Friday Freebie: Halloween Narrative

Don't be scared to teach your boys and "ghouls" about writing a narrative. Here's a treat that will help you teach the tricky standard W.K.3: Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Students can draw in the flow chart and then write in the writing frame. Click here to get a copy! Then be sure to follow my TPT store so you'll know about future freebies!

Thinking and Writing with Pictures Fun Freebie!

If you could have been a fly on the wall...

Yesterday I put this thinking prompt on the screen for my smart kinders. 

Ooooh! Ahhhh! The critical, creative and precious thinking of my kiddos.

Who is the owner of these shoes?

Pete the Cat! He already stepped in lots of things.

Pete the Cat's brothers and sisters. There are different sizes of shoes.

They belong to a farmer. That looks like the things in a barn. The stalls.

They are in Africa. Some people in Africa don't have shoes, so these are out so that people can come choose their shoes to match their shirts.

The shoes are in New York City. They are at a market. You can buy them. They don't have matches. See the price tag?

Clowns. Clowns wear them in a circus.

Now it's your turn to try this out with your kids. Go get your freebie.

I would love for you to leave a comment and share of your own students' ideas about this photo.

Super Smart Writing Halloween Freebie

I'm running on pure sugar here, people! Today my class baked pumpkin pies, we had our fall party, I went to my gifted-endorsement class AND I made a narrative chart and writing frame to use tomorrow with my smart kids. Click the pic to get your surprise. Trick or treat. I am beat!

Common Core ELA FREE Back-to-School E-book!

It's here!! The Common Core ELA FREE Back-to-School E-book for Grades K-2 is ready. A sweet southern thank you to Deanna Jump for organizing this awesome resource. GO GET IT NOW! (Be sure to look at page 30. Wink, wink!)

Facebook Fan Freebie! Apple Research and Writing

I did it! I did it! I did it! I watched the tutorials, read the directions and...I figured out how to put a fan freebie on my facebook page. Generally I get a "Needs Improvement" for following directions, so I am feeling quite proud of myself. I wanted my freebie to be worth the effort, so I created an A+ apple reading and research writing pack. It has an easy reading page in can-have-are format. Also included are apple tree maps, trace-cut-paste facts, and writing frames. I hope you'll visit my facebook page, click LIKE and pick your apple-licious freebie today! Click here.

The Next Step in Guided Reading: Freebies for Chapter 3!

Have you been following the Freebielicious summer book study? 

The book is The Next Step in Guided Reading by Jan Richardson. I enjoyed chapters one and two...but when I got to chapter three I pulled out the sticky notes and the highlighter. Wow. Talk about practical information! Now since I need visuals to keep me on track (not sure if it's my age or the ADD), I made some charts. Then I said to myself, "Why not share these with your bloggy friends?" So here they are.

First I made a mini poster to keep myself on track with my Pre-A reading groups. This is based on the lesson plan framework provided on page 60. 

I also put the framework onto cards that I can put in my pocket chart.

Next I made a mini poster to keep my lesson going with my emergent readers on levels A through C. This is based on the lesson plan on page 84.

Again, I put these on cards that can go into my pocket chart.

Did you read the part about how effective it can be for a child to trace the alphabet? Shut the front door! The research is exciting. So I made a little "homework" sheet to use with some of my little letter learners. Of course, I'll send this home with a traceable letters.

Finally, I made a chart to help me zip through the two minute procedure for teaching new sight words. You can find this info on page 89. Richardson suggests that you follow this plan every day with every word in this order.

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Then just click this little link for your freebie.

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Leave a comment if you are excited about using the info in chapter three!