Backpackin’ in Action and a Little Randomness

Well…we are back in action. After last week, I was a little worried! Thank goodness that didn’t last long! This week, we began our genre study from my Backpacking Through Genres Unit and my kids are all over it. So far, we have covered fantasy and mystery. In fact, my sweet student teacher taught them all about mysteries today and made a cute little craft to boot! Yep…we are going to be great friends! ;)

Here is a look at the start of our study. 

Each day, our backpack is jammed pack with a new genre and the student tickets to get on the “Genre Bus”. We read a story and identify the traits that we find to classify that specific genre.

 

After our read aloud, the students return to their desks to add a new genre to their notebook. We sometimes refer to this as our genre scrapbook holding all of our memories from our backpacking adventure. We know…we are super corny! Ha!

Here is a look at one of the student pages. I forgot to take a picture of our page completely finished, so I had to do a little copy and paste…BUT you get the idea!

Lovin’ this genre study! You can check it out HERE… if you would like! 

Now for some randomness… {This definitely has no rhyme or reason!}

Random Picture # 1: Snow Globes

After our “If I Lived in a Snow Globe” writing, we made our very own snow globes. Can you take a wild guess at how many of my students had ever laid eyes on a snow globe prior to this little creation?!? Yep…ONE! Am I just THAT old?!? Are snow globes really a thing of the past?!? Well, even if they are, these snow globes turned out super cute and took about 5 minutes to make! Best 5 minute project ever!

Random Picture #2:  The Amazing Race

We have been hard at work mastering words with long o vowel patterns. This game is definitely a class fave! Amazing Race Long O is included in my little pack of long o centers. You can check those out HERE!

Random Picture # 3: Center Set-Up

I have been meaning to post a picture of my center set-up for some time because I get lots of emails about how I run centers in the classroom. Currently, our center station is packed with my Winter Wonderland Math Centers. I attached the center cover sheet to a file folder and ran each folder through the laminator. After cutting the top of the folder, I placed all of the activity sheets inside. These centers are very easy for the students to access and allows them to practice a variety of skills to keep those basic math concepts fresh!

Well bloggy friends, that is all I have for tonight.

Have a happy Wednesday! :)