end punctuation activities,

15 pages. Common Core State Standards:L.K.2a, L.K.2b, RF.1.1a, K.G.2 The packet includes an emergent reader shape booklet, featuring 2D shapes; plus large Lorax shaped creatures to use as anchor charts or a craftivity with your students.

9 pages. A great booklet for your students to make that covers many report card standards.

1-2-3- Have Fun Writing About Goals With Me

Pot of Goals is a fun "craftivity" March writing prompt, that reinforces Common Core State Standards: L.K.2a, L.K.2b, RF.K.3d,  RF.K.1c, RF.1.1a, L.1.2b

rainbow bulletin board, march writing prompts, writing prompts for march, st. patricks day writing prompts, st. patricks day bulletin boards, free common core lessons for kindergarten, free common core lessons for 1st grade, common core st. patrick's day, Simply run off the templates on construction paper. 

Students complete the "goal" coin sentences and add their reasons why.

Remind students to use appropriate capitalization, end punctuation and spacing, when they write their goals on the coins.

Lay out a selection of large construction paper, in the colors of the rainbow.  Only have enough paper so that all of it will be chosen, and you'll have a sampling of every color.

Students cut out their pot and coins, and glue them to the construction paper.

Hang the completed pots, in rainbow color order, on a large wall.  Your title can be: A Rainbow Of Wonderful Writing.

rainbow bulletin board, march writing prompts, writing prompts for march, st. patricks day writing prompts, st. patricks day bulletin boards, free common core lessons for kindergarten, free common core lessons for 1st grade, common core st. patrick's day, For a bit more pizzazz, have students write their names in rainbow colors, add a school photo + gold and silver glitter.

Click on the link to view/download the March writing prompt: St. Patrick's Day Pot of Goals.

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1-2-3 Come Do All Sorts Of Fun Activities With Elmer, Horton and Me!

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Since students have to compare and contrast, explain data etc.  I thought it would be fun for students to compare 2 of my favorite elephants: Horton and Elmer.

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  • Horton 3 character, setting, event cards
  • A Horton begginning, middle, and end graphic organizer or anchor chart
  • Horton retell the story bookmarks
  • Horton who, what, why, when, where, how anchor chart
  • Horton who, what, why, when, where writing prompt craftivity
  • 15 "Fix the sentence" (with capitalization and end punctuation) Horton cards.
  • Label the Horton bookcover anchor chart activity.
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  • 2 elmer the elephant activities, horton activities, seuss activities, elmer the elephant crafts, seuss crafts, horton crafts, elmer writing prompts, seuss writing prompts, horton writing prompts, horton bulletin boards, elmer the elephant bulletin boards, seuss bulletin boards, march bulletin boards, march is reading month bulletin boards, spring bulletin boards, elephant bulletin boards, elephant mask, elephant crafts, elephant activities, common core state standards for kindergarten, common core state standards for 1st grade, seuss games, horton games, elmer the elephant games, end punctuation activities, capitalization activities, color games, color cards, character setting event cards, beggining middle and end anchor chartHexagon adjective practice activities.
  • An Elmer Color Spin Game
  • Black & White, and Color Spinners
  • 4 graphing extensions
  • An elephant mask craftivity
  • A find the letters elephant craftivity
  • elmer the elephant activities, horton activities, seuss activities, elmer the elephant crafts, seuss crafts, horton crafts, elmer writing prompts, seuss writing prompts, horton writing prompts, horton bulletin boards, elmer the elephant bulletin boards, seuss bulletin boards, march bulletin boards, march is reading month bulletin boards, spring bulletin boards, elephant bulletin boards, elephant mask, elephant crafts, elephant activities, common core state standards for kindergarten, common core state standards for 1st grade, seuss games, horton games, elmer the elephant games, end punctuation activities, capitalization activities, color games, color cards, character setting event cards, beggining middle and end anchor chartTally mark activity
  • 30 elephant color cards + a cover so that you can make an Itty Bitty booklet. Great for playing all sorts of games.
  • Rhyming-alphabetical order worksheets with 47 words that rhyme with who and
  • A Horton-Elmer Lollipop certificate of praise.

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Punctuation Popsicle Stick Paddles

Free common core lessons for 1st grade, free common core lessons for kindergarten, punctuation activities, punctuation games, end punctuation activities, sentence cards for end punctuation, sentence cards for beginning capitalization, Daily 5 activities, Dolch word activities, word wall word activities, grammar games, Free common core lessons for 1st grade, free common core lessons for kindergarten, punctuation activities, punctuation games, end punctuation activities, sentence cards for end punctuation, sentence cards for beginning capitalization, Daily 5 activities, Dolch word activities, word wall word activities, penguin activities, frog activities, butterfly activities, Valentine activities, grammar games, Teaching punctuation can be pretty dry and boring for little ones, and assessing it can be time consuming.

I've designed Punctuation Paddles that solve both problems!

They also help review: Common Core State Standards: RF.K3c, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.1.2b, RF.1.1a

Punctuation paddles are quick and easy to make and a super-fun way for students to learn about end punctuation. They also make a terrific whole-group assessment tool.

All 3 punctuation marks are on one Popsicle stick (it's a tri-fold).

I jazzed mine up with crayons, glitter glue, rhinestones and wiggle eyes.

I've incorporated Dolch and word wall words in the simple sentences.  Print and laminate the monthly cards.

Teachers read a card; students twirl their Popsicle stick so that the correct punctuation faces forward, and hold it up in the air.

Teachers can see at a glance, who does not have the correct answer and jot down notes of who needs help.

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The teacher can also print more cards and pass them out to students. so they can work on them for a Daily 5 activity, or play with a partner.

Packet includes: Directions and patterns for 10 punctuation paddles. (September through June), + 50 sentence cards.  (5 for each month.)

Click on the link to view/download the Monthly Punctuation Paddles.

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Do you have a punctuation activity you could share?  I'd enjoy hearing from you.  diane@teachwithme.com, or leave a comment here.

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