My goal is to fill my blog with photographs that inspire and ideas to help you along your way!
Here a student is completing a page about the 3 ways to read a book. This fantastic freebie can be found here at Crazy For First Grade's blog:
Saturday, May 11, 2013
New Blog Name and TpT store name
In an effort to get more into blogging, I have revamped my blog design and my TpT store name! I decided to merge two of my loves: teaching and photography! So instead of "Grade One Fun," I am now "Grade One Snapshots".
My goal is to fill my blog with photographs that inspire and ideas to help you along your way!
My goal is to fill my blog with photographs that inspire and ideas to help you along your way!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Fairy Tale Unit by Teaching with a TwiSt
I was fortunate to be part of a product swap, and I get to review a great fairy tale product. I've always loved teaching fairy tales, because I feel like they all children should be exposed to them. I feel the same way about nursery rhymes. All children should learn some of them, not only for their literary value (rhyme, etc.) but for the fact that they are part of the common literary history.
The unit I got to test out was from Teaching with a TwiSt by Linsay Humphrey. Linsay's unit is a well-balanced unit. It has a Fairy Tale overview poster, grammar practice (subject-predicate), games, a craftivity and more! All of it is included for $3.00! To purchase, click on the fairy tale unit image above.
Before diving into the unit I taught some fairy tale directed drawing, which helped the students to get into the spirit of things.
Definitely go and check it out at Linsay's TpT store found here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-A-Twist
Her blog is very cute as well. You can find it here: http://firstgradewithatwist.blogspot.com
Thank you Linsay, for the opportunity to have a chance to test out your unit!
~Mrs.D
Fairy Tale Unit
The unit I got to test out was from Teaching with a TwiSt by Linsay Humphrey. Linsay's unit is a well-balanced unit. It has a Fairy Tale overview poster, grammar practice (subject-predicate), games, a craftivity and more! All of it is included for $3.00! To purchase, click on the fairy tale unit image above.
Before diving into the unit I taught some fairy tale directed drawing, which helped the students to get into the spirit of things.
Definitely go and check it out at Linsay's TpT store found here: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Teaching-With-A-Twist
Her blog is very cute as well. You can find it here: http://firstgradewithatwist.blogspot.com
Thank you Linsay, for the opportunity to have a chance to test out your unit!
~Mrs.D
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Christmas Sentence Building Word Work
I'm really excited about my latest unit I just finished. I'm starting to think more about Christmas, so I created a packet of sentence-building around a Christmas theme.
You can purchase it from my TpT store by following this direct link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Sentence-Building-Word-Work
You can purchase it from my TpT store by following this direct link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Christmas-Sentence-Building-Word-Work
Monday, November 5, 2012
Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is coming up, and I realized that I didn't have any high-quality resources to use in my grade one class. I decided to make my own packet of resources that would serve to provide a more comprehensive framework for teaching my grade one students about Remembrance Day.
To start off, I recognized that I wouldn't be able to sell any product using the poem, "In Flanders Fields." I will definitely use "In Flanders Fields" in my teaching to my class, but I decided to additionally write my own poem about Remembrance Day that would be accessible to my students' level of comprehension about the war and what Remembrance Day is all about.
I wrote a short version of the poem as well, and I used that to create a pocket chart poem and some printing practice for the students.
In addition, there are some colouring pages and a booklet for the students to read and colour.
I'm hoping that these resources will help my students understand the meaning of Remembrance Day and help them to gain a respect for those who died in service to their country.
If you think that your students would benefit from some more Remembrance Day teaching, please head on over to my TpT store and look for my Remembrance Day resources: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Remembrance-Day-Activities-for-Primary-Students
To start off, I recognized that I wouldn't be able to sell any product using the poem, "In Flanders Fields." I will definitely use "In Flanders Fields" in my teaching to my class, but I decided to additionally write my own poem about Remembrance Day that would be accessible to my students' level of comprehension about the war and what Remembrance Day is all about.
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| Remembrance Day Poem |
(Please note, the poem is partially obstructed for copyright purposes)
I wrote a short version of the poem as well, and I used that to create a pocket chart poem and some printing practice for the students.
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| Remembrance Day Pocket Chart Poem -excerpt |
In addition, there are some colouring pages and a booklet for the students to read and colour.
I'm hoping that these resources will help my students understand the meaning of Remembrance Day and help them to gain a respect for those who died in service to their country.
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| Preview of Remembrance Day Resources for Primary Students |
Monday, October 22, 2012
Tonya's Treats For Teachers
I love teaching blogs. LOVE them. And I've never been exposed to so many great teaching blogs as I have since becoming part of TpT and Pinterest.
A wonderful blog I've discovered recently is Tonya's Treats for Teachers. Her blog is SO cute, and her products are really great.
She's currently having an amazing giveaway. Make sure to check it out!
Good luck!
She's also having a storewide 20% off sale. Make sure to check out these items:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Odd-and-Even-Math-Poke-game
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Activities-to-do-list
And this following item looks great, and is even one of the prizes!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Workshop-process-posters-and-graphic-organizers
A wonderful blog I've discovered recently is Tonya's Treats for Teachers. Her blog is SO cute, and her products are really great.
She's currently having an amazing giveaway. Make sure to check it out!
Good luck!
She's also having a storewide 20% off sale. Make sure to check out these items:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Odd-and-Even-Math-Poke-game
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Activities-to-do-list
And this following item looks great, and is even one of the prizes!
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Writing-Workshop-process-posters-and-graphic-organizers
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Back to School Bulletin Board
For our back to school bulletin board this year, I decided to go with a bird theme. I came up with the title of "It's going to be a "tweet" year." Each child made their own bird to decorate the board.
We did the craft like a directed art lesson. I provided the students with the body shape, the head shape, and the legs. They drew and cut out the belly, the wings, and the beaks. They were also given the choice if they wanted their bird to be wide (by putting the oval side-ways) or tall by putting the oval standing tall (like a zero.)
I love how each bird is unique, and equally adorable!
Once the children were finished drawing, cutting, and gluing their bird together, I surprised them by saying that they could each choose some feathers to put on the head. They were really excited about that! I like to take any opportunity I can to make something into an event. By not telling them at the beginning that there would be feathers, it really hyped them up (in a good way!) at the end.
~Mrs. D
We did the craft like a directed art lesson. I provided the students with the body shape, the head shape, and the legs. They drew and cut out the belly, the wings, and the beaks. They were also given the choice if they wanted their bird to be wide (by putting the oval side-ways) or tall by putting the oval standing tall (like a zero.)
I love how each bird is unique, and equally adorable!
Once the children were finished drawing, cutting, and gluing their bird together, I surprised them by saying that they could each choose some feathers to put on the head. They were really excited about that! I like to take any opportunity I can to make something into an event. By not telling them at the beginning that there would be feathers, it really hyped them up (in a good way!) at the end.
~Mrs. D
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thanksgiving Turkey Freebie
For early learners, I like to colour-code on top of the words so that there is no confusion as to which word should be which colour. I hope that little tip helps you and your students. Happy Thanksgiving!
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