If they spell “ship” as “chip”, then they need to work on that sound symbol correspondence. If they spell “take” as “tak “ then they likely don’t have a handle on the silent e (VCe) syllable type and the generalization with that pattern. For example, if they are spelling “helped” as “helpt” then you know they don’t have an understanding of base words and suffixes. I believe this so much! Analyzing a child’s spelling shows you what they truly have a grasp on. There are so many great take-always from the conversation, but this stood out to me. I’ve read two of his books, which I highly recommend! (Swipe to see.) I loved listening to him talk about spelling and dyslexia. I listened to two great episodes from with Richard Gentry. Ha! Enough babble, I’m moving on to show you the activities in this unit. My dad is always ranting and raving about how “kids these days don’t know anything about government”. I spent the weekend (pre-kids) developing this unit. For President’s Day I always did the traditional lessons- read about Abe Lincoln and George Washington and do an adorable craft (totally not knockin’ it- love me some good craftivities!) Anyway, I decided to go for it. In the back of my head I was thinking, “Is it science time yet?” To be honest, I had a hard time wrapping my head around it all myself. I love history personally, but I was really having a hard time engaging my little firsties when I taught it. I made this unit a few years ago when I was struggling to make S.S. Overall though, if you are excited about your cheesy, (but super educational) activity, so are they. up! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had some flops. Ms.One of the things I love about first grade is being able to do activities that are authentic and engaging because they eat.Colors and Shapes Power Points-Perfect for the Starboard!.Special Education in Kindergarten.Curriculum, Easy Readers and Lesson Plans Galore!.2012-2013 Kindergarten Lesson Plans - Month by Month Style.Using new technologies in the classroom.Birthday Party Fun – Teacher/Mom Style!.2012-2013 Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Month by Month Style.Kindergarten Lesson Plans – Common Core Aligned.Family Homework Projects and Homework Choice Menu’s.This was a great lesson about “question” sentences!ĭo you think our envelope is big enough? We wanted to make sure thatĮnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. We wrote a letter to the president! Each word was written by a student and each one had a turn. I cotton ball was used for the hair “wig.” The red paper is a half of a regular sized construction paper. We learned that he was a general and we found a google image of him in his uniform. I gave them pre-cut blue hats and jackets with a yellow square shirt. George Washington Portraits- The students drew a face on manila paper then cut it out and drew the face. Presidents Day Comprehension story and pictures President Writing Prompt – “If I could be President, I would……” Step 6: Finger paint (with your finger) his hair, beard and eyebrows. Step 5: Glue on a pre-cut rectangle hat and hat rim. Step 4: Draw eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows. Step 3: Use flesh colored paint to paint his face-let dry. Lincoln heads click here to print out the clipart of his head for the above activity.Ībraham Lincoln Portraits – Step 1: Glue on the pre-cut black jacket then the white triangle shirt. Next, they colored simple clothing drawings, added a clip art image of Lincoln and glued a little hat drawing on top. I gave them small pieces of poster board for them to glue the sticks onto. First, the students colored small popsicle sticks with marker or crayons. We previously learned about different types of homes in Social Studies and now we have one more to add to our list! I got the idea from where the complete instructions can be found. Social Studies- We made log cabins to commemorate Abraham Lincoln. Student Venn Diagram – This is the independent work I had the students complete, after we did the above activity, whole group. I wrote it down on chart paper to record their thoughts. Reading Comprehension Venn Diagram – After reading “So You Want to be President” the students recalled what they learned.
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