Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label freebies. Show all posts
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Let's Get Reading for the Holidays and FREEBIES!
Deck the Halls! Only 2 weeks until we are on winter break! Not sure if you have more days than that to go, but either way the countdown is ON! This week I am sharing some reading response ideas and books for the holidays! Why?! It is SO versatile for independent, partner, or whole group. Reading Response is so fun! You can do holiday themed books, let students choose, or lead with your own theme or genre.
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge is an awesome book to use for this time of year. You are asking yourself why?! This isn't a holiday book?! No, but this book talks about memories and could spark some great conversations of winter, holiday, and tradition memories.
You may want some read alouds or books that students can read independently or with a partner. Here are some FUN Holiday books to pair with any of the reading response organizers below. Remember you DON'T have to read holiday books! Winter or just any books that you choose or are student choice are going to work any time. It may be fun though to change it up and have students choose which books they want to read or have them be holiday/winter related.
Use these organizers with ANY book! Print a few and have students choose which they would like to do independently or with a partner OR print any of the reading response pages for one book or as a book with several pages.
I am going to drop this reading log here too! Now would be a great time to introduce this for second semester and right before the holidays for students to track a goal. Make it a small one! Maybe just 1-2 books over break? Or wait until students get back! Either way students will be more prepared and ready to take this on second semester.
Do some creative writing with your students! I just released these Bubblehead characters for the Winter Holidays and with 14 DIFFERENT ones to choose from they are so fun to get the creative juices flowing!
FREEBIES! Check out these FREE products to help with reading and the holidays!
This fun spinner can be used for any book for some partner conversations and fun!
Use this Battle of the Books Bracket to fill in Holidays books, Read-Alouds from this year, or any books that students choose to Battle it out! Then use any of the graphic organizers from above for these books.
Need something just for fun?! I like to give the kids a sort of 'party' and this is the perfect interactive activity. Check out my fun Escape Room! Stan the Snowman: Lost in the Snowstorm. Students find clues to help Stan find his way home!
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Holiday Help with FREEBIES and a NEW Holiday Escape!
It's almost time for the holidays! The last few weeks until winter break! What types of things do you look for to teach your students or to supplement your lessons?!
I am always looking for things that are FUN! Students don't often get a break and this time of year it's very hard for students to focus, hence the introduction of engaging holiday content. Let's look at some things I have found that will be sure to have success in your classroom. Whether you are supplementing a lesson, looking for station materials, partner work, or whole class activity, I will address ALL of those needs!
I love activities that are centered around independent or partner work. I can ALWAYS change it to a whole group lesson if needed, but I would rather students be able to work on their own, in pairs, or small groups while I am conferencing and meeting with students one-on-one during work time.
Math Mysteries are ALWAYS easy and fun!
Check out all of the Holiday Math Mysteries HERE!
These are Digital Narrated versions. What I love about these is that they use reading comprehension at the same time that students are using their problem-solving skills. There are paper/pencil versions available as well.
(P.S. AND they are full of holiday FUN!)
Escape Rooms are the next must-have for FUN and independent learning OR you choose how you use them! I have a NEW Escape Room below that is Stan the Snowman: Lost in the Snowstorm! This is a great 'Just for Fun' activity for that last day right before winter break. I am going to use it as part of the party!
Students also love the Holidays Around the World Escape Room. Students love to learn about the different counties and their traditions, while also solving the clues. Another great comprehension piece to enhance a unit study on traditions or a stand-alone lesson of learning.
Check out this preview of the Holidays Around the World Escape Room Below!
During that last week before break, I am always looking for activities to keep students engaged. I like to do stations that students rotate through. Here are some station ideas for you!
Station #1: Inference Skills Made Easy! (FREE!)
Station #2: Snow Day Synonyms This is a word sort with synonyms. I like to put them in a pocket chart on the wall. There is a worksheet included for a check-up after completing the word sort.
Station #3: Creative Writing Station (Write a persuasive letter for a gift to receive, a persuasive piece getting an extra day off of school, descriptive writing of a gift they received, a thank-you letter to someone, winter haikus, or other poetry)
Station #4: ABC Order to the 3rd letter This is another word sort for students to manipulate the word cards and put them in order.
Station #5: Digital Math Mystery or Paper/Pencil
*These digital math mysteries are FREE and for grades 1-4. Just click on the link or picture for other grade levels.
*Don't like digital?! Check out the paper version or the Reindeer Mystery above!
I hope these holiday ideas will help make it easier for you in the last few weeks before winter break! Let the countdown begin!
Friday, November 19, 2021
Black Friday DEALS and Holiday Ideas!
It's time!
