Descriptive Turkeys

I've created many descriptive picture writing activities that my students love each year, but I never created a turkey!?!?!   Now we have a turkey activity!

 

Place Value

Today we worked on finding the value of digits using the document camera and a set of my Place Value Task Cards.  My students need a lot of guidance, so instead of using them in math stations this is a great option. 

We completed the first 8 problems together and then they received copies of the cards to complete the next 16 on their own.  The colored monsters print just fine in black and white on the copier. 

 

 

There are 4 great activities included! 

Bonus Sale

Don't miss out on this great Bonus Sale!  Over the summer I created several beginning of the year math products for third grade review of second grade standards.  Second graders would enjoy them as well!

Back to School Sale

Don't miss out on the TPT BestYear sale.  Enter the code BestYear and save 28% off your purchase in my store.  Here are some of my most recent products that are great for the beginning of the year. The themes are versatile allowing you to use them all year long. I plan to use these during my math intervention time and they'd also work well for stations.

 

 

Summertime

This is the first time in 23 years that we finished school before Memorial Day weekend.  I usually count on that long weekend to finish up photo gifts, grades and grade cards. As much as I felt I needed the extra time , I loved not returning this week.  When do you start summer break?  

If you are still in school with those restless students, check out some of my graphing scavenger hunts.  Your students will enjoy getting up and moving around!  

Have a great summer! This will be Lily's first summer and we we are excited to spend extra time with her.  She enjoys her daily bubble time and playing Frisbee!

Zoo Field Trip

Last Thursday we took our field trip to the zoo. We lucked out with no rain.  Our weather has been cold and wet all month, so all we could do was hope for the best!  We had nice weather! We always have a lot of chaperones so we have really small groups and it makes the visit more enjoyable for all!

As the school year winds down, our students are writing animal reports and participating in an animal wax museum to wrap up our animal unit.  Last year was the first year we've tried the museum and it was a huge hit!  I have a third grader this year, so we'll be working on a habitat for a Lynx. 

After our field trip I like to use my zoo sentence scrambles and writing unit with my students.  It's a nice change of pace from all the work we've done during the year. My students really enjoy working on the sentence scrambles and it was just challenging enough to make them think without getting frustrated and to put chatting aside. It's a great language review when they need clues to help them. 

There's a choice of 5 animals.  Some sentence scrambles are more challenging than others, so I was able to differentiate the activity for my intervention groups.  There are 3 scrambles for each animal and my students were able to complete all three in about 30 minutes. 

Tomorrow my students will work on choosing a sentence to paraphrase and illustrate. My students still need a lot of practice of writing information in their own words.  It's a tough skill for many of them.  Then they'll choose an adaptation and write about it. To finish up, they'll complete an editing activity.

Teacher Appreciation Sale

It's a great time to stock up for next year!  You'll save 28% in my store when you use the code: CELEBRATE . 

We are having so much fun with this sweet girl!  She's energetic and playful and she's exactly what our house needed!  We are ready for summer!