Spring Break Writing

Are you heading back to school from a nice, relaxing spring break? You know those kids are going to want to talk your ear off to tell you all about their spring break. Don't try to prevent it, and don't you think for a second that 20 minutes of share time is going to be enough. I've learned the hard way!

I take their passion for sharing and turn it into a week long writing unit. This allows the children to share all they want about their spring break. They talk about & write about it until they really have nothing left to share. It's a great way to revamp your classroom community and get the jitters out of the kids. You know they're missing their families.

INSIDE THE WRITING UNITThe Spring Break Writing Unit includes important mini-lessons that are great review for really any age.

These are the two mini-lessons included

• Identifying complete and non-complete sentences
• Adding detail sentences to each part of your story

A DAY BY DAY LOOKHere is a day by day look at how to teach this Spring Break Writing Unit! It's very simple to do and so engaging for the students!

• Day One: Brainstorm!
• Day Two: Complete & Incomplete Sentence Work
• Day Three: Make your sentences complete
• Day Four: Adding details to each part of your story
• Day Five: Publish your writing and complete the craft

A PEEK AT THE ACTIVITIESHere is a peek at the teaching posters and activities included in the mini-unit!

Brainstorming Activity Sheet

 Complete and Incomplete Teaching Poster

Incomplete & Complete Sentence Activity

When we did this, I gave students and brand new brainstorming paper and had them rewrite each part. They had to turn each sentence into a complete sentence!

Adding Details Teaching Poster

Students add details to each part of their story. I just had my kids use their brainstorming sheet. If they ran out of room in their box, they used the back of the paper.

The final product! 

If you are interested in using this mini-unit in your classroom, you can find it by clicking the image below!

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Our week back from Spring Break

I missed my post last week so I want to give a quick peek into my week last week! It was our first week back from spring break and my little ones were sooo well behaved! 

We learned all about the long I sound and completed all sorts of dinosaur activities! Students also did a lot of partner work and learned about adding s and es to the ends of words to make them plural. Here are some pictures from last week!

 

 

I do not know about your kids but mine do so well with hands on activities! This sorting activity really helped with this concept. On Friday I gave a quick assessment to see if they got it and I tell you what!!! They got it!

 

Students also wrote about the things they did over spring break. I took a picture of my coworkers spring break writing flower because I love how she did the different color petals!... something to keep in mind for next year!

 

 

Here is a picture of the ones we created in my room! The kids loved it and it was a great kick starter to our week back!

 

 

In math last week we worked on fractions and it was so much fun! All the activities we did last week really helped the kids 'get it.'

 

Here is some our fun!

We created a book of fractions. We cut circles into different equal parts to learn about whole, half, thirds and fourths. (from Cara Carrol's unit)

 

I took a picture of this for obvious reasons. I laughed out loud! :) This little guy of mine is so creative. I always tell him that he is going to be writing books and making cartoons when he is older!

 

 

On Friday I had students complete math stations! We played Fraction Match. Students worked in groups of three either at the yellow table or on an easel to match the fraction, picture and fractional term all together.

 

Students then played addition boom in partners! This is a freebie on Tpt I found a while ago! All I kept hearing was the word, "BOOM!" :) They loved it!

 

Here we have a group of three playing the game. I wish I could show their cute little faces! They are smiling so big and laughing! I love it!

 

Alright that is it for now! My next post is going to be HUGE and all about DINOSAURS! I am stocking up the pictures now and the kids are just loving it!!

 

Have a great week with your littles!

 

 

 

 

 

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