PTSD {People tryin.to.move.on.after Seuss Day}

So Read Across America week has come and gone. Dr. Seuss celebrations are over
Now what??
Well, I have really tried to e-x-t-e-n-d things this year. We were still doing Dental Health this week…
I don’t mean to drag things along, in fact, I hate it
But between Pinterest and Blogging I just find too much I wanna do!

SO to carry along with Seuss and cover Questioning, and Summarizing, and St. Patty’s…
We read Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? and introduced Questioning {real questioning, not constant blurting from 7 year old minds questioning} with Schlopp.

I thought this was the perfect segue into how thinkers question all the time.
We had Schlopp last Friday, so Monday I asked what their questions about the food were before they ever saw it, after seeing it, while eating, and lingering questions. I did finally give in and admit the ingredients. I guess some figured out I didn’t really go to Who-Ville…
We’ve also done this on stickies while previewing One Dark Night from the basal, while reading Grandfather Twilight {my personal fav for questioning} and will read the Sweetest Fig tomorrow-any VanAllsburg book is a constant questioning fiesta. They are good for lingering questions.

After reading Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? aloud {which I’d never read before and had to practice first!} we brainstormed 3 reasons we are lucky then wrote stories to hang with our Lil’ Leprechaun Cuties from First Grade Fever. And boy will some tears fall from mommas’ eyes when these go home! Precious!! You can get my I am Lucky to be Me writing paper on TpT here…but I won’t share the bulletin Board heading since I remade them from Lesson Plan SOS blog.

 

 

Yes, did I mention we just wrapped up dental health…I am adding this activity to my toofy packet! The kiddos wrote facts they learned from our nurse on big teeth and we made a big ol’ mouth in the hallway! cute! Our lip got a little ripped and I really contemplated adding a lip ring…

Are you ready for a little St. Patty’s fun tomorrow. We went ahead and wrote our Snazzy Snack recipe today to save time tomorrow and I left little pots of gold for each kiddo for a morning surprise! Can’t wait to share pictures! {fyi-I fixed 2 grammatical errors in my St. patty’s minibook, so redownload if you purchased!}

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and just what would I recommend you ask…
well
Dr. Seuss stuff of course!

Seuss Literacy centers Pack
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and my new Seuss Graphic organizers that I love….love
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and don’t forget Dental Health Month! Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies fun!
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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Feeling a Little Toofy

In a few days I will have my consult to get these wisdom teeth out. Let’s just say I am not feelin’ it. I really avoided it…But it got me thinking about teeth…A LOT!

YAY! I finally finished my Terrifically Toothy Activities packet that includes a little of everything. Science, health, Social Studies, Math, Reading, and Writing. It’s just five little activities, but it’s going to really pump up my dental health unit! I am so excited to share all about the crazy ways people celebrate the loss of a tooth!

If you pick one up from TpT, give me some feedback. I would love to know what you think and how I could improve it! {Just a note about the I Lost my Tooth In… kids-they should print ok, I think they look blurry in the file, but they are supposed to print well}

 

In other news, I am totally revamping my OLD Seuss rotations I used with my fourth graders. I always found it really difficult to find activities to celebrate Seuss with older kids, so I made some years ago. I am finally sprucing them up and adjusting for 2nd-5th graders. So if you bought the previous ones, you will get the new and improved ones, too! I hope to have them finished up this week.

I am really NOT looking forward to my workday tomorrow. Sniffle, whine…but I have some planning, bulletin boarding, and furniture moving to do!