Mardi Gras ... March 1st

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Students will learn about the Mardi Gras celebration with differentiated informational text.

It is followed by:

6 Vocabulary cards for posting

Fact or Opinion page

ABC Order

Vocabulary Match

Word Search

Complete the sentence

Writing a paragraph about Mardi Gras using the text

Writing about Mardi Gras and Illustration

Bead Pattern Activity

Math game...roll +3

Doubles

Math game...subtraction to 10

Addition and subtraction to 20

Mask Template for students to design their own mask.

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Mardi Gras is here!

Know also as Fat Tuesday this tradition has information for students to learn about.

This interactive Google slide resource is filled with vocabulary and informational text to support learning.

Slide One:  Informational Text, Key vocabulary underlined.

Slide Two:  Fact or Opinion...click and drag...use informational text to complete.

Slide Three:  Writing...What might you see, hear, taste on Mardi Gras.

Slide Four:  Read the sentence...click and drag the key word to complete it.

Slide Five:  ABC Order, Picture Match...click and drag vocabulary.

Slide Six:  Writing:  What I learned and what I still wonder about.

I caught YOU but you can't catch ME!!

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This resource is perfect for the GREEN season when St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner.  

Every child always dreams of catching the elusive leprechaun.

And this resource is perfect for all of the above.

The leprechaun is this resource is not messy, naughty or destructive.

He does not tip over desks, mess up the room or color on others property.

NO...This leprechaun is looking to catch your class or individual students doing something positive.

Reading quietly, doing their best work, being kind, helping out, printing neatly, working on the computer.

This leprechaun encourages your class through letters to work quietly, listen to the teacher and be kind to classmates.

I love it!!  Instead of having my class OUT OF CONTROL with excitement they WORK HARD TO PLEASE!

The resource includes:

Directions for the teacher.  There are six days of suggestions on how to introduce the leprechaun to your class.

Letters to your class for six days.

Letter to parents about the option of students making a leprechaun trap for the final two days.

Activities...

Questions for the leprechaun.

Making three wishes.

Designing a leprechaun.

Using Lucky Charm Cereal for graphing, making tallies, totaling and adding.

Reward cards... I caught YOU but you can't catch ME!!

SAMPLES SHOWN ARE IN COLOR BUT THERE ARE BLACK AND WHITE PAGES AS WELL FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM.

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This is perfect to do along with You Can't Catch Me!

 

George Washington's Birthday February 22nd!

 

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George Washington's Birthday is February 22nd.

It is the perfect time to encourage reading informational text, pulling key facts from the text and then writing about them.  I also like to use this event to develop vocabulary and do some comparing and contrasting the time period to what happens today.

This is one of my favorite stories to use when introducing this topic.

The craft for Washington is perfect to use as a page topper.

The resource contains three forms of informational text depending on the reading level of the student.

I like to use the mini book.

Students can highlight key facts and then read and reread with partners.

They can also use the text to complete the graphic organizers which will support writing.

There is also a time line you might use as assessment on what students comprehended.               

The resource also has a poem for students to read and then gather key details from.

Another favorite is the quarter flip.

A perfect opportunity to observe the quarter and then gather some data.

Ideal for math.

Making words from the letters in Washington is so much fun especially if you pair or create small teams and have students work together to see who can come up with the most words.

There also is a compare and contrast facts about Abe and facts about George Washington.

Altogether a perfect day!!

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I love using these Google Slides.

We have a SMART board so I use the first three to introduce George Washington.

You can  have students complete the Let's Chat independently or complete it as a group.

The remainder slides are interactive and ideal for a computer center or on student independent computers.

Notice that each slide corresponds with an activity in the paper pencil resource so if you are distance learning it is idea.

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Abe Lincoln's Birthday ... February 12th

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February 12th is Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

It is the perfect time to encourage reading informational text, pulling key facts from the text and then writing about them.  I also like to use this event to develop vocabulary and do some comparing and contrasting the time period to what happens today.

One of my favorite books to read is Just Like Abraham Lincoln by Bernard Weber.

It is ideal to use a fiction story to gather informational facts.

The ending is perfect for making predictions.  Who will move in next?  Who will he resemble?

The craft for Lincoln is perfect to use as a page topper.

The resource contains three forms of informational text depending on the reading level of the student.

I like to use the mini book.

Students can highlight key facts and then read and reread with partners.

They can also use the text to complete the graphic organizers which will support writing.

There is also a time line you might use as assessment on what students comprehended.

The resource also has a poem for students to read and then gather key details from.

I love the "tall black hat" and what might Lincoln have carried under it.

Another favorite is the penny flip.

A perfect opportunity to observe the penny and then gather some data.

Ideal for math.

Making words from the letters in Abraham Lincoln is so much fun especially if you pair or create small teams and have students work together to see who can come up with the most words.

There also is a compare and contrast facts about Abe and facts about George Washington.

Altogether a perfect day!!

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I love using these Google Slides.

We have a SMART board so I use the first three to introduce Abraham Lincoln.

You can  have students complete the Let's Chat independently or complete it as a group.

The remainder slides are interactive and ideal for a computer center or on student independent computers.

Notice that each slide corresponds with an activity in the paper pencil resource so if you are distance learning it is idea.

 

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