG4xKCzlR93Wmoh2pGSui6EaOjm-_7GUU68vrRI/s640/Writing.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><br />This is a COMPLETE WRITING WORKSHOP program with step-by-step instructions and creative ideas. STUDENTS LOVE IT are motivated to write! It is specifically designed for teachers to follow through the WRITING PROCESS with already prepped modeled lessons. Every lesson builds upon the previous skill within one piece of writing, which give students a thorough understanding of how to put a piece of writing together.<br /><br />INCLUDED IN THIS WRITING PROGRAM:<br /></div><div>★ Anchor charts WITH STANDARDS great for smart board or printed for posters<br />★ Interactive Pages WITH STANDARDS to go along with each mini lesson. <br />★ Writing Workshop lessons and plans<br />★ Independent practice<br />★ Model writing</div><div>★ Assessments<br />★ Student Resource pages to place in notebooks<br />★ Graphic organizers<br />★ Tracking charts and Forms<br />★ Rubrics</div><div>★ Homework assignments AND MORE!<br /><br />Use this resource to help students write a paragraph or essay to go along with the book:<br /><br />Write a narrative story of a person who changes from having bully behaviors to being kind and compassionate. Describe the bully behaviors, the event or action that made the bully change, and the effects of the change.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01IXdPkBIKSR0g_5xBr1UOOD2UMfmbv9cPO46d_JvV2SnN6RYosgbWMtJTX_7LFeaCnUwQfFRMJvKgZpHio_Q8fY1BQfg3RAYLED6Eyrjsy984mCzVtuekaAUHGy5dgd_TIMqdlXO8ak/s1600/Slide10.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01IXdPkBIKSR0g_5xBr1UOOD2UMfmbv9cPO46d_JvV2SnN6RYosgbWMtJTX_7LFeaCnUwQfFRMJvKgZpHio_Q8fY1BQfg3RAYLED6Eyrjsy984mCzVtuekaAUHGy5dgd_TIMqdlXO8ak/s320/Slide10.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I couldn't end without steering you to a free resource for your classroom. Use these graphic organizers to help your students organize their writing!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graphic-Organizers-for-Writing-776531" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzxSEbC7hmRC5tUxfCooOJhbXtz-n5IIhI2nk4rRG22vOl4EkQoDOSnN_Q7srSf09iisayYQVEDR7tmiSyIbx3hs1rx3-26N0jYJeH1D6n5_M6ExUG4REmN70xofcqX0wj3c4HB7C6Cw/s640/Graphic+Organizer+TITLE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />After you've downloaded my free graphic organizers be sure to visit each of the blogs below to add 12 more FREE RESOURCES to your own collection of things you can't picture yourself teaching without. Afterwards swing by our collaborative blog, <a href="http://www.upperelementarysnapshots.com/2016/08/Must-Have-Classroom-Resources.html">Upper Elementary Snapshots</a> for lots of great content and ideas you can put into practice in your own classrooms!</div><br /><table> <tbody><tr> <td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg3f9_DGbtCEGXnuiTZrb8fDC8_4chHCXHdaDXvPEj96JQSkUmz5YmaKFCtyDilX0tEWeNAGWP5EFBWeUSJtfx18Q9kz3uCPcbp9xH8wXLjTjsoj6Gly5ZoBh4KboYX6-Q_VU9sCWmG9B/s1600/2016+promo+images.001.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAg3f9_DGbtCEGXnuiTZrb8fDC8_4chHCXHdaDXvPEj96JQSkUmz5YmaKFCtyDilX0tEWeNAGWP5EFBWeUSJtfx18Q9kz3uCPcbp9xH8wXLjTjsoj6Gly5ZoBh4KboYX6-Q_VU9sCWmG9B/s200/2016+promo+images.001.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://clutterfreeclassroom.blogspot.com/2016/08/Must-have-classroom-supplies-and-resources.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ArdPmTGejU4rfi-_Jihf2GpoupwmW7G4wQj0cJEJY5HSuNDK2bxRnID7trRSU52_sw6bvcwDByQ4TpJ27YoeopYZllTiZbwG5inkF7woExAWz_8QVWxlGdOAXNA377cfsHlVxtdMnNA_/s200/2016+promo+images.013.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td> <td><a href="http://www.gottoteach.com/2016/08/i-cant-picture-myself-teaching-without.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA56f6D2CMba9IVL6d68AtdMXEU80Q0VF1zqLWq1Xq5iwtMHHRgFCZ5hzlYYu7cB9Zq2lg_AJNmsNHJNaeY86fHCsJTUPGbYEgnN7NZwrdrWQHnhUgBY4qw1dhTErSq0wt0-2VxNpdl7Wv/s200/2016+promo+images.014.jpeg" width="200" /></a></td> <td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVTpb8H6BNECjuiN0f-yvscLwpXgduCYIn-Yt56cDl6Wn1DSJZhosQz3zR069grg9SrvsEQbLY2530mAe3En1iSobZUEpAIbBIRPwnlE2IbaqtA28ryvYz2TOzIeMHZ1L3Oyy_sJMyRNm/s1600/2016+promo+images.015.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="200" 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style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPIHes8MbHqm_IJs9lUn5ZmYYlrFnoFJg4nV5YaKSgCMKPJpYZrSBrldCLwn3IRpE1RNr4TN-t2xL4pG9Dt2Kpn-IB28snGJY7rfNOgGc87MQge-_JWYOcThbI9eroKFKusIhog50B8Y/s640/Supplies+for+Classroom+Organization.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">These supplies have saved my day over and over again in my classroom. Although I'm not in the classroom anymore, I still find myself in the supply section of Target and searching on Amazon. I don't think it is ever anything I will shake off! How can you resist colorful pens? I'm sure I can find a way to use them outside the classroom. Take a peek at some of my faves!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: magenta; font-family: inherit;">***Click on each picture below to an Amazon link to the product. I like my readers to know they are affiliate links. If you purchase from the link, the tiny portion is invested right back into my blog so I can keep providing teachers with helpful tips for their classrooms! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiym5Ug5TivlTWBrF39S_wlwApwYLkIbBR9DVPCu7oO-DMa87JrobOMtyOza-AV2imIj8OzL9uCiejdltKJyfBddt20hVcT_SIzl0fgSWOavTAzmJVbxaKUA-pmiVcqcCjBZxB5KoEak/s1600/School+Supplies+Pens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiym5Ug5TivlTWBrF39S_wlwApwYLkIbBR9DVPCu7oO-DMa87JrobOMtyOza-AV2imIj8OzL9uCiejdltKJyfBddt20hVcT_SIzl0fgSWOavTAzmJVbxaKUA-pmiVcqcCjBZxB5KoEak/s320/School+Supplies+Pens.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved these colorful pens to use in my writing workshop! I've tried many different kinds of colorful pens and like these the best. They don't smudge or make a mess and they have a fine point for writing!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J09CO6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000J09CO6&linkId=7e905eb2f1d94eeffec46e25bdd1c3ce" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uHRQIpmg8jPK1uZLHJwkGniCRsjgnYxrOlvlMSjD_6g7iQPeaW1x9cwGRaLAjuW0Enk-XrRCvGXonJQ3m0sGRLBExguiXcW7nCUMGrEcYJU-aU-btRvvnVR5kqRhK64z8V2Ya3cWrus/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.30.38+PM.png" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J09CO6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000J09CO6&linkId=7e905eb2f1d94eeffec46e25bdd1c3ce" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjmCQbniyfTUuhjZPHcKC5Mp64hxXRzCiJd8rmUps71dv3S9eGZF9-VZtV9xpAQEWeHfpq3CPnAghYIyVzdBEA_cw9D-IoCK21Z1izw_jlB_ThAbRYOzwPg11ZWuMSXu2sQHL_1-RFkE/s200/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.30.50+PM.png" width="195" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: magenta;">Revisions:</span> </b></span> We used them for revising and editing rough drafts. Students who are resistant to this writing step, will suddenly enjoy it! You will see many colorful revisions! </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;">Interactive Notebooks:</span></b> We also used them for our interactive notebooks. Students love to make things colorful and I noticed they worked harder! They colored with markers and color pencils and I allowed them to write with them too!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52QjeMpCNzDtVmNWGDDhlK_RZ4GXrlvJe7rocpBLGjubWj7hvJ-vm6rK-Yk7qtsbYQ5aVy-vqjnKgavMcMm3Jo4VsqhHtz3uYMQulFyYGfrmdXILTD6_WED2yKPXuj_0s7CQfuiwktRU/s1600/Revising+and+Interactive+Notebook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52QjeMpCNzDtVmNWGDDhlK_RZ4GXrlvJe7rocpBLGjubWj7hvJ-vm6rK-Yk7qtsbYQ5aVy-vqjnKgavMcMm3Jo4VsqhHtz3uYMQulFyYGfrmdXILTD6_WED2yKPXuj_0s7CQfuiwktRU/s640/Revising+and+Interactive+Notebook.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlwI0HxOaNyTNpIujodJXvKhr8OKTEFZvcibq2JgAxK7GAKns4PVdD3Zh3rmi7kKfn-I7v13YqKe7_8Qch4e8UWcmdKzUtiTBF3-hF2q5BUY2zqBGrzDspSDJUp7HI6ZNEKJ1DWUPEQo/s1600/School+Supplies+Pocket+Folders.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlwI0HxOaNyTNpIujodJXvKhr8OKTEFZvcibq2JgAxK7GAKns4PVdD3Zh3rmi7kKfn-I7v13YqKe7_8Qch4e8UWcmdKzUtiTBF3-hF2q5BUY2zqBGrzDspSDJUp7HI6ZNEKJ1DWUPEQo/s320/School+Supplies+Pocket+Folders.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked these pocket folders and bought 2 per student...one for student resources and one for writing portfolios. These folders come in a variety of colors in a box of 24. Of course you can buy the fancy or plastic ones, but these work perfectly fine and totally affordable. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BT2U8ZA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B00BT2U8ZA&linkId=0a83def82bb0bcab99a5c344c3c8f6eb" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGharKqgvy3f-GsWEHD4LkbneV_pYGkB-ccZWHV9gPJTtJszBaenJN8Sq0vaMj72azYUs-1UgUveriJ6LltMHX6fEk8t05_eAbEwxf7S7sJQYtc0f6uVmJSDCi_QccddyrINzG7qKPGvU/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.37.51+PM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;"><b>Student Resources:</b></span> Anything students can use for their writing, I made copies for them, punched holes and had them place it in the 3 prongs for a writing resource folder. We put <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spelling-Dictionary-65525" target="_blank">Spelling Dictionaries </a>(free in my store) in the pockets! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;">Writing Portfolio:</span></b> I gathered all of my students' writing (final copies) and kept them in writing portfolios. They were perfect to set out at Open House and Parent-Teacher Conferences. At the end of the year, students got to take them home as a keepsake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEayaCsxeroBO_7JK955bmtUPAIuL-T8XflekpQImzY3gonnZcx_pdJMYoEI97PXL41JgdDF-0LrsXxt_53i2u2VjEdnM6lFhyphenhyphenIrVmAS4INljW9JJxRnJfcFyCnHRAdFC4X3ISEjOAMA/s1600/Supplies+for+writing+resource.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEayaCsxeroBO_7JK955bmtUPAIuL-T8XflekpQImzY3gonnZcx_pdJMYoEI97PXL41JgdDF-0LrsXxt_53i2u2VjEdnM6lFhyphenhyphenIrVmAS4INljW9JJxRnJfcFyCnHRAdFC4X3ISEjOAMA/s640/Supplies+for+writing+resource.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YTSxLNZVPBUAadDwHM3HgCV3Zy7s9CnHYqikNngS9AWCtBCrYaUsTHYf012EIVaLx2s2j7Ey2X1gXGogk_JLAa4tDiSuqSKp6UE-0unvcqor7etiZhG31pdqUXBiUOifin6poj3VhyY/s1600/School+Supplies+Labels.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YTSxLNZVPBUAadDwHM3HgCV3Zy7s9CnHYqikNngS9AWCtBCrYaUsTHYf012EIVaLx2s2j7Ey2X1gXGogk_JLAa4tDiSuqSKp6UE-0unvcqor7etiZhG31pdqUXBiUOifin6poj3VhyY/s320/School+Supplies+Labels.png" width="320" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YTSxLNZVPBUAadDwHM3HgCV3Zy7s9CnHYqikNngS9AWCtBCrYaUsTHYf012EIVaLx2s2j7Ey2X1gXGogk_JLAa4tDiSuqSKp6UE-0unvcqor7etiZhG31pdqUXBiUOifin6poj3VhyY/s1600/School+Supplies+Labels.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How can you not like colorful dots? Label, label, label!!!! I was so excited when I found these on Amazon, because of the variety of colors! Plus they give you a Word template where you can customize and print! I labeled every book in my classroom! I labeled my classroom library, baskets of books for teaching, and even student books!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=47ba0c8b24bc8cc4a76164f8d0540215" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUQBUfq6-08dAT8c2QAJ34yuzYNQW4ZkSi85J9ugrAl3Wc3SnuZ75OXK-rG3iCYH3wOJ0PViKtE6EPEEvCdFkmv2oN5ENpY5s6g8VoKntw-BGwCUMOMPhNIWADzwUPK4861trJ8SubnE/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.40.28+PM.png" width="233" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=47ba0c8b24bc8cc4a76164f8d0540215" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8DgS90vBy1IS9ZK9BdHqmP_aEWzaUlEa5fhx0mGrlbaasB36pPKrG05IJF0cH_P6_VbrEPUpeCfmcNvrWloBV_EzAslXVUHG4rHrp4LtpRwAhKUuxm5QnCKyD76fK4Y-PXJt-HE6W8o/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.40.39+PM.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: magenta;">Classroom Library:</span> </span></b> For my classroom library and baskets of teaching books, I made out the label for the basket and placed a color dot in the upper left corner of that label and the same color dot. You can even code them with an abbreviation, but they work without too! I found having the different colors made it so much easier for students to find the right place for the books and kept my classroom library organized! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;">Student Books:</span></b> For each student, I gave them a number. I numbered the dots and placed them on every book and workbook that belonged to that child. I also numbered their cubby. If someone left a book lying around the room, it was an easy way to identify where it belonged.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sZylVmlMsTs7An9c79zaCxN6pcWAB15m-cwI1hPuCQtIk3a-e5Mel254A-HhQ7g7hyphenhyphen7V0TZO18utG57GmSm5ktjPpE3jZdZ54Povksg6e9MLv0hdgJGXgdv_aG0hGXTX2oEQF2IHJ1o/s1600/Supplies+Library+Labels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sZylVmlMsTs7An9c79zaCxN6pcWAB15m-cwI1hPuCQtIk3a-e5Mel254A-HhQ7g7hyphenhyphen7V0TZO18utG57GmSm5ktjPpE3jZdZ54Povksg6e9MLv0hdgJGXgdv_aG0hGXTX2oEQF2IHJ1o/s640/Supplies+Library+Labels.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeunExoJwraffkjgW84NH3NTmq8QjHqVqLOD5qdS2l3328mIbjLBxLytP30ytXwlKnUqYl5eLhVWZFTT1jfD5nLe722vX2TmYoojMM-Gjlr9W7kq3QVfbfxoJpC9wfK_Nze6fFJprrrI/s1600/School+Supplies+Post+its.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNeunExoJwraffkjgW84NH3NTmq8QjHqVqLOD5qdS2l3328mIbjLBxLytP30ytXwlKnUqYl5eLhVWZFTT1jfD5nLe722vX2TmYoojMM-Gjlr9W7kq3QVfbfxoJpC9wfK_Nze6fFJprrrI/s320/School+Supplies+Post+its.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Post Its are perfect for reading comprehension activities. The page marker sizes are even better and I love all the colorful choices! My students were motivated to search for evidence using these little classroom tools.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007QFATEO/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B007QFATEO&linkId=42523cb59dcb10bf3c91da4b4f6ffbc7" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSMXYiEOVhv4VsNTjeA7nyYxKncETWuwGU7Y1YEC97F8nWj7Ha4JeRzET2RShQPO4uaNsQ74hf6UNOgNYu9n6dAyPuyuJoFUkE6kySnN9g_fpDaM2RM1K4uGuTYQwj4pQOlzHPQwZ2KM/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.50.08+PM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mark the text evidence found on a page! Mark a page looking for character traits. Mark a page showing a theme. I had students take quick notes on them to share with whole group too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ObZin_I54pLgor4rPantpcIMQHU-k2KWgVsB0aXYN_DG5y0jCcjWU-YzKOkifceYt1uJ3san38FnKL02Qq_LjAB4yeec2CVTgat0QNLhzcMSixyHJGdUW4oIsXr_evTQNr30qrpKLI/s1600/Text+Evidence.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI4ObZin_I54pLgor4rPantpcIMQHU-k2KWgVsB0aXYN_DG5y0jCcjWU-YzKOkifceYt1uJ3san38FnKL02Qq_LjAB4yeec2CVTgat0QNLhzcMSixyHJGdUW4oIsXr_evTQNr30qrpKLI/s400/Text+Evidence.jpg" width="312" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCssjBjvXAQ3KGEopyfL2yeGb5ngOoApexxrnApKJqLOzsBCEVKKYSqUAu4rZ9iVarVIczsilDBjfBri4y5g-OMdauNoA3D_tznL7vLE-PNaZID_Xmfc2k1zPjDikXTh57EhjZygCiM8/s1600/School+Supplies+Card+Stock.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="64" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwCssjBjvXAQ3KGEopyfL2yeGb5ngOoApexxrnApKJqLOzsBCEVKKYSqUAu4rZ9iVarVIczsilDBjfBri4y5g-OMdauNoA3D_tznL7vLE-PNaZID_Xmfc2k1zPjDikXTh57EhjZygCiM8/s320/School+Supplies+Card+Stock.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">White Card Stock is perfect for printing posters for wall display, directions or titles for centers, and task cards. They are easy to laminate and will last so much longer! I couldn't get enough of card stock. I even printed rosters and schedules on them. Love!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006P1EQIA/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B006P1EQIA&linkId=7b4fda21747661c6bba0e550c19324ee" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uPHJgwn2ePncOEAAa4lwsiQ0Rm4kaMfTcO0ydsm3Oc-_6uKZlATFJ1uEA38-Aaoo5QdEyoXjbhwcmGt54WEmbAy7oAOVRDXYQECyDkghW346VPPEsbFSFaSAJglww9HLMKl1pwt59YE/s320/Screen+Shot+2016-08-08+at+4.55.36+PM.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;">Posters: </span></b> Reading and Writing posters hold up well using white card stock! Place them on your bulletin board, hall or wall and they will last all year and even longer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: magenta; font-size: medium;"><b>Cards/Task Cards: </b></span> When they are printed on white card stock, laminated, and placed in a center, you will get many years out of them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-gzU2nMgu-2XNbQPKePk0btT02GsR78U61bNEQA9-dOGx17QlAdkapOU_3Ec0HCJrtNuLb36_YEGt62fGx-9v8BsmVZjfxpqAN5PEUqxmOpFj5Dt5cixk7q4s1AqJAGyADdMYw7hGEo/s1600/Supplies+Card+Stock+Task+Cards.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-gzU2nMgu-2XNbQPKePk0btT02GsR78U61bNEQA9-dOGx17QlAdkapOU_3Ec0HCJrtNuLb36_YEGt62fGx-9v8BsmVZjfxpqAN5PEUqxmOpFj5Dt5cixk7q4s1AqJAGyADdMYw7hGEo/s640/Supplies+Card+Stock+Task+Cards.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I hope you got some ideas to use in your classroom! Come back to find more ideas for organization, management, and teaching!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: left;">If interested, click on the resources that go along with the items mentioned above.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-127433" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy4EG_uG-079x3CkxcMrU1Q6boxdI0Gp9gU7X7wGnc73Xco4lUX1J7RUfprl60Q301ze29cRL9gMeKCNPRL8WMGTecJyOOs0rPUIArP4ef9IRbT1J_GYF3RQmlUnkmqM7Fb_porzI9wA/s200/Writing.jpg" width="199" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Labels-for-Library-Books-Bins-Calendar-3-Editable-Sizes-2693080" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQgiiJUfW4rFUMHwaPjbSlA4xl9N3eG72tIrfVHAMaSJRCk67yCvHkepOCvQ2JU9toieWaq3xyGwgId1FoGxsNmKQljj29WzCPGmNDpCe1vwzwM3GmentRAA4JSDyvk-DWcleMoTTDsY/s200/Label+Title.