Prefix and Suffix {Freebie}

I'm not a fan of worksheets, so when it comes to understanding and using prefixes and suffixes, a foldable came to mind.  Grab your free copy at I Love 2 Teach.

 

Enjoy!

Santa Letters!

Need a letter template for writing to Santa??

Come on over and snag this freebie!

Twelve About Twelve

Did you realize this Wednesday is 12-12-12?  Did you realize this won't happen again until December 12, 2112?  We won't have triple numbers like that until January 1, 2101, and I have a feeling I won't be around by then!

When I realized 1,212 was my the number of "likes" I have on facebook, I thought I might have some fun by brainstorming 12 things we can have kids do to celebrate 12-12-12! Come on over to Elementary Matters to download this Cuisenaire Rod freebie, and see lots of other ideas to celebrate 12-12-12!

Earthquakes and the Common Core

We had an earthquake here in New Hampshire last week!  I know we've had plenty of tremors in this part of the world, but this was a 4.5!  We don't typically experience this stuff!

I figured the kids would want to talk about it the next day, so I thought it would be a good excuse to use some of those "Speaking and Listening Skills" to make a plan for a Narrative.

Come on over to Elementary Matters to download this graphic organizer and see how I pulled this all together!

Reader Response {Freebies}

Happy Fall, Y'all!  Come on over to I Love 2 Teach for some reader response freebies like this one...

Complete It

A freebie station designed to identify complete and incomplete sentences as well as practice writing complete ones using correct conventions can be scooped up at I Love 2 Teach.

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Heart Map for Prewriting

I am not an artist.

We are just beginning our year, so I wanted to get my students thinking about what they can write about. So many times, I have to give them a prompt, but I do try to let them free write periodically. I wanted them to have something to pull from that was personal. 

I didn't want to give them a template. I wanted it to be unique to each student. I showed them my example and here are some of the results!

Jump to Simply 2nd Resources to see more examples!

Classy Mail

Here's an activity that's fun for everyone, and makes a great addition to that emergency "Sub Tub"!  Come over to Elementary Matters to see how to use this freebie!

Click image to go to your freebie!

Letters to next year's students

Last week, we started writing to the 1st graders, letting them know what to expect in 2nd grade.

Come on over to check it out!

Happy Saturday!

My students just finished our 9 week unit on nonfiction text and the kids had the best time with this genre! They had the best time being and author of their classmates biographies and writing about their classmates.

We used this organizational tool to take notes and then used this to write about their friends.

Come by 

and read about the process and grab an additional freebie! 

Rockin' Teacher Materials: Expanded Sentence Examples & CCSS FREEBIE for Spel...

 Head on over to see how my kids did with their expanded sentences! Rockin'!


You can also grab the next set of progress charts. These are for spelling. I have a request to call it 'Word Study' so I am going to add that one later. 

Nonfiction Note Taking

Hi everyone! This is Lynda from Curls and a Smile!

We have been taking a close look at nonfiction text and all the wonderful ways to take information from what we read to build our understanding of the world around us. The students are in L.O.V.E. with reading these exciting and interesting text and as we know good readers build strong writers! So, here is a great way to gather information as they read and develop their brainstorming and note taking techniques and prepare to write all of their favorite topics!!

The students conducted their own research using a variety of nonfiction texts that go along with what they read in their reading series and science textbooks.

Come by

to find out more about how I use these books in my writing instruction and grab an additional freebie!!

Updating St. Patty Centers

I'm updating my St. Patty centers and adding more to my files. Come on over to see these centers...

You can even come grab a freebie!

Time Flies By....and some Seussish Snacks

HI all! My kids are working on following directions as a reading skill. I decided to incorporate it into writing as well. Last week, we worked on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as our first writing. Then on Friday, we wrote how to make green eggs and ham. Then we made them!

I found some really cute Seuss snacks on the web, so this week we are making those! Come over to see the free writing response I created. Hopefully, someone else will be able to use them!

Top o'the Evening to Ya!

Please re-read that title in your best Leprechaun voice!  :)

I have posted some free St. Patrick's Day themed fillable writing paper for primary and intermediate handwriting at my shop.  You can head to my blog for more info and to get your free copy!

Happy Leap Day tomorrow to everyone... don't forget, I have a free Leap Day flippy book over at my Teacher's Notebook store too!


:)
 Christina

About the Author freebie!

Hey, hey, hey!  Did you see my "About the Author" free writing paper?

I've shared it at my Teacher's Notebook shop and you can head to my blog to find out more!  My students use it to write about themselves for books they write in class!

I've shared primary, intermediate, and even a fillable document so your kiddos can type their own!

I hope you'll head over and pick up a copy!

:)

Christina

Biography Freebie

This week we began biographies in readers workshop and reports in writers workshop.  I began the week teaching the kids about a biography.

Click to Print

I've incorporated many wonderful tools for text features, and I've offered many links to magnificent downloads in the rest of my post.  I'd love that you link over and read more about our week long study!

Writing Warm Up

I was struggling with my young writers.  They have great ideas, but for some reason, the writing just wasn't flowin.  I decided it was time for some serious writing warm ups.  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see how I'm going to use this little warm up booklet.


Sally

Writer's Workshop

I'm a big fan of Writer's Workshop in the classroom.  Come on over to Elementary Matters to see some of the materials I've put together!

And be sure to check out my favorite book on Writer's Workshop!
Sally