Sunday, January 13, 2013

Shoe Shopping and a Setting Scavenger Hunt


We went "shoe shopping" this week, and had a blast learning all about digraph /sh/ with shoes!  At word work, the kids had to sort shoes:
Another popular activity was "Shoelace Spelling"--spelling /sh/ words with shoelaces (or, in our case, yarn--because I didn't have shoelaces.)

They had to read words with /sh/ to earn "shoe dollars" to spend at  the class Shoe Shop.  The picture below shows one cute and "fashiony" example of a purple high-heel purchase {read the describing words--I LOVE it!}  On another note, I did not help her with spelling the word fashion(y)--I am actually very impressed.  


I also added a class journal to our writing area that will remain there the rest of the school year.  My little friends get pretty excited about new shoes, so they now have a journal to draw and write about their new shoes:

We were also learning to identify the setting in stories this week.  At buddy reading, the kids went on a "Setting Scavenger Hunt" through our class library, looking for books that took place in the settings listed on cards.  


This guy did a great job with his Setting Scavenger Hunt:


We also spent a lot of time brainstorming books with famous settings.  They came up with really great examples:  Zuckerman's Farm (Charlotte's Web), The Town of ChewandSwallow (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), the Berenstain Bear's tree house (The Berenstain Bear's books), the Chocolate Factory (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Hogwart's (Harry Potter series), Skippyjonjones' closet (Skippyjonjones books), The Mountain View Inn (The Mouse and the Motorcycle), the North Pole/Polar Express (The Polar Express).  

After brainstorming the famous book settings, the kids designed travel brochures for a famous book setting.  Although this was challenging, I was so pleased with their creativity and critical thinking.  They really worked hard on these!



We set up a travel brochure area in our room to remind us that books can take us places!

Click the picture below to check out the Setting Scavenger Hunt on TpT:


Click the picture below to check out "Shoe Shop" on TpT:

















15 comments:

  1. Love the shoe shop!! I wish we hadn't done sh already!! Guess ill stock up fo next year... Super ctue :)

    Melissa

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  2. How much fun! The shoe shop looks fantastic. I love how many shoe-centered activities you came up with :)

    Catherine
    The Brown-Bag Teacher

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  3. LOVE it! Super cute...as always!

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  4. LOVE it! Super cute...as always! :)

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  5. What an awesome idea! The kids look like they had a blast :) I will definitely be checking out your TPT store for this one :) looove it!

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  6. One of the BEST ideas I've seen! Wonderful & so creative!!


    Amy Howbert
    Little Miss Organized
    amyhowbert1@gmail.com

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  7. Your ideas are so adorable, Sarah! I love the Setting Scavenger Hunt!
    Linda
    AroundtheKampfire

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  8. I LOVE the travel brochures!! How creative! :)

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  9. Super cute idea with the shoe shop. We start diagraphs in one week. Heading over to check out your product! Thanks for sharing.

    Lindsay
    For the Love of First Grade

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  10. These are so wonderful and cute! I love them. :)
    Melissa

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  11. I just bought that pack last week! Now I'm even more excited. I have a question about the MLK party? Do you think the reader is appropriate for second graders too?
    Thanks for your input!
    Rachel

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  12. I love the shoe idea!!

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