Saturday, November 30, 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Monday, November 18, 2013
Turkey Poem
Some
poems automatically inspire you to recite them with emotion. Expression comes naturally as the reader
warns the turkey in this poem.
Try reading this poem with different emotions. Try reading it with urgency, with a sad/tearful voice, or in a pleading whisper. It is sure to get you and your students laughing.
Try reading this poem with different emotions. Try reading it with urgency, with a sad/tearful voice, or in a pleading whisper. It is sure to get you and your students laughing.
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Here is a little
"Now
and Then" Craftivity
for you!
Click the picture to get this freebie!
I love this book! The
pictures are wonderful. I use Pilgrims
of Plymouth, by Susan E. Goodman, to illustrate life long ago.
Labels:
Craftivity,
Holiday,
Thanksgiving
Monday, November 11, 2013
Scarecrow Poem
My favorite kinds of poems are “Finger Plays.” This poem is a fun one to
add hand motions to! In class we have
been reciting and acting out this poem each day.
Recently a student told me that his favorite thing in his browsing box is his poetry notebook. "Mine too," I whispered back," with a wink.
Friday, November 8, 2013
Stentence Starters
Writer's workshop
is in full swing. I love how excited my class is about choosing their own topics,
the writing process, drawing and creating.
However, some of my young writers need a bit more encouragement to stretch sounds and write words and sentences. They need some practice outside of workshop time.
Like you, outside my workshop time I do many things to support writing: arranging cut-up sentences in the pocket chart, modeled & shared writing, and (my favorite) list writing.
Below you will see an idea I came up with using picture prompts and sentence starters. The text in the picture may be hard to view, so scroll past the picture for a more readable view.
However, some of my young writers need a bit more encouragement to stretch sounds and write words and sentences. They need some practice outside of workshop time.
Like you, outside my workshop time I do many things to support writing: arranging cut-up sentences in the pocket chart, modeled & shared writing, and (my favorite) list writing.
Below you will see an idea I came up with using picture prompts and sentence starters. The text in the picture may be hard to view, so scroll past the picture for a more readable view.
Click on the picture
to get this item.
Below is the text in
the picture:
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Sentence starters and picture prompts can be just what your emerging writer’s need to feel successful as they develop skills.
Ideas:
·
Make
copies of the same sentence starter for every page.
·
Only
copy one sentence starter and provide blanks for the following pages.
·
Provide
different sentence starters for each page.
·
Leave it open-ended for students. Provide a selection
of sentence strips for them to make their own unique books.
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Enjoy
~Holly
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