Five For Friday

We are linking up with Doodle Bugs Teaching to share Five for Friday with you.

 1) Look what our kindergarten team received in the mail this week!  My students loved getting a new toothbrush and book from Colgate!!  I know this picture is a little funny!!  I had my kindergarten colleague take the picture before we opened the box.  I love getting packages in the mail.

 2) The package arrived just in time too!  We were studying and learning about Dental Health.  My Dental Health Literacy Unit is available in my TpT store.  It is a 63 page unit filled with literacy, reading, writing, and graphic organizers for dental health.  Below are some photos of my students reading from the document camera.  The book is included in my Dental Health Literacy Unit.

 3) I also purchased some pretty amazing clipart from The Hazel Owl.  I emailed and told her that I liked her style.  I requested dental health clipart.  The clipart shown above was used in the packet along with other clipart too.

4) Today our 4th graders paraded our school to celebrate Chinese New Year.  Below are some photos of the dragon.  Our kindergarten students put coins in a bucket to bring them "good luck".  The proceeds go to benefit a local charity.

5) I also purchased this amazing Chinese Unit to use with my students.  It is a 51 page unit made by First Grade Blue Skies.  She is fabulous and has so many ideas.

Head on over to Doodle Bugs Teaching to link up your Five for Friday!!

Endless Possibilities,

Stephanie

Literacy Groups & Monday Freebie!

It's Monday and we are pairing up with Classroom Freebies.



Our school is a School wide Title I school.  We have 3 full-time teachers and 2 part-time aides that work in our room.  First thing in the morning the first grade class comes over....the whole class :)  (I love being school-wide Title I)  The children are split into groups according to ability.  Each group group has 4-6 kids, depending on the class size. 
We start by checking out a book to take home.  This book is usually 1-2 levels below what the children are currently reading in their group.  The children have a reading log that they take home for Mom or Dad to sign.  This lets the group leader know if they actually read the book at home. Here is the Reading Log (and your FREEBIE!!):
 Click on the picture to download.

As the year progresses the children write their own date and title on the paper.

Here is a completed reading log. 

When the children return the next day they share the book with the group and retell what the book was about.  This is GREAT practice for DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency and Retell ;)  Some of the books are also AR....so much packed into this one little book that the kiddos take home each night!
Have a great week!

SUPER Sale

Today Teachers Pay Teachers is having a SUPER Sale!!

What do you think about those fonts?  Stephany is extremely talented.  I called her and asked if she could make a football font.  In no time at all, she created the font above!!

I love the little stitches on the uppercase letters!!

Head on over to our TpT stores and check out the sales!!  You will have a touchdown of savings!!  Whoo hooo!!

Stephanie's Store

Stephany's Store

Kathi's Store

By the way, who are you predicting to win the SuperBowl?  Leave your comment below.  We are excited to hear your guesses!

SUPER Possibilities,

Stephanie, Stephany, and Kathi

(Frame above purchased from Jen Jones- Hello Literacy.)

Fonts from Stephany's Fonts