Color Word Sentence Scramble

Wow, a handful of my first graders needed reminded of what a sentence is. I created this activity as a way for them to use many of the back to school skills we're learning at a writing center.

They cut out the word tiles (using our back to school sight words AND color words) and glue the sentence in order in the space provided. Then, they rewrite the sentence (modeling capitalization, spacing, punctuation, and of course sight words). They must reread and comprehend the sentence in order to draw a picture that matches.

I have created a set of 8 pages using the basic color words. Also included is the direction poster:

You can download this color word sentence scramble center HERE! :)

How Quickly I Forget..

.. what the beginning of the year is like! 3 days in and its all coming back to me now! lol! I made this poster (inspired by Pinterest of course) for my carpet.

I plan on making eye contact and pointing to the expected behavior, rather than sounding like a record.. "sit criss cross, applesauce", "stop braiding her hair", "keep your shoes on", "I can't hear you when you all shout at once" and my personal favorite "take your fingers out of your ears we are not having a fire drill today!"

You can download your own copy {free} HERE :)

WHEW! I know this week *has* to be better right? :)

Direction Cards

I'm hoping these word wall cards will encourage following directions AND independence of my first graders ;) One can hope right?

Set includes the following directions with visual cues: draw, write, read, color, glue, paste, cut, check, circle, underline, highlight, cross out, match, trace and 6 blank cards for your personalization. 

I'm thinking these will be especially handy for literacy stations and other independent work.

Get your set HERE :)