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FUN WAYS TO LEARN ABOUT ELECTIONS

Featured, free download, informational text Saturday, May 11, 2024


 






Are you looking for engaging ways to teach your students about US Presidential
elections?  Look no further!  Here are some fun educational activities to help
your students learn about democracy, leadership, and civic responsibility.


>Election Vocabulary Bingo
Introduce key election terms through a game of bingo.  You or your students
create bingo cards with these vocabulary words and call out the definitions or
descriptions.  This interactive game will make learning about elections fun and
memorable for your students.  I created a free bingo card and vocabulary
worksheet you can use for this activity.  Click here to download it and use it
with your class.




>Presidential Trivia Quiz
Have students write trivia questions about past US Presidents and presidential
elections.  Gather resources for students to use for research.  Students can use
these resources to write questions about famous presidents, historical events,
United States symbols, the election process, etc.  Make sure the card includes
the answer to their question. When you're ready to play, divide the students
into teams and make it a friendly competition.  This activity is a great way for
students to use research skills as they learn about US history and government.


>Campaign Poster Design
 Engage your students' creativity by having them design campaign posters for a
fictional presidential candidate.  Provide them with basic information about the
candidate's platform and encourage them to create posters that reflect the
candidate's message. This art-based activity will allow students to express
their understanding of political issues creatively.





>Read aloud a book   
Here are five books I recommend:
   
Duck for President   by Doreen Cronin: This humorous picture book follows the
adventures of a duck who decides to run for farmer, governor, and eventually
president. It's a fun introduction to the electoral process and the
responsibilities of leadership.


Grace for President   by Kelly DiPucchio: In this story, Grace decides to run
for class president after discovering that there has never been a female
president of the United States. Through her campaign, she learns about the
Electoral College and the importance of perseverance.
So You Want to be President?  by Judith St. George: This award-winning book
provides an entertaining and informative look at the lives and personalities of
various US Presidents. It's filled with fun facts, anecdotes, and illustrations
that bring history to life for young readers.


My Teacher for President   by Kay Winters: When a boy's teacher announces her
candidacy for president, he imagines all the ways she would improve the country
if elected. This book encourages students to think about the qualities they
value in a leader and the changes they would like to see in their community.


President Pennybaker   by Kate Feiffer: When young Penny runs for class
president against a popular candidate, she learns that being a leader means more
than just winning votes. This charming picture book explores themes of
friendship, integrity, and the importance of being true to oneself.


>Role-Playing Election Day
Bring the electoral process to life by simulating Election Day in the classroom.
The candidates can be two different stuffed animals.  Set up a voting booth and
provide ballots with simple choices. Assign students roles as voters, poll
workers, and election observers and guide them through the voting process. This
hands-on experience will help students understand how elections work and the
importance of participating in the democratic process.  You 


>The Road to the White House
This print and digital booklet is a great way to introduce the election process
to your students.  The print booklet comes in two sizes, half-page and
full-page.  Your students can research to fill in the blanks, or you can use the
booklet to guide your lessons about elections.  A digital, Google Slides,
version is also available for whole-class learning.  This resource is available
in my TpT store.








These activities provide a variety of interactive and educational experiences to
teach students about US Presidential elections. By incorporating games,
discussions, and hands-on activities, you can help your students develop a
foundational understanding of democracy and civic responsibility that will stay
with them for years to come.


Happy Voting!

































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ARE YOUR VOCABULARY LESSONS IN A RUT?

Featured, Vocabulary Thursday, August 4, 2022


 




You need Editable Vocabulary Presentations!



Are you stuck in a rut with your vocabulary lessons?  I have a way to make them
fun and engaging.  You can use PowerPoint or Google Slides to introduce,
practice, and even quiz students on their spelling and vocabulary words.  Don't
worry that you're not an expert with PowerPoint or Google Slides.  I've created
the templates, complete with animations; all you need to do is type in your
content!

It really is that simple.  Each slide template had editable text boxes.  You
type in your words, sentences, clues, etc., and then you move these text boxes
onto the slide, and it's all set.  Watch this quick video, called Word Jar, to
see how easy it is.











With these editable presentations, you can introduce your spelling list, weekly
vocabulary lists, content area vocabulary, and much more.


The slides are divided into 3 types:
Blue Frame-  These slides have sentences or clues about the words.  The first
blue frame slide has sentences with the word included in the sentence.  The
other blue slides have sentences with a blank, or clues about the words. 
Students read the sentence or clue and then guess the missing word.




Orange Frame-   These slides focus more on saying, writing, and spelling the
words.  On two of the slides, students unscramble the letters to spell the
word.  On other slides, students say and spell the words.  Two slides have clues
about the letters, vowels, syllables, etc., and students guess the word.





