Last night I got busy sorting through some environmental print and photos repurposed from magazines and managed to get the total of 6 phrases made with the combination of cut-out text and photos.
Word Work for short phrases and/or sight words SIDE A=
Above: row 1= made with love
row 2= stand by me
row 3= save the plant
I penciled the words in lowercase letters unless it was a command sentence like "Save the plant." For now I'm going to leave that in pencil as if it is a subtle suggestion for the children. At some point in the future, I might go over that in marker.
Target age group: Kindergarten to Grade 2
Target subject: English Language Arts/ELA
Target concept areas within ELA: word work, sight words, starting grammar usage of nouns, verbs, prepositions, or article/adjectives
Target ELA focus: environmental print, picture identification to help prompt word choice
SIDE B=
Above: row 1= bake a batch
row 2= right at home
row 3= the new lamp
The trading card pocket pages are usually sold in sets of 10 or 25 and can be found in the office supply and/or scrapbooking craft supply sections of stores. I know teachers are using the full page sheet protector pages but may not have thought about how to use these 'bubble gum' cards-size 9 pockets for classroom use. (There is a slightly smaller version in the size area of the pockets known as the business card holder sheet protector pages. Take a look at those and see which size fits your class needs best.)
The sheet can be added easily to a 3-ring notebook binder or for a 3-prong center pocket folder.
Easy-peasy for adding to or taking away as students' needs change and need to be challenged!
Hope you like this activity idea and let it spark more re-purposing to think smarter and not work harder for your teaching needs.
From the USA heartland,
Becca S
B.S. Secondary-Home Economics
M. Ed. Elementary Ed w/ ECE emphasis
certification endorsements in IL for FACS grades 6-12 and Birth to Grade 3 (ECE); and approval for general science grades 5-8
