tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69508613952454081912024-03-19T01:01:58.275-05:00I Love 2 TeachBelinda Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835965579581997044noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950861395245408191.post-51329024471242424252013-09-01T16:47:00.006-05:002013-09-01T16:47:43.508-05:00Famous Pairs CardsI hope you are having a fantastic start to the 2013-2014 school year! It's so fun having time to get to know our students at the beginning of the year. Building relationships is foundational to everything we do as educators, so I try to make sure my students spend a lot of time working together either in small groups or partnerships.<br />
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For a few years, I have used famous pairs cards in my class that I've written on index cards. Basically, these cards have an even number of words written on them (one word written on each card) such as cookies, milk, mashed potatoes, gravy, salt, pepper, etc. When I'm ready to get my kids working together in pairs, I mix the cards up and pass out one to each student. (If I have an odd number of students in my class, then I keep the last card and will be a partner to one of my students.) Then my kiddos silently walk around with their cards held up next to their heads trying to find their famous pair. They LOVE searching for their partner, and it's a trip to watch!<br />
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So this year, I decided to make my cards a little fancier than the hand-written version and add a couple more features thanks to the inspiration of Dr. Spencer Kagan. Sometimes, once my kiddos are in their partnerships, I want one partner to talk and the other to listen and then switch roles. So I added an "A" and a "B" to each card so it would designate who is who. When I say, "Partner A goes first," the partnerships will be able to start right away and no more Rock, Paper, Scissors to decide who goes first. Also, there are times when I want my partnerships to link up with other partnerships, so I made sure there are 4 cards per color. Finally, each card has a number - 1 through 5. If I need to, I can have all of the number 1s, 2s, 3s, 4s, and 5s gather together to share what was happening in their individual partnerships. The bottom line is I wanted some flexibility in the cards, so I tried to add some of these features. Here, look for yourself...<br />
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There are 28 cards in all (14 pairs), so hopefully that will accommodate the largest class size. God bless you IMMENSELY if you have a class size larger than 28. Just print, laminate, cut them out and you're good to go!<br />
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I hope you have as much fun with your famous pairs as I do!<br />
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I've also created a teacher card that has all 40 ways on one card so it's at your fingertips; you'll see it in the download.<br />
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I've designed five levels:<br />
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These are available individually in black and white clocks as well as colored<b> </b>clocks. Just click on the images above to hop on over to my TpT store. If you'd like to grab all five sets, just click below. You'll get a lot more and have some more flexibility too.<br />
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In this PDF file, each level has different printable versions because everyone has different capabilities. Some of us have access to color printers, and others of us don't. So each level is provided in a black and white version as well as a color version. I usually print in black and white onto bright card stock, and I use a different color of card stock for each of my sets. It really helps keeps my sets together.<br />
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I've also created each set in business card format using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Business-Inkjet-Printers-08371/dp/B00006B8G6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373892978&sr=8-1&keywords=avery+8371" target="_blank">Avery Business Cards</a> (2" x 3.5"). Can you say EASY? You can grab a set of these business cards at the store for $11-$13 for 250 cards. They are durable and so stinkin' easy to pop out. NO MORE CUTTING ON THE PAPER CUTTER!!! For those of us who don't have the means to get business cards, then each set is provided in a regular format. Just print, laminate and cut out.<br />
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ALL of this (actually 26 documents) is included in your <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ZABINGA-Telling-Time-Game-with-5-Levels-773110" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">download</span></a>. Woo hoo! <br />
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So how do you play ZABINGA? Cards (leveled playing cards with 4 ZABINGA cards mixed in) are placed in the middle of the group. On each player’s turn, she or he will take a card from the top of the pile and answer the question on the card. If the answer given is correct (answer keys are included in sets), the player gets to keep the card. If the answer given is incorrect, the card is placed at the bottom of the pile. If a ZABINGA card is drawn, the player must put all of the playing cards she or he has collected so far back to the bottom of the pile. The ZABINGA card is then put aside in a different stack. It is the next player’s turn. Students will continue playing until all of the playing cards from the pile are gone. The player with the most playing cards is the ZABINGA winner. Woo hoo! I've made an instructions card that fits nicely inside a sandwich-size Ziploc bag along with the playing cards. So, all your kids will need to do is grab a bag, pop a squat on the floor, and play! Yes!<br />
