This fun and entertaining activity (for both the teacher and children!) is played like charades. It is an exciting and a practical way for children to learn that adverbs modify verbs. There are 30 adverb cards (mostly of manner ending in 'ly') with each card containing ideas as to how they could act out the adverb. This game can be played in groups, pairs or as a whole class. Contents: - 4 x Box Decorations - 30 x Adverb Cards - 2 x Differentiated Record Sheets My children absolutely love this game and are always asking to play it! ------------------------- You may also be interested in: Adverbs Attack – PowerPoint Game Adverbs Attack – Complete Bundle Adverb Attack – Worksheets / Activities © Saving The Teachers 2016
Would you like to decorate your classroom with fun, hand-drawn anchor charts/posters? Do you simply not have the time to get them done? Well, you have come to the perfect place! I love making these engaging and appealing anchor charts. I also can draw/create any other topic you would like, just contact me directly and ask! My students absolutely love these posters and references them every day. Many of them are visual learners, so the colorful images really help them connect and remember what they have learned. This particular anchor chart is for readers/writers practicing prefixes and suffixes. It helps students see base words and adding prefixes/suffixes to them. The pug puppy helps my students see the separation of the base words with their prefix/suffix and they have so much fun with it! It will be approximately 32 x 24 inches, and will be a copy of my original. **These will be copies unless asked otherwise for a custom poster. They are not laminated, and are printed on normal, anchor chart paper. I ship these out ASAP after being ordered, but please keep in mind once shipped, it is outside of my control. Therefore, if shipping does not meet your expectations, I highly encourage you to please reach out to me first, and we have always been able to work something out to make up for anything that may have occurred after I have sent your package, thanks so much!! Hope you love it :)
Hello darlings! Amy here from That Teaching Spark! When I teach spelling, I am often on the hunt for fun, yet practical activities for my students to practice their spelling pattern for the week. This year, I am meeting with my students in small groups to work on differentiated spelling lists. One of my rotations is called Choice. This is where students get the “Choice” of the activity they would like to complete. They are allowed to choose from a list of activities on their Choice Board. We glue these boards onto the inside cover of our Word Study Journals so students have them all year. (Freebie at the end of post!) At the beginning of the year, I introduce each activity choice and have students practice it. That way when rotations come along, I have a well oiled machine with students working independently. While I completely agree that activities such as these are NOT effective in long term application of spelling words, research shows that adding kinesthetic activities helps with memorization. I teach the understanding and the word pattern “rules” during my Teacher Rotation. A few Favorites…. I created the Michelangelo Spelling activity after our art teacher did a project with my kiddos about the Sistine Chapel. My kiddos LOVE taping their paper to the underside of their desks and “painting” like Michelangelo. Of course, they are just writing their spelling words, but it is incredibly motivating. My kiddos also love Ghost Spelling. They write their words on paper with a white crayon and then color over the crayon with a marker. It “magically” shows up. Another favorite of mine is Context Clues. Students must write a sentence with the word that is so detailed, that another student could figure out the word if the word was covered up. I use the little sticky flags for this activity. I wanted to give this Choice Board to you FREE!
Happy Sunday, friends! Tonight I want to share with you one of my favorite Kagan structures – Stand Up, Hand Up, Pair Up (SU, HU, PU). Kagan Structures are all about cooperative learning – not group work – with frequent modeling, celebrations, community building, and brain breaks…sounds fun, right? Kagan structures hold every student accountable...
The personal financial literacy math standards include challenging vocabulary and concepts. Use these 5 tools to make it easier and more fun for kids!
A types of graphs reference resource from measurement, time, money, and data section of the Small Group & Intervention Math Kit.
