Monday Linky Parties & More! Monday Markdown & Monday Made It {7/28/14}

Hello Friends~

I’m back again for some Monday Linky parties & more!

Today marks the teachers 3rd week back at school & the students 2nd week back at school. I feel like I can’t breathe I’ve been so busy, but the start of this school year has been AWESOME! The teachers & students are doing so great & we are all in the “honeymoon” stage so to speak. Everything has gone really well & I love my school!

So anyhow, let’s get started!

First, just a friendly reminder that I am hosting a Close Reading Book Study with some of my girls on the book Falling in Love with Close Reading. Yesterday we posted about Chapter 4. We will be posting each Sunday. Make sure to follow along in our Close Reading journey & enter weekly to win a copy of the book. Also check everyone’s links each week to read their review of the chapters & sometimes you will get a FREEBIE!!!

Monday Markdown

I am linking up with the fabulous Kelly & Kim.

{Click on their button below for a direct link to the entire linky party}

August Close Reads

{Common Core Aligned}

{Click on the photo above for a direct link to this product

& check out the preview file}

Monday, July 28th – Friday, August 1st

50% off

Regular: $9.00

This week only: $4.50

See some sample pages…

Monday Made It:

Finally I’m linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for Monday Made it!

{Click on the photo below for a direct link to the entire linky party}

August Close Reads
As you saw above, this product is my “Monday Markdown” for the week! It’s brand new & comes complete with lots of labor & love!!! It is the first in a series I will be making this school year. I can’t wait to dig into these with my own students!!! I am so ready:-) This pack comes complete with 4 Informational Text Topics that vary on lexile levels for grades 2-5. There are activities for each standard & extra activities as well. Everything you need for the entire month! As you can see below, this month’s theme in Plants & Flowers. Each month I will have a different theme. These can be used for on level reading, instructional reading or as complex reading passages. I use them in small groups but they can be used in whole groups as well. Be sure to read all about them & check out my preview file {HERE}.

Scrunchy Border

Set up your bulletin board as usual…

Grab some bulletin board paper {aka butcher paper} & cut strips as evenly as possible… I failed at that… Ha ha… You can cut either way horizontal or vertical, you’ll need a lot of strips…