Here is one thing that I have created in my classroom. When we are lining up to go to a special or at the end of the day when my kids are packing up, I made these common core questions/activities for second grade language arts. I ask the students these, and if they get it right they earn a dojo point for smart answer. My kids love it and beg me to do it each day! It is a great time filler and I feel like I am hitting all of the standards. I am posting it free for you today only! So, grab it quick!
Here is something I saw online (probably Pinterest) and I made bookmarks in my students' journals. We have journals for reading and writing. It drives me crazy when my kiddos skip several pages in the journals. I find this wasteful. Therefore, I thought I would put in these ribbon bookmarks to keep my kids on the correct page!
Materials:
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Ribbon
Composition Notebooks
First, you open to the back of the notebook.
Then, use the glue gun to put down a strip of glue.
It should look about like this!
Then, you put the ribbon on top of the glue.
I pull the ribbon to the front of the book and see how long I want it.
Then, I cut the ribbon to the length that I want.
I open the book up and place the bookmark inside.
There you have it! A composition notebook with a bookmark.
This definitely helps my students stay on the right page and keep their notebooks organized. It also helps me find what page they are working on when I want to check their writing.
I hope this was useful to you!
Here is something I hope to achieve in the near future. Click on the image to go to the blog where she gives directions!
I would LOVE to hear how you are creative in your classroom. Please link up below.
Love your line up questions, what a great idea for a filler when you have 2 extra minutes here and there. And I would love to paint my plastic drawers so if you do you'll have to let me know how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteMy kids would love the composition notebook bookmarks! I will have to get my glue gun out! :)
ReplyDeleteMelissa from Mrs. Dailey's Classroom