Hats Off to ...

Every year we read The Hat, by Holly Keller, in our reading series.  Then we wear hats while we write about the hats. I have collected enough hats over the years to let each child wear a different hat.  They have so much fun wearing the hats and writing.  This year they asked if they could their hat to lunch.  Of course I let them. I wore my witch hat while I modeled for them.  When it was time for lunch, I put on my Goofy hat.  We had two construction workers, a pirate, cowboy/girl, police officer, firefighter, explorer, jester, hombre, and Zorro.

I'll Get You, My Pretty!!!!

A Pirate and a Cowgirl

How to Blow a Bubble

We had so much fun with this writing activity which I got from Lesson Plan SOS's  TPT store. Of course we got to chew gum each day as we worked on our writing.  I'm not sure which part was the most fun; chewing gum or making our self-portraits.

What's the Scoop?

My first grade students love this creative writing activity. They pick a flower from each pot. The pots are labeled Who? When? Where? Problem/Goal, and Extra Details. I made the flowers in the individual pots the same color, so the students would know they need one of each color. The stem of the flower has information for the student to use in his or her writing. The students put the information on a graphic organizer, so they can work on it at their own pace. The stories turn out to be too cute and funny. One story was about me laying duck eggs at the beach.

Revamped for a Colleague

My Original "Flower Pots"

The idea was adapted from The Best of the Mailbox Writing for Grades 1-3. It was submitted by M.A. Murphy of Chicago, IL for grades 3-4. I couldn't think of a flower themed title for it, so I left it at What's the Scoop?

Student Treasures Book

Some of you may remember my post a few months ago about our class book; Who Stole the Cookies?. Well we published the book through Student Treasures. We had to change a few things because one student moved away, and a new student joined us. We were still able to combine, math, writing, and art to create a fun book. This is the second Student Treasures book that I've been involved with. This book was much easier to put together, since we just rewrote our favorite class book.