Friday, October 26, 2012

Teacher for President Writing

I learned a lot about myself today through the opinions of my students.
They shared why I would be a good president.


Love #1
She knows when to tell us to stop talking

Other words of wisdom for my qualifications to be president via my 3rd graders.

*My teacher makes good disigions (decisions).
*My teacher makes good speeches.
*She knows what she's doing.
*She likes the color burgundy.
*She would be a great president because she is very smart and reasonable.
*She would look cute.
*She would be calm.
*She has a great sense of humor.
*She handles things well.
*She is very confident.
*She would still teach while being president. (I think NOT)
*She likes to do fun PE.
*She loves children.
*She helps make students smart.
*Lastly, she can outsmart anyone!



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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

V is for Veterans Day


It's time to honor our veterans.  Here's my Veterans Day unit that includes letter writing, a poster, acrostic poem, a holiday overview, and ABC order dog tag badges.

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Elections and Voting Activities

I just made an I Have Who Has Election theme set.

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And if you missed my last post there's this:



 Aso, here's a 5 page election writing prompt pack!

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Cute kid quote:

One of my students wrote in response to character traits of a president:

"Well I think the president would need a squeaky clean record."
 
You can also grab my Election Pack Bundle at a discount.
 

 

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Monday, October 15, 2012

Election Ads: Persuasive writing

Election time fun is here!
 My students created TV ads for a candidate of their choice and then wrote a persuasive speech to go with it. We talked about catchy slogan writing and selling your candidate. This was one project every student wanted to get right to work on. Some picked to write about an animal or cartoon character and others chose to write about themselves or a classmate as a candidate. So fun!

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This is part of my Election Bundle you can grab at a discount too!
 



The lead in to this lesson was the wonderful book Vote by Eileen Christelow.
Her website has lots of election links too!

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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Halloween Jokes and Themed Book Reports

Pick up some fun treats for your classroom for Halloween fun.

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Themed Book Report pack

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Halloween class joke book.

These two items also come in a money saving bundle.



Friday, October 5, 2012

Leaf Writing

I think fall like weather has finally made it's appearance today.
I hope it sticks around. I'm sipping a pumpkin spice latte, as I share a fall lesson my
class did this week.

 First, I asked my students how many of them ever look at the clouds and imagine or "see" another item. We went outside and practiced just that. After the cloud observation,  I handed out fall colored die cut leaves, and had students make a leaf picture to create a story. What imaginations! Take a look.
 
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A bird

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An acorn on a tree

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A campfire...this one impressed me!

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An eagle

"Leaf" me a comment if you wish!

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