Student anxiety is at an all time high. With grade level standards becoming more rigorous, and state tests looming, teachers are feeling more pressure than ever to prepare students. That pressure is also felt by
Last summer I attended a GT training and was introduced to choice boards! I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! I think that students are more engaged and even challenge themselves more when they are given choices. The great thing is....they aren't just for GT students. Choice boards work similar to tic-tac-toe; the student completes 3 activities in a row {up, down, diagonal} They can be adapted for ALL students and actually lend themselves well to differentiated instruction. On Tuesday, I will be attending another GT training specifically on choice boards and differentiated instruction {I'm super pumped about it!} I can't wait to learn more about these learning tools! {I promise to share what I learn!} Choice boards can be set up in many different ways. You can base them off of abilities, learning styles, intelligences, and even levels of questioning. I have found it easier, if I focus on just one of these types. When creating the board, you want to plan out what type of activity each square will focus on. {You don't want to have 2 of the same type of activities in a row} The goal of the CBs are to have equally acceptable activities that you want the students to complete that are similar end products, but have varying ways to accomplish the final product. {For example, you are studying the Alamo. Students could choose activities from writing a diary from the viewpoint of being in the battle, recreating a model of the Alamo, creating a movie, etc.}The wonderful thing about CBs though...students can choose an activity they are willing to complete {taking into consideration their own likes/learning style/intelligence}, but they will have 2 other activities they will need to complete that will focus on other skills that they possibly may need to strengthen {but at the very least they're practicing other skills}! It's a win-win situation! I recently put the choice boards I created for my homework reader's responses in my shop. My students are required to read 20 min nightly, however I found that many of them weren't really reading every night! These choice boards give student's different options to respond to their books, while focusing on varying skills. I've also included 4 blank {editable} choice boards so that you can create your own boards! .....And I used the adorable sneakers clipart to jazz them up from KPM Doodles {love her stuff!} Here is an example template of how to begin creating a choice board based on Multiple Intelligences: Source: Dare to Differentiate Here are some great resources: Dare to Differentiate (AWESOME site for resources!) PVUSD Choices based on intelligence
How has your summer vacation been going? Mine has been both relaxing and busy at the same time. I have been working like a busy bee planning for my mid-August nuptials! If you follow me on Instagram, then you’re definitely up to date on all things wedding! I’ve also been making more of an effort...
If you've explored all the nooks and crannies of my website, you might have stumbled across my Shakespeare What-Ifs series of mini-comics. For a long time there have only been two installments, but I've finally gotten my act together and penned a third one. Let's take a look at Macbeth !
Meet the differentiation needs of students in your classroom with this worksheet resource for 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade readers. Differentiation just got a WHOLE LOT easier in your reading program. Worksheets follow the Common Core, and meet the needs of students working on a second, third, or fourth grade reading level. Save over 30% by purchasing the bundle! Special Features of this Bundle: Free digital Easel resource included with each set Worksheets are in themes kids love: bugs, monkeys and apes, and wild animals Cartoons, pictures and engaging text keep your students on the task at hand Designed specifically to meet the Common Core, but useful in any reading classroom 30% off when you purchase the bundle Easy for a sub to use Low Prep, just print and go Perfect for text prep and review Reading selections have been written by a professional children's curriculum writer and teacher. Experience includes writing on-line curriculum for CNN and Coca Cola, 7 books for The Child's World Press and writing weekly social studies newspapers for American Legacy Publishers. Each of the three resources included in this bundle contains: Table of Contents Teacher Notes Common Core Standards Correlation per page 20 pages of student activities in language, informational text, literature and writing. Grading Keys ======================================================================== Common Core Standards addressed in this packet: Second Grade Level: Informational Text RO.2.1 RI.2.2 RI.2.4 RI.2.5 RI.2.6 Literature RL.2.1 RL.2.3 RL.2.6 RL.2.7 Language L.2.1a L.2.1c L.2.1d L.2.1e L.2.2a L.2.2b L.2.2c L.2.4b L.2.5b Writing W.2.1 W.2.3 Third Grade Level: Informational text: RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.3 RI.3.4 RI.3.7 RI.3.8 Literature: RL.3.1 R:.3.2 RL.3.3 RL.3.4 RL.3.5 RL.3.6 Language L.3.1a L.3.1b L.3.1d L.3.2a L.3.2b L.3.2c L.3.2d L.3.2e L.3.2f Foundational skills RF.3.3a Writing W.3.1a W.3.1b W.3.1c W.3.2a W.3.3d W.3.7 Fourth Grade Level: Informational Text RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.4 RI.4.5 RI.4.7 RI.4.8 Literature RL.4.1 RL.4.2 RL.4.3 RL.4.4 RL.4.5 Language L.4.1a L.4.1.b L.4.1c L.4.1g L.4.2a L.4.2b L.4.2c L.4.5b Writing W.4.1c W.4.1d W.4.2 W.4.4 ======================================================================= To see more about each product, plus previews click on the picture links above: ======================================================================= To receive notice of new products, and get 1/2 off during the first 48 hours, click on the "follow me" button next to the green star! Gowing Crazy Over Language Arts Differentiation: 3 Resource Pack by Jan Bernard is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License
Have you ever found yourself thinking, “I just can’t wait to teach grammar?” I mean, we know that grammar is important and that we do need to teach it, but let’s be honest…It’s not usually one of the more exciting subjects to teach. That’s why I came up with some games, to make teaching parts […]
Help your third-grader learn to recognize quadrilaterals with this geometry worksheet.