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Text-Evidence-Slides-Examples-Student-Practice-1619047" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGeb-Mblqj7mf34SRduCpRwUUKN5GvClNJD1Qoju-hPXt8BCB2aDQxkqpaeAoeSyeykwjiz1kRKnOTNhtza3977WMeb65PEubnrx7h_u_SHDUv-pRt2Pz8cEZqCPMl73KRX4eH3_w2-w/s200/Slide01.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Comprehension-Strategies-Anchor-Charts-Cards-Practice-Sheets-220796" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEy6yLxY01tCNM1pJgMDF7BZl-dQ5BM5FYHeWGcoZVhhjYPzJrzIGL1vipu2DnqXuS4RZs71kVqYm_Q7dO3AP-IXksZ9k53b3u7M4wXF5dpFOzwFpg3sb5jcpy5Ey0G8kl45ilWMbN0Ec/s200/Reading+Strategy+Cover.jpg" width="199" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Anchor-Charts-80-Posters-2557651" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01FsEHZBsQpHNrP5hTFcKoy5e1sPkXgk3dP7dsT8z6-3uZQEJNVvjLgaI1hFZsBgA2Umci8UU1dMGFWMBMbfZyL1nMDH7hLfTpZ3fPTA4voA5JXKBzzQXBxNKZQE0HBGFzvLlse8CseE/s200/anchor+chart+title.jpg" width="199" /></a> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Native-American-Context-Clues-Task-Cards-Anchor-Chart-and-Quiz-2192776" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhurlueMBkJNs3zzvmUbwBV4Gy2IHRe33BeTe90IacklQSNQQTCEziFXLjp5gaH-cMGNAdkTQUQFInXiC8QNnlGTCfKNbCpkEWw8yz2nxZN3vjpf65mzR5aSkYSiTFszHMCRgGtmp5TxU/s200/Native+Context+Clues+Cover.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Student-Writing-Resource-Perfect-for-Interactive-Notebooks-800323" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbbIH72-WsBFACRTi_b1hP-x3RMnB_na8XplfzxwBwQTL3JcSrukzI9imh9QuYM_YRwlNPP4ovGZ6WEaJboI7xJ4e_CRKXqiOAM8M-Sm3bhsUTVUoHxdkbLwQca-judJvk6nsTmlMCJZ0/s200/Slide03.jpg" width="200" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-80763041402551754922016-07-29T14:18:00.003-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.185-07:00How to Organize Your Classroom LibraryAre you looking for a classroom library system that works? <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKIgPmu3NNWwHBkZOf05l_a7UErVX8kjOfz2DuLJyo5PwReGUJg6IYxccszOTtEeJuW6Ai6fNcOvXPkB8YgQmpMO-B4P57VwK6PW4B8ZbG8nQCIY7WS3T5oKvOFYM5A88mbIQWNt9wiM/s1600/Class+Library.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKIgPmu3NNWwHBkZOf05l_a7UErVX8kjOfz2DuLJyo5PwReGUJg6IYxccszOTtEeJuW6Ai6fNcOvXPkB8YgQmpMO-B4P57VwK6PW4B8ZbG8nQCIY7WS3T5oKvOFYM5A88mbIQWNt9wiM/s640/Class+Library.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div>1. First purchase labels. Any 3/4 inch dot labels will work, but the ones below are my FAVORITE! I love them because they offer 10 different colors. Click the picture for the Neon Labels if you would like the same ones.</div><div><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=3ec7506219f7fc7e49314f77fd5d7e2a"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQXTGLk_OOXd6RSm1eJgyGQKzASmL37Qg1J0Y9OKyA6XFPaRD-AHyKp0uZEhnsrOGV1a_Jc2bM8HgUUfMZxw34ARRGaG_O0y1GdBmha85Y23IC9uqn1cCf1PxKuE6mnK7Xu55m1Vni_6Q/s320/IMG_9869.JPG" /></a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=3ec7506219f7fc7e49314f77fd5d7e2a"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWoSj6RngihwNkiRTlkbX39uhGoXyyygCohqqjTg4b3Nfwm9lVEiuUAqkBCduK699jcjlpqsCp2txX3bHnizzr1yYP3wr0Hp5lFJ14GNJVxgEsJ_1eOm8E5im3sf5Dtscyl7F_PEFzh1k/s320/IMG_9872.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Most labels (these included) offer a blank template to customize! Abbreviate the genre, author, etc.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016LDXWAY/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=rockinresourc-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B016LDXWAY&linkId=3ec7506219f7fc7e49314f77fd5d7e2a"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qNGJ_qy4sLj3fSiHioNRBk9b1g38ard_baU6sBe3v1EjABjAB2YN4eOd4wRtaB8n4tgXeCcCi-LOZ_7EpLyA1Gn0D-GbVFUAg_cJYqBvIV4v37Fck27_jtUlZ-BdnAlP1ygr5r-69pk/s320/IMG_9874.JPG" /></a><br /><br />2. Print or make book bin labels. <br /><br />Ideas to label: This shows 4 different sizes for different book bins sizes.<br /><br />Genres:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziamYstS_Q2u8G06wbs3dG6cw0j85N0g2AxZKskJ1IZDSGOsRSvh1-v0knwgcrEOqJoCAHmafMGfG2L-xh3KQt4wduu8NvstXuAb7gFsfiEI9H4ORHrHJbLXKrproFaaYJsl-MQfeako/s1600/Label+sample+2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgziamYstS_Q2u8G06wbs3dG6cw0j85N0g2AxZKskJ1IZDSGOsRSvh1-v0knwgcrEOqJoCAHmafMGfG2L-xh3KQt4wduu8NvstXuAb7gFsfiEI9H4ORHrHJbLXKrproFaaYJsl-MQfeako/s320/Label+sample+2.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /></div><div>Subjects:<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPk6TmxhZavjuAmIcHULA4tbr-ce9UKWDfRpcrOxF_kGE-Z88hLowqX0_UEFqVyxgJX_qZW8xIBK3VM5hpoO9Ou0d0Pxsz0wdCRvVpsp6jgnkOTN4H-FYxqEKJPd5uvPeet3bWr3JLvI/s1600/Label+Subjects.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHPk6TmxhZavjuAmIcHULA4tbr-ce9UKWDfRpcrOxF_kGE-Z88hLowqX0_UEFqVyxgJX_qZW8xIBK3VM5hpoO9Ou0d0Pxsz0wdCRvVpsp6jgnkOTN4H-FYxqEKJPd5uvPeet3bWr3JLvI/s320/Label+Subjects.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Holidays/Months<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEeKQDffGlW6nx-okkb9_esj0x5ncw1gr4nhhMn9INZ1smqSN6OYUTE0QjOIP-vNJgZNa6cc7WpH99VLkfPaTf19hC8pmCB7un8vYvgw2jUuzT_F27e3-6toS7qHBtRR9SacLlH9SNP0/s1600/Label+Holiday+sample+2.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMEeKQDffGlW6nx-okkb9_esj0x5ncw1gr4nhhMn9INZ1smqSN6OYUTE0QjOIP-vNJgZNa6cc7WpH99VLkfPaTf19hC8pmCB7un8vYvgw2jUuzT_F27e3-6toS7qHBtRR9SacLlH9SNP0/s320/Label+Holiday+sample+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Subject Topics<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjLgE86YSjHigUFKxT2ZBHmkbcNiKH8gKTyGmYx6NP-EkD8xXPNLMbQlehb-lGqJmicznrIuxU2xWYYdypxOKzjwIvF-WQyx0TOMV5ysR6kula7f_l89e0pnMs_t-aE5UuOeF2yz6x8k/s1600/Label+Science+saple.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHjLgE86YSjHigUFKxT2ZBHmkbcNiKH8gKTyGmYx6NP-EkD8xXPNLMbQlehb-lGqJmicznrIuxU2xWYYdypxOKzjwIvF-WQyx0TOMV5ysR6kula7f_l89e0pnMs_t-aE5UuOeF2yz6x8k/s320/Label+Science+saple.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Authors<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvChyWPVhbX36nGmLTx-7o3qHIlsQC1t3Ly1ZQYUyEyNo2IcHjjadY-9DSozjj1r60B08u4MlMM49ePJOd5j0EJLj4C0VEB9P4cK0ihrydEoBBleR7IzxKwTbqeEHdY-c1uiWE1WMGS4/s1600/Label+Author+sample.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvChyWPVhbX36nGmLTx-7o3qHIlsQC1t3Ly1ZQYUyEyNo2IcHjjadY-9DSozjj1r60B08u4MlMM49ePJOd5j0EJLj4C0VEB9P4cK0ihrydEoBBleR7IzxKwTbqeEHdY-c1uiWE1WMGS4/s320/Label+Author+sample.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Book Levels<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtuhehDBsEzoMq8QbaSNziCoBuHTfvwF1MM9nOIkwqEvA3iipLhssHm99R4jOX1oZi74bR7Ip2mpvQfFe7iqp_lRW9hFQEpkcCfC40q8MQ6fO8M4UPPkN4apX8JkXNF-hXlxeGa3IH-g/s1600/Slide32.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtuhehDBsEzoMq8QbaSNziCoBuHTfvwF1MM9nOIkwqEvA3iipLhssHm99R4jOX1oZi74bR7Ip2mpvQfFe7iqp_lRW9hFQEpkcCfC40q8MQ6fO8M4UPPkN4apX8JkXNF-hXlxeGa3IH-g/s320/Slide32.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />Students- Yes! I give each student a number and label their textbooks, notebooks, binders, EVERYTHING!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPIYryG-_-DkPUcd-uhymM-32wNaq0ZaInfb9D1y5qn5-AcvUfhDv5D9p_SzRNplYsERNPIQTCK2x93h0HxefPJj4252lmmI1Ce2G-jnpKwxSnI_NFqKAa2f9hvfki8cYHhk4YbYbBDI/s1600/Slide48.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPIYryG-_-DkPUcd-uhymM-32wNaq0ZaInfb9D1y5qn5-AcvUfhDv5D9p_SzRNplYsERNPIQTCK2x93h0HxefPJj4252lmmI1Ce2G-jnpKwxSnI_NFqKAa2f9hvfki8cYHhk4YbYbBDI/s320/Slide48.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br />3. Label the books and the book bins the same color dot. I've done it with and without the customized label dots and they both work! Students can recognize the color quickly to find the right basket! See below on how to label.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeW33qcfOPdLW5-00fxBUbIQUMy7mqmhAwiP_gA18avLeB38lhf5HrWZXKWSwR6GBYrrC5dRGtJpLA_e_kSF7dP_I-KbJHJOVB1TkwjIcX38t9jIke2m7RSMJhEFXsA34cEftELo2yYs/s1600/Slide5.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZeW33qcfOPdLW5-00fxBUbIQUMy7mqmhAwiP_gA18avLeB38lhf5HrWZXKWSwR6GBYrrC5dRGtJpLA_e_kSF7dP_I-KbJHJOVB1TkwjIcX38t9jIke2m7RSMJhEFXsA34cEftELo2yYs/s640/Slide5.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVb5WUjOSnnaKC3zE1u8D6HfMvV3XpBE8_KeOel7CmHFQgcgaRyaKSfMvjS6r_EtFlZivsjQWJMF1vfu8qiTQB_ioupyR4qdmzlHmyw6B6gLoI6gXaAkDhPvCicB0sn-_wWEVzIVIMWs/s1600/Slide4.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVb5WUjOSnnaKC3zE1u8D6HfMvV3XpBE8_KeOel7CmHFQgcgaRyaKSfMvjS6r_EtFlZivsjQWJMF1vfu8qiTQB_ioupyR4qdmzlHmyw6B6gLoI6gXaAkDhPvCicB0sn-_wWEVzIVIMWs/s640/Slide4.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Do you need labels for your classroom?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Library-Labels-and-Calendar-Cards-4-Editable-Sizes-2693080"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgihlt5U25PjvSlTYQRz20ooX7asyTl0JynVwgV0V7r2GfnENQz28yVTJNLcngTADtVsqV5BQs5GY3e-jyC-eff1wWYy-xjqEDOMwSBuDnp_Yj1OB4BJnLB8cYIqin38mPI27jtrNPYwfQ/s320/Label+Cover.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-81341778305067621942016-07-26T10:39:00.005-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.205-07:00Back to School- End of Year Time Capsules<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you came to this site, you either purchased the time capsule activity and are looking for directions, or want ideas for you own time capsule. Enjoy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SxsdP6k-NSR8C1L0_3Ej8YzAjaHv_X-cCxloz01FMqev9rQO6i5QYXq9mxY79A3qnoHUkhnWvMnyWLEtPtGgQOrZ63PEmsqHQfsPC9YPDwCPxQdVJMxexoOLbHR_yBweIUqHZSuvsRE/s1600/time+capsule2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0SxsdP6k-NSR8C1L0_3Ej8YzAjaHv_X-cCxloz01FMqev9rQO6i5QYXq9mxY79A3qnoHUkhnWvMnyWLEtPtGgQOrZ63PEmsqHQfsPC9YPDwCPxQdVJMxexoOLbHR_yBweIUqHZSuvsRE/s640/time+capsule2.jpg" width="388" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">T</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">his Time Capsule Activity is used either at the beginning of the school year or in January for a year. </span></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">A Pringles can is required for the craft, but the printed pages can be used without it.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">★ Fun idea: Dig a hole in the backyard or edge of school property and bury them until the end of the year! </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">What to include in your time capsule:<br /><br />1. COVER SHEETS- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Cover the Pringles can with a sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper. Decorate it before you tape or glue it on! See video on the best way to cover a Pringles can.</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzU735IFZqu2nWC4wWVACRu-mjObqavVtPpC0hqTrurrnGlwLY1MCScloU-Pbfo1a7txQfD7dUtHdYUdQce4w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 13px;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">2. FAVORITES- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Have students list their favorite things like favorite food, song, friend, subject, etc. Then measure their height and weight. Leave a space to fill it in again at the end of the year. See video on how to do this.</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwo-Bu8YNB__639B6u-h8_EZEu7xw6yCGdjKIp3Xkaon6zycVgqFa1piLk4ZBQjigFN7TPZzVObLBud0AZ7zQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020; font-size: 13px;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">3. WRITING PROMPTS- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Have students write about their summer or a vacation at the beginning of the year and goals for when they graduate high school at the end of the year. Compare handwriting and writing styles from the beginning and end of year. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">IDEA: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Keep a copy for your records and a copy of your class roster with addresses. Send them a graduation card with this paper in it! They will love it!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">4. ILLUSTRATION- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Draw yourself or favorite thing to draw. Do it again at the end of the year.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">5. PHOTOGRAPH- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Place a photograph from the beginning or the year. Get one at the end of the year and compare! </span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">6. HANDPRINT- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Trace a hand at the beginning and end of the year for growth comparison.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">7. DREAM AND GOALS- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">List your dreams and goals and see if they change by the end of the year.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="color: #202020;" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong style="color: #202020;">8. CURRENT EVENT- </strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020;">Write about a current event or place a news clipping from the beginning of the year. Do the same at the end of the year!</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I hope you got some ideas! If you would rather have them already designed and ready to print, see the following resource:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Time-Capsule-Activity-for-Back-to-School-and-End-of-Year-2657686?aref=f78jf1yi" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAb6BE6N29StZjvpp1t8zJS4gcIZsoO0dGs2FnhIJNLvbWEtc_RPHJ25X70xscmY_SeAwT9uJ-abJ-9BY8NnezPMLlxtr9g_bqknsPlB2agk3R5T2wkC_rCizIjmX2rVuQqCRmO_L1O-4/s640/Time+Capsule+Back+to+School.5-7.png" width="374" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 193px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 362px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;">Save</span><span style="background-color: #bd081c; background-position: 3px 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; background-size: 14px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border: none; color: white; cursor: pointer; display: none; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; left: 193px; line-height: 20px; opacity: 0.85; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; position: absolute; text-align: center; text-indent: 20px; top: 362px; width: auto; z-index: 8675309;">Save</span>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-2974034402132010712016-07-17T12:58:00.004-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.227-07:00Sale on Classroom Management Materials!Today and Tomorrow Only!<br /><br />Grab some Classroom Management Resources for your classroom!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Positive-Classroom-Management-Rules-Awards-Rewards-Guide-2649551" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XwFM3vt0oKdRZdt8BgkwhyphenhyphenyLJJ7UIMoDsA0_u2wsau3MtHagrOFqTjxk9IpnYUZdT0ez5aq2CRJn2WxF_XyJf4Xhyphenhyphens9GJ4X_Ng879nPp1W0t6xwpgc0vIgHeiSEqywbrjOADliTC-fE/s640/Classroom+Management+Pin.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>FILE 1: POSITIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT GUIDE (9 pgs.)<br /><br /><br />FILE 2: WEEKLY AWARDS</b><br /><br />Give your students awards throughout the year! Positive reinforcement will encourage positive behavior.<br /><br />★ 5O AWARDS with cute graphics <br /><br />★ Color or Black and White<br /><br />★ Full size or Card size-4 per page<br /><br /><br /><b>FILE 3: STUDENT REWARDS</b><br /><br />Individual Student Rewards are an important part of a positive classroom management plan.<br /><br />★ 27 Individual Rewards with a place to write the student's name.<br /><br />★ 2 Behavior Cards to track Positive Behavior<br /><br />★ Blue Paisley or Black and White Version<br /><br />★ Full size or Card size- 4 per page<br /><br /><br /><b>FILE 4: CLASS REWARDS</b><br />Class Rewards are another important part of a positive classroom management plan.<br /><br />★ 28 CLASS Rewards <br /><br />★ 2 Cards to track Positive Class Behavior<br /><br />★ Green Paisley or Black and White Version<br /><br />★ Full size or Card size- 4 per page<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>FILE 5: CLASSROOM RULES <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Classroom-Rules-Choice-of-graphics-and-colors-2648301?aref=ufuqoc9f">Click Here to View Classroom Rules</a></b><br /><br />These are 5 basic classroom rules. Make it simple! Everything can fall into one of these categories.<br /><br />1. Raise hand for permission to speak.<br /><br />2. Follow directions the first time.<br /><br />3. Keep hands, feet and objects to yourself.<br /><br />4. Be prepared.<br /><br />5. Be polite to others.<br /><br /><br />★Choice of Colors (Blue, Green, Brown Wood)<br /><br />★Choice of Graphics (Stars or Kids)<br /><br />★Choice of title (Stars, Kids, or Colorful)<br /><br /><br />Also Included: A page of small cards available for the 5 rules poster. A link to a Free Classroom Constitution Resource is in the GUIDE.<br /><br /><br /><b>FILE 6: MANAGEMENT FORMS</b><br /><br />★ Signs<br /><br />★ Treasure Chest Note<br /><br />★ Reflection Form<br /><br />★ Note to Teacher Form<br /><br /><br /><b>FILE 7: EDITABLE POWERPOINT</b><br />★ For the awards and rewards, there are color and black and white slide that can be edited to add student name, teacher name, or create your own award or reward. Directions included.Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-65105219066709754952016-06-07T08:21:00.001-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.245-07:00Interactive Writing Notebook Video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNp2bPoLMfbVV9rybKMQUcwY7DzFmGxnU0nWKn5LZsweXeiP0SUfvnirkh-f4cGM_Vi-mYkRqi39fOlSzRoXz842XRsfjWI4t2LqVepQ5oXpALSmSIpTMoouUXhO3mUeoLGK993bLEI0/s1600/WRITING+VIDEO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This student takes you through her interactive writing notebook pointing out writing skills and parts of the notebook." