tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12081154299578021322024-03-14T03:25:58.392-04:00Stories and Songs in SecondStories and Songs in Second is an educational blog with a focus on literacy and music for the elementary grades.Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.comBlogger259125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-7808526131323551432023-02-28T16:28:00.032-05:002023-03-05T11:42:11.496-05:005 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dUGTYVkEfPTD1nT4Z3X9ikAO_P1m42DfA14DKOiYxoDUuLRUHcRwLcccD4Fp9U8-4jMcVP8mgsKTFoGYfm5pOG6qYcYyfPVC4fNP0buiN3syonimYDK57YIu-kdgHgemW7NXDYui2s6Wzl-DTHQxEcmY6vPE497UhiDWP1owmNLLxkxDgHGQly29Pw/s384/Word%20Morphology%20Blog%20Post%20Header%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dUGTYVkEfPTD1nT4Z3X9ikAO_P1m42DfA14DKOiYxoDUuLRUHcRwLcccD4Fp9U8-4jMcVP8mgsKTFoGYfm5pOG6qYcYyfPVC4fNP0buiN3syonimYDK57YIu-kdgHgemW7NXDYui2s6Wzl-DTHQxEcmY6vPE497UhiDWP1owmNLLxkxDgHGQly29Pw/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Blog%20Post%20Header%201.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">5 Word Morphology Activities for <br />Primary Grade Students</h2><div>Incorporating word morphology lessons into your literacy instruction is guaranteed to increase student engagement, build their vocabulary, boost understanding of word meaning, and improve decoding skills! The materials and lessons featured in this post were developed for one of my annual observation lessons with my second graders, and have stood the test of time and tweaking over the years! I promise you that they are kid-tested and teacher approved!</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>What Is Word Morphology?</span></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS4j99-s2E95crzgtvHKZ8fmseKDxcSjsBcy8E_5lg1NJ_6qPXH1eF4-KVczRN5OFAX0L1inllr9NSf5zchL941UVjAco_hHnq9mXckLRNnZw1COxQpS99SpFfCBa-D5IfitKAtg2eIIgFVGo4HSR6O3M5968talsEoXEg0gSvS8hUgVplOQQaU6fnQ/s384/Word%20Morphology%20Blog%20Header%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS4j99-s2E95crzgtvHKZ8fmseKDxcSjsBcy8E_5lg1NJ_6qPXH1eF4-KVczRN5OFAX0L1inllr9NSf5zchL941UVjAco_hHnq9mXckLRNnZw1COxQpS99SpFfCBa-D5IfitKAtg2eIIgFVGo4HSR6O3M5968talsEoXEg0gSvS8hUgVplOQQaU6fnQ/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Blog%20Header%202.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I created this presentation to help explain what word morphology is and get my students excited about studying the structure of words and how adding prefixes and suffixes to base words can change their meaning. It was a helpful introductory activity as my class discussed how prefixes and suffixes transform how words are read and what they mean. Be sure to complete the opt-in form at the end of this post to get this FREE set of Google Slides! It can be printed and posted on a bulletin board or projected on your Smartboard!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>What Are The Steps To Being A Word Morphologist?</span></h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhlP4Ag_R8SFr903gbpBKGGL9tMMw6QVqIRpKmLNgnF6-EAq9JP1z1Ehrgxx3Gni0tSuLQJZbKCwPH9D1U-VxhudHjLD52eWyyMHSy_YEYAhA3LJKTxhO-mkEq83NZSovbsJ1HTV43HbsyM7auH7U3_P6_UZJOcaqLpLlkBLWgY1ci-haUX-aQytEBA/s432/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIhlP4Ag_R8SFr903gbpBKGGL9tMMw6QVqIRpKmLNgnF6-EAq9JP1z1Ehrgxx3Gni0tSuLQJZbKCwPH9D1U-VxhudHjLD52eWyyMHSy_YEYAhA3LJKTxhO-mkEq83NZSovbsJ1HTV43HbsyM7auH7U3_P6_UZJOcaqLpLlkBLWgY1ci-haUX-aQytEBA/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%201.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After introducing the concept of word morphology to my readers, we review the four important steps they need to follow when analyzing a word, breaking into parts, deciphering the meaning, and then using it in their writing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can download these FOUR STEP pocket chart cards for free <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O8diI_XiZW2qJunUGtOw6IyuLYU0bj_x/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{HERE}</a> They will provide your students visual steps to follow as they work to add and/or take away common prefixes and suffixes from base words.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Word morphologists use their eyes to examine and look.</li><li>Word morphologists use their brains to make connections.</li><li>Word morphologists use their voices to discuss word meaning.</li><li>Word morphologists use their hands to write.</li></ul><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>What Materials Can We Use to Practice Word Morphology?</span></h2><div>When I originally planned my morphology observation lesson, I created laminated puzzle pieces for my student partners to write prefixes, base words, and suffixes on. The idea was for the pairs to swap their word puzzles with another team to read, put together, and write. Let me just say this.....</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">IT DID NOT GO WELL!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Thank goodness that my years of teaching experience had taught me to think quickly on my feet! We stopped, cleaned up the activity, and took a movement break. We also took three deep calming breathes and gathered at the carpet. On my way there, I pulled some different size Lego blocks out of our recess cupboard, tore off a new piece of chart paper, grabbed some Sharpies and shifted to Plan B!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEK2Ruk6eFPbne8wwO9PEEatIk9ruwE8zH9vGLxJ_ajBmOhNd97B3R-19bz_E4s-SbAPUqhIYara2UxJMhxRBxKqgJ0toz1vJ356x7oxVIC81EyLsTj2_qPqllwT-wdxE-dfgkgEMLYulzaLmw4CnqLUqzwVi2rxfbjx6h6CL44ZiGKx_YlruI4m7cA/s432/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYEK2Ruk6eFPbne8wwO9PEEatIk9ruwE8zH9vGLxJ_ajBmOhNd97B3R-19bz_E4s-SbAPUqhIYara2UxJMhxRBxKqgJ0toz1vJ356x7oxVIC81EyLsTj2_qPqllwT-wdxE-dfgkgEMLYulzaLmw4CnqLUqzwVi2rxfbjx6h6CL44ZiGKx_YlruI4m7cA/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%204.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I had two student assistants join me at my easel and hold up a small Lego block for a prefix or a suffix, and a large Lego block for the base word. After I had charted some examples for re-, -un, and -ful for the group, I sent them back to their partner teams, with Legos, highlighters, and notebook paper to build their own new words using the following formulas:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PREFIX + BASE WORD</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BASE WORD + SUFFIX</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you do not have a large supply of Legos on hand, students could use two colors of letter magnets, or short and long sentence strip pieces. Many of them started calling their word creations Lego Word Trains! The prefix was the engine in front of the train pulling the base word and giving it new meaning! The suffix was the caboose coming after the base word and giving it new meaning!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>What Resources Will Help Students Practice Word Morphology?</span></h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWU1Ow7zpbRhaxOgjCs_c-pnyDB_p9oBmN7zbJgEagdnVK6ZYnPds0qe-pU29ZU9_ZbkziPavtJkEWbtyUL7jEErYhMpmK6NmNMDYe1CuxBKuuEu6cBpmWSlmovhi6L2TOOvEBbYH03bYBMA8MPz3sNmvCmxwkeRJiMBCyVqduEtvNQDOH_-VIUjApw/s432/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWU1Ow7zpbRhaxOgjCs_c-pnyDB_p9oBmN7zbJgEagdnVK6ZYnPds0qe-pU29ZU9_ZbkziPavtJkEWbtyUL7jEErYhMpmK6NmNMDYe1CuxBKuuEu6cBpmWSlmovhi6L2TOOvEBbYH03bYBMA8MPz3sNmvCmxwkeRJiMBCyVqduEtvNQDOH_-VIUjApw/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%203.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">When your students are ready for pencil and paper practice word morphology, my </div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prefix-Practice-Word-Flower-Power-for-Un-and-Re-FREEBIE-4478845" target="_blank">FREE PREFIX FLOWER POWER </a>resource provides them with the opportunity to create their own </div><div style="text-align: left;">un- and re- garden of flowers and show their prefix power! A pre-test and post-test is provided, along with sentence writing practice sheets to help your group show that they know what the words mean!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CIzGiwQ3WXwoSraUtaHQKZtC7xdY2_ETqh9ON9wO4gyFss5lArnu6qF9ZX_UudNn13GZifhQ2jg24mTFitUOJ1grpngFs49vtnNcwWJa6pqXT5IZ_o4T7rUYrD_wpwJ0KJ5CqyaKLEKFMdOwIbgY4XUgLW5JjS3FxCPXXFKdpbVMQGhnA3JDR0X0ug/s384/Slide5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CIzGiwQ3WXwoSraUtaHQKZtC7xdY2_ETqh9ON9wO4gyFss5lArnu6qF9ZX_UudNn13GZifhQ2jg24mTFitUOJ1grpngFs49vtnNcwWJa6pqXT5IZ_o4T7rUYrD_wpwJ0KJ5CqyaKLEKFMdOwIbgY4XUgLW5JjS3FxCPXXFKdpbVMQGhnA3JDR0X0ug/s16000/Slide5.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qTcvSgDbEmBcpc3Q2gCFt6u7uAdmIFJHfIfcZrDJVhcLJh1NsJQwhkhHRdeKaZDt2cQiHWwlvPiNQ0e3NpCr7hdG74veoP5lDQtM_yaft5B2aOUjmPdt-THsaNuEYEjSew3idi7cSNE5u3_OTsHlxfgfJfgltk2RW29nVehBpCOZ_La65yBr-qaRGA/s384/Slide7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qTcvSgDbEmBcpc3Q2gCFt6u7uAdmIFJHfIfcZrDJVhcLJh1NsJQwhkhHRdeKaZDt2cQiHWwlvPiNQ0e3NpCr7hdG74veoP5lDQtM_yaft5B2aOUjmPdt-THsaNuEYEjSew3idi7cSNE5u3_OTsHlxfgfJfgltk2RW29nVehBpCOZ_La65yBr-qaRGA/s16000/Slide7.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPR7OrPL-PiyvOCUSJfpBOslC2wj6NOiSiUH3dmFTChKo8Cn4lP30bUwvlnuxueQ25gWSrNJe8EKJyZUolUC8MGAcFeJojGECjZ-Mceii1Wu6uMwJsdIekdyCMQncXl_6yIwJ2MVLF9XZyxhpQ-7VEMkZEC_ldiGCP9wijSR9Et1XlplNo64a5DRiqg/s384/Slide6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPR7OrPL-PiyvOCUSJfpBOslC2wj6NOiSiUH3dmFTChKo8Cn4lP30bUwvlnuxueQ25gWSrNJe8EKJyZUolUC8MGAcFeJojGECjZ-Mceii1Wu6uMwJsdIekdyCMQncXl_6yIwJ2MVLF9XZyxhpQ-7VEMkZEC_ldiGCP9wijSR9Et1XlplNo64a5DRiqg/s16000/Slide6.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>How Can Reading Adapted Nursery Rhymes Help Students?</span></h2><div>What if the mouse in <i>Hickory Dickory Dock </i>tried to <u>unlock </u>the clock? </div><div><br /></div><div>What if Mary had an <u>unhappy</u> little lamb? </div><div><br /></div><div>What if the <i>Itsy Bitsy Spider</i> tried to <u>reclimb</u> the spout again?</div><div><br /></div><div>All these questions about familiar Mother Goose verses and more are answered in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prefix-Poems-Reading-Fluency-and-Vocab-Practice-for-Re-and-Un--3080276" target="_blank">PREFIX PALS</a></div><div>poetry pack! I have used this resource successfully with both second and third graders to build not only understanding of vocabulary and word meaning, but also to practice decoding and boost fluency skills!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteuBR5r9sC_1IlESB-cOWMCjmdKlILAwFO4i8txDbAr3HxW2bcIALCbMMOkAFYwmHiVPbAGrBB5F50oNtePWDt1RZANSecerLDRjufi_bGhYMhsfuBKBMGT2zm5sch9ifa20IIxoAZaKvWprMkST0WewFQwXgK1HPHvJfPTYBBH5dfEt3Tofo7blXtA/s384/Slide2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteuBR5r9sC_1IlESB-cOWMCjmdKlILAwFO4i8txDbAr3HxW2bcIALCbMMOkAFYwmHiVPbAGrBB5F50oNtePWDt1RZANSecerLDRjufi_bGhYMhsfuBKBMGT2zm5sch9ifa20IIxoAZaKvWprMkST0WewFQwXgK1HPHvJfPTYBBH5dfEt3Tofo7blXtA/s16000/Slide2.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGTwBONJAllMPuVVLbYFo5_wTOqKrxCuvc65xpNJT3s3A6ypMJnF43_Zslj9dEnTVcgEqglOHUGBshyvxE2Lgz1VFj0dvwytgMXwpAajM201Ky8sXIKqpBjqx93MgjHdCypNeZIxcnqfXP6RS7J6kAaYxF_Ge2v5mhqVEWaCISyGdZSRG0DwMVC_ysw/s384/Slide4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoGTwBONJAllMPuVVLbYFo5_wTOqKrxCuvc65xpNJT3s3A6ypMJnF43_Zslj9dEnTVcgEqglOHUGBshyvxE2Lgz1VFj0dvwytgMXwpAajM201Ky8sXIKqpBjqx93MgjHdCypNeZIxcnqfXP6RS7J6kAaYxF_Ge2v5mhqVEWaCISyGdZSRG0DwMVC_ysw/s16000/Slide4.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTRCmPE7bh9KSFWZqH3ZDuBVP3hmwVqVd5AWdZPsg4ac-iToj_V1ty98E5wk2uapEVS33dwx1Q9q14uTomlk7Ek-Zi54yFZOTf83JL9GkjPN5Nh3GJOQ8NKiSvppHACM535c1-h27OjHRpPDDe2WAkghxdF0g1atTCW5pOP40TawxWwjlVdDgSz8RA/s384/Slide3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVTRCmPE7bh9KSFWZqH3ZDuBVP3hmwVqVd5AWdZPsg4ac-iToj_V1ty98E5wk2uapEVS33dwx1Q9q14uTomlk7Ek-Zi54yFZOTf83JL9GkjPN5Nh3GJOQ8NKiSvppHACM535c1-h27OjHRpPDDe2WAkghxdF0g1atTCW5pOP40TawxWwjlVdDgSz8RA/s16000/Slide3.JPG" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>The following materials are included and can be used for whole group lessons, partner work, or as independent literacy stations:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Prefix example card for un-</li><li><i>Mary Had a Little Lamb</i> and <i>Hickory Dickory Dock</i> adapted poems and practice worksheets</li><li>Prefix example card for re-</li><li><i>Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill</i>, and <i>Itsy Bitsy Spider </i>adapted poems and practice worksheets</li><li>Seven pre- and post-assessment worksheets</li></ul></div><div><br /></div></div>Sharing familiar mentor texts and Mother Goose verses to launch or extend your word morphology lessons is another great instructional practice . My <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Nursery-Rhyme-Reading-Fluency-BUNDLE-Mother-Goose-Activities-5196833" target="_blank">NURSERY RHYME BUNDLE </a>features 10 favorites, two group plays, and character cards that can be used as puppets. Students can practice reading these familiar rhymes and then write their own using their new knowledge of prefixes and suffixes! Watch for another blog post coming soon about just how to help them do that!<div><br /></div><div>For now, do not forget to grab the HOW TO BE A DOCTOR Google Slide presentation below to help you launch your own classroom unit on word morphology! And if you are looking for more literacy ideas related to reading fluency, check out this blog post:</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/2021/07/how-to-use-poetry-to-engage-readers-and.html" target="_blank">HOW TO USE POETRY TO ENGAGE READERS</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>As always, thanks for being here! I hope you always find creative ideas and resources to help you work smarter, not harder! If you have some great ways that you teach word morphology, I would love for you to share them in the comments!</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep a song in your heart and a book in your hand!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PIN FOR LATER</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uYKsjpWmYOQAtc-Wh46vVeNdqsqXpP1Q1WsNBbrsMomlcRRTDpNGqGDE3Q434B-k2fhYYKQc8HuThoSVpoX2yQxW243jKE8DqKjGTN51M_V_EZaC3h1HupFZvnJ0wWl0Ls-0WctBm17oBwXQ5pnsmD7yAjNpfH5cE-KamnmlJuXJPfOx4iBc-Eeiog/s432/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Word morphology activities are great ways to boost vocabulary and decoding skills of primary grade readers!" border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8uYKsjpWmYOQAtc-Wh46vVeNdqsqXpP1Q1WsNBbrsMomlcRRTDpNGqGDE3Q434B-k2fhYYKQc8HuThoSVpoX2yQxW243jKE8DqKjGTN51M_V_EZaC3h1HupFZvnJ0wWl0Ls-0WctBm17oBwXQ5pnsmD7yAjNpfH5cE-KamnmlJuXJPfOx4iBc-Eeiog/s16000/Word%20Morphology%20Pin%202.jpg" title="5 Word Morphology Activities for Primary Grade Students" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg2rY2qOOqdhI9X99UjGLNLb5dQaZXwGz-EuOEpb39r1Uy0knCRCQsxdPi1osxXecFeRpELkdcWDa91NrGx2i6l1bZG0aRfI-BhYjUyFPMQpe-X4D-yy_1z2XDSQljxrnOTmv7BPRq6D7hfCyedjc8G4TzApN0H5vFd29nD46bAEyxbGdalcQYkO0ng/s320/Blog%20Signature%202017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg2rY2qOOqdhI9X99UjGLNLb5dQaZXwGz-EuOEpb39r1Uy0knCRCQsxdPi1osxXecFeRpELkdcWDa91NrGx2i6l1bZG0aRfI-BhYjUyFPMQpe-X4D-yy_1z2XDSQljxrnOTmv7BPRq6D7hfCyedjc8G4TzApN0H5vFd29nD46bAEyxbGdalcQYkO0ng/s16000/Blog%20Signature%202017.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7nlHYWo_f4gRVoVCOi5XcxVf19gk0r6B3-j30u4CNK_78Ty6RoJcXQYoKojzSUoBlCHrUu7k48ZU88ycpnovq6FuEMK_bJ0d1ATCN7VWWrPXeGbHKn1QrJrc318pm2QnJSFO1wwzDpeLUxfpLKrLSjk7pkJUm6gOmL5BuLbIhSe_9kLY7qzzCXzyAw/s384/72e5ee08-038e-4a33-b86d-8fec0ad263c1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7nlHYWo_f4gRVoVCOi5XcxVf19gk0r6B3-j30u4CNK_78Ty6RoJcXQYoKojzSUoBlCHrUu7k48ZU88ycpnovq6FuEMK_bJ0d1ATCN7VWWrPXeGbHKn1QrJrc318pm2QnJSFO1wwzDpeLUxfpLKrLSjk7pkJUm6gOmL5BuLbIhSe_9kLY7qzzCXzyAw/s320/72e5ee08-038e-4a33-b86d-8fec0ad263c1.jpeg" width="320" /></a>
