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    Sparking Student Motivation: Leprechaun Traps

    March 21, 2015

    How many of you have your students do home projects?

    I don’t do many because usually it turns into a parent project instead of a student project… but when I do, I always include activities that I know for sure the student did, like a writing portion where they have to explain their understanding.

    Last week, my students had a home project to show their knowledge of simple machines by designing a leprechaun trap! (click the link for the freebie in my store!) They were SO excited about it! They only had to draw the designs and explain how they would work, but many of them built the traps too:

    Simple Machines and Leprechaun Traps with Ideas by Jivey
    Simple Machines and Leprechaun Traps with Ideas by Jivey
    Simple Machines and Leprechaun Traps with Ideas by Jivey

    Here are some of their drawn designs:

    Simple Machines and Leprechaun Traps with Ideas by Jivey

    And of course, they were due on St. Patrick’s Day, so we set up our traps when we left the room, just in case… and that tricky leprechaun left footprints and confetti all over the place! Some of the confetti pieces were even shaped like little leprechauns! No one caught the leprechaun this year…

    Leprechaun Traps with Ideas by Jivey

    Since this really got my kids excited to show their knowledge about simple machines, I’m linking this up with my BBB, Joanne, for Sparking Student Motivation!

    Have a great weekend!

    by Jessica Ivey 
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    Lucky You! Blog Hop

    March 13, 2015

    Want a little luck on this Friday the 13th? Here is some St. Patrick’s Day FUN with lots of FREEBIES! Hop on through to grab all the freebies from some awesome upper elementary bloggers!
    Since we’re talking about being lucky, I’d just like to take a minute to say I am SO LUCKY to be a part of the awesomeness that is TPT! And if it weren’t for TPT, I wouldn’t be lucky enough to have such wonderful best bloggy buddies! There are many more that aren’t even in this picture that I am just so blessed to have in my life! 
    Best Bloggie Buddies with Ideas by Jivey.
    Why do you feel lucky? Let me know in the comments! 🙂
    Here’s one reason to feel lucky! Check out this super fun freebie that your kids will love doing!
    Design a leprechaun trap freebie with Ideas by Jivey.
    Don’t forget to make all of us bloggers feel lucky with your fabulous feedback on the freebies you use! :o)
    Now hop on over to fabulous friend Molly! 
    She is the next stop of the hop! 🙂

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    💩I've got a brand new mentor sentence mini-unit coming your way, and it's a gas! Whether your students love dinosaurs, or you've been looking for the perfect book to use for Easter, there's something here for everyone!Your students will have a rootin'-tootin' time, and I can guarantee they won't forget these grammar skills!💨💨💨💨Oh, alright... APRIL FOOLS! 🤣🤩But if you really ARE looking for some engaging mentor sentence lessons, definitely check out the All-Access Membership! (No fart books included, but still just as fun!) members.ideasbyjivey.com/all-access ... See MoreSee Less

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    🦑🐙🦕🐟🦈Whether you want to assign them as digital assignments or print, these paired texts are sure to keep students excited to practice rigorous reading standards!This set contains two pairs of informational passages and one fiction/nonfiction pair (six total passages) about mysteries of the deep.⭐️ Loch Ness and Megalodon⭐️ giant squid, and lion's mane jellyfish and anglerfish⭐️ mermaids: informational passage and also an excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian AndersenGet them for grades 2/3 or grades 4-6 here: www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ideas-By-Jivey/Search:mysteries+of+the+deep ... See MoreSee Less

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    🤓Using mentor texts as part of vocabulary instruction is a proven best-practice!🤩Multiple exposures to the words in context and their meanings, indirectly as well as intentionally, will help students truly understand how to use the new vocabulary.👂Hearing the word in a mentor text and then talking about it isn’t enough for students to truly “learn” the word. Students must see, hear, and use the new words in many ways in order to really understand it. 🥰All of the 150+ vocabulary units provided in the All-Access Membership do just that! Each week, there is a variety of ways students can apply and analyze the words from the mentor text, so they don't get bored doing the same activities either. 😎Check out the membership here: members.ideasbyjivey.com/all-access ... See MoreSee Less

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    💩I've got a brand new mentor sentence mini-unit 💩I've got a brand new mentor sentence mini-unit coming your way, and it's a gas! Whether your students love dinosaurs, or you've been looking for the perfect book to use for Easter, there's something here for everyone!

Your students will have a rootin'-tootin' time, and I can guarantee they won't forget these grammar skills!

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Oh, alright... 
APRIL FOOLS! 🤣

🤩But if you really ARE looking for some engaging mentor sentence lessons, definitely check out the All-Access Membership at the link in my profile! (No fart books included, but still just as fun!) https://members.ideasbyjivey.com/all-access

#ideasbyjivey #mentorsentences #aprilfoolsday #teachersfollowteachers #teacherspayteachers #iteach345 #upperelementary
    🦑🐙🦕🐟🦈Whether you want to assign the 🦑🐙🦕🐟🦈Whether you want to assign them as digital assignments or print, these paired texts are sure to keep students excited to practice rigorous reading standards!

