Mother's Day Writing and Two Freebies!

Today, all of my classes finished their Mother's Day writing activities. I would like to share with you some of the activities they completed.

In kindergarten, we brainstormed some adjectives to describe our moms. 

Then, we filled out a tree map.

I had the children highlight their favorite idea from each column. Then, they used each one in a sentence and illustrated each sentence.

My mom is happy.

My mom has lots of clothes.

My mom can juggle.

Here is a more advanced writer, who added details to his sentences.

In first and second grade, they did the same thing. First, they started with the tree map to help organize their ideas. Then, they picked their favorite from each column.

Gotta love the "smoke!"

In first grade, I had the children fold a piece of notebook paper in half and write their three main ideas in each fold. Then, they added a supporting detail and, in some cases, a one time when. In second grade, they used this planning sheet to help them organize their main ideas, supporting details, and one time whens.

After they were done organizing their thoughts, they wrote their rough drafts. I conferenced with each child while they were at stations completing other activities. Then, they wrote their published essay on pretty paper. Here are some first grade essays:

Here is a second grade essay:

You may have to right click and enlarge the essay to read it. She colored it in before I made the "don't color over your words" announcement!

My first and second graders also completed a My Mom book. They came out so cute. Here are some pictures of the first grade books:

Sorry some are blurry!

The last activity I would like to share with you are the letters my first and second graders wrote to their moms. Here are some first grade letters:

"...even when you're mean." Gotta love the honesty of kids!

All in all, it's been fun completing these activities. If you like them, you can check out my Mother's Day Activity Packet by clicking the image below. 

I apologize that this post is so l-o-n-g! As a thank you for reading my post, here are two freebies for you. Just click on the images to retrieve them.

If you download my freebies, please let me know by leaving me a comment. Thanks so much!

I hope you all have a great Teacher Appreciation Week. 

Teacher Appreciation Sale at TpT and Jackpot Freebie!

It's finally here! I am happily participating in the 3 day sale over at Teachers Pay Teachers. Please click on over to my store and see if there is anything you need for now or in the future. Everything in my store is discounted 20%! Teachers Pay Teachers will add another 10% on top of that! To get the additional 10% off, you will need to add the following promo code at checkout: TAD12. The sale will last through May 8. What a wonderful opportunity for all of us to purchase so many fantastic activities.

Here are some of my top selling activities...

If you need something for Mother's Day, please check out my Mother's Day Activity Pack:

Maybe you need some ocean activities or end of the year ideas? If so, check these out:

The last item I would like to showoff, is my latest creation! It's all about Character Education. Promoting positive character and building a classroom community is just as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic! Character education should be a daily part of everyone's classroom. With these posters hanging in your classroom and the monthly writing activities included in this packet, your students will exude positive character! For more information about this product, please click the image.

Don't forget about the Teacher Appreciation Jackpot. It's an amazing "blog hop" event involving over 130 bloggers! You can score over $600.00 in freebies! Click the image below to see a list of all the PreK-Second Grade blogs involved in this amazing event.

I am offering the following item for free all day Sunday:

Thanks so much for following my blog and teaching store. I absolutely LOVE creating activities and I hope that my sale will show you just how much I appreciate all my faithful followers! I hope that you all have a super special week! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot Freebie Revealed...

Sunday, May 6, officially kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week! Prepare yourself to be appreciated in many, many ways!

First, there's the Teacher Appreciation Jackpot, an amazing "blog hop" event involving over 130 bloggers! You can score over $600.00 in freebies! Click the image below to see a list of all the PreK-Second Grade blogs involved in this amazing event.

I'll be offering the following item for free:

Next, I am having a Teacher Appreciation sale starting on Sunday, May 6. Everything in my store will be discounted 20%! Teachers Pay Teachers will add another 10% on top of that! To get the additional 10% off, you will need to add the following promo code at checkout: TAD12. The sale will last through May 8. What a wonderful opportunity for all of us to purchase so many fantastic activities. Click the image below to start adding items to your wishlist for tomorrow.

Here are some of my top selling activities:

If you need something for Mother's Day, please check out my Mother's Day Activity Pack:

Maybe you need some ocean activities or end of the year ideas? If so, check these out:

The last item I would like to showoff, is my latest creation! It's all about Character Education. Promoting positive character and building a classroom community is just as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic! Character education should be a daily part of everyone's classroom. With these posters hanging in your classroom and the monthly writing activities included in this packet, your students will exude positive character! For more information about this product, please click the image.

Thanks so much for following my blog and teaching store. I absolutely LOVE creating activities and I hope that my sale will show you just how much I appreciate all my faithful followers! I hope that you all have a super special week! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot and Sale!

Sunday, May 6, officially kicks off Teacher Appreciation Week! Prepare yourself to be appreciated in many, many ways!

First, there's the Teacher Appreciation Jackpot, an amazing "blog hop" event involving over 130 bloggers! You can score over $600.00 in freebies! Click the image below to see a list of all the PreK-Second Grade blogs involved in this amazing event.

I'll be offering the following item for free:

Next, I am having a Teacher Appreciation sale starting on Sunday, May 6. Everything in my store will be discounted 20%! Teachers Pay Teachers will add another 10% on top of that! To get the additional 10% off, you will need to add the following promo code at checkout: TAD12. The sale will last through May 8. What a wonderful opportunity for all of us to purchase so many fantastic activities. Click the image below to start adding items to your wishlist for tomorrow.

Here are some of my top selling activities:

If you need something for Mother's Day, please check out my Mother's Day Activity Pack:

Maybe you need some ocean activities or end of the year ideas? If so, check these out:

The last item I would like to showoff, is my latest creation! It's all about Character Education. Promoting positive character and building a classroom community is just as important as reading, writing, and arithmetic! Character education should be a daily part of everyone's classroom. With these posters hanging in your classroom and the monthly writing activities included in this packet, your students will exude positive character! For more information about this product, please click the image.

Thanks so much for following my blog and teaching store. I absolutely LOVE creating activities and I hope that my sale will show you just how much I appreciate all my faithful followers! I hope that you all have a super special week! Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Teacher Appreciation Jackpot!

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! I hope you enjoy my freebie! I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm so busy saving all the wonderful freebies made by the most talented teachers!

Because so many bloggers are participating, this event is divided into three grade level groups. Each of those smaller events is being coordinated by one blogger as shown below:

• PK - Grade 2 - April McNair on A Modern Teacher
• Grades 3 - 6 - Laura Candler on Corkboard Connnections
• Grades 7 - 12 - Adrianne Meldrum on The Tutor House

Below, you will find links to the PK-Grade 2 blogs participating in this exciting event. Happy shopping!

Thanks so much for your dedication and support! We appreciate you more than you can ever imagine!