Fast Finisher Writing Box! volume 1

     Are you surviving May?  We have less than 3 weeks to go!  I'm trying to get motivated and make my life a little easier this August by making copies now.  I'm sharing one of my fast finisher activities I use in my classroom.  One of the choices my students have during center time or when they finish their work early, is to complete some creative writing for me.  They each have their own folder that they store their writing project in when they are not working on it.  The writing folders also have a writer's check sheet in a plastic sleeve that can be reused as well as a sheet that they can jot down frequently misspelled words for a quick reference.  I copy off the stories for the Fast Finisher Writing Box and put 20 copies of each story in each file folder for the students to choose from.   There are 24 different stories with a back page.  I change these out three times a year to give them a variety to choose from.  This is volume 1.  I am planning on making a couple more volumes available to you. I also included some file labels that you can print off on file stickers.   I hope this keeps you organized as a teacher as well as keeping  your students busy in a constructive way!

Follow this link to my TpT store!

www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fast-Finisher-Writing-Box-volume-1-2547280

Whales!

This is the time of the year that I find that I have a little more wiggle room in the afternoons for some fun learning with my students.  Most of the holidays are over and the testing is winding down.  I love to pick a subject that my students are fascinated with (whales) and teach across the curriculum.  We creative write, review math concepts, research, use graphs and Venn diagrams, etc.  all while learning about whales!

There are so many wonderful books available about whales.  Baby Whales Drink Milk and Humpback Goes North to name just a couple.   I measure and cut a piece of string that is 100 feet long and we go out to the playground to stretch it out to see how long a blue whale can grow to be.  The students walk up and down the string and imagine they're swimming with the whale. 

I  created this whale unit so that I can share the fun with your classroom!

 

Just follow this link to my TpT page to download!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Whales-2510398

My Future is Looking Bright! End of the year craft/ writing mobile

A fun end of the year mobile.  I love to have this hanging in my classroom when I have my moms come in for Muffins with Mom and my dads come in for Donuts with Dad.

It's another freebie!!! 

 

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/My-Future-is-Looking-Bright-2497795

Earth Day! Writing, crafts, and get out of your seat Fun activities!

I am so excited to share some of the fun activities that I have been using in my classroom over the past few years!  Many of these activities will have your students outside picking up litter, tallying it up, and graphing it, walking around the classroom and talking about earth activities with their peers - and really thinking about conservation issues.  Not to mention, a lot of fun craft and writing activities - enough to fill up your halls!

 

Follow this link and have fun!  I hope you love it!

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Earth-Day-Crafts-writing-and-get-out-of-your-seat-fun-activities-2480137

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Another fun freebie!

Need a fun craft activity for your class this March that also reviews adjectives?  I love this activity.  It exposes my first graders to such fantastic vocabulary and also allows them to think positive thoughts about themselves!  Did I mention that it's free?  Just download and go!

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Shamrock-Adjectives-a-fun-mobile-for-March-2434616

Happy Chinese New Year!

Chinese New Year is such a fun holiday to chase away any winter blues!  I love the bright colors and of course the dragons!  There are so many great dragon books out there and this is a great excuse to incorporate them into your curriculum.   My favorite will always be the Paper Bag Princess.  Here is my latest packet.   These are some of the activities I do every year in my class.  I hope you enjoy them.  I also have a link to my February Freebies!  These are two of the recording sheets that I am using in my daily centers.  It helps to keep my students accountable.

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Chinese-New-Year-2362874

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Lets-Read-a-Book-Recording-Sheets-2362902

 

Gung Hay Fat Choy!

Martin Luther King Writing Project!

It's a freebie for January!  I am going to be celebrating Martin Luther King this week in my class.  This is a great writing project that gets your students thinking about how they can make our country a better place to live.  Three choices of writing paper depending on the age of your students.  Enjoy!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Martin-Luther-King-Writing-Project-2298978