<div class="ml-embedded" data-form="hoZIxr"></div>Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-32182610531125268702023-01-02T11:38:00.000-05:002023-01-02T11:38:21.292-05:00How To Integrate Music Into Your Literacy LessonsGreetings!<br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>If you have followed me for any length of time, you know that combining songs with stories is at the heart of the lessons I plan for my students and the resources I create! Integrating music into literacy instruction helps build phonemic awareness and reading fluency skills in all ages of readers! It is also loads of FUN!<br />
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In my thirty-three years as an advocate for blending music, movement, and literature across the curriculum, I have had many teachers tell me....<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"But PIGGYBACK SONGS don't require instruments!"</i></span></div>
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Piggyback songs just require familiarity with the tunes of old and traditional folk songs, nursery rhymes, and circle games from your childhood. Everybody knows the tune to <i>Farmer In The Dell, London Bridges, Did You Ever See A Lassie, </i>and <i>A-Tisket, A-Tasket, </i>right?</div>
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Now just grab some chart paper, a marker, and model how to change the words to fit your lesson topic or unit theme! For example, today during our morning meeting, my "Sally Squirrel" puppet helped my second graders recall and sort the migrators, hibernators, and adaptors we'd met while reading Jan Brett's <u>Annie and the Wild Animals</u><i>. </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div>
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Their anchor chart then inspired me to write two piggyback songs to help the group review and remember our important science concepts, which then inspired me to write a few more winter-themed songs for YOU to use with your primary grade students! </div>
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You'll find the link to this <i>Sing Me A Story</i> pack in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Songs-for-Reading-Fluency-Rhyme-FREEBIE-4-6347506" target="_blank">TpT shop</a>! It includes colorful cover sheets that can be used to create dividers for a class notebook, and a blackline cover sheet that you can use if you decide to staple all of the songs into student booklets. Your students will just love re-reading and </div><div style="text-align: left;">re-singing these familiar verses while building their rhyming, phonemic awareness, sight word, vocabulary, and fluency skills! They can enjoy them as a group choral reading, take turns with a partner, or share them with a family member. Who said reading fluency practice had to be boring? Set the words to a tune and watch the magic (and the smiles) happen!<br />
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Below I've highlighted a list of some of my favorite picture books that are a perfect match for each song! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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If you like using songs and rhyme to improve fluency, expression, and rhythm skills in your young readers, you might enjoy this post,<i> Five Days & Five Ways To Use Poetry With Primary Grade Students</i> over on my blog! Click <a href="http://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.blogspot.com/2016/01/five-days-five-ways-to-use-poetry-with.html">{HERE}</a> to read all about it and see these resources I created!</div>
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<br /></div>Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-75834449658826871982022-01-13T21:00:00.423-05:002023-01-04T07:08:03.553-05:00How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science Vocabulary<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Hello Friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>Welcome to our blog hop featuring...</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">WINTER MENTOR TEXTS FOR THE CONTENT AREAS </h2><div>Using mentor texts to teach important content area skills just got a whole lot easier for you! Ten educator-authors from <i>The Reading Crew </i>are excited to bring you ideas, resources, and freebies that will help you integrate literacy into your Science, Math, and Social Studies lessons! We understand that teaching is really hard right now, and hope to make your job easier in the days ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you study the effect of weather on nature in your classroom, then this blog post is just what you need to help your primary grade students understand how different animals hibernate, adapt, or migrate during the winter months! I just love using picture books to teach important, scientific, content area vocabulary, and I hope you will too!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b4aCbbIgb6iLJrBf6pL5HWzbh1y_GgiY-YL4CPsnyO9X8yuRWjY3xqO5Yjnvz0xhPgEcDDA12B1E9oUp6PuzJJDAxVIzirlBXvwqTXRkBqO9VjMajIPYQ0WZZ_ocQT5l5bV7oGWMs2UPK6uPaBPIr6PFOv7EzzpNAwL8Hww7aQlgCo8rPYyD3yMkCw/s768/Loud%20Winter%20Nap%20Post%20Header%20Revised.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mentor texts like A Loud Winters Nap help integrate science vocabulary and classification skills into literacy lessons." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1b4aCbbIgb6iLJrBf6pL5HWzbh1y_GgiY-YL4CPsnyO9X8yuRWjY3xqO5Yjnvz0xhPgEcDDA12B1E9oUp6PuzJJDAxVIzirlBXvwqTXRkBqO9VjMajIPYQ0WZZ_ocQT5l5bV7oGWMs2UPK6uPaBPIr6PFOv7EzzpNAwL8Hww7aQlgCo8rPYyD3yMkCw/w640-h640/Loud%20Winter%20Nap%20Post%20Header%20Revised.jpg" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science Vocabulary" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">TEACHING SCIENCE VOCABULARY AND CLASSIFICATION WITH MENTOR TEXTS<br /></span><u>A Loud Winter's Nap</u></h2><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The book I have chosen to share, </span><ins style="background-repeat: no-repeat; border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A Loud Winter's Nap</ins><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> by Katy Hudson, is a delightful story of how Tortoise is kept from hibernating by his friends Robin, Rabbit, Squirrel, and Beaver. Their winter activities and antics make Tortoise very grumpy as he tries to find a quiet place and space to settle in for his long nap. After I read it to my first grade intervention groups last week, we had a very lively and</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">thoughtful discussion about which type of animal they would like to be in the winter. We even sorted ourselves into groups of who would STAY, who would SLEEP, and who would GO! You should try it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfFX9Z1LKgDSrekz5p3mY0IJIikh8_uo6_l4cVcqX3aufxMvslrwuegRhAN_YKtNRUfK_EqX31EEeS-acHZRRtAIYgTafFr03RQcU9UvA0C-OVOlC1Nh_Ujk84pxxX6WnJMH75SwQxpRpxELlsuUK8lU1wNBnXIV9dJ8zPCS-ad5MY5bRcY69gYNr6Ew=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfFX9Z1LKgDSrekz5p3mY0IJIikh8_uo6_l4cVcqX3aufxMvslrwuegRhAN_YKtNRUfK_EqX31EEeS-acHZRRtAIYgTafFr03RQcU9UvA0C-OVOlC1Nh_Ujk84pxxX6WnJMH75SwQxpRpxELlsuUK8lU1wNBnXIV9dJ8zPCS-ad5MY5bRcY69gYNr6Ew=w320-h320" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science Vocabulary" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="background-color: white;">This mentor text is a great discussion-starter if you are learning about animals who hibernate, migrate, or adapt. I created a book companion to use with it that will help your primary grade students understand the meaning of these important terms and classify the different animals they meet in </span></span><span style="text-decoration-line: underline;">A Loud Winter's Nap,</span> as well as in some of the other picture books featured below.</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">OTHER RELATED MENTOR TEXTS</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmK10HSQ8GkZPF-D9XqGgojmQICKSdjK_jVyGl0rlwnXWthnDGS9bCUZA5fe7R_a73GxFvM0SzmX82ceHUCzJ5JDPb08LAZf6Z2u_LlkQy2cvylzodif_0xZmW-eSU4xLWFiVJ_XItduGaj-aoOTuQhOipeGut-0l7aRGmkvaYS2tFYu3hCvVAhdkDRg=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmK10HSQ8GkZPF-D9XqGgojmQICKSdjK_jVyGl0rlwnXWthnDGS9bCUZA5fe7R_a73GxFvM0SzmX82ceHUCzJ5JDPb08LAZf6Z2u_LlkQy2cvylzodif_0xZmW-eSU4xLWFiVJ_XItduGaj-aoOTuQhOipeGut-0l7aRGmkvaYS2tFYu3hCvVAhdkDRg=s16000" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2><b>MENTOR TEXT LESSON PREVIEW</b></h2></div><div style="text-align: left;">The photo sequence that follows features all of the materials that are included in my </div><div style="text-align: left;">book companion resource! I like to display the vocabulary and animal sorting cards in small pocket charts, but you can also use them to construct your own anchor charts. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The animal sorting worksheet and piggyback song are two fun ways for students to practice the science concepts taught in this lesson, and the writing and illustrating templates will give them a creative way to show what they know about hibernators, adaptors, and migrators!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSK4-o6aebtKIlxYPz2-FSCeE2biOKtHU3HLcODtVN1mL1EIQecuAFCWVz1jWD5HdvBaiRxlsKY25W5mURIDslpJPSeDhGNhXsnGackk9MQkS7I8ipM8rkMCQaQAQsjVwzBQPfijtR0hKaB4lY1PQiQaFCnRvdD5GrKuClyRi1KhjXAwik2XsAal-P3g=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSK4-o6aebtKIlxYPz2-FSCeE2biOKtHU3HLcODtVN1mL1EIQecuAFCWVz1jWD5HdvBaiRxlsKY25W5mURIDslpJPSeDhGNhXsnGackk9MQkS7I8ipM8rkMCQaQAQsjVwzBQPfijtR0hKaB4lY1PQiQaFCnRvdD5GrKuClyRi1KhjXAwik2XsAal-P3g=w320-h320" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">USING MENTOR TEXT LITERATURE TO REINFORCE SCIENCE TERMS AND SKILLS</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcWd6dR-loN-EQmEFxky7YwAxoyuJzcyHHVAdlfWa333u7A9gVj40nnuctNqNduZjvhNjLS6zapqbhwpvv71riMYpCIIrEl04XzcGuBIs227t9QxEE4DnANbSq_bakTuvd2ijP79DZdko9dorAhiAJtOg6GP2rXE17BegNQybQ1HkxaPDv7NXkuM71Cw=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcWd6dR-loN-EQmEFxky7YwAxoyuJzcyHHVAdlfWa333u7A9gVj40nnuctNqNduZjvhNjLS6zapqbhwpvv71riMYpCIIrEl04XzcGuBIs227t9QxEE4DnANbSq_bakTuvd2ijP79DZdko9dorAhiAJtOg6GP2rXE17BegNQybQ1HkxaPDv7NXkuM71Cw=w320-h320" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science Vocabulary" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">USE MENTOR TEXTS TO INTRODUCE IMPORTANT VOCABULARY WORDS <br />AND EXPLAIN DEFINITIONS</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijbpaDLMF3JY4NkGskZ7DxM5Kjgwcj2Ew9Pg6sfQnfBKboCHKZptdDgxktbavRbO5jy4QciAu0tjsApwjazsu1mHkvsbEcjjULXtEwGnBZVg4Q5x4ePXTnKnB0IB1KHh2DEQi5SbiOJNi7jmzy6d1hwhX4XmqIwuKXfvozvkPWbBuHiMRj3IcRsNbuNA=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijbpaDLMF3JY4NkGskZ7DxM5Kjgwcj2Ew9Pg6sfQnfBKboCHKZptdDgxktbavRbO5jy4QciAu0tjsApwjazsu1mHkvsbEcjjULXtEwGnBZVg4Q5x4ePXTnKnB0IB1KHh2DEQi5SbiOJNi7jmzy6d1hwhX4XmqIwuKXfvozvkPWbBuHiMRj3IcRsNbuNA=s16000" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">PREVIEW MENTOR TEXT STORY CHARACTERS AND SORT THEM BY CLASSIFICATION</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdbBOTMAJ796zDPvabohcdqk1sqYhyrhh2DaXNyPbG3jEsqpAE0hXSUWiXFPX_3987V3Q68kLVmudWT5TI45hifeYd15swI4JW0JnDuDvsW_ovTyuZV47_Ut_TEd4q1r8qO5oibTjsSPTww7SvDMyD2-tkrzMZnD33LCYJeQsEdB8SNZ7H9qtiAgv3zw=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdbBOTMAJ796zDPvabohcdqk1sqYhyrhh2DaXNyPbG3jEsqpAE0hXSUWiXFPX_3987V3Q68kLVmudWT5TI45hifeYd15swI4JW0JnDuDvsW_ovTyuZV47_Ut_TEd4q1r8qO5oibTjsSPTww7SvDMyD2-tkrzMZnD33LCYJeQsEdB8SNZ7H9qtiAgv3zw=s16000" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO REFLECT, WRITE AND ILLUSTRATE</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32HHsXfURR__UwZ0DTD9PxJlJtKQzWbeTNqGlFhLzxGc3n8U6yMeNhqnPBI4zZ0CbvEUprLSKcxY3UKHMoQiRkmBTtyihZxm3C3jZwzat5_BOIWWIAxPhgsueVrD61QfpdAmNVHhFevH9Ja6hsbK0AAB3iAthrRrwAyDyJGsx9OMVgEMn1Wf1wI_O9A=s768" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Use quality picture books like A Loud Winters Nap as a mentor text when teaching science vocabulary and classification skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj32HHsXfURR__UwZ0DTD9PxJlJtKQzWbeTNqGlFhLzxGc3n8U6yMeNhqnPBI4zZ0CbvEUprLSKcxY3UKHMoQiRkmBTtyihZxm3C3jZwzat5_BOIWWIAxPhgsueVrD61QfpdAmNVHhFevH9Ja6hsbK0AAB3iAthrRrwAyDyJGsx9OMVgEMn1Wf1wI_O9A=s16000" title="How to Use Picture Books as Mentor Texts to Teach Winter Science Vocabulary" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Grab these mentor text materials resource <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Loud-Winter-Nap-Book-Companion-Adaptation-Migration-and-Hibernation-Study-762579" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are looking for more literacy lesson ideas to use this winter, check out this <a href="https://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/2023/01/how-to-integrate-music-into-your.html" target="_blank">BLOG POST </a>about how to integrate mentor texts and music to help improve reading fluency and phonemic awareness. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6CYObydbaZuHpZFIlT2E-BzDSXTeeLXDIXNiIRi-bwqeiyWKOxo2Yl0iey7kgnh0lckIFnkRdEPzTnCFNXqjIbdfIpqDy_1av2qBcIYkoYInUTxz5JTgdtSnmWQHiwyEKDwgHnRFKxrf0eMQ2h3ByZhE1aGHf8rWT_DJRiiXc1zV7KmMUuFShthhCA/s1152/Sing%20Me%20A%20Story%20Pin%202%20Revised.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS6CYObydbaZuHpZFIlT2E-BzDSXTeeLXDIXNiIRi-bwqeiyWKOxo2Yl0iey7kgnh0lckIFnkRdEPzTnCFNXqjIbdfIpqDy_1av2qBcIYkoYInUTxz5JTgdtSnmWQHiwyEKDwgHnRFKxrf0eMQ2h3ByZhE1aGHf8rWT_DJRiiXc1zV7KmMUuFShthhCA/s320/Sing%20Me%20A%20Story%20Pin%202%20Revised.