Having A Reader's Notebook

Having students complete a reader's notebook really allows students to interact with a book. It gives them the opportunity to reflect and record their feelings about what they are reading, as well as giving them the chance to analyze the story and how its written.  I find this important because students often just rush through their reading assignments rather than really trying to understand the text.  My students are often reluctant to begin a reader's notebook but I often find it is something they eventually enjoy doing because it lets them be honest about their feelings without the fear of being judged by their peers. This benefits me by really being able to see what they understand and what they are struggling with.

I like to have my students glue the checklist in the front of their readers notebook.  It is important to me that my students use different prompts so I like the checklist because I can quickly monitor how often they are using a specific one.

This is the checklist.  I have students write the dates on the lines next to the prompt.

On Friday's I have my students complete an exit ticket response page that they turn in.  I respond to their writing and return the page on Monday.  This gives me the opportunity to monitor the responses and I get to respond to their entries.  On Monday they glue the response page into their notebook. Sometimes I have students work in pairs or triads on Monday to discuss the prompt they chose and their responses.  It is great watching their skills grow as they become more involved with the book and their discussions become more in depth.

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Beach Bum Literacy Chick

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Writing Rainbow **FREEBIE**

I LOVE this activity!  My students all complete a rainbow every time they go through the writing process.  It helps them keep track of their writing to ensure they are going through all the correct steps.  I also created a colorful interactive bulletin board where students move a star to each color of the rainbow to represent each step of the writing process.

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Beach Bum Literacy Chick

Parts of a Letter -- FREEBIE --

Hey everyone! I know I'm counting down the days until summer vacation! I have 4 schools days left and can't wait! I'm so excited to relax but also to create great new activities for the next year!  Today I wanted to touch on writing a letter, especially since many kids go to camp over the summer it would be great that they knew the proper way to write a letter!

This FREEBIE is a great follow up activity for a lesson on the parts of a letter.  It can also be used to assess their understanding, plus its a fun activity and they kids get to use crayons.  I know my students ears perk up when I mention crayons so hopefully that will give them some motivation!!!



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Beach Bum Literacy Chick

Father's Day Writing

I love when its Friday!  This is going to be such a great weekend, I can tell already.  One thing we all can't forget this weekend is Father's Day!  A great thing to do with your students or your kids is to have them write about their favorite memories with their Dad or their favorite things about their Dad.

The paper below has two options.  Kids who have a lot to say can use the page with the lines.  Kids who really want to draw a picture can use the page with half lines and use the other half to draw Dad a great picture!

This would even look great in a frame!  Print the activity on cardstock so it holds up better and then frame it when your done!  A great gift any Dad would love!

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Beach Bum Literacy Chick

Instagram Summaries!

Of all the summary activities I have done with my students this one is by far their favorite! They actually ask me to complete this activity after we read pretty much anything! I think they love it so much because it gives them the opportunity to be creative and use hashtags!!!

There are 3 graphic organizers in this incase you want to use it to sequence important events in a story.  I use the single one for chapter summaries and my students really enjoy the activity!

                     

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Beach Bum Literacy Chick

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Spring Into Writing **RAFFLE**

I am having a raffle for one of my new writing projects!  This is a great file to use for a writing center or writing workshop! It has many graphic organizers, spring writing prompts, and silly story prompts.

How to use this file: 
Graphic organizers - Sequencing (2), Main Idea/Details & Central Idea/Details (Earth Day, Weather, Baseball, Easter), Narrative Elements, Problem/Solution

The main idea/central idea are the same organizer but labeled with the different name based on different grades levels aligned to the Common Core Standards! They have graphics that go with them for Earth Day, weather, baseball, and Easter!)

Writing Prompts- These are great to cut out and laminate. They can be used in a writing center for when the teacher is working with a reading group. They also work well for writing workshop ideas.

Silly Story Starters- This is a fun activity. Students pick a character, setting, and problem card. They can use one of the graphic organizers to help plan out their story! The best part of this activity is the students get to really use their imagination and the stories should be silly!

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April Sentence Scramble

I am so excited about this activity! Its such a great activity for younger kids during a writing center or even a writing workshop.  I had a few people request this type of file so here you go!! Hope you enjoy it!

This file contains sentence scrambles for weather, gardens, and baseball!  If you want any other April events just let me know and I'll create a second April file!!

Hope everyone is well!

Beach Bum Literacy Chick!

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Father's Day Writing

I just created this activity to use for a writing center for Father's Day.  I gave the students a choice on whether they wanted more room for writing or if they wanted a space to draw a picture.  My students did really well with this activity!

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Enjoy!