The TPT Cyber Smile Sale is almost here!
On November 30th and December 1st, load up on resources for your classroom at 20% off. Plus, get an additional 10% off will checkout code SMILE.
Grab some great deals and have fun shopping!
-iHeartLiteracy
Sunday, November 29, 2015
TPT Cyber Smile Sale
On November 30th and December 1st, load up on resources for your classroom at 20% off. Plus, get an additional 10% off will checkout code SMILE.
Grab some great deals and have fun shopping!
-iHeartLiteracy
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Anchor Charts - Main Idea
Here are a few great anchor charts on Main Idea from around the web:
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| From Ms. Smarty Pants |
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| From Appletastic Learning |
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| Do you know who made this anchor chart? Let me know! |
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| From Crafting Connections |
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| From Rock My Socks |
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| From Life in First Grade |
Do you have a favorite Main Idea anchor chart? If so, share a link to it below in the comments section.
Looking for more anchor charts? Check out these other posts:
Looking for more anchor charts? Check out these other posts:
- Anchor Charts - Parts of Speech
- Anchor Charts - Author's Purpose
- Anchor Charts - Idioms
- Anchor Charts - Punctuation & Types of Sentences
- Anchor Charts - Text Features
Looking to make or recreate awesome anchor charts?
Here are some of my favorite resources!
My favorite hearken back to my elementary days: Mr. Sketch!
I also like these fat, bullet-tipped Sharpies!
Style 1: Lined White School Smart
Style 2: Plain White Post-It
Style 3: Graph Paper Post-It
Do you have other favorites? Let me know in the comments section!
Here are some of my favorite resources!
Start with some good markers:
My favorite hearken back to my elementary days: Mr. Sketch!
I also like these fat, bullet-tipped Sharpies!
Depending on the type of chart you want to make, check out these different styles:
Style 1: Lined White School Smart
Style 2: Plain White Post-It
Style 3: Graph Paper Post-It
Do you have other favorites? Let me know in the comments section!
Monday, November 9, 2015
Congratulations!
Congratulations to our two winners!
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015
My Favorite Time of the Year
Fall is my favorite time of the year. Crisp air, colorful leaves, sweaters, boots, tea, hot chocolate... what's not to love?
With fall also comes the holiday season and an emphasis on family and friends. It might sound crazy, but for me fall is a time of renewal. For most people that might seem like more of a spring-like feeling, but fall soothes me. It makes me happy and let's me focus on what is important in my life - my family and my friends.
To celebrate this special time of year, I'm hosting a giveaway: two $25.00 TPT Gift Cards!
The two winners will be announced on Monday, November 9th.
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Leave a comment: What are you thankful for?
With fall also comes the holiday season and an emphasis on family and friends. It might sound crazy, but for me fall is a time of renewal. For most people that might seem like more of a spring-like feeling, but fall soothes me. It makes me happy and let's me focus on what is important in my life - my family and my friends.
To celebrate this special time of year, I'm hosting a giveaway: two $25.00 TPT Gift Cards!
The two winners will be announced on Monday, November 9th.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Leave a comment: What are you thankful for?
Monday, November 2, 2015
Anchor Charts - Cause and Effect
Here are a few great anchor charts on Cause and Effect from around the web:
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| From Second Grade Smarty Arties |
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| From Room 201 at GCCS |
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| From The First Grade Roundup |
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| If you know who made this cute anchor chart, please let me know! |
Do you have a favorite Cause and Effect anchor chart? If so, share a link to it below in the comments section.
Looking for more anchor charts? Check out these other posts:
Looking for more anchor charts? Check out these other posts:
- Anchor Charts - Parts of Speech
- Anchor Charts - Author's Purpose
- Anchor Charts - Idioms
- Anchor Charts - Punctuation & Types of Sentences
- Anchor Charts - Text Features
Friday, October 30, 2015
Anchor Charts - Text Features
Here are a few great anchor charts on Nonfiction and Text Features from around the web:
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| From Stories by Storie |
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| From Second Grade Style |
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| From Karen Teaches |
Do you have a favorite Text Feature anchor chart? If so, share a link to it below in the comments section.
If you're working on Nonfiction Text Features in class, check out this freebie:
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| Nonfiction Text Feature Scavenger Hunt |
Looking for more anchor charts? Check out these other posts:
- Anchor Charts - Parts of Speech
- Anchor Charts - Author's Purpose
- Anchor Charts - Idioms
- Anchor Charts - Punctuation & Types of Sentences
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Trick or Treat Blog Hop
Welcome to the Trick or Treat Blog Hop!
This blog hop will run from October 24th - October 31st. Each blogger will share a classroom tip (a trick) and have a freebie and a giveaway (a treat!). So after checking out this post, be sure to click the button to "hop" to the next blogger for more tricks and treats!
One of the best "tricks" I have for hooking elementary students who are tuned out or just not interested in an activity is to bring in my Word Monster.
"A what?" you might be asking.
A Word Monster! Much like the Cookie Monster loves cookies, this friendly little guy LOVES words, letters, and everything reading and writing related.
Don't tell my students, but Word Monster is actually just a small cardboard box (probably from Amazon) covered in blue paper, stamped with vowels, and has taped on googly eyes and teeth.
Even with those humble orgins, Word Monster has taken on a life of his own. If students are struggling to focus, Word Monster might come over to watch them work. He's also up for listening to any story, especially when a student needs a reading buddy. Plus, he will eat anything with writing on it, but he has one rule: you must read him the letter/word/sentence/short passage before you feed it to him.
Word Monster is a great motivator, especially for those students who don't love reading and writing. You can easily make your own Word Monster, or if you're brave, you could have your students each make their own monster!
If you or your class make a monster, I would love to see them! You can e-mail me pictures at: iheartliteracy@gmail.com
And for one of the best parts of Halloween: the treats!
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| FREE during this Blog Hop only! |
Halloween Rhyming Words Cut & Paste (which comes with three different levels to easily differentiate instruction) will be FREE for this blog hop. Grab it between October 24th and October 31st 2015 and have some rhyming fun with your students.
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| Halloween Rhyming Words |
Along with this Halloween flash freebie, I'm holding a giveaway for the Community Helpers Activties and Centers pack (great any time of the year). Enter below for your chance to win!
Community Helpers Activities & Centers Pack!
Don't forget to hop over to the next blog:
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| Hop to the next blog! |