Show and Tell

I am linking up with forever in 5th Grade for Show and Tell Tuesday!

This was a last minute read aloud last week. I always keep a stack of books on hand for those unexpected gaps in our schedule. My students really took to the message of Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant. I will definitely do more with this book next year.

I sent my students home with a math packet and reading challenge. This packet could also work for snow days and a review the first week back.

I love holiday decorations and more specifically LIGHTS. Our first trees always had white lights and were decorated with red and silver. As the years progressed ornaments made by my sons took center stage. Now when I look at our tree...I have to laugh. My grandmother always decorated her tree with blinking colored lights...not my taste at the time. But now when I look at our tree I can't help but think of those tabletop artificial trees in my grandmother's living room. I always tell my boys when you think you have enough lights...put on one more set.

Have a great holiday!

Winter Break!

The tree is decorated minus the star.

 Thanks to...

My house is filling up with one more scheduled to come home on Tuesday! Love my Christmas memories...

I know many of you have a couple more days so I'm sharing a few ideas that helped me get through our final week. After completing quarterly tests, it was clear that we needed to work on word problems. This mixed set helped us practice problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication. There are also 7 multi-step problems. These could also work for your first week back if you want to plan ahead.

Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant was a last minute addition to my December read aloud list. It really captured the attention of my students and led to a great discussion. Love this book!

I sent each student home with a reading challenge from More than a Worksheet. I have used this FREEBIE for many years, and invite students that complete the challenge to hot cocoa after the break.

I put together a math packet challenge with an emphasis on multiplication. I printed all 26 pages, but you could also send a few pages home and complete the rest after the break. 

Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Merry Christmas!