Hosanna!

Students made stained-glass crosses out of wax paper and tissue paper for an Easter display this week.  While creating the crosses, we remembered the death of Jesus Christ on the cross.  He died for our sins, so that we may have eternal life.  Not only did He die for us, we know that Jesus was raised to life and lives in us!  Hosanna!  What a mighty God we serve!

1 Peter 2:24

What a humbling yet wonderful reminder every day as students enter the classroom!

What Happened?

During shared, guided and independent reading students practiced cause and effect relationships by asking "What happened?" (effect) and "Why did it happen?" (cause).  Then students recorded their cause and effect relationships on post-it notes in this foldable.  

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

You are more precious than gold!  

"...Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks."

Matthew 12:34b

Made by Clay

During our review of Unit 4 in reading, students applied their knowledge of idioms to an idiom clay activity.  First, we made our own "An Idiom a Day" flipbook.  After creating and sharing the flipbooks, students chose two of their favorite idioms.  Then, students were able to illustrate their two idioms with clay.  After the clay dried, students added the finishing touches with a dab of paint.  When dried, students were finally able to take them home in a decorated bag like the one above.  I wanted to snag a few pictures of their actual clay creations but my camera wasn't working!  But I'd have to say, those clay idioms were quite the thrill!    

Sequencing

Students practiced sequencing with the story "Boom Town" by Sonia Levitin.  Working with their reading partners, students created their own pie foldable.  On the inside of the foldable, students wrote their summary of the story.  We sure did work up an appetite!  

Pronouns in our Pockets!

Students have been practicing with singular and plural pronouns in context during grammar, and they were able to create their own "pocket" to house their pronouns.  Since pronouns take the place of nouns, the outside flap is a pronoun and the inside flap is a noun.  We had a blast! 

Exodus 15:2

Compound Words

Students applied their knowledge of compound words to create a foldable.  The outside flaps include the two words and a quick illustration.  When you open the flaps, the inside shows the two words joined to make the compound word.  This was an excellent activity for students to practice compound words!  

To all my students - you're a bright spot in my day!