A full moon always calls for a crazy day... My Friday/end of the week sanity was saved by a professional development day. Let's play catch up on some of the "wintery" things we did this week! I ventured out to introduce pronouns this week. I generated a list of pronouns (inside the bubble) that could essentially take the place of my list of nouns. I had my kiddos tell me which pronoun would work best and we recorded it on the chart. After discussing how interchangeable the two were, we…
If you’ve ever had (or possibly you currently do have) a student who struggled with phonics even after receiving daily, systematic instruction, it’s most likely because they have not yet developed their phonemic awareness abilities. Read more
Hi! I'm Teri! I am a first grade teacher and blogger at A Cupcake for the Teacher. On my blog I share classroom ideas, tips and tricks, and K-2 teaching resources. I enjoy writing and crafting, so I love to create activities that tie both together.
I can't quite determine where the inspiration for Thoughtful Thursday came from.... Perhaps it's the month of November and I'm feeling more grateful than before. Maybe it's the amount of negative information I browse anytime I hop online. It's possible I just wanted to help others feel good because Kid President says its the way to a happy life! Whatever the reason, I can tell you that Thoughtful Thursday is a huge hit in our classroom and my kids were so excited to participate again. I…
This game reviews 38 homophone pairs using the most misused and misspelled homophones in English. The games come with four levels of game variation to differentiate practice for students. There are 4 versions of the game board:Version 1: Make up a sentence for the homophoneVersion 2: Spell the word ...
At writing workshop time, we have been working on animal research books. We have been reading lots of nonfiction books to help us gather information. The chart below helps us remember what to include in our books. Adding To The Anchor Chart {Dogs} Here are some of the things kids are writing about. The template I used for the class click here for the template