Vocabulary instruction is so critical in today’s classroom! A vast vocabulary will help students to become better readers and writers. Vocabulary is also essential to their performance on standardized tests. Helping kids to develop their vocabulary is time that is well spent in a busy classroom. I have developed a routine to teach new vocabulary
Fichas imprimibles para trabajar vocabulario en inglés. Printable vocabulary worksheets.
Fun and engaging ESL activities, games and worksheets in printable PDF format with full teacher's notes and answers for English teachers to use in class.
Classroom tips,teaching ideas, and resources for the upper elementary classroom. Teacher Giveaways
First, I need to thank every one of you who left a comment or sent an email to me this week. You lifted my spirits, let me know I was not alone, and most importantly – completely normal. I know the blog world is full of incredible classrooms, cute children and fabulous ideas on a ... Read More about Adjective Antics, Games, a FREEBIE, and a GIVEAWAY!
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
Check out this list of prepositions to help your young learner master her parts of speech!
Are looking for a great way to help your students understand and remember key math vocabulary? Check out these 3rd Grade Fractions math vocabulary posters- perfect for your math word wall! These math posters are written using student-friendly language and are great to use when introducing new vocabu...
Sedimentary rock is formed when layers of sediment, such as sand, mud, and small rocks, are pressed and cemented together over time. Here’s what happens: Sediment is created when rocks and minerals are broken down by weathering and erosion. This can happen when wind, water, or ice wear away at the surface of the Earth. ... Read more
The Month of December is such a busy and fun time! I don't want learning to take a backseat, so I made some FUN-filled NO PREP Packets for the month of
Literary Essay We are just about to finish up our third writing unit from Teacher's College/Lucy Calkins, so I wanted to share how it went, what we did, what worked and what (definitely) did not work! This quarter we focused on writing Literary Essays, which, before working my way through this unit, I could not have explained to anyone! So, since I wasn't 100% sure what a Literary Essay was and I knew my students weren't either, we started by just reading a bunch of sample essays and discussing what they were. Our writing kit comes with access to several examples of Literary Essays written by students, so we read over a few of them and discussed our findings, and then I put together an anchor chart of all of the things we noticed (or that I wanted them to notice and they didn't). For the first bend of this unit, instead of using an actual text, we watched the Panyee Football Club Video and used that as our "piece of literature". Although I think it was a bit confusing for them that we used a video in the first bend and then used text in the second bend, I do think that this was a nice way to start the unit because they didn't mind watching, re-watching, and analyzing bits of the video over and over again. After watching the video a few times, I asked them to look for common themes, lessons, character traits, etc... I emphasized that one way to come up with a claim is to pinpoint something in the text/video that you have seen before and we discussed how the characters worked hard like the characters in many different stories and movies, how people didn't believe in them at first which we see in a lot of stories, etc... Below is a list of all of the claims that we came up with: After that, I had them pick a few claims and try out writing a thesis statement/lead/introduction (I'm trying to use all three terms so they know that they all mean the same thing). We used the graphic organizer below to do this and when students felt that they had one claim that they could write a strong thesis statement for, they chose that as the one that they would use to write the rest of their essay. Once we all had our claims and thesis statements ready to go, we worked on collecting evidence from the video in order to create strong body paragraphs. Finally, they wrote their own essays and I took home a stack of 36 papers ready to grade them all over the weekend. Unfortunately, however, when I started to read them, I noticed that more than half of both of my classes wrote summaries of the entire video instead of actual Literary Essays. They included quotes and plenty of details from the video, but they just did not seem to get that they were supposed to focus only on the parts of the video that supported their claim. At that point I decided to create a checklist for writing a Literary Essay and I used it to score all of their essays. Before giving the essays back, I showed them the checklist and had them use it to grade two of the sample student essays that we had looked at at the beginning of the unit. I think that seeing what I expected to be included in each section of the checklist as well as being able to read samples of text that included all of the necessary components really helped them to figure out what they needed to do. I gave them more time to edit and revise using the checklist and their second drafts were much better! For the second bend, they were able to choose their texts and they completed most of the writing process on their own with guidance when needed or requested. I hung up the chart below and had them stick a sticky note with their name on it to whichever step they were on each day. Our team agreed that the suggested texts for this bend were a little too long and complex for our students, so we decided on four short stories: (We just googled these titles and found PDFs of them online that we printed for the kids) Everything Will Be Okay by James Howe Fly Away Home by Eve Bunting The Marble Champ by Gary Soto Birthday Box by Jane Yolen* *Disclaimer: I cried when I read this one aloud to the class We did have to go back and review transition words and when/how to use them in the middle of this bend, so I made this chart as a reference tool: Now they are all typing up their essays and I will be grading them (hopefully) over spring break! If you are interested in using any of my anchor charts and/or graphic organizers that I created for this unit you can grab them here! Growing Words I have not been doing the best job of keeping up with our Growing Words (a.k.a. Greek & Latin prefixes, root words, and suffixes) this quarter so this week we dove back in to that starting with the Root Words Aqua- and Hydr-, which both mean water. On day 1 I introduced the root words using my little presentation that you can grab here. And for the rest of the week they followed the routine that they are used to & used some worksheets that are included in that product to further explore those root words. Guide Words Last week I posted all about my Word Reference Materials unit which worked out really nicely for most of my kids, but I have a few who are really struggling with answering questions about guide words. They just can't seem to wrap their mind around the fact that they need to alphabetize and check if a word comes after the first guide word and before the second guide word. I've been trying to give them some strategies to tackle these questions like writing the alphabet at the top of their page, putting the words in between the guide words and checking the alphabetical order, etc... I even made them this little anchor chart to refer back to, which sadly got a little crumpled in the laminator. Here is a digital copy in case you are interested in using it in your classroom! We practiced using these strategies with a few questions in a presentation that you can grab for free below!
