The Sky is Falling

The Traditional Tale of  The Sky is Falling is such a fun story to read and there are so many versions. Take this opportunity to compare texts to each other!


I broke the story apart with beginning, middle and end with the different characters.
I included a blank form also so you can pick what fits your needs.

Click on the worksheet to pick up your free copy!

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Click Clack Moo Making Words Freebie

I just love the story, Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type!!  I wish I was as creative at writing as Doreen Cronin!!

Our school uses the Treasures Reading Series.  Second grade uses this story in the third unit.  To practice their spelling words I made this easy to use making words activity!  I like to give them clues about the word but not the actual word.  Such as "sprain", this is what happens to your ankle when you twist it.

When having them write their complete sentences review what you expect from them.  For those that are better writers encourage them to use adjectives in their sentence to spice it up!!



Get this for free by clicking on a picture.  Have a beautiful Christmas!
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OO Center Freebie





  

Here is a quick and easy center for /oo/.  Students "write the room" looking for the words and put them in the correct column on the recording sheet.  When everyone is done you have the students take them down and add them to an anchor chart with the rolling pin headers.  

Or you may choose to make this a matching activity and then they write the answers on the recording 
sheet.  Either way it's Free!!  Click here to pick it up and leave a little love in the comments please.
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Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise Literature Companion

This year my adventure in second grade has been a lot of fun!  I forgot how much I love teaching second graders.  They can do so many more things with deep thinking and writing!

These last few weeks we have been reading Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise.  This is my first time reading a chapter book along with the class.  Our library and book room has a lot of class sets of books!  We are so lucky.  As I read the chapters, the students are able to follow along.  Then they get to reread it with a partner.

To make this process go a bit easier I developed a student booklet for each chapter.  Each chapter has 2 half-pages of skills that we have been working on.   I also developed text dependent questions that require some deep thinking.  There are some basic questions but my goal this year is to really get the kids thinking!  I like to use "turn and talk".  Partners talk about the oral question and then I ask for the answer.  I try to call on students that don't normally answer questions because they have had the chance to listen and talk about the answer.  If you're interested in this booklet and question set, click on the picture.



For a closing writing activity I borrowed Mrs. Lemons fabulous directed drawing.  I was going to develop one and wahlaa she already made one!  I love how great minds think alike!  Click here to go to her site.







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Annotations for Close Reading

This year I am taking a focus on Close Reading with my professional development.  I was able to attend a Smekens Workshop on Close Reading and gained a great foundation for this process.  I have a lot more to learn!  You can take this adventure with me.

One of the things students get to do in Close Reading is spending a lot of time evaluating the complex text that we are reading.  For me this works best when each student has their own copy of the text and especially a paper copy.  This allows for the students to write on it and explore their thinking.

When we read a trade book I type up the words and add paragraph numbers so it makes it easy for us to share where we are reading.  This then allows the students to add their annotations.


I'm starting out with some easy annotations.  I've seen many lists shared and some just have too many to remember!  I want the students to focus on the comprehension, not worry about what annotation to use.


Hope this helps you out!

I'm currently reading TDQ; Text-Dependent Questions by Douglas Fisher.  So far it's a great book and what I love most about it is the video links that are included so you can watch teachers in action!  There are 2 grade levels available; K-5 and 6-12.

Text-Dependent Questions, Grades K-5

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