Elementary with Kelli

Use this packet of 60 questions cards to ask your students questions before, during, and after reading. There are 20 question cards for before reading, 20 for during reading, and 20 for after reading. Use these cards to guide your students reading and for students to use independently during Read to Self and Read to Someone during Daily 5. These cards are also great to leave out for a substitute to ensure that your students are getting a quality reading lesson while you are out. You can also

This packet is filled with a personal narrative writing activity about the many adventures of winter that is differentiated for all learners. Together you and your students can write about your favorite winter activities with this differentiated writing unit that is for all learners! Before actually completing the personal narrative writing activity spend a couple of days reading different realistic fiction books about winter, create a list of winter activities, and teach mini lessons on how

In this packet, you will get everything you need to implement a differentiated writing lesson about best friends. Use this themed writing lesson during the beginning of the year or during your friendship unit. This lesson could be done in one day or over several days depending on your student's ability. I usually spend 3 days on each of my differentiated writing mini units. Included: *A step-by-step mini lesson about friendship to help get your writers in the mood for friendship writing *Dif

Your students will love becoming one of Santa's helpers with this What's My Elf Name? A Differentiated Elf Writing Activity! In this packet, your students will participate in a writing activity that is differentiated for all learners by getting their very own elf name and then having to write about what they love about being an elf. Included: An Anticipatory Activity - Getting Elf Names 4 Differentiated Pre-Writing Graphic Organizers 3 Stretch-It Out {Rough Draft} Writing Papers 3 Final Copy W

This packet is filled with a great hands-on, how-to writing activity that is differentiated for all learners. Together you and your students can write directions on how-to make hot chocolate. This differentiated writing activity can also be used as a great holiday gift idea for your students to give to a person that is special to them. I have my students each put together a hot chocolate packet for one family member to give as a holiday gift. Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or any

My Grammar and Punctuation Book can be used as a book or you can use each page individually to introduce and model new grammar and punctuation rules to your students. Your students will have practice with sentence structure, nouns, plural nouns, proper nouns, verbs, contractions, compound words, pronouns, capitalization, punctuation, and more! There are 25 basic rules that every student will be exposed to. As you introduce each rule, the students will write and illustrate a sample sentence tha

Learners at all ability levels will be able to use their imagination and creativity to create a plan to catch the Gingerbread Man. This packet will excite all learners in your classroom. This resource is a differentiated writing activity that works great with any writing workshop classroom. BONUS!!! Have your students read to compare and contrast different gingerbread stories, describe gingerbread cookies using all five senses, and participate in a gingerbread science experiment all BEFORE t

This packet includes everything you will need to manage your student’s behavior in the classroom. There is no theme so it will go great with any classroom. You will find a letter to the families describing your classroom management system. There are two different versions of the family letter. The first one describes your management system and the second letter includes a rewards system (if you choose to do this). You will also find good behavior tickets to award to your students for green, purp

You will you find these reading response sheets useful while teaching reading in your classroom. I first use these sheets in reading groups and then I send them home for students to use to respond to reading at home.Each sheet has student directions so that they can easily be completed again at home. These sheets are very generic so that they can be used with many different books. This pack is filled with reading response sheets that can be used with fiction and non-fiction books. You will fin

Print this letter with the Home Reading Log. This explains to parents your expectations.

Use this packet of writer’s workshop resources to launch your writing workshop. In this packet, you will find all the components needed to start writing workshop in your classroom. Resource components included are: planning (common core aligned), home/school connection, classroom management, and assessment tools. Table of Contents: Writer’s Workshop Launching Calendar: August/September 2013-2014 (free update yearly) Writer’s Workshop Notebook Cover Page Letter to Parents: Introducing Writer’s

This resource is a great hands-on activity that can be used to introduce or review nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Use the anchor charts to introduce or review, then have your students sort nouns, verbs, and adjectives into the flip book that they will create. This is a great extension activity that I use with my Grammar and Punctuation Rule Book. Yours in Teaching, Kelli Eddleblute Spotted in First Grade

This resource is a great way to progress monitor your student’s writing throughout the year. And as a bonus, send it home at the end of the year as a keepsake for parents. At the end of each month, pass out the writing keepsake to each of your students and have them write independently. There are 3 different versions that you can choose from. The first version can be used more for narrative writing. The second version is more geared towards informative writing, and the third version is basic s

This pirate vs. princess fiction book study unit is a great way to get your students to fall in love with fiction reading. Your students will participate in many reading, writing, and math activities/lessons. In this unit you will find a two week lesson plan sample, parent letters, anticipatory activity, whole group and center/word work activities, graphic organizers with suggested pirate and princess/fancy books, writing prompts for opinion and narrative writing pieces, pirate and princess math

You will find these pumpkin themed graphic organizers and activities useful while teaching your pumpkin unit. The graphic organizers were designed to be used in small or whole group instruction. Even though the worksheets are pumpkin themed, I have done my best to keep them generic so that they can be used in different ways. This pack is filled with graphic organizers that can be used for fiction and non-fiction reading and writing activities, and science lessons. They have been designed for y

Use all 30 I Have, Who Has contraction cards to practice or review contractions in your classroom. This is a fun, engaging activity that your students will love to play over and over again. Each time you play, time the class to see if they can be their best time! I hope you enough this freebie! Please be sure to rate your download as a quick thank you! Visit my blog spottedinfirstgrade.blogspot.com for other freebies, resources, and inspiration! Yours in Teaching, Kelli Eddleblute

This making words packet is a great way to get your students to practice decoding skills. There are 29 different making words sheets for you to use in the classroom or as a review for homework. Also included are letter tiles for you to use in the classroom so that you can you use the making words activity pages as a review or for homework. Each tile page tells you how many to copies to make and on what color of paper. The making words recording sheets and the letter tiles are all in black and

This differentiated On a Rainy Day writing resource is to help get your students writing their own ideas independently. It’s made to get your struggling writers excited about writing again and has just enough rigor to challenge your more independent writers. It is up to you as the teacher as to how much you want to challenge your students. After all, you know them the best! Either complete this opinion writing activity together as a group or use the differentiated graphic organizers, stretch-i

Start off the year by incorporating interactive writing as part of your balanced literacy program. Use these pre-written interactive writing pieces when you “share the pen” with your students. Interactive writing is meant for you and your students to engage in meaningful and purposeful writing. These pre-written pieces are by no means meant to be written word-for-word. They are to be used as a guide to help you and your students to write about specific topics. You will get: 12 pre-written Fall

Use this product in your classroom during journaling time. Students "Fish" out a journal topic then write about the topic in their journals. There are 15-18 journal topics for each month, September through May. There are also 2 extra pages to write in your own topics. Topics range from seasonal, holiday, or general theme. They are not grade specific so they will work for any grade level K-5. Happy "Fishing" for journal topics!