Fun Winter Writing Prompts

Bring the fun of winter into the classroom with these fun and creative winter writing prompts. It's the time of the year when students can write about polar bears, penguins, snow, snowballs, sledding, ice skating and more. These winter story starters encourage students to be creative and come up with creative stories with their winter story starters. Plus, they are perfect for your winter writing centers.

 

 

Head on over to my blog, Sweet Tea Classroom, to find out more.

 

Thanks, 

Robin

 

A Hard and Soft G Holiday *Freebie*

Teaching the sounds of /g/ can be tough, so I created this cute little freebie that's HOLIDAY themed:

My First Graders really liked this sorting activity, but it would also work with 2nd graders too!

 

You can download the freebie here! 

 

And, a few of my blogger friends pointed me to some REALLY cute Hard and Soft G video clips too! My students especially loved these two:

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Hope you found this useful! :)

Marie

 

Singular and Plural With a Holiday Twist

This is a key Common Core Standard in Language for grades 1 - 3:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.1:  Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

Here are singular and plural nouns, holiday style! There are several noun pairs, some regular plurals, some irregular plurals, with several activities for the kiddos!

Come on over to Elementary Matters to see how to get this product at a reduced price in honor of my quest for Acts of Kindness during the holiday Season!

Hanukkah Board Game Freebie

Hanukkah begins December 8th at sundown! Looking for a little something to help your kids celebrate Hanukkah?  This game can be used in many ways in the classroom!  Brain research tells us that frequent repetition helps bring information from the short term memory to the long term memory.  (Rather than "Practice Makes Perfect", I prefer "Practice Makes Permanent"!)   

I use board games like this to practice sight words, math facts, sentence fluency, or any skill that needs practicing!  The children just roll one die, but before they can move their place marker that many spaces, they have to perform a task.  I sometimes have a selection of cards the children can choose from, and sometimes I have a specific skill for them to practice.  

Come on over to Elementary Matters to download your Hanukkah Board Game Freebie!

Penguin Fun with Addition

Hi, friends!

It's Jeannie from The 2nd Grade Surprise.  I hope everyone has had a WONDERFUL week. 

My kiddos have been working really hard on learning how to add two and three digit numbers.  I created 4 games to help them with the concept.  The games are centered around the common core standards 2.NBT.5 through 2.NTB.9 but could easily be adapted for older grades. The games have a penguin theme, which just happens to be my favorite animal.  My kiddos know this about me and will love playing these games just because of the penguins on them.

Here is a preview of what's included in the packet.

 

 Click the picture below to take a look at the packet.  

 I hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!

Lots of love,

My Favorite Holiday Activity

Click image to download Nutcracker freebie.

Ever have one of those activities that's a win-win?  It's something that works so well, you keep bringing it back year after year.

That's how I feel about this one, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.  I've done this activity with second graders for about 15 years now.

Every year, the children have loved this activity, and it practices some valuable skills:  visualizing, summarizing, and sequencing.  Plus, it gives them some exposure to classic holiday literature and classical music!

Come on over to Elementary Matters to enjoy this freebie!  It's one of my favorites!

Is anyone else ready for winter?

I don't know about you, but my Thanksgiving break was gone in the blink of an eye! We trudged out to the Christmas tree farm and spent a fair amount of time decorating the house. I decided it was time for a complete overhaul of decorations so I'm exhausted from all the shopping trips it took. I think I need another four day break to recover. =)

But all of that wintery fun put me in the mood to finish my winter "big kid"  unit. As always, I pulled out a freebie for you. This one is similar to my Halloween and Thanksgiving word work activity, but focused on winter words with themed ways to practice them. You can grab it over on my blog. I also included some of my favorite winter read alouds and would love to hear yours too so be sure to leave a comment when you're there.

Winter Holiday Show

I teach at a small, International School in Morocco.  We are so small that we are our own Enrichment teachers (Art, Music and Drama).  While this sounds like extra work, it’s actually a cool way to get to see a completely different side of our students. 

Since I’m the “Drama Teacher” at this time of the year, I got to play the Holiday Show. The International School environment can be tricky when it comes to winter holidays.  My students are very diverse and I want them to have a chance to appreciate that diversity, especially during the holidays.  I looked and looked for a Holiday Play that would celebrate the extreme diversity found in a school like mine, and not just the big three winter holidays celebrated in the US – Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanza.  When I couldn’t find what I was looking for, I decided to write it.  So, here it is, “a truly multicultural holiday play”.  Named “Light Up the World with Celebrations” this holiday play, complete with 3 songs, celebrates light as the common factor among so many holidays celebrated worldwide.  Some of the holidays included are:  Christmas, Diwali, St. Martin’s Day, Las Posadas, Ramadan, Hanukah,  Winter Solstice, Eid al F’tour, Kwanza and St. Lucia’s Day.  Download a free script from my Teachers Pay Teachers store.