Johnny Appleseed = Good Citizenship

Hello Everyone!
Just a quick share tonight. As I've mentioned before, we have integrated our reading and social studies. So far things are going great. We chose Johnny Appleseed to read about over the next few days, weeks.  He was a character who showed tremendous citizenship. You probably have a ton of apple related activities so this is a teeny tiny share. This ultra mini pack includes ways to incorporate that concept of Johnny Appleseed's citizenship into reading. Here's a peek.

I've also included a quick activity to practice noticing punctuation marks by using some sentences about Johnny Appleseed.  Hope you can use it!!
If you are interested in this freebie, click here!! :)
Okee Dokee...Got to run!! Lots to get ready for tomorrow.

Talk to you all soon!!
Joyfully!
Nancy

Punctuation.?!

Hello Everyone!
This week we will be working on "Good Readers Notice Punctuation Marks."  In first grade we work on fluency through understanding punctuation marks.  What happens to your voice when seeing a period, question mark, or exclamation point? We call these three marks stop signs and we emphasize the different voices.  Using these marks helps us make our way to true fluency and understanding of what the author has written.  Here are a couple of little posters and manipulatives I think I am going to use to help my kids understand the importance of noticing punctuation marks.

Set includes a mini poster for each of the stop sign punctuation marks.

 

 

 

I'm making Punctuation Paddles for each kiddo to use while reading. Holding up the paddle with the correct punctuation mark after certain sentences will help them be more aware of the importance of noticing them. Authors message and fluency will be more clear.
For your free printables including icons to make punctuation paddles, click HERE!! :)

Is this something you can use? Please let me know! :)
Until then, have a great rest of the weekend!! Thanks for stopping by!!
Joyfully!
Nancy