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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
CYBER SATURDAY, SUNDAY AND MONDAY ON TEACHERS NOTEBOOK!
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
CYBER MONDAY ON TEACHERS PAY TEACHERS!
This is the big one! All of our products on Teachers Pay Teachers will be 20% off on Monday 11/26 and Tuesday 11/27! Teachers Pay Teachers will take an additional percentage off to give you 28% off of all of our products! This is the sale of the year! You can get all of our phonics products AND our comprehension packs at 28% off!
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you are all having a wonderful school year! There are so many blessings to count and so much to be thankful for. One thing we have been thankful for in our classroom the last few years is our Phonics Workshop. It's so easy to use. It runs itself. It is teacher AND student friendly. It's predictable and fun for the kids. But best of all...it helps kids learn to decode efficiently and effectively. It has truly helped us to identify blending, decoding and recoding issues for all of our students.
For the next four days (November 18th to the 21st) we are offering ALL OF OUR PHONICS MATERIALS FOR 20% OFF! This is a great deal. You can virtually get all of your phonics instruction in first grade for these low low prices.
Here's what you can purchase for 20% off!
All of the vowels bundled together! (Hundreds of files!)
Short Vowel Packs bundled by vowel (tons of files!)
Long Vowel Packs bundled by vowel
Our packs of materials sold separately if so desired (All of these are part of the vowel packs too!)
Thursday, November 8, 2012
SNOW DAY SALE! 10% OFF
10% SALE CONTINUED THROUGH THE WEEKEND!
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
First Grade Common Core Study of The Main Character!
The Main Character is...The Most Important "who"!
Our Main Character Study Packet was just added to Teachers Pay Teachers and Teachers Notebook!
There are anchor charts already created for you that are colorful and engaging. The anchor charts are in a Smart Board File that is editable if you have a Smart Board. There are also hard copies of the anchor charts that can be tile printed pdf posters that you can put together and write on as you see fit if you don’t have a Smart Board. These can be posted in your classroom. There are also copies of the anchor charts in an 8 ½ by 11” format if you’d like to reuse them in small group instruction or copy packets for your students to keep with them. There are three different anchor charts for different lessons. The first describes what the main character means and why it is important to tell about it. The second is a chart that tells the criteria students can use to help identify the main character. The third is a discussion chart for using past mentor texts. The next two pages of the Smart Board file are large copies of the graphic organizer to model for the students. One they can use as a model for themselves. You can use the large poster version also to write on and post in your classroom for support. The last chart is the rubric used for the Main Character organizer. There is a lesson on how to use this effectively to teach students to begin looking at and assessing their own work. The rubric can be printed in both 8 ½ by 11” or tile printed as a poster to hang in your classroom.
Our Main Character Study Packet was just added to Teachers Pay Teachers and Teachers Notebook!
Our Comprehension Studies at a
Glance
In Grade 1 we use our Reader’s Workshop
time to introduce a Common Core comprehension studies. Our first grade progression
of story element studies start with the setting in October, the main character
in November, the problem and solution in December, and story mapping to put it
all together in January. In January after studying story mapping, we move on to
taking the story elements a little deeper and work on developing the
identification and discussion of beginning, middle, end, and events to get us
there. In February, we start to transition students into using a Reading
Response Journal. After months of studying the story elements, students know
what to write a response about. We also go deeper about discussing the main
character and other characters in text. At the beginning of our studies, we
have found the students are not really ready to go deep with character traits
and deeper inferences. We have found great success with focusing our objectives
on identification of the main character and telling how they knew that….to go
back to the text and explain why they are the main character. If we jump in too
far too fast, we find that most students struggle with the skill later on. We
do add the deeper layer for students who are ready in small group when
appropriate, but most of the students benefit from practicing identification of
the main character, how they knew that, how that character felt at one point
during the story and the antecedent that made them feel that way. The graphic organizers that go with our
studies, help students to truly know what they should discuss or write about to
show they understand text. It helps them organize their thinking and go back to
the text to cite the evidence that helps them identify and discuss the story
elements.
We study the Main Character second in
our list of story element reading endeavors. When we move onto the Main
Character, we read a few books that have prominent main characters and fit our
formula for identifying the main character of a story before the study begins.
We model, model, and model with mentor texts before we have students interact
independently with their own texts. We model thinking about the story element
we are going to introduce during our read aloud/think aloud time prior to even
introducing the element study. For example, during any read aloud before our
Main Character study, I will notice different clues in text and pictures that
may tell me who the most important character is. I tell students I am able to
show I understand what is going on in the text by being able to talk about who
is most important in the story. This also works with any story element study.
We do several interactive read alouds with different texts that we have found
to be helpful in first discussions with young readers about the Main Character.
