Poetry and a Free Earth Day Poem

I love poetry! Have you hear of Giggle Poetry?  I use the poems about family for our Mother's Day Tea. Students choose one to memorize and recite for our mothers during the tea.

I begin every unit of study/theme with a poem...or two or three!  Students keep every poem in a 1 inch, three ring binder.  They pull them out to read as a fast finisher activity.  We also use them occasionally for Read to Someone in our Daily 5 rotations.
At the beginning of each month, we also read that months Chicken Soup with Rice poem by Maurice Sendak.  I typed them up so students can illustrate them and keep them in their binders.  In May, we read June and July, watch the video (old VHS) and eat chicken soup with rice.  I have a big book, which I got through Scholastic years ago.   

Since April is poetry month and Earth Day is this month, here is a free poem for you! Click the picture if you'd like to download it.
We are beginning our fairy tale unit soon.  These poems are a great addition to our unit.  The students love to rap!

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Poetry for the Common Core

and a little bit more!

I created this packet of poems

to address some of the common core

vocabulary for ELA.  It also includes 

some of my poems from my other products.

Some are set to familiar tunes
and some even LOOK like
graphic organizers!

     

Click the picture if you are interested 

in checking it out!



Now for the freebie!
Grab it while you can!
It's free through the close of this linky!
Then it will be available for 
sale in my poetry pack.

Thank you Teaching Blog Addict
for hosting this fun weekly linky!
It is such a great way to share ideas!

Random Photo

I created this for a good friend's birthday.

I modeled it off of O magazine.

Each page contained a picture with a little write up 

of one of her favorite things.  I gave her the magazine first

then I gave her the box filled with the real items!

Funny From a Honey

This isn't mine but I have to share!

As some of the students were coming

in off of the bus, one little preschooler

turns to our speech therapist, who was

walking in at the same time and that 

silly little one said to her...

"Ms. Jean! I didn't know you ride the bus!" 

HAHAHAHA!!!!!

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Target Finds & 100th Day + Freebie Poem!

Thank you Denise for hosting this fun linky!
I look forward to checking out all the cool
100th Day ideas!

Target Finds!!

Actually...one of my best friends picked

these up for me when she was shopping!

Aren't friends wonderful! 

Love her!

100th Day bookmark & certificates

&

Star bookmarks & foam stars (possible picture frame?!?)

I will be taking pictures of the kiddos on my iPad

tomorrow using the Old Fart Booth app! It's free and

amazing! I will have my students do the writing

activity on Friday, our 100th day!

Seriously...this picture doesn't do it justice!

My daughter ACTUALLY looks 100 and you

can add hair, facial hair, hats and glasses!

I realized I didn't give credit to another source for

the idea! I saw the idea of using the app somewhere

but can't remember where!

HOW do you all remember where you see things???

If you are interested in purchasing my product,

check it out here!

For my freebie 100th Day Poem, click here!

Get it while you can!

It will only be free through the close

of Freebie Friday!

Then it will be for sale in my 

Poetry for the Common Core packet!

100th Day Schedule

100th Day Writing & Poem: See above

Rotate through classrooms for 20 min. stations of fun!

100 Balloon Pop

101 Dalmations & treats in afternoon

CLICK HERE TO SEE MY POST ON
OUR 100th DAY!

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Freebie Friday & Birthday Swag

Check it out at Teaching Blog Addict!

Two freebies today!

READ ON!!!



Thank you to Becca & Stephanie 
at Falling Into First for this fun linky!

Celebrating Student's Birthdays!


Birthday Swag!

Similar to Star Swag!
Click here to see!


Student receive a visor, pencil, certificate, bookmark, magnet 
for their locker, sticker for their sticker book, $5 gift certificate
for our class store, a poem for their poetry binder
 and a book made for them by the students, 
about if they could give them any wish, what would it be.

Oh, and two mini cupcakes or one big, depending
on what the store has available!

There is also a Carson Dellosa birthday cake
sign that hangs above their desk for the day!
They get to be line leader (with the star of the week)
and pick a short video to watch while we enjoy
birthday treats brought in by their family.
At the end of the day, they get to pick a fun song
so the whole class can dance.
My star does this every day, so on birthdays we
get to do two!

Check out my Pinterest board here!
I also have a lot of other songs on CD to choose.
I made a list of student favorites for easier picking
but forgot to take a picture!

We celebrate summer birthdays in May!

If you are interested in the $5 student gift certificate for 

your classroom store, click here!

I have a new version for the birthday and star student!

Birthday Backpack

Book, puzzle and memory game
Students take this home for the night.

Poetry Binder

All poems go in here for repeated readings and fluency practice

Here's the freebie! 

I have had a star of the week poem for years.

I realized something the other day....

WHY don't I have the birthday song printed out 

for their poetry binders?!?!?

Now I do!!

Click here for the birthday song freebie!

Click here for my Snowmen at Night & Snowmen All Year

 Common Core Book Study freebie!

Random Photo

Mud Run!

I HAVE to start running again!

Soon......... :)

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A Little Early...Maybe..Maybe Not!

Is it too early to start thinking about poetry month?!?!

NAH!!

(Wait...is that how you spell it?!?! Doesn't look right!)


I LOVE POETRY!!

I am excited about my new mini poetry pack for

visualization so I just had to share early!

IT MATCHES MY BLOG DESIGN!! :)

It's for sale in my tpt store! 
Click on the pic if interested!

I do a poem a week...

often even more, so I may do this before April!

Thanks for stopping by but I'm off to work 

at school for a bit!

Have a great day!