Perfection Learning - Perfect for YOUR Classroom. Perfection Learning - Perfect for YOUR Classroom. How to start a Writer's Workshop (Elementary, Reading/Writing) Christmas Words. The Internet TESL Journal Teachers may want to save this page as a text file then load it into a word processor to delete inappropriate words and add other words. General Words bells candles cards celebrate festival family reunion Frosty greetings holiday jubilee merry Noel parades party red/green Scrooge season spirit stocking stuffers stockings tidings tradition traffic trips vacation wassail wassailing yule yuletide Food brandy butter bread candy candy canes Christmas cookies cranberry sauce dressing eggnog fruitcake ham mince pies mince meat pie plum pudding pumpkin pie punch sauce spice tea sweet potato turkey white sauce Flowers holly mistletoe poinsettia wreath Religious Christmas Tree artificial cedar Christmas tree decorations fir icicles ivy lights pine stand star tinsel Shopping crowds dolls gift boxes lists presents ribbon ribbon sales seals stickers toys wrapping paper Santa Claus chimney elves fairies jolly North Pole reindeer Rudolph sled sleigh sleigh bells St.
Feelings. Christmas word banks, part 2: Ho, ho, ho! Last time, I gave you a Christmas word bank centered on the birth of Jesus and the traditional Christmas story. Now you can enjoy yet another holiday word bank (or several, when divided into categories), perfect for those jingle-jolly creative writing activities, acrostics, poems, and more! Christmas Word Bank: Ho! Ho! Ho! Here Comes Santa Claus Christmas Eve, December, holiday, yuletide, North Pole, elf, elves, workshop, Christmas list, letter, sleigh, bells, ring, jingle, jolly, beard, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St.
Deck the Halls Oh, Bring Us a Figgy Pudding Christmas dinner, feast, roasting, carving, ham, turkey, goose, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, chestnuts, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, creamed onions, plum pudding, mincemeat pie, gingerbread house, decorate, icing, frosting, candies, sugar cookies, gingerbread men, fudge, fruitcake, eggnog, punch, stollen, sugar plums, figgy pudding, platter, bowl, china, goblet, glass, centerpiece Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful!
Blank Top Notebook Filler Paper. Blank-Top Notebook Paper What to do with Blank Top Paper A lot more than what I am about to suggest. Typically, children can draw on the blank top and write something about the drawing on the lines. Top of my head examples follow: Draw a picture of something, such as a dog, and write something about the dog.
Draw a picture of your house or your room and write something about your house or room. Draw a picture of yourself or family members and write something about the person that you drew. Draw a picture of an item such as a shoe and describe it. From the Complete Standard Set This set of filler paper features ruled sides as well as ruled bottom paper. Wide Rule Medium Rule Narrow Rule No Margin Lines This paper has no margin lines, instead it has blank margin spaces. The image on the left shows what the files look like. The files below: Choose a size and print. More Filler Paper at DonnaYoung.org I have a few other blank top notebook filler type files located at other parts of donnayoung.org.
In Art. David Goes to School. Back to School. Process: The Post-It Project...creating a community of revisers and editors! Revitalizing Response & Revision with Trait-Specific Post-Its from Kim Cuevas, Northern Nevada Writing Project Director Great ideas often come to those who least expect them. So was the case for Spencer Silver and Arthur Fry whose accidental invention in 1974 created one of the most widely used office products in history. The distribution of the Post-It note in 1980 revolutionized the way Americans marked their places and kept track of things. Just as this remarkable office product changed our lives, the trait-specific Post-It note will change the way you and your students see peer response in your classroom.
As a teacher, I have always valued the writing process and wanted my students to engage in all aspects of the process. Unlike some teachers, I have always taught my students about writing using the writing traits because I believe the traits give students and teachers a common language to talk about writing. The key with the Post-Its and the traits is to focus and keep it small. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson inspired by Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin.
A 6-Trait Writing Lesson that uses Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson inspired by James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson inspired by Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox. A Revision Lesson inspired by the skillful writing of Jane Yolen. Inspiring Revision through the Mentor Text: Tell students they will be revising their "Alone Time with an Adult I Care about " prompt writing, but first they will listen to how a really famous author describes a special time with an adult: looking for a hard-to-find animal with her father. In sharing this special time in her book Owl Moon, the author also makes sure she includes memorable details about the place and the person she is with. Enjoy the text aloud without stopping. Ask students to remember favorite details from the text. Tell students that Jane Yolen uses a technique used by many writers when they want to craft their sentences: she makes sure most of her sentences start with different words.
While most student writers begin sentences with personal pronouns and the word The, Jane Yolen makes sure she has a variety of sentence beginnings. Read the first half of the book again, having students list words other than I and The that Jane Yolen starts her sentences with. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson that uses Dear Mrs. LaRue by Mark Teague. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson that uses No, David! by David Shannon. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson inspired by Judith Viorst's Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
A 6-Trait Writing Lesson that uses Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi and Ron Barrett. A 6-Trait Writing Lesson that uses Duck on a Bike by David Shannon. Writing Lesson of the Month Network - ...sharing thoughtful, mentor text-inspired lessons your students will love!