Mini Biography Organizer

Our class will be reading a biography about Helen Keller this week (Journeys reading program).  I will also be using these books from Scholastic...

to have my students research an additional person during the week!  I whipped up a little organizer and writing paper for my students to do this...

 

(Click to grab it on TpT!)

Classroom Updates, Life Cycle Research Reports, and a Freebie

I've finished my newest research packet!  I will be doing this with my own students this week.  It includes research pages and writing paper for the following life cycles: frog, sunflower, horse, butterfly, ladybug, and chicken.  Click below to check it out!

It's been awhile since I've given a freebie, so click below to get the frog life cycle pages for free!

My new favorite bulletin board is the "Best Part of Me" board that we put together after seeing the idea on Across the Hall in 2nd!  I love how simple it is, but how the black and white theme really attracts your attention.

We started our Great Poetry Race for the month of April...

...and we made these adorable contraction caterpillars from Amy Lemons!

Spring is in the air...FINALLY!  :)

Wild Weather Research Reports!

I've created another mini research project to do with my class.  This one covers storms and wild weather!

  I will be using Scholastic's Science Vocabulary Readers (Wild Weather Pack by Alyse Sweeney), but it can be used with other books or internet sources as well!

This project is aligned to both first and second grade Common Core Standards.  Click HERE to check it out at my TpT store!  :)

Spider Research, Plural Nouns Pack, and an Election Freebie

I found the COOLEST spider books at my local library last week!  Click HERE to check them out.  I've been trying to come up with a "research project" of some sort to do with my class and these books are going to work out perfectly.  I've assigned research partners and specific spiders to pairs of students.  I created a Spider Research Packet for them to use when recording information about their arachnids!  I also made a Glossary and Table of Contents Hunt to preteach the vocabulary and to give the class extra practice with nonfiction text features.  After they have gathered all of their information, they will write a report about their spider.  I plan on walking them through the editing/revising process after they've written their first draft.   I made a spider writing template for their final reports.  We will end the week with reporting our information to the class, as well as displaying our reports along with Amy Lemon's adorable spider craft!  I've uploaded my research packet to my TpT shop.  Click any of the images below to check it out!

I also finished up a packet for reinforcing plural nouns.  It includes plural rules posters, a SCOOT game and Scavenger Hunt, and an assessment.  A preview is below.  Click on any of the images to download the pack in the TpT store!

I've really been slacking in the freebie department lately, so....the first person to leave a comment will get both of these packets for free!  The next two people to comment can choose between one of the two to receive for free.  :)  Be sure to leave me you email so I can send them your way!

And last, but not least, we've been working on our Class President Speeches and campaign posters. Click on the image below to download the free template I created for the students' speech writing.

 

More ideas and photos from our election activities will be coming soon!