I received the prize on Thursday. I have been so busy with my student teacher leaving this past week. Thanks again!
Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there.
-Mrs. Wheeler
Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there.
-Mrs. Wheeler
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
April Fool's!
For April Fool's Day, we read some good books:
April Fool, Watch Out at School!
April Foolishness
After reading the books, students wrote about a time when someone had played a trick on them, or they had played a trick on someone.
When students were gone at specials, I put brown e's on their desks. When I picked them up, I told them i had a surprise for them..."brownies!" They were shocked to see that I had played a silly April Fool's trick on them! Tee hee! It was a lot of fun!
April Fool, Watch Out at School!
April Foolishness
After reading the books, students wrote about a time when someone had played a trick on them, or they had played a trick on someone.
When students were gone at specials, I put brown e's on their desks. When I picked them up, I told them i had a surprise for them..."brownies!" They were shocked to see that I had played a silly April Fool's trick on them! Tee hee! It was a lot of fun!
How-to Writing
One of Lucy's units of study is non-fiction. To begin this unit, we do a how-to writing all together as a class. Then, I ask students to write their own how-to (they are given the same topic: how to build a snowman). Although they all have the same topic, their stories vary greatly, as their perceptions of how to make a snow man are much different.
Once they finish their pieces, I let them paint their snowman. They look at their writing for a reference, and have to be sure to include everything they talked about in their how-to book. If you would like to see more of how I incorporate how-to writing into my classroom, check out my Non-fiction Writing pack from TpT! I also have a "How-to Writing Through The Holidays" pack that has how-to ideas for each holiday! Click the product pictures below to take a peek!
Once they finish their pieces, I let them paint their snowman. They look at their writing for a reference, and have to be sure to include everything they talked about in their how-to book. If you would like to see more of how I incorporate how-to writing into my classroom, check out my Non-fiction Writing pack from TpT! I also have a "How-to Writing Through The Holidays" pack that has how-to ideas for each holiday! Click the product pictures below to take a peek!
Writing Workshop Folders
I teach a modified version of Lucy Calkins' Writing Workshop. I love it. Although I supplement the program, it really turns my 1st graders into confident writers. I think my enthusiasm about writing helps get them motivated. Writing is my favorite subject to teach and my favorite time of day! I enjoy the challenge that writing presents!
I am posting to show you the writing folders that I make for my students. I have used both folders and binders over the past 8 years, but much prefer the folders, as they are simple and easy for kids to use. I periodically take the kids' folders home and folders are much easier to take than binders. Also, at the end of each unit, I can quickly remove all writing pieces. I buy bright folders of the same color so they are easy for the kids to spot in their desks. I label the front pocket with "still working" and the back pocket with "finished." I spend a lot of time at the start of the year teaching students about this and how to decide whether they are finished or not finished with a piece.
Inside the folder, I put several plastic sleeves. There's an alphabet chart, word lists, and some additional resources, which are included in my best-selling pack shown below.
I also have many writing units for sale including poetry, opinion, revision, writing for others, non-fiction and more! They are all bundled in my set shown below, which you can get at a discounted rate. This bundle will give you approximately one year's worth of writing resources and mini-lessons! Click the picture to check it out!
I hope this helps those of you struggling with teaching writing. Writing time is my favorite time of day!
xo
Megan
I am posting to show you the writing folders that I make for my students. I have used both folders and binders over the past 8 years, but much prefer the folders, as they are simple and easy for kids to use. I periodically take the kids' folders home and folders are much easier to take than binders. Also, at the end of each unit, I can quickly remove all writing pieces. I buy bright folders of the same color so they are easy for the kids to spot in their desks. I label the front pocket with "still working" and the back pocket with "finished." I spend a lot of time at the start of the year teaching students about this and how to decide whether they are finished or not finished with a piece.
Inside the folder, I put several plastic sleeves. There's an alphabet chart, word lists, and some additional resources, which are included in my best-selling pack shown below.
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| Student Folders |
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| One resource inside (all are included in my start-up kit) |
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| Filing her work |
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| Everything shown plus lots more is included. 180 pages of resources! |
xo
Megan
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch!
I realize it is now May and I am posting this, but we just got a new computer, and I have to get all my pictures/files off of it (per my hubby's request!).
Back in February/aka blizzard month, we read Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. I stopped reading right before the "surprise" and asked students to draw/write a speech bubble about what they would say to cheer Mr. Hatch up. They did a great job!
Back in February/aka blizzard month, we read Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch. I stopped reading right before the "surprise" and asked students to draw/write a speech bubble about what they would say to cheer Mr. Hatch up. They did a great job!
Polygons
Here are some pictures from our study of polygons. We used pretzel sticks to re-create pattern block shapes/polygons.
A Few Fun Fraction Ideas
We have just finished our study of fractions. We used food a lot for this concept. Included were:
-jelly beans
-graham crackers
-hershey bars
We read a lot of fraction books. Here are a few that I like:
-Eating Fractions
-Hershey Book of Fractions
-Picture Pie
-Panda's Pizza
We made these fraction critters, inspired by Ed Emberly's Picture Pie.
-jelly beans
-graham crackers
-hershey bars
We read a lot of fraction books. Here are a few that I like:
-Eating Fractions
-Hershey Book of Fractions
-Picture Pie
-Panda's Pizza
We made these fraction critters, inspired by Ed Emberly's Picture Pie.
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