This set contains two pairs of informational passages and one fiction/nonfiction pair (six total passages) about mysteries of the deep.

⭐️ Loch Ness and Megalodon

⭐️ giant squid, and lion's mane jellyfish and anglerfish

⭐️ mermaids: informational passage and also an excerpt from The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen

There are seven multiple-choice questions (each question assessing a different standard) and one constructed response/essay question PER PAIR.

Get them for grades 2/3 or grades 4-6 at the link in my profile! 

#ideasbyjivey #teacherspayteachers #pairedtexts #pairedpassages #upperelementary #iteach2nd #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th #iteach6th 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ideas-By-Jivey/Search:mysteries+of+the+deep
    🤓Using #mentortexts as part of vocabulary instr 🤓Using #mentortexts as part of vocabulary instruction is a proven best-practice!

🤩Multiple exposures to the words in context and their meanings, indirectly as well as intentionally, will help students truly understand how to use the new #vocabulary.

👂Hearing the word in a mentor text and then talking about it isn’t enough for students to truly “learn” the word. Students must see, hear, and use the new words in many ways in order to really understand it. 

🥰All of the 150+ vocabulary units provided in the All-Access Membership do just that! Each week, there is a variety of ways students can apply and analyze the words from the mentor text, so they don't get bored doing the same activities either. 

😎Check out the membership at the link in my profile!

#ideasbyjivey #teachersfollowteachers #vocabularyteacher #teachingvocabulary #iteachtoo #upperelementary #teachermemberships https://members.ideasbyjivey.com/all-access
    😍More and more teachers are discovering each da 😍More and more teachers are discovering each day that teaching with mentor sentences is the perfect way to teach grammar and author’s craft! 

📚Students will improve their writing and grammar understanding as they learn from the amazing authors of your favorite books.

👉Check out #mentorsentences for your grade level by clicking on the categories along the left side of my TPT store (link in profile)!

#fabulousfeedback #ideasbyjivey #teacherspayteachers #mentorsentence #iteachtoo #picturebooks #iteachtoo https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ideas-By-Jivey
    Surprise! 🥳 TPT is having an early spring sale Surprise! 🥳

TPT is having an early spring sale! 🌷🌸

If you've been saving a big bundle on your wishlist, now is the time to add it to your cart! 🛒

👩‍🏫Everything in my store is 20% off, even already-deep-discounted bundles, then use code FORYOU23 to get the extra 5% off at checkout!

Happy shopping! 😍 https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Ideas-By-Jivey

#teacherspayteachers #ideasbyjivey #teacherspayteacherssale #iteach #iteachtoo #mentortexts #mentorsentences #ELAteacher
    😍 For today's #mentortextmonday, let's look at 😍 For today's #mentortextmonday, let's look at a book you should use this week to celebrate #nationalcrayonday on Friday! 

🖍 The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow is a fabulous picture book to read when teaching text structure. 

🔎 It is not only a fantastic example of a narrative biography, but contains the elusive problem/solution text structure! (This one is always hard to find good examples of in picture books.) 

Get a weeklong #mentortext unit to use with the book in my TPT store, or at the link in my profile! https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/product/the-crayon-man-mentor-text-unit-for-grades-3-5/

#ideasbyjivey #upperelementary #picturebooks #iteachtoo #teacherspayteachers #teachersfollowteachers #iteach345 #iteach3rd #iteach4th #iteach5th
    🤷‍♀️Why do I recommend students complete 🤷‍♀️Why do I recommend students complete their #mentorsentences work in a notebook?🤷‍♂️

📓It becomes a perfect “living resource” to use during writing time! It will contain a collection of amazing sentences, skill practice, and sentence structure practice that they can apply to their own writing.

Read more about the way my students set up notebooks at the link in my profile!

#ideasbyjivey #teacherspayteachers #iteach345 #iteachtoo #mentortexts 

https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/mentor-sentence-notebooks/
    🤓Teachers are aware that understanding vocabula 🤓Teachers are aware that understanding vocabulary is crucial to reading comprehension, but we want students to do more than just “know it when they read it.” 

💬✍️We hope our students can adopt these words into their repertoire and improve their writing and speaking vocabulary as well.

🥰With over 150 mentor text units with contextual vocabulary lessons included in the All-Access Membership, you'll have everything you need to help students do just that! (Link in profile.)

#ideasbyjivey #mentortexts #teachermemberships #upperelementary #iteach345 #vocabularyteaching #teachvocabulary 

https://members.ideasbyjivey.com/all-access
    🤩Just ONE reason that I never looked back once 🤩Just ONE reason that I never looked back once I started the mentor sentence routine in my classroom:

My students were having these super deep conversations and even DEBATES about grammar and language. I’d never heard students be able to explain the functions of words so well before, or analyzing craft like actual authors! 🤯

👀Read more in the post at the link in my profile!

#ideasbyjivey #teachersfollowteachers #mentorsentences #iteach345
https://www.ideasbyjivey.com/5-reasons-mentor-sentences
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