Spanish MOOSE binders

About 80% of our students are native Spanish speakers, and receive literacy instruction in Spanish. For this reason I took the initiative of translating the M.O.O.S.E. binder. I created the B.E.E. binder and did the contents into Spanish. Our homework is send home in Spanish. I want to make it more interactive. Its a great way to connect with the teacher, the parent and the student. This is what I came up with. I hope it is useful to someone.

Free Giveaway

Check out and follow this new blog! http://lessonplandiva.blogspot.com

 It has some great activities that will help your students learn or review dictionary skills and guide words. There is a pocket chart center, cut and paste activities, and worksheets to help reinforce these skills.

Motivational Videos

Everytime I see this video that even though things look so bad we should always get up and strive to do our best. It amazed me when I saw these video at workshop. I got goosebumps. You should always be the best you can be. I always tell my kids that they are the best and never give up. Never quit everything is possible...no limits.... Many kids come to our classroom with so many problems from home and struggle with school work. I tell them that they should do their best and never give up.

Spanish Snap Words

Have you ever wondered how to teach HFWs to Spanish speaking students who are stuggle readers? I found these snap words at Child 1st Publications.

Who are they for? Bilingual SnapWords™ are perfect for native English speakers learning Spanish or for working with children in a bilingual classroom.
Details
Set 1 includes 60 high-frequency words. The front of each card portrays a stylized word, giving children a way to grasp the meaning of the word and remember its meaning. On the reverse of each card is the plain word without the image, a sentence using that word in Spanish and the English translation. Each card is 5.5" X 4.25".
What products you might find?
You will find Snap words in both languages (English and Spanish)
Snap words (Teaching Cards and Pocket Chart)
Landscape and Mini Word Walls
Decodable Readers
Math
Nouns Snap Words
......more check it out.
Click on link below or imagine on the right.
http://www.child-1st.com/#a_aid=4de9a339772a5

Awesome Giveway

Lindsey from theteacherwife.blogspot.com is has a great giveaway. She is choosing one winner and giving $15 dollars to spend at Heidi Songs. Here is what you have to do:
1. Go to her blog http://www.theteacherwife.blogspot.com/

To Enter This Giveaway:

To Enter: Become a follower of her blog (or already be one).

Bonus Entry #1: Visit the HeidiSongs website and tell me what you would buy with your 15 bucks.

Bonus Entry #2: "Like" Heidi Songs on Facebook.

Bonus Entry #3: Follow her TpT Store.

Bonus Entry #4: Blog about this giveaway!!

Bonus Entry #5: Rate one of my TpT products--either one you recently purchased or my featured freebie!!

Runde's Room

Jen is giving out a prenium membership as a giveway. http://rundesroom.blogspot.com/

Read about it sounds supper amazing. All you have to do is
1) Become a follower her blog.
2) Become a follower of her TpT Store.
3) Download one of her free products from her TpT Store and give it a rating.
4) Add her button to your blogroll.
5) Blog about this contest.

Contest Ends Sunday evening (May 29th).   Hurry Hurry!

Mother's Day Project

Feliz dia de las madres!

Today we celebrate mother's day. Most of my student's mother's come from Mexico. I decided to send today the project my students did. They came out really nice. It was funny when one student said "I am going to water my plant". First graders always come out with the craziest things.