READING GLASSES

CHECK THIS OUT! I saw this in a first grade teacher's classroom and it the COOLEST thing ever! READING GLASSES!!! OMGoodness sooo cute. She found all these used old glasses at an auction, popped out the glass lenses, and now all the kids can wear glasses when they do their hard work. Look how studious the students look! They are so smart! And with those reading glasses on, well they can READ and WRITE just about anything! THE STUDENTS LOVE WEARING THEM!

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STICKY NOTE HAMBURGER

Okay....Everyone knows me as the hamburger lady! I LOVE to teach 5 paragraphs using the HAMBURGER organizer. I came up with this idea as a review. (and  to engage the kids with a FUN activity) The kids use sticky notes to put on each layer of the HAMBURGER so they KNOW what each part needs to contain.

TOP BUN/INTRO- They must write 3 things on their sticky note that the top bun/intro MUST contain--A HOOK, at least one DETAIL, and a THESIS statement. Then they come put their sticky note on the top bun.

The 3 middle parts- LETTUCE, TOMATO and MEAT are their 3 BIG ideas- They must write 2 things on their sticky notes that MUST be contained in each of these paragraphs--A TOPIC SENTENCE, at least 3 DETAILS, and RAZZLE DAZZLE word choice. They will do this for all 3 parts!


BOTTOM BUN/Conclusion asks what should this part do? On their sticky note they should put something like--WRAPS everything up like a BIG burrito! OLE'

After the lesson I serve SpongeBob gummy Crabby Patties. They look just like our giant hamburger and they're delish!

Enjoy the FUN and maybe get a hat like mine so when you teach the lesson you get to see the students' pearly whites shine BIG!

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Summer Fun

This was an awesome activity that could be done with any words as the main focal point. I had the kids do a brainstorm list of all the fun things they did this summer around the words, "SUMMER FUN". In kindergarten they were only able to draw pictures to depict their brainstorm list. You can see the progression up through 4th grade where the students wrote huge brainstorm lists and then drew pictures inside the letters of the fun things they did this summer. To get the best pictures, I told students I wanted to see lots of details in their artwork! Click HERE for free 11 x 17 blackline.Pin It

Our 5th grade team is doing a weekly newsletter. Each week they will take turns filling in the newsletter. What an AMAZING idea. Great teamwork gals! FREEBIE click HEREPin It

ATTITUDE

FOOD FOR THOUGHT ! This is poster size. Get your freebie HERE
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