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Winter-Songs-Reading-Fluency-Phonemic-Awareness-and-Rhyming-Skills-6347506" target="_blank">WINTER PIGGYBACK SONG PACK</a> is just what you need to get started! </h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht8M9LUC4vA9VWEWlfGeEz8TwnrbLqpYC_nhqhcR5edpNO9y5959Zq3lJKt8714enckSl6I_30-iPEc5fsTlGXzhnEN4cUFdA39xc-NO87SZZ70PLlF8hWDCA7Y8BdqWfzrDy9-K2cmRsdRkh2MXXQl-nR1OZ0kXpviBSgbTfW6OSsLjkSprfi1MXKGQ/s768/Sing%20Me%20A%20Winter%20Song%20Cover%20Revised%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-38670141985161262252021-11-14T08:27:00.008-05:002021-11-23T15:20:25.685-05:00Sharing an Attitude of Gratitude<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PrWrnUZrNIDdrrCpqAEpnmzUszNsnBcZmpK0N_hZl2iLR3oN7tAtF53MS6d0dZB319sKjUcOjtmSucKOs8DPwYw562l41cam_ACZyRFrzJtRgveb8kC90HWtlR2jjT2Yrwg8Lbdsed5h/s768/Slide1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1PrWrnUZrNIDdrrCpqAEpnmzUszNsnBcZmpK0N_hZl2iLR3oN7tAtF53MS6d0dZB319sKjUcOjtmSucKOs8DPwYw562l41cam_ACZyRFrzJtRgveb8kC90HWtlR2jjT2Yrwg8Lbdsed5h/s16000/Slide1.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></h1><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Hey there long lost friends and followers!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It has been MANY months since I made the time to write and share here, and in honor of the EIGHTH anniversary of this blog space and my TpT shop I am dropping in to promise that I am going to do better in the months ahead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It has honestly been three of the most difficult months in my 30-year educational career, and in keeping with my current mantra of <i>self-care and personal happiness first</i> I have renewed my vow of spending more time in my creative happy place!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The picture above was snapped by my friend Kelly Harvill from <i><a href="https://www.speakingofimages.com/" target="_blank">Speaking of Images</a></i> this summer. It was an impromptu moment on a morning that my daughter and I were hanging out with some of our best teacherpreneur friends. The joy and spontaneity captured in this photo has sadly dissipated a bit due to the weight and the work of this school year so far, and I desperately need to change that.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And so, I will begin with a SALE to show my appreciation for YOU.....the fellow educators that follow my store and this blog. Your numbers have grown since I started this journey back in November 2013, and for that I am grateful. This space gives me the opportunity to express ideas, share favorite stories and songs, express opinions, provide worthy literacy tips, and hopefully help you work smarter, not harder in your classrooms.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBRDWxT_DIfcJVQOYazxBwsdo5XDLqi3LKNODFrj0Xen2SdHnVFKdM6tEbPaehAC3xUAwqBv8n-FS5jj2JJlJeaUguudR2Qng0sEgfvqD9X8NYwPvtKO3rcR5Z-0TKmK8Us9bV_3dXv9o/s768/Slide2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBRDWxT_DIfcJVQOYazxBwsdo5XDLqi3LKNODFrj0Xen2SdHnVFKdM6tEbPaehAC3xUAwqBv8n-FS5jj2JJlJeaUguudR2Qng0sEgfvqD9X8NYwPvtKO3rcR5Z-0TKmK8Us9bV_3dXv9o/s16000/Slide2.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Below you will some of my FIRST but still FAVORITE November resources and a FREEBIE that my students always enjoy! I hope that they make your school days before holiday break full of fun and learning!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">SEE THEM ALL <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second/Category/NOVEMBER-RESOURCES-267949" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwd_01HTYwrDfGHAIrgbF_6-oFLnRTa3PPmwxV8oztVOVpCQ1IO2bVzOrxqEVWPsQGotem9xgQsBGDZZCLIOokLXkI6mgllC7ipNOsJGXJZyU9aSQ-5HcXFtnOizbMkM5Fi17CGe6ZpC3/s768/Slide3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwd_01HTYwrDfGHAIrgbF_6-oFLnRTa3PPmwxV8oztVOVpCQ1IO2bVzOrxqEVWPsQGotem9xgQsBGDZZCLIOokLXkI6mgllC7ipNOsJGXJZyU9aSQ-5HcXFtnOizbMkM5Fi17CGe6ZpC3/s16000/Slide3.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fpGO6DJWyGFBtHgusrVVoQK4m_6pylB32H_CLosXhDtPMPDjLDGcJuQuS31gv0z3BRrhoCadfNnZ6y668mGf5HKaTxwG427At9J9TSORy_BtrpHIPEqUaAGOshYqC_sbz7DxxUb3WY5G/s768/Slide4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fpGO6DJWyGFBtHgusrVVoQK4m_6pylB32H_CLosXhDtPMPDjLDGcJuQuS31gv0z3BRrhoCadfNnZ6y668mGf5HKaTxwG427At9J9TSORy_BtrpHIPEqUaAGOshYqC_sbz7DxxUb3WY5G/s16000/Slide4.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y2p_4HIMTSxSG2n_QtoJ-IlkN3yVrqtoI9vwzKaBmzW-wtiT5YRMCeWOUqYHXAvcyYL2CgBJGMakAiCkFBseZr4x5T5e4yWbRPz1wDllCAyXLPVKKmEod3Juby5yjnN_ljkMjwsOEg_a/s768/Slide5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4y2p_4HIMTSxSG2n_QtoJ-IlkN3yVrqtoI9vwzKaBmzW-wtiT5YRMCeWOUqYHXAvcyYL2CgBJGMakAiCkFBseZr4x5T5e4yWbRPz1wDllCAyXLPVKKmEod3Juby5yjnN_ljkMjwsOEg_a/s16000/Slide5.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>As we all gear up for what can sometimes be a hectic and harried holiday season, here is a favorite quote to help you AND me maintain a positive personal perspective.<div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTke1NilbeGsGjmt6EdmMnFDrdzLRAPMqaeWFGtD45hkR_1R_BZ3pHIH6u5CS9xeFx_UFSV7lNFd3Xg7XalMGgq6Q9tvshgxFLtP67SdjoOAXN8GUM4bSHOAzi0OJou5wvk7Agrr0f8D1/s768/Slide6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Enjoy resources and mentor texts to help your primary students adopt an attitude of gratitude during the month of November." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTke1NilbeGsGjmt6EdmMnFDrdzLRAPMqaeWFGtD45hkR_1R_BZ3pHIH6u5CS9xeFx_UFSV7lNFd3Xg7XalMGgq6Q9tvshgxFLtP67SdjoOAXN8GUM4bSHOAzi0OJou5wvk7Agrr0f8D1/s16000/Slide6.JPG" title="AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Gratefully,<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><img nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBft1lPcdCnKC9Q1boHXrorllLYL4MGsVusTENBRsZnpsqVorg8jl4UDU0EyTC9bwpvkPlsEiCQ5gY-L8yUWvPYmJAtb4pnMhhea_ZewsTudiIZbGSaSc1fQWbsLitzxKouG1qY7purI9J/s320/SignOff2.png" /></div></div></div>Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-32238496530684516332021-07-29T21:00:00.447-04:002023-02-26T09:12:41.535-05:00How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills <div>Hello Friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>While my reading intervention classroom will be in a new space with a new decor theme this year, the materials I use to help my striving readers develop confidence and fluency while having fun will not change!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeziyav7TuBCuDAPHxHP68jwZ-sd44X5-rlQHT3AQ1pcjlzUopF_WW1-igoJob4uMk0a0D-tjTg3hQbbq4Yer5OnRlp74rW4G8olOt2mV1YCHwXdLhjepVQWhYGpt7zRkQldAEAOsETuvvORCqbAcBlicjFacACz3CV79Pt-rloPdTVEa61aaxFPWCdQ/s384/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeziyav7TuBCuDAPHxHP68jwZ-sd44X5-rlQHT3AQ1pcjlzUopF_WW1-igoJob4uMk0a0D-tjTg3hQbbq4Yer5OnRlp74rW4G8olOt2mV1YCHwXdLhjepVQWhYGpt7zRkQldAEAOsETuvvORCqbAcBlicjFacACz3CV79Pt-rloPdTVEa61aaxFPWCdQ/s16000/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%203.jpg" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">USE POETRY TO ENGAGE READERS AND BUILD FLUENCY SKILLS</h3><div>Thematic original poems and songs that piggyback off of familiar folk tunes are two of my favorite types of texts to use with my students during any time of the school year. They are short, rhymed, rhythmic, and repetitive. They are also full of sight words and a variety of vowel patterns! In short, they help us practice a variety of important reading skills while having fun!</div><div><br /></div><div>This resource that I created exclusively for this blog hop sponsored by <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thereadingcrew" target="_blank">The Reading Crew</a></i></div><div>features four poems about one of my favorite subjects......GNOMES! They are formatted into a </div><div>mini-booklet with coloring pages that your students will love reading over and over again in a large group, small group, with a partner, alone, or at home with their families!</div><h3 style="text-align: center;">SILLY GNOME POEMS <br />FOR SCHOOL OR HOME PRACTICE</h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1O81Oc37NHlxTedpYEQZwr05j4bgHFNBcihHjsfl3qM0vQuPjOx_vWz474980Ez_-nvGPz_HSBQRyifiy9BkR7mHFMRNp6F6CXyW8RRjC-ZXmvfQRQw-vFS6htg00kmeXmESAkVK3BPNwFO1KlH_9xS1tW3QScyijdfqu6lL2y3f6fIrsy9x8K8-GA/s384/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1O81Oc37NHlxTedpYEQZwr05j4bgHFNBcihHjsfl3qM0vQuPjOx_vWz474980Ez_-nvGPz_HSBQRyifiy9BkR7mHFMRNp6F6CXyW8RRjC-ZXmvfQRQw-vFS6htg00kmeXmESAkVK3BPNwFO1KlH_9xS1tW3QScyijdfqu6lL2y3f6fIrsy9x8K8-GA/s16000/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%201.jpg" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Literacy Skills" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Directions on how to collate the pages into individual student booklets are included in the resource, as are blackline bonus cover pages for individual Fluency Folders and Poetry Binders! I hope that your students enjoy them as much as mine do! You can find them <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Stories-And-Songs-In-Second/Category/GNOME-RESOURCES-487793" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a> in my shop!</div><div><br /></div><div>I have BUNDLED all of my gnome literacy resources to help you save! Check it out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gnome-Literacy-BUNDLE-Reading-Rhyming-Writing-Word-Work-and-Poetry-7724848" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a>! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiQR7e6Jg66u5F5bq2TGIWjX9DgvPH37JSGMPPnsO5hlzRkoHOy1ZlvQZw62WvqFOXajJxx9N8KmiuJ2pSq3AlfrtwVhBItg5dWhhyITBFWXSFaBcImOSGX6bT27G-RpPvkU58AndhEDxOtYKNNeUG_B3dCgjjVe_5ud6-xci4xYHiRPDDh5Z2L1y2Q/s384/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTiQR7e6Jg66u5F5bq2TGIWjX9DgvPH37JSGMPPnsO5hlzRkoHOy1ZlvQZw62WvqFOXajJxx9N8KmiuJ2pSq3AlfrtwVhBItg5dWhhyITBFWXSFaBcImOSGX6bT27G-RpPvkU58AndhEDxOtYKNNeUG_B3dCgjjVe_5ud6-xci4xYHiRPDDh5Z2L1y2Q/s16000/Silly%20Gnome%20Poems%20Blog%20Image%202.jpg" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like to read more about how I include poetry in my literacy lessons to help build both reading and writing skills, be sure to check out this related blog post!</div><h3 style="text-align: center;">PUT SOME POETRY PUNCH <br />INTO YOUR LITERACY LESSONS</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xt2CNaZtAbbipFnlnvKDO8Btyx5TXBp8U7GSdBgRJuddE2hOFq13tPydwXeYWfAao9lyDGwOKpBTwbJ_c0ZXp-_rZwLqZny2z5PU-uIO-ZqkvEf43kyz-9P2Xzo6dMkh1xbR1EbkWSYr/s400/Poetry+Punch+Image.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Xt2CNaZtAbbipFnlnvKDO8Btyx5TXBp8U7GSdBgRJuddE2hOFq13tPydwXeYWfAao9lyDGwOKpBTwbJ_c0ZXp-_rZwLqZny2z5PU-uIO-ZqkvEf43kyz-9P2Xzo6dMkh1xbR1EbkWSYr/s16000/Poetry+Punch+Image.JPG" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/2021/01/pack-reading-punch-with-daily-poetry.html" target="_blank">READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">BOOST LITERACY SKILLS WITH THIS BUNDLE!</h3><div style="text-align: left;">To help make your planning life easier, I have bundled all eight of my poetry packs and discounted them at a forever price of $28.00. Each thematic unit includes four weeks of poems, related rhyming activities, writing templates, and context clue practice pages. Just imagine! Thirty-two weeks of lessons ready for you to print and use! Woo hoo!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see the thorough previews for this thematic resource and find out more</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/MEGA-Poetry-Bundle-Reading-Writing-and-Rhyming-Activities-7049957" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlzIx80BbRX83mCNPhFOAamKyyU7x35Tv88ACmAk4vgcG8PyY6AMz-fbhN14fV5oOD7vd-Rl0goiORtsZLjMiHQn35E37W215Fc5VREVRP23ubvzeKxE5B6t_wT5waaMt3C4t59WrmEC7/s768/Mega+Poetry+Bundle+Product+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlzIx80BbRX83mCNPhFOAamKyyU7x35Tv88ACmAk4vgcG8PyY6AMz-fbhN14fV5oOD7vd-Rl0goiORtsZLjMiHQn35E37W215Fc5VREVRP23ubvzeKxE5B6t_wT5waaMt3C4t59WrmEC7/s16000/Mega+Poetry+Bundle+Product+Cover.jpg" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This full <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Gnome-Poems-and-Activities-Reading-Singing-Rhyming-and-Writing-5243739" target="_blank">GNOME POETRY PACK</a> is included in the MEGA BUNDLE and is a true favorite in my classroom! My students know that I am a bit gnome-obsessed, but honestly.....is there any better way to practice different long /o/ vowel patterns than reading them in silly, rhymed poems or singing them in fun piggyback songs?</div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXsBqds6AC-uod1CN3XvVmPL7uzdqEBoHYZRKs4r-nGGQ9NprJlhNTM2ouYxVF0h8elVwNQPbShZI3mBblF-Qy9K80Ynf4vGzBXXUVzQrBAUlcCjQaOhJVXcRgwZ5vMKwnapsTDny2x8k/s800/Slide5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfXsBqds6AC-uod1CN3XvVmPL7uzdqEBoHYZRKs4r-nGGQ9NprJlhNTM2ouYxVF0h8elVwNQPbShZI3mBblF-Qy9K80Ynf4vGzBXXUVzQrBAUlcCjQaOhJVXcRgwZ5vMKwnapsTDny2x8k/s16000/Slide5.JPG" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: center;">ALWAYS INCLUDE MARVELOUS MENTOR TEXTS!</h3><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">No thematic literacy unit would be complete in my classroom without a marvelous mentor text to launch our lesson! I just discovered <span style="color: #2c293b; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: -1px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Im-Gnome-Jessica-Peill-Meininghaus" target="_blank">I'm a Gnome!</a> by Jessica Peill-Meininghaus and cannot wait to share it with my students this fall. It is a fun tale that explain the difference between gnomes and a variety of other magical creatures of the forest! Your readers will meet elves, dwarves, trolls, and fairies as they accompany the main character on his journey to the Gnome Festival. Get ready to learn many fun facts about gnome life along the way! </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2c293b; font-family: "GT Super Bold", serif; font-size: var(--font-size-h1); font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: -1px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNOcyoReKa3OXRhndx7g-Lvg_x9nneLdPijJpq6HAN3D7hTnR2H6lsls0UE86KHmwvEk1_sf7_rzS3DoBvFlmKo7ZPMruUW90miTpVEUPmEdD2VgNryLSgcrkd51160bP4hIh30DEpwv9/s800/BTS+Gnome+Book+Image+2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="800" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNOcyoReKa3OXRhndx7g-Lvg_x9nneLdPijJpq6HAN3D7hTnR2H6lsls0UE86KHmwvEk1_sf7_rzS3DoBvFlmKo7ZPMruUW90miTpVEUPmEdD2VgNryLSgcrkd51160bP4hIh30DEpwv9/s16000/BTS+Gnome+Book+Image+2021.jpg" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><br /></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;">WONDERFUL WEEKLY POETRY IDEAS</h3><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you want to see the step-by-step process I use to incorporate poetry study into my ELA lessons, this blog post outlines five different ways to use poems over a five-day period. My best-selling SNOW POEMS and MITTEN POEMS are featured, both of which are included in the MEGA POETRY BUNDLE.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0ZgdhksZkVP2uuI1eyrx6Du292kIzRa75eiVIlIIXhiR7JK9EXvRz7F-uVK8adxwWTDidrDIPhZUYi_kc0SHf5FE3GXUyR9R2EjKMIhLgKh8a_kThy39mKgldT2cMXy5OXW1nd83aEC9/s1152/Five+Days+of+Poetry+Pin.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Short poems and silly songs are two great ways to engage reluctant readers and build their fluency skills!" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0ZgdhksZkVP2uuI1eyrx6Du292kIzRa75eiVIlIIXhiR7JK9EXvRz7F-uVK8adxwWTDidrDIPhZUYi_kc0SHf5FE3GXUyR9R2EjKMIhLgKh8a_kThy39mKgldT2cMXy5OXW1nd83aEC9/s16000/Five+Days+of+Poetry+Pin.png" title="How to Use Poetry to Engage Readers and Build Fluency Skills" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/2016/01/five-days-five-ways-to-use-poetry-with.html" target="_blank">GET SOME GREAT IDEAS HERE!</a></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">THANKS FOR SHARING MY STORY!</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As always, thanks so much for stopping by to share my love for stories and songs! 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This blog post was previously published over at <i><a href="https://minds-in-bloom.com/" target="_blank">Minds in Bloom</a></i> as a guest feature about five years ago. It is no longer active on the site, so I thought I would re-share it here! It highlights one of my favorite lessons that integrates S.T.E.A.M. and literacy learning! Enjoy!<br /><h1 style="text-align: center;">CASTLES UNDER CONSTRUCTION: <br />FULL S.T.E.A.M. AHEAD!</h1><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
