What's happening?!

The last week was cray, but I wanted to share some pics with you!

We did contraction surgery!

This was so funny! I called them "Dr. _______" the entire time! I even let them write it like that on their paper! Here is the little sheet I made to go with it:

Contraction Surgery

Other than that we started our America unit from the fabulous Mrs. Jump! This unit is awesome. GO get it! I am planning with Ms. Simoneaux of transforming our hallway into an America wonderland. Stay tuned. It is almost time for Mardi Gras!! We get three days off and I could cry I am so excited! We will be doing activities from my Mardi Gras Mambo unit!

I am also stressing because we have QST this week, also known as Quality Support Team, also known as get out of my room. They are coming to watch me teach Social Studies at 10:00 am. UMMM I teach Reading at the time. But hey come on in and interrupt my day and get my kids of schedule just so you can get your observation in. RUDE. Needless to say, I am not happy about it. So to cheat the system I am doing "Social Studies" but with a Reading connection. I really have the opinion that you come on and you get to see what I do everyday no dog and pony show in Room 103. :)

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YAY! Seriously though, thank you so much for going to this little store and even buying something! It means so much to me! The sale is until tomorrow! 

Happy Sunday!

Fix it up, main idea chairs, and the doubles rap!

I just started this year making a weekly schedule for certain activities for Reading. I did this to keep my head in check so I won't get too ambitious (been there and ripped my hair out) and will stay on track. Well, Thursday is our fix it up sentence day. During whole group time we fix sentences I have written out that usually come from our grammar book (I am a treasures teacher). I use these because it usually has the skills we have been working on that week in them!

We fix them and I use post-its to put over the mistakes so they can see where they were. After, we go to our desks and do our weekly fix it up sentence page. I am using Growing Kinders Fix it Up! unit. It is amazing and put together so well and neat! We write it and fix it and then I let them check it over with their workstation partner. It is a nice cooperative learning activity.

Also, we started the doubles this week! Ms. Simoneaux found this adorable activity using the doubles rap. We used the rap last year but these were just too cute not to do!

A doubles fact ipod!!!

They keep all their doubles facts on flash cards inside of them! She found this on some website not sure where?! It is an envelope you cut in half almost and then you snip the corners off one side and then it will slip on like a sleeve! The little pages Ms. Simoneaux made pretty easily! My kids are loving it and I can tell they are excited about knowing them!.

Last but not least, our comprehension skill this week is main idea and details. This tends to be one that can be tricky for the firsties. I always use the mental picture of a chair with the seat being the main idea and the legs being the details. Last year I made the graphic organizer on the actual chair and it helped them out, but this year they all put it on their chairs!

Here is our anchor chart!

Happy Wednesday!