I am linking up with Fourth Grade Flipper for Tried it Tuesday!
This week is standardized testing week at school and the kids have been working really hard on these tests. I am trying to keep up the morale by doing some fun activities with them. I am tricking them into learning! They think we are just reading a story book and laughing, but OHHHHH boy are we learning! I read the story Stuck by Oliver Jeffers aloud. The Amazon link is below if you are unfamiliar with the book.
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I passed out this paper…
Finally, they will use these last two sheets to start writing their own stories where they have to solve a problem in a unique way! I created many different character sheets. There is a boy character, a girl character, and a blank box for students to draw their own. Then they will list the events of their stories.
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Isn't it fun to "trick" kids into learning? What a great break from testing! Hope your week is going well!
Jennifer
Mrs. Laffin's Laughings
Tricking them into learning may just be my favorite thing to do! Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I love your blog! I'm your newest follower 🙂
Jen
I'm going to have to check out this book. I love finding new things to read to the kids!
Jeanette
Third Grade Galore
I love your graphic organizers! Good luck with standardized testing this week. Hope you can celebrate this weekend after it's over! 🙂
~Holly
Fourth Grade Flipper
Good luck with testing, ours isn't until April 14th. That books looks adorable-can't wait to check it out! Thanks!
Joanne
Head Over Heels For Teaching
Definitely check it out! It's a fun book, but you can tie it in to the curriculum. Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks! I will definitely be celebrating this weekend!
Jen
Thanks! My students seem to be doing really well so far. It's hard to keep them quiet for the week, but they are trying their best. Definitely check out the book it's a lot of fun! Here is a link to the author reading the book himself. It's very cute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hipx6HJs4XQ