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNp2bPoLMfbVV9rybKMQUcwY7DzFmGxnU0nWKn5LZsweXeiP0SUfvnirkh-f4cGM_Vi-mYkRqi39fOlSzRoXz842XRsfjWI4t2LqVepQ5oXpALSmSIpTMoouUXhO3mUeoLGK993bLEI0/s640/WRITING+VIDEO.jpg" title="INTERACTIVE WRITING NOTEBOOK VIDEO" width="372" /></a></div><br /><br />At the end of the year, I had students make a video of their interactive writing notebooks. Rachel's video was my favorite! She was so thorough!<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxGOQvKkvInsKD2qq-pbYpA5MTuNYcEIoX2N7ABGiWQcITpHw4ISkN3bSjSNE0EVswedSa1CGIby07JFd-0HQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><br />If you are looking for interactive writing notebooks for Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-127433" target="_blank">click here!</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks-127433" target="_blank"><img alt="A writing program designed to boost test scores AND motivate students to write. This mega bundle includes paragraph writing, narrative writing, opinion writing, and informative writing. You will find anchor charts, tracking charts, student practice, interactive pages, assessments, mentor text and more!" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMkWHrIBqRFm1YcR9keiLMCPNfLr8INUkmWkYlIbuUvqNEpJbr9WZG-ai4cyn0JCmfyaDNXngqbU1gSpyx1-RH64XaHFTaR04DlGJBltY4WVNMQhBc0l9Q_E6hFoB-ceoB_edzGzY6wjg/s400/BTS2.jpg" title="Interactive Writing Notebooks for Grades 1-8" width="233" /></a></div><br />Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-60809739172562473222016-05-21T05:59:00.004-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.263-07:0010 Ideas to Teach Deeper Meaning in the Content Areas<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WcdJ9KQEmni-7KOvQP9TxXsLum8_CmG8p9O9TbBhD4GBWFGNi4rPjjhfULjO_OJWlpo6LPoqjWMss8FqCrhRcl0y6io9uMAd-Id3VS6pXCBkz4rQlsdZG7y-y_N6W-vF_WIow608Xi0/s1600/content+deeper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WcdJ9KQEmni-7KOvQP9TxXsLum8_CmG8p9O9TbBhD4GBWFGNi4rPjjhfULjO_OJWlpo6LPoqjWMss8FqCrhRcl0y6io9uMAd-Id3VS6pXCBkz4rQlsdZG7y-y_N6W-vF_WIow608Xi0/s640/content+deeper.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although most of the examples that are used below are from Social Studies sources, they can be applied to other <span style="color: red;">CONTENT AREAS</span> as well!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><span style="color: blue;">1. Charts and Webs:</span></b> Charts and webs that provide a deeper-level thinking process are effective tools to use when teaching content areas. Some examples: Notice-Think-Wonder, K-W-L, Reasoning Web, Evidence Web.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEfoSY4b2C76MCy8Qfv3hKiNBCC95mdvk6z1FTsR19p9H96vlIxssSrC0dT3CEJsp_kbWTuzJolrnno19LR1L7Su1OUF1bPduUwXffDYRIbUvAdqH8NOvNvgTcWiZKuDXWIgAMoeg8eE/s1600/Charts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEfoSY4b2C76MCy8Qfv3hKiNBCC95mdvk6z1FTsR19p9H96vlIxssSrC0dT3CEJsp_kbWTuzJolrnno19LR1L7Su1OUF1bPduUwXffDYRIbUvAdqH8NOvNvgTcWiZKuDXWIgAMoeg8eE/s640/Charts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><b><span style="color: blue;">2. Creative Projects:</span></b> When students create projects related to the content area, they take the time to know and understand the content to use in their assignment, which results in a deeper understanding.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4p45zUJe41hmw8jkg4oiViRJH8aeWS-fhPtZyqmTMtVZOm4Z3SKs-LsXK5U-anjgcqDVzqds0A9ZiR_ZkWnWwb16IedcwwnvP6rWYeFJtfJlB2LPwUhrKIc3IfMLXmslGzw-3Nc1y0U/s1600/DSC00178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4p45zUJe41hmw8jkg4oiViRJH8aeWS-fhPtZyqmTMtVZOm4Z3SKs-LsXK5U-anjgcqDVzqds0A9ZiR_ZkWnWwb16IedcwwnvP6rWYeFJtfJlB2LPwUhrKIc3IfMLXmslGzw-3Nc1y0U/s400/DSC00178.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>3. Collaboration: </b></span> When students reach out to each other to solve problems and share knowledge, it leads to a deeper learning and understanding of the content. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplv9t8QQLBgpZqCg40qAVjJv6mEeMe9g7crMijyowxANMC3gwzuMgzMSGNgSWbfRCMTP_NDNKrqPpUSJPTqo8QdSKKoQMI7yS8Bw51X0s3gEFVsIk2YnFCwLHl5zjR9OpDTmVkPkg8i0/s1600/AdobeStock_89374664.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplv9t8QQLBgpZqCg40qAVjJv6mEeMe9g7crMijyowxANMC3gwzuMgzMSGNgSWbfRCMTP_NDNKrqPpUSJPTqo8QdSKKoQMI7yS8Bw51X0s3gEFVsIk2YnFCwLHl5zjR9OpDTmVkPkg8i0/s640/AdobeStock_89374664.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>4. Poetry: </b></span> Students develop a deeper-level meaning to a subject when they create a poem. Why? They need to understand the content in order to write the poem. In most cases, they will delve deeper into a single section of the content area. As you can see below, students can apply their knowledge to many types of poems.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9qQrJ4Y2YHDsFcr8sz9WldXWVNlClHERNbBUQOGGBH2dy8tH7eW0L9pSHP_2ncD9-4-aaA00Tqy8gOrve_P81dhU3j983bkAHh4kdu7p4pnuv7N_Oa0npUziHMZr2zO77B1lwdJYdFg/s1600/Soc+Stud+Poem.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE9qQrJ4Y2YHDsFcr8sz9WldXWVNlClHERNbBUQOGGBH2dy8tH7eW0L9pSHP_2ncD9-4-aaA00Tqy8gOrve_P81dhU3j983bkAHh4kdu7p4pnuv7N_Oa0npUziHMZr2zO77B1lwdJYdFg/s640/Soc+Stud+Poem.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">5. Greek and Latin Root Words:</span></b> Learning Greek and Latin roots will help student especially in content areas like Biology to understand more difficult words. If they have the prior knowledge of basic Greek and Latin roots, they will be able to break down the more difficult words in their content.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmF2V5dIv_oIA1g4VpJOq8zTWeDecHUnm_L0ja_d1lVHXOutPYR57y-mKkfZGNMiQyfzb5n4JjvTYbNaHVHyjD20VPEtY0V8fFHywszLa_q1Z3HGv7DCbxy-zTDyxCD9dFoOcLm4q84w/s1600/Greek.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmF2V5dIv_oIA1g4VpJOq8zTWeDecHUnm_L0ja_d1lVHXOutPYR57y-mKkfZGNMiQyfzb5n4JjvTYbNaHVHyjD20VPEtY0V8fFHywszLa_q1Z3HGv7DCbxy-zTDyxCD9dFoOcLm4q84w/s640/Greek.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">6. Creative Writing:</span></b> When assignments are about a specific topic and more personal (like point-of-view), it gives students motivation to be creative in their writing AND dig deeper into the content.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQwBEPWdB684q1g-Xd6TnW93B44PgRiwS7-olPb6C7qzaD7mO7yVXVW5OjpPm42oS438M2CCR0wDwMfMBpfYDFcUwreMybPQ6-4AirQwPdI4Ebkg3pP_53uQ_E3dGcA64QmuxaVHlURo/s1600/Writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSQwBEPWdB684q1g-Xd6TnW93B44PgRiwS7-olPb6C7qzaD7mO7yVXVW5OjpPm42oS438M2CCR0wDwMfMBpfYDFcUwreMybPQ6-4AirQwPdI4Ebkg3pP_53uQ_E3dGcA64QmuxaVHlURo/s640/Writing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">7. Reading Skills:</span></b> Many reading skills work well for content areas and encourage students to think deeper into the subject. For example- Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Compare and Contrast<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8GE0UqYpKYLWCIQPHV_27bWrm1SkTCAjs5E-DDVTQf-CkgBJ9k4WJzc8GJ-0taWpD5NkFmwP4fmrnpZKRdu2lfmMV4VvpDPGnER_88ULLcKyaQtX7YxkwYHXomtKXxj_2M7mYNvHosY/s1600/reading+skills.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie8GE0UqYpKYLWCIQPHV_27bWrm1SkTCAjs5E-DDVTQf-CkgBJ9k4WJzc8GJ-0taWpD5NkFmwP4fmrnpZKRdu2lfmMV4VvpDPGnER_88ULLcKyaQtX7YxkwYHXomtKXxj_2M7mYNvHosY/s640/reading+skills.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">8. Great Fiction AND Nonfiction reading selections: </span></b> Always provide additional reading materials for students to pick up during independent reading and use when working on assignments. Students are always looking for that one fact that you DIDN'T share. Idea: Let them be detectives! Provide a variety of books and have students search for additional facts! Give them points and rewards for each fact!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5QyGDeD9FWMS7MZfBGjNbSVkATrFvFmIvQ1tMjNUcA6KdITAW50_OvjyvSDQvgPzK2RoKquMOfzgadxSb7dSctoWqzB6qhp1sD7YQQb6D24znMMopUSNvFtG_ToubpgUOsohwFIFZ38/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ5QyGDeD9FWMS7MZfBGjNbSVkATrFvFmIvQ1tMjNUcA6KdITAW50_OvjyvSDQvgPzK2RoKquMOfzgadxSb7dSctoWqzB6qhp1sD7YQQb6D24znMMopUSNvFtG_ToubpgUOsohwFIFZ38/s640/books.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: blue;"><b>9. Inquiry-Based Learning: </b></span> When students are given a central question about a content area and the opportunity to be engaged in discussions, experiments, and hands-on activities, they gain a deeper level of understanding of the material rather than just memorizing facts or listening to a lecture.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUtDXr5_JRYlz4TmpGdbmaW-Na818VpRhjB8nUXJGSx9uawjZtkGz45ymu6xoAjYCBe2PSWF7euomckTkaD8orIuXB1i71dKq8qMCMkuUyEO2ngBf-1ffNzH6uUulU42bJftjb0exBnY/s1600/AdobeStock_65598394.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUtDXr5_JRYlz4TmpGdbmaW-Na818VpRhjB8nUXJGSx9uawjZtkGz45ymu6xoAjYCBe2PSWF7euomckTkaD8orIuXB1i71dKq8qMCMkuUyEO2ngBf-1ffNzH6uUulU42bJftjb0exBnY/s640/AdobeStock_65598394.jpeg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><b><span style="color: blue;">10. Real-World Experiences: </span></b> Bringing a real-world experience into your classroom will motivate students to learn about the subject. Ideas: Primary sources, guest speaker, use current events in a lesson, simulate a real-world experience, go outside with your class if the lesson relates to nature.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmS_bqG-m3p4y0fcRCvz7DzOqmCN9zqLzRq3qVy5hD6HCgianAB_Wi8xicTYGxrbyw8QUfHdavA0Lk8z9g4S0sXIO1v07ud7e2wT98IMl6hHS1WjipNqXALrHOsIvYleY-qVfAcuTQ48/s1600/AdobeStock_56460478.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmS_bqG-m3p4y0fcRCvz7DzOqmCN9zqLzRq3qVy5hD6HCgianAB_Wi8xicTYGxrbyw8QUfHdavA0Lk8z9g4S0sXIO1v07ud7e2wT98IMl6hHS1WjipNqXALrHOsIvYleY-qVfAcuTQ48/s640/AdobeStock_56460478.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br />If you are looking for Social Studies Units filled with Informational Text, projects, and deeper-level meaning ideas, click below!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/American-History-2536757" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuyXeuowePNzgpYu0dbQ9ImbmlHjkmfii6I-Cyece-3PpyH6BrZ8bi1k1WP1-u_sB_78QvINFWg_u0YrTeO4X-cThkGQtyZyvQb3DXIC1v_LX1Fda5gTXPS7hmxZQmHB14Wj1ZQ1cpDE/s640/Social+Studies+All3.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><br /><br /><br />Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-76615948612773113252016-03-31T17:46:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.283-07:00How to Teach Text Evidence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApxp4Yc72X5FZDAYw7SnxLYXaYxKK67tV02M4Kqx6ExfNZe1ktU073sBRm1k-Cv9AzHnQ1WWwRDU6cY6CKjJV-xO_FD3noP3EZdEmKG3QIWdkYaUjmnTHfDtARUw1FZzZOPWOTesktzw1/s1600/Text+Evidence+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="cite evidence with inference, prior knowledge, quoting, paraphrasing" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApxp4Yc72X5FZDAYw7SnxLYXaYxKK67tV02M4Kqx6ExfNZe1ktU073sBRm1k-Cv9AzHnQ1WWwRDU6cY6CKjJV-xO_FD3noP3EZdEmKG3QIWdkYaUjmnTHfDtARUw1FZzZOPWOTesktzw1/s640/Text+Evidence+Blog.jpg" title="How to teach text evidence" width="640" /></a></div><br />How do you teach students to cite evidence in text? This blog post will take you through A UNIT plan that will get your students citing text evidence! <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />1. Start by explaining the meaning of text evidence and how to find it. <br /><br />Text is written work. <br />Evidence is proof. <br />Text + Evidence is citing proof in the text.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. How do you find this evidence? Use <b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">ACE</span> </span></b>after reading the text thoroughly!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGaUQ1jcjGx9lw_b_RF_SjdbHKGiKbdDgSbaTRhD7KCfSRoxN-DsxgXGwSYd1hND4Z0QzQni6l0X1ovfSh1LKMY1FFPD_RDrv8eaMvsQVHT2rLCntPDTlWOarqvE251rCB-jC1vrYCny/s1600/Slide08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="USE ACE FOR TEXT EVIDENCE" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GGaUQ1jcjGx9lw_b_RF_SjdbHKGiKbdDgSbaTRhD7KCfSRoxN-DsxgXGwSYd1hND4Z0QzQni6l0X1ovfSh1LKMY1FFPD_RDrv8eaMvsQVHT2rLCntPDTlWOarqvE251rCB-jC1vrYCny/s640/Slide08.jpg" title="Text Evidence" width="476" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">A</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">- Answer the question using prior knowledge and inferences.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Restate the question in your answer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Example: Why did Paul Revere ride through the towns? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Answer: Paul Revere rode through the towns because....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Teachers: Practice restating the question with students. Provide questions and restate them together. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Prior Knowledge:</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></b> When a reader has previous experience or has already read about a particular topic, he will have some insight or knowledge to the topic before reading it. Having prior knowledge on a topic will help the reader comprehend it better than someone with no prior knowledge. It is almost like having the upper hand if someone is already familiar with a topic. It provides extra support to the reader's thinking process.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Inferring:</span> </b> It is an educated guess or reading facts and evidence to reach a logical conclusion or opinion. Making inferences while reading is a strategy that will help you understand the text at a deeper level. It is best to draw a conclusion or form an opinion by finding two or more supporting details in the reading passage. It also helps to look for words or phrases that may express a positive or negative tone. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="color: red;">C</span>- Cite evidence in the text to support your thoughts or opinions.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When answering questions about a reading assignment, look back at the text and find proof for the answers within the text. Highlighting the text is an effective approach to mark the evidence! Do you want to motivate your students even more? Have them color-code the answers. A little bit of color and they are more interested in their work! Although it isn't shown below, numbering the question with the highlighted area is also useful especially if you plan to review their highlighted work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel-yJCY5x9VlpZuKTmNGqqzRAzykEFAQrkJeXucGfMJcuYhlqa15hBeqoMEgDmtUhhmoWQ6tmNJGs-IiY_6I3gdYhM_rcxinIyXVqAuGQV97Qvz7UULmHPK3unfoMG_ecCYYI6T47_WWg/s1600/IMG_2659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="color-coding highlighting text evidence" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjel-yJCY5x9VlpZuKTmNGqqzRAzykEFAQrkJeXucGfMJcuYhlqa15hBeqoMEgDmtUhhmoWQ6tmNJGs-IiY_6I3gdYhM_rcxinIyXVqAuGQV97Qvz7UULmHPK3unfoMG_ecCYYI6T47_WWg/s640/IMG_2659.JPG" title="Citing text evdience" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">E</span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">- Explain your answer with evidence by paraphrasing or directly quoting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"><b>Paraphrasing:</b> </span> The author explains.... The text shows...... Use <b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">RAP</span></b>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeqvtannQXAktAb7w7ZmqgO9h7IotTcUgN05DGeHjouFQHhYsqX9tuIxGIix5VKwVxKXthfbsDE62c0rqN5Q89ePjCwzqBfQufRIKaIBvBK593j3N4jiMF0gjwKP4RkjTR7xTYgHzkUpM/s1600/Slide24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmeqvtannQXAktAb7w7ZmqgO9h7IotTcUgN05DGeHjouFQHhYsqX9tuIxGIix5VKwVxKXthfbsDE62c0rqN5Q89ePjCwzqBfQufRIKaIBvBK593j3N4jiMF0gjwKP4RkjTR7xTYgHzkUpM/s640/Slide24.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: blue;">Quoting:</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></b> The author says, "..." The text states, "....." Quoting is copying exactly what the author is saying in your answer. Make sure to use quotation marks!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once students have a firm understanding of ACE, give them an ACE chart for practice. These TEXT EVIDENCE strategies will allow students to have a deeper understanding of the text.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>ACE CHART EXAMPLE:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO8XPeki0ozBG-B3kH0sprmv1rCXknE3Fw1FwtE_URA72kW0IEYT8LhyphenhyphenQJXG4RMMHfswCHfQOIeQuWtC3uejA-pAU6X_uV4FXtO7tmyJpfz0txN6ouGEeP1g9-yh9Pm7fwaDkKZhVQKuQ/s1600/IMG_2655.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ACE find evidence in text, answer, cite, explain" border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilO8XPeki0ozBG-B3kH0sprmv1rCXknE3Fw1FwtE_URA72kW0IEYT8LhyphenhyphenQJXG4RMMHfswCHfQOIeQuWtC3uejA-pAU6X_uV4FXtO7tmyJpfz0txN6ouGEeP1g9-yh9Pm7fwaDkKZhVQKuQ/s640/IMG_2655.JPG" title="Highlight text evidence" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you will be able to implement these strategies in your class!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you find these lessons useful and would like the full TEXT EVIDENCE unit prepped and ready for you, click on the picture below. It includes lessons, anchor charts, examples, interactive notebook pages, practice sheets, differentiated passages, task cards, ACE charts, and assessment, click below! Also included is a student version for tablets!