Keep Calm and Teach Art

After teaching first grade for six years, I have decided to switch gears! Starting this year, I will be teaching Elementary Art at the same school, Moseley Elementary in Grand Prairie. I am very excited about this change but know that I have a lot of learning and work ahead of me. With this change, several people have asked me what I am going to do with this blog. I am still undecided at this point for the future of the blog as far as art is concerned. I am wrapping my brain around the logistics of getting permission to display student created art online for a school of over 600 students. But, at this point, I will continue sharing various ideas for Elementary Education as a whole. I will share ideas I've stumbled upon from other sites, creations I have made for Teachers Pay Teachers, and more. You can also follow me on Pinterest here. I will continue to have boards for first grade as well as new boards for various art topics.

Content Board and Grade Level Banners

We all know that anchor charts are a huge part of a classroom. I believe that they should be separated by content. To add a little bit of color above the bulletin boards, I created these Content Board and Grade Level Banners and added them to my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. The banners can be pieced together on ribbon for display. The sets include triangle pieces to assemble the following words: Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Social Studies, Word Wall Daily Five, CAFE, Art. P.E., Physical Education, Music, Computers, Library, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth. These designs match my Word Wall Headers.

 Content Board and Grade Level Banners in Diagonal Rainbow

 

 Content Board and Grade Level Banners in Horizontal Rainbow Dots

 Content Board and Grade Level Banners in Rainbow Chevron

 Content Board and Grade Level Banners in Rainbow Diamonds

 Content Board and Grade Level Banners in Rainbow Dots

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice

I created a set of handwriting sheets for all of Fry's Instant Word Lists and added them to my Teachers Pay Teachers Store. These words are the most frequent words in the English language and this set is great for repeated practice of those words. The more the students see the words, the more likely they are to remember them. The sets can be copied for one time use or laminated for repeated use with Dry Erase markers in centers or as a part of Daily 5.

The sets can be downloaded individually to meet your specific grade level needs:

 



Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice First 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Second 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Third 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Fourth 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Fifth 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Sixth 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Seventh 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Eighth 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Ninth 100 Words

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Tenth 100 Words

 

The sets can also be downloaded in value packs to meet a variety of learning levels:

 

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice First 500 Words Value Pack 1

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice Second 500 Words Value Pack 2

Fry's Instant Words Handwriting Practice All 1000 Words Complete Value Pack

Word Wall Headers Download

I recently added new Word Wall Headers to my Teachers Pay Teachers store. These are sets of colorful, round alphabet labels to use for your classroom word wall. There are five different styles to choose from to add a splash of color to your room. Click on the links below to download. These sets also match my Content Board and Grade Level Banners.

 Word Wall Headers in Diagonal Rainbow

 

 Word Wall Headers in Horizontal Rainbow Dots

 

Word Wall Headers in Rainbow Chevron

 

 Word Wall Headers in Rainbow Diamonds

 

Word Wall Headers in Rainbow Dots