tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75636706346166161012024-03-27T16:53:22.709-07:00Dishing It Out K-2..all things K through 2nd!Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-30470596070727933852013-09-09T11:44:00.001-07:002013-09-10T17:07:35.440-07:00Social Studies Interactive NotebookI am SO excited to share this with all of you. I have such a passion for teaching Social Studies content, and as I have lamented before, it is sometimes so hard to make this information accessible to my students.<br />
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So my answer? An interactive notebook! My students have always had a Social Studies notebook, but this is a way to make it much more organized and meaningful.<br />
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My first experience with an interactive notebooks was through my awesome friend a colleague, <a href="http://www.lessonplandiva.com/?s=interactive+notebook">The Lesson Plan Diva</a> who uses them in her classroom. I thought the idea would be well adapted to Social Studies, and I was right! I used the curriculum from Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade to design this notebook. I've been using it in the classroom and the kids love it! My favorite part is the information is organized now, and the students can reread about what we have studied. <br />
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Grab your copy <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Social-Studies-Interactive-Notebook-K-2-867387">HERE!</a> Leave a comment to let me know what you think!<br />
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Here are some pictures of the notebooks in action:<br />
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It was difficult to find good hands-on assessments and activities for 1st graders that had to do with magnets, so I created this <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Magnet-Unit-for-K-2-761859">unit.</a> Head over to TPT and check it out for yourself!<br />
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Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-30843630124912754832012-07-30T16:49:00.001-07:002012-07-30T17:59:55.158-07:00After alll...you're my wonderwall :-)Welcome back!<br />
We have had a restful summer, spent pinning a lot of good ideas on Pinterest! This <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/176555247861844905/">Wonderwall</a> was one of the great ideas, so we brainstormed how to incorporate this into our classrooms. "I Wonder..." charts are so useful to engage student learning, but we liked the idea of having one reusable chart, instead of having to keep up with several charts all year. So we created our own......<br />
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The speech bubble die-cuts were purchased from The School Box (split a pack with a buddy because there were way more than were needed). We put them inside a cheap frame from Ikea. We left a mostly blank piece of paper instead to write what our topic is, or tape a picture of what we are introducing. The plan is to use dry erase makers to record the students' thoughts (for upper grades you could have the students record their ideas themselves). A quick and easy project, put together for less than $10!</div>Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-6647325144528465442012-06-08T05:44:00.000-07:002012-06-08T05:44:50.039-07:00Shedding our ShellsAt the end of each year I read The Hermit Crab to my students. As I read we discuss how they have filled their Kindergarten shell with what they have learned and now they need a bigger shell in First Grade to fill with knowledge next year. We brainstorm ideas together of what kind of things "filled our shells" this year (what they learned). Then I give each student a paper plate to paint with water color (which they LOVE....we don't get to do much painting anymore;) And then I give them pom poms, scraps of paper, stickers, buttons, basically anything you can find to glue on. Then I give each student writing paper to write about what they learned in Kindergarten. It's so cute to see what they come up with..things I may have even forgotten about. Finally, I have a little template of a hermit crab they cut out and I staple to the paper plate (it's a hard copy...I don't have an electronic copy...SORRY!) But it's super easy to do. So if you're looking for a good end of the year activity you might want to try this! <br />
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Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Natural-Resources-Freebie">here</a> to snag your freebie.<br />
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Spring Break was so nice, but just left me ready for more! 31 more days of this school year, can't believe it has gone so fast. It's amazing how much the students grow in a school year.<br />
Well to wrap up the school year we are doing a lot of review. While going through my resources I thought I would share a Social Studies Unit that I made that focused on Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea. These historical figures can be so difficult to teach to first graders, but I have found that the reading comprehension worksheets really have helped. Our standards are supposed to cover vocabulary as well, so the matching sheet in this unit is a great and easy assessment.<br />
