Back to School TpT Sale!

Have you heard the news?!!?

I have been stocking my cart up and am excited to cash in some of my feedback credits too! I am participating in the sale, everything in my TpT Store will be 20% off and with the special promo code you get an extra 8% off!

Here are my top 2 most wish listed items:

I shared about this fantastic product this past summer here and it has taken off with my class! My students are challenged to work together and preserve.

There are 28 POWs

with accompanying Student Think Sheets

The think sheet requires them to not only give the answer, but also to show work and defend their answer in writing. By defending their answer and showing their work they are required to do more and process their thinking.

and also….

Teaching roots is a Common Core Standard for EVERY grade level 1st-9th. In the past I struggled keeping up with teaching roots because they were thrown in here and there. Teaching root words are SO important because it allows the students to take ownership of their vocabulary. I came up with a way to streamline teaching the roots with this set. Now, I teach a root or two a week.

I compiled 60 of the most commonly used roots, suffixes and prefixes and made circle maps with each root. I run this off as a packet and have them make a root word book.

I have used vocabulary webs for the past 7 years with our regular story vocabulary. I modified these down for this root activity pack. All you have to do is introduce the root word(s) of the week, I do this whole group. I ask if anyone thinks they know what the root word means. Then I copy the correct definition on my example. I let them work in pairs to come up with some examples of words that contain the root(s). We then share some of them as a whole group, giving time to let the students copy down examples that they did not have. Then, we go over what each of the example words mean, and connect it to the root’s meaning. I keep the roots that we go over posted above my white board as a reference for the students to easily access whenever they may need it.

For extra practice, I created a root word version of the famous “I have…, Who has?” game. This is a great way to review the roots that were covered every few weeks. It is also a fun way that gets the kids out of their seats and using the words.