This currently post comes to you courtesy of the wonderful Farley of Oh Boy Fourth Grade! ๐
Thanks for hosting the best monthly linky EVER, chica! ๐ XOXO
Happy Fall to Everyone! ๐
I hope your school year is off to the best start ever! ๐
Here’s what I’m up to CURRENTLY….
LISTENING
I love me some Sara Bareilles! ๐
I love her song ‘King of Anything’ which is all about a person in her life that tells her what to do, but really needs to mind their own business! Whenever I feel ‘put upon’ by situations…I start singing it and it makes me laugh!
My new phrase is ‘I’m not the boss of applesauce!’ ย I learned it from Katie Knight who says it often! LOL! ๐ ย Although…I would say…she can be the boss of my professional applesauce ANYTIME! ๐
Love that girl AND her amazing blog too! ๐
LOVING
This week was Fire Safety week in my classroom! ๐
I used Anna DiGillio’s Fire Flip Flap book and my Complex Text Unit on the book Fire! Fire!
Click HERE to see this for yourself! ๐ |
It went really well! ๐ ย My favorite response to the question would you like to be a firefighter was…
“I would like to be a firefighter, but I really want to be a Christian.’. ย She would like to be a Christian teacher when she grows up. ๐ ย Hmmm…I think I may know someone who she could talk to about that! ๐ ย Hee hee hee! ๐
THINKING
My poor husband doesn’t ask for much…and when I’ve been a busy as I have been lately…cookies go a long way to him ‘feelin’ the love! ๐ ย He went to homegroup without me tonight because I am getting myself together for school and posting. ๐ ย Ugh…poor thing. ๐ ย So…as soon as I am done here…I’m makin’ my man cookies!
WANTING
To finish up lesson plans…*sigh*
My visual plans would basically be the same as last week…
We’re using the basal text this week and finishing up the writing extensions in my pack. ย If you are interested in seeing the plans I had last week…clickย HERE.
NEEDING
To get some other stuff done…ugh. ย Do you guys ever feel like no matter how much you work…there is ALWAYS something else that you have to do? ย I’m so tired most days I can’t even tell you. ย I work late into the night and wake up early in the morning every day. ย I’m just wondering when teaching got to be so HARD. ย Don’t get me wrong…I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my firsties…but…there’s so much else involved these days that sometimes I am just OVERWHELMED. ๐
TREAT
So, I modeled how to use ‘Question Sticks’ with my students this week during my reading and then I left the question sticks with them to use in their read to someone station.
IT WORKED! ๐
You’ll need some popsicle sticks and a sharpie…that’s ALL! ๐
All I put at the top were question starters…so, like…Where, Who, Why…etc. ย And then I worked with them one day on it in their stations. ย It’s so cool to hear them ask each other questions! :0)
I was kind of nervous that developmentally it would be difficult, but…because I have a mix of kids in each center, they are able to help each other and it keeps them ALL on track better! ๐
LAST THING….
If you didn’t know…Primary Chalkboard is hosting a MONSTERous Giveaway! ๐
Click on the button above so that you can go check it out! ๐ ย We’ve also offered a bazillion freebies throughout the week that have to do with fall! ๐
Here are the two that I posted this week!
You can snag them here if you’d like! ๐
Click HERE to pick up the Sentence Scramble
Click HERE to pick up the Bat Themed Math Activity!