This And That

 

Making Words and Word Work:

I made this Work on Words Activity for this week in small groups. The students roll an onset and chunk dice and have to decide if it’s a real word or nonsense word.

I purchased my set from Really Good Stuff…Love that company, and I especially love the EZ-Pay system they offer teachers.

   

Here is the recording sheet I gave them.  My teacher trainer in Reading Recovery always said be careful with the “it” chunk and the “uck” chunk when doing the Make and Break part of the lesson..so I caution you. Just saying.

Real Vs Alien Words -

 

Last week our phonics skill was long a: ai, ay. This week we are reviewing long a: ai and ai. Here is a Work on Words activity I created. Our story was not about the farm…thought it was cute clip art and went with it.

Long a-ai-ay sort -

 

This week our phonics skill is long e: ea. Here is the Work on Words review activity they will complete next week.

 

Long e- ea-ee sort -

 

Weekly Story

Last week our Reading Street story was Mama’s Birthday Present. I created this activity pack to go with the story. We did some whole group  and the rest small group.

 

     

   

   

    

  

 

 

Money

We are continuing our money unit in math. I gave each of the students a sheet of coins and a piggybank. They pulled a card and had to make that amount of money two different ways.

 

Yay for Hump Day!

Ms. A

Sight Words

 

I just uploaded a new sight word game to TpT. This will make a great addition to your word work activities.  Head on over to my store front and check it out.

The first five people who leave a comment telling me the different things you do with sight words in your classroom will win this kit! Don’t forget to leave your e-mail address in the post.

Tomorrow I hope to post our Valentine’s Day Math and Literacy Activities.

Valentine’s Day

 

Math and Literacy Pack

It’s not to late to purchase some of my Valentine’s Day themed items from TpT. Here is some of what’s included in my Valentines Day Math and Literacy Game Pack.

Love Chunk Cover Up

    

Cover My Heart Math Game                 Bouquet of Words and Sentences

 

Hearts In Order ABC Order Activity

Sweeties R-Controlled Sort

You get four literacy and four math activities. I also have Hearts A Plenty Read the Room Kit and Cupid Cupid Fact Families.

 

Thank You

As an appreciation to all my followers, teachers who are kind enough to link my blog on their lists, the teachers who e-mail kind words or even leave kind comments and  to those of you who have purchased my TpT products, I’m throwing a sale at my TpT Storefront. All of my products are %15 off starting today through Tuesday. Just my way of saying thanks.

 

 

Hoo Loves Ya

Here’s a quick addition to ten review game for Valentine’s Day. I tried this out on my first graders and they loved it!

Hoo Loves Ya Addition Game

 

Fun Friday

We jump started the holiday Friday with this Fun Friday math activity. The students estimated how many Conversation Hearts were in their boxes. Then they sorted, graphed and counted the candy hearts.

      

 

 

Other Ideas

I went to The Dollar Tree yesterday to find gift bags for my games and found two items I plan to use this week.

 

Valentines Picks

These will make great Read the Room pointers. I bought one for each student. They will go great with my Hearts A Plenty Read the Room Kit.

Foam Hearts

I plan on giving my students a hand full of these and a recording sheet. They can write addition or subtraction story problems using their hearts.

 

Have a Great Week!

Ms. A

PBJ

I am not ashamed to admit it. I’m a PBJ (Professional Book Junkie).

My very first professional book was Invitations (Regie Routman)…I’m probably showing my age, but every since that book I’ve been hooked.

I’m too ashamed to take pictures of my seven plus bookcases filled with professional and teacher resource books. Some people are shoeaholics (is that a word??) Well, I’m a bookaholic, and professional books are just one habit I have to support. There’s cookbooks, magazines, fiction books, self help books. You name it and I probably have it. My house could really become a branch of my cities local library. I just wanted to highlight a few.

Classroom Bibles: Literacy

I always keep various combinations of these books in my school bag. These are the books I read over and over again, the books that have highlighting, highlighting tape, sticky notes, notes in the margin, ideas scribbled on those blank pages that are in the backs of books. These are the ones I can’t live without.

 

 

 

 

Classroom Bibles: Math

These are books that have a wealth of information. Whenever I’m planning a math unit these are the books I go to.

 

 

Well, I showed you mine. Now…what are the professional books you can’t live without?

Ms. A