Out of This World Informational Writing-FREEBIE

We've spent the last several weeks studying the earth, the moon, and our solar system.  I created this mini-unit to use with my kiddos to help teach informational writing in the context of our study of the planets.  It didn't quite turn out as cutesy as I was hoping for (my clip art budget is currently nada, lol) but the organizers and process that we went through definitely yielded fantastic results.  My students gained a great deal of content knowledge about the planets, enhanced their understanding of main idea and details through research and writing, and ended up with writing pieces of which they were really proud!
Go to my TPT store to download a free copy of the unit:

Please leave me a comment here if you download this mini-unit!  Have a terrific week! =O)

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Freebie...a few days late!

I have been so worn out from school that I actually didn't work on school stuff at all Friday night or yesterday!  So here's a freebie just a few days late.

I posted some Revised Bloom's Taxonomy posters last week and here are some bookmarks.  They are nothing fancy but are great for students to use when buddy reading or in guided reading.  You can copy them on cardstock (front to back) and cut down the middle. 

Revised Bloom's Bookmarks

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Resource Schedule

I haven't blogged in awhile due to being COMPLETELY overwhelmed trying to get prepared for the new school year.  I guess it doesn't help that our school's laminator is broken! :O(

I always post my resource schedule up for the kids and I've used these cuties from a Karen's Kids CD that I bought my first year of teaching (but I still love these kiddos!)  I'll cut these out and mount them on some bright cardstock.

Resource Schedule Pics

Hopefully I can get my act together and post some really fabulous stuff soon!  I hope all is going well as you are preparing for and/or beginning your new school year!!!

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Blockbuster Books

I've been struggling with my classroom library all day!!!  My books were a mess and the last time I was in the classroom I taught first grade and now I'm teaching third.  I weeded out a bunch of books and organized them the best I could (I'm not super satisfied...this will be a redo project later in the year).  Anyways, I wanted to share with you all the "Blockbuster" labels that I created to put on the bins in my library.  Maybe someone else (especially those with a movie theme) could use them!

Blockbuster Books

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Birthdays

Birthdays have been on my mind.  Maybe that's because my special day is coming soon!  =O)  I usually buy little birthday cards or certificates but I decided that I wanted to make some of my own to go along with my theme.  These are the postcards for girls and I made some too for the boys. Click below the link below the picture to download the postcards.

Birthday Postcards

I also found an adorable idea that I just had to make for my kiddos' birthdays.  I found the idea on this awesome blog:

I made my birthday balloons using the small Pixy Stix because I'm really trying to stick to a budget this school year. The total cost of this project was only $1!  I bought the Pixy Stix at Dollar Tree and used paper and other materials that I already had at home.  I think they turned out great and can't wait to give them to my kiddos!

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