A Fun Second

This is a collection of some of our favorite Word Work/Spelling Activities. You will find 24 pages of different activities...great for literacy stations/centers, homework, parent helper stations, deskwork/seatwork, etc. Included: ABC order, Spelling Sentences, Rainbow Words, Sailboat Spelling,Write it 2 Ways, Vowel Hunt, 3x each, Magic Words, Wagon Wheel Words, Word Pyramids, Illustrate Your Words, Cursive Worrds, Dial-a-Word, Fancy Words, Create-a-Comic Create-a-Wordsearch, Sign Language S

Directions are included in the packet. Basically, students move from seat to seat and write kind words to their classmates. This is a "Scoot Game" where students have a chance to visit each classmate's seat and leave them some kind words. This would be great for the End-of-the-Year, Valentine's Day, or anytime to promote kind words and Bucket Filling. Students will have a keepsake of kind words from each of their classmates and will be beaming at the conclusion of the activity. Included: D

This is always a FAVORITE gift for mom for Mother's Day---after all, what mom doesn't want a DIAMOND (poem)? This pack provides students with a template to follow to create their poem as well as a final copy page. I'd suggest printing it on colored card stock and laminating. A little bit of sparkle/glitter would add to it, as well! There is also an example poem done for you, as well as templates and final copy pages that read "Someone Special" for those students who may not have a mother to

This is a ready-to-go printable for students to write about their hero. This would be a great activity to use with a USA unit on American Heroes or for writing about a hero around Memorial Day. If you enjoy this freebie, please provide feedback and follow me on TpT. Check out my FB page "A Fun Second" and my website: www.afunsecond.blogspot.com. Thanks!

This is a packet of activities to work on alongside a reading of Charlotte's Web. Included in this packet: Character Trait "Maps" Writing with Text Evidence: How {character} changed Character Interview (students assume role of a character and answer questions as the character would) Favorite Part - Written/drawn response to text Comparing the Book and the Movie Word Search

This is a great poetry resource for teaching your students how to write poetry, especially in free verse. The following features are highlighted with sample poems from a variety of sources: - Day 1: Browse Book and chart "What we Noticed" about Poetry - Getting started right away (list poems, pattern poems) - Seeing Things in a New Way - Repetition - Alliteration - Onomatopoeia - Simile/Metaphor - Ending Lines - How to Write a Concrete Poem (SMARTboard tutorial linked into the file)

This guide will help you get started with a Mystery Skype for Mystery State - a great way to connect with classrooms around the country while practicing important geography skills. You will receive: - an overview & explanation of how it connects with all areas of the curriculum - A simple "Getting Started" Guide - Roles & Responsibilities Explanation Page - Binder Cover to create an organizational binder to store materials/paperwork - Sample Questions for Mystery State - Printables for:

This is a half-page-sized booklet for recording vocabulary words. This would be great in small groups (i.e. guided reading groups) or during a science or social studies unit. Tiered Vocabulary is a shift in the Common Core, and this is one way to be sure you are including it in your classroom!

This is a writing assignment for students. It has a planning page for their introduction/conclusion, as well as for their three paragraphs (things they are looking forward to this summer and THREE supporting reasons why they are looking forward that event). There are two different writing papers - one with room for a picture, and one with plain lines and a decorative border.

Are you studying Metamorphosis in your classroom? Did you know there are 1, 135 words that can be made from these letters? This download includes two recording sheets, a strip of make-your-own-letter-tiles, and a KEY broken up by the number of letters within each word. Rather than include all 1,135, I chose words with vowel patterns and/or high frequency words. This activity can be differentiated---the higher the level, the more difficult the words. The activity can be teacher-directed or

This file gives you a planning page for students to create a computer generated {free} subway art document from a website. Students brainstorm adjectives and type them into a website. They can then select fonts, colors, and layouts and print a final piece as a Mother's day gift. A blank template/organizer is included, as well - so this can be done for Father's Day or other times when students would like to recognize someone.

This is a graphic organizer which forces students to go back into a text and use what the character says/does to make inferences about that character and their personality.

This file is a printable tag to attach to the large Bubble Wands. It says "You BLEW my mind this year! Happy Summer." You can attach it to a bubble wand as a fun send-off gift. Pair it with my Summer Incentive Reading Response Journal: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summer-Reading-Log-and-Response-Booklet-wRewards-Activities-1212846

A one-page freebie, from my larger guide on Mystery Skype!