In this zipped
file you receive everything you need to teach a Common Core Unit on studying
the main character in a first grade classroom.
There are seven different lesson plans set up in the Reader’s
Workshop Model of minilesson, meeting, connection, teaching point, active
engagement, independent reading, conferencing, and share. The lessons can be
used from a 2 – 3 week period and done over more than one day.
There are lessons for interactive read alouds to introduce and
practice engaging students in the identification of the main character in a
story.
There is a list of mentor we have found success when studying the
main character.
Anchor Charts in Smart Board file
and on hard copy as posters.
There are anchor charts already created for you that are colorful and engaging. The anchor charts are in a Smart Board File that is editable if you have a Smart Board. There are also hard copies of the anchor charts that can be tile printed pdf posters that you can put together and write on as you see fit if you don’t have a Smart Board. These can be posted in your classroom. There are also copies of the anchor charts in an 8 ½ by 11” format if you’d like to reuse them in small group instruction or copy packets for your students to keep with them. There are three different anchor charts for different lessons. The first describes what the main character means and why it is important to tell about it. The second is a chart that tells the criteria students can use to help identify the main character. The third is a discussion chart for using past mentor texts. The next two pages of the Smart Board file are large copies of the graphic organizer to model for the students. One they can use as a model for themselves. You can use the large poster version also to write on and post in your classroom for support. The last chart is the rubric used for the Main Character organizer. There is a lesson on how to use this effectively to teach students to begin looking at and assessing their own work. The rubric can be printed in both 8 ½ by 11” or tile printed as a poster to hang in your classroom.
Also included in this file is a banner to display of student work
and a poster that states the chant used to help students remember what the main
character is.
What’s great about this pack is it almost a ‘blank’ format for
students to learn the content through. We have similar things for the other
story elements so once the students learn this type of process, you can filter
the content through.
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| chant sign, both large and small |
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Organizer in both 8 1/2 by
11" student copy, in the
Smart Board file, and
included as a large poster.
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The goals for this unit is for students to identify the main
character of a story using specific references to text. The Common Core for
first grade focuses on students being able to go back to the text to cite
specific evidence that helped them draw their conclusions. This unit focuses on
and practices that skill. They start whole group, then it filters down to small
group and finally independently. Some students may be able to do the more
intricate independent work at this point, but the unit differentiates itself so
all students are successful. This is the beginning. We are giving students a
lesson in how to organize their thinking. We are teaching them how to show they
understand text. We tell them
to show they understand. This is one way for them to experience success at
showing they understand.
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| rubric large and small |
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| banner to display student work |
Monday, October 29, 2012
First Grade Common Core Setting Study
Hi All!
I've had my setting graphic organizer up for some time now and lots of people have loved it. I thought it may be helpful to put all of our Setting study together as a pack for you! It's now up on Teachers Pay Teachers and soon to be up on Teachers Notebook.
There are seven different lesson plans set up in the Reader’s Workshop Model of minilesson, meeting, connection, teaching point, active engagement, independent reading, conferencing, and share. The lessons can be used from a 2 – 3 week period and done over more than one day.
There are lessons for interactive read alouds to introduce and practice engaging students in the setting of the story.
There is a list of mentor texts related to fall and Halloween we have found success with.
There are anchor charts already created for you that are colorful and engaging. The anchor charts are in a Smart Board File that is editable if you have a Smart Board. There are also hard copies of the anchor charts that can be tile printed pdf posters that you can put together and write on as you see fit if you don’t have a Smart Board. These can be posted in your classroom. There are also copies of the anchor charts in an 8 ½ by 11” format if you’d like to reuse them in small group instruction or copy packets for your students to keep with them. There are three different anchor charts for different lessons. The first describes the setting and how to tell about it. The second is a T chart of where words and when words for you to build with your students. The third is an actual T chart to use with a mentor text or read aloud to chart the where and when. The next pages are blank setting organizers that you can use to fill out as a model or a whole group read aloud. The blank setting organizers come in three different versions. One with no lines for writing, one with one line for writing and one with 2 lines for writing. It’s differentiated for you to choose which fits the needs of your students best. There is also a rubric and a lesson to teach your students how to begin looking at and assessing their own work. The rubric can be printed in both 8 ½ by 11” or tile printed as a poster to hang in your classroom. There is also a copy of it in the Smart Board file.
Also included in this file are two different banners for display of student work. One tells what the setting is and one tells how students tell the setting.
What’s great about this pack is it almost a ‘blank’ format for students to learn the content through. We have similar things for the other story elements so once the students learn this type of process, you can filter the content through.
