A Fun Second

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 is a file with ten word sorts. They correspond directly with the Words Their Way Consumable Program (#s10-20), but also work alongside the individual/smaller Within Word Pattern book if you re-align it (the numbers are just slightly off from the book). This selection of sorts works on short/long vowel combinations. I will also be adding Sorts 1-9 as well as 21-30 in the coming days. The sorts are fully interactive and allow students to move each word into the correct column. You could

This is a Notebook Presentation to be used on a SMARTboard or at individual student computers which have the Notebook software available. I usually print out the slides to be used as a student notebook, as well. Topics covered are: Plant Parts Bulbs Vs. Seeds Annuals Vs. Perennials Why We NEED Plants Also included: Link to SMARTboard movie/file with animations.

This is a comprehensive notebook file for a mini-unit or launch of Nocturnal Animals. It includes: - a preview of vocabulary - a diurnal vs. nocturnal sort - specific pages for owls, opossums, and bats - a map ( to locate where opossums are found) - a nocturnal animal picture/name matching page - a slide with additional resources - a slide with suggested books