Vowel Sort

Hey there y'all, and happy weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, can I share some happy news?

I JUST woke up and it's 10:30 A.M.  And if that isn't wowie wow wow, I don't know what is. AMAZING.  Why is it amazing, you ask? Because working for the  man has completely destroyed my ability to sleep in on the weekends. SO SAD.  Seriously, my crazy brain gets me up at the ripe old time of 5:30 AM every single Saturday. It is devastating.  It is as though my brain just cannot understand the concept of weekends.  But, not today!!!!!!  Good job, brain!!!!!!  I'll be sending some positive, reinforcing thoughts your way :)

In other news, our district just announced our last day of school  for this year: May 24th.  Um.... excuse me?  May 24th??? Seriously?!?!?!?!?!   I practically cried. That is waaaaaaaay to early, and I am definitely not ready to bid my babies goodbye.  <<<complete sadness>>>

Moral of the story? I need to start working on our First Grade farewell tado. So, I'm wondering: how do y'all celebrate the end of the school year with your kiddos?  I want this party to be SPECTACULAR because not only does it celebrate the kiddos' last year of First Grade (or so I hope... ha!),  it's also celebrating their last year at our school (since our building is closing). So, any ideas?  I'm drawing a blank and I would LOVE your help.

Alright, well with over two weeks out of the classroom my teacher wheels are finally turning again. Took forever but ya'know what finally inspired me?  The free digs at Lettering Delights.  I'm sure I was the last person in the world to hear about the free cuteness, but can I gush anyway?  ADORABLE!!!!!!!! You MUST go!!!!!!  And if my gushing isn't enough to convince you to go, check out this phonemic awareness/sound discrimination Long Vowel Sort that I made especially for YOU.  The precious clip art is all FREE from Lettering Delights.  So, moral of the story?  Go get you some free clip art cuteness.

Enjoy the downloads!!!!!

By Gum!

A Long Vowel Sort

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 By Gum!

A Show What You Know Cut & Paste Activity

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Long Vowel & Syllable Sort

Hey Y’all! 

Can you say 3 day weekend?!?!?! I sure can, and believe me, I’ve been saying it ALL WEEK. After all, three pajama days in a row is incredible and, on top of that, the new season of the Amazing Race premieres tonight after evening church. I cannot wait!!!!!

But, until then I need to study for my ESOL certification test. Booooo, right?  

Have any of you amazing teachers gotten your ESOL endorsement? I think the test is going to be a bit of a doosy, so if you have any advice, I'd love to hear it!!!! In the meantime, I'll try and get my study on..... <grimace>

Alrighty, so you wanna see something I was doing when I should have been studying yesterday?  (In addition to eating way too much and watching Star Trek, of course). I made this little workshop activity.  You can use this sort two different ways: to practice long vowel spellings of E, I, and O; or, to sort syllables. I personally plan on giving only one sort to my low kiddos (they'll practice whichever skill they're weaker on), while I'll expect my higher kiddos to complete both sorts.  Can you tell that I ♥ differentiation? There's a recording sheet to go with both sorts. ENJOY!    

Have a FABULOUS Sunday!

Mrs. Thiessen

 My Old McDonald Vowel and Syllable Sort

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 My Old McDonald Vowel and Syllable Sort Recording Sheets

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Valentine's Day Sorting Activity

 Here’s a little Valentine’s Day sort for ‘ya.  I suppose it could be used on occasions other than Valentine’s Day, but I went a little crazy with the hearts so it’s definitely got a mushy gushy feel to it. What can I say… I have holiday spirit, I suppose... :D   

So this sort is super simple. There are 8 animals. Each animal has 5 clues that describe it. Kiddos match up the clues with the animals they describe. 

Hope you have fun with it (and your kids, too. Ha!)  

Happy teaching!

I Only Have Eyes for You:

A Valentine’s Day Sorting Activity

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Mrs. Thiessen