Two for Tuesday (and Wednesday)

It's time to link up again with The Teaching Tribune for...

We got a little bit of a late start for this linky today so I'm going to extend the sweetness a little longer.

Just for today and tomorrow (Wednesday) two of my TpT Products will be on sale for 50% off! Be sure to stop by The Teaching Tribune to see all of the bloggers who are participating in this linky and what products they have especially reduced for today!

Item #1 is my Mega Bundle of Polka Dot Classroom Decor

This product is a compilation of ELEVEN polka dot/monster themed items already being offered in my Teachers Pay Teachers Store as well as FOUR bonus files only found in this pack. By combining the following items into one convenient MEGA Pack, a savings of $7.00 is passed on to buyers. Originally priced at $10.00, you can snag this bundle for just $5.00 today by clicking HERE or on the pic. That's a total of $12.00 in savings if you were to purchase all of the items separately in my store.

Included in this bundle are the following FIFTEEN items:
Writing Process Clip Chart
Editable Word Cards
Word Wall labels and header
Sentence Posters
Steps for Dismissal Checklist
Class Writing Journal Covers
Editable Homework Punch Cards
No Homework Coupons
Spelling Brag Tags
Homework Brag Tags
Back to School Brag Tags (editable to include name, school, grade)
PQA Poster
School Year Goals Planning Sheet
Story Wheel for Literary Elements Graphic Organizer
Summer Reading Questionnaire

Item #2  is my best selling product, Poetry Task Cards+. This pack of twenty task cards normally sells for $2.50. Today only you can download one from my TpT Store for just $1.25 HERE or by clicking on the pic.

I print these task cards on brightly colored paper, put them in a small photo album and place them on a table with a collection of poetry books forming a poetry center. Students work with the task cards at specified times during Language Arts class or during free time throughout the day.

In addition to the poetry task cards, I’ve included three bonus files (that's the + part): poetry pencil toppers,a poetry wordsearch, and a poetry foldable for use in an interactive notebook. 

Two for Tuesday is definitely a day to celebrate! Something else worth a celebration is Thriving in 3rd's one year blogiversary! CONGRATULATIONS, Lindsey!

Lindsey has quite the party going on including a fantastic giveaway package. She has something for everybody...

Something for k-2 teachers...

Something for 3-5 teachers...

And something for middle school teachers...

There's me:)

Hop on over to Thriving in Third and enter one or all four of Lindsey's Rafflecopters. Her giveaway runs through next Sunday with the winners being announced early next week. Be sure to leave Lindsey a little blogiversary message while you're there!

Don't forget that in two days it will be THURSDAY... and you know what that means!!!!

Get those PURR-fect posts, pics, and pins ready to Throwback for all to see! I've got a feast of old photos to share this week.

Five for Friday, a Freebie... WOOT! WOOT!

I am actually starting this AND finishing it on Thursday. Can you believe it? I'm going to the party a little early for a change!

We started our new grading quarter this week, and with it I began a more concentrated look at writing, especially the writing process and traits of good writing. Although both my fifth and sixth grade classes are quite familiar with the writing process they still need reminders and support. I use a writer's checklist to help students track their progress through the steps. Each student has a clothespin that he/she can move up and down through the chart indicating which step they are on.

You can see the full chart hanging between our Common Core Word Wall and MOVIES board. The MOVIES board is just a fun way to help my kiddos remember the traits of good writing: Mechanics, Organization, Voice, Ideas, Exceptional Word Choice, and Sentence Fluency.

Both the Writing Process Clip Chart and MOVIES Mini-Board are available in my TpT Store and make for a great room resource for 5th/6th grade students. They help my students to become more self-reliant and I find myself answering less questions. Here's a little FREEBIE that I use to help my fifth graders remember MOVIES, the six traits of writing- a set of pencil toppers. Just download, print, cut apart, and wrap around the top of a pencil to form a reminder flag, a dab or two of glue to secure it, and... Easy Peasy!

I had a GREAT time teaching the fourth grade this week, something I NEVER ever get to do! Here you see them playing a game of Halloween Scoot.

I missed the Halloween party... BOO! I stayed home with a terrible cough that had kept me getting NO sleep at all on Wednesday night! Here are my goblins and ghouls at their party posing for me. A big THANKS goes to my homeroom mother for snapping this great shot!

Because I stayed home on Thursday, I made a pot of dump chili... YUM! I call it dump chili 'cause I just start dumping things in the pot: 1/2 pound of breakfast sausage, 1/2 pound of hamburger, onions, a couple of cloves of chopped garlic, a can of chiles, a can of diced tomatoes, a can or two of tomato sauce, a huge handful of chili powder, a can of hot chili beans, a can of black beans, a can of white beans, a can of corn, and some salt and pepper. Boy, did it make the house smell goooooood! And it tasted pretty darn good, too!

This week, I turned my attention to working on some new Thanksgiving items for my classroom. I've already added one to my TpT Store: Thanksgiving Six-in-One Language Arts Skills Scoot. Your students can practice six different skills with one pack of Scoot cards. These cards are very versatile and can be used in a literacy center or anyway that typical task cards can be used.

Even though I didn't feel quite up to par this week, I had a great week! I hope you all did as well! Don't forget to link up with Doodlebugs for Five for Friday.

Happy Teaching,
Angela
The Teacher's Desk 6