Enjoy, click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lewis-and-Clark-with-Sacagawea">here</a> to grab your copy!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/K-2-Space-Unit"><img alt="" class="tipper" src="http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/K-2-Space-Unit-298/medium-229568-1.jpg" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's a Freebie from the unit! Click on the picture below to download your own copy!</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Space-unit-Freebie-Activity"><img alt="" class="tipper" src="http://data2.teacherspayteachers.com/item/Space-unit-Freebie-Activity-323/medium-229572-1.jpg" /></a></div>Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-83097542023004295852012-03-22T18:56:00.000-07:002012-03-22T18:56:31.746-07:00Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! 2 Freebies!!!!Hope you wore green so you didn't get pinched;) Sorry it took so long to post this....better late than never right?!?! This a St. Patrick's day writing activity that I did with my students last week and they loved it! Luckily the art teacher at my school had students make a four leaf clover with a pot of gold so I didn't have to do that part in my classroom. I made this sentence starter for my students to finish and cut and glue on each leaf on the clover. My favorite is the one that says " I am lucky because I have the best teacher."~ Reminds me of why I teach;) Click on any of the pictures to grab your own freebie!<br />
<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-I-am-Lucky-because"><img aea="true" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGl0so9foa_XClRMJCKTAG1YOnMTgmGKhpsvFa-Kz6ht4G_92Sde0Wblqv5GeDGpNnaqkzurd4EpqVn5jVFn8VcB41mDEHPDYGI8ZSEqkz-8oUMnVgBV49b_8kmbWrWVQCa4lNK9nc4xb/s200/IMG00367-20120320-1703.jpg" width="200" /></a> <img aea="true" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXNngRAqNk1bjUZpCxgn3_4CqeZBrDr8xkuFpdO_heJJHYd6gy3ODu-Cz9jEza37DLSISSzPysSVYFTSGxquz-4lSJE_wpXA6tZWpeGKdponngmTvkihJ5ILX0Mgh6rF_f4DaELrbondn/s200/IMG00366-20120320-1703.jpg" width="200" /><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/St-Patricks-Day-I-am-Lucky-because"><img aea="true" border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaurMko0wBtf2XvnuzzsBYrVEiAx6hkTH76Vcv0Ojv-KD_kLxcYX4mtGEeUNp_aY9C6e51fPyOypGaBHg668jeFDWiqoUALwZgGIzY4G2ocYnm551ULZmNlGFKm2hVdwB1lYDpCzUGVN8D/s200/IMG00365-20120320-1703.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I also created a Wanted! Paper that is similar to the heart one I made for Valentine's Day. Click<a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wanted-Shamrock"> HERE</a> to grab your copy!</div>Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-3925141252446342042012-03-01T17:08:00.000-08:002012-03-01T17:08:50.958-08:00Meaurement FREEBIE!Dana over at 3rd Grade Gridiron has an awesome measurement packet and here's the best part....it's Free! Head on over to grab your copy! We just downloaded our own sets and can't wait to use them.<br />
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I don't know why it took me so long to start. There are so many great ideas on there! Anyways I saw this idea for a cute way for students to show the different ways to make numbers. I also thought it could be a good way for students to show word families, fact families, or vocabulary too. You can find the template I made <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Wanted-Showing-what-you-know">HERE</a> (I couldn't find one from the link on pinterest). Let me know what kind of other ideas you come up with! Here are some pictures of the number one we did.My camera does not have any flash...sorry they came out so dark but hopefully this gives you an idea of what it looks like.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfG4RrzPxjiE5Zqps-9dBHj-35EsjlwlI4inGp65bTkRj6-sSKVWgc4n2tQHMybAxHI7Z3EllSo5arwNzhDV-Bc4HKWpLPucOLpMSNYyjUb7UsiWpTKLWt57hHr1wnqGxib3Wlo2GkWNc/s1600/number+hearts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfG4RrzPxjiE5Zqps-9dBHj-35EsjlwlI4inGp65bTkRj6-sSKVWgc4n2tQHMybAxHI7Z3EllSo5arwNzhDV-Bc4HKWpLPucOLpMSNYyjUb7UsiWpTKLWt57hHr1wnqGxib3Wlo2GkWNc/s200/number+hearts.jpg" width="200" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTlkHsgYTLJ-qUkSZL2DKEsp0QaT7IwEL1gmaSjAMrN1CnU2V2FB_Qf7zdTVQFPcnUsoZDHMDgdKTXFwEjhMhBFUOBY4bOEz9LUP29Y3e79RHN6guZFFGikzOF2K3CRM3Cp3iGE5ID57I/s1600/number+hearts+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTlkHsgYTLJ-qUkSZL2DKEsp0QaT7IwEL1gmaSjAMrN1CnU2V2FB_Qf7zdTVQFPcnUsoZDHMDgdKTXFwEjhMhBFUOBY4bOEz9LUP29Y3e79RHN6guZFFGikzOF2K3CRM3Cp3iGE5ID57I/s200/number+hearts+3.jpg" width="200" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8oE456bDpg_pvPrL34Q7vaZ0qZr9KWlcjAhoDcoMGwuJGlcQOyh4vQugJXLcWhrgdZKCZIQjS5rcighOEbNDPPQhvCEXQ27DtA3Gikf91HC_cLNiVEQjROCHMdIm4n71kKBwCMH6hoiD/s1600/number+hearts+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN8oE456bDpg_pvPrL34Q7vaZ0qZr9KWlcjAhoDcoMGwuJGlcQOyh4vQugJXLcWhrgdZKCZIQjS5rcighOEbNDPPQhvCEXQ27DtA3Gikf91HC_cLNiVEQjROCHMdIm4n71kKBwCMH6hoiD/s200/number+hearts+2.jpg" width="200" yda="true" /></a></div>Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-69660919778371988962012-02-20T15:44:00.001-08:002012-02-20T18:05:35.558-08:00Color Persuasion<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">This 9 weeks my school is working on persuasive writing. On pinterest I found the coolest way to teach it. OREO! Click on the oreo picture below to check out the website...it even includes a template!