March has so far been very wet for us here in Louisiana. But that has given me plenty of time to work on some amazing additions for my classroom! My firsties are working hard on becoming second graders and as this school year quickly passes us by they let me know how ready and eager they are to learn and be better. Love them!!

My latest addition is to shake up my Building Words/Spelling Words/Word Work/Working with Words center. Task cards!

Ok, so this isn't a new idea but it's new in my classroom this year! And I do it a little differently, with Astrobrights paper to help!

Astrobrights by Neenah cut into 3x5 cards. 

Avery 2x4 shipping labels. 

Astrobrights cardstock is amazing because it a great thickness and doesn't fade. Avery labels are just the best thing ever. I print out the task cards on the 2x4 labels and stick one on each 3x5 Astrobrights card.

I use an index card holder to store the cards. I have multiple copies of each task card so the kids can choose to work on the same task if they so choose. 

I store the task sheets in clasp envelopes and the number on the card tells the student which task sheet to use. 

Cover sheets for clasp envelopes

I also have the task cards with fun, colorful borders as well if you don't want to use labels and cardstock. 

So if you like this idea, click {HERE} for your freebie :)

{HERE} is a sampling of my labels task cards from my larger collection to stick on cardstock. 

Thanks and Happy Teaching!!!

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Jessica

I am sure everyone is busy getting ready for school! So excited to see everyone's classrooms for the new school year!! Down here in EBR Parish, we have 10 days left to go. While my classroom is (for the most part) finished, there is still a lot of little things left to do, such as preparing student binders and homework folders, making copies of parent letters and first week activities, and lesson planning!! We start our inservice next Thursday, so I've got lots to do before then!!

So in honor of Back to School, Teachers Pay Teachers is having a SALE! The sale is on August 4 and 5 and my entire store is also 20% off.

I wanted to share this little freebie I use in my weekly homework packet. It's our Tic Tac Toe Spelling page.

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Jessica

Good morning!! Hoping you are having an excellent Sunday! I just wanted to post a little center I've been working on.

Lately my firsties have been having some trouble with blends in spelling words. In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holidays, I created this center with a cornucopia theme. Brimming with blends has students read words on traditional cornucopia foods and then sort the word onto the matching blend onset cornucopia.

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Jessica