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Visit my TpT store to scoop up a copy of this <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/ZABINGA-Telling-Time-Game-with-5-Levels-773110" target="_blank">telling time version of ZABINGA</a></span>!<br />
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But wait...there's more! As I was making this game, I thought these cards would be PERFECT for a game of Scoot! So, I've included some instructions for how you can play this whole class review game along with a game board. Consider this your GIFT WITH PURCHASE. If you have not played Scoot with your class, I cannot encourage you enough to give it a try! It is so much fun!<br />
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Happy July! It's been a busy summer so far. Lots of fun training opportunities which means lots of reasons to appreciate the people I've been hanging out with. I have a tutorial to share with you that is super cute and super inexpensive.</div>
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But first I wanted to let you know some exciting news. By spending time with so many of my friends this summer, I've had a lot of time to talk to them about my blog and all of the things I want to accomplish. One of the questions I'm always asked is, "Why do you always give your stuff away?" Well, I have always wanted to share what I use in my classroom with other people and if someone else can use it, then great. The more I blog and the more that people download my freebies, the more I realize that I would like to do more. I've decided in order to do more, I need a few more resources. Therefore, I've decided to open a <a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Belinda-Kinney" target="_blank">TpT store</a> so that I can continue to provide as many free resources as possible. In fact, this free tutorial is my first "product."<br />
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<br />Belinda Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835965579581997044noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950861395245408191.post-9794607338917784612013-06-08T16:02:00.000-05:002013-07-19T14:51:19.378-05:00Six Types of Syllables Posters {Freebie}One more school year is in the books! Woo hoo! What a great school year! Now it's time to regroup for next year...well, maybe a few naps first. :) <br />
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We have 9 days left of this school year. That's right; we're in the single digits, people! I'm looking forward to the summer, and I'm working on a trainin<span style="font-size: small;">g class</span> that I'm doing for my district - Multi-sensory Spelling Instruction. As part of this professional development, I'm offering these multi-sensory spelling activity cards along with th<span style="font-size: small;">ese</span> spelling routine cards. The first cards (done in color as well as black and white) can be used as a reminder as you go through your short, <span style="font-size: small;">daily </span>spelling routine. These can be laminated and laid on the table, posted on a white board, used as a bookmark, etc.<br />
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The activity cards (below) can be used during your students' daily practice. In researching and preparing for my training class, I came across this quote:<br />
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With that in mind, many of these activities intentionally provide an opportunity for students to practice their words by tracing. They also focus on getting as many senses involved as possible and hopefully your students will find them fun. Th<span style="font-size: small;">is is</span> a compilation of ideas targeted for students who struggle with spelling and need something different than the typical ways we ask kids to practice spelling words.<i></i><br />
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Helping kids understand when<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">singular</span></span> base words stay the same and change when becoming plural is a part of the journey of 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades. Giving them tools they can refer to can definitely assist them, and foldables glued in notebooks can do just that.<br />
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Here's another one that I use. (See <a href="http://ilove2teach.blogspot.com/2013/04/prefix-suffix-foldable-freebie.html" target="_blank">this post</a>, <a href="http://ilove2teach.blogspot.com/2013/04/word-endings-foldable-freebie.html" target="_blank">this one</a>, and <a href="http://ilove2teach.blogspot.com/2013/04/word-endings-foldable-with-rules-freebie.html" target="_blank">this one</a> for more ideas and some background on how to use them.) For this one, I usually model a couple of singular base words in each category along with their accompanying modified plural words. Then I ask my brilliant word nerds to offer suggestions and we add them. Finally, I tell them to hunt for words in their reading that they can add to their foldable. (If they run out of room on their notebook paper, they write on the back of the flaps.)<br />
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Let's admit it; we all do it. We creatively ask our kiddos to line up...not because we want to know how many kids are wearing red shirts or how many have laces on their shoes. No, we do it because it helps to get our kids quiet and listening...the perfect prerequisite for a peaceful line.<br />