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I've always loved fairy tales, and can't wait to launch my unit every spring. So many reading and writing skills can be taught at one time, and my students always enjoy the stories we read and study. This year, I decided to first facilitate some in-depth lessons about castles, since they serve as the setting for so many fairy tales. My decision was guided by the knowledge that my current group of students is full of builders, artists, "hands-on" learners, and creative thinkers. I knew that exploring how and why these massive structures were built would honor their interests and keep them engaged.<br />
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My class became fascinated with castles in March when one of our <i>Scholastic News </i>magazines featured photographs and diagrams of one ancient building in Ireland. The article text described what daily royal life would have been like back in 1228, labeled the main architectural features of Bunrathy Castle, and introduced us to a myriad of wonderful vocabulary words like battlement, finial, truss, and wattle,<br />
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This non-fiction text study sparked great curiosity and lots of questions from my little learners, so we used David Macaulay's <i>Castle </i>picture book and excerpts from his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGbPShUpjpg">PBS documentary</a> to research and learn more about these historic, intricate structures. <i> </i><br />
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After completing our research study and virtual field trip, we enjoyed Walter Wick's<br />
<i>Can You See What I See? Once Upon A Time</i> together, connecting what we'd learned about real castles to what we observed about the castles featured in fairy tales we'd read about or seen in movies. We wandered through the whimsical photo puzzles on each page, looking for the hidden objects listed, and comparing and contrasting the castles depicted in <i>The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty </i>and <i>Puss in Boots.</i><br />
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Next, I shared photos of castles found around the world to help my students learn about France, England, and Germany, three countries where many traditional fairy tales originated. After we discussed how each castle example was different in size, shape, structure, and design, we plotted the picture "postcards" on our world map to tie-in with our current Social Studies unit. We then headed upstairs to visit our 5th grade buddies and to use their Chromebooks for Internet research. Together we surfed the web for other pictures of castles and looked for the three-dimensional figures we'd learned about in our recent geometry lessons "hidden" in the architecture of the castles.<br />
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The room was abuzz with "Math talk" as they spied turrets shaped like cylinders, tower roofs shaped liked cones, and drawbridges shaped like rectangular prisms! There was great joy and wonder among the group when <i>Minecraft</i> and <i>Disney</i> castles came up in their Google searches. The discovery of <i>Frozen</i>-like ice castles created for a winter festival in <a href="http://icecastles.com/Edmonton/">Edmonton, Canada</a> caused quite a stir of excitement as well!</div>
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After a lengthy discussion of these traditional castles--and how most were made of sturdy stone and designed to be safe, protective fortresses--I introduced Doreen Cronin's picture book, <i>Bloom. </i>This fairy tale has a modern-twist features and features a non-traditional castle built of glass, a fairy who prefers mud instead of pixie dust, and an ordinary servant girl who turns out to be extraordinarily intelligent, independent, and heroic.<br />
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Before I read<i> Bloom</i> aloud, my class previewed the illustrations and brainstormed lists of suitable and non-suitable castle construction materials. After discussing the pros and cons of each one, we charted our predictions about what problems the royal family living in a castle made of glass might have to deal with, and discussed how more practical materials might solve those problems. My favorite student observations follow:<br />
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<b>Fairy Tale Castle Construction</b><br />
As the "Ruler of Room #2," I set up several different "kingdoms" of Math manipulatives that I had pulled from my storage cupboards and those of my colleagues. Students were then asked to organize themselves into groups of scientists, technicians, engineers, artists, and mathematicians for each one. I then issued a "royal decree" calling for these "S.T.E.A.M Teams" to use the shape-based supplies I'd provided to construct model castles for "Queen Reynolds." I put on my sparkly tiara, set the timer for 15-minutes, waved my royal scepter to remind them that the materials were "tools not toys," and directed my "royal builders" to get busy! When time was up, I snapped proud pictures of their creative efforts before each team rotated to a new "Imagination Station." Our foam solids, pattern blocks, wooden blocks, and attribute blocks were used creatively and thoughtfully to build unique architectural masterpieces that made my heart happy! Some of the favorite comments and learning connections I overheard while our 3-D castles were under construction follow:<br />
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The next step in our integrated, cross-curricular project is for my students to join forces with their 5th grade buddies to create castles out of recycled, real-life three-dimensional solids. I just sent this flyer home asking families to send in materials we can use to construct larger scale models together. I can't wait to see what my mini-architects and their mentors design and build! I'm sure their castles will be much more majestic and innovative than the sample I made! <br />
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The final activities in our fairy tale unit will include many interactive read-alouds and Reader's Theater experiences based on some of our favorite traditional and "fractured" fairy tales. These activities help improve student fluency, accuracy, and expression. Some great websites where you'll find free scripts follow:<br />
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My students will then write fictional narratives of their own, using the castles they've helped build as the setting for their original fairy tales. Who knows what or who will dwell inside? A fire-breathing dragon? A brave knight? An independently-minded princess? <br />
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They will use this set of materials to organize, draft, write, and publish their original stories. You can find it in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second"><span style="color: blue;">Teachers Pay Teachers</span> </a>shop, along with this free resource. The castle photo cards and bulletin board display materials pictured above, along with a copy of the family flyers, bibliography of literature links, list of useful websites, and musical moment suggestions are included. I hope that your students enjoy mixing the learning magic of fairy tales with mathematical thinking, scientific exploration, and artistic creation!<br />
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Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-28524785255855859772021-02-04T21:00:00.715-05:002023-01-03T18:26:18.121-05:00How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Welcome to the Winter Mentor Text Blog Hop!<div><br /></div><div>I am so glad you are here to gather great literacy lesson plans and fabulous free resources as you read through the variety of winter mentor text posts. The posts in this link-up were written by some of my favorite teacher-authors from <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thereadingcrew" target="_blank">The Reading Crew</a></i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>In this post, I will be sharing ideas about how to use <u>Extra Yarn </u>by Mac Barnett to teach theme. This Caldecott Honor book is simply and beautifully illustrated by Jon Klassen. It tells the story of how one little girl and her thoughtful, generous actions change the landscape and disposition of her entire town. Annabelle is the main character in <u>Extra Yarn</u>, and the quietly powerful story of how she shares her talent of knitting with others is a great springboard for classroom discussions about the themes of kindness and the importance of doing good deeds for others.</div><div><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">TEACHING THEME WITH EXTRA YARN</h1><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j7UN90r00dyoFIPyrGITfWs-ew0e2tBvqkU8oR-ZScU2tUnqpikJAFhmsBJnNjKW_ZT3G9VvVpQEWe9vmwHYD1kPqK7TWYFNHkJnT8m1tScFvj1krveKG3_rSspSBtSfW8gGo5IRoklBRkvOZsA7UdQLbYWHJJkVRLYC8-Rp505AgHUWaMV4wjnK5g/s768/Extra%20Yarn%20Linky%20Thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_j7UN90r00dyoFIPyrGITfWs-ew0e2tBvqkU8oR-ZScU2tUnqpikJAFhmsBJnNjKW_ZT3G9VvVpQEWe9vmwHYD1kPqK7TWYFNHkJnT8m1tScFvj1krveKG3_rSspSBtSfW8gGo5IRoklBRkvOZsA7UdQLbYWHJJkVRLYC8-Rp505AgHUWaMV4wjnK5g/w640-h640/Extra%20Yarn%20Linky%20Thumbnail.jpg" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">INTRODUCING THE STORY</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HuICiyVZy8-Hot5TPxJyTiEoyVDor6xzhvx9QToOPzNfvlNgIMXGhQx-ODZ24clJSzxJo_jHdUu1xRfnO-K14f4wRmdvyUwZHqS5h3rovX5I02g7Ocq1JyRvSJihZKzW_Om6Px5lKG4p/s768/Slide2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HuICiyVZy8-Hot5TPxJyTiEoyVDor6xzhvx9QToOPzNfvlNgIMXGhQx-ODZ24clJSzxJo_jHdUu1xRfnO-K14f4wRmdvyUwZHqS5h3rovX5I02g7Ocq1JyRvSJihZKzW_Om6Px5lKG4p/s16000/Slide2.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Before reading the story, show the first two pages of the book to your students and ask them to describe what they see and how the stark, snowy, black and white pictures of the town make them feel. Record and save their answers on chart paper so that you can compare the list of reactions you will ask them to brainstorm at the end of the story. Do NOT take them on a picture walk! If you preview the pages and ask for predictions, the SURPRISES in the story will be ruined! :)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMffP7AOkqheQuo6SoEu3nAkCR-bVWWpdY-W2D65uiB4jIG4zjnxwCBCcAKI_dAwC0tFb0UjG6OVQtDNwJeP4bQfu9vzrPJ96Pp-93Pc_J19xndjgISnEzihuSiubRJLHXYGNtc-uOtGtt/s768/Slide3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMffP7AOkqheQuo6SoEu3nAkCR-bVWWpdY-W2D65uiB4jIG4zjnxwCBCcAKI_dAwC0tFb0UjG6OVQtDNwJeP4bQfu9vzrPJ96Pp-93Pc_J19xndjgISnEzihuSiubRJLHXYGNtc-uOtGtt/s16000/Slide3.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Next, either show your class a box or bin full of yarn skeins that you have gathered, or display the picture that I have included in my complimentary resource. Ask them to make predictions about what Annabelle might do with the box of yarn she finds.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy68jELCHUyHQTCweLXAznz4FTxPhJNb0Bh0fsLOVc9vr4W6nXCw7PcaN9d4gFxDMWoBFTr3iu7m6nO__Fq-hgdLvZpObLGd7kNNkAme68xFPuG30Z_Yp8kCFLNL09-HyfBR6-5zVkrnOp/s768/Slide5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy68jELCHUyHQTCweLXAznz4FTxPhJNb0Bh0fsLOVc9vr4W6nXCw7PcaN9d4gFxDMWoBFTr3iu7m6nO__Fq-hgdLvZpObLGd7kNNkAme68xFPuG30Z_Yp8kCFLNL09-HyfBR6-5zVkrnOp/s16000/Slide5.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Once they have made a variety of predictions, ask your students to help you create a schema web that charts their background knowledge about yarn--what text-to-self and text-to-world connections they have about the topic. Afterwards, show them either real knitting needles and yarn or the picture of the colorful skeins and knitting hands that are included in my free resource.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lssOPrIRxe3udl4ngHHkPtfrkxCbo7nZ0cNHytXFXqIFtLaQBK4wvBd0u7T7WeqdOZ1FAfmG3tAlv9UCjFxxG5hHTxF9Juv1xZ4-gcDTc4kYc0LXK0qzfGPWzXhKLNgIpAiSBc4vt3Ze/s768/Slide11.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1lssOPrIRxe3udl4ngHHkPtfrkxCbo7nZ0cNHytXFXqIFtLaQBK4wvBd0u7T7WeqdOZ1FAfmG3tAlv9UCjFxxG5hHTxF9Juv1xZ4-gcDTc4kYc0LXK0qzfGPWzXhKLNgIpAiSBc4vt3Ze/s16000/Slide11.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Set a purpose for reading by asking your students to pay close attention to how the choices Annabelle makes effect and change the rest of the people and places in the town where she lives.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2tbUUwVQzl4NHrBSbE_Urdx6g53IQzXg4BoJGBqpo5IuRxX6NmSJp1k5Myh4TB3DE7LoggVLfcQxTePM5A5sfsBNkkj5Bj_1uxJpAWjFufE8SvlkM5KqaGegS3UPVT2zOvVJaOqz1FUE/s768/Slide7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2tbUUwVQzl4NHrBSbE_Urdx6g53IQzXg4BoJGBqpo5IuRxX6NmSJp1k5Myh4TB3DE7LoggVLfcQxTePM5A5sfsBNkkj5Bj_1uxJpAWjFufE8SvlkM5KqaGegS3UPVT2zOvVJaOqz1FUE/s16000/Slide7.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme With Extra Yarn" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">SHARING THE STORY</h2><div>As you read <u>Extra Yarn,</u> ask your students to notice the difference between Annabelle and the people and animals she meets throughout the story. Stop the story after reading every few pages to guide the discussion with the following talking points and questions:</div><div><br /></div><div>*Guide them in noticing how--despite the negative attitudes and responses to her knitting efforts from the townspeople--Annabelle maintains a positive attitude.