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Text-Evidence-Passage-Text-Evidence-Task-Cards-Anchor-Charts-and-more-1619047" target="_blank"><img alt="Text Evidence task cards, highlighting and citing text evidence" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuaL2jIAVhoR-t-f6a72b7WUle1d0JnRQag97d4WfvAfaum0wmFv0rlDisOGe41tbXKjsue2IXS0Un-t1D6JuLJhtKs4-Xzd1EyeEe_HpiNWOU6aIFuXtBkfqb1TgWp83g-Bqty1c6OXv/s400/Text+Evidence+Title.jpg" title="Text Evidence Passages" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-82721237794311229562016-03-24T17:57:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.311-07:00Civil War Timeline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU1G2crBuvLBt_KVkvkRCXuJ7aJ__IUFlqT-0PFXLvjnDfa-rO9rx8lEb3RdGNLeRgm1coJITDhCCUvtFFYpGNsKeUovOrwtRo77ywzLF9k1vh9c4HywQU490pnSwu4I-z6AzoDSJpDQ/s1600/Civil+War+Pinterest+8+X+14.5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWU1G2crBuvLBt_KVkvkRCXuJ7aJ__IUFlqT-0PFXLvjnDfa-rO9rx8lEb3RdGNLeRgm1coJITDhCCUvtFFYpGNsKeUovOrwtRo77ywzLF9k1vh9c4HywQU490pnSwu4I-z6AzoDSJpDQ/s640/Civil+War+Pinterest+8+X+14.5.jpg" width="352" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Are you teaching the Civil War? This timeline in chronological order and summary of events will help you organize your lessons!</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Events Leading Up to War</span></b></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /><br />1828- Tariffs- Taxes were placed on imports and the south refused to pay. The north didn’t need as many imports. This was the first major split between north and south. <br /><br />Mid 1800’s- Industry VS Farming- In the North, farming was getting replaced by industries. In the South, they relied on farming for profit.<br /><br />Compromise of 1850- Several bills passed concerning free and slave states as Congress tried to keep a balance. California became a free state.<br /><br />September 18, 1850- Fugitive Slave Act- An act that required all captured slaves to be returned to their masters.<br /><br />May 30, 1854- Kansas-Nebraska Act- The first fight over slavery. It overturned the Missouri Compromise by letting the people in those territories decide whether to be a free or slave state.<br /><br />March 6, 1857- Dred Scott Decision- Scott (a slave) would not be freed when his owner died, because he had no rights since African Americans were not citizens of the United States.<br /><br />October 16, 1859- Harpers Ferry Raid- An abolitionist John Brown took an army in to raid Harpers Ferry, but it was unsuccessful and he got hanged.<br /><br />States’ Rights- The south wanted each state to make their own decisions<br /><br />Expansion- A change of power happened between the north and south depending on what side gained the new state.<br /><br />Slavery- The south needed slaves to run plantations. The north had factories and didn’t need slaves. <br /><br />Election of 1860- Abraham Lincoln wanted to end slavery<br /><br />December 20, 1860- Secession- Southern states seceded (broke away) from the Union who wanted a strong federal government. The confederacy was formed.<br /><br />February 9, 1861- Confederacy- The southern states formed their own country and called it the Confederate States of American.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Events of the Civil War</span></b></div><br />April 12, 1861- Fort Sumter: Union soldiers were stationed near Charleston, SC. Davis attacked the fort before the Union supplies arrived and the Union surrendered. This marked the beginning of the Civil War.<br /><br />July 21, 1861- First Battle of Bull Run: Stonewall Jackson under the Confederate Army resisted Union attacks so the Union retreated.<br /><br />March 8-9, 1862- Battle of the Ironclads- The first combat between ironclad ships. The Merrimack (Confederacy) and Monitor (Union) battled and it ended in a draw.<br /><br />April 6-7, 1862- Battle of Shiloh: The Union troops were ambushed, which killed and wounded more men than all the previous wars combined.<br /><br />August 29-30, 1862- Second Battle of Bull Run: The Confederate troops had 20,000 less men, but still defeated the Union.<br /><br />September 17, 1862- Battle of Antietam: Union stopped the Confederates resulting in the most bloodshed in military history.<br /><br />December 13, 1862- Battle of Fredericksburg: Union lost 7,000 more men than Confederates.<br /><br />January 1, 1863- Emancipation Proclamation- A document that states all slaves in Confederate states are free.<br /><br />May 1-4, 1863- Battle of Chancellorsville: Although both sides suffered great loss, the Union retreated. General Stonewall Jackson from the Confederacy was fatally wounded so Lee lost his general.<br /><br />July 1-3, 1863- Battle of Gettysburg: This battle was the turning point in the war where the Union defeated the Confederates.<br /><br />July 4, 1863- Battle of Vicksburg- The North sieged Vicksburg by constant bombing and cutting off the supplies for the South. The were forced to surrender.<br /><br />September 19-20, 1863- Battle of Chickamauga: Confederate victory<br /><br />November 19, 1863- Gettysburg Address: President Lincoln delivered a two minute speech at a ceremony dedicating the battlefield as a national cemetery and asked Americans to try even harder to win the struggle for the soldiers who lost their lives.<br /><br />November 23-25, 1863- Battle of Chattanooga: Union forces stop the rebel siege with a revenge of Chickamauga.<br /><br />June 3, 1864- Battle of Cold Harbor- Grant’s backup troops were tired, so he delayed the attack. Lee had time to make the line strong and defeat Grant’s troops.<br /><br />November 15, 1864- Sherman’s March to the Sea: After destroying Atlanta’s warehouses, Sherman leads his men to destroy everything in their path as they march to the coast.<br /><br />April 9, 1865- Appomattox Courthouse in VA: Lee Surrendered to Grant.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Events After the Civil War Ended</span></b></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />January 31, 1865- Thirteenth Amendment- Congress abolished slavery under the United States Constitution; except as punishment for a crime.<br /><br />April 14, 1865- Lincoln’s Assassination: Lincoln was shot and killed in a movie theater.<br /><br />Reconstruction: Rebuilding the United States after the war.<br /><br /><br /><br />Are you looking for lesson plans, informational text, web links, student printables, study guide and test to go along with all of the events? <br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/CIVIL-WAR-UNIT-2464272" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENx75ARGmiz_VbvNDMDRc953r28_YXI2blqYhcz1rcsRRB6ZA_pnNfJ_S_FD5etLfeWeJLD3aPZrws8N5JhLdWu9tKf5w3SRijG1QMUri1fQKjDfQw4sc2cI7tL8R2OJzj4fLaYY0ULA/s320/Civil+War+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "hellosmartie"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "hellosmartie"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D3178576327502964951%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-guc5SIXcGUg%2FVvSGLqiTCKI%2FAAAAAAAAKPc%2FhuHMIOF8XI8Kljx238k2040G4QPDSpoWA%2Fs320%2FCivil%252BWar%252BCover.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 2713px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D3178576327502964951%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-guc5SIXcGUg%2FVvSGLqiTCKI%2FAAAAAAAAKPc%2FhuHMIOF8XI8Kljx238k2040G4QPDSpoWA%2Fs320%2FCivil%252BWar%252BCover.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 2713px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a></div></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-90568279242762850252016-03-17T08:40:00.002-07:002017-04-08T12:18:41.341-07:00How to Know Your Students Are Reading Each Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockinresources.com/2016/03/how-to-know-your-students-are-reading.html" target="_blank"><img alt="how to know students are reading at night" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5lPVqBGZTBjOnwK8XOTYw0mlZJkun0q80BSLZuroW4I83yeTU69CjIvuMbpGQHudM-QEK3-i1l-fhhoSbgXkwg13f5S6tG90_nbTfX7r4fhz0Pbkxtm1hUOJT5YHEJ_heAyfaHERVLJa/s640/how+to+know+reading.jpg" title="reading log homework" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />How do you know if the students are actually reading each night? For years, I simply had students record their minutes and hope they or their parents were being truthful. That is when I decided that students should be accountable for their reading, so I assigned reading material with questions. That worked for accountability, but what happened to student choice to keep them interested in reading? That is when I decided to come up with blanket questions for students to write about their reading. I then developed a log of minutes and a worksheet of questions to answer by the end of the week. Yeah!<br /><br /><b>THEN</b> Common Core came into my district and I realized that my students were only reading fiction books. I decided to change it up again and have them read fiction and nonfiction throughout the week. Sometimes I provide the nonfiction material, but the fiction was completely their choice. Of course, I, along with the media specialist, help my students find chapter books that interest them. This was really starting to work for my fourth graders. They are now reading fiction and nonfiction every week. <br /><br /><b>NEXT</b>, I wanted them to be accountable for their reading, so I developed questions for both fiction and nonfiction reading. To keep it all together on one sheet of paper, this is how I developed it:<br /><br />(You are welcome to use these ideas without a purchase!)<br /><br />Each week students are required to read a FICTION AND NONFICTION text and have specific response questions related to Common Core and reading strategies. Students record minutes, genre, and book source, then write a response to their two readings for a grade at the end of the week. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87kHruDcBjM-TbDHf13CoMp6r99SfMrudUV7Er04Ifp8xsI98Wp3LsZxDzwcZt59aOprv5ByLoBTPx7oV7irli25XQ_5KkcgGm_gwUgPHjbsd8ZBTwSTTNHE6dBSqCtrl8nlXsFKGb4o/s1600/Reading+log+pics.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi87kHruDcBjM-TbDHf13CoMp6r99SfMrudUV7Er04Ifp8xsI98Wp3LsZxDzwcZt59aOprv5ByLoBTPx7oV7irli25XQ_5KkcgGm_gwUgPHjbsd8ZBTwSTTNHE6dBSqCtrl8nlXsFKGb4o/s640/Reading+log+pics.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><b>Fiction response questions are related to:</b><br /><br />Character Traits and Connection to the character<br />Setting Description and Prior Knowledge<br />Identifying the Problem and how it can be solved<br />Imagery<br />Sequencing Events<br />Meaningful Quote<br />Point of View<br />Text-To-Text Connection<br />Questioning- Before, During, After<br /><br /><b>Nonfiction response questions are related to:</b><br /><br />Summarizing<br />Main Idea and Details<br />Nonfiction Elements<br />Questioning- Before, During, After<br />Text Connection<br />Facts and Opinions<br />Meaningful Quote<br />Point of View<br />Vocabulary<br /><br />I print the pages front/back- fiction/nonfiction. Students start Monday evening and return it Friday. Then, I repeat the sheets each quarter, because the students will be reading different material and they get a review of the skills throughout the year.<br /><br />How do you determine the amount of minutes per grade level?<br />3rd Grade- 30 minutes<br />4th Grade- 40 minutes<br />5th Grade- 50 minutes<br />If you teach a Gifted class, go up a grade level!<br /><br />Grading: It isn't difficult AT ALL! Quickly read through to see if students are on track. It is easy to tell if they read enough by their writing. I teach fourth grade, so I give a point per minute that they read (total of 40 min.) and then 30 points for fiction and 30 points for nonfiction to equal 100. Once I got started, it was easy peasy!<br /><br />I am so happy with the student accountability! I hope it works for your classroom too! <br /><br />If you are interest in purchasing this product instead of making your own, click the picture below:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/WEEKLY-Reading-Response-Log-for-Fiction-and-Non-Fiction-468396" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1zmsYHcf6ypfwLJ2yWvBE7U3DCXwoKMiRv4TAroDTt-YhZHVDQ-KZ0unFcENZhoZKibDu0uYZopqJcUXREjgEqoUMmcor1Qw0wvk7kS6ZIAKSs5f-mFxmT3nVT-InaDkBCBKZg4Ar9Y/s640/Weekly+Reading+Log.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Another great post!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockinresources.com/2015/12/how-my-students-passed-writing-test.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxM1RcIzhz_SNKnygYOU724HWplVP1zbO5mxP4WYdJrrBlJsyWwNYMEAQEIg0EuEKk2e_TCBOIF5iryBkIchyphenhyphend2EAAsyH81ii5Ilh8IBosAc0myMDrV90KeeqlnSDTkc33PYPY4YSejs/s400/Flying+Colors+Square.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-10409635525471746072016-02-08T11:41:00.004-08:002017-04-08T12:18:41.360-07:0012 February Ideas for Literacy Centers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39yxNxypuluJXIwDPd5a-4LRJJiMi-DtX-wdiHGARZyHvBJ3Gdr5maPaNdEYqNktKfpM7u4ccgUtzoztIYeg7dvVqgn0Hv83pI6VsB9anhOTokXxnzC2b4YSFQhc-XpsL836ugPwyUXU/s1600/Feb+Ideas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39yxNxypuluJXIwDPd5a-4LRJJiMi-DtX-wdiHGARZyHvBJ3Gdr5maPaNdEYqNktKfpM7u4ccgUtzoztIYeg7dvVqgn0Hv83pI6VsB9anhOTokXxnzC2b4YSFQhc-XpsL836ugPwyUXU/s640/Feb+Ideas.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br />Do you want cute ideas for February to use in your literacy centers? Although I have all of these items in my store, I am going to explain how to do each of them without a purchase! If you would rather have the work done for you, there will be links below, but you are welcome to use these ideas in your classroom free of charge!<br /><br />1. <span style="color: blue;">Groundhog's Day- Create Your Own Animal Legend Writing</span>- After talking to your class about groundhog's day, tell them they are now going to create their own legend about another animal! Use a thinking graphic organizer similar to the one below to help them gather thoughts!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4E_IkCCSev2LmFu1ArJUr7eIqnuEPW0PGBTX05aTz24R1ytbZFeknUrulT2Sc2CNl8EdvDQ5CxGegbIWFdxLmSwPSqA2Y98VuorD6XGVnk3zCh6uBiFiOzfJ4bGrumfmoAyILkXGt_k/s1600/Slide04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4E_IkCCSev2LmFu1ArJUr7eIqnuEPW0PGBTX05aTz24R1ytbZFeknUrulT2Sc2CNl8EdvDQ5CxGegbIWFdxLmSwPSqA2Y98VuorD6XGVnk3zCh6uBiFiOzfJ4bGrumfmoAyILkXGt_k/s400/Slide04.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br />2. <span style="color: blue;">Valentine's Persuasion Writing:</span> Give the students several prompts to choose from and let them start persuading! Provide the friendly letter format to guide them in their writing! Here are some ideas: <br /> a. Convince your teacher or parent to choose you for special Valentine.<br /> b. Persuade your teacher or parent to allow you to eat candy any time of the day.<br /> c. Convince your friends to exercise or eat healthy for strong hearts.<br /> d. Persuade your parents to open a candy store.<br /><br />3. <span style="color: blue;">Chocolate Opinion Writing: </span> Send them to this site to read an article about chocolate- <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pqmnk4m" target="_blank">Is Chocolate Healthy?</a> Then have your students decide whether or not it is a healthy choice and write an opinion paper.<br /><br />4. <span style="color: blue;">A Healthy Heart- Informative Writing:</span> Go the Heart Association's web page and have students read about what type of food and how much exercise children their age should be getting each day. Have students create a newspaper article highlighting the information.<br /><br />5. <span style="color: blue;">Chocolate Web Quest:</span> Create some questions about the history of chocolate and how chocolate is made. Give students links to answer the questions. Here are some of the questions I used:<br />What are the main ingredients in chocolate? What is a nib? What happens while beans are roasted? How many beans in a pod? Name the 2 tribes that used chocolate as a drink. Who first made chocolate into a solid form? Who was the first European to come in contact with the cacao bean? Who tried to keep chocolate to themselves? How did chocolate help win the war? Give them a treat afterwards!<br /><br />6. <span style="color: blue;">February Quatrain:</span> Use examples from the anchor chart to teach quatrains. Then give students a February word bank and have them create quatrains with different rhyming patterns. If you have rhyming dictionaries, place them in the center as well!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX3wlifZRdVAnVc7srbtU0D2nfQViHaxydOTcU-DEHpc_udrmOA6lIvT6XU_iKq-WYk_JbBvsmEmHiUBr0vEYs8Fz026kAgz2Vu9OvV3ACIc4L6APbcO9MR019IvbdkVlmkShggQZO0Q/s1600/Slide03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX3wlifZRdVAnVc7srbtU0D2nfQViHaxydOTcU-DEHpc_udrmOA6lIvT6XU_iKq-WYk_JbBvsmEmHiUBr0vEYs8Fz026kAgz2Vu9OvV3ACIc4L6APbcO9MR019IvbdkVlmkShggQZO0Q/s400/Slide03.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />7. <span style="color: blue;">Black History Biopoem: </span> This is a free item in my store! There is a QR code to get to a Black History website. Students choose someone to read about and then fill in the Biopoem template. Super cute! Grab it below for free!<br /><br />8. <span style="color: blue;">Duke Ellington:</span> This is the perfect time of year to learn about Duke Ellington. You can read his picture book and read a biography on PBSKids.org/jazz and compare texts! I like to play his music in the center too!<br /><br />9. <span style="color: blue;">Sweet Parts of Speech</span>: Make cards with Valentine's words. Have students sort them into the different parts of speech and then write them out in their category. 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Start with walking into the Oval Office! This great to have a craft to go along with it! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIGeZGC9yvBlKhd2gGG9VbCBRaNXq-3YMd5Tx_qIlbqDN5YBWExQRtnC1d5ROY8lRiGy6-M7AoCK2SDWdSsTisqkKssWmkuUajm6Fy1097eCE3M5ZG7hpTYA9SkXkPr_y-jAfQ8Dkisg/s1600/FullSizeRender-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIGeZGC9yvBlKhd2gGG9VbCBRaNXq-3YMd5Tx_qIlbqDN5YBWExQRtnC1d5ROY8lRiGy6-M7AoCK2SDWdSsTisqkKssWmkuUajm6Fy1097eCE3M5ZG7hpTYA9SkXkPr_y-jAfQ8Dkisg/s320/FullSizeRender-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />11. <span style="color: blue;">Chocolate Grouping:</span> This is a freebie in my store! See below.<br /><br />12. <span style="color: blue;">Cereal Box Biography- Book Report: </span> Students choose a person to read about. I like them to read books for this one! Then they decorate a cereal box.<br />Front: Name and illustrate the cereal and person<br />Back: Advertise their combination of cereal and person<br />Side: Nutritional Facts: Use bullets and list important dates and events in that person's life<br />Side: Ingredients: What are your similarities and differences to this person. 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Are your students struggling in writing? This easy and painless way of teaching writing will have you doing the happy dance. It is a teacher-friendly program designed to engage students and have them BEGGING to write! <br />
