10/11/12
Today's New Jersey Blogger up for some recognition is.......... Teri! Teri hosts a blog called A Cupcake for the Teacher. Teri is a 5 year veteran who currently teaches first grade. She guest blogs, has her own TPT Store, and a super cute cupcake themed blog. Check out her birthday post for some great ideas on how to handle birthdays in your classroom:
Way to go Teri on your successful blog!
Good morning all!It is a beautiful day in NJ today with temps in the high 70's... I'm loving this weather! Today's post is being done today by a special guest, Martha Moore. Martha is a very talented elementary school teacher who has created some wonderful resources for our kiddos. Take it away Martha! P.S. don't forget to check out Martha's facebook page.
Easy and Cheap Word Work and Writing Centers
Hi everyone! My name is Martha and I’m a first grade teacher from New Jersey.
This year, my grade partner and I have decided to try The Daily Five. After reading the book, I was very excited, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I was overwhelmed. I felt that it would be so much work to get all of the materials together and to think of fun and creative word work and writing activities. After some research, thinking, and shopping, I came up with a few really cheap and easy activities. Even if you don’t use the daily five, these would be great center activities for kindergarten to second grade students.
Word Work
Words Cubed
Word Tic Tac Toe
You can download this Word Tic Tac Toe game here-https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B9_YjC4YHAgza0ozOXM1V1lPT1E
Students simply have to do three choices in a row for each new word they are working with.
Writing
Story Starter Journals
Buy a few journals and type or write a story starter on the front cover. Students read and copy the story starter and then use that to write a story. These journals are shared so the entire class can write in them throughout the year. After students finish their story, they can go back and read their classmates stories. Not only does this help them practice reading and writing, but it encourages them to try their best since their classmates will also be reading it.
Some examples of interesting story starters are:
When I grow up ____________
If I went into space _____________
The coolest thing I ever saw was _____________
This summer I will _____________
If I was an animal _____________
I wish I had ______________
If I could go back in time I would __________
Roll Out a Story Center
I created these story centers because I needed something that I wouldn’t have to worry about changing out throughout the year. This dice story center is great because students will “roll out” a different story every time! That means they won’t get bored which we all know is a huge bonus. It also makes students get creative as they might be presented with very strange and unusual writing topics. Students roll a die to decide who their character is, what the setting will be, and what the character is doing. They then use the choices to write a fabulous and creative story. You can purchase all 10 versions of this center for $4.00 at my teacherspayteachers store here:http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Roll-Out-a-Story-A-Dice-and-Writing-Center
I hope that you can use some of these cheap, easy, and fun centers in your classroom this year!
Thanks Marina for letting me be a guest blogger! I had a blast.
Martha J
Dr.Andy Rose has many years experience in the field of education and has much of his experience to share with everyone. You can visit his blog ---> here where he shares his knowledge, thoughts, and ideas.
Dr. Rose believes Teachers are heroes:
"America is a land of rainbows. Its horizon is filled with radiant vistas and its communities are peopled in artistic palates of colors. We savor its freedoms and protections…" ~Dr. Andy Rose
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has a few definitions for the term hero, "one who shows great courage, one admired for his achievements and noblequalities, and an object of extreme admiration and devotion." So tell me fellow educators, have have you been a hero to our leaders of tomorrow?
08/09/2012
Today's NJ Blogger
I would like to highlight is Ashley at the Resource Room Teacher. For you bloggers out there that would like to
customize your social media link buttons, Ashley was kind enough to create a
tutorial. I'm going to try this
myself! Thank a bunch Ashley for
creating such a great "go to"
guide for us new bloggers!
07/23/2012
Today I thought I would highlight Linda's blog,
Primary Inspiration. A recent post on her blog about classroom themes puts into
perspective about how to create a meaningful, simple, but creative classroom
theme without going nuts :-)
Thank you so much for sharing my tutorial on your blog!! It's so nice of you to highlight other's blogs! =)
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