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Sometimes, if you're like me, you need a fresh idea for lining up your little sweet peas. Maybe you'll find this helpful. Twenty-four ideas (download the <span style="font-size: large;">{</span><a href="http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Creative-Ways-to-Line-Up-Your-Class-759404" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">free document</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">}</span> to see them all) that will get your kiddos in line and ready to go. I'd love to add <i>your</i> ideas, so be sure to follow me and leave a comment with how you creatively get your kiddos in line.<br />
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We glue this <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bx3HBu9-j2BgZEp1RUVDaDEwVmc/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">foldable</a> </span>into our notebooks, and my kids use a story to search for words that fit the flaps. They write base words under the left side flaps (on the notebook paper) and write the base words <i>with</i> the endings added on the right side flaps (on the notebook paper). If they run out of room, they can write on the back side of each flap. They actually wanted to run out of room so that they could write on the flaps. They had a FANTASTIC time doing this Word Endings hunt!<br />
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My students glue their foldables inside their interactive notebooks. For this foldable, your students will only apply glue behind the "Word Endings," "-ing Happening Now," and "-ed Already Happened" sections. They will cut all of the other sections to create foldable flaps.<br />
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As you talk about inflectional endings (<span class="st">letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning), you can have kids generate their own ideas for base words where nothing happens when an ending is added as well as words that have the final consonant doubled before adding the ending. (I've expanded this foldable to include more ending rules and you can find it <span style="font-size: large;">{<a href="http://ilove2teach.blogspot.com/2013/04/word-endings-foldable-with-rules-freebie.html" target="_blank">here</a>}</span>. I tell my kiddos that most CVC words will need to have that final consonant doubled. They will find that the vowel has a short vowel sound, and yet we always find exceptions...like words ending in /x/ like <i>box</i>.</span><br />
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This is a concentration/memory type of game, and I've designed it so that once your students think they have found all of their matches, they can self-check using the answer key.<br />
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I'm not a fan of worksheets as you know, so when it comes to understanding and using prefixes and suffixes, a foldable came to mind. I searched the web to see what was out there. I found something <a href="http://jennifersteachingtools.blogspot.com/2012/12/this-week-we-were-learning-few-prefixes.html" target="_blank">here</a> that had a prefix foldable and a separate suffix foldable. Love it!! Since my objective included<i> both</i> prefixes and suffixes, I decided to play around with the foldable idea and here's what I came up with...<br />
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We just cut the three prefix flaps and two suffix flaps and folded them back. Little drops of glue were applied to the back of the sections that say, "Prefix," "Word Parts," and "Suffix." My second graders loved assembling their word parts foldables.<br />
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After we had everything in place, we talked about the meaning of each prefix and wrote it on the back of each flap. Then I encouraged my kiddos to generate examples of words containing each prefix which were written on their lined paper. (Please excuse any spelling errors...we continue to work on that skill.) :)<br />
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I decided this would be perfect for my 2nd graders. I read the book to my little aliens, and we made a chart just like Mrs. Whitehurst. Since my kiddos are a year older than hers, we were able to talk a little bit more about word parts, word roots, and derivatives as the clues to the words and their meanings. <br />
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After reading the book, I told my students that they were to come up with one more reason to explain why Henry was late for school. They had to include a nonsense word in their excuse which could be figured out using the context clues given in their explanation. It was a lofty goal, and I wasn't sure if they could do it. With a few examples and a little tweaking, they got the hang of it and they LOVED it!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was late for school because I couldn't find the page that came off my <i>zeading </i>log.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was late for school today because my mom's <i>zack </i>broke down on the way to school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Henry P. Baloney was late to school because he forgot to put grape <i>junes </i>on his bread. The bread would be dry without it.</td></tr>
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I wish you could see all of the Henry P.'s they created; they were ADORABLE! I know what you really want...the files!<br />
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If you're like me, you'd like one place with all your fun music and movement videos at your fingertips. And it'd be great if those videos were in a safe format so that annoying content wasn't displayed before or after your video played.<br />
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I took the videos that many of my colleagues use on a regular basis and made a <a href="http://www.symbaloo.com/" target="_blank">Symbaloo</a> (<span class="st">a really cool visual bookmarking tool that helps people keep their favorite links in order.)</span> First, I converted each video into a link on <a href="http://safeshare.tv/">SafeShare.tv</a> - a wonderful site that generates a safe link for YouTube videos. It removes all the yucky stuff you don't want. You might have one ad pop up at the bottom of the video right when you hit play, but that's about it. No more questionable content on the sides and nothing comes up when the video ends. Woo hoo!<br />
