Veteran's Day Friendly Letter

Thank You For

Keeping Us Safe!

This morning I was scrambling because I realized my students brought $1 per red, white and blue outfit and that money was being donated for veterans.  It was a school wide event.  I had a really neat booklet to use from Second Story Window, but needed a writing piece to use....











So, I came up with friendly letter paper.  You are free to use it!  Sorry it is late, but you may still be able to use it this week.  There are all different types with both boys' and girls'...Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, etc!  Click on the pictures to get the Google Doc.

Thankgiving Quick Write Freebie

I know that your next couple of weeks are going to fly by!  So, I'd like to give you a few pages for quick writes!  Quick writes only take 5 minutes for students to complete, then everyone gets a chance to share!  Spelling is usually not important, however, you can do a quick brainstorm on the board before setting the timer.  I highly suggest this if you have students who won't write anything without being perfect!  When the timer goes off, the sharing part is so important, because you see students editing their wording as they are reading their writing outloud.  It's usually one of those "ah ha" moments! And, for those students who have U-G-L-Y handwriting, you get the chance to visit with them later about their inability to read their own handwriting!  I don't make students share if they don't want to read their piece aloud, but after doing several, they are usually comfortable enough to volunteer.

There are 3 writing prompts included in this freebie! They are..

1. On Thanksgiving I look forward to...

2. Once a turkey ran away from...

3. On Thanksgiving you might find me cooking...(boy and girl paper)

* Just click on the picture to get the GoogleDoc.

Stories from the Cornfield

I do not want to see another scarecrow for awhile, but these are too cute not to share.  This is the art/writing project my class completed this week.  We had a blast and have received many kind complements on our friends.  I took a picture of each student on a bench outside.  Parents will receive an email with their child's photo.  Now, off to that task!  Students wrote a scarecrow narrative.  They had fun writing as if they were them!

We used a paper plate (with tempera painted face) and brown trash bags for the body.  I had them color their clothes, then we wrinkled them to add a wind blown affect.