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After creating this program, I decided to test it out in my fourth grade classrooms. I taught two classes of 24 students and was excited to see 98% of them score exemplary on our state writing test! Now this program is available to you. I will explain my theory for you to use in your classroom free of charge and if you don't want the hassle of creating your own lessons, then you can click the <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks" target="_blank">NO-PREP</a> program with everything included below.<br />
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It is called <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks" target="_blank">BTS (Boost Test Scores) Writing Programs</a> available for Grades 1-8 and covers Common Core Standards: <br />
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W.1, W.1.a, W.1.b, W.1.c, W.1.d<br />
W.2, W.2.a, W.2.b, W.2.c, W.2.d<br />
W.3, W.3.a, W.3.b, W.3.c, W.3.d, W.3.e<br />
W.4, W.5, W.6, W.7, W.8, W.9, W.10<br />
L.1, L.1.a, L.1.b, L.1.c, L.1.d, L.1.e, L.1.f, L.1.g<br />
L.2, L.2.a, L.2.b, L.2.c, L.2.d,<br />
L.3, L.3.a<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>What is in the program? </b></span><br />
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1. Step-by-step lesson plans for how to set up interactive notebooks, sentence writing, paragraph writing, narrative writing, opinion or argumentative writing, and informative writing.<br />
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2. For each mini-lesson, there is a teaching poster or anchor chart, interactive student page, and examples of model writing. Some lessons also include fun, motivational ideas, student practice pages, and assessments.<br />
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3. Forms and Posters: writing workshop rules, mentor text lists, writing process posters, tracking forms, checklists, goal forms, and notebook check forms.<br />
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4. Student Resources: Million Dollar Dictionary, spelling dictionary, student resource booklet, portfolio labels, and more.<br />
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5. Homework/Classwork Prompts with day-by-day student directions and rubrics.<br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">What does a year of this program look like?</span></b><br />
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First off, be ready to start with a positive attitude! If your students see you excited, they will be curious and want to jump right in on the excitement!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;"><b>Always start with a basic foundation of:</b></span><br />
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1. <b><span style="color: red;">Sentence Writing </span></b> (Subjects, Predicates, Fragments, Complete Sentences, Run-Ons, Compound Sentences) - Assess progress and have students record their scores on a tracking form.<br />
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2. <span style="color: red;"><b>Paragraph Writing</b></span> (Topic Sentences, Relevant Details, Clinchers, Hamburger Model) - Assess their progress and have students record their scores on a tracking form.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #351c75;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: #351c75;">The rest of the lessons follow a 6-Step Writing Process:</span></b><br />
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3. <b><span style="color: red;">Writing Process</span></b> (Prewriting, Rough Draft, D.A.R.E. to Revise, C.U.P.S. to Edit, Peer Reflection, Final Copy) <br />
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What are D.A.R.E. and C.U.P.S.?<br />
D.A.R.E. - Delete, Add, Rearrange, Exchange <br />
C.U.P.S. - Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling<br />
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The following posters are free in my store. There is a primary version too!<br />
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4. <b><span style="color: red;">Narrative Writing Mini-Lessons</span></b><br />
It is important to teach all of the mini-lessons with the first writing prompt. It will take several weeks to write this first essay, but it will be worth it in the end! If your district is adamant about starting with Opinion Writing, that is ok! This program is flexible. Although I found it easier to start with Narrative Writing (then build in the opinion and informative elements afterwards), you can start with any type of writing.<br />
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Start by introducing the prompt. Each day you will teach a mini-lesson. Provide a poster or anchor chart for students to see that skill. Share a mentor text and model each skill by writing a class essay. Then students take what they learned and apply it to their own writing for the prompt. Only allow students to work on that particular lesson for their story. Many students want to hurry and finish, but don't let them move on! I recommend staying in this order so there won't be confusion in later lessons.<br />
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a. Narrative Elements-Hand out a checklist!<br />
b. Prewriting-Brainstorming<br />
c. Task, Audience, Purpose<br />
d. Graphic Organizers<br />
e. Introduction (Character, Setting, Plot)<br />
f. Body (Power of 3, Suspense, Climax)<br />
g. Character Traits-Developing Character<br />
h. Dialogue<br />
i. Conclusions<br />
j. Rough Draft<br />
k. D.A.R.E. to Revise<br />
l. Delete<br />
m. Add (Transition Words)<br />
n. Add (Million Dollar Words)-can also use with exchange.<br />
o. Rearrange<br />
p. Exchange (Sentence Variety)<br />
q. Exchange (Jammin Conclusions)<br />
r. Exchange (Crafty Title)<br />
s. C.U.P.S.<br />
t. Capitalization<br />
u. Usage<br />
v. Punctuation<br />
w. Spelling<br />
x. Peer Reflection<br />
y. Final Copy<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">For each mini-lesson:</span></b><br />
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1. Students should add the notes to their writing notebooks using interactive pages. If you are short for time, you can skip the interactive part of the lesson. Although it can be timely, interactive notebooks have proven to be a motivational tool!<br />
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2. Create a class story and MODEL each mini-lesson with the story. Include student input! Don't skip this step. Modeling is a powerful tool in writing! (Model lessons are provided for you in the program!)<br />
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3. Students brainstorm ideas for their story using the mini-lesson and add the ideas to their notebooks. Allow them to collaborate in groups.<br />
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4. Students add these ideas to their graphic organizer and/or rough draft depending on the lesson.<br />
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5. Share some student examples with the class.<br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Once finished with the first essay:</span></b><br />
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Have students take ownership of their learning by tracking their progress! After you grade their writing with a 3-point, 4-point, or 5-point rubric of the individual mini-lessons, have students record it on a tracking form. Then they should create a goal for the next assignment!<br />
<b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="color: red;">5. Opinion or Argumentative Writing Mini-Lessons</span></b><br />
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Once you start the second essay, some of the mini-lessons won't take as long. They will be review or a different spin will be added for the new type of writing. For C.U.P.S., only go back and review the lessons that your students need more practice.<br />
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a. Opinion or Argumentative Elements-Hand out a checklist!<br />
b. Prewriting-Brainstorming<br />
c. Task, Audience, Purpose<br />
d. Graphic Organizers<br />
e. Strengthen Opinions or Arguments<br />
f. Introduction<br />
g. Body (Power of 3, facts and details)<br />
h. Conclusions<br />
i. Rough Draft<br />
j. D.A.R.E. to Revise<br />
k. Delete<br />
l. Add (Transition Words)<br />
m. Add (Supporting Details)<br />
n. Rearrange<br />
o. Exchange (Sentence Variety)<br />
p. Exchange (Jammin Conclusions)<br />
q. Exchange (Crafty Title)<br />
r. C.U.P.S. (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)<br />
s. Peer Reflection-make sure the peer looks at the goals set for this writing!<br />
t. Final Copy<br />
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Have students review their goals and track their progress! Then create a new goal for the next writing piece!<br />
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<b><span style="color: red;">6. Informative Writing Mini Lessons</span></b><br />
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a. Informative Elements-Hand out a checklist!<br />
b. Prewriting-Brainstorming<br />
c. Task, Audience, Purpose<br />
d. Graphic Organizers<br />
e. Plagiarism<br />
f. Taking Notes and Citing Sources<br />
g. Introduction<br />
h. Body (Power of 3, Vocabulary)<br />
i. Conclusions<br />
j. Rough Draft<br />
k. D.A.R.E. to Revise<br />
l. Delete<br />
m. Add (Transition Words)<br />
n. Add (Supporting Details)<br />
o. Rearrange<br />
p. Exchange (Sentence Variety)<br />
q. Exchange (Jammin Conclusions)<br />
r. Exchange (Crafty Title)<br />
s. C.U.P.S. (Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling)<br />
t. Graphics/Headings/Captions<br />
u. Peer Reflection-make sure the peer looks at the goals set for this writing!<br />
v. Final Copy<br />
w. Glossary<br />
x. Sources<br />
y. Table of Contents<br />
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Have students review their goals and track their progress! <br />
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I hope this gives you a great idea on how to get your students motivated to write! Be ready to see your students excited about writing and PASS THAT TEST with flying colors! <br />
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If interested in having all of the work done for you, find your grade level below. I combined a 3-5 and 6-8 program for those who teach more than one grade level or didn't want Common Core Standards written on the slides! Remember: All of the student resources, posters, anchor charts, tracking forms, interactive pages, homework, modeling, practice pages, etc etc is included. I also provide FUN AND MOTIVATIONAL activities with many of the lessons to keep your students excited. You got this!<br />
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This blog post will give you eight writing ideas to teach throughout the month of January. I will provide prompts and directions for each of the assignments. You are more than welcome to use these ideas in your classroom without a purchase. If you prefer to simply purchase all the activities already prepared for you at a discounted bundle rate, you can click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/January-Winter-Writing-Bundle-480171" target="_blank">JANUARY BUNDLE</a>. Let's start off the New Year with a freebie!!!!<br /><br />1. NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS AND GOOD FORTUNE BALLOONS. FREE!!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WoK9fs3gtQMFAoa5iaIPiU6FLJPEk8BOxlQMJLwCtQeS_StkeloYdAmAx9HGr8TrNxB5aOCM8emeih0jjRW1Jud3CEOerv9gKjJCT-flleN7GcfgMsshU6JIUoNj_cXljtPEyo9FLtzr/s1600/FullSizeRender-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="new years balloon and good fortunes" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0WoK9fs3gtQMFAoa5iaIPiU6FLJPEk8BOxlQMJLwCtQeS_StkeloYdAmAx9HGr8TrNxB5aOCM8emeih0jjRW1Jud3CEOerv9gKjJCT-flleN7GcfgMsshU6JIUoNj_cXljtPEyo9FLtzr/s320/FullSizeRender-3.jpg" title="New years resolutions writing" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br />These are so stinkin cute. Click on the picture below to take you directly to this free product! There is a bulletin board sign, balloon template, writing template and 28 good fortunes included. I have students write their New Year's resolutions in their journal. I then have them pick a good fortune message (already prepared for you) out of a hat and write a prediction in their journal - what their good fortune might mean to them for the new year. After they revise and edit, they will write their final copies on the writing template provided. I also decorate these balloons with ribbon for a cute display! Enjoy this free activity!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/New-Year-Resolution-and-Good-Fortune-Balloons-469991" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHk55jZnOlVv9hGDlL11m6AEkhZdlIBIrOM8F5sRBkvHr3BvrvJvhiDtWK4MYkLZLRWgkbb9JAYZGHnLuCpQeHAr8iQsXOhrC2W675vZMsD2CyVuVhlb_qaYXxvzIcmu4qCAMyXuuk9c/s320/Slide8.jpg" title="new years resolutions" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />2. PENGUIN NONFICTION WRITING <br /><br />This cute little fella makes an adorable wall display! On top of that, students will comprehend more of the content when they write about it!!!!<br /><br />Teachers:<br />1. Take already lined paper and cut out circles for writing. (5 per student)<br />2. Cut the same size circle on plain white paper. (1 per student)<br />3. Cut out larger circles from black construction paper. (2 per student)<br />4. Have other colored paper available for students to create the hat, arms, eyes, nose, bow tie, and feet.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmt4yPSHW6_8T1BKLqIecpqvstJkAt0zVZI9p3i8Nh-Wa04_2gkDuI9dh9tlvSSZU8AZcc8cNqXFVT8A1GU8OjxS88IygwEKXX9SUfgIH1sSkNPhpnxlvc5E3vR1RZdNL6AVN5m1KAOw/s1600/PenguinRR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="informative informational writing" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmt4yPSHW6_8T1BKLqIecpqvstJkAt0zVZI9p3i8Nh-Wa04_2gkDuI9dh9tlvSSZU8AZcc8cNqXFVT8A1GU8OjxS88IygwEKXX9SUfgIH1sSkNPhpnxlvc5E3vR1RZdNL6AVN5m1KAOw/s320/PenguinRR.jpg" title="penguin craft and writing" width="225" /></a></div><br />Student Directions:<br />1. Read a nonfiction nonfiction penguin book and/or research penguins on the Internet.<br />2. Take notes on the information. <br />3. In your own words, write a final copy onto the smaller circles (try to fill up 3 circles). Use complete sentences and proper capitalization and punctuation. <br />4. Illustrate a picture on the plain white paper and write a caption.<br />5. On a lined circle, list four new words that you learned from your reading. Write their definition next to them.<br />6. On another lined circle, document the sources used in research.<br /><br />After students write their paper on the circles and create the penguin, then staple the writing onto the belly of the penguin. Cute cute cute!<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br />~Student directions for homework or center.<br />~Templates for all parts of the penguin.<br />~Graphic organizer to use when taking notes.<br />~4 different writing templates with places for title, heading, picture, captions, vocabulary<br />~Bibliography page<br />~Rubric for grading<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Penguin-Nonfiction-Writing-477248" target="_blank"><img alt="informative writing penguins" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgpHKh5X7BQLTFL6toH0DfLbTzLcOiySuVMq15s9E_j0rQBbWpKC9wrWwq_dp-xBGc8UWNmYotXhpzEW_qz41HBKF46elBYrbJ05rUaYBHjn2a6bD8gfOgUaUCvroGe6tZPaxlwWW2vs/s320/Slide7.jpg" title="penguin non fiction writing" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />3. THE DAY I WAS A SNOWFLAKE<br /><br />This is a fun activity to get those creative brains ticking after break! I love to have students read these out loud to the class when finished! <br /><br />Supplies Needed:<br />One white sheet of paper per student to cut out a snowflake.<br />One lined sheet of paper to write the final copy.<br /><br />Student Directions:<br />1. Write a rough draft in your journal.<br />2. Start with falling from the sky. Tell about where you landed and events of your day.<br />3. Provide a beginning, middle and end.<br />4. Use complete sentences and descriptive words.<br />5. Edit and revise writing.<br />6. Write final copy on the snowflake template.<br /><br />To Make the Snowflake:<br />1. Fold paper in half diagonally.<br />2. Fold it again diagonally. You should now have a triangle.<br />3. Fold it one more time!<br />4. Hold the point in your hand. Cut along the outside. Some like to curve it like a a pizza slice.<br />5. Keep holding the point and cut out different shapes on the folds.<br />6. Open up to see your beautiful snowflake!<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br />~Student directions for centers, homework, or independent writing.<br />~Directions on how to make a snowflake.<br />~Final copy writing printable.<br />~Rubric for grading.