Huge Cyber Monday/Tuesday Sale

It's hard to believe the Thanksgiving weekend is coming to a close.  Four days goes way too fast.  I am excited about the big TPT sale on Monday, November 26th and Tuesday, November 27th.  You will definitely want to check it out.  I know I plan to stock up. 

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Happy Shopping!

 

Christmas Poetry

It's hard to believe that today is Thanksgiving and the Christmas 2012 season will be upon us.  I love doing a few different activities during the month of December.  One that I do is the Poetry Club.  Students have a requirement to memorize and recite one poem in front of the class. Of course, many students complete that task quickly and are excited to memorize and recite more so that's where the Poetry Club comes in.  I use my Poetry Rubric below to assess my students. I provide the students with a rubric ahead of time so students are well aware of how I will be assessing them. Students get about a week to memorize his/her poem before reciting it for the class. After students have met their requirement, I give my students the option of doing another one.  We come in after recess on Fridays and have a brief Poetry Club time which allows students to practice reading, memorizing, and/or reciting the Christmas poems. (10-15 minutes max)  It's a great way to practice fluency and reading!! Where do I find the poems?  I have accumulated many poems through the years so I use the ones from my files which I just happened to turn into Christmas Poem Packs that can be purchased through TPT or Teacher's Notebook.  I included all of the poems in three ways-one with colored clipart, one with black-and-white clipart , and one without clipart.  You will also find a certificate for each poem included in the poems pack.  But you can also just google Christmas poems, or find them in poetry books from your library.  It's something different we do during the month of December.



 

 

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As I start to think about reviewing synonyms and antonyms, a light bulb went on in my head and I remembered the "I Have, Who Has" cards that I made a few years ago.  These are great for review and also helps with active listening.  I often do these multiple times and the students try to beat their score every time.  This is a very "think of your feet" game and they don't even realize that they are reviewing their synonyms and antonyms!  I have put this on both our Teacher's Notebook and Teachers Pay Teachers Store.  Click on the link and it will take you to our store.

 

 

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 Hello!  During the month of November, our staff are going to be "Gobbled".  It is a fun way to show staff you are thankful for them.  The poem is attached (this gets passed out to each recipient with the special treats) and a sheet of paper that is divided into fourths.  This is also given to the  person that has been gobbled so they can write their name on it and hang it outside their door so people know they have been chosen and won't get duplicate suprises!  I even hung a staff list in the lounge that people are going to mark off names of staff to make sure everyone gets to participate!  Enjoy!