The goals for this unit is for students to identify the setting of a story using specific references to text. The Common Core for first grade focuses on students being able to go back to the text to cite specific evidence that helped them draw their conclusion. This unit focuses on and practices that skill. They start whole group, then it filters down to small group and finally independently. Some students may be able to do the more intricate independent work at this point, but the unit differentiates itself so all students are successful. This is the beginning. We are giving students a lesson in how to organize their thinking. We are teaching them how to show they understand text. We tell them to show they understand. This is one way for them to experience success at showing they understand.
These are the anchor charts that come in the Smart Board file and are editable. They also come as 8 ½ by 11” pages and tile printed pdf posters that can be used if you don’t have a Smart Board. The hard copies can also be printed to hang in your classroom if you have a Smart Board and want to post your anchor charts.
I've had my setting graphic organizer up for some time now and lots of people have loved it. I thought it may be helpful to put all of our Setting study together as a pack for you! It's now up on Teachers Pay Teachers and soon to be up on Teachers Notebook.
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| Teachers Pay Teachers Link! |
Here's what you get and what it's about!
There are seven different lesson plans set up in the Reader’s Workshop Model of minilesson, meeting, connection, teaching point, active engagement, independent reading, conferencing, and share. The lessons can be used from a 2 – 3 week period and done over more than one day.There are lessons for interactive read alouds to introduce and practice engaging students in the setting of the story.
There is a list of mentor texts related to fall and Halloween we have found success with.
There are anchor charts already created for you that are colorful and engaging. The anchor charts are in a Smart Board File that is editable if you have a Smart Board. There are also hard copies of the anchor charts that can be tile printed pdf posters that you can put together and write on as you see fit if you don’t have a Smart Board. These can be posted in your classroom. There are also copies of the anchor charts in an 8 ½ by 11” format if you’d like to reuse them in small group instruction or copy packets for your students to keep with them. There are three different anchor charts for different lessons. The first describes the setting and how to tell about it. The second is a T chart of where words and when words for you to build with your students. The third is an actual T chart to use with a mentor text or read aloud to chart the where and when. The next pages are blank setting organizers that you can use to fill out as a model or a whole group read aloud. The blank setting organizers come in three different versions. One with no lines for writing, one with one line for writing and one with 2 lines for writing. It’s differentiated for you to choose which fits the needs of your students best. There is also a rubric and a lesson to teach your students how to begin looking at and assessing their own work. The rubric can be printed in both 8 ½ by 11” or tile printed as a poster to hang in your classroom. There is also a copy of it in the Smart Board file.
Also included in this file are two different banners for display of student work. One tells what the setting is and one tells how students tell the setting.
What’s great about this pack is it almost a ‘blank’ format for students to learn the content through. We have similar things for the other story elements so once the students learn this type of process, you can filter the content through.
The goals for this unit is for students to identify the setting of a story using specific references to text. The Common Core for first grade focuses on students being able to go back to the text to cite specific evidence that helped them draw their conclusion. This unit focuses on and practices that skill. They start whole group, then it filters down to small group and finally independently. Some students may be able to do the more intricate independent work at this point, but the unit differentiates itself so all students are successful. This is the beginning. We are giving students a lesson in how to organize their thinking. We are teaching them how to show they understand text. We tell them to show they understand. This is one way for them to experience success at showing they understand.
These are the anchor charts that come in the Smart Board file and are editable. They also come as 8 ½ by 11” pages and tile printed pdf posters that can be used if you don’t have a Smart Board. The hard copies can also be printed to hang in your classroom if you have a Smart Board and want to post your anchor charts.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Just Added our Long Vowel Pack on TPT!
Hi All,
I've gotten a few requests to put the Long Vowel materials up as a bundled packet!
Well, it's up now at a discounted price. Check it out!
In this zipped file you get almost 200 files for all of our long vowel materials.
I've gotten a few requests to put the Long Vowel materials up as a bundled packet!
Well, it's up now at a discounted price. Check it out!
In this zipped file you get almost 200 files for all of our long vowel materials.
- Picture cards, word wheels, writing papers, word sorts, and Smart Board files for most of our long vowel patterns.
- Long a – ate, ape, ake, ace, ay, ain
- Long o – oke, obe, ose, oat, old
- Long i – ine, ime, ide, ike, ice, ight
- Long u – u_e taught in one lesson; there are no word wheels for long u; there are not many u_e words; by now, the students understand the cvce rule and should be able to work with and decode using the pattern.
- Long e – ee, ea – There are no word wheels for long e either. The long e patterns are a within word pattern most often, so word wheels are not appropriate.
- Progress Monitoring Tools for each long vowel group. Each set of progress monitoring tools are cumulative as you progress through the vowels. There are fluency grids and dictation for each long vowel. There are also excel files already set up to help you track your data for your dictations. You can add other classrooms to it and begin that data driven dialogue!
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