Saturday, February 18, 2012
Cool Contraction Concoctions & Flippin' for a FREE Flip Book!
So, this week, we were doing more with contractions and I decided to try out some of the awesome ideas that I have seen floating around the internet. Of course I first found this idea on Pinterest . . . That led me to Fun in First Grade which led me to The First Grade Parade which led me to Buzzing About Second Grade . . . whew! This idea has been around, but it was SO MUCH FUN! Check out this video of my kids using their contractions in sentences . . .
Here is what my surgeons created!
(The band-aids aren't as colorful . . .but still pretty darn cute!)
I also found this Rockin' contraction flip book from Teacher Bits and Bobs. I had the hardest time figuring out how to make this silly book. I finally got it figured out . . . geez! I also wanted to make the flip book on my computer, so I could just copy them year after year.
Okay . . . I consider myself a fairly intelligent human being, but this took me FOREVER to figure out! Anyway, I finally got it and I made a little YouTube for you to watch so you won't have to go through what I did! Oh . . . and I didn't have anyone to video tape for me, so I used my phone and stood it on a pack of paper . . . I know . . . CLASSY!
And it seems so simple when you look at the finished booklet!
I am going to give each of my kids one of the booklets. They will use the two words on each page to write a sentence and draw a picture of their sentence. I will post pictures after we make them. Hopefully they will turn out well! I'm planning on making a rubric to go along with this as well. I am going to use it as an assessment of contractions. I will also be able to check for periods, capitals, 2nd grade spellings, etc.
I thought I would share this booklet with you . . . No pretty cover or anything . . . Just print the pages in the order they are in the file. Then make the pages back to back (double sided). Three of the pages will make one booklet. I have 3 different booklets included in this file.
Download your copy here . . . or you can click the pic.
Have a Wonderful long weekend!
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I love this idea...how simple! Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the freebie and explaining it!
ReplyDelete2B Honey Bunch
The Best Endings
You are welcome ladies! :)
ReplyDeleteHilary
Thank you Hilary! This is great - and I agree those flippy books are confusing to make. So I doubly appreciate not only your taking the time to figure it out, but the visual as well!
ReplyDeleteHow clever! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLaura
Peace, Love and First Grade
Thanks, Hilary! My teamie makes flippy books all the time. I think we'll let the children write their own contractions and the words that make them while they perform "surgery." They can choose six contraction word sets to show and write a sentence with the contraction those two words make just as you showed. Thanks bunches!!
ReplyDeleteMelly<><
Stapler’s Strategies for Sizzlin' Second Graders!
Thank you! Thank you! I LOVE these ideas!!! I am going to be teaching contractions this week.... so these are PERFECT!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get your cute big cut out of the surgeon? I LOVE it!!!!!!!!
:) Patty
I'm glad you'll be able to use this stuff! We had fun! Oh, and I just drew the surgeon...I forgot his ears! Oh well! Have fun!
DeleteWasn't contraction surgery fun!!
ReplyDeleteJodi
Fun In First
Yes, it was a blast! Thanks so much!
DeleteHilary
thank you so much!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Hilary - Love your blog and especially your blog signature - very creative. I'm glad I found you...cute stuff. Come on over and visit me I'm a new blogger. :O)
ReplyDelete~ Vicky
Traditions Laughter and Happily Ever After
Thank you for posting this. I would love a copy of you rubric. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHILARY, YOUR SITE IS BEAUTIFUL. I THOUGHT I SAW SOMEWHERE ON YOUR SITE SOMF POSTERS FOR PLACE VALUE? DOES THAT RING ANY BELLS? IF SO DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN GET THEM?
ReplyDeleteThanks heaps Hilary! I couldn't figure out how to make them either :). You've just saved me 20 hours of construction frustration! :) Can't tell you how thankful I am!
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