I finished my Star of the Week packet with a Hollywood Theme. Before it goes on sale at Teachers Pay Teachers, I wanted to have a GIVEAWAY for my followers! The packet includes an 11x17 Star of the Week poster, a parent letter that describes what they need to have their child do to complete the poster, two choices of Star of the Week class-written book covers and two choices of Star of the Week pages using handwriting lines and plain lines.
When I used this with my second graders last year, I would send home the parent letter with one boy and girl who would be the Stars the following week. I chose to have new students go earlier in the year so we could all get to know them. Then, I "randomly" chose students for the rest of the year (but I had my shy kids and kids who needed to make new friends go first--don't tell!). On Mondays, the Stars would share their posters that they worked on over the weekend. Also, they were allowed to bring a special item for sharing. This was a big deal because the kids don't get to share toys or things like that--only items related to what we're learning in class. Each day of the week the kids had the option to share other items or stories about their hobbies, families, etc... On Thursday, the class would write a page to go in each of the Star of the Week's class books. Usually, they gave a compliment or told the Star about mutual interests. Then, at the end of the week, the stories were collected and bound into a book for each Star to take home. The kids LOVE this! Even the shy kids want to talk about themselves! If this sounds like something you'd like to try, you can enter to win a copy using the "Rafflecopter" below.
Thanks, Bloggy Friends!
Corinna
Thanks for following me! I'm glad you can use the Elkonin Boxes. Blogging is a lot of hard work, but it's worth it. Good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mrs. R! I think it will be more natural once school starts because I'll have lots to talk about and share when I'm working with the kids. :)
ReplyDeleteCorinna
I love the idea--especially how the students wrote about the star of the week!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Their writing is priceless! I get a kick out of reading them when I put the books together. :)
DeleteThanks for finding my blog and introducing me to yours!
ReplyDelete❀Barbara❀
Grade ONEderful
Ruby Slippers Blog Designs
I'm so glad! :)
DeleteCorinna
This packet looks so cute!
ReplyDeletelraines78@gmail.com
Thanks, Lori! :)
DeleteI love this idea! What a great way to build a sense of community in the classroom. Thanks so much for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteLori
You're welcome! :) We had lots of fun with it last year.
DeleteCorinna
I love your giveaway! Our grade level does Star-of-the-Week, and this packet would be awesome for the bulleting board! Thanks for putting it together!
ReplyDeleteDiane
Teaching with Moxie
Thanks, Diane! I ended up putting their posters on a board outside our room and we left them up for a long time. Kids loved it!
DeleteCorinna :)
I nominated you for an award--and posted about your giveaway at the same time.
ReplyDeleteThanks, so much! :)
DeleteI love the movie theme! I'm so glad you found me so I could check out your fabulous blog as well!
ReplyDeleteShana
Enchanted with Technology
Thanks, Shana! I'm working on an Explorer theme, too. Thanks for following! :)
DeleteCorinna
I just came across your blog and I'm now one of your newest followers. First, I saw your name and had to take a second look. I don't run across too many others that have our name. I just had to give you a shout out! I teach first grade too!
ReplyDeleteI know! Not many people even spell it correctly (haha) like ours. :)
DeleteI'm glad you stopped by. Thanks for following!
Corinna
Thank you for sharing how you used this with your students. I have thought about doing something like this for years, but wasn't sure what I wanted to do exactly. I love how you used it in your classroom. I can definitely see how it would be a plus for some of my students. Keeping my fingers crossed. :-)
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So glad you stopped by my blog to so I could find out about yours! Great blog!
DeleteLori
Little Priorities
Thank you, Delighted! I love using it with the kiddos. :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great packet and a cool giveaway. I'm also a newbie blogger who teaches first.
ReplyDeleteJoell
Totally Terrific Teaching