Throw Back Thursday - Forest Fun!!

Today I’m linking up with Cara Carroll for a little Throw Back Thursday.  Today I want to go back to one of my favorite units: Forest Expedition!! 

 

 

I loved this unit because it reminds me of my hometown back in Pennsylvania!! 

We started off by making this fun anchor chart!!

  

 

 

 

 

 Writing made from using the chart above!

 

 

 

Here are some pictures of my students work!!

Categorizing and Classifying

My unit includes paper copies of these writing pages but didn’t use them to save copies!! J

Vocabulary Practice

Inflectional Endings

 

 

Compound Words

My students also loved this FABULOUS website:

www.discovertheforest.org

Here is link to more of forest fun!!

For my Throw Back Thursday fun Check out Cara's Blog Post!!

 

 

Rain, Back to School Favorites, and a Sale

My summer final started on FRIDAY!!  I was so excited for a few weeks off.  I was looking forward to running, swimming, pool time, and maybe a day trip or two to the beach!!

 

But. . . . instead this is the view near my patio.   It has been raining all day.  

 

 

 

 

So. . . I decided it might be time for a little planning for next.  I'm joining in on Flying into First Grade's 4th of July sale. 

 

If you are in the mood for a little shopping you can check out my store HERE!!! 


 

Here are a few of my back to school favorites!!

 

Spin a Sight Word

I love this activity for sight word review!  Students use a paperclip to spin and graph the word it lands on. 

 

You can also have the students write the word each time.

 

 

  Story Sequence and Story Structure

 I love using these to help my students retell stories.  I use them doing whole group, small group, and I also copy them to put in my Work on Writing center.  
 

Story Sequences helps students retell stories using First, Next, Then, and Last.
 

Story Structure helps students retell the beginning, middle, and end.   And name the characters, setting, problem, and solution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Scream for Fun!! and a FREEBIE!!

During the last few weeks of school I wanted to be sure to have some fun centers for my students!!  I thought what better topic then ICE CREAM!!  Especially since I was planning an end of the year Ice Cream Party!! 

Here are a preview of what's in my unit:

 

 

Here are some books we read!!

 

Pictures from amazon.com

 

 

Here are some pictures from my Ice Scream for Fun Unit!!

Short and Long I

 

Verb Tenses

 

ABC Order

 

Word Wall Practice

 

How do you celebrate the end of the year in your classroom? 

I’ll give away one free copy to the person that can guess my favorite flavor of ice cream. 

The winner is Kim!! Who commented on my Facebook page!!  Congrats!  Hope you enjoy the unit!! Thanks everyone for playing along.
 

 

If you want to purchase this unit you can check it out HERE!

 

Classroom Word Wall and Sight word Practice

 

Do you love your word wall but sometimes you find that your students don’t use it as much as you wished they would?  That’s how I felt a few years ago.  Then I created these:

 

 Mini Word Walls

 

Here is a closer look!!

 

My students loved using these in my classroom to help them spell their sight words.

I also started a Word Wall station where my students used the word wall when completing this sheet.  I found that not only did it help my students become better spellers, but it also help them remember which words were on the word wall all while practicing reading their sight words!! 

 

 

Here are a few Word Wall Packs I have available to TPT.

 

 

I have also just updated the mini word wall file and now it is available to TPT.  And for today only you can purchase this file for just $1!!!!  You can check it out HERE!!

How do you use Word Walls in your classroom?