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowflake-Narrative-Writing-482476" target="_blank"><img alt="narrative snowflake writing" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTHfoYnT6wtxM1FfBbezcH1ryOyiGJUTb7Bdj5IdR3UuNttCjxSS9u0xbBot34peISwtWTsLrwy_feJifPRSXJK1jag8HcnpyRZDx_4B39Q9OyIkwyYzcYfkHa1-Tgcr00eQLh_8ziUI/s320/Slide3.jpg" title="the day i was a snowflake" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />4. HOW TO BUILD A SNOWMAN WRITING<br /><br />How to writing is an important skill for students in the elementary grades. It helps them understand sequencing, steps, and writing nonfiction! The snowman is as cute as can be and it makes an adorable hall display. <br /><br />Teachers:<br />1. Cut out three different size circles on white construction paper. (If students need lined paper, glue or staple it to the two large circles.<br />2. Provide colored paper for hat, scarf, nose and arms.<br />3. Optional: provide tinsel for the hat.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ2PIySJ21l6Xt5RsiROdq-0Gl-0hk5Tl8VWpL_F2nZoNd6uHtJb9R3ctvFe2QtNsCEuGqbByvW8q7d1y9kbfJtyKVmcCLAXlsFGKRFwtx2cq1BJr0gjK11LCSgaW6itx5GpD9rrtCgw/s1600/SnowmanRR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="how to build a snowman" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQ2PIySJ21l6Xt5RsiROdq-0Gl-0hk5Tl8VWpL_F2nZoNd6uHtJb9R3ctvFe2QtNsCEuGqbByvW8q7d1y9kbfJtyKVmcCLAXlsFGKRFwtx2cq1BJr0gjK11LCSgaW6itx5GpD9rrtCgw/s320/SnowmanRR.jpg" title="Snowman writing" width="183" /></a></div><br />Students:<br />1. Write a step-by-step rough draft of how to build a real snowman.<br />2. Number each step.<br />3. Be very specific!<br />4. Use complete sentences.<br />5. Edit and revise.<br />6. Copy final steps onto the two larger circles after the snowman is created.<br /><br />Putting the snowman together:<br />1. Glue the three circles together from smallest to largest.<br />2. Draw and color eyes, mouth, and buttons.<br />3. Create arms, nose, hat, and scarf out of colored paper.<br />4. Glue all the part onto the snowman.<br />5. Write final copy on the snowman.<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br />~Student directions to set in a center, for homework, or independent work.<br />~Snowman templates for writing and all other parts of the snowman.<br />~Rubric for grading.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Snowman-How-To-Writing-482431" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRc-6ZPpFHOSXfw7Lsst0IW4yukYgN9fTIskcEfmr_Dy778ajqgbPtEpZm7UOa3QWoiNThEshFJeu1gBeCi9RKFTN9d30SjmdIDQqmCWRhVa_Y1gxXSrTQf53Z1RzpXojL8shOzuS8kO0/s320/Slide4.jpg" title="how to build a snowman writing and craft" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />5. JANUARY DIAMANTE POEM- FREE! <br /><br />Teachers:<br />1. Show the directions and samples for writing a diamante on a smart board.<br />2. Brainstorm January antonyms together!!! This will help your students start thinking about their own writing!<br /><br />Students:<br />Using the example on the printable, create your own diamante related to January!!!<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br />~Teaching anchor chart<br />~Writing template<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/January-Diamante-Poem-482387" target="_blank"><img alt="diamante" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDZc1feaZ5mtavbkVnmVDXUwaVAqnR8veC0uT-Sv8syDmTVjytD5idrUqlSA5vPXFh1tx299Yqpqv5yuSRI9k2o37zX5RxjwsdYFqyMP7k4pyaeH8YXwVkX0kdCBW3u2_v7mBjrgCyP0/s320/Slide5.jpg" title="free january poetry" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />6. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. NEWSPAPER WRITING<br /><br />Nonfiction is important for not only reading, but writing! Students can apply the nonfiction elements and create their own newspaper.<br /><br />Teachers:<br />1. Find informational text or a book on Martin Luther King Jr.<br />2. Download and print off a copy of my free Newspaper Article Template.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Newspaper-Article-Format-236785" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7uBkfNzo6wNV3cMLqchkgTKKqDWJoax4Mfgie-7q27Vqwst0x6CL2n8FU3zruAciKSXrzGpGrhPXo5TRzgI0Q63RmnSpYjYP1xF4hxseoxDH2ypDw3pbz6uq6DOFzj0MXbefVkxeR_k/s320/Newspaper+Format.jpg" title="free newspaper template" width="239" /></a></div><br />Students:<br />1. Read about Martin Luther King Jr.<br />2. Create a newspaper page about events in his life. <br /> a. Create a title for the newspaper. Ex. Montgomery Times<br /> b. Create a date towards the end of his life.<br /> c. Create a headline for a specific event and illustrate it with a caption.<br /> d. Write an article including details about the heading.<br /> e. Repeat c and d for a new event.<br />3. Create a timeline of Martin Luther King Jr. (Label the dates and what happened.)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JJTbCKZxlINNuYUGDdMt4YDQy3MtSaQ-EjdxDft30HwdayxcF8OS2AGxquib7GFy3Qv05cpHlFAlZ73tf61H412VLeSa_Hl5K0WsqqZHaph2M0vYMJOeEnO0uPW5vCp8D-PvV4h_pxk/s1600/MLK+example.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="newspaper writing" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JJTbCKZxlINNuYUGDdMt4YDQy3MtSaQ-EjdxDft30HwdayxcF8OS2AGxquib7GFy3Qv05cpHlFAlZ73tf61H412VLeSa_Hl5K0WsqqZHaph2M0vYMJOeEnO0uPW5vCp8D-PvV4h_pxk/s320/MLK+example.jpg" title="Martin Luther king writing" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br /><div>~Martin Luther King Jr. informational text.</div><div>~Student directions for centers, homework, or independent work.</div><div>~Newspaper template for final copy.</div><div>~Rubric for easy grading.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Nonfiction-Writing-482273" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPDbODOb8x7n5SwZzPZt6QtFKX7b6xpipJikExzIP8AiBj88vR_Zl5FdOxFOJfN8K__oWxlQya9SMWd0VNSBvkiAAQ8HhDUo8jktNj9cg9HEWAOnjNILaveY1LAog-jLgn0V_ckOPpYk/s320/Slide9.jpg" title="MLK Martin Luther King Nonfiction Writing" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />7. POWER OF A DREAM LYRIC ANALYSIS AND WRITING ACTIVITY<br /><br />If you can find a way to squeeze music in at any time, your students will be so excited! I love the song, <i>Power of a Dream</i>, by Celine Dion. It ties well into Martin Luther King Jr. activities!<br /><br />Teachers:<br />1. Download the lyrics- I use the site AZ Lyrics- <a href="http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/celinedion/thepowerofthedream.html" target="_blank">POWER OF A DREAM</a><br /><br />2. Develop questions about the lyrics. You are welcome to copy the following for classroom use only!<br /> a. Explain the meaning behind the title of the song.<br /> b. What is the rhyme scheme in stanza 2?<br /> c. Choose a line to illustrate.<br /> d. What do the following words mean in the song? fate, embrace<br /> e. Make a meaningful text-to-world connection.<br /> f. What lesson does the song convey?<br /><br />3. Make a cloud pattern for student writing.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRGGYYg43ZzD0wF36mVpZ_ncZgkQb_YHYmoBj5ukasjoCEzwJy_FtDUs37HyeZgSC0bek3fYB3Tfu17Lk-ssts5kUIcW_b4tS4S6OngOx8JZilpITIqltGY9ZULO6_NySzVzz9znKvUM/s1600/Power+of+a+Dream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrRGGYYg43ZzD0wF36mVpZ_ncZgkQb_YHYmoBj5ukasjoCEzwJy_FtDUs37HyeZgSC0bek3fYB3Tfu17Lk-ssts5kUIcW_b4tS4S6OngOx8JZilpITIqltGY9ZULO6_NySzVzz9znKvUM/s400/Power+of+a+Dream.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Students:<br />1. Read and listen to the lyrics.<br />2. Analyze the lyrics by answering the questions above.<br />3. Reread the line: "Teaching lessons we must learn." What lesson do you think we need to learn and why? Or what is your dream?<br />4. Write your final copy on a cloud pattern.<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br /><br />~A copy of the lyrics<br />~An analysis printable<br />~A writing template<br />~Answer Key<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Power-of-a-Dream-Lyric-Analysis-and-Writing-1021906" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSD52yBtc3EBE75HzCvbuhSbxP_uOi4ltBVVoHs22H2fjxmMBF_uzpGfIdTSYI1uRrGSYMhz9msZOvSMzRKqZJMnS7ML7p99PH3Ab1dv6Dn8mt9JkQeNF5Dh9bAiiiABKBg1B9REjeK_A/s320/Slide6.jpg" title="Power of a Dream lyrics" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Make a bulletin board with the Newspaper Writing and Power of Dream Writing!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeRVoSbdc_ox-Cif_gO2GzpuXxPsDBF7nMx1MZHV164Y0_XgQJo4Kq0cVScHzHv98lZbGV8zQUaivlR7Z04TFfyhjqOzgfMukVi3LbWbXF4oXsG48sf6FKUSmI11G4JQ1l5aP48ZLh_k/s1600/Martin+Luther+BB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeRVoSbdc_ox-Cif_gO2GzpuXxPsDBF7nMx1MZHV164Y0_XgQJo4Kq0cVScHzHv98lZbGV8zQUaivlR7Z04TFfyhjqOzgfMukVi3LbWbXF4oXsG48sf6FKUSmI11G4JQ1l5aP48ZLh_k/s400/Martin+Luther+BB.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br />8. SUPER BOWL PERSUASIVE WRITING<br /><br />Teachers: <br />1. Provide writing paper, drawing paper, and construction paper.<br />2. Download free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Friendly-Letter-Freebie-964399" target="_blank">How to Teach a Friendly Letter.</a> <br /><br />Students:<br />1. Choose between the following persuasive prompts:<br /> a. Convince the NFL to advertise a commercial about a new phone that you invented.<br /> b. Persuade the NFL to sell your favorite homemade snacks at the game.<br /> c. Convince the NFL to allow you and your friends to perform a song or dance at half time.<br /> d. Persuade the fans for the opposing team to root for your team to win!<br />2. Write a rough draft.<br />3. Edit and revise.<br />4. Write a final copy.<br />5. Draw football-themed illustrations.<br />6. Staple the final copy on construction paper.<br />7. Glue illustrations around the paper.<br /><br />The product in my store includes:<br /><div>~ Directions for students- great for homework project or centers.<br />~Slides to place on smart board for persuasion choices<br />~Friendly letter slides to teach parts of a friendly letter.<br />~Three different choices to write final copy. (Worksheet-style, football head with letter all on one worksheet, craft- football head with letter and feet separate to glue together.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Super-Bowl-Persuasive-Writing-482529" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwf0dDM-m65MaR_wVFKpj8Ys79Pq6GpnhmruhCdONjTiZipvrEhd640fMY6tzEwRroyq0Hv196tEmENPAhhNrHJptppOStcnbh2qC6XWK_w8mUY7fN7u58K2i9hKsP55mQQd1-OIOI0w/s320/Slide2.jpg" title="Superbowl Persuasion Writing" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />You are welcome to use all of these ideas as a DIY in your classroom. However, you may not sell or post these ideas as your own. All of these NO PREP activities can be purchased at a bundled price.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/January-Winter-Writing-Bundle-480171" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokv8LJHhyphenhyphenj3sf0HvtpAeKS3oQLIPA9O6v1SvQYevoHKsMAFSYLt6geAJki-dF2E3LS2HGLZdIdX-0BVt9Y6wxnkz-82p1UaZL8UhB2YRNOvWXLrPcB9U0nzi3kibpc9VRSLjLWnzSmSY/s320/Slide1.jpg" title="January or Winter Writing" width="320" /></a></div><br />Added to the bundle is a JANUARY WORD LIST perfect for writing assignments!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/January-Word-Lists-2092336" target="_blank"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz9bwi9mTfXxMNtS5bvgaoxb7hr-Lg4ernyVLmnSL3tG53HyMy8_lRpIF6iJIQC91YXPmNMagWgsedJKLnq27Dx4sYdNKZarVVn2KUyUTiZ9QffxWLyNeyy-0iC-WjHHIYpBHUqCtkzOU/s320/Slide03.jpg" title="January words used for writing" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D3108818695963699396%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-SHYp8zUM6oY%2FVndKiOakcNI%2FAAAAAAAAJ6s%2FBz0Iu042oxo%2Fs320%2FSlide9.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 5922px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Ftarget%3Dpost%3BpostID%3D3108818695963699396%3BonPublishedMenu%3Dposts%3BonClosedMenu%3Dposts%3BpostNum%3D0%3Bsrc%3Dlink&media=https%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-SHYp8zUM6oY%2FVndKiOakcNI%2FAAAAAAAAJ6s%2FBz0Iu042oxo%2Fs320%2FSlide9.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 5922px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-20916920478087359432015-12-27T08:10:00.002-08:002017-04-08T12:18:41.434-07:00Writing Mini Lesson #34- Usage<!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .25in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.25in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHeSHogrXQjc_wVSXhdOgzEmcZ_RWi4VEdNiUHNNq7m1lT010nED__FQw3We_AZZ8dF-D0NX6XFEvbitUuTawYZpwGMW8NLrudYcDI8hxVGlgD4sKfNRJPE4B2s0IwitS0yXUetItG54/s1600/Writing+Lesson+34.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIHeSHogrXQjc_wVSXhdOgzEmcZ_RWi4VEdNiUHNNq7m1lT010nED__FQw3We_AZZ8dF-D0NX6XFEvbitUuTawYZpwGMW8NLrudYcDI8hxVGlgD4sKfNRJPE4B2s0IwitS0yXUetItG54/s640/Writing+Lesson+34.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Welcome to a lesson from our Writing Mini Lesson Series! <br /><br />I hope you learned a lot from our mini lesson #33 -CUPS to Edit- Capitalization. This lesson will focus on USAGE. A reminder- CUPS means Capitalization, Usage, Punctuation, Spelling. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">USAGE covers the following rules:</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">1. Subject-Verb Agreement</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">2. Double Negatives</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. Complete Sentences</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">4. Run-On Sentences</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">5. Verb Forms and Tenses</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First, review the following rules: Common Core Standards: L.4.1.b, L.4.1.f</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <b><span style="color: blue;">Subject-Verb Agreement</span></b>- Singular subjects need singular verbs, and plural subjects need plural verbs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A. Singular Verbs- is, was, has, had (Ex. The bee is buzzing.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> B. Plural Verbs- are, were, have, had (Ex. The bees are buzzing.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <b><span style="color: blue;">Double Negatives</span></b>- Do not use two or more words that mean "no" in the same sentence. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> No words- no, not, never, nothing, no where, no one, nobody</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <b><span style="color: blue;">Complete Sentences</span></b>- Sentences need a subject and predicate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A. Subject- Tells whom or what- (Ex. My mom)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> B. Predicate- What the subject does (helps me)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> C. Fragment- Missing a subject or predicate- (The pictures in the book.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> D. Complete- (The pictures in the book are colorful.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <b><span style="color: blue;">Run-On Sentences</span></b>- Two complete sentences that run together. (Tristan plays soccer they won the game.) To correct: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> A. Two Sentences: Tristan plays soccer. They won the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> B. Compound Sentences: Tristan plays soccer, and they won the game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <b><span style="color: blue;">Verb Forms and Tenses</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYusapVhT-NOdHfAluZzBoVd8ucYqfBJ3pXddM09NH6Wmt7Tg4DgTUEXVkf7EQbHt4kcYmMdFviy6ayPoPOYeDmyIiFDsb1k0BZtG1lzKJl1LBE0sZemwHl-yiJ_Je3yrBRrsiNl9Vgqc/s1600/Cups+Usage+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYusapVhT-NOdHfAluZzBoVd8ucYqfBJ3pXddM09NH6Wmt7Tg4DgTUEXVkf7EQbHt4kcYmMdFviy6ayPoPOYeDmyIiFDsb1k0BZtG1lzKJl1LBE0sZemwHl-yiJ_Je3yrBRrsiNl9Vgqc/s640/Cups+Usage+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Next, have students take notes in their writing notebooks.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjoVslQsV9b0p7MfuFGuTy7atRwaMs35qP8DyPcFepeEDLv7k6sgDEiOI-bC24JrongveZ1EOXUnMLk_DzgXxe7IWi19U0PRUDU_GRUobUK5w9GXK2kLLpZOa7m0oXw2zRXCBUL_ctgM/s1600/Cups+Usage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjoVslQsV9b0p7MfuFGuTy7atRwaMs35qP8DyPcFepeEDLv7k6sgDEiOI-bC24JrongveZ1EOXUnMLk_DzgXxe7IWi19U0PRUDU_GRUobUK5w9GXK2kLLpZOa7m0oXw2zRXCBUL_ctgM/s640/Cups+Usage.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then correct a sample together.<br /><br /><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: right; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Find<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>8 usage<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mistakes</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crash!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smash<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shatter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The window </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">peices</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">is scattered all over the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom was upset about the mess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">worryed</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">that our dog, </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ralphie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">may have gotten through the window and runaway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started investigating and found many clues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">noticeed</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">that a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>huge shelf fell and shattered the window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom saw that our hot Boston Market dinner that she left out to cool was gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ralphie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">will run in the room and was so excited<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">seemmed</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">to be licking his chops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I squeezed him and said<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There you are boy</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then my mom looked around and questioned<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are those footprints?