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Here's a fun game that helps your students practice building numbers. This game is flexible so that you can differentiate to meet the needs of your students. If you have kiddos who are working on building 6-digit numbers, then they can play this game together. For kids who are needing practice with 2-digit numbers, they can play this game too!<br />
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Best of all, it's FREE as usual here at <a href="http://ilove2teach.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">I Love 2 Teach</a>! Enjoy!<br />
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Belinda Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835965579581997044noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950861395245408191.post-86714004551313838762012-09-23T19:13:00.000-05:002013-07-19T14:55:28.822-05:00Reader Response {Freebies}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Fall, Y'all!<br />
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My adorable pumpkins are falling in love with books. That's one of my favorite parts of teaching 2nd grade - seeing my little guys discover their love of literature. So here are a few freebies for reader response.<br />
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After reading a fiction book or story, any of these poems can be written about main character.<br />
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This book investigation can be wonderful as an enrichment activity and it's amazing to see what your students can create! It is designed to be used with a nonfiction book or article.<br />
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My students use these spinners, and they LOVE them! All they need is a pencil and a paper clip to make the spinner. I tell them to spin it and write the answer to the question in a notebook or on a piece of paper. If they land on the same question more than once, I instruct them to simply spin again. <br />
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To be used with a fiction piece, this Book Scavenger Hunt is a student favorite.<br />
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My cute, little chimichangas LOVE to play Bingo together. Here's one that can be used to practice addition facts ~ doubles +1 to +12.<br />
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<b>What you need:</b><br />
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The directions for how to play are at the bottom of the game board, but once your students start playing bingo games, they will quickly get the hang of it and will be successful without needing instructions. On the spinner, I've included some before, during and after thinking prompts.<br />
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This bingo game can also be played with number cards (#s1-12 and two or three cards for each number) instead of using a spinner. Just cut off the bottom of the game board and verbally tell your students how to play. They just shuffle a stack of cards, place them face down and take turns selecting a card to double.<br />
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<br />Belinda Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835965579581997044noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950861395245408191.post-11068353236046488502012-09-05T19:20:00.002-05:002013-07-19T14:56:09.907-05:00Complete It<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's another freebie to help our tater tots practice identifying complete and incomplete sentence as well as writing with capital letters and using correct punctuation. <br />
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The materials that you'll need are simple:<br />
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Ahead of time, cut out the sentence cards and fold the direction tent in half if you want it to stand up. (Dog-ear one corner to make it stand up without splaying.)<br />
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<br />Belinda Kinneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16835965579581997044noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950861395245408191.post-28347569674590243272012-09-03T14:52:00.002-05:002013-10-19T06:07:01.821-05:003 Freebies and an Apology<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So, it's been a while since I've blogged.<br />
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Would you please accept my apology?<br />
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My spring and summer got <strike>a little</strike> a lot crazy, and my time for blogging got put on the back burner. I had so many incredible opportunities this spring & summer, and I learned bunches! Hopefully over the next few weeks, I can share my experiences with you here.<br />
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Well, school has started, and it is going to be a fantastic year! My energetic little green beans are keeping me on my toes, and I'm so excited to go along this journey with them!<br />
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To make up for my lack of blogging, here are a few freebies you might find adaptable for your classroom.<br />
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<b>Savvy Sentences</b><br />
Skill: Identifying words needing capital letters and when to use a period in a sentence<br />