Thanksgiving is imminent only 6 days away,
so that means Winter Break is around the corner.
I am highlighting some DEALS for Black Friday for the holidays,
as well as some FREE holiday finds.
Let's count down 6 DEALS and FREEBIES until Thanksgiving!
Here are 6 you won't want to miss!
Here are 6 FREEBIES you won't want to miss for the holidays!
Enjoy the holidays and grab some family time!
Friday, October 22, 2021
Get Into Character Traits and Introducing the NEW Bubbleheads!
Have you started reading novels yet this year? Independent Reading? I am sure you have at this point in the year so I am putting up a list of books to help teach character traits, as well as my FREE writing Character Trait Prompts! I am also SUPER excited to debut my new Bubbleheads to get students engaged and excited about characters in their books! I would love to hear what books you would like to use these with, so leave a comment below or email me at hilary35t@gmail.com.
Here are some picture books I love that pair well with teaching character traits. These are a great introduction and would pair well with the Character Trait Dictionary below! Kids LOVE picture books at any age and it's a great way to teach skills to the whole class.
My NEW Bubbleheads! Students write character traits and design their own head to go with the character in the story. And, the great thing is, this activity can be used with any Henry and Mudge book! Sweet! I am working on other books and characters so stay tuned! They come with a mini dictionary of character traits and pages to write supporting text.
See a preview below!
Preview of the NEW Bubbleheads!
(Can also go with Escape Room HERE or watch a preview below)
A preview of the Character Traits Back to School Escape Room!
Here is a Character Trait Dictionary to explore!
Check out this FREE Character Traits Organizer to use with ANY Book!
Let me know your favorite book for teaching character traits! Want to see more Bubbleheads?! Leave a comment below and tell me what character or book you want to see more of!
Friday, August 27, 2021
Freebie FRI-YAY!
Wow! It's been two weeks since school started for me and time is flying by. I know I need a break so wanted to give you a break by making a post of some of my favorite Freebies!
First I want to tell you there are more things here on Pinterest or TPT than there is on this blog. Here is my Pinterest Link (also at the top of this Blog Page) and also my TPT Store to check out some of my stuff. Scroll down to get to FREEBIES!
Ok now let's get to the Freebies!
NEW Writing Prompts! Did you miss these?! Back to School Character Trait Prompts!
Check out the Escape Room I made for Character Traits too!
This one also has an Escape Room! Check it out HERE!
Let me know which one of these you are enjoying! Don't forget to sign-up to receive my newsletter- there's a FREEBIE if you do! A pop up on this blog should lead you there!
Happy Freebie FRI-YAY!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
When to Capitalize Nouns - A Fun, Free Game to Practice!
Common and proper nouns are one of the skills that can make teachers stress because it seems like kids never use capital letters! Or, they use them all the time! This can be a tricky skill and hard to remember for learners. This 'Spin-a-Noun' game makes writing nouns correctly, fun!
All you need to do is:
- print the spinner you want to use with your class.
- laminate the spinner
- give the kids a paper clip
- give the kids a recording sheet
- have the kids use their pencil to make a spinner
Student Noun Play
Once the kids are set up with their gear, they are ready to go hunting for common and proper nouns. First, they need to spin the spinner to find out what kind of noun they need to write. Next, they need to determine whether they need to write a person, a place, or a thing. Next, they need to determine if they need to write a common or proper noun. Oh! and remember to write a capital letter if it is a proper noun! Finally, they find a letter that doesn't have a word written next to it and write the word. Simple and so much fun!There are two different versions of the spinner that you can choose from. One has a Halloween theme (hence the name of the product), and one is more general and also adds in Canada Day for our Canadian friends up north. Take a look!
Well, what are you waiting for?! Head on over and pick up your free common and proper noun game!
Thanks for stopping by!
Originally posted here.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Amazing Alliteration & Fun Freebies Too!
My name is Hilary and it's been over a week since my last blog post . . . Boy, time sure flies, especially this time of the year!
Anyway, I wanted to show you a few of the masterpieces that my kids made this week with my {Alliteration Pack}. They absolutely LOVED all of the pictures to choose from. Some of the kids made sentences and some even wrote little mini-stories! Check these out!
Have you heard that the TpT Holiday Freebie books are now out? These books are great big THANK YOUS for all of our wonderful followers and friends.
These books were such a big hit last year, they've been divided into grade level books! Click on the pics below to get started downloading your books now! The PK-K and 1-2 book was so large that they had to make 2 books. You will want to download both, because many of the items are appropriate for PK-2. I have a 'Few Fun Freebies' in the 1-2 book that you will want to check out! (Had to get a little alliteration in there you know!)
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