I can’t believe it is only Tuesday! We have made major progress this week! Insert happy dance for this teacher! I introduced word work with the Raking Up Leaves activity and today we learned our first Sight Word Stick Center! House of sticks was highly popular and perfect for my new little firsties!
We are in the midst of studying insects…So this week a great Eric Carle book study is just what we needed! We used this for our reading response today. First we did this chart together…next the students made their own.
We also created apple models and labeled them. I bought paper plates in the three colors and shrunk the freebie labels I got from What the Teacher Wants. ((Thanks Ladies!))
The apple fact and opinion also came from What the Teacher Wants.
Rudolph the Chip-Nosed Reindeer & a Freebie
Jack O Faces FREEBIE
Spelling and Phonics – Step by Step
Discovery Bottles
I am so glad your table looks like that too! Someday I may be able to see the top.
Laurie
Chickadee Jubilee
Love all the apple activities! They sure look like fun!
Pixy Stix and Teacher Tricks
fun!! I haven't gotten into my apple activities since I was waiting to see what grade I was going to be teaching…or grades…whichever. but I'm excited for fall/apples! 🙂
I am excited to get into my apple activities next week! Thanks for sharing all of these fun activities. Your estimation station looks like a great idea. I think I'm going to have to look into that! 🙂
Lisa
Learning Is Something to Treasure
Your paper plate apples are PRECIOUS!! 🙂 I'll have to go check out your estimation station! Thanks for sharing all your fab ideas!
Kimberly
The Learning Tree
Love everything. These kiddos are so loving Mrs. Tunstall!
Halle
Across the Hall in 2nd Grade
I love the house of sticks! Is that something you have created and is it available for download? My guided reading table doubles as my desk, so it is essentially always a dumping ground!
Amanda
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Yes it is a set called sight word sticks. 🙂
Thanks!
Amanda
http://www.averycuriousclass.blogspot.com
I love your house of sticks! Do you have that in a set on TPT?
Ruthanne [email protected]
Yes it is in a set called sight word sticks:)
I love the gumball machine! Super cute!
Your apple activities look awesome!
I see the oh so lovely TPRI letters. Do you typically have students who can read both of the stories for the beginning of the year? Just curious…I think I could read all of story 2 by memory now. =)
Heather
Heather's Heart
Oh, I want an estimation station!!! So cool!! I just have a jar!!!
That Estimation Station ROCKS! I need that!
❤Dragonflies in First ❤
My guided reading table looks the same (except it's worse than yours!!!) 🙂 Your apple unit looks awesome!!!
So many amazing ideas! I always love the can have are chart. Use it with my first and second graders for all studies!
Kimberley
1stinmaine.blogspot.com
That's exactly what my table looks like! I had the (what felt like) brainy idea to get rid of my teacher desk, so now my centers table is my main hub and sometimes I just have to do the paper shuffle so my kiddos have room for their assessments!
ps….fact & opinion was what the teacher wants…the link you gave 🙂
Adorable. I want to be a kiddo in your classroom! We did your rainbow acrostic poems for open house and they were a huge hit! There are pics on my blog:)
I love your apple unit. So how many candy corn were there in the gumball machine?
There were 446!!!! This time we will fill it with something larger so we don't have to count quite so high!
Is the caterpillar page available for download?
Love the apple fun! It's one of my favorite seasons & units! Come on over & peek at what we did in 2nd grade with apples! I'd love to have ya!
AmyHowbert
Little Miss Organized
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Your House of Sticks sight words look VERY cool! Love all the apple stuff, too:)
❀Barbara❀
Grade ONEderful
Ruby Slippers Blog Designs
Okay, this is embarrassing, but kind of funny! I went to your TpT store to buy the stick sight words pack and it turns out I've already purchased it!! Tee hee. Guess what I'll be getting ready for next week? Thanks for a wonderful spelling package!
❀Barbara❀
Grade ONEderful
Ruby Slippers Blog Designs
Love the sight word sticks and the geometry quilt unit!
Love that estimation station.
446!!!! That is a lot of counting.
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I just happen to run across your site through buying a product of yours through TPT and noticed you live up the road from me. 🙂 It's a small world. Where do you teach? I teach Special Ed at MacArthur. 🙂 Have a good week.
Kandi
I downloaded the sight words product. This will be great for small group work.