Looking for a way to help your students gain a solid understanding of affixes and the way they change the meaning of the root or base word? These prefixes and suffixes interactive notebook pages are just what you're looking for. This interactive notebook offers a hands-on, engaging approach to teaching prefixes and suffixes. They are designed to help students understand that the meaning of the word grows up through the root and is changed by adding a prefix and suffix. This notebook doesn't just give you interactive pages to use with your students. It also gives you tools to help you plan a fun, engaging unit. What's Inside: ⭐ Interactive Notebook Pages That Include: Prefix and Suffix Tree - This can be used as a mini interactive anchor chart that the students can refer back to throughout the year. A Blank Page of Tree Leaves to Add Any Prefixes and/or Suffixes You Want A Simpler Version of the Prefix and Suffix Tree for Simplified Cutting Interactive Notebook Page for Use with Any Text Prefixes Included: un-, anti-, bi-, re-, under-, over-, pre-, mis-, dis-, non-, in-, im- Suffixes Included: -ly, -y, -en, -fy/-ify, -tion, -ment, -able, -ness, -or, -ful, -er, -less Versions Compatible with Google Slides™ are Provided for Each of the Interactive Notebook Pages to help you move seamlessly between in-person and virtual learning as needed. ⭐ Resources to Help You Plan: Book List for Prefixes and Suffixes Lesson Ideas for Teaching Prefixes and Suffixes Explanations and Examples Please take a look at the preview to see examples of the prefix and suffix notebook pages in use. And please let me know if you have any questions. ⭐ What Other Buyers Are Saying: "Super helpful in creating a visual students can understand and remember." "I liked how this was a great visual for students. They really enjoyed putting the trees together." "This resource greatly helped with saving time on my lesson plans. It was interactive and effective." "Such a great activity to solidify root words in their mind before adding prefix and suffix." _________________________________________________________________________________ ⭐ Save by purchasing this in the bundle: The Reading Interactive Notebook ⭐ What Others Have Said About The Reading Interactive Notebook: "This resource has been such a stress reliever for me!! Whenever I am ready to start a new unit, I just go search and see what resources there are. I like that there are several options for each skill." "After buying a few of the pieces separately, I finally purchased the entire notebook for my centers. It is a great rotation that reinforces the skills students are already learning." "WE love this resource in my classroom. It helps to put reading skills in easy terms for my students. They love the visual to refer back to. Well worth the investment in this resource!" _________________________________________________________________________________ ✨ All my new products are 50% off for the first 24 hours. Click here to follow my store and receive notifications when I create something new so you don't miss out on the savings. I’d love to hear from you if you have any questions, issues, or requests! ❤ Laura Heinen [email protected] cultivatingcriticalreaders.com _________________________________________________________________________________ ✨ Leave a review to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. You can easily do this by clicking the "Provide Feedback" button next to the items you've purchased on your "My Purchases" page.
Commutative, associative, distributive... the math property terms can be a bit intimidating for elementary students being introduced to the addition and multiplication properties. I know some teachers
In this six part series on How to Teach Spelling, this third post discusses and provides teaching resources for teaching the eight conventional spelling rules.
If you've landed here, you're probably like me. You always find your learners struggle with place value. They come in with very different levels of understanding, and you spend a lot of time differentiating to meet their needs. I've got some great news! Over the years, I've figured out the easy way
What is a Conditional? A grammar device that shows possible results from certain situations is called a “conditional.” The presence of the word “if” will usually call attention to them, and s…
An explanation of how to pronounce the letter S at the end of words in English including a summary chart.
