Letter Writing Unit Giveaway

It's Spring Break and I am so excited to have finished my newest unit Letter Writing. Letter writing is such a fun unit to teach. I can't wait to teach it when we get back to school.

 

I'll be giving away one unit on Sunday April 6, 2014. Enter below and good luck.
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March Centers

March has come in like a lion. We're in the middle of a snowstorm and then the frigid weather comes back for bit. I'm so ready for Spring.

I have completed my March Centers for my class. My kiddos love center time and I think they are going to flip over these March themed centers.



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I made them so that there is just a little bit of prep just print, laminate, and cut. Easy Pisy. I also added a recording sheet for each center.  Here are a few pictures from the unit. You can grab your copy at my store.

 

  Compound Words

 

 Contractions

 

 

 

 Reading Response Journal

 

Math

Writing

Of course I have a freebie for you.

Please enjoy a Fact Family Center.

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Student Teacher

Today our fantastic student teacher (lets call him CG) started full time. For the last couple of weeks he has been coming in once a week to get acquainted with the class and the kiddos absolutely adore him. When I say he's a natural I am not kidding. CG has created excellent lessons and you would never think that he hasn't been teaching like a veteran. CG is also an artist so we have the cutest anchor charts that I have ever seen. I'll post pics of them later in the week.  Check this out, when I left today he was still there working. He gets it! 

I just wanted to give a shout out to our wonderful student teacher CG. So glad to have you aboard the first grade roller coaster. Leave a comment if you ever had an outstanding student teacher like us.

Reading Response Drama

I have been using a marble notebook for Reading Responses for many years. It hasn't been working out too well. My first graders do not know where to put their title, they don't know where to start writing and some try to write so small to stay in the lines. Then others write on three to lines and their writing is sooooo BIG. the kids had a lot of drama with these notebooks and so did I trying to read them.

This year I decided to stop the drama so I created a Reading Response journal and instantly the drama ceased. Kids knew where to write and had lines they could work with. I can read the journals NOW!

If you have the same problem you can pick up this journal here.

120th Day of School

For years we have celebrated the 100th day of school. However, one of our first grade standards is to count to 120. So why not celebrate the 120th day of school? Just finished a pack of 120 day activities. It will be on sale until February 19th. Leave a comment and let me know if your class celebrates the 120th day of school. Click here to pick up your copy.

You can pick up your copy here!