</div><div> </div><div>*Talk about her growth mindset and problem-solving skills. </div><div><br /></div><div>*Discuss how she is always thinking of the welfare of others and not herself.</div><div><br /></div><div>*Brainstorm ways Annabelle could choose to react selfishly instead of kindly toward others.</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">EXTENDING THE STORY</h2><div>As the story draws to a close, Annabelle is faced with a hard decision. An evil Archduke comes to town and wants to buy her magical box of endless yarn, but she refuses. The tone and illustrations of the story take a dark turn when this happens, and provide a great opportunity for your students to discuss why Annabelle will not sell her yarn, and why the Archduke steals it from her. Creating a thinking charts to compare and contrast the character traits of Annabelle and the Archduke will help them list, analyze, and understand the choices each character makes and what motivates them. Character trait thinking charts will help them identify, discuss, and write about their understanding of the story theme. They will also help your students determine why the yarn box is always full for Annabelle, but comes up empty for the Archduke. Some samples from my classroom lessons are pictured below. I simply use my dry erase board or chart paper to record student ideas.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-x7UpDmELxyB-jPQpVTC7ciyFe1DtcYT_na8BrVx8dvnsAHLPcwl8yahql8vNPWh9KLS0Gy2x1awSb_zgRO5laiSHhwM4PPXhNvT3ShuAceLCgVV5A4oHOsD1u65cO_YogUnlWWt3qfb/s768/Slide12.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-x7UpDmELxyB-jPQpVTC7ciyFe1DtcYT_na8BrVx8dvnsAHLPcwl8yahql8vNPWh9KLS0Gy2x1awSb_zgRO5laiSHhwM4PPXhNvT3ShuAceLCgVV5A4oHOsD1u65cO_YogUnlWWt3qfb/s16000/Slide12.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">USE THIS BOOK COMPANION RESOURCE</h2><div>I hope that your students enjoy the discussions about the theme of kindness that this mentor text sparks, and find the materials in this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Extra-Yarn-Book-Companion-Teaching-Theme-Mentor-Text-Lesson-6538181" target="_blank"><b>BOOK COMPANION</b></a> useful when brainstorming, making predictions, charting character traits, and writing about the theme of <u>Extra Yarn</u>. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht99o7At__OdnZMpIDPp27bShPJV894FOUBgp52gw6ZM_DcCH3GzkQDxljdhztH9trmx3k6v6fHrO3Fa53K91x_lMd0027l0LcHBEnbjVuKyfKObfQQo2jQzbMIpSDJb1zIGYf-e2MhoX/s16000/Slide4.JPG" title="How to Teach Them with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIfwXPkeB9m5keLpYn13BTPaqUpZduFBTeUvJt-dMV3JZX42gsKwIFHTLgF9J7TNyZ-oRdBt_6HlBwR8WThIU1X4f0w50Fdwlwt3lvh1bFl0P2X-uydfTqolO4fw-WdZ4NBrcMR1WWwdN/s768/Slide5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIfwXPkeB9m5keLpYn13BTPaqUpZduFBTeUvJt-dMV3JZX42gsKwIFHTLgF9J7TNyZ-oRdBt_6HlBwR8WThIU1X4f0w50Fdwlwt3lvh1bFl0P2X-uydfTqolO4fw-WdZ4NBrcMR1WWwdN/s16000/Slide5.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Also, I would LOVE for you to leave a comment below about other mentor texts you use to teach theme or promote kindness in your classroom! I am always looking to expand my book collection!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">CHECK OUT MORE GREAT MENTOR TEXTS!</h2><div><br /></div><div>Be sure that you follow the links below to find more resources to help you use mentor texts to launch wonderful winter lessons! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoHR8RJdW_TbxmDPuB_BsQw-j8amDwYY1nzWZ5sfK24qXYuONYiipESbSnmzeKJ0fvowVHqBuxLXRkXSLmAdO3s3vKWfL7cu40feg50ikuEkAl9Xm7EldM59ZlsB1_Mgh75xKwXNg9bK1/s1136/Extra+Yarn+Post+Mentor+Text+Giveaway+Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoHR8RJdW_TbxmDPuB_BsQw-j8amDwYY1nzWZ5sfK24qXYuONYiipESbSnmzeKJ0fvowVHqBuxLXRkXSLmAdO3s3vKWfL7cu40feg50ikuEkAl9Xm7EldM59ZlsB1_Mgh75xKwXNg9bK1/s16000/Extra+Yarn+Post+Mentor+Text+Giveaway+Image.jpg" title="How To Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></i></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>
<a class="rcptr" data-raflid="126fbfdd101" data-template="" data-theme="classic" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/126fbfdd101/" id="rcwidget_tkve9hbs" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a> </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">MORE RESOURCES FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH!</h2><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second/Category/BUNDLES-420224" target="_blank">SEASONAL POETRY BUNDLE</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCZjYIyDui3tT-botke8SCm9ZTn6wkn9rjYaLMGaXk7klBghlDHhyphenhyphenj01B8FFCcKKeOQnUuU3_ARR367G4hO-CuclaljHai3-JdHp39axWFeCy52JKDGyl51hpyZdnJQenTisQSK3azDqF/s768/Slide14.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCZjYIyDui3tT-botke8SCm9ZTn6wkn9rjYaLMGaXk7klBghlDHhyphenhyphenj01B8FFCcKKeOQnUuU3_ARR367G4hO-CuclaljHai3-JdHp39axWFeCy52JKDGyl51hpyZdnJQenTisQSK3azDqF/w320-h320/Slide14.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This <i>Kind Kids Kit</i> is designed to provide ways for your students to show appreciation for the people they are thankful for, build classroom community, and promote friendship! It includes writing activities, a craft, and Friendship Bingo game that make a great follow-up to your <u>Extra Yarn </u>lesson!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kind-Kids-Kit-Friendship-Writing-Craft-and-Game-Activity-Pack-3012140" target="_blank">KIND KIDS KIT</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-CwFBJJ88cnKnLi6bOIRYsGo5KOHcfnhIQA5S6byxqhb1ga4aMDWVHFUDDS8ccaMBBifKkXjQmqUZTnxoroKOYaUI71P6b81gHgeEzKnxkjdDOaAa3n9dQ3n8OeIko4kz6VQIWG1mYz4/s768/Slide13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-CwFBJJ88cnKnLi6bOIRYsGo5KOHcfnhIQA5S6byxqhb1ga4aMDWVHFUDDS8ccaMBBifKkXjQmqUZTnxoroKOYaUI71P6b81gHgeEzKnxkjdDOaAa3n9dQ3n8OeIko4kz6VQIWG1mYz4/w320-h320/Slide13.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I hope this <u>Extra Yarn</u> mentor text lesson about teaching the theme of covering our world and the people in it with kindness warms your heart and the hearts of your students. May they learn what Annabelle and her endless box of yarn teaches us about the importance of always doing what is EXTRA instead of what is EXPECTED. May their own acts of kindness help stitch closer connections between the people in their lives, bring positive change, and spread happiness to others! May they always strive to be EXTRAORDINARY......just like Annabelle!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WJEWUNzNyEbfjVOAZ1ONp2bx9spKcgnvtilk8jiH5uHzjojTKL1oaAqqhDe3zjw9OuyRSOOqRz3S-gyKSxzmRhhWavYWoabpf06_QF_5Idt6clRPcaMV8qPlJd2lXusKWDlpCgKmySUP/s768/Slide7.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3WJEWUNzNyEbfjVOAZ1ONp2bx9spKcgnvtilk8jiH5uHzjojTKL1oaAqqhDe3zjw9OuyRSOOqRz3S-gyKSxzmRhhWavYWoabpf06_QF_5Idt6clRPcaMV8qPlJd2lXusKWDlpCgKmySUP/s16000/Slide7.JPG" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">PIN FOR LATER</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvdzAMCXGnoMPhyphenhyphen-3tOjrzm_9sGC1JTrYsyu05UkSgDCpJNSM56X6k6MGskjZoLy4R756l7OXUoimkn-40vfDTbew_J7M3BtIxkmJA8SwiBjU2pCWiAxLpRd6YTBkfqM1daKl-6f301zx/s1500/Extra+Yarn+Pinterest+Image+REVISED.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="This mentor text post includes ideas and activities on how to use Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett to teach the theme of kindness to primary grade students." border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvdzAMCXGnoMPhyphenhyphen-3tOjrzm_9sGC1JTrYsyu05UkSgDCpJNSM56X6k6MGskjZoLy4R756l7OXUoimkn-40vfDTbew_J7M3BtIxkmJA8SwiBjU2pCWiAxLpRd6YTBkfqM1daKl-6f301zx/w213-h320/Extra+Yarn+Pinterest+Image+REVISED.jpg" title="How to Teach Theme with Extra Yarn" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Thanks so much for continuing to share my story! Every time I read this book and teach this lesson, I am reminded of my Grandma Mollie. She taught me to knit and crochet when I was twelve, and was known for her own endless box of yarn. She made hats, slippers, afghans, baby blankets and more for all of her children and grandchildren, and will forever be remembered for keeping my family warm with her kindness and creations! Every time I pick up my own knitting needles or crochet hook, I think of her. Walking through the yarn aisle at the craft store brings back a flood of happy memories.<div><br /></div><div>Keep a song in your heart, craft your own brand of kindness, and continue to teach your children well.<div><br /></div><div>Warm Regards,<br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiaChOEgSf34Yuw_HfnedFzH4C86pclHgqP4g7qdoRgu-_0dVXnUw3YL8sc7esJlAbFC_UwHywfv0iv4CZewR98XkHbCzZD2q_H_MdimzXjX0x8k6kOVy90GCpmRXFNR8QsQqFXYHQblP/s320/Blog+Signature+2017.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiaChOEgSf34Yuw_HfnedFzH4C86pclHgqP4g7qdoRgu-_0dVXnUw3YL8sc7esJlAbFC_UwHywfv0iv4CZewR98XkHbCzZD2q_H_MdimzXjX0x8k6kOVy90GCpmRXFNR8QsQqFXYHQblP/s0/Blog+Signature+2017.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div>
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Reading poetry aloud builds student phonemic awareness and rhyming skills by helping them hear the repetitive, familiar vowel sound patterns. It also builds their syllabication skills by allowing them to hear the rhythm and pattern of the poetry sentences or stanzas. Reading fluency and accuracy improves every time they re-read a poem either with the whole class, in a small group, with a partner, or at home for practice with a family member.<br /><br /><br />This post will guide you on how to host weekly poetry studies in your classroom, and provide mentor texts, ideas, and additional resources to help you do it well!<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kXqJCpYxrdDzG1Y3UYNaUCeYZMJNerG82yh3HLVAmuJ2dx1kWA7zX-Ld68q9hBGUtSdsGhgWLI-YAyeUM8IfufQ_jA455_DrXBzjynK5O3wYJDQNMevq49JH31sP04r22BFJFJ-QoRJwDwhtYyDru42Lpn_vsoyuVIqRPaShma4Apo1_1Q4GJZC2pw/s768/Slide2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kXqJCpYxrdDzG1Y3UYNaUCeYZMJNerG82yh3HLVAmuJ2dx1kWA7zX-Ld68q9hBGUtSdsGhgWLI-YAyeUM8IfufQ_jA455_DrXBzjynK5O3wYJDQNMevq49JH31sP04r22BFJFJ-QoRJwDwhtYyDru42Lpn_vsoyuVIqRPaShma4Apo1_1Q4GJZC2pw/w640-h640/Slide2.JPG" title="5 Steps to Pack a Reading Punch with Daily Poetry Study" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><h2 style="text-align: center;">Read One Poem Each Week</h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9myfnxghmHnIJJPntCrzqSm8ZvYfVLyJsPdGDWCLGT19W6-tvDwQLt0A1eH05-pCzkjpYL5PLFXOnoLOc5z_OQWW8s9f3VA7uoBeaML0k9s1uO0P0-RaZEZR6JS-a9pmNDWclmAtcRO2/s1152/Slide88.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9myfnxghmHnIJJPntCrzqSm8ZvYfVLyJsPdGDWCLGT19W6-tvDwQLt0A1eH05-pCzkjpYL5PLFXOnoLOc5z_OQWW8s9f3VA7uoBeaML0k9s1uO0P0-RaZEZR6JS-a9pmNDWclmAtcRO2/w267-h400/Slide88.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="267" /></a></div><div><br /></div>In addition to using poems written by favorites like Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky, I often use verses that I have written especially for my students. In them, I try to include words with familiar vowel patterns and our grade level sight words.<br /><br />Yetis, unicorns, gnomes, snow, mittens, leprechauns, puppies, and winter fantasy creatures are just some of the thematic poetry units I have created, and my intervention groups are always excited to practice what I have written for them.<br /><br />It makes me happy when they exclaim.....<br /><div>YOU ARE A POET, MRS. REYNOLDS.....AND WE KNOW IT!<h2 style="text-align: center;">Build Student Interest With Favorite Read-Alouds</h2><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QUMzzQZGh8vdCMJsJd7qAWzka3N6ZfHJQKrTnMXNaVfn2PpwE7Ig4U5bIqotPiuI7dg54owr4q_2vJjbtV0aij2g5zNXBWvhKdoG2Y1xHiKp2RObxHLakWCyvKg8seDBbcPaWOh9Ykai/s1152/Slide89.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QUMzzQZGh8vdCMJsJd7qAWzka3N6ZfHJQKrTnMXNaVfn2PpwE7Ig4U5bIqotPiuI7dg54owr4q_2vJjbtV0aij2g5zNXBWvhKdoG2Y1xHiKp2RObxHLakWCyvKg8seDBbcPaWOh9Ykai/w267-h400/Slide89.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="267" /></a></div></span>I</div><div>n an effort to access student background knowledge about our weekly poetry theme and hook their interest, I always share some of my favorite mentor texts before we begin our poetry study. Our discussions of the stories encourage my students to think creatively about our topic and excites them to read and write about it. </div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Read The Weekly Poem Many Times</h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSYD8RMWu1YgwPuwURB6VTf7LxYqqCI2nOvUJCLA2SyZGatMuo8JeqIaaZPhwqOKBe53LP-23jW3EI_RWG8qY2Cl-J3ZOMycTHU1H6DkfmZp9U7OCwHvUvQNmqnJDE4pa-sMpaNv1FPII/s1152/Slide90.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSYD8RMWu1YgwPuwURB6VTf7LxYqqCI2nOvUJCLA2SyZGatMuo8JeqIaaZPhwqOKBe53LP-23jW3EI_RWG8qY2Cl-J3ZOMycTHU1H6DkfmZp9U7OCwHvUvQNmqnJDE4pa-sMpaNv1FPII/w267-h400/Slide90.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="267" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Provide students with a variety of opportunities to re-read the selected poem each week. You can lead the whole group in an echo or choral read. The members of your small group can take turns reading the rhyming sentences or complete stanzas. Student partners can practice reading in pairs. These repeated readings not only boost student confidence, but also help them improve their expression, automaticity, and accuracy.</div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Use Poetry To Practice Many Literacy Skills</h2><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f8OIBa2G2D080ei7-CeTbn2cDbZAaFW-S1cdt5hO6KgNZIQpFprr5XbgTTxgMaosLWLNvuSVOmauGdPATH9ofY766FeIV4J13AF9LIpWk2Y-7XP3zLXhCa6dZcDksl0MX9aLB3NmTYv8/s1152/Slide91.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7f8OIBa2G2D080ei7-CeTbn2cDbZAaFW-S1cdt5hO6KgNZIQpFprr5XbgTTxgMaosLWLNvuSVOmauGdPATH9ofY766FeIV4J13AF9LIpWk2Y-7XP3zLXhCa6dZcDksl0MX9aLB3NmTYv8/w267-h400/Slide91.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="267" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div>After students have read our poem-of-the-week many times, they are ready to complete practice and assessment pages to check both their comprehension and rhyme recognition skills. Often times, we highlight the rhyming pairs in the poem and then brainstorm lists of words for each familiar spelling pattern on chart paper.<br /><br /><br />Asking questions about the events or character details in the poem helps students practice their ability to return to the poem text, recall important details, and to find evidence to support their answers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Use Poetry To Inspire Creative Writing</h2><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33YnT6BoaxIXoQig3M7SSaxAb8K15KIbSj-KbjfdFPuvhUg8SwPDGIKPkSsqF9_ijrXGfMVMg5_PlKYx_RDJ7y6qR7j-nuWldY9mDuRg_okB3cGRzTNAnMqh_xrgj4CdOKzwP4FBbu0Ck/s1152/Slide92.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj33YnT6BoaxIXoQig3M7SSaxAb8K15KIbSj-KbjfdFPuvhUg8SwPDGIKPkSsqF9_ijrXGfMVMg5_PlKYx_RDJ7y6qR7j-nuWldY9mDuRg_okB3cGRzTNAnMqh_xrgj4CdOKzwP4FBbu0Ck/w266-h400/Slide92.