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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fun With Parts of Speech

This week, I introduced a new visual display in my classroom and it was a total hit!

This eye-catching display contains tons and tons of picture/word cards. 
The cards are all nouns, verbs, and adjectives. As a writing teacher, I am pretty familiar with all the words young writers love to write and I used all of those words and more. 
There are 270 nouns, 66 verbs, and 66 adjectives. Obviously, they don't all fit in my pocket chart, so I put the rest in labeled bins for my students to use.

This second grader wanted to spell the word library in her story today, 
so she grabbed the card and took it back to her seat during writer's workshop.

This kindergartner used the vacation card to help her write a 3 page story!

These cards not only helped my students spell the words properly, but they also helped them replace boring verbs with more exciting ones, and to add more adjectives into their writing. One child replaced ran with dashed and was very pleased with himself. 

In this pack, I also included 11 different worksheets about nouns, verbs, and adjectives so you can use the cards at stations during the year. You can put out just noun, verb, or adjective cards for the children to work with, or, you can put out a mix of all three and have the children sort them. Then, they can use one of the recording sheets so you can check for mastery. Since there are so many different cards, you can put out new ones all year long.

If you make two sets of the cards, students can also play memory. You can even hang the cards around the room and have the students write the room, finding each part of speech.

As you can see, there are many, many ways to use these cards. Not only do they serve many purposes, but, if I do say so myself, they make a stunning display, with all the brightly colored backgrounds and adorable images. 

My students really enjoyed using the cards and they are looking forward to going through all of them during the next several days. I told them that when they finish their station work or when they have any down time, they can look through the bins and practice writing the words on boards, so they can familiarize themselves with all the words. They are so excited to do that. We had indoor recess today, and some of my first graders took a bunch and played school with each other. It was adorable to watch them act just like me!

Please note that these cards have been updated!

If you are interested in setting up a display like mine, just click here to see this product in my store. I hope you love it as much as I do!

15 comments:

  1. This looks great but then again I love your stuff.

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  2. How fun! It's on my wishlist! Where did the pocket chart come from?
    Hilary
    Second Grade is Out of This World!

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    1. Hilary,

      Here is a link to a pocket chart like mine: http://www.staples.com/DJ-Inkers-Adjustable-Pocket-Chart-Pocket-Chart/product_842038.

      It is adjustable and one of my favorites. I have 3 of them!

      Ѽ Lori
      Teaching With Love and Laughter
      luvyorkies@gmail.com

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  3. Lori, I love it and am heading over to your TpT store now:) Thanks to Hilary for already asking about the pocket chart. I have noticed it in your posts before and was going to ask too!

    Tammy
    The Resourceful Apple

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    1. Tammy,

      I'm so glad you like it! I kid you not, when the children walked into the room, they all flocked over there and started reading the cards. They couldn't wait to get their hands all over them! You will love how the display looks. So bright and colorful. The pocket chart is my favorite because I can make it small, medium, or large. I love the colors, too! Let me know what you think!
      Ѽ Lori
      Teaching With Love and Laughter
      luvyorkies@gmail.com

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  4. Oh I like how they can bring them to their seats! There are so many words that the students use everyday that are hard for them to spell. It will definitely cure the "how do you spell..." questions I get constantly! And they are super cute!

    Sara :)
    Smiling In Second Grade

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  5. Those look AMAZING, Lori! They are so bright and pretty!! I think just having the visual makes you want to write!

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  6. I love these, Lori. You are so very talented!!

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  7. Love these as usual!!! Added to my wishlist!!

    ~Traci
    The Bender Bunch

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  8. Absolutely love these Lori!!

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  9. Love love love! The little ones will def have a blast with this. =)


    Just Wild About Teaching

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  10. Your blog completely rocks my world! Tlc,

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  11. Everything about your blog and ideas is fantabulous! Great ideas and super cute! I am so glad I found it.

    Janet
    KoalaKinders.blogspot.com

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  12. Love this idea! The pocket chart looks so orderly. Does it have separate pockets for the cards, or is it one long pocket for each row across?

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    1. Thanks, Marilyn! The pocket chart I use has one long pocket across each row. The cards were made to fit standard pocket charts, so they line up nicely. When they get askew, my students just straighten them out.
      Lori
      Teaching With Love and Laughter
      luvyorkies@gmail.com

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