Green Frame-  These slides focus on saying the words quickly.  The words are
timed to appear on the slide for students to read the words on sight.





You can choose which slides you want to use and customize the words, sentences,
and clues.  Each slide has specific directions on how to customize and set the
pieces onto the slide.


Customizing as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1.  When you first see the slide, you're in Edit Mode.  Most of the editable
pieces will be outside the slide frame.  You'll also see yellow boxes with the
information/directions you need to edit and put the slide together.




While it's in Edit Mode, you can retype any text box.  Simply click in the box
and begin typing.  You can also change the font style, size, and color of the
font.   You can also delete any text boxes you don't want or add additional text
boxes.  If you add text boxes, you will also need to add the animation if you
want the text box to appear or disappear during the presentation.


2.  After you type in the word list, words, and/or sentences, you must drag them
onto the slide.  Only pieces inside the blue frame will be seen during the
presentation.  Begin at the top and go clockwise.  If there is a sentence with a
missing word box, make sure to select them BOTH at the same time to drag them
onto the slide.  


The pieces will be stacked on top of each other, making them look jumbled as you
drag them onto the slide.  If there are any pieces you do not want to use, make
sure to delete them.  The pieces are animations that will appear and disappear
as you click during Slide Show Mode.





3. Once all of the pieces you want are onto the slide, go to Slide Show to check
it out.




Tip:  Save the files you've edited with a new name.  This will make sure the
original file will not be changed.  But don't panic if you forget.  You can
always download the file again from your Teachers Pay Teachers purchases page.


Would you like to try one of the slides in your classroom?  You can download the
preview from Crockett's Classroom on Teachers Pay Teachers.  The preview has a
Google Slides link for one editable vocabulary slide.  You can customize it and
use it in your classroom for free!


Please let me know if you have any questions about these Editable Vocabulary
presentations.   








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5 ACTIVITIES FOR A POSITIVE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL

beginning of school, Featured, freebie Saturday, July 24, 2021




    There’s nothing like the first day of school. Everything is fresh and new.
Expectations are high and everyone’s a little nervous. From day one I want to be
sure my new students know that our classroom is a place where everyone is
accepted and kindness is normal. The first day of school can be a little hectic.
That’s why I make sure to plan activities that not only help us get to know each
other but also establish a classroom that thrives on positive energy. 




Here are five of my favorite ways to get the school year off to a positive
start. 




1.  PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE 

Before the year starts ask parents to tell you a little about their child.  One
easy way to do this is during Meet the Teacher. Set out a short questionnaire
for parents to fill out.  Keeping it brief will make it easier for parents to
complete during the meet and greet.  You can choose a few of these questions, or
come up with your own.


-Tell me one thing your child loves to do.
-My child is really good at ________.
-Tell me about one fun thing your child did this summer.
-My child's most unique talent is _______
-Three words that describe my child are _____, ______, _____.


Not only will this information help you get to know your students, but you can
also use it in your first week's activities.  


>One way I use this information is to create a classmate bingo game.  I type in
one piece of information about each student.  Then students can mingle and try
to find the classmate for each square on their Bingo board.


>Another way to use some of the information is to play "Who is It"?  I choose
one of the parent forms and read a bit of the information and see if students
can guess who I'm talking about.


>You can use the information to call students to line up.  For example: "Our
classmate who is adventurous, loves to do cannonballs in the pool, and has two
younger sisters can line up"






2.  START A MEMORY JAR

Wonderful memories of the school year begin from day one.  Collecting these
memories in a large jar is a fun way to keep all of these memories.  For the
first week of school, I like to model how to choose one positive, important, or
funny thing that happened during the day and write it on a slip of paper.  In
future weeks the kids can start brainstorming ideas of a memory to add to the
jar.  Sometimes I give table groups 5 minutes to come up with one memory.  Then
the class votes on one to add to our jar.


At the end of each quarter, we pull out some of the memories to share.  It's a
fun way to relive some of the best times we had as a class.









3.  GREAT TEAM PUZZLE

With a jigsaw puzzle from the dollar store, you can have a fun way to encourage
positive behavior.   The puzzles I found have either 24 or 48 pieces.   You can
use either size, depending on how frequently you'd like your class to earn the
whole-class reward. 


>First, attach a magnet to the back of each piece.  With the magnet, the pieces
will stick to your whiteboard as the puzzle is put together.


>Next, set the criteria for earning a puzzle piece.  You can focus on one
expectation each day, or leave it open to any positive behaviors you see
throughout the day.


>Whenever you see a student or group of students behaving in a kind, respectful,
or caring way, let the class know.  Let a student pull a puzzle piece from the
box.  If the piece fits with a piece already on the board, they attach it. 
Otherwise, it's left on the board, to be attached later.


