Most of you guys know that Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida is waiting on Hurricane Isaac to hit us tomorrow. I live in the panhandle and we're just starting to see the wind and rain coming from Isaac. They closed our schools for Monday - Wednesday but plan on reopening on Thursday. We've boarded up the windows and now we just wait and see what happens.
In the meantime, we're all starting to get a little antsy! The kids have already said they're bored at least 25 times today. My husband has finally finished watching the last of Heroes. I've scoured the internet looking for great teaching materials and have 3 blisters on my fingers from all the cutting I've been doing! Hopefully, we can survive sitting here for one more day!
I did go ahead and make something that has been on my to-do list for awhile. I've been wanting some visual material cards to display on my board, so my students would have a reminder of the supplies they will need. I made these cute cards with a chevron pattern, and they're FREE in my TPT store. Click on the pictures to get your FREE cards!
I've also decided to start the year by focusing on color words. I found some great units on TPT for learning color words. My thinking is that if my students can learn color words it will not only help their reading but also help improve their ability to read directions and work independently. I'm also thinking this will be a good unit to start the year while I finish all of my assessments and establish baselines.
I bought this super cute unit from Doodle Bugs Teaching.
Doodle Bugs (I love her stuff) also just posted this super cute freebie on her blog! Perfect timing!
And I bought this Color Day Fun unit from Made for 1st Grade which has great lesson ideas with accompanying books.
And to give my kiddos a visual reference for colors words, I made these super cute Color Word Posters that you can check out in my TPT store. Click on the picture to get yours.
I hope the hurricane isn't too bad and everyone in its path stays safe!
Such cute items! Thanks for the ideas. Stay safe, hopefully just a lot of rain and minimial winds!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the color unit materials! I actually got the Doodle Bug Color Unit during the TPT back to school sale and I love it!! Thanks for the link to the owl freebie. It's a great addition. I'm following her blog now too :)
ReplyDeleteI hope the storm passes quickly without any major damage!
Lisa
The Lower Elementary Cottage
Praying for safety for you and your precious family Angelia! Fort Myers was in the "cone" on Saturday and all my neighbors put their shutters up but it turned west on Sunday and missed us- whew! Hoping you all are safe and have electricity!
ReplyDeletePraying for your safety!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the super cute freebies!
Cheryl
Crayons and Curls
Thanks for the well wishes. We were very fortunate. It got a little windy with a little bit of rain and that was it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the freebies and glad yall were so fortunate. I understand the antsy part, he is finally headed our way. Hope he takes it easy on us also...
ReplyDeleteI got your message today. Sounds like you've got your hands full between the storm and the big changes to your schedule/kids! I keep my kids all day, so I only have to worry about my own specials, not those of a gen. ed class. I just posted the method to my madness in my multi-age class so click here to see it. When it says "switch" or "rotation" the order of those groups may change based on what the kids are learning that day, but the system stays the same. It's a crazy busy day, but it's the best I can do when some kids are learning how to write their name, and other kids are reading small chapter books.
ReplyDeleteLisa
The Lower Elementary Cottage
I have some picture direction cue cards but they are not as cute as the ones you have! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAllison
Miss Allison's Class
http://extraspecialteaching.blogspot.com/2012/02/authors-purpose-im-pied-out.html
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