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Here are some of my favorites:

        Boomer, Our Class Mascot's, Take Home Book:

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In Class Learning:

Send home this journal (each Friday with a different student) along with your class mascot, Boomer.

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Distance Learning:

Send out a photo of your class mascot, Boomer, and have each child cut out the photo and spend the day with this virtual class mascot. Then, they dictate to a parent or write, with the help of a parent, about their day with Boomer. 

Instant Writing:  Click Here to link.

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In Class:

In a small group of 5: Students each choose 1 pink, 1 green, & 1 blue card to create a silly sentence. 

They attempt to write the sentence by copying the labels and using the "extra word page" which comes with the set of 48 nouns (pink), 48 verbs (green), 48 nouns for the predicate (blue), the "extra words page," and the master writing template.

Distance Learning:

The teacher shows the class 1 pink noun card, 1 green verb card, and 1 blue noun for the predicate card. Students take turns composing a sentence that uses all 3 words. The ideas are endless! The class chooses 1 of the sentences and the students attempt to write the sentence at home while the teacher writes it on lined paper for the students to copy if needed. After doing this lesson each day, students will begin to be able to write their own sentence with very little assistance. 

SHAPE WRITING:

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In class:

In a small group: Students illustrate something that is the shape of the page (like a Dorito for the triangle page). The teacher asks each child what they are drawing and she/he writes that word for the student to copy. The students write the word on the blank to complete the sentence: A Dorito is a triangle. This makes a great class book.

Distance Learning:

The teacher sends home a PDF copy of one of the shape templates. The class brainstorms ideas for the 1st shape, circle. The teacher creates a chart with a quick sketch and a label for each idea. The students choose one of the suggested words, copies it to complete the sentence and illustrates the page. After doing one page each day, each child will have a 4-page shape book which they can take turns reading to the class. 

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I Hate Flashcards, So I Made Them FUN!

Distance Learning: Let's "Play" With Flashcards!

Creative Ways To Use Flashcards:

Yes, I HATE flashcards. Life should NOT always be a test! But, if you use them as "skill cards" they can change everything:

Here is how to use flashcards in FUN ways:

Each student will need: A set of flashcards (easy to get with a FREE TRIAL from ESGI. CLICK HERE to start your trial.) 

They will also need a few sandwich size zipper bags, a straw, and a pair of scissors.

1. Create a set of flashcards for your students. 

If you use ESGI, print your students' flashcards or send each student their individualized set of flashcards from your ESGI account.

(That means that each child will get flashcards with the exact letters, sounds, numbers, sight words, etc. that they need to work on based on the testing you have done. And you can assess remotely if you are practicing distance learning.)

(Directions about how to use ESGI for FREE are at the end of this post.)

2. Have the students' parents choose a few "skill cards" (let's not call them flashcards any longer) and tell them to have their child cut them out. (Use fancy scissors to make it more fun and to build fine motor skills as they are usually a little trickier to use.)

Have them cut around the
 "perimeter"
1st (a great word to discuss)
and keep the scraps.

                 Use the scraps for an art project!

3. Have the students place 2 skill cards, back-to-back, inside a sandwich size zipper bag. 

4. They might need help to remove the air from some of the bags and seal.

5. They might need help to add air, by inserting a straw and blowing air into some of the bags and sealing them.

6. Now, let's play! You can send your students off to play the day away with their skill cards. Whether they play in the bathtub, or even in a sink, they can "Sink That Skill!" Let the bags with air in them float as each child scans all of the bags for the skill their parent calls out. "Sink the letter Q." "Sink the letter P."

Imagine the tub filled with floating bags of skill cards!

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And use the bags without air to stick skills to the tile. (And don't forget to talk about sinking and floating to get a bit of science in too! :)

What Else Can Parents Do With These Skill Cards?

~Stick individual cards to your child's bedroom door or at the bottom of the stairs and have them slap the skill card and say the letter, #, sight word, etc. as they pass by.

~Hide a skill card under each dinner plate at the dinner table tonight and each person gets to look at their skill card and give clues to the family to help them guess the letter, #, sight word, etc.

~Copy a 2nd set of skill cards, cut them out and attach them, face down, to the refrigerator with magnets. Let your child play the Memory Game as they peek at skill cards and try to match them up.

~Use skill cards as "brag tags" and let your child tape the cards that have the skills they have mastered onto their shirt and wear the brag tags all day long. 

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Whatever you do, make learning FUN!

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If you have ANY questions, just ask by leaving a comment below and enjoy spending time with your child. You've got this! :)