Friday April 22nd Earth Day

 

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We can all do our part to keep our planet growing.

If the Earth had a "wish list" what would it be?

Here are three of my all time favorite books for this study.

Listen here.

Listen here.

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The Earth is our home so let's celebrate with these Interactive Google Slides.

These are ideal for classroom computers or distance learning.

I like to use mine on the SMART board as well.

Slide One:  Informational text on Earth Day.  Students use text to recall facts.

Slide Two:  What can we do?  Informational text followed by student responses.

Slide Three:  Friend or Enemy sort using click and drag.

Slide Four:  Let's make words using the letters from Earth Day.

Slide Five:  Making 15!  (a little math challenge)

Find the paper pencil resource here.

This packet focuses on discovering ways we can continue to "protect" the planet we live on. 

It contains:

Creative Writing with Craft

12 colorful vocabulary cards for posting and use in centers. Pictures are included on each card.

Informational Text...mini book for each student

Friend or Enemy (Ecology)

Celebrating Earth Day student poster

Interactive Class Book...this is used for lessons

Word of the Day

What I know

6 Interactive pages on ways to promote "saving our earth"

What I know now

Trash Free Lunch

Trash Monster page

ABC Order

Word Search

Making words with Earth Day

Earth's Wish List

My "to do" List

Writing...

Persuasive

Paragraph

Graphic Organizers

6 Books suggestions

Comprehension activities for literature

Recall Text

Recall...who, what, where, why

I Can...

Spin Game

Bingo Vocabulary

Cards for matching vocabulary and meaning.

The Earth is our home!!

Pick up this FREE Earth Day game.

Pick up this FREE Trash Free Lunch resource.

How to catch a leprechaun!

 

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I've never caught a leprechaun,

But I certainly have tried.

I've built several traps

With amazing plans 

But that fellow always hides.

This year I plan to try again,

My plan is really bold.

Because I want to meet 

that little fellow

And try to take his gold!

Does your class love making traps to catch the leprechaun?

If so you will love this resource to enhance your leprechaun experience.

These are two of my favorite books to use with the activities.

                            

The resource includes:

Craft...leprechaun and how to catch it.

Pre Writes for How to catch a Leprechaun ...Sequencing, Tools, Let's Think

Comprehension for How to Catch a Leprechaun ... Cause and Effect, Story Elements

Class Book for How to Catch a Leprechaun ... Three differentiated final write pages.

Vocabulary for posting 

Roll the die, Read the words in several ways with a partner (quietly, quickly, slowly, silly)

Word Work... ABC Order, Parts of Speech, Word Search, 

Writing ... Opinion, Summarizing, Narrative

Questions to Ask a Leprechaun

Math Games with Leprechaun theme ... Addition to 10 and Subtraction

Spring Activities with JellyBeans and MORE!!

 

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This bundle has it all!!

Reading, writing, word work, literature suggestions, math and jellybean fun!

Activities for the computer as well as paper pencil activities with crafts and vocabulary for posting.

You and your students are sure to LOVE it!

Take a peek...

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This delightful Spring Packet is filled with activities to enhance your Literacy and Mathematic Centers as well as fill your room with delightful student crafts and page toppers. The activities should carry you through several weeks of fun filled activities.

It contains:

Colorful vocabulary for posting that include pictures.

5 Stories followed by Comprehension activities:

Last One In is a Rotten Egg Diane DeGroat: idioms, definition, proper nouns, changes in story

There Was an Old LadyWho Swallowed a Chick by Lucille Colander : cause and effect, sequencing, pictures for sequencing and story retell

The Jellybeans and the Big Dance by Laura Numeroff: Character identification, problem identification, author's purpose, 

Max Counts his Chickens by Rosemary Wells: character senses, story recall, prediction

It's Spring by Linda Glaser: Opinion, Finding facts in literature

Reading Responses for: story opinion, story elements, character identification (these are designed to be used with any story)

Reading for Detail:

These activities include text and activities that have the student use the text to respond.

Rabbits, The Egg Hunt, Spring, Chicks

Writing:

Paragraphs...rabbits, chicks, spring

Graphic Organizers...rabbits, spring

Pre Writes and Final Copy

Opinion...seasons

Letter to friend

Informational Text...Mini Book:

Spring

Making a list of Spring items

Word Work and Grammar:

Statements

Questions

Word of the Day...springtime, butterfly

Making Words

Contractions

ABC Order

Compound words

Plurals

Word Endings

Synonyms

Antonyms

ee, ea, y Sort and read

Roll a word ...

Word Search

Word Scramble

Jellybean Data Collection:

Collect Data from friends

Collect Data from your collection

Sorting Page

Graph

Mathematics:

Measuring with jellybeans

Number Grid with Spring Theme

6 Games focusing on addition and subtraction

Check out the cute crafts!

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Your students will love working on this interactive Google slide resource related to "jellybeans"!

Slide One:  Informational text...Fun Facts...Use text to answer questions.

Slide Two:  Let's Make Words...Using the letters from "jellybeans" click and drag to make words.

Slide Three:  Writing...Preparing a poster about "jellybeans".

Slide Four:  Click and Drag...How many "jellybeans" can you fit in the jar?

Slide Five:  Math...How many "jellybeans" did you eat?...Creating number sentences to find missing number.

Slide Six:  Data Collection...Count and graph.

For completing the resource how about a sweet treat?!!

March Themed Writing Activities!

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March focuses on Sequencing and How To writing with the topics: 

Topic/Literature Suggestion with lesson plans.

Seed to Plant...How to

Waiting for Wings...Sequencing

How to Catch a Leprechaun...How to

Student Choice...Persuasive

The packet includes two sections.

Section One STUDENT WORKBOOK

This part includes:

Cover

Literature Suggestion

Lesson Plans

Graphic Organizers

"Sloppy Copy" page with editing

"Sloppy Copy" page

Editing Note for student and teacher editing.

Section Two STUDENT JOURNAL

This part includes:

Pages for publishing

Cover to make a class book

Skill worksheets and posters are included in each of the four lessons.

March focuses on Subjects and Predicates

Each of these skills will enhance student writing skills.

I think these lessons are WRITE ON!

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Let's Write!!

These March themed slides will certainly encourage students to build and expand their writing skills.

Spring, St. Patrick's Day, Seasons

The interactive slides have students type as well as click and drag.

Slide One:  The Leprechaun...Informational text.  How To writing.

Slide Two:  Creative writing...Pot of Gold, Three Wishes

Slide Three:  Subject and Predicate mini lesson

Slide Four:  Predictions...March weather...lion or lamb

Slide Five:  Spring...Informational Text...Informational writing.

Slide Six:  Springtime Activities...My Opinion

Slide Seven:  Subject Predicate mini lesson

Slide Eight:  Life Cycle of Butterfly...Informational text...sequencing

Slide Nine:  Assessment...Writing independently.

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Looking for a writing project that includes a craft...check this out!

It is perfect for your literacy centers during the month of March.

The packet includes:

Self Check for independent writers

Lion or Lamb

Writing for each

Easter Bunny

Letter to

These activities contain a pre write and final write.