Snowman Stories

Hello friends!

Doesn't this snowman just seem to be asking you to "tell his story"

using important transition and sequencing words? 

What nouns, verbs, and adjectives can you use to bring him to life? 

Wouldn't he, or any of the snow folks featured in my favorite books below, make 

a wonderful story subject for your students to write about?

Wouldn't this collection of word wall words be the perfect writing prompts to

encourage your students to be creative?

If you answered with a resounding "YES!" to any of the above questions, than be sure to 

grab the newest literacy pack in my store {HERE} for only $1.00 through Sunday, Dec. 13th!

It was designed to compliment Will Hillenbrand's magical wordless picture book, Snowman's Story, but can be used with any snowman-themed mentor text.

Be sure to grab this related FREEBIE too!

Be sure to check out this blog post over at Stories and Songs in Second for more ideas on how

to launch a thematic reading and writing unit about snowmen!

As always, continue to share your own story, keep a song in your heart, and teach your children well!

~Jennifer

Mischievous Elf {A Narrative Writing Activity} by Education Lahne

Good evening! Are you looking for fun and engaging writing activity for your students? With upper elementary,  I rarely have time for my students to do time consuming crafts. In that case, I have incorporated a writing activity that gives your students an outlet to be creative, yet productive.

Your students will draw/design their own Elf Scene {where their Elf is doing either something funny, mischievous, or just plain silly}! Graphic organizers and questions are included to get your students preparing/thinking about the writing portion of this project.

Everything you and your students need is included, from planning pages to lined paper to a rubric. Finally, the best part, this product is on SALE for $1.00 until November 23rd! Grab it right here in my store! Be sure to checkout some of my other holiday/seasonal products!

                                                             

Pumpkin Mini Unit

Hey Guys!!

Fall is the BEST season of the year! So much to do, eat, see, feel! One of my kids' favorite activities is picking pumpkins. So today's dollar deal is this Pumpkin Mini Unit. 

Take a look at everything that is included.

Make sure to check it out and hope your kiddos love it!

Turkey in Disguise {A Narrative Writing}

Hello! It's Shelby from Education Lahne. It's that time of year where I am constantly on the lookout for fun and engaging writing activities! With upper elementary,  I rarely have time for my students to do time consuming crafts. In that case, I have incorporated a writing activity that gives your students an outlet to be creative, yet productive. 

Your students will draw/design their own turkey {with disguise}. Graphic organizers and questions are included to get your students preparing for the writing portion of this assignment.

Everything you and your students need is included, from planning pages to lined paper to a rubric. Finally, the best part, this product is on SALE for $1.00 until October 23rd! Grab it right here in my store! Be sure to checkout some of my other holiday/seasonal products!

Dollar Steal: Story Starters Creative Writing Prompts

Hello friends!

Jessica here from "Joy in the Journey"

Today I've got a Dollar Steal to share with you!

For the next two days, my "Story Starters" packet will be on sale for only $1!

Are you tired of hearing "But I don't know what to write about!" or "I don't know where to startttttt" from your students? Well, look no further, because this print-and-go packet will get your kids EXCITED about writing as their creative juices start flowing!

The packet comes with 24 story starter cards:

I printed them out in B&W on colorful paper:

and let each student draw one out of an envelope

(they love the element of surprise)

Then they each grabbed a brain-storming sheet and planned out their story:

After their stories were written, I took volunteers to come and share what they wrote. Nearly every hand shot up in the air! They begged me to let them draw cards again and write another story - Win! :)

From now until Monday night, you can snag this packet for only $1! 

ACT FAST!

Your students will thank you for it!

Click here to visit my TpT store and check out the 

Story Starters Writing Prompts Packet

Back to School: Writing and Craftivity

Hi Everyone!

I'm Heather from The Busy Busy Hive.

I'm a 1st grade teacher going into my 11th year.

I hope you have been enjoying your summer.

Every year I struggle with having my first graders writing enough. 

To help get them writing more and to help me to have an organized writing center/activity for each day, I created Desk Buddies.

This set includes all 5 of of the Desk Buddies shown.

Last year I had the students complete a different page each day.

Every Monday students would come in and find the desk buddy craft on their desk.

They were expected to color, cut, fold and stand their desk buddy on their desk.

This was their morning work and they looked forward to a new one each week.

At first I completed the writing pages together as a class.

On Monday we would also complete the circle map.

We would brainstorm different words to go along with our Desk Buddy.

Tuesday we worked on the 5 senses map.  At first students weren't able to writing out words and would get very nervous about their writing.  I always allowed them to draw pictures and to try and label them as best they could by sounding out the words.

Wednesday was the Can, Have, Are map day.

I tried to get them to come up with at least 2 different things for each section.

Thursday we worked on completing the details map.

I tried to get the students to use complete sentences and correct punctuation too.

Up until this point I didn't really stress those.

This took a lot of modeling and help from me at first.

On Friday we worked on bringing our topic into a short story.

Complete sentences, punctuation, and spelling were expected.

I had to do a lot of modeling and helping the students out.

At first the only words I was expecting them to spell correct were spelling words we might have had and words on our word wall.  All other words could be kid spelled words.

 These pages can be used as daily writing pages in a writing center, time fillers, morning work, homework, or for early finishers.

The different types of writing pages makes it easy to differentiate for your student’s needs. 

Use them all or pick and choose.

You can grab this August set HERE for only $1 from July 19-21.

Back to School All About Me Writing Journal

In just a few weeks many of us will be back in the classroom. Would you like some stress free writing plans? This low prep resource will help you learn about your students in more ways than one! Second through fifth graders will be engaged in writing about themselves and you will have an authentic formative writing sample!

I love paper bag books.  This is a project you could easily prep in the next few weeks.  It is sure to be a keepsake for students and parents!

I used 4 paper bags to prep my writing journals.  Instructions for assembly are included.  If you do not use all of the prompts, you could use three bags.  The bags can be stapled or hole punched and tied with a ribbon.  It is simple to add washi tape or ribbon binding.

Two options are included for the covers and both come in color or black and white.

There are also two options for the writing prompts.  The second option has wider lines and simplified prompts, making it super easy to meet the need of every student in your classroom.

Here is an example of the first page.

Included are mini posters you can use in small group on project on your whiteboard.  They are perfect for reviewing writing skills prior to assigning the prompt, or later as a review.

Additional sheets are included for extended written responses or to create your own writing prompt.

You can grab this teacher deal for $1.00 for the next three days!  Find it {HERE}. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

A Deal and a Steal for Next Year!

The first deal I have for you is my newest product "PSF Interventions"!  This is a brand new product in my store.  This is a great product to have on hand for interventions.  It's easy to use in small groups or one-on-one.  These are just some of the phoneme segmentation fluency (PSF) activities included!

Grab this packet up for just a dollar (through Thursday) by clicking below!

The steal that I have for you is that you can grab up my "Back to School" Whole Class Writing Journal Cover for FREE for the next three days!  

If you like them, grab up the bundle in my store!  They are AWESOME for writing center activities or for creating class books!  Just print and place in the front of a binder or laminate the cover and bind with a comb binding!

Have a great June!

Stephany

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