Monday Rewind

And so it begins….TESTING! Today was our first day and I am so, so, SO proud of my kiddos. They rocked it out just like I knew they would! {I will pay them later! Ha!}  Let’s just pray they can hold on tight for the rest of the week!

Moving on…

To keep myself distracted from this little date that Ben has going on {with crazy girl Courtney} I am going to give you a little Monday night rewind! Last week was mainly review,  so all of our activities expanded upon something that the students already knew.

We completed our dictionary study with a cute little kite activity {similar to Cara’s}. The students included the definition, page number, part of speech, and example sentence to match their word. Here are the finished projects!

I LOVE LOVE LOOOVVEEE that spring is in the air!

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Then to get those genres nailed down pat…we did a little writing across the genres:

Myth: How a Zebra Got It’s Stripes

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How cute is that little fellow on the end? Ha!

Fairy Tale: The students had to “show me” why their character belonged in a fairy tale using descriptive details, but they could not say the word fairy tale. {We did some Mo Willems inspired illustrations to go along with our writings!}

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We also wrote fables on old paper bags to remind us that fables are stories that have been passed down, but I forgot the pictures! Shoot! :/

And finally, we were busy little bees in math, knee-deep in all things geometry. Here is a fun project that helped the students practice slides, flips, and turns! {Totally Pinterest inspired!} Each child made their own transformation quilt! Super cute…but worked like a charm! 

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What a great week of review! Can’t wait until Friday when we can return to a normal schedule.

AND…

Coming Tomorrow…Knuffle Bunny! What a sweet testing relief this will be and a perfect way to tie some fun Easter activities into the classroom! Here is a sneak peek at the glyph activity included:

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Author Study

Well…who is it going to be for Bachelor Ben?!? We shall see! Have a fabulous Tuesday!

14 comments:

  1. Hi Hope,
    I love your blog and your wonderful ideas! I had a question about the transformation quilts (soooo cute!). Are they folded somehow? If so, what did you do inside?
    thanks!
    Linda

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  2. I can't wait to see the Knufle Bunny activities!! I love those stories! I used them in K and now in 2nd too! Can't beat Mo Willems!

    Ali

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  3. Oh My Gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE those zebras.
    ❤Traci❤
    Dragonflies in First

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  4. The zebras are adorable and I can't wait to see Knuffle Bunny!!!! :-)

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  5. I love that book (How Zebras Got It's Stripes). I love this craft idea! Any chance those are going on TPT soon? :) I'm doing fairy tales right now, but I'm planning on doing folk tale next month. I love your ideas!

    Sarah
    Sarah's First Grade Snippets

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  6. Love all these pictures and ideas! Super cute! :)


    Second Grade Sugar and Spice

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  7. OMG! Those zebras are awesome!!

    Jodi
    fun-in-first.blogspot.com

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  8. Love the kites and zebras! You are so awesome!
    Jennifer
    First Grade Blue SKies

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  9. Yes, will these be available on TPT?

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  10. Love those kites and zebras, so colorful!! And Knuffle Bunny is too cute!!
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

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  11. I'm nominating your blog as one of my top 10 picks. Stop by my blog for your award!
    Stacy
    2nd Grade Paradise

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  12. Love these writing and literature activities!

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  13. Very cute! Along with the others, I hope they'll be on TpT soon!

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  14. I've been looking for black and white photographs to do a Mo Willems project with my kiddos... Where did you find your backgrounds? Or are you willing to share?? :)

    Thanks!
    Kristin
    kristinbrehm@gmail.com

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