I've been working with one of my students who is still struggling to blend simple CVC words. I honestly found that he LOVES my little word slider game that I made years ago. He begged to play it and it's really helped him slide those words together to blend CVC words.
The teacher pulls out one letter at a time from the slider. The student says the name of the sound and the teacher moves on to the next letter. To make it a little easier, I have them blend the first two sounds together and then add the last sound on. The student says the word at the end. They can check to see if they got the word right by looking at the picture at the end! They LOVE it and it's so simple (the slider is made from a letter-sized envelope).
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Natalie has a Holidays Around the World pack for upper graders too! It is a fun Webquest that can integrate technology and ELA into your holiday celebrations.
This 'Holidays Around the World' pack is the perfect way to mix technology integrated lessons, online research, and the fun holiday season! Your students will love using your computers or iPads to learn more about how different countries celebrate holidays in different parts of the world.
A webquest is a fun way for students to conduct online research projects. Students will use inquiry-based learning to complete the six steps of a webquest: introduction, task, process, resources, evaluation, and conclusion.
Want your students to write a letter to Santa this year? Turn it into a persuasive Christmas essay! This Dear Santa writing project is aligned to the Common Core State Standards! In our state (Utah!), all 5th graders take a persuasive writing assessment at the end of the year. This is a perfect way to introduce or practice writing those persuasive essays. Your students will love writing letters to Santa persuading him to add their name to the "nice list" this year! {Read more HERE!}
THE PACK INCLUDES: A Note to the Teacher Teacher Instructions Teaching Tips Teaching Ideas A pacing guide sample 4 student book cover page options -2 color choices -2 black and white choices (to save ink!) Table of Contents
40 graphic organizers
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I can't believe we are already starting this pack TOMORROW!!! I love teaching about Holidays Around the World (or HATW as I like to call it) and my students just soak it all up.
Want to spread a little cheer at your school and in your classroom? We've loved "RACKing"! Random Acts of Christmas Kindness (could go along great with an Elf on the Shelf)
Can't do Christmasy things in your classroom or just want to do random acts of kindness all year? Check out this Random Acts of Classroom Kindness pack that you can do all year round!
I'm excited for Holidays Around the World this year because 3 countries that we are learning about have their actual winter holiday fall on the date we are learning about it! *indicates those countries on my plans for this year.
I know you're spending your own money on this and I want you to make the most informed decision. Because of the updates I've made the past year, I feel like this product has everything we need to teach Holidays Around the World and not get sick of it each year (there are SO many options, guys!). Want to know more? I've made this video to describe pretty much everything in the pack so you can see exactly what's included.
Something I wanted to add in my unit was a complete EXPERIENCE that the students get! Play the sound of an airplane taking off, dress like a flight attendant, pass out the in-flight snack, and fasten your seat-belts! The WORLD AIRLINES will take off in 3, 2, 1.
Remember, in my pack, there is such a variety that each year you can change it up! You don't have to do all of the countries each year. The wonderful part about being the boss of applesauce is that you decided. With my new update of my pack this year, I've included more writing components and supplementals. It's JAM PACKED! Each country also has a reading passage to go with it so you can stop googling each country right before you "teach" it to your students (I'm talking to you Carly, hahah). I've also included links to websites and books.... so I have pretty much done all the work for you. You're welcome. Kidding!!! ;) Kind of.
Ok, ready to take a look? The best deal is the BUNDLED pack (which includes 13 countries).