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We realizing they were not paw prints.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were human shoe prints!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were muddy messy and as big as giants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My brave mom decided to follow them out the back door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was petrifying and my heart </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">skiped</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> a beat!</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The next moment, it was leading us to the shed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was scared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">qietly</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">creaked open the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My heart was thump so loud it sounded like a beating drum as I looked in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>jumped back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I absolutely cant never </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">beleive</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">what I saw!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it human?</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A big burly man turned around and I thought I would pass out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was my Uncle Joe!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He came over to drop something off he<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>noticed the broken window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was in the shed to find </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">tooles</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">to cover it up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so happy to see it was him that I ran over I gave him a big bear hug!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">I can’t believe </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ralphie</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 14.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">caused so much commotion to get to our dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What will he do next?</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Answers:</span></span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <br /><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: right; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 12pt;">Find 8 usage mistakes</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> Crash! Smash Shatter! The window </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">peices</span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> are </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">scattered all over the ground. Mom was upset about the mess. I was so </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">worryed</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">that our dog, </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">Ralphie</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">may have gotten through the window and runaway. </span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> We started investigating and found many clues. I </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">noticeed</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">that a </span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">huge</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">shelf fell and shattered the window. Mom saw that our hot Boston Market</span><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #00B050; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">dinner that she left out to cool was gone. </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">Ralphie</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"></span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">ran</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">in the room and was so excited He </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">seemmed</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">to be licking his chops. I squeezed him and said There you are boy</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> Then my mom looked around and questioned “Are those footprints?” We </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">realized</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">they were not paw prints. They were human shoe prints! They were muddy messy and as big as giants! My brave mom decided to follow them out the back door. I was </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">petrifyed</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">and my heart </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">skiped</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> a beat!</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> The next moment, it was leading us to the shed. I was scared. Mom </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">qietly</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">creaked open the door. My heart was </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">thumping</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">so loud it sounded like a beating drum as I looked in. I jumped back. I absolutely cant </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">never</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> believe what I saw! Was it human?</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> A big burly man turned around and I thought I would pass out. It was my Uncle Joe! He came over to drop something off </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">and</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">noticed the broken window. He was in the shed to find </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">tooles</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> to cover it up. I was so happy to see it was him that I ran over </span><span style="color: #ff33cc; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #FF33CC; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">and</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> gave him a big bear hug! I can’t believe </span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">Ralphie</span><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;">caused so much commotion to get to our dinner. What will he do next?</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt;"> </span></div><!--EndFragment--><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Teen; font-size: 13.2pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Teen; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>Last, give your students some independent practice.<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZlizpoFtse50D5e7ZShlQjdTMhdxj6M_ZIgXXXhbhsys0ZAgWq8Aq96QtBaAGG8CrwVXfjPM-dmAILfwZTpzB42lp7_zooCI9PitEJEJpvYVTOHiXei4zhLWe0EHFa_7YkM6_Qr1Ix8/s1600/Slide227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ZlizpoFtse50D5e7ZShlQjdTMhdxj6M_ZIgXXXhbhsys0ZAgWq8Aq96QtBaAGG8CrwVXfjPM-dmAILfwZTpzB42lp7_zooCI9PitEJEJpvYVTOHiXei4zhLWe0EHFa_7YkM6_Qr1Ix8/s640/Slide227.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div> You are welcome to use these examples in your classroom with your students!<br /><br />Next writing mini lesson #34- CUPS- Punctuation!</div><div><br /></div><div>Like always, </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>ROCK 'N' WRITE!!!!</b></span></div><div> If you would rather have all of the these mini lessons (over 400 pages) in one spot along with tracking forms, goal forms, prompts, practice sheets, etc, etc. Click on the pic below! Boost those test scores with a year-long writing program!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Rockin-Resources/Category/-Interactive-Writing-Notebooks"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGrnzFkII-hHfAjSPQJcg7Z6eSmuxMIY0PVL9Q4wQM85LeFGokUc_DqbgJTJsdw22sqIbNc18Z-b6cinQoTIJ5uDGwL5z1iDb_QmtCifT5UVDd2DQx8gMiZQEp7bkB7HBQHKzvtqVKiY/s640/BTS+Programs.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12.0pt; language: en-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: +mn-cs; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-color-index: 1; mso-fareast-font-family: +mn-ea; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-font-kerning: 12.0pt; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: text1; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><br /></span></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-14628831943144523532015-11-30T18:25:00.001-08:002017-04-08T12:18:41.459-07:0012 Teaching Ideas for the Holidays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.rockinresources.com/2015/11/teaching-ideas-for-holidays.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZLJ8Lb3AHn-9jEVeoQIR9aXARHQLJQfHCO5Ww3vIcC9ELi-zXefWvantB38Rj1kYkSiRa4nCcUeuvkmSUeLX7q3hJXBvqH6gOGBcwvzG6axttKyKQSecEY2bbm1X6EeeBOU2xch0PjY/s320/Teaching+Ideas+Post.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />It is a crazy time of the year. Kids are excited and so are you! Christmas is such a wonderful time so embrace it with activities surrounding the season. Choose ones that are fun, educational, and engaging! Here are some language arts ideas to help keep your students engaged and learning through the excitement this year! You are welcome to take these lessons and ideas and make them for your classroom. Although I have them in my store for an easy no prep purchase, I will try to provide as much information as possible to create your own if you are on a budget. There are also some freebies below so jump on the sleigh and take a ride through this post! HO! HO! HO!<br /><br /><span style="color: red;">CENTER FUN</span><br /><br />1. <u><span style="background-color: white;">The Gift of Synonyms Center</span></u><br />Here are some synonyms to use for the holidays! You can write them on card stock for students to use in your class. How to use them in a center? Students shuffle the cards. Then place concentration with two students. Turn two cards over to see if they are a synonym match. If they aren't, turn them back over. Continue playing until they are all matched. Then write the answers on a sheet of paper!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Santa Claus - Saint Nicholas</div><div style="text-align: center;">merry - jolly</div><div style="text-align: center;">bells - chimes</div><div style="text-align: center;">naughty - bad</div><div style="text-align: center;">reindeer - caribou</div><div style="text-align: center;">caroling - singing</div><div style="text-align: center;">generous - giving</div><div style="text-align: center;">baby - infant</div><div style="text-align: center;">presents - gifts</div><div style="text-align: center;">Scrooge - miser</div><div style="text-align: center;">peaceful - calm</div><div style="text-align: center;">stuffing - dressing</div><div style="text-align: center;">reunion - gathering</div><div style="text-align: center;">relatives - family</div><div style="text-align: center;">shop - store</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Synonyms-2217493" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HxjStRKtQsxgWjKSFCi42WWxS5GmRbK5go1gvQDr1PfK7HWRt-B14ZyTXZ8-HW4cPP5mPXe3HVlYB2a57fOZQZuopVyBW-tbhJh_ciCL_DsmbQKjRzeTN28ugXo3fF1jtl3DlOmp3qY/s320/Gift+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.00</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">2. <u>Holidays ABC Order Center</u></span></div><span style="text-align: center;">On card stock, write the following words. Cut the cards out and have students arrange them in ABC order. Once placed in order, write the answers on a sheet of paper.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">angel</div><div style="text-align: center;">anticipation</div><div style="text-align: center;">garland</div><div style="text-align: center;">grinch</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hanukah</div><div style="text-align: center;">jingle bells</div><div style="text-align: center;">jolly</div><div style="text-align: center;">menorah</div><div style="text-align: center;">presents</div><div style="text-align: center;">poinsettia</div><div style="text-align: center;">pumpkin pie</div><div style="text-align: center;">relatives</div><div style="text-align: center;">rooftop</div><div style="text-align: center;">Rudolf</div><div style="text-align: center;">Santa</div><div style="text-align: center;">sleigh</div><div style="text-align: center;">stockings</div><div style="text-align: center;">wonderland</div><div style="text-align: center;">wrapping</div><div style="text-align: center;">wreath</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Holiday-ABC-Order-2217356" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCER4r7OrerTkIPGY7HoiJRg_y3mJk9c3qgLaMqygYn2kahAVG3EdBZeO1FudLZiF-xneOTgVkpXegyWIe6bzoxG3Nig4wbatF5h8Mwp5Xk1RCcjQ5taw_S6rvjZn2mWHB4chhtbphYgM/s320/ABC+cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.00</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #38761d;">WRITING FUN</span><br /><br />3. <u>If I Had a Nose That Glowed</u><br />Materials:<br />Something for the nose: glitter, tinsel, gumdrop<br />12 X 18 red or green construction paper<br />9 X 12 white paper<br />Paper to write the final copy<br />Crayons, scissors, and glue<br /><br />1. Have students write a letter to Rudolf telling him what they would do if they had a nose that glowed.<br />2. Then have them draw their own face (You can use a circle template)<br />3. Paste the nose on their drawing.<br />4. Optional: cut out the face.<br />5. On colored paper, glue the face on one side and the letter on the other.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Writing-and-Craft-If-I-Had-a-Nose-That-Glowed-2224219" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSwbt4isdEFpoCL2KmBlGGDoumJI9JevPgdBk1LUXeW2e9MVO1TJEbclUbFUzM26ObsBSv7qpDRb7_J8_ShrO29oSOpe0euKEHDJTrdMvc5XJSM8UJ-9jpx4qV5R4tYRZmd3n6ZxBKs3U/s320/If+I+had+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.00</td></tr></tbody></table>4. <u>Decorate Before or After Thanksgiving: Argumentative Writing.</u><br /><br />This is a great conversation text! Go to the article: <a href="http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2013/11/christmas_decorating_before_th.html" target="_blank">Decorating Before Thanksgiving Do or Don't</a> by Anna Claire Vollers. After reading the text, have students form their own argument. Write a rough draft, revise, edit, then write a final copy. I like to have them illustrate their argument too! If your students have tablets, you can create a barcode for them to scan to get to article. Also on the site, students can vote for their thoughts!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Decorating-Argumentative-Writing-2224447" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcx-WB3_WYU18OOcrHvfvtXO9M_BTC9nj0bvn7RknfPCejQseLJxG2NUX_8clK6mtLlpTxJcTBVaeim3gZbBblHS_NHa8JDTgZslUmjhdj27eZ1uK6_nOnVjjIe_pNcxnwl1eIWHLzdcI/s320/Christmas+Decor+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$1.50</td></tr></tbody></table><u>December Word Lists-</u> FREE HERE ONLY! Click the December Words picture below. It is $1.00 in my store or you can get the whole year for $3.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Di7fTYX4ZldUQxMHZ5WDJRNHc/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjBw7vHr_YNMZ8maRqHsuT-OjGD155ZD16mfH-DvSOWmzmgvQExBFLNAsUk5jIC3v32kBKKAfduwqBFDlVDlTJlYXACtdKbWXR9Abf06n4BlwFp0i2C_FzNzT3SvZCjJa3XS-YJIvRaQ/s320/December+Word+List.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Monthly-Word-Lists-2092384" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUFCQBvpxvD8E7GCH3Z-yWF-QMinJG8WJEgu-mSjuxW-1HPwmUNv1dSQqlo6sebLPdHH25ucTvVsmXPgLTAZr513cK-J66hRHdxma0KfvUhCs6Qm_I4rJescqiRjeD9QVStmn9t4PU24/s320/Monthly+List+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Here is another freebie great for writing- Templates to make your writing into cute bulletin boards!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Templates-for-Bulletin-Boards-450808" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53eTeYkuN4qW5rX4lSy5qyUcuTYaBOKkpzUZQEeZ1hbKjlVx50T9sU9f0iGYcuBVOWkKszohu33vMaHRzG_Cv0P_hC0NDM2tscOtYtaEw7cjeCPFImyR4FaxKMKHXg6UPBeJ-FssX7ok/s320/Template+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: red;">RESEARCH FUN</span><br /><br />5. <u>Christmas Around the World Web Quest.</u> THERE IS A FREE WEB QUEST FOUND <a href="http://www.rockinresources.com/2015/11/christmas-around-world-web-quest.html" target="_blank">HERE!</a> On that page of my blog, it will also tell you the best countries for students to choose. I've already done all the research to make sure that all the information I'm asking them to gather is found under each of those countries. You can have students use their own paper instead of the booklet and make your own doll pattern for the doll! The information they will collect from the web quest is:<br />1. Flag<br />2. Location of the country<br />3. How to say Merry Christmas<br />4. 3 History Facts<br />5. Environment/Climate<br />6. 3 Holiday Traditions<br />7. Recipe<br /><br />Then while students are presenting, I like the students to take notes on other traditions!