Pumpkin Data

This morning we will be using the pumpkins we brought back from our farm field trip last week to collect, record, and analyze data.  We will weigh, and measure both the circumference and height of our pumpkins. Then we will record measurements and sort the class data. Students will compare their pumpkin to the class data and draw conclusions. We will also estimate the number of seeds we think will be in the teacher's pumpkin and count to find out how accurate we were. Then we will finish off our day of "data collection" by participating in a variety of "timed"  relay races using our pumpkins. 

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Fall FREEBIES

Time for some Fall FREEBIES!

In need of a word bank and story paper to inspire students to write a spooky tale? Download this file here for FREE.

Wondering what you will do to inspire your students to practice their spelling at home next month? Maybe my FREE November Spelling Tic-Tac-Toe will be just the thing. Download your FREE copy from my TPT Store.

Happy Fall!

Open Court Imagine It! Unit 4 Support Materials

For those of you using Open Court... I will be working on the 1st grade Imagine It! materials for Unit 4 this week. So stay tuned! I was able to get a little head start this evening and completed the Big Idea and Focus Questions. So I thought I would post them now just in case anyone will be starting the unit this week. Return to this post in the days ahead to grab the spelling lists, pretests, etc.  Happy Teaching!

Unit 4 Big Idea and Focus Questions Posters

Unit 4 Lessons 1-5

Unit 4.1-4.5 Overview

 Spelling Pretest 4.1-4.5

Spelling and Word Wall Words 4.1-4.5

Challenge List 4.1-4.5

Unit 4 Lessons 6-10

Unit 4.6-4.10 Overview

Spelling Pretest 4.6-4.10

Spelling and Word Wall Word List 4.6-4.10

Challenge Spelling List 4.6-4.10

Unit 4 Lessons 11-15

Unit 4.11-4.15 Overview

Spelling Pretest 4.11-4.15

Spelling and High Frequency Words 4.11-4.15

Challenge List 4.11-4.15

Student Box Monsters

The box monsters arrived at school yesterday... and they are just as cute as I thought they would be! This project is a keeper... and one I will repeat every October! See for your self! I can hardly wait to begin our Go Away, Monster stories!

Go Away, Monster!

Every month my students are asked to create a project at home with their family . Directions are sent home at the beginning of the month and projects are due back 2-3 weeks later. This month's project was to create BOX MONSTERS. After seeing these adorable characters on Mariah's Giggles Galore blog weeks ago - I knew I had to have my students create their own. Of course October was the perfect month to assign this one! The box monsters are due back this Friday ... I can't wait to see them! If you haven't already read Mariah's Box Monster post, make sure you check it out. She even has step-by-step directions!

Once the students' MONSTERS arrive here at PIER 3, we will use them to delve deeper into our study on adjectives and as "the inspiration" for our next student-authored book, which will be an adaptation of Ed Emberly's Go Away, Big Green Monster!

My Teeny-Tiny story frame was so successful (the students just loved it and their stories turned out so cute), that I just had to create a story frame for Go, Away Big Green Moster! as well.

It is now available in my TPT Store for $1.00.  The 12 page file includes a graphic organizer, a one-page word bank of adjectives grouped into categories such as words that describe color, words that describe texture, and words that describe size and shape, etc., and of course the entire story frame. Finished student books will be 8.5 x 5.5 (half sheet in size).

The adjective word bank is available here for FREE.

Enjoy!

Digraphs -NG and -NK SORT

Next week, our spelling words and sound spelling cards focus on the diagraphs -ng and -nk. I am guessing these are going to be a bit challenging for many of my little first graders. So, I decided to create a SORT activity that targeted these two digraphs to give my CREW as much reinforcement and practice as possible. Here is a sample of what I came up with...

The activity includes 2 sorting headers, 40 word cards, a recording sheet, and an answer key so students can check their own work. The 10 page activity is available for $1.00 in my TPT store.

Meet the Author

When students publish their own books I love to include a "Meet the Author" page. Here is a completed sample of the I created for their publication of Teeny-Tiny.

You can also download the blank template here. Happy Sunday!