Grammar and Punctuation Rule Book

I didn't get nearly as much done as I had hoped today. Thanks to Lifetime Movie Network, I ended up watching 2 movies today. Yikes!! But I can honestly say that today was the first time I laid around and watched t.v. this summer plus I didn't get out of bed until 10:30. Ooops!

Anywho, last night while the Mr. watched the race (Yes, I know embarrassing. He is a NASCAR fan and I am...NOT!!) I worked on my Grammar and Punctuation Rule Book. I am sooooo happy with the way it turned out!

I designated 15 minutes, one day a week, to focus on grammar and punctuation rules. Yea, I know what your thinking...only 15 minutes, one day a week, to teach grammar. Don't worry I'm not crazy. My littles will still be exposed to grammar and punctuation throughout the day at centers, reading groups, writing workshop. This is just an extra supplement.

That 15 minutes will be used souly for the rule books that I created. I plan on introducing or reviewing a rule, modeling how to write a sentence using the rule, and then my littles will write a sentence of their own and illustrate it.

I did something very similar when I was student teaching 3 years ago (omg, it seems like just yesterday) and I saw great results from it.

Here is what an example page looks like. There are 25 rules total. This is great practice for first graders and can be used as a review for second graders. In the packet, I also included cover pages so that a complete book can be made.

Your littles will be exposed to basic sentence structure, nouns, plural nouns, proper nouns, verbs, contractions, compound words, pronouns, capitalization, punctuation, and MORE!!!

Get it here at my TpT store!!!

I also finished the second 100 HFWs Word Wall Cards in the Bright Stripes.

Get your set here at my TpT store!!!



Yours in Teaching,

Bright Stripes Word Wall Cards

While the Mr. was at work yesterday, I created word wall cards for the first 100 HFWs. They look just beautiful if I may add. I can't wait to use them in my room this coming school year! If you already have word wall cards you can also use these in centers.

Check them out at my TpT store to get your set of cards!

As a gift, I also included the color words and number words 1-20. Within, the next week, I will also be creating cards for the 2nd and 3rd hundred HFWs.

If your spelling words are anything like the ones that we use at my school, they do not follow any word lists out there. So I had to create a special set that matches our school's spelling list.

WAIT, I just thought of an idea!

After I get five new followers, I will create a CUSTOMIZED set of word wall cards in the Bright Stripes theme for one of my newest followers! Yep, that's right, a CUSTOMIZED set JUST FOR YOU! Oh, you must leave me a comment too!



P.S. I am also going to be working on Daily 5 Anchor Charts and labels for the classroom in the Bright Stripes theme! Eeeek! That way everything will match in your classrom, if you decide to use that theme!

Happy Summer Break Everyone!