Trapped in a Jar!

As we wind down our week before spring break (WooHoo!), we've been working on several projects. The children are writing summaries of their on-level books and using Educreations (iPad app) to take photos and record their written summaries. They're doing a great job! Sadly, I can't post them here because of my district's confidentiality requirements.

I CAN post these cute illustrations of the leprechauns that a couple of students trapped in a jar. Their written narratives are so funny. This activity is from my St. Patrick's Day Math and Literacy kit on TPT. The children are taking a photo of their leprechaun artwork, and then they're recording their story on Educreations. 

It's so easy for them to use; I can send them off with a partner, and they can record and save all on their own. Talk about purposeful practice with technology and literacy! In addition to the writing activity, there are several math and multi-meaning word review activities in this set. 

This time, tomorrow night, I'll be dancing and shouting. I'll be enjoying my first evening of SPRING BREAK! If you're anticipating yours, I hope you have a restful and rejuvenating one. I'm having a staycation to recharge my batteries, visit my parents, and be a slug!

Are you traveling to some exotic place or staying at home? Leave a comment, especially if you're going somewhere exotic. I'll live vicariously through you! :-)

Gearing Up for St. Patrick's Day (Week)

Hi!

Next week is our final week of school before spring break. It's also the week of our book fair, spirit week, and our spring parties are on Friday. Omigosh!  (Deep breath!)

The excitement level is soaring as these days approach. I started thinking about what I could do to prepare for this crazy week. I went back to our planning map and looked for some skills that I could include in a St. Patrick's Day set of review activities. If it's going to be a crazy week, I'm going to try to balance it with a regular routine and lots of skills to review and polish! 

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We're going to be working on explaining our thinking in math. We've worked on this all year, but we just took constructed response assessments, and I have a better idea of how I can help some of my students be more detailed in responding. I created five pages of story problems with assorted review skills tossed into the mix. These pages are challenging. I'm eager to see how my students do with them. 

In addition to math, we'll be working on multi-meaning words. These can be tricky for some children, so I am armed with five pages of sentences to review multi-meaning words. I plan to connect this review to context clues and dictionary skills. 

We'll be writing about trapping a leprechaun in a jar! This is one of my favorite St. Patrick's Day activities. The children really get into telling how they capture a leprechaun, in addition to the adventures that take place as a result. We'll focus on a strong beginning, really detailed middle, and a solid conclusion. I can't wait to see their illustrations.

What do YOU have going on next week? 

TGTF (Thank goodness tomorrow's Friday!)

Susan