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As you know, I don't do traditional worksheets. Since the ultimate goal is for students to be able to write sentences with correct conventions, I created this station which is a spin on Super Sentences.<br />
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Print these sentence cards on cardstock, laminate for durability, cut apart, and voila - you've got yourself a literacy station that's meaningful. The direction tent can be printed on cardstock, folded in half and if you dog-ear one corner, it will stand up without splaying out. <br />
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Check out this poster on capitalization using the acronym <a href="http://www.teachersnotebook.com/product/blair.falldine/mints-poster" target="_blank">M.I.N.T.S.</a> So clever!<br />
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<b>Monitor Comprehension Bookmarks</b><br />
Once again, I'll be using the Comprehension Toolkit with my students. I ♥ it so much because of the results I see and hear. These bookmarks can be used as bookmarks or can be glued into notebooks as a part of a mini-lesson on monitoring comprehension.<br />
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<b>See, Scan, Analyze</b><br />
My last freebie for you came from reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Developing-Visual-Literacy-Science-K-8/dp/1935155229/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346699370&sr=1-13&keywords=visual+literacy" target="_blank"><u>Developing Visual Literacy in Science K-8</u></a>. The authors use this thinking process to help children develop the ability to reflect metacognitively about what they see. (Great book if you ever have the opportunity to pick it up!)<br />
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I've used the See, Scan, Analyze two ways. 1) Show students a photograph and have them see, scan and analyze it using the structure of observations, inferences and emotions. 2) Give students an object to observe and follow the same structure. While we are making our observations, inferences and emotions, we are having a rich discussion and asking lots of questions. I encourage them to draw pictures too in the boxes. They love doing See, Scan and Analyze.<br />
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I hope your school year is off to a wonderful start! Best wishes for a fabulous 2012-2013!<br />
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My 2nd graders have been so busy practicing their reading strategies, and I am so proud of them. It is so exciting to see them THINK while they are reading. This year we have been utilizing <a href="http://comprehensiontoolkit.com/">The Comprehension Toolkit</a> by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis, and the results are truly amazing.<br />
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Recently as we worked on leaving tracks of our thinking, we focused on making text-to-text connections. My team and I also wanted to challenge our budding readers to compare and contrast two different genres of text, so we read a fiction story on one day and then a poem on the next day. For this reading experience, the key to picking out the poem was to choose one that had story elements. It worked out perfectly and we were able to reinforce the elements of a poem at the same time. Score!<br />
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On each day, we filled out this page where we did some parts together, some parts in pairs and the rest individually:<br />
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Then on the third day, we used each page above (previously filled out) to complete the page below as we compared (similarities) and contrasted (differences). Again, we did one similarity and difference for each together as a whole class, one in pairs and then they tackled one on their own. It completely stretched their thinking and they LOVED it! I forced them to think of similarities and differences that were somehow related. That's what made it challenging and a lot of fun.<br />
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In the rounded rectangles in the "Story" area is where I asked them to draw and color a picture of their favorite part of that story/poem. In the shaded "My Connection" area is where they made a self-to-text connection for that story/poem.<br />
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I was blown away by some of the ideas my kiddos generated and I can't wait to do this again!!<br />
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OK, friends...let's be honest here. We've made it 100 days! Our mid-year assessments have been completed or we are hopeful they will be finished very, very soon. We are counting the days to Spring Break, not because we want a week off (but let's face it...by then, sometimes we desperately need it), but because we get to break out our super cute spring outfits.<br />
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And it's at this time of the year that our kiddos might be getting a little restless. OK, "might" is a little mild. I know in my classroom, my little baby bears are showing signs of academic unrest with some of our routines. So, I decided to create this <strike>fake game</strike> activity which might help spice up their Work with Words life. <br />
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Hopefully, this will keep them on their toes as they practice their spelling words. Used individually or maybe working with a partner, I can envision this being used in a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade classroom. If you have some firsties (first graders) who need a more rigorous spelling practice, then perhaps this will meet their needs. The only materials you would need to provide besides this printable are two number cubes. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy! Enjoy!<br />
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