September 22, 2012

FALL INTO WRITING - SEASON FREEBIE

Boy, oh boy . . . have I ever been on a writing kick lately :)  From the recent Write Stuff Giveaway (winner posted below) to various blog posts this month, I have been all about the mighty written word!  This crazy intense focus has proven to be rather helpful in Room 13 as of late.  My kiddos are REALLY taking off in the quality sentence writing department and I couldn't be more pleased with their progress.  ROCK ON kiddos . . . Mrs. D. is super proud :)

Stickin' to that writing theme, I tried a little something this week in class and it was super successful.  I was shocked at how independent they were with the whole thing and how much time they spent on it.  Kiddos never cease to amaze me.  Oh, and the best part about the whole thing is that I came up with it on a whim on Thursday.  I made this little book template at about six in the morning (between drying my hair and pickin' out a snappy outfit).  

Here's a little look-see at My Little Book of Seasons.  We have switched gears from football to seasons/fall and this proved to be the perfect transition.  We rolled with this as an independent reading center rotation and as a whole class afternoon activity on Friday.  It worked well both ways :)






Wanna try this in your class?  Just click on the image below to snag you FREE download.  Whoop . . . whoop . . . gotta heart keepin' that pocketbook closed up tiz-ight!!
Thank you Hello Literacy and Scrappin' Doodles (TPT52127)!
Switching gears a bit, congrats to Katie!  She was the BIG winner in the "Write Stuff" Giveaway!!  You have been emailed all of your goods, sweets!  A HUGE thank you to everyone who played along with us.  

Alright folks, I am off to finish up my latest installment of 1st Grade Good Morning Work. I think I can . . . I think I can :)


Look for this puppy tomorrow in my TPT and Intelli-Tunes Stores!!
It's ready to go . . . click here to check this one out!
Thanks so much for visiting me today.  I will see you tomorrow!!  Oh, and don't forget to check out TBA's Freebie Friday and All Students Can Shine (Valerie is hosting a fun Linky) for lots of other sweet fall goods!





30 comments:

  1. Hi! I'm a new follower! I have a ton of writing things on my blog and tpt! Wish I would have seen your giveaway! I for sure would have donated a pack!!!

    Megan
    Mrs. Wheeler’s First Grade
    Mrs. Wheeler TpT

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    1. Thanks for following Megan. I am on my way to pay you a little visit :)

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  2. You are amazing, as always, Kelley! Thanks for the great freebie!!!
    Growing Firsties

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    1. Lisa . . . oh, girl . . . your comment brightened my day!!

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  3. Awesome freebie!!! In two weeks our anthology story is "Seasons", this will be perfect!!! Thank you for sharing :)

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    1. YAY! So glad to chat with you again friend. I have missed ya . . . school sure does make it hard to keep up in the bloggy world. Thanks oh so much for poppin' in :)

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  4. Geez girl, if you came up with that on a whim, I can't wait to see how your morning work packet turns out. Thanks for the freebie. . .I'm sooooooo using that next week with my firsties (BTW I just pinned ya). Enjoy your football this weekend ~ ahhhh don't you just love Fall????

    ✰ Stacy

    Simpson Superstars

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    1. Stacy . . . what's the haps, friend?? Thanks so much for taking the time to write and pin. You are the best!

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  5. Thank you so much for the season book idea. (It's inspired a classroom book idea for me.)
    ❀ Tammy
    Forever in First

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  6. Thank you so much for this great freebie! I can't wait to use it next week!!
    Jenny
    Owl Things First!

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  7. Thank you so much for the freebie!! Love the book!

    April
    Wolfelicious

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  8. Girl you are like superwoman!! I can't believe the awesome things that you crank out. I just finally finished a unit that took me like a month to finish lol. I aspire to be like you! :)
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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  9. Thanks! I am just about to teach seasons, so this is perfect. On the free download, it is only giving me the cover, spring, and fall. Are summer and winter missing? Thanks again!

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    1. Check again . . . it should be there. If you can't get it to work, give me a shout and I will email it to ya instead :)

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    2. Ok, I was looking at it wrong. I thought all the pages were like the cover with the same thing on the top and bottom. Thanks again!

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    3. No worries my friend . . . I tricked ya :)

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  10. Great idea with the season book! Your students look like they really worked hard on them! Thanks for another great idea.
    Jessica

    Apples and Papers

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  11. This is wonderful! Thank you so much Kelley! I can use the book this week. =)

    If you haven't been by to check out my HUGE give away, I would love for you to hop over. =)

    Blessings,

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

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  12. I just found your Blog-YIPPEE!! Stop by anytime!!! :-)

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  13. Just found your blog and became your newest follower! Thank you so much for this wonderful freebie!! I plan on using it this week!

    Thanks again!
    Becca
    First Grade in Foxwell Forest

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    1. So glad you popped in here. I hope the freebie worked out well for ya :)

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