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="266" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div>After each poem we study, I try to provide my students with an opportunity to write creatively and imaginatively about our topic. Graphic organizers that help them plan out their ideas and prompt pages/templates help them compose and publish their work.<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Helpful Poetry Study Resources</h2>Another blog post I wrote, FIVE DAYS AND FIVE WAYS TO USE POETRY WITH PRIMARY GRADE STUDENTS, will provide some more helpful tips on how to plan and execute effective and engaging poetry studies in your primary classroom! Check it out <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">{HERE}</a>!</div><div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzMOG4uV_n5nf1avodtqgvDd5v22i5ldQXsevVrjiYa8mDn5BbMyoI0-TztEr5a5aXseWBwgqtqRHShWcKiHD-grVJrkd_YE9tYzZ-vy1kw9ksIJzYuvuSePAdGdpqXKMYPMDYiIpnfG/s1152/Slide88.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Learn how thematic, weekly poetry studies improve student reading fluency, accuracy, rhyming, comprehension, and writing skills." border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMzMOG4uV_n5nf1avodtqgvDd5v22i5ldQXsevVrjiYa8mDn5BbMyoI0-TztEr5a5aXseWBwgqtqRHShWcKiHD-grVJrkd_YE9tYzZ-vy1kw9ksIJzYuvuSePAdGdpqXKMYPMDYiIpnfG/w267-h400/Slide88.JPG" title="Pack A Reading Punch With Daily Poetry Study" width="267" /></a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="https://www.blogger.com/#">{HERE} </a>to see this fun pack of Yeti Poems your students are sure to enjoy, along other thematic units in my TpT shop!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>As always, thank you for continuing to share my story here on the blog! 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Cheers to helping you purchase what you need for the months ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFCJpLrUFmeKsZoblhzkTqbNfHBT7BDeo5Pf1hEaLHYPT1fv6qwZm79gJADX9Zp2pgWCrjvU3ziBIKhmpFBnZaLuAFk_cQr0R1BVjVLTPJXSP2otxZh-4gfVaflh2lJ6w6sZ1Z7gf52CM/s768/Slide1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do not miss out on hundreds of Dollar Deals during the #ByeBye2020 sale on TpT!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFCJpLrUFmeKsZoblhzkTqbNfHBT7BDeo5Pf1hEaLHYPT1fv6qwZm79gJADX9Zp2pgWCrjvU3ziBIKhmpFBnZaLuAFk_cQr0R1BVjVLTPJXSP2otxZh-4gfVaflh2lJ6w6sZ1Z7gf52CM/s16000/Slide1.JPG" title="Ring In 2021 With Dollar Deals and Store Sale!" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span></span><span><br /><a name='more'></a><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span>#byebye2020</span></h2><div><span>Just plan to search TpT using the hashtag #byebye2020 after 8 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31st and</span></div><div><span>through Friday, January 1st. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>You will find my two gnome-themed resources (normally a $4 and $5 value) marked down to just $1 each for these two days! Your primary grade students will enjoy loads of reading fluency, rhyming, and writing fun while completing the activities included in these literacy packs. </span></div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second/Category/GNOME-RESOURCES-487793" target="_blank">Gnome Dollar Deals</a></h3><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Ym7Lb0pzW1cfFexYsaqg9IwmBCBBUda0s6UychK4j1BUpMJLWAnlYSknB3XsuMmzVFjFi3DWA3wQ_O48T9fxaZLJaibe8t0WBFAX0sW-B1ZslaS-h_I7Q7t4IbArd9LSOYhpKOZBOyz/s768/Slide2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do not miss out on hundreds of Dollar Deals during the #ByeBye2020 sale on TpT!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Ym7Lb0pzW1cfFexYsaqg9IwmBCBBUda0s6UychK4j1BUpMJLWAnlYSknB3XsuMmzVFjFi3DWA3wQ_O48T9fxaZLJaibe8t0WBFAX0sW-B1ZslaS-h_I7Q7t4IbArd9LSOYhpKOZBOyz/s16000/Slide2.JPG" title="Ring in 2021 With Dollar Deals and A Store Sale!" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">New Year Savings</h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I am also hosting a SALE-A-BRATION in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second" target="_blank">TpT shop </a>to help you stock up on your favorite literacy activities, so be sure to check it out!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippmNxRr-s9GvkCG4_4EeVhyWHHH2zu6Ng94OHPmHtCj77siKJMZecF8g741t2vgDOTdj7iDQZrTqhC4IorpHUaXoB_tBwI3kcQxqu9vUwlb3As1y8tvm4dcyPee6sdGRCJfs-hu9vg7dH/s768/Slide3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Do not miss out on hundreds of Dollar Deals during the #ByeBye2020 sale on TpT!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippmNxRr-s9GvkCG4_4EeVhyWHHH2zu6Ng94OHPmHtCj77siKJMZecF8g741t2vgDOTdj7iDQZrTqhC4IorpHUaXoB_tBwI3kcQxqu9vUwlb3As1y8tvm4dcyPee6sdGRCJfs-hu9vg7dH/s16000/Slide3.JPG" title="Ring In 2021 With Dollar Deals and A Store Sale!" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; 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One of the teacher-author groups I belong to, <i>The Reading Crew</i>, will hopefully help me do that. Our fearless leader and my dear friend, Carla, from <i>Comprehension Connection</i>, has organized a link-up for the #byebye2020 hashtag sale so check out the great deals below! Be sure to check out her <a href="https://www.comprehensionconnection.net/2020/12/3-simple-ways-hashtag-sales-save-you-time-and-money.html" target="_blank">POST</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As always, thanks for sharing my story!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wishing you hope and happiness,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6PCVKPMPWWchMihjs34bqDV8W-_NABdlkkF6zQFrWSwJlhOfTqm4YAfkTRDo2galVcReJXBRnXqHmS29pq9qHISJ5ducaNVNHA_6DKo_8ssCp4MKWYr7QRuh-_VBB4D-6bA3lAROPGrk/s320/Blog+Signature+2017.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="82" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6PCVKPMPWWchMihjs34bqDV8W-_NABdlkkF6zQFrWSwJlhOfTqm4YAfkTRDo2galVcReJXBRnXqHmS29pq9qHISJ5ducaNVNHA_6DKo_8ssCp4MKWYr7QRuh-_VBB4D-6bA3lAROPGrk/s0/Blog+Signature+2017.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<!--start InLinkz code--><div class="inlinkz-widget" data-uuid="006f4ff8cf6f438eadaef2b7f176c22a" style="background-color: #eceff1; border-radius: 7px; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 30px 0px; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><div style="padding: 8px;"><p style="margin-bottom: 15px;">You are invited to the <strong>Inlinkz</strong> link party!</p><a href="https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/006f4ff8cf6f438eadaef2b7f176c22a" rel="nofollow" style="background: rgb(32, 156, 238); border-radius: 4px; color: #efefef; padding: 5px 20px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Click here to enter</a></div></div><span style="display: none;"><script async="true" src="https://fresh.inlinkz.com/js/widget/load.js?id=a3325ea8d75a7b860d96"></script></span><!--end InLinkz code-->Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0Toledo, OH, USA41.6528052 -83.537867413.342571363821158 -118.6941174 69.963039036178856 -48.381617399999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-45092601212327752702020-11-28T18:27:00.012-05:002020-11-28T18:33:41.665-05:00FESTIVE FAVORITES FOR THE TPT CYBER SALE 2020 <div>Greetings Friends!</div><div><br /></div><div>This short and sweet blog post is to make sure you know about the upcoming TpT Cyber Sale 2020!</div><div><br /></div><div>This Monday, November 30th and Tuesday, Dec. 1st, you can save 25% on all resources! Make sure you use the promo code CYBER20 at checkout!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdAS3585zWaEZKv1CoWEUa9G_xaf9VJCiJDOR4Kvz_YuuYB-Z4cQwQJ9Ap2I0F4Vgo2HxGq6HU-5xdxOmh5Zgs-LZRpBNPp9u1ROcc0PXNmNNeORY5lKnGaQvAOAGWI-9_h8H80mAs92_/s768/Slide1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Get some great deals during the TpT Cyber Sale 2020! Grab great holiday and winter resources for 25% off!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOdAS3585zWaEZKv1CoWEUa9G_xaf9VJCiJDOR4Kvz_YuuYB-Z4cQwQJ9Ap2I0F4Vgo2HxGq6HU-5xdxOmh5Zgs-LZRpBNPp9u1ROcc0PXNmNNeORY5lKnGaQvAOAGWI-9_h8H80mAs92_/s16000/Slide1.JPG" title="FESTIVE HOLIDAY FAVORITES" /></a></div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>I have rounded up some of my holiday and winter favorites to feature here, so be sure to check them out in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Jennifer-Reynolds-stories-And-Songs-In-Second">SHOP</a> and read the testimonials from satisfied customers!</div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">A FESTIVE FAVORITE!</h2><div>Your primary grade students will love paying it forward with these writing prompts that promote random acts of kindness!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aurPBBG5IC7aJ9ERWgUgD0myyL-da2ZW7_MxdQjoODqzuUErndVeZa06sIGZgpBaUo8VzK7BLO9OLJvlPJbyl-wEVRizHWyTC0YlwO5MUwv5oxloXShU8vt1vsaqzByA1ziRyCKbGn1x/s768/Slide2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Get some great deals during the TpT Cyber Sale 2020! 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Use the pink box on the upper sidebar to subscribe!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq27Ogg3BV0vFERIAVS8ZAFgA_Dgxy6jx8GFpGpRUylhzp4H_11YJzQh29VRtMsIDrw4vRBoQeFeDowNGPdDgjDICaZIo1vn9jEgEPHZgFiPsQuDR0LPiALWaNWdziiOc3xgPwyFwPFTBy/s768/Slide6.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Get some great deals during the TpT Cyber Sale 2020! Grab great holiday and winter resources for 25% off!" border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="768" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq27Ogg3BV0vFERIAVS8ZAFgA_Dgxy6jx8GFpGpRUylhzp4H_11YJzQh29VRtMsIDrw4vRBoQeFeDowNGPdDgjDICaZIo1vn9jEgEPHZgFiPsQuDR0LPiALWaNWdziiOc3xgPwyFwPFTBy/s16000/Slide6.JPG" title="FESTIVE CYBER SALE FAVORITES" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>As always, thanks for being here! I hope that the resources, ideas, and inspiration I share helps you to work smarter, not harder! Continue to teach your children well!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><img nopin="nopin" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBft1lPcdCnKC9Q1boHXrorllLYL4MGsVusTENBRsZnpsqVorg8jl4UDU0EyTC9bwpvkPlsEiCQ5gY-L8yUWvPYmJAtb4pnMhhea_ZewsTudiIZbGSaSc1fQWbsLitzxKouG1qY7purI9J/s320/SignOff2.png" />Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-90842156543884696442020-05-04T16:36:00.004-04:002020-05-06T09:06:36.597-04:00RAZZLE DAZZLE TEACHER APPRECIATION DEALS AND A TPT 2020 SITEWIDE SALE!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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A life lived with a lovely couple in a cozy house in a quaint neighborhood with unlimited access to hot buttered toast for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.</div>
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As many of you know, Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen have written an entertaining and popular chapter book series about Mercy Watson. This post focuses though on the prequel picture book that gives us the backstory of the precious piglet and how she came to be a wonder in the lives of Mr. and Mrs Watson.</div>
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The two main vocabulary words that you need to target when introducing this story about how Mercy came to live on Deckawoo Drive are ORDINARY and EXTRAORDINARY. I have include a set of synonym and antonym word cards in my free resource to help your students understand how Percy is special and different from other pigs.</div>
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Realistic and beautiful watercolor illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne compliment the simple, straightforward text that is full of both action verbs and words that identify time and place. Previewing the pages shown above is a good way to start a group discussion on how words like <i>behind, beyond</i>, and <i>around </i>help chart the journey of the bee as she looks for a place to build her colony.</div>
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Then use either chart paper or the following vocabulary cards to build a word bank or list of familiar preposition. These can be displayed on a bulletin board or in a pocket chart. Have students generate their own examples of sentences with prepositions to reinforce their understanding. Some good examples follow:</div>
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Once you have read <i>The Bumblee Queen, </i>go back through the text and re-read sentences with prepositional phrases to reinforce student understanding of the concept. Examples you will find include:</div>
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In<i> </i>Janet Stevens' <i>Tops and Bottoms</i>, we meet the same Hare who lost the race with a Tortoise in Aesop's famous fable, but he has since learned his lesson. He is now industrious, focused, and an "animal with a plan," which contrasts sharply with the sluggish work ethic of his neighbor, Bear.<br />
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Bear is content to spend his days laying about and sleeping, while his business partner, Hare, sows the seeds for, water, weed, and harvest the crops in their shared garden. When Hare recognizes Bear's lazy work ethic, he uses it to his advantage to make a series of bargains. Your students will delight in Hare's ingenuity each time he has to strike a deal with Bear and ultimately reaps the benefits of what grows above and below the rich soil of their farm fields.<br />
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Before reading <u>Tops and Bottoms</u><i> </i>to my second graders, I like to share Jerry Pinkney's beautifully illustrated and wordless version of <u>The Tortoise and the Hare</u>. This gives them a sense of how selfish and boastful Hare used to be, and leads to a wonderful discussion of how his disposition has changed and improved over time.</div>
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Before even showing my class the cover of <i>Tops and Bottoms</i>, I reveal the book's lovely end pages and then scribe on chart paper as they name each vegetable shown, as well as others they can think of, that grow on "top" of the soil or on the "bottom." You can also encourage them to think like botanists as they sort and classify, discussing which parts of each plant is edible--the leaf, stem, or root!<br />
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<i>I would plant corn in my garden because I love to eat it roasted with lots of salt and butter in the summer time! It is the best vegetable because it is crunchy and sweet. It is not smelly or mushy like brussel sprouts and lima beans. I would never plant brussel sprouts or lima beans in my garden!</i></div>
