Made It Monday

I am linking up a day early with 4th Grade Frolics for my favorite weekly linky! After this week is it turning into a monthly linky for the school year.  I have two Made it Monday items that I created this week.  The first one is a freebie :)

Before Reading Activity Menu 

This four page freebie is a great addition to reading centers or Daily 5 activities. There are three different before reading menus with 9 activities on each card.  Click here for this freebie. 

 

Common Core: Text Dependent Question Prompts

The Common Core standards focus on students’ ability to read closely to determine what a text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it.

Rather than asking students questions about their prior knowledge or experience, the standards expect students to respond to questions that can only be answered by referring explicitly back to the text in front of them. This resource contains 16 text dependent questions. It can be used as a center or for small groups.

 

Click here to purchase this item from my TpT store for $3.00.

 

Back to School

I have been slowly getting my new classroom in order.  It's hard to get started when you have a blank slate, but also leaves room for a lot of imagination.  So far I've done a couple of bulletin boards and a lot of organizing.  Here's what I have so far...

 



 

A Freebie and Monday Made It

September Writing Prompts

Get ready for September! This resource has 16 different September writing prompts. Laminate and cut out for a great activity for early finishers or a center.  Click here for this freebie.

Don't forget to stop by Maniac Mondays to check out some other awesome freebies.

 

Reading Display

I am also linking up with Monday Made It.  I made a READ sign for my classroom library.  It was very easy and you can create it to match your classroom colors.

 

Materials:

Cardboard, foam, or wooden letters that spell out "read"

Scrapbook paper in the colors you want

Mod Podge

Foam brush

Any other decorations

Directions:

Trace your letters onto scrapbook paper and cut out

Brush Mod Podge on the letter and place scrapbook paper on top

Flatten out any air bubbles

Wait about ten minutes for it to dry

Now you need a second layer.  Brush Mod Podge over the top of the scrapbook paper, and a little on the edges to seal it all in.

Let it dry and decorate :)

 Here is my final product...

 

 

May Writing Prompt Freebie and TpT Sale

 

This week my Maniac Monday freebie is my May Writing Prompt pack.  It is an eight page document and is free for you this week!  Laminate and cut out for a fun center for early finishers. 

 

May Writing Prompt Freebie

 

Teacher Appreciation Sale

 

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Teachers Pay Teachers is  throwing a huge promotion where they tack on 10% off extra of what I did.  You can get any of my products at 28% off their total price.  Just use the promo code TAD13.  Check out all of the great deals at my Teachers Pay Teachers store.

Pourquoi Tales

Pourquoi Tales PowerPoint

Your students will LOVE this 14 page PowerPoint. It explains what pourquoi tales are and gives examples. Videos are directly embedded into the PowerPoint that show the following pourquoi tales: why zebras have stripes, how tiger got his stripes, why koala has a stubby tail, why bats fly at night, why parrots are colorful, and why elephant has a long trunk. In addition, the last four slides are organizers so that students can create their own pourquoi tale. Click on the picture below to check out this PowerPoint from my Teachers Notebook store. $2.50

Write Your Own Pourquoi Tale

This is a five page freebie where students will write their own pourquoi tales.  An organizer is provided as well as helpful information.  Click on the picture below to check out this FREEBIE from my Teachers Notebook store. 

 

Common Core: Text Dependent Question Prompts

I am excited about a new product that I just finished.  The Common Core standards focus on students’ ability to read closely to determine what a text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it. 

Rather than asking students questions about their prior knowledge or experience, the standards expect students to respond to questions that can only be answered by referring explicitly back to the text in front of them.

This resource contains 16 text dependent questions. It can be used as a center or for small groups.  Click on page below to view this item at my Teachers Notebook store.

Common Core: Text Dependent Question Prompts

April Creative Writing Prompts Freebie

Once again, I am linking up with Charity Preston for Maniac Mondays.  Head on over to Classroom Freebies to check out all of the wonderful freebies this week.

 

Get ready for April!  My freebie this week has 14 different April writing prompts. It would be great for early finishers or a center.  Enjoy!

 

April Creative Writing Prompts

 

March Writing Prompt Freebie and Organizational Binder Covers

Well it’s Monday again, so I am linking up with Classroom Freebies for Maniac Mondays.  Make sure to go check out the link-up to find other fantastic freebies.

Get ready for March! This resource has eight different March writing prompts. It would be great for early finishers or a center.  Click on the link below to get your FREEBIE!

 

March Writing Prompts

 

In addition, I finally finished creating organizational binder covers and binder spines.  I am an organizational freak and needed something to help me keep the bazillion amounts of papers that I accumulate organized. 

 

 

 There are 97 pages and include the following topics:

 

You can grab Part 1 of the Binder Labels here and Part 2 here. Enjoy!

Monday Night Lineup

Tonight's post is going to be short and sweet. I love Monday night TV…The Bachelor, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, and Teen Mom 2.  Oh my!

So, I'm joining Charity over at the Classroom Freebies Blog to share a very useful resource.  This file is 11 pages and includes 20 different journal topics to go along with any story.  This would be great for a center, small groups, or seat work for early finishers.

Click here to download this freebie

Happy Hump Day

Happy Hump Day! Well, we’re more than half way through this week. I hope your week is flying by as fast as mine. Every year seems to go by faster than the previous year. I can't believe we are already into January and almost half way through the year.

 

This year I started implementing the Daily 5 in my classroom. The hardest aspect that I have found is finding meaningful work for students to complete at their seats. I created journal prompts that students can use for any story or novel they are reading. This really cuts down on the "busy work" and allows my students to be show their understanding through a creative outlet.

 

This 19 page resource contains 36 different writing prompts for higher level thinking. These can be used in isolation with certain skills or even as a center. My students look forward to their journaling rotation with the use of these prompts. Head over to my TpT store to grab this item while it is on sale!

Click here to purchase this product from my TpT store for only $3.00.