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Around-the-World-427585" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoVuk_BH9zV7m0H5zqw1s7ELbmaRndaXZR6ejBzQwOnM1g5e9NnzvppdrYEy9mnhPU1XBTosjrHvWX3qAek7xD0czq-_GME0GGd_Y88N7fP-TOeSILOJ7UC6eJXotA17zQYPZDdhsnNA/s320/Christmas+ARound+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$4.00</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #38761d;">PARTS OF SPEECH FUN</span><br /><br />6. <u>Parts of Speech at the Beach</u><br />I don't know about your students, but my little cherubs love to color! I created one for nouns, one for verbs, and one for all parts of speech. If you are crafty with the computer, you will insert a holiday graphic into a Powerpoint. Then you insert the text for each little section. I created words related to the holidays and the beach. Here are some examples of parts of speech to use for holidays:<br /><br /><u>Rudolph's Red-Nosed Nouns: </u><br />Proper Nouns- Santa, Rudolf, Christmas, North Pole<br />Singular Common Nouns- wreath, gift, tree, ornament, elf, bell, toy<br />Plural Common Nouns- toys, noses, children<br />Singular Possessive Nouns- wave's, sun's, star's, decoration's, wreath's, angel's, snowman's<br />Plural Possessive Nouns- umbrellas', beaches'<br /><br /><br /><u>Making A List of Verbs:</u> <br />Present-Tense Verbs- reaches, hope, wishes, raises, hear, buy, toss, give<br />Past-Tense Verbs- planned, flew, swam, sipped, tried, sang, wrapped, checked<br />Future-Tense Verbs- will wave, will pack, will smile<br />Linking Verbs- was is, am are, were<br /><br /><br /><u>Santa's Parts of Speech at the Beach- All 8 parts of speech</u><br />Singular Nouns- seashell, towel, umbrella,<br />Plural Nouns- waves, beaches<br />Pronouns- they, she, him<br />Action Verbs- buried, surfing, standing, hurries, crashes<br />Linking Verbs- were, is are, was, am<br />Adjectives- happy, sunny, twelve, sandy<br />Adverb- quickly, today<br />Articles- the, a ,an<br />Conjunctions- but, or, and<br />Prepositions- under, after, over, until<br />Interjections- Help!, Ouch!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Santas-Parts-of-Speech-at-the-Beach-1590686" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYjNPqQPtQ3yhHzplIYX4vGbH-X_J8MTIHPtFjv_7LyynqLVjZHk56yCqEj9Oahjar2YbaFCUZqGQGuzDhvwua3Xjs3RRjamZ6U9TUsxc35LCzM7QFZpRonSU93-RWjy2dgFD5zqAiBzA/s320/Beach+Santa+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.50</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;">CRITICAL THINKING FUN</span><br /><br />7. <u>Notice, Think and Wonder</u><br />This activity can be used with any picture. This one is free in my store! It is a great way to encourage a critical thinking conversation. It works well on the smart board for whole group discussion or printed off for group discussion. You will be amazed at how much students will notice, think, and wonder about one illustration!<br />Students should:<br />1. What do you notice about the illustration?<br />2 Think deeper about the illustration.<br />3. What do you wonder?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Critical-Thinking-2224302" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilPwdSeRvbn5BLVAkzZWYL0eHFfdwOHUhNH5phpLOE62T6-_RL2Q-5kx3AdGvB3RYY3v2sjEDm3DDhhyphenhyphenchdn2UA6cuwzJ79NAS9xjtSjSUAKTl5MxvpgpMQD9xQ0cp-o5ooh-Fg3qvrNo/s320/Notice+Think+Wonder.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FREE</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #38761d;">READING FUN</span><br /><br />8. <u>Legend Study</u><br />This is a great time of year to study legends! My favorite legend at this time of year is Legend of the Poinsettia. I like to have students make a poinsettia as a craft to go along with the text. You can google how to do this!<br />A list of other holiday legends:<br />Legend of St. Nicholas<br />Legend of the Candy Cane<br />Legend of the Christmas Witch<br />Legend of the Christmas Stocking<br /><br />I mix in other legends as well!<br />Legend of the Indian Paintbrush<br />Legend of Sleepy Hollow<br />How the Stars Fell from the Sky<br />Legend of the Bluebonnet<br />Legend of the Sand Dollar<br />Fly Eagle Fly<br />Legend of the Teddy Bear<br />Legend of Old Bufana<br />Manu and the Talking Fish<br />The Origin of Life on Earth<br />The Silver-Miners<br />The Harp of Dagda<br />The Lighthouse on the Lake<br /><br />How do I set this up for my class?<br />Monday: What are legends? Old stories that are widely believed but cannot be proven to be true. Choose a legend to read to them and discuss why it is a legend. In groups, have students read a legend. Write a summary and make a connection to the story.<br /><br />Tuesday: Choose another legend. Write a summary and find the author's craft or imagery in the story. <br /><br />Wednesday: Choose another legend. Write a summary, then explain a quote from a character that is meaningful to the story.<br /><br />Thursday: Choose another legend. Write a summary, then pick out the different story elements.<br /><br />Friday: Make poinsettias!<br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Legend-Study-332449" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUly0HDnzMGETuBK_dLXeH1I379_SN6eLAnAOh5VhQpfQttGN6pqisIBuMDu11LvGXqlhWF5RFtlyVQsSzK2WGU-bDUqzi6RJ_pgbkTOQezGuzVmv3xniT-hqkj7TipYyMQjemP9ipXKQ/s320/Legend+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.00</td></tr></tbody></table>9. <u>An Outlaw Christmas</u><br />Read the article online. <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas" target="_blank">An Outlaw Christmas</a>. Then discuss the cause and effect strategies (because- why, effect- what happened). Give students dates from the article and ask them to tell what happened on those dates. You can use the information from the following worksheets.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ-RSDrEBhjH7QJREDrNVSNEvyij4XlbuuGHex5kxP-QLgliRwCq4Z_p2Gf6jjIiAgcTKcxtFoQvAZarqZ5rIVzFFEeS1QI5NEH8JoV8Gk_iiLujNKlr0-C7XVwabLPtBeO0OxfN7MOI/s1600/Slide5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZ-RSDrEBhjH7QJREDrNVSNEvyij4XlbuuGHex5kxP-QLgliRwCq4Z_p2Gf6jjIiAgcTKcxtFoQvAZarqZ5rIVzFFEeS1QI5NEH8JoV8Gk_iiLujNKlr0-C7XVwabLPtBeO0OxfN7MOI/s320/Slide5.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2mEnRTAAwmqzRYfKk-1t9g0mgD1cBcJ6KSXQFZeYEGRtZpLn7WXkjlzXQkc2jHofEKbF_kzPSKYMIlXjWidOCJho8nG5TRc2O5pqEeG67AX0glvLsJoNgL3amWR-d4DdwLW4v2a53f0/s1600/Slide6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2mEnRTAAwmqzRYfKk-1t9g0mgD1cBcJ6KSXQFZeYEGRtZpLn7WXkjlzXQkc2jHofEKbF_kzPSKYMIlXjWidOCJho8nG5TRc2O5pqEeG67AX0glvLsJoNgL3amWR-d4DdwLW4v2a53f0/s320/Slide6.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Reading-An-Outlaw-Christmas-2224372" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymW0vCtzd3lDRnqh27X_SgfT29APJNrg5_KSFzRJQj9uc6reNiuR8JRDJqbET4u_Y4sjrfWJegZK27E6XQNldgcAsaGOqwjjwczFzQXcOUf5VuEIPav-kSJR0zmM1nhOubWUQ6peVSKo/s320/Outlaw+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.00</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: red;">POETRY FUN</span><br /><br />10. <u>Poetry Analysis</u><br />Get a copy of Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. Read together and in groups have students analyze it. Here are items to analyze along with the answers!<br />Narrator: A stranger going through someone's woods<br />Sounds: Sweep of easy wind, sweep of downy flake, harness bells<br />Rhyme Scheme: AABA except the last stanza AAAA<br />Theme: We all have ups and downs. Deciding on keeping a promise or peaceful.<br />Setting: Dark snowy woods<br />Tone: Sad (deep, dark) Joyful (easy wind, lovely)<br />Repetition: And miles to go before I sleep. To show how far he still has to go or how tired he might be.<br /><br />Why did they stop between the woods and lake? Quiet and peaceful. Can forget his troubles.<br />What promises are there to keep? He may have responsibilities or duties that are making him sad or stressed.<br />How did the horse communicate with the person? Shake harness bells<br />What do you think will happen next?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Poetry-Analysis-2224475" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNos7v7SFBt1UpKGmSUUknsnk3ljSgL-e9mqsyIfy81pGwHX7HcUMfs0Pwfy-Ldxe-cFXG_epm-pzpCWn-Xb23K6BkrRRe-75Z8U7z4YlDhZNZJaM4pN3oluaGmknPe7AT8iI6XI0ybec/s320/Stopping+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$1.50</td></tr></tbody></table>11. <u>Christmas Poetry: Cinquains</u><br />Line 1: Subject (One word)<br />Line 2: Two words to describe the subject<br />Line 3: Three action verbs, each ending in -ing<br />Line 4: Four to six words to describe or show feelings about the subject<br />Line 5: Synonym for the subject (one word)<br /><br />Example:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Santa Claus</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jolly, generous</div><div style="text-align: center;">Packing, flying, sneaking</div><div style="text-align: center;">Gives presents under my tree</div><div style="text-align: center;">Saint Nicholas</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Synonyms that can be used:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Santa Claus - Saint Nicholas</div><div style="text-align: left;">carol - song</div><div style="text-align: left;">yuletide - noel</div><div style="text-align: left;">caribou - reindeer</div><div style="text-align: left;">presents - gifts</div><div style="text-align: left;">ornaments - bulbs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Scrooge - miser</div><div style="text-align: left;">stuffing - dressing</div><div style="text-align: left;">bells - chimes</div><div style="text-align: left;">decorations - trimmings</div><div style="text-align: left;">Frosty - snowman</div><div style="text-align: left;">reunion - gathering</div><div style="text-align: left;">relatives - family</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Poetry-Writing-Cinquains-2218737" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfYaWMAPtay9mk8ScIcUlbm20ryNCMAa07NuWuxsedlJTgl6aS2QktpJKPhPnWwIytmBIvyxC8qL361c3wo9Lu8ALWYjmo7XDw5CCzfg6PY8W5rbj24rG-t6pPGaj9HDszSQyOXFtygo/s320/Cinquain+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.50</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #38761d;">FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE FUN</span><br /><br />12. <u>Figurative Language for the Holidays</u><br />Create different examples of figurative language using a holiday theme! Here are some examples:<br />Santa's Similes- see below for free worksheet!<br />Mrs. Claus's Metaphors- Ex. Santa's beard is a cotton ball cloud. Rudolf's nose is a __. Frosty's spirit is _____. The elf's ears are ____. The fireplace was a _____.<br />Angel's Alliterations- Ex. Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer rides rapid roller coasters. Santa _________, Grinch ___________, The trees _____________<br />Prancer's Personification- Ex. Prancer danced and sang around he other reindeer. The sleigh _____, The lights _____, A toy ________<br />Holiday Hyperbole- Ex. The lights were so bright that they lit up the whole world. The sleigh was so full that _____. Frosty was so hot that ______. The angel flew so high that ______.<br />Onomatopoeia Ornaments- Ex. I heard Santa's sleigh whiz through the sky. Did you hear the horse ____ in the stable? The icicle melted and ____ down to the ground. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Figurative-Language-447344" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_z00b2lml9GgjZhPiVy6TLsxzqVNnxCWwYMOTPtm0UdiSN7anCG8v2xBMNlnkAwFC7POswUhVJbm7XI9WLlj3JqBE8jCo_7r30VhuAHuj6tnV_4ULmGdfBz65yAvbGhJnn9BD5sTu-c/s320/Figurative+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$2.50</td></tr></tbody></table><u>Santa's Similes</u><br />Free worksheet- fill in the rest of the simile for each one!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Santas-Similes-434203" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQyxikaYTYH-SscrhE-U0UBAz5_xjIRX-HOk9q6ufrAbz5B5LQsXAE4N02Cw_XxDudW39nbOG0RcU7bAP9O-gO5j9zYyP87SYVAl4XcCibD7dZCsZvYXIQltgYOTTaPyU-KMD139twcg/s320/Slide3.jpg" width="239" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FREE</td></tr></tbody></table>Do you need cute <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Thank-You-Cards-1025603" target="_blank">Christmas Thank You cards</a> for your students? These are free!<br /><br />All of these items are bundled together for a discounted price:<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Literacy-Bundle-of-Activities-Common-Core-Aligned-992639" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbKdVL0_CFidks-pp8p5w1jK0hh-IWk6wTbzwpzDSSvLTqE-JxLLywcFVMQDLt-MzIbGdB-nyrdhzHNEjVHw1NYLmYiMPpfBgykPO0QS8aOI83zb1dumcwunMIdORXiV-Y8w68_73MuvQ/s320/Bundle+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">$12.00 BUNDLE PRICE- $27.50 IF PURCHASED SEPARATELY</td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you are looking for ideas to keep your <span style="font-size: x-large;">students' attention</span> throughout this time of year, here are some great ideas!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://whoswhoandnew.blogspot.com/2015/11/ten-strategies-to-keep-students.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4EymQCvn04rUzVWikMAQ7B_VH0pbATRpoYfxVpq9s7Y0gQ738rpW14i8FY5d5kQhNkix9w1aqYhP_T_yUdVPt5ksAAauou5ECLXIPITXDIRGG_BXBk8ZCChkCLoFKdbYwcoVHWiOihy8/s320/STudent+attention.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I hope you got some great ideas to use in your classroom this holiday season! I wish you a very Merry Christmas!!!!!<br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Fsrc%3Dsidebar&media=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-tnVfeSFo0EI%2FVlx2E-CnUtI%2FAAAAAAAAJyA%2FK2p2bPq7heE%2Fs320%2FFigurative%252BCover.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 10871px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D6070070269876157938%23editor%2Fsrc%3Dsidebar&media=https%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-tnVfeSFo0EI%2FVlx2E-CnUtI%2FAAAAAAAAJyA%2FK2p2bPq7heE%2Fs320%2FFigurative%252BCover.jpg&xm=h&xv=sa1.37.01&xuid=9nxkiUAbg10A&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 193px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 10871px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6070070269876157938.post-10050510978766210122015-11-13T08:06:00.004-08:002017-04-08T12:18:41.487-07:00Christmas Around the World Web Quest<div style="direction: ltr; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: center; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkeJlkNWX4zJcf2EezcsGQsMn6QjplJUsdOrYospuFE-FbUoJtHMCxC-PbijYi75fvJutlTGZ0bQ_tBQnvZj1OWtI49cVx8Oxono1WCxmMn4IgR81_zYJ7jPnkHWi1MHmIW9C7vMeU_I/s1600/Web+Quest+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Web Quest for Christmas Around the World " border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkeJlkNWX4zJcf2EezcsGQsMn6QjplJUsdOrYospuFE-FbUoJtHMCxC-PbijYi75fvJutlTGZ0bQ_tBQnvZj1OWtI49cVx8Oxono1WCxmMn4IgR81_zYJ7jPnkHWi1MHmIW9C7vMeU_I/s400/Web+Quest+Blog.jpg" title="Christmas Around the World" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /></div><div class="O0" style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: .5in; margin-top: 0pt; mso-line-break-override: none; punctuation-wrap: hanging; text-align: left; text-indent: -.5in; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: normal;"><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">1. Pick a country to research.</span><br />Sweden<br />England (United Kingdom)<br />Germany<br />Mexico<br />Spain<br />France<br />United States<br />Italy<br />Poland<br />Africa<br />Ukraine<br />Philippines<br />Ireland<br />Greece<br />Russia<br />Canada<br />Czech Republic<br />Australia<br />Argentina<br />Brazil<br />Iraq<br />Egypt<br />Lebanon<br />Japan<br />India<br />China<br />Hungary<br />Alaska- U.S.<br />Hawaii- U.S.<br />Peru<br /><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;">2. Research using the following websites:</span><br /><span style="text-indent: -0.5in;"><br /></span>Flag of the country: <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/flagsoftheworld.html" target="_blank">FLAG</a><br /><br />Location in the world: <a href="http://www.worldatlas.com/" target="_blank">LOCATION</a><br /><br />Typical weather in that location. Click on "Food" under that country and you will find the climate and history of the country: <a href="http://www.foodbycountry.com/" target="_blank">CLIMATE AND HISTORY</a><br /><br />Traditional food: <a href="http://www.foodbycountry.com/" target="_blank">FOOD</a><br /><br />Christmas traditions in that country: <a href="http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm" target="_blank">TRADITIONS</a><br /><br />How to say Merry Christmas in that country's language: <a href="http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm" target="_blank">MERRY CHRISTMAS</a><br /><br />3. Decorate a doll according to that country's traditional clothing. You must have access to Pinterest on your computer. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/rockinresources/christmas-around-the-world/" target="_blank">CLOTHING EXAMPLES</a><br /><br /><br />Thank you for visiting our Christmas Around the World Web Quest! If you are interested in having a passport, a cute booklet to write answers for this web quest, a doll pattern, a list of countries, ideas for an international food fair, and a rubric, then click on the picture below!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Around-the-World-427585" target="_blank"><img alt="Christmas Around the world activities, booklet, doll pattern, list of countries" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje55vO9-j_xvzTY0vL9PYo5eWr_WoNUDOYI986I7W6QkzKlC6RLQtMfOzbuoFx57JklApiZrQeEMZfNB6ion6aMc-cOnQzzrYDTiqgwfPAg73K4u1_oXHYU0jVMgj8Cd5rQaYjH6qzP84/s400/Book+pic.jpg" title="Christmas Around the World" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div>Pam Olivierihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267079265790924605noreply@blogger.com0