We're Wild About Synonyms

This week week we are going to get ... "WILD ABOUT SYNONYMS"!

Why? Well... Late last week, I went absolutely WILD when I saw Nikki's "Where the Wild Things Are" inspired clip art - which I purchased from her ETSY store. And...of course, I couldn't wait to use it!

Since our focus this week in our Imagine It program is Synonyms -I created a 15 page literacy-center activity that includes 80 word cards that match-up to create 40 different synonym pairs, two different styles of recording sheets: one where students must locate both words, then pair and record; the second, lists one of the words and students must find the match and record the answer, and an answer key.  I titled the activity: We're Wild About Synonyms.

I haven't yet decided if I will use the cards in a pocket chart, post around the room, distribute a card to each child and have them find their matching partner, or have the students place the cards face down to play a synonym concentration game... but whichever we have time to do ... I am certain that my first graders are going to GO WILD for SYNONYMS! This activity is available now in my TPT store.

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R-Controlled Vowels

Sorting at the Circus

Over the next few weeks my students will be joining in on some circus fun as they sort words with the r-controlled vowels: ar, er, ir, or, ur, and ore. 

I have created a total of 144 words cards - 24 for each of the r-controlled vowels above, sorting mats, read and write the room recording sheets, alphabetized answer keys for each sort, word searches, and a few more sort pages, as well as a "3-Ring Circus" game - (my version of BAM) for this circus- themed sort.

If r-controlled vowels are something your students could use more practice with as well, you might want to check this pack out in my TPT store.

March Math, Matching, and More

I can't believe how quickly this year is flying by... I am trying my best to stay a week or so ahead of the curriculum as I create materials and prepare activities for my classroom, but sometimes a day or two in advance is all I can muster! With March just around the corner - I am doing all I can to finish up my montly theme packets and post them for those of you that are using them in your rooms.

My March Activities packet, titled: March Math, Matching, and More is now available in my TPT store and the writing word banks and matching writing paper will be ready in the next few days.

The March packet is 48 pages in length and inludes:

• A March Celebrations Calendar with questions worksheet
• 30 March-themed words with matching picture cards to use as a Concentration game or to post in a pocket chart or Read the Room
• 3 Syllable Sort Mats with recording sheet and answer key (to use with the 30 March word cards)
• March Madness Word Game Shamrock Subtraction Game
• St. Patricks Day Perfect Paragraph
• Write and Illustrate
• Make Up a Holiday
• Words Within Words
• ______The Incredible Kid Writing Paper
• March Word Search

Sample pages are shown above and a few feebies are available below.

Click HERE to grab these March FREEBIES.