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Hello 30 Sale!

July 13, 2014 By fancyfreein4th

Tomorrow I turn 30! To celebrate the farewell to my 20’s, I am having 20% sale off of everything in my store!!!

 Stock up on some back to school goodies like my…Me Bag.

This is a great Back to School activity. I use it as their first assignment of the year. It is a way for them to introduce themselves to the class in a non-threatening way. They choose 5 things that they want to share with people, place them in a bag and explain them to the class in a informal 2 minute speech. I always model it for them. I bring in a pair of running shoes to represent that I love to exercise, a picture of my family that symbolizes their importance in my life, my favorite book etc. It is a great ELD lesson too!

My Back to School Owl Craftivity & Writing

Get to know your new class with this fun activity that combines a craft with a little writing
*This is a great activity for back to school. The students get to show off their individuality and you get to see their creativity and writing level
This pack Includes 
-A page of directions
– Example pictures
– A Whoo’s in Our Class Sign
– Copies of the template to print out (beaks, feet, owl body, eyes, wings and belly
– Writing prompt to go inside. This includes a rough draft/ planning worksheet for the students and the option of just having them fill it in!
or my….
Thinking about the Rules Thinking Map Activity

This is a great activity for the beginning of the year. It gets the students involved in critically thinking about classroom rules and expectations. The circular map can be used individually- allowing each student to consider what they think are good class rules to have. As a whole group the students can share what they think are the most important rules that they came up with. Then, in their table groups the students can sort out the behaviors on the tree-like map. They will sort the various examples of good behavior under the categories: Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible. This is a great discussion starter and allows the students to communicate the type of classroom environment that they want to have.
My 20’s have been great! I have: traveled, studied abroad, graduated, earned my Masters in Education, met and sustained amazing friendships, taught grades 4-7, fell in love, got married, had 2 kids, started a blog and met an amazing community of teachers worldwide that have inspired and helped me rediscover what a joy being an educator is.  I look forward to the new adventure of my 30’s!

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  1. Miss Kindergarten says

    July 13, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Happy 30th Layla!!!

    Reply
  2. Grade 4 Buzz says

    July 14, 2014 at 12:47 am

    Happy Birthday! Did you know 30 is the new 25? Lol!
    -Lisa
    Grade 4 Buzz

    Reply
  3. Diana Ellis says

    July 14, 2014 at 1:51 am

    Happy 30th Layla!! The best is yet to come… xoxo – Diana

    Reply

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