Get Ready for Summer!

Are your students getting itchy?

          Your kids will have fun writing the room and using words related to the beach. Keep their summer vacation anxiety under control by having a few fun beach-themed activities! This resource is great for summer school, too! Parents, this is a fun set for home as well. Tape up the vocabulary words around the house, and have your child (or children!) record their findings on their recording sheet. Your family will have a blast playing "I Have, Who Has" with the same words that are used for the Write the Room activity. Answer sheets and coloring pages are included.  If interested, check this out at: 

BEACH FUN at TeachersPayTeachers

Here are some sample pages!

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TONGUE TWISTERS TO UNTANGLE

TONGUE TWISTERS TO UNTANGLE {SILLY SENTENCES TO UNSCRAMBLE}

Kids just love tongue twisters. But you'll find that this does more than challenge them to read--they have to also write the words in order. So, they are working on multiple skills! Reading, Writing, and Speech!

So many children need practice using syntax and grammar--so this will address those skills. My Tongue Twisters to Untangle is also Common Core aligned, because it addresses the foundation skills involving sentence structure. 

Writing About the Beach With Kids

What Fun!  Writing About the Beach With Second and Third Graders!

I made a beach-themed writing activity for my summer rock stars camp kids, because I really, really needed an activity that they would not consider "school work". They enjoyed this a lot. Normally, this type of activity would be best suited for the younger kids-the first graders. But I discovered that my incoming third and fourth graders enjoyed hunting the room for these words to fill out their recording sheets. 

This is a lot like a write-the-room activity, which is often considered a first grade activity--

But this is more challenging!  My kids seemed to get excited about this!  And even though it was a hot, humid day inside our little rock stars camp, they really wanted to finish!  

I added a few other templates or writing frames to go with this--since kids do love to write about summery things. I've posted this resource (Common Core aligned) to my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Check it out!  If you do visit my shop, please know that I appreciate any and all window shoppers! 

-Karen