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I’M LATE!

November 10, 2013 by teacherideafactory

Guess what??  I’m late! 

{eyebrow raised . . . duck lips thrown . . . awkward pause}

Snicker . . . snicker . . . I had you going, didn’t I??!!  No, not that kind of “late,” I am late for Five for Friday, but then again, I am late EVERY week.  This one takes the cake, though.  I’ve NEVER posted this recap on a Sunday, but there is always a first for everything, right??!  One of these days I am going to shock myself and push “publish” on a Friday evening.  I smell a challenging New Year’s resolution in the works πŸ™‚  

All nonsense aside, I wanted to drop in and showcase a few ideas and activities from our week.  So, without wasting a moment more, here you be . . . 

MOJA 
Our room needed some serious “turkey” added to it now that it’s November. Well, the lovely Susan Jones over at TGIF came through for me on this one and we completed her Number Turkeys this week.  The kids loved it and it had math standards attached . . . uh . . . WIN-WIN!!!  Thanks Suz!  

The pic is a little fuzzy, but they turned out so cute!

MBILI
Have y’all heard of Art Projects for Kids?  It is the best art bloggin’ site I have found and it always comes through in a pinch.  The time change absolutely blew my kids’ minds and by Friday they were D-O-N-E!  So, we completed this little scarecrow masterpiece.  Click here to snag the FREE directions.

TATU
We rounded out our short vowel whole group phonics study this week.  Short U was all the rage and we completed a cute word family flip book – Stuff Your Mug.  I know short vowels are a bit easy this time of year in first, but you can bet I snuck in the -ck rule during our studies and pushed those higher kids with multi-syllabic words like “pumpkin.”  My hope here was to start easy and capture that handful of kids who are right there in small group studies, but still struggle when it comes to tappin’ and spellin’ on their own.  We will cruise into digraph land next week.  

All of our fun short u activities came from my latest short vowel pack . . .
All About Short U!

NNE
I finally officially introduced verbs this week.  We have been talking about it for weeks, but I wanted them to experience some direct instruction and games to help further their understanding.  With this said, we just had to play Verb Charades (verbs are doing words for goodness sakes) and they were delighted. Brave actors and actresses pulled a word card out of my deck and put on some Oscar-worthy performances.  Our favorite was PICK.  Sure, he could have “picked some apples,” but this was so much clearer and so our class πŸ™‚  

TANO

I had an idea to help my kids practice their tens facts and I wanted to test it out before I finished and posted the packet.  This crazy collection came to me on a car ride home from school last week.  I needed a craft for my lonely bulletin board that wasn’t a turkey (I already had Susan’s cool turkeys penned in). Well, I was pleased as punch with the outcome and I finally finished  I am working like crazy to put the finishing touches on . . . TENS FACTS AREN’T CORNY.

CLICK HERE to see more!

First up, we tried out the math craftivity and it was a HUGE hit.  The kids were giggling and it looks so stinkin’ cut up on the wall.  

After the craft, we tried one of the Mix + Mingles.  The kids bought into this one right away and everyone was super successful.  We will be playing the missing addend version (yes, I am scaffolding like crazy) next week πŸ˜‰  

Following this interactive activity, the kids completed their Tens Fact Flip books. The moment I heard one kid say, “OH, I get it . . . look at the pattern,” I knew I had a winner.  

The teamwork blew my mind!
Early finishers jumped in to help.  It was a magical moment πŸ™‚
Before I jet, I wanted to mention that I am now a part of Blog Hoppin’.  I am beyond thrilled to join this amazing crew.  CLICK HERE to read all about the newest bloggers to hop on board.  There is also a HUGE hop and giveaway in the works and I will be publishing my very first “Hopper” post tomorrow!

Alright y’all . . . I am out.  Thanks so much for accepting my tardy post.  I’ll see you soon with that update.

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Comments

  1. Miss Cosby says

    November 10, 2013 at 6:00 pm

    I'm kinda excited for the Blog Hoppin' this week. I've been out of the game for a while.

    If you want to head on over to my blog I'm having my 500 Follower giveaway with lots of TpT prizes and an Amazon gift card!
    Brenda
    You Might Be a First Grader….

  2. teachtrue2 says

    November 10, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    Thanks for sharing some great ideas for this week! Awesome!

  3. Crayons and Whimsy says

    November 10, 2013 at 11:42 pm

    You had me with the title of your post lady πŸ™‚ And CONGRATS…and yes, I am screaming it {out of joy} at you on joining Blog Hoppin'!

    Christy
    Crayons and Whimsy

    • teacherideafactory says

      November 11, 2013 at 12:02 am

      Howdy dear friend!! I thought I was SO funny this morning . . . only a few people with truly understand πŸ˜‰ Thanks so much for the love. I miss you oodles! You and your honey should pop up to SF soon!!!

  4. Special Teacher for Special Kids says

    November 11, 2013 at 2:20 am

    My favorite Thanksgiving Grub is the dessert…… I always pretend to be full until the dessert starts to get prepared.

    I love your activities. This one will be a wonderful addition. Fingers crossed!!!!

    Iteachkidsabc@gmail.com
    :o) V.
    Special Teacher for Special Kids

  5. Sarah Paul says

    November 11, 2013 at 5:47 am

    I love your Tens Facts Aren't Corny for two reason: #1 I LOOOVE the name of it. It's so Kelley, which I love. Creative, quirky and fun. I wish I could think of cute names like that! #2: it's such a great math activity PLUS a bulletin board idea. Yes please! My cart was feeling a little lonely today. Ha! And to top it off, you are now a part of Blog Lovin. You have bloggy arrived, my friend. Congrats!
    Sarah
    Sarah's First Grade Snippets

  6. MrsS says

    November 11, 2013 at 3:42 pm

    That scarecrow is adorable! Thanks for the great resource. I'm off to check it out!
    -Andrea
    alwayskindergarten@gmail.com

  7. Kent Hundley says

    November 16, 2013 at 10:04 am

    That was cute. It was also nice seeing the kids smile as they show their work. Really adorable.

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