A Peek at My Week!

It's getting close to the end of the year! I can't say that I'm not excited to enjoy sleeping in everyday and laying by the pool. However, there is still much to be learned in the last 5 weeks of school! Here is what I'm planning on teaching this week! The second page of my plans have the resources I'm using! :)

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5 Ways to Stay STRONG before Summer!

I don't know about you but I'm ready for summer to be here! It is getting that time of year when End of the Year testing begins and you know the students are just about done! They are squirmy and "dreaming" about being outside. However, we have about 5 weeks left!

I've linked up with Tiffany Gannon from The Lemonade Stand and Liana Davis from Reflecting with Mrs. Liana to share our ways of staying strong until school is out! Join us in sharing your ways!!

Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion

Towards the end of last year my fellow teachers and I decided to try chapter books with our students. Since I teach the on-level group it wasn't a major challenge for the students with the right chapter book. This year, we decided to try it again with our new group of students. Our school library has a wide variety of class sets our teachers can choose from. For this week I decided to try "Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion."

In my comprehension unit for this book study each chapter has Comprehension Questions the students can answer. I also created a table where students can create their own questions for each chapter, (that is a big standard we have been working on.) In addition, there is 3 activity pages for each chapter on Vocabulary. The students will get a chance to draw a picture for each word. I tried this with my own students last week and they loved it. It was a nice a change from just writing the definition. On the other hand, I feel like the students learning the definitions is important so I included a work page where they use a dictionary to find the definition. There is also a writing prompt for each chapter. We have been working on restating the question and writing details from the story so I chose a question students could expand on.

I hope you enjoy my new unit & be looking for others as I choose different chapter books from now until the end of the year! Just click the link below to find it in my TPT store! Enjoy your Sunday!

Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion

It's back to work tomorrow....(SIGH!)

Well tomorrow ends my nice two week Christmas Break. Part of me is ready to get into a routine but  part of me is dreading setting that alarm!! I am excited to use my new purchases from my teachers friends! Below are some of the items I purchased while they were having awesome sales!

Math Centers have completed changed the way I conduct my math classes.I love Amy Lemon's math stations & Missing Tooth Grins Math Journals. My students get so excited using these Math Journals & Stations. They come up to me as soon as they get into the classroom and say, "Miss Strong, are we using our journals today?? Are we doing stations today?" To see them this excited about math makes me excited! Click each of the pictures to purchase these items for your own classroom!

Sledding into Math (Winter Centers) -- FREEBIE too!

This year I have tried something different when teaching math. I have been using Guided Math rotation instead of Whole Group teaching style. I decided to create Winter Centers. There are 5 centers which include double-digit subtractions, place value, money, word problems and true/false equations. I'm hoping your students will enjoy these centers!! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email me at: tstrong16@gmail.com. Just click the link below & they are 20% off until January 1st!! 

Sledding into Math (Winter Centers)

Story Elements Flap Book (FREEBIE)

My students love doing activities in groups and I feel their little brains work more efficiently because they have the opportunity to teach each other. My reading group seems to lose information and give you that ole so popular blank stare when you review material from the beginning of the year. We have been working on compare and contrast these past few weeks, but my students needed practice with Character, Setting, Problem and Solution. I decided to create a Flap Book. I plan on having them complete it in their assigned groups. It's posted in my TPT store for FREE! Hope you enjoy it!

Click here for Story Elements Flap Book!!