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Because this story has two characters with very different character traits, it lends itself well to creating a Venn Diagram or chart that allows students to note their important differences. You can use the adjective cards provided to encourage your students to "turn and talk" to come up with some other synonyms, and antonyms that describe Bear and Hare.</div>
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Not only did the first floor hallway smell delicious, everything tasted yummy too! We enjoyed simmering crockpots full of Tomato Basil, Skyline Chili, Mexican Tortilla, White Chicken Chili, Potato, Chicken Tortellin, and Broccoli Cheddar, as well as a variety of salads, breads, desserts, and beverages. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">By the end of the day, our tummies were full and so were our hearts. It felt good to take the time to sit down together, laugh, chat, and just relax during our break time instead of making copies, grading papers, gobbling a sandwich at our desk, or answering e-mails. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>
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The experience reminded us that we need to "do lunch" together more often, and we are already planning an "Eating Green" smorgasbord for St. Patrick's Day in March! I've pulled together the materials we used to organize our SOUP-ER STAFF LUNCHEON into the pack below, and provided some other themes besides sports that you might want to use. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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As always, thanks for sharing my story! Continue to teach your children well. May you forever hold a song in your heart and bring a little sunshine (and hot soup) into the lives of those you work with! Remember to take good care of yourself too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">If you are looking for more great ideas on how to boost staff morale, be sure to check out this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Staff-Morale-Boosters-BUNDLE-EDITABLE-8191500" target="_blank">BUNDLE</a> of ideas from my daughter! She is the social committee chairperson at her school, and has successfully organized some great treat days and luncheons for her colleagues! It includes seven different theme kits, which can also be purchased separately!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*Popcorn Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Staff Favorites</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Taco Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hot Chocolate Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;">*St. Patricks Day Buffet</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ice Cream Bar</div><div style="text-align: center;">*Pizza Party Buffet</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGGvKb_Jr9JD33Y1PI2O8aShFQNx7mmBGI-knPvlzwlbcB0UG55QRuwo8lHBXzjM-zjeCTyPpfwdAAnp5IBdP7h31JclDFhUO1vQn1X2AeJv3EPFnEids65jhIMxux1ZF0iJU7164AO8m5EhLa2v5pmLa6YQYvHE3jgOMA_0XQwsUpmsROCGaX5TCvQ/s350/Hayley%20Staff%20Morale%20Booster%20Bundle.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Serve up a smorgasbord at your next staff luncheon to boost teacher morale and build camaraderie! Comfort food is key to keeping your colleagues' stress levels low and their happiness high!" border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="350" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGGvKb_Jr9JD33Y1PI2O8aShFQNx7mmBGI-knPvlzwlbcB0UG55QRuwo8lHBXzjM-zjeCTyPpfwdAAnp5IBdP7h31JclDFhUO1vQn1X2AeJv3EPFnEids65jhIMxux1ZF0iJU7164AO8m5EhLa2v5pmLa6YQYvHE3jgOMA_0XQwsUpmsROCGaX5TCvQ/w400-h399/Hayley%20Staff%20Morale%20Booster%20Bundle.jpg" title="Host a Souper Staff Luncheon" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-61070848390761071442018-12-06T23:00:00.000-05:002020-05-01T13:15:54.067-04:00Start A Special Holiday Reading Tradition!Greetings of the season my friends!<br />
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This post is an updated one that I actually wrote four years ago in December as the sun rose over Bonita Beach in southwest Florida.....a place that my own family has called "home" for the holidays for eighteen years now.<br />
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Many of my siblings wake up slowly each morning when we gather there, warming their hands around a mug of coffee or cocoa, with books open on their laps. We were fortunate to be "raised as readers" by our Mom and Dad, and I am here today to share a creative way to help other teachers and parents encourage children to make time to honor and enjoy reading magic at home!<br />
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Today's idea was inspired by a unique Nordic picture book and an Icelandic tradition that I recently learned about! I hope that you'll find that it is an easy one to adapt for use at home during this holiday, and then implement in your classroom either before or after your winter break!<br />
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My friend Kylie from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RipperResources"><i><span style="color: red;">Ripper's Resources</span></i> </a> posted this photo on her Facebook, and I was immediately enchanted! I had the sudden urge to go to Iceland to experience their Christmas Eve tradition of <i>Jolabokaflod</i>, and did a Google search to find out more! This article from <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/12/25/167537939/literary-iceland-revels-in-its-annual-christmas-book-flood"><span style="color: red;">NPR</span></a> revealed that the tradition of "The Christmas Book Flood" began during World War II when currency restrictions limited the quantity of imported gift ware in Iceland. Restrictions on imported paper were more lenient though, thereby making books the holiday gift of choice. That tradition has continued ever since.<br />
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My twist on this "Book Flood" tradition is this...<br />
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Imagine each member in your family choosing a favorite book they already own, wrapping it up, tagging it with their name and the reason why they love the story inside the package so much, and tucking it under the tree.<br />
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Then, on Christmas Eve night, when the family gathers together, the gift books are opened and either read to a partner, read aloud, or read alone in comfy pajamas with hot chocolate for refreshment before bedtime!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I am also thinking of hosting a "Welcome Back from Winter Break Book Flood" during the first week of January for my students! I think it will be a wonderful way to introduce and enjoy the new books Santa delivered to our classroom, and get the group talking about the books they hopefully read with their families over vacation.</span></div>
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The "favorite" book that I will "gift" my students with during our classroom "Book Flood" will be the special saga of a sweet little girl named Anja who dreams of becoming one of Santa's elves. Even though Christmas will be over, the story's theme of perseverance and patience will be a good one to help us start the new year off on the right foot. I hope that the opening line of <i>A Christmas Wish</i>, created by the husband-and-wife team of Lori Evert and Per Breiehagen, draws my students in and captures their imagination. I cannot wait to share it with them! The authentic, real-life photo illustrations are absolutely stunning!<br />
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In keeping with the Scandinavian setting and themes of this story, I created a fun GNOME FLUENCY FREEBIE for you to use as either a small group or literacy center activity after you read <i>The Christmas Wish</i> aloud. You can download it <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NOTFg1JCs-W1ZvCmc4bqNwFAkTLt6ytT/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{HERE}</a>!<br />
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My students love using these sentence pyramids to help develop their accuracy, fluency, and expression! Once they have mastered repeated reading of the sentence pyramids, they will be ready to write their own using the templates included. This activity helps them improve their descriptive writing skills by expanding their sentences with lots of adjectives and action words!<br />
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If you're looking for more ways to promote family literacy and engagement in your school community, be sure to check out my friend Em's post about the<i><a href="http://www.adventuresinliteracyland.com/2015/12/engaging-our-students-at-home.html"> <span style="color: red;">Readbox At Home</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span></i>she coordinates. There is nothing better than putting books into the hands and hearts of families that do not have access to quality literature, and I hope to enlist the help of some of my literacy initiative parent volunteers in January to do the same for my school community! Em also set up a YouTube channel for her colleagues to upload videos of themselves sharing their favorite books! Imagine......tuning in for a bedtime story read by teachers from your school every night of winter break! What a special experience!<br />
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<i>Good books.</i><br />
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Thanks for joining us this month as we share books that celebrate diversity! It is so important to use mentor texts that depict a wide range of cultures and experiences in our literacy lessons~<br />
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<i>One Green Apple</i> by Eve Bunting is one of my favorites for fall. It tells the story of a young Muslim girl and her first trip to an apple orchard.<br />
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Farah and her family are new to the U.S. and do not speak English yet. This makes her first days of school very different and very scary. Before reading the story to my class, I like to lead a discussion on how they might feel as the <i>new </i>student. Then I ask them how they would feel if they did not speak the same language as others and could not communicate easily. Once we have charted their list of worries, feelings, and concerns, I ask them to pay attention to how Farah feels as her first field trip to an apple orchard unfolds.<br />
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As I share the story, I stop reading so that the group can discuss how Farah is dressed differently from the other children and how she is not accustomed to sitting with boys because of her culture and customs. I take time to talk with my class about how certain styles of dress are not the same and how it is important to respect the appearance and choices of others.</div>
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The turning point in the story is when Farah drops her apple into the cider press and joins her classmates in pushing the handle of the cider press. This part of the story always brings a cheer from my students, because they are happy to see Farah being included by the other children.</div>
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I love this story excerpt the most, and often read it twice. My students often nod their heads quietly and comment.....<i>Farah is finally feeling like she belongs.</i></div>
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What I love most about this story is that it ends with a Farah feeling hopeful, not fearful. She learns that her new peers are not that different from those she left behind. Even though their language may be strange and different, their laughter is the same. She knows that those smiles and more shared laughter will help them become friends.</div>
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One of the best and most simple ways to help primary grade students recall important details from <i>One Green Apple </i>is to create a large compare and contrast Venn diagram using chart paper. Older students can use this worksheet included in my FREEBIE to record their ideas. I have also included the photo quotes from this post in the PDF that you can either print as small posters or display on your Smartboard to lead a class discussion. You can grab the complete file <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fEbbOTmFd1x4-m49AboNtFnaUnm_71AF/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">{HERE}</a>.<br />
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Bethany is a fellow educator in my district who just opened her TpT store. Her colorful, coordinated sets of digital papers, borders, frames, and accents are chock full of different design options for newsletters, invitations, gift tags, family photo cards, product covers, and scrapbooking projects! The buttons and washi tape embellishments she includes are the best!<br />
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I have known Bethany since my son played hockey for the Northview Wildcats. Her father was a great high school coach and life mentor to my son, Eamonn. Coop shaped him both as an athlete and young man. For that I will be forever grateful. Bethany designed signs and spirit wear for the team, and was always an avid fan in the stands at the ice rink! GO CATS!<br />
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She is also a 13-year-educator, currently working as a junior high guidance counselor. She spent the first 10 years of her career as a visual art & graphic design teacher, dabbling for a few years in administration, before she decided that she missed her students and her own children too much.<br />
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She is an avid sports fan, and some of her favorite things include hockey, Michigan football, and all things Boston! She loves holidays, with her favorite being Independence Day. During her limited free time, she enjoys going to Pure Barre classes, researching her ancestry, talking walks around her Sylvania, Ohio neighborhood, and spending time with family and friends.<br />
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Each day this week, Bethany is sharing a <i><b>Fa-la-la-la-la Freebie</b></i> in her store! Help her build a following by downloading each one and then leaving some feedback love! I remember the struggle when I first started my little resource shop, and really want to help her succeed! I will never forget the thrill of finally reaching 100 followers! I hope you will make that happen for Bethany this week!<br />
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I really admire very original, fresh style, and these three sets are my new favorites! They truly are special and very versatile, and I am hosting a giveaway to help you win ALL of them!<br />
