MLK Bookmarks

Martin Luther King, Jr. Bookmarks

I don't know what it is about a new bookmark, but kids do love them.  I am including these Martin Luther King, Jr. bookmarks as a FREEBIE download.  Just cut them out, laminate them, and pass them out.  Themed bookmarks are a great thing to hand to students as they enter through the door in the morning, especially if you are going to be doing other themed MLK activities throughout the day. Looking for activities revolving around the holiday, try my literacy center ABC order activity.  You can read about it on my blog post by clicking here : Martin Luther King, Jr. literacy center.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities

Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK Day is celebrated each year on the third Monday in January.  Most school systems are off that day, but it's still fun to do activities related to the holiday, whether it is the Friday before MLK Day or the Tuesday after.  

In my Teachers Pay Teachers store I have an ABC order activity. It comes with 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. themed vocabulary cards, which are to be cut out and put in a baggie. Students will lay the cards out in the correct order and then once they have them set up, they will copy the words onto the MLK themed skill sheet. The skill sheet is suitable for taking a grade.  There is also writing paper to go along with the MLK theme where students will write a letter to Martin Luther King, Jr. telling him what they would say to him if he were alive today. This makes for a great literacy center activity.

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Valentines for Students

Printable Valentines for Your Students

I have always disliked those goofy boxed Valentine cards sold at the stores.  They never really say what I want them to say, especially when it comes to giving them to my students. Plus, you have to tear them apart,  fold them in half, and then they expect you to put them in the dinkiest little envelope. So, what's my solution?  Make them myself, of course!

These Valentine cards are perfect for your students.  I made a set for the girls and one for the boys.

And, They are....

OH

SO

G*r*O*O*v*Y!

and Guess What!..........They are a FREEBIE!

Pretty cute, ah?

Don't forget to attach a piece of Valentine candy!

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Valentine's Day Activities

I Heart Valentine's Day!

I don't know what it is about Valentine's Day in the classroom, but I just love it. I even enjoy it more than the Christmas holiday celebrations.  Maybe it's because everything during the Valentine's Day holiday  is pink and red and all fun with hearts and candy. 

I mean, who doesn't like hearts and candy!

Whatever the reason, I like to incorporate the Valentine holiday into my lessons.  It really makes for a fun day.  I have had many Valentine lessons in my Teachers Pay Teacher's store, but I have done something that I think you will LOVE.  You now have two choices.  You can buy the fun Valentine's activities individually, or you can buy them as a bundled deal.  If you buy them individually, it would cost you twice as much as with this packaged deal.  That's right!  It's basically like getting 9 Valentine's activities for half price.  Here is a snapshot of a few of the activities.

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One Little Word

New Year... One Little Word

I know, I have posted all kinds of New Year's activities here on Classroom Confections, but I have one more to share. (Imagine that!) This is an activity I did with my kids today, which was their first day back from the Christmas holiday.  Instead of doing the typical resolution, I took an idea shared on the blog Ali Edwards and turned it into a full blown lesson. Ali encourages you to choose a word for yourself and embrace it for the year. Head over to her site and read all the details.

Here is what I did for my lesson.  First we talked about what a resolution is.  Remember, I teach 4th graders, so they have heard the word many times.  They then shared some typical resolutions, such as, "I plan to make good grades."  After many common resolutions had been shared, I put up a list of character traits, such as this one HERE, and I said something like, "If your resolution was to make good grades, what kind of word would you use to describe that?"  They said something like, "hardworking".  We then went through the character trait list and circled all of the words that we thought were positive words.  I then explained to them that sometimes it might be best to have one little word that helps us remember what we strive to be like. 

After students had chosen their own one little word, they wrote a paragraph that started something like, "For 2012, the word I will focus on is lovable."  They then wrote details depicting some of the things they will try to focus on related to their one little word.  And of course, kids always like to add their own artistic touch, so I gave them a number one to decorate however they wanted.They included their one little word along the bottom of the number.  I then stapled the number to the writing.  Here is what they look like.....

If you would like to do this One Little Word activity with your students, here are the Freebies.

Posters for The One Little Word Activity

Number One for Students to Color

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