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://our-cool-school.blogspot.com/2011/10/persuasive-writing-oreo.html" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Persuasive Writing OREO" border="0" class="PinImageImg" height="200" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/204069426834804455_oLFoagPm_b.jpg" style="height: 253px;" width="151" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I saw this crayon paper at the Dollar Store and thought my students would like the cool paper and it would be a great way to use the OREO outline for them to persuade each other about colors. First they brainstormed using these <a href="http://www.dishingitoutkandfirst.blogspot.com/2011/06/graphic-organizer-persuasive-writing.html">graphic organizers</a> I made this summer. I had them color the star green and the last arrow to show opinions and the two arrows in the middle yellow for reason and example. The next day I gave them the crayon paper and they copied their sentences and colored the crayon. They loved it. Here are some pictures of how they turned out. Hope your students have just as much fun persuading!;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0mfHkx8u3qYbrlHQ1qndcVuV8uf1uDaSqVb7sivTQfAx0BIiWKHYyMIw5IFpTh9T6t87KUh6r_FYqsuAoDxO4JvJTKDiBeh9jxz0-DUdFJBFn8-YqW-SdmHcXPLPJyxFp01hl74eggS/s1600/persuasive+crayon+writing2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0mfHkx8u3qYbrlHQ1qndcVuV8uf1uDaSqVb7sivTQfAx0BIiWKHYyMIw5IFpTh9T6t87KUh6r_FYqsuAoDxO4JvJTKDiBeh9jxz0-DUdFJBFn8-YqW-SdmHcXPLPJyxFp01hl74eggS/s320/persuasive+crayon+writing2.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj681NVWWDBgy3yCrjRMcbbMX580VF324d9StDDSi1VDyIOhGtvCuHiR_1B5j7A4OeAYncPOzDUCuRTnf_1rzCdMI2FMVgDUT3Zh8JMqpS8vC4kM9x0oCY2zORLQPKpdihYcp85EFQfwtjG/s1600/persuasive+crayon+writing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj681NVWWDBgy3yCrjRMcbbMX580VF324d9StDDSi1VDyIOhGtvCuHiR_1B5j7A4OeAYncPOzDUCuRTnf_1rzCdMI2FMVgDUT3Zh8JMqpS8vC4kM9x0oCY2zORLQPKpdihYcp85EFQfwtjG/s320/persuasive+crayon+writing.jpg" width="320" yda="true" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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We are lucky that our Science Instructional Calendar lined up so that we were studying Light and Shadows on February 2nd this year. With all the standards that we have to fit in, it's great to have a reason to celebrate :-)<br />
This year my kids did some cute Groundhog's day writing, talking about what their life would be like as a groundhog. I was really happy with and amused by their finished products!<br />
We also talk about how to make a shadow, and different light sources. Because I feel our Science Resources are sometimes lacking, I created a Light and Shadow Unit for my students. My friend <a href="http://www.lessonplandiva.com/">The Lesson Plan Diva</a> got to use some of these activities in her classroom today and said her students really enjoyed them. Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Light-and-Shadow-A-Physical-Science-Unit-for-K-2">here</a> to grab your copy!<br />
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And here is an awesome Mini-book freebie, your students will love being authors and illustrators!<br />
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Here's January Journal Bingo. Download <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/January-Writing-BINGO">HERE!</a><br />
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Does anyone else do this at their school? What are some fun activities you do? Very excited to hear to any ideas! This is all so new to me! Any suggestions are more than welcomed;) Happy Holidays!Dishing It Outhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05350004021326111954noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7563670634616616101.post-27334048318982459872011-11-27T18:16:00.000-08:002011-11-27T19:02:53.192-08:00FREEBIE: Sight Word HangmanMy Kindergarteners LOVE playing hangman . It's a great way to practice sight words and vocabulary. First we play several times together as a class but then I put it in my writing or free choice station during reader's workshop and they LOVE IT! Here's a hangman sheet that you can put in sheet protectors or laminate so you can use over and over again. There are also some sight word cards you can laminate and cut for the students to use as their words. At the end of the year the hangman sheets always look "loved". To download your own sheet and word cards click on the picture below! Happy game playing! <br />
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Click <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Benjamin-Franklin-Unit">here</a> to snag your copy!<br />
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