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How is THAT for alliteration!?!?! :)</div><div><br /></div><div>As I head into my third year as a Reading Intervention Specialist after 26 years as a primary grade teacher, it is with great trepidation and anxiety. COVID-19 has changed the way we all have to plan and teach in the coming days. It is my hope that I will be able to adapt these small group activities from two years ago if I have to teach remotely this fall.</div>
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<div>After the school year begins and I have assessed students in grades K-3 to determine who qualifies for daily intervention lessons, I like to spend our first few meetings getting to know my students.</div><h1 style="text-align: center;">GETTING TO KNOW YOUR READERS</h1>
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Because we only have 30 minutes per day to get our important work done, establishing fair rules and emphasizing that our time be spent wisely are two of my first group goals. My colleague and I came up with a behavior expectation system based on four simple guidelines.</div>
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Our students seem very motivated by this system, and it keeps them accountable for their own choices during group time. Once they have earned 10 card punches, we celebrate with prizes from the Treasure Box and special refreshments! We also enjoy Flashlight Fridays, where independent reading takes place with the room lights off, Book Buddies on our laps, and our flashlights focused on our favorite books!</div>
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Another goal of mine during our first few group meetings is to find out what kinds of books my students like to read and what makes reading enjoyable and/or hard for them. We spend at least half of one meeting discussing these points and making lists for me to refer to as I plan lessons and bookstore shopping lists. As a former primary classroom teacher, I found that my classroom library was sadly lacking in the type of reading material that third graders enjoy. Luckily, my school parent club allots a generous sum to every teacher at the beginning of the school year so I am able to shop until I drop in early September. </div>
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As much as I would like the good times and road trips of Summer 2018 to continue, reality is setting in. I am so happy to have traveled in an RV to Canada to see old college friends, enjoyed a Cubs game at Wrigley Field, and spent a long weekend at a lake cottage with my family. But it is time to get back to the business of being a teacher!<br />
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One step in that process is scouring <i>Teachers Pay Teachers</i> for resources I can use in my new position as a Reading Intervention Specialist! I will be working with small groups of students in grades K-3 on targeted reading skills and strategies. Thank goodness the BTS FRESH SALE is scheduled for August 1-2, 2018! I have lots of fluency, phonics, and comprehension activities to purchase!<br />
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My friends from <i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thereadingcrew/">The Reading Crew</a></i> are back with more mentor texts to share this weekend as summer break begins and thoughts turn to lounging by a pool, soaking up the sun on a restful walk, or tickling your toes in the sand!</div>
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If you've followed my blog for any length of time, you know that I absolutely LOVE vacationing in Naples, Florida. My family celebrates Christmas there, and this sign on my condo mantel just sums up how I feel about all-things ocean related.....<br />
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When the theme for this mentor text hop was announced, I did not have to think twice about my book choice. I hope you'll enjoy the magic and the mystery of using David Wiesner's <i>Flotsam</i> to help your students visualize story events and expand their content vocabulary!<br />
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This Caldecott Award-winning picture book begins with an illustration that focuses on the tools of observation that a young boy has brought to the beach. You'll notice that he has a magnifying glass, binoculars, and a microscope laid out on his towel, along with snorkeling gear in his bag. This page sets the stage for the the discoveries he is going to make as he spends the day exploring what has washed up on the sand around him.</div>
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After showing my students this illustration, along with the title page, I model how to complete a Mind Map for the word<i> flotsam, </i>and<i> </i>together talk about their own personal experiences they have had while visiting the ocean shore. We also discuss the different kinds of "treasures" the waves wash up there and where it all might come from.</div>
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Once we have completed the <i>flotsam </i>Mind Map, I introduce these slides and/or photo cards of words related to the story and the old-fashioned underwater camera and film the boy discovers. Individual students or partners then select their favorite word from my collection and work to complete a Mind Map of their own. Students then present their definitions, synonyms, context clues, and pictures to each other. Other images and words in the collection I share include <i>ocean, treasure, adventure, journey, waves. </i>There are also cards for <i>binoculars, microscope, magnifying glass, </i>and <i>oceanographer.</i></div>
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After our thorough study of beach- and ocean-related vocabulary, I share the story with my second graders, asking them to "give it words" and describe what they see in each picture. It is great fun to turn each page and experience their delight as the photos taken by the mysterious underwater camera are revealed. Sea turtles swimming above seashell houses, aliens riding seahorses and fish, and faces of children from places around the world ignite their imaginations, and generate great discussions!</div>
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Well, I am also honoring my favorite celebrity couple as well. Because <i>This Is Us</i> is not on for the next two weeks due to the Winter Olympics, and I MISS THEM. Their sweetness, honesty, humor, and shared sorrow just makes them my favorite and the perfect Valentines! To quote some silly lyrics from the musical GREASE....</div>
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It has been over five months since I posted here, but I am back to share a BIG celebration and a sale with you!<br />
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In honor of my seven-year TpT store and blog anniversary, ALL of my resources are 20% off from Saturday, November 15th through Tuesday, November 17th!<br />
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Consider it my simple way of expressing my gratitude for your continued support and readership! My journey as a creator of teacher resources and educational blogger continue to be a happy one! In the coming days, I hope to invest more time in doing both!<div><br /></div><div><br />
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<br />Know that in the months ahead as we all deal with the different challenges that COVID presents to us as teachers, I am with you all in spirit as you continue to do the good work in your classrooms and serve the children entrusted to your care.<br />
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As always, thank you for sharing my stories and songs. Continue to hold both close to your heart, and share their magic.<br />
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<br /></div>Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-48807826790574296112017-03-19T10:07:00.000-04:002017-03-21T04:56:08.687-04:00The Beauty of the Beach....and New Blog Design!Welcome Friends!<br />
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My blog's new design was created in honor of my favorite place....Florida's Bonita Beach.<br />
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I will be enjoying spring break there in 26 more days.<br />
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Believe me...the countdown has begun and some well-deserved rest and relaxation cannot come soon enough!<br />
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I know that way too much time is coming between my posts here, but the work on my Reading endorsement and time spent planning and teaching in my classroom has been a bit of a tsunami this year. I am truly looking forward to the calm that the beach brings me. The sound of waves, the sunshine on my shoulders, the sitting in a beach chair, and the doing of ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.</div>
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A few months ago, I needed something to inspire me to come to this blog more often, and decided to contact my designer to help me combine the look and feel of two of my most "happy places." Laine from <i><a href="http://peaceofafricadesigns.com/">A Little Peace of Africa</a> </i>answered my call for a more modern look and captured my "ocean view" and vision perfectly! She has worked with me for three years now, and has been my "go-to girl" and saving grace when it comes to technical glitches, design ideas, and product resources. She is not only patient when answering my high-quantity of questions, but she is honest when giving advice. This picture of us meeting at the TpT 2015 Vegas conference is a favorite of mine. It captures her kind, helpful, genuine, and artistic spirit perfectly!</div>
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As a way to celebrate my new site design AND offer a little something back to you, my followers, I am hosting a giveaway for one of Laine's BRAND IT BEAUTIFUL packages. Leave a comment on this post about your "happy place" along with your e-mail in order to be entered. I'll come back on Tuesday, March 21st, to choose a lucky winner of this $25 value! You can read about what all is included <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brand-It-Beautiful-Brand-your-products-Social-media-Site-2973237">{HERE}</a>. Laine created a package for me a few months ago and the background papers and label tags used in this post's photos are from it! I just LOVE the ombre watercolors and the personal palette she came up with.</div>
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<i>Flotsam. </i>You will find it <a href="http://www.storiesandsongsinsecond.com/2016/06/flip-flops-beach-chairs-and-great-books.html">{HERE}</a> in a post I wrote last year for <i>The Reading Crew's</i> spring mentor text event. It includes mind maps, writing response pages, and a slideshow of photos and story vocabulary that you can project on a Smartboard or print out and use in a pocket chart.</div>
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I share this wonderful, wordless picture book with my second graders before we head out for summer vacation, and it's like taking them on a virtual field trip! There's so much to discover and explore, even if you can't go to the ocean! Imagination and creative thinking are key ingredients in the lesson!</div>
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I hope you will return to my blog often to find humor, hope, and inspiration. Know that I am honored to share what works and what doesn't work in my classroom with you. What we do as educators every day is both EXHAUSTING and REWARDING, and I have found that it is better to share both sides of my experience in order to stay centered and sane! May these photos of my favorite place bring you joy and a positive mindset as you head into another week of school. </div>
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May spring come SOON for us all!</div>
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Jennifer Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12071625027972237014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1208115429957802132.post-71219599757126807102017-02-25T11:28:00.002-05:002018-02-24T09:09:13.629-05:00Hat's Off To Reading With Party City!Hello Friends!<br />
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Are you BEYOND excited to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with your students on March 2nd? If so, then you've come to the right place! America's favorite author and illustrator deserves the very best, and I'm thrilled to have partnered with <i>Party City </i>to bring you decor ideas and more to make your <i>Hat's Off To Reading </i>celebration extra special this year!<br />
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I've always added a touch of whimsy and lots of color to my learning activities and environment, and <i>Party City</i> is one of my favorite places to find easy and stress-free supplies! I was just plain "tickled" and positively grateful when a company representative contacted me earlier this month about using their products in my classroom! Their Party Kits are great for busy parents and teachers to make learning fun and festive without a lot of fuss! I've featured some of my favorite decorations, tableware, character cutouts, costumes, and accessories that will help you throw a <i>Party City </i><br />
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write 11 rhyming word pairs on 22 balloons and distribute them to my students. On the count of three, they will then move slowly around the room to find their rhyming partner, read their words and use them in a sentence, think of two other words that rhyme with their pattern, </div>
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Enough Dr. Seuss notebooks, rulers, bookmarks, mazes, kazoos, and stickers for </div>
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a "Hop on Pop" Snack Smorgasbord in the teacher's lounge on Wednesday!</div>
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For many years, my friend and colleague Pam has helped me coordinate our school's</div>
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<i>Read Across America</i> festivities. Because she is retiring at the end of May, I wanted to</div>
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this door sign is the perfect Seuss "souvenir!"</div>
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learning as you salute Dr. Seuss with a <i>Hat's Off To Reading</i> celebration</div>
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Don't miss these great posts from some other<br />
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Jenn over at</div>
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<a href="http://crayonsandcutiesinkindergarten.blogspot.com/2017/02/hats-off-to-reading.html">CRAYONS AND CUTIES IN KINDERGARTEN</a></div>
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Kristen over at<br />
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Ashley over at<br />
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