TGIF!!! Just a quick post tonight to let you know about a great cause! Mrs. Wills shared an email from a Kindergarten teacher in Joplin, Missouri that was devastated by an F5 tornado this past spring. Many of the elementary schools were damaged or destroyed. I sent Erica several of my TpT units! Even if you only have a few Word documents, SHARE THE LOVE with these deserving teachers and their sweet kiddos.
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Have a great LONG weekend! :)
Happy Hump Day! Excited for a 3 day weekend right around the corner! :)
Our reading comprehension focus this month is making inferences. When I looped to first grade last year, I remember this being one of the hardest things I taught! HA! I know, I know, you fifth grade teachers {if you even read this blog!} are rolling your eyes! :)
Thanks to some fab bloggers, my unit is MUCH better the second time around!
I introduced making inferences by telling my firsties they would be Inference Investigators {thanks Abby!}
Then, I used the pictures from Abby’s Inferencing Investigation TpT unit. I showed them a picture and then we discussed what we could infer from the picture. For example, I showed them a picture of a girl eating a lollipop with a smile on her face. We could infer that she likes lollipops and that she is happy.
The Snow Day Case File activity from the same Inferencing Investigation unit is presh! Be sure to check it out!
Abby also created an awesome Mystery Box activity that is perfect for teaching inferring AND introducing a new unit!
Kim at Mrs. Saylor’s Log has some presh {FREE!} ideas for making inferences with poetry. I LOVE all of the poems! The poems give rhyming ‘clues’ to infer what the poem is about.
Check it out by clicking below!
I also love to use some of the David books by David Shannon! These books are always a hit with the kiddos and they are super for them to use picture and text clues to make inferences!
Off to watch Modern Family! :) Enjoy the rest of your week!
Happy 2012, friends!!! I love coming back in January…the kiddos are all grown up! It is like they matured into little small adults over the break! You know I am not the biggest fan of crafts (the process, NOT the end result!), so I am happy to slow down with the crafts and go back to my usual one craft each week! :)
There are some super presh activities that are on my list to do when I head back this week:
Snow Globe activity from Jennifer at First Grade Blue Skies
Snow Cover Up activity from Christina at Mrs. Bainbridge’s Class
Hot Chocolate activities from Abby at The Inspired Apple
The Clutter Free Classroom Project from The Clutter Free Classroom ~ Super pumped about this! Bins and labels make me happy…especially if they are pink and lime green! :)
Stay tuned…almost finished with the next Old Lady unit…There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow!
*Only two more days to swing by Mel’s blog to help her celebrate the big 4-0! Enter her amazing giveaway for 40 + units {including my Popcorn! Popcorn! Contraction Word Work Fun!}
Have a fab week!
