1. WHOOOO Doesn’t Like a good Resource?
Fresh Friday Freebie
WHOOOO Doesn’t Like a good Resource?
January 2015

2. iXplore… Who Knew?
Clicking on the Elementary Quick Links from the iXplore homepage will take you to the entire grade level curriculum.
From there you can access lesson plans and resources.

3. Places to 2nd – 5th Writing Professional Development 2nd – 5th
District Documents
2nd – 5th Grade
Reading Camps
2nd – 5th Reading Professional Development
4th Grade Writing Camps
Online Resources

4. Who doesn’t love history?
Units of study
Social Studies
Here you will find the units organized by weekly lesson plans, activities, technology connections, teacher notes, and helpful links.
Appendix A – each unit has a list with suggested literature that can be used as independent reading or a read aloud for each lesson.
Who doesn’t love history?

5. Social Studies
Year Round Resources
Here you will find resources you can use to integrate language arts with social studies.

6. ELAR/SS Wiki 2nd – 5th Writing Professional Development
2nd – 5th Reading Professional Development
In each of these folders is a Content section. Click on View resource to access our wiki.

7. Links to more resources
And…..

8. Links to our video library
These have all been moved over from the old Project Share Page.

9. Grammar
Some of recently had the opportunity to attend a grammar workshop with Gretchen Bernabei. Her new book has some fantastic ideas on incorporating these skills into our everyday writing.
Click on the picture of her book to access her writing tools. There you will find most of her handouts and links to other authors such as Barry Lane.

10. Grammar Keeper
Great way to keep track of what you have taught.

11. My students have post-it notes. Now what?
Reading
My students have post-it notes. Now what?
Use them as a ticket out.

12. Organize the notes to create a comparison.

13. When reviewing a test prep question, cover up the answer choices with a sticky note. Have the students write their own answer choice, then have them go back into the story and support that choice.

14. Assess using a Rubrics
Click here to view more examples

15. Poetry is a Hoot!

18. What’s Next? Feb. 3rd – District Spelling Bee @ the Berry Center
Feb. 12th – IS Meeting, 12:45-4:00
Feb. 11th & 12th – Checkpoint #5
Feb. 14th – Happy Valentine’s Day
Feb. 16th – Professional Day
Feb. 17th – Liaison Berry Center, 4:30-6:30
Feb. 24th – 2nd Grade Reading & Writing Strategies that the Berry Center, 4:30-6:30