A Revamp and a Reminder!

One of my original products at my Teachers Pay Teachers store got a little update.  I have learned so much about creating since I began and need to update a few :)

I've started with Planet Scrambled Sentences.  I have sold quite a few lately and thought it was time for a makeover. Minor changes include changing the font on the mixed up sentence cards, and adding a variety of recording sheets. The big change will also be a change for me this school year.  Over the past two years I have used "I can..." cards in all of my math stations and they have worked so well at keeping students on task.  The first thing they do is pick up the card. So I thought, maybe it's time to start using them in literacy too.  This is the first word work activity that I have added it to.  I'd love to know your thoughts????

Here's a peek...

Students need to sort picture cards by planets and then create non-fiction sentences by unscrambling.  You can find the activity HERE at my store.  If you have already purchased a copy you can redownload the update by going to your purchases at TPT. 

Now for the reminder:
Yesterday my bloggy friends and I launched our new collaborative blog "The Teaching Tribune".  To celebrate we are giving away prizes everyday for 10 days!!  You have a few hours left to enter for today, then you need to enter again each day.  If you missed out yesterday click on the picture to find out more.

Are you interested in my Planet Scrambled Sentences?  If so, and you don't already have a copy leave a comment below.  I'll send a copy to the first 2 commenters.

Space Scrambled Sentences

Are your students fascinated by the pictures they are seeing on the news being sent from Mars?   I haven't started back to school yet, but when I do I plan to show them many of the photos and spend some time doing a space theme in September.  I have a ready to use reading / printing activity on TPT that I plan to use when we are talking about space.

There is a non-fiction sentence about each planet that students need to unscramble and print.  Here is an example.

You can get a copy of this unit here.

I like to give away a copy of each unit I post about.  So, the first person to follow my blog and leave a comment (with your email) on this post will get a copy :)

 

Don'y forget about the estimation giveaway I have going on.  See that post here.