In case you missed it...

I just posted a freebie on my blog...click the picture to get your copy =)

It's me....Mel D

I just wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself & my blog. I am Mel D the author of  http://www.seusstastic.blogspot.com 

I started blog stalking around this time last year & started my own blog in May & absolutely fell in love with blogging! I got to be a little too obsessed with it for a while but have had to slow down since school has started. Speaking of obsessions, please tell me you "pin"....I have over 3,000 pins...EEK! Well, I at least I can feed this addiction during my lunch hour on my iphone...gotta get the Pinterest app people!  

I am so excited to be an author for this blog! What a fabulous idea ladies! I can't wait to dive in & provide you all with some ideas & inspiration. In the meantime, please head over to my blog & show me some comment love. I just posted a new blog with TONS of classroom pics..don't forget to follow me on Pinterest. 

Sight Word Homework

Are you frustrated with giving out homework that you have to grade and give back? Check out my blog for an explanation of my weekly sight word packet and key ring for each child that is tailored to the words they are working on. Just click the link of it below to go to my blog and download it for free for yourself!

Vocabulary Freebie and Banger 2 finished!

A fun page to use with vocabulary words that fit...write the word...and then illustrate what the word is and what it is not...kids love it!

Oh, and in case you got my first Banger Fry Phrase Station, you'll be happy to know I finished my second edition with the next 150 phrases.

 Teacher's Notebook

TPT

Check it out if you like =)

Watermelon Day

Two weeks down...wowza, I'm tired! 

I just finished a post on my blog about Watermelon Day.  It was so much fun...and like all my monthly activities,  it involves my kids' parents!  They helped out by bringing the watermelon, measuring the distances during the seed spitting contest, and more...it is fun to all get together and 

learn at the same time =)

Click on the picture to read more about it and my Watermelon Activity Pack!

Hope you all have a great weekend!  

Jennifer

Spotlight on the author Mo Willems

I LOVE Mo Willems, and it is a great way to start the year with funny, short, fun books that the kids can read. My kids love these for their book bags after I read them each day for the first month of school. Read aloud is essential to reading comprehension and interest, so I make sure I do this each and every day! The project below goes with the book "The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog". It is great for not only first grade, but second as well.

The first picture gives step by step instructions and pictures for making pigeon and duck puppets! Just click and enjoy!


The next link is a follow up sheet I used for the first graders to write their own dialogue for the pigeon and the duck. They chose what they wanted the pigeon to find in their story, drew a picture, and then wrote their story! At the end of the lesson, they shared their stories they wrote like a play! Effective for creating dialogue and stories, and SO much FUN!


Check out even more free resources at my blog!

Hey Peeps!

Hi First Grade Teachers!  I am so excited to be a part of this blog!!!! :)  I have been walking around telling everyone that I am now an AUTHOR which is what I've always dreamed of being (well, that, and a teacher, of course!).  I am so glad that my begging pleading constant emailing polite interest in this blog was accepted!  :)

Our district uses the Houghton Mifflin curriculum and the first three weeks of Grammar have ZERO practice pages.  So I whipped them up myself.  Although they correlate with the Houghton Mifflin series, I am thinking that others may be able to use them as well.

Come over to my blog to snatch them up!

 Kristin

Giveaway!

Hey teachers....

head on over to my blog to learn how you can own one of these precious aprons!