>Once the puzzle is complete the class can have a special reward.  My kids
always loved extra free time, or 5 minutes of extra recess.  






4.  CLASS FLIPBOOK

Instead of giving your students a printed booklet with procedures and
expectations, let them create one for themselves.  As you present and talk about
all of the important class and the school information, students add that
information to the flipbook.  By the end of the week, each student will have
learned about the routines and expectations for the class, plus, they'll have a
personal flipbook to refer to whenever they need a reminder.


Give each student a blank flipbook that you have set up.  You can use this free
editable template.  To get it ready, type in the headings and space. Then print,
fold and staple.  The complete directions are included in the free download. 


Click here for the free editable template you can use with your class.  (This is
a PowerPoint file and will be editable once you open it in your PowerPoint
program.  It is NOT editable when it first opens in your browser.) 






5.  LIFE LESSONS WITH WINN DIXIE

I saved my favorite activity for last.  After I read the book, Because of Winn
Dixie, for the first time I knew I wanted to share it with my class of third
graders.  Not only is it a wonderful story about friendship and acceptance, but
it also sparks some really wonderful discussions.  I started using it as my
first read-aloud of the year and quickly realized that we were talking about
many positive qualities I wanted to see from my students.  So I put together a
list of positive qualities and character traits.  Next, I chose 13 of these
traits and called them Life Lessons we all need to learn. (honesty and
truthfulness, curiosity, compassion, responsibility, courage, teamwork, respect,
loyalty, generosity, friendly, self-control, perseverance, and joyfulness), Then
I found parts of the book where the characters are showing these traits.  


Now, when I read Because of Winn Dixie, we stop and talk about these life
lessons.  I also made small signs for these life lessons that go up on a display
so we can refer to them all year.  The kids also have a response journal with a
prompt about the life lesson for that day.  I love starting the year with this
shared experience.  We talk about these life lessons all year and use the
characters from the book as a reference. 


Hopefully, one of these activities is just what you were looking for to get your
year off to a positive start.  I'd love to hear about other first-week
activities you love doing with your students.


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FUN ACTIVITY FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Featured, informational text Saturday, November 28, 2020

 Fun with Informational Text





Third-graders are in love with learning.  They’re fascinated with everything
around them; worms, rocks, space stories, prehistoric animals, just about
everything.  That’s one of the reasons, eight and nine-year-olds are such fun.




It’s at this age that students begin to read to learn instead of just learn to
read.  One thing I always made sure was plentiful in my classroom was
informational text.  For every science or social studies unit I checked out tons
of books from our school or local library so the kids could have lots of
resources close by.




One of my favorite activities with informational text is True and False
Facts. It’s super simple.  Students can work on their own or with a partner.  






 * Let them choose a nonfiction (informational) text.  It can be from a
   collection of books on a topic you’re studying or one on a topic they choose.
 * As they read the book, they jot down interesting facts.
 * Encourage them to collected 15-20 facts.





 * Next, have them change five of these true facts into false facts.  This can
   be done by changing one small thing about the fact.  For example, if the fact
   mentions a location, they can change it to a different, false, location.  



        True:  Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in Asia.


         False:  Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in Europe.



 * Now they have five false facts and 10-15 true facts.  Write the true and
   false facts on separate cards.
 * Students exchange fact cards and sort them into true/false stacks.  
 * To strengthen research skills, keep the book with the fact cards.  That way,
   students can find the evidence for the true and false facts in the text while
   they sort the cards.












This activity is part of my Informational Text Tool Box. It's packed with
everything you need to teach your students how to use informational text. Click
on the image to check out this amazing resource.










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CLASS JOURNALS ARE JUST WHAT YOU NEED!

Featured, freebie Friday, November 6, 2020


 






Many teachers have their students use individual journals.  I’ve had journals
for reading, writing, and the content areas of science and social studies. 
Journals are a great way for students to keep important information, class
notes, and reflections on their learning.  But, have you tried class journals?  




Class journals are used by all students.  These special journals can be a way to
share common experiences and build a strong community.  The journals can keep a
record of class meetings, collect thoughts on current events, write continuing
stories, chronicle class or school news, share book reviews, or respond to
current read-aloud.  The list is endless.




Tips and Suggestions:

-A composition book holds up better than a spiral notebook.

-Set up a rotation schedule to make sure all students get a chance to write in
the journal.

-Have a different journal for different purposes. You can have several class
journals, don’t try to keep current events in the same journal with a journal
with continuing fiction stories.

-Attach a library pocket to the front.  The card in the pocket will keep a list
of students who have written in the journal with the date of their entries. (See
the freebie below.)

-Decide if students write in the journal at school, at home, or both.  If
students are adding a story, it could be their homework for the week.  If the
journal is for reflections on a book read to the class, the student can be given
time to write during the school day.  Writing in the class journal could even be
one of your literacy centers.







