Writing

Classroom Recap (Freebie)

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So, I haven’t blogged in a few weeks because I really didn’t have anything to blog about… I have a serious case of writer’s blogger’s block. Does anyone else ever feel that way? I haven’t felt inspired to create any new products or to write a post that other people will read. I’ve just been truckin along in my room, staying busy with my class. (Have I mentioned how much I love my class this year? Because I do.)
Basically this post is a photo dump of some things we’ve been learning about the past 2 weeks. Enjoy!

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Elmer the Elephant Math & Literacy

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Elmer the Elephant Math and Literacy Integrated
 These are seriously my new favorite books! I had NEVER heard of Elmer the Elephant until a couple weeks ago when my teammate brought her son’s books up. I fell in love! So I made this Elmer Math & Literacy unit. I think the Elmer books are a great way to teach many different skills- Text Connections, Adjectives, Character Analysis, Colors… it goes on and on!

Photo Writing Prompt Cards

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These are real photo writing prompt cards to help your students get their thinking started during independent writing stations or centers. Each photo is clearly labeled. These photo writing prompt cards can also be sorted by category.
Here is how I have my cards set up in my room. I laminated and hole punched the photo writing prompt cards. Then I put them on a ring and divided the pictures by the header cards.

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