Sunday, April 17, 2011

Spring Literacy Ideas & Dollar Deals

When I started this blog, I intended to write in it every week. Well time is just flyin'! At this point, I'm just proud that a whole month hasn't passed by!

Anyway, isn't Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest? Seems like lately it's been a day to play catch up. Here is what I did for 3 hours this morning.

  • I took down my weather bulletin board:  
I'll miss seeing this sun everyday. Maybe the real one will stick around now!
  •  Got my habitat bulletin board ready. I forgot how tiring it is to climb on counters to take down/put up borders! I threw away about 10,000 staples, then put up about 10.000 more. Still a long way to go. I think I'll spend some quality time with my Cricut tonight!
This used to have math on the left, science on the right (above). Each quarter will have a different habitat.
  • I made these literacy centers. We're reviewing for our Treasures unit assessment for the first few days of the week, taking it on Wednesday and Thursday AND doing a state math assessment. Hopefully these centers make it a fun week!
Scrambled Egg Sight Words

Scrambled Eggs Sight Words. We'll be reviewing some words from this unit.
Anything inside of an Easter egg is exciting!
Click here to download scrambled eggs

 
Retelling Spinner
Love this ladybug retelling wheel! I got this idea at Fun in First Grade, except I bought the spinner at Target's dollar spot. I'm thinking about adding a writing component to this as well.
Word Work Stamps
Mini alphabet stamps=score of the century!



These little cuties were at Michael's in their dollar section. I searched high and low for as many as I could find with the kid-friendly "a". I bought enough for half of the class to be able to use them at a time. They'll be a great addition to the word work part of the Daily 5 in our classroom...more on that later! Did I mention they were only a buck? Can't beat that!

Time to enjoy the last bit of this fabulous Sunday! Have a great week!

4 comments:

  1. LOVE all of your finds!! I got the pinwheel too but I'm too nervous to write on it!

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  2. I found the mini alphabet stamps at Michaels!!! So excited! p.s. apparently I'm stalking this post...haha sorry!

    Hadar
    Miss Kindergarten

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  3. I'm glad you like it! I love those stamps and the wheel! Write on it, you won't be disappointed! I also made it a cooperative learning activity with four jobs- spinner, reader, teller, helper/encourager. :)

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