Alright folks. It’s time to get serious around here. I have been hiding under what seems like a HUGE rock as of late. I decided to just let myself “be” for a bit. We didn’t get out of school until the 14th and my wheels stopped turning. In an effort to find my “footing” again, I allowed myself to catch up on some things and play a bit. I spent quite a few days “nesting” and cleaning in my classroom. Got my toes done. Began a painful relationship with a trainer at my gym. Started making actual dinners again. Oh, and I did this . . .
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| The hubs was at a bachelor party and I jetted down to San Fran on a whim. Caught a Giants game, an amazing dinner, and tons of fun with a dear friend. Did I mention that it was 72 degrees in the city last weekend??!! |
If you haven’t noticed, I always seem to lean toward books that are silly and are guaranteed “giggle-getters.” Chalk this one up to my dippy personality and my nickname around campus . . . The Crazy Teacher.
Finally today, I figured I would offer up a freebie for you for stickin’ with me through all that up there. I love to roll with beginning, middle, and end activities right off the bat with a new crew. I have offered up my response sheets in the past, so here’s something a little different. We have copy counts at our school and my teammates and I are always looking for ways to save ourselves from hitting that 12K mark before the end of the year is up. So, a few years ago, I came up with these . . . B/M/E Labels. Simply fold a piece of trashy copy paper into thirds and provide a label set to each kid (a fraction of the copies). Show your babes how to glue these at the bottom of each column and let them go to town with their retell (pictorial only or a combo of pictorial and written).
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| CLICK HERE to grab these. Thank you Fonts for Teachers + Cara Carroll for the font support! |
Ooh, I'm going to check out "Don't Eat the Teacher"
Brenda
You Might Be a First Grader….
Go Giants! (I mean, please, seriously boys, let's stop getting hurt and get a win against those pesky boys in blue!) 🙂
You wouldn't believe how nice it is in the city today. Gotta be at least 70 already and it's only 11am!
-Andrea
simmonsa1@sfusd.edu
cielobella@aol.com
I love baskets 🙂 I'm headed to a Rockies game tomorrow!
Literacy Without Worksheets
I haven't heard of some of these books yet! I am definitely checking them out! I think my students will especially get a kick out of "Don't Eat the Teacher" and "Is Everyone Ready for Fun"! 🙂
Lisa
Learning Is Something To Treasure
Thanks for sharing. I always like to see non-traditional first day of school books. I don't read First Day Jitters anymore, I'm tired of it and so are the kiddos :(.
I've been a follower on facebook but now I'm your newest blog follower :).
Stephanie
The Learning Chambers
Thank you for the labels. We don't have a strict restrictions, but they "encourage" moderation. Appreciate the effort! I will definitely use it.
Don't Eat The Teacher and Yo Yes were always two of my go to beginning of the year books to read with my kinders glad to see that I will be able to use it with my firsties. I'm going to have to check out Is Everyone Ready for Some Fun because I have one other Jan Thomas book that my kids LOVE so I'm sure this one is great too. Thanks for the BME labels…you rock as always,
✰ Stacy
Simpson Superstars
I am loving the Don't Eat the Teacher picture book! I am going to have to see if the local library has it or if I can snag it on Amazon!
Thanks for the suggestion!
-Sarah
A Rocky Top Teacher
I like that you are known by a nickname often pinned to myself….the crazy teacher!
Love the suggestions!
~Christina from Cowans Caterpillars