Here's the best news . . . I've created a freebie to share with you.  This free,
editable PowerPoint has all the printables you'll need to put your own class
journals together.  (Please save the file to your computer before you begin
editing.)



 



However you use a class journal, I know your kids will love them!

















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MAKE A BOOK ABOUT BOOKS

Featured, freebie, Patricia Polacco, Read-Aloud Tuesday, September 1, 2020


 






Everyone loves to listen to stories.  Even as an adult, I listen to recorded
books all the time.  As a teacher, I read aloud to my students every day,
throughout the day.  One author I returned to again and again was Patricia
Polacco.  Her books are not only filled with her beautiful artwork, but they
also tell beautiful stories.






This is the first in a series of blog posts that highlight books by Patricia
Polacco with suggestions for how to use them in your classroom.  I’m starting
with a book you may not be familiar with . . . Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek
Dam Affair. 






The people of Triple Creek “use” books all the time.  They use stacks of books
as tables and stools, to fill potholes, and even to build the Triple Creek Dam. 
But no one knows how to read.  As Aunt Chip tells her nephew, Eli, it all
started when the town tore down the library to put up a giant TV tower.  She
told them there would be consequences!  Aunt Chip begins telling Eli stories
from the books she remembers.  He shares these stories with his friends.  Soon,
they all want to learn how stories can come from books.



It isn't long before the kids are grabbing books from everywhere and begging
Aunt Chip to teach them to read.  Then the children are teaching their parents
to read, too.

















Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair is a great book to share with your
students during the first few weeks of school.  You can focus on how much
reading and books impact our lives.  Discussions with younger students can be
about taking care of books.  Older students can learn about genres and how
reading is important in all parts of our lives.






I’ve created  a flap-book that teaches kids all about books--

    -how we take care of books

   -book dos and don't

   -how we use books

   -parts of a book

   -types of books 



















Click on the image below to get a free copy of this activity to use with your
kids!



















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MAKING A DIGITAL PLANNER WORK FOR YOU

back to school, Featured Monday, August 17, 2020



DIGITAL PLANNERS:  MAKING THEM WORK FOR YOU













One of the biggest advantages of digital planners is being able to customize it
to be exactly what you need.  Customizing can be as simple as typing in your
name and class information to adding columns and rows in a table. I’ve put
together directions and a few videos that will help you customize your digital
planner.






Before you begin customizing your digital planner I highly recommend making a
copy of the original file and saving it with a new name.  This will preserve the
original version.  You’ll want to keep the original untouched, just in case you
want to go back and begin the customizing again.






The digital planner I’m customizing is in Google Slides, but the directions for
PowerPoint would be almost the same.






Editing text boxes:   You’ll know a text box is editable when you click in the
box and see a blue frame.  When you see that frame you can change the text in
that box.  Now you can change the font, font size, and font color.  And, of
course, you can change what the text says.  If you want to move the text box,
click on the frame.  You’ll see the four-sided arrow and can then drag the box
to a new location.  Click outside the text box when you’re finished.   You can
also do a copy/paste for the text inside a box, or the entire text box.  Ctrl C
will copy and Ctrl V will paste.























Editing Tables:  The core of any planner is the planning pages.  Most weekly
planning pages are created with tables.  The first thing you need to decide is
where you like the subjects and the days.  You can have the subjects on top and
days down the side or days across the top and subjects down the side.  After you
decide which style you want, delete the other slide.  (Don’t worry, you have the
original version saved so you can get that page back later if you change your
mind.)






Now, you’re ready to adjust the table for the number of subjects you have.  With
the subjects at the top of the columns, you can add or delete columns.  If your
subjects are down the side, you can add or delete rows.

 



The first thing I do is things in my schedule that are the same every week.  I
add a column or row with recess and lunchtime.  If my specials (music, PE, and
library) are the same time every day, that will be another row or column.  If my
special are at different times each day, I can split a cell, or add a text box
to a cell.






After you have the weekly plan page set up, you can duplicate that page for each
week of the school year.  I usually duplicate it for just the weeks in the first
quarter, just in case I need to make changes for the next quarter.














Here’s an example of a planner page set up with rows for lunch and recess.  Text
boxes for music, PE, and library have been added, too.













Here’s another trick.  If you want more room to type in your plans, you can
split the plans for one week into two slides.  You’ll need to use the plan page
with the days across the top.

1. Duplicate the planning slide
2. On the first slide, delete the columns for Thursday, Friday.  Or, you can
choose to delete Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
3. On the second slide delete the first two or three days of the week.



4. Now you have one week with the days split between two slides, giving you more
space to write your plans.







I hope you'll check out my digital planner.  It has dozens of pages to keep your
information 

organized and your school year well planned.  Click on the image for more
detail.




























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