Five for Friday: July 3rd

 

Here we are at Friday again! This summer is flying by! YIKES! However, I am enjoying every bit of it. I love this weekly linky because I get to stop and reflect on my week! Sometimes it just flies by and I don't take time to think about ALL I have done in just one week. Especially in the summer because...what day is it again? Haha! Anyways, here we go...

I GOT A FITBIT! I had one a while back but it got put in the washer one too many times. This one is the Charge HR and it is AWESOME. On top of tracking my steps, it also tracks my heart rate. I love this because it makes the calorie burn and workout summary more accurate. I have kind of become a little obessed with it this week but that can't be a bad thing, right?

I totally redid one of my very first products this week. The product was the "This is Me this Month" journal. I love doing this with my class. The kids do a page at the beginning of each month. I save them in a folder and put them together in a booklet for the kids at the end of the year. It is so cute so see how their drawings changed and how their responses changed throughout the year! I love this even more now that it is a bit spruced up!

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I also finished my TpT Seller Challenge #3 this week! I have been meaning to make a vocabulary packet and this challenge gave me the motivation to finish it! This packet includes 4 games, 4 response pages, and a home-school connection! I know this packet will give me the perfect combination of activities to do with my kids this year and will help them develop a deeper connection to their words. Hooray! 

 Visit my previous post for a FREEBIE from this packet and to see more! Or just purchase it here!

I am having a SALE! This is my first sale and I am so excited to have it over the 4th of the July holiday! Enjoy friends!

Also, if you would like to help a new girl out...I would love some more followers! 

Lastly, I feel compelled to share to this lady with you! I watched her show on Bravo "Jersey Belle" a little bit and thought she was funny. Then I found her facebook page and started watching her morning "cawfeetawks." Y'all (there is the TN in me)...she is seriously great! She is so realistic, funny, and wise! She does a talk everyday and it ranges from anything to marriage, kids, family, friends, or a little pop culture. Today her talk was about learning from failure and always going for what you believe in. I related that to starting on this blogging and TpT journey! If you want a daily dose of awesome, check her out. Oh...and she blocks anyone that isn't supportive or positive! I think it is the only place on the internet (besides teacher blogs) where everyone is 100% positive! 

Here is her facebook page!

Cheers! Have a great week!

#TpTSellerChallenge: Make Your Masterpiece!

Again this week, I am so grateful for this challenge! After my training last week I knew I had to get going on more vocabulary activities for my kiddos this year. This weeks challenge inspired me to finish this product that is FULL of vocabulary activities to use with different words each week.Thanks Third in Hollywood, Sparkling in Second, Teach Create Motivate, and Peppy Zesty Teacherista for hosting this challenge!

One thing I definitely want to work on incorporating this year is more of a home-school connection with vocabulary. I want my kids to be constantly aware of the vocabulary they are reading in text and how to figure out what words mean if they aren't sure. So as part of this packet, you will get a parent letter and a response sheet for students to use at home when they find a new vocabulary word!

 

 In my classroom this will not be a "required" assignment but students will always have a response sheet in their take home folder for when they find a new word. I keep a "I want to share" binder at the front of my classroom. Students will put their sheets in that binder so they can share their word with their classmates when we have an extra minute or before dismissal! 

Next, I created some games to use in my classroom throughout the week. I have used all of these games before but I wanted to incorporate more responses where students had to also write down their thinking before or after the game. 

Game #1: Clue Club

Laminate cards and staple them onto sentence strip hats. With a dry erase marker, write a word on each student's head. Have students get with a partner and allow the partner to give the students clues until they guess the word on their head. Students can fill out the response sheet afterwards as a reflection activity.

Cards to Laminate

Game #2: Charades Mania

Write each weeks vocabulary words on the charade cards. In advance, have students write each word and describe how they would act it out. Afterwards, students can play charades with the words. Keep old vocabulary and play with those words so students have to recall and continue to apply those words all year long!

Game #3:  Roll it, know it, show it!

This game is great way to review words and can even be used as a weekly center. All you need is a dice!

Game #4: Vocabulary Tic-Tac-Toe
Use this game as a choice board for your students. Allow them to decide which activities they are going to complete, as long as they get 3 in a row! You could also use this in a center or as a partner activity.

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Lastly, this packet includes 4 more activities for your students!

Apply vocabulary into a story!

Keep as a weekly dictionary or all year long!

Help your students to make connections to their words!

Grab all of these activities in my TpT store! This packet along with my ENTIRE store is on sale through the 4th of July!

Cheers and have a fantastic weekend!