5 for Freebie Friday!

Happy TGIF! 3-Day Weekend Style! I'm linking up with Kacey for Five for Friday:

I'm also linking up with  Primary Inspiration (thanks Linda!)  to share a holiday pack and a timely freebie:

Please hop over to find some seasonal activities for February. 

My contributions include:

Happy Groundhog's Day!

and one of my fave freebies:

RAK: Pass It On!

What the Teacher Wants is sharing about a special family and offering an opportunity for everyone to help:

Please click here to read more!

Last week, I was honored to have my post "Hats Off to Literacy" featured on Ellison Education Blog. You can read the entire post here to learn more about these:

I used the sliders with my Power Hour (Guided Reading) group. I was able to use assorted "scraps" of paper and literally made about 30 in under one hour (while watching Netflix). This week, we also explored Polar Bears:

and testing ended on Wednesday, so I was able to meet with one of my new intervention groups! We're focused on all things literacy (phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, & language arts) using our NWEA data for RIT band grouping. Today we had fun using my NWEA Quick Questions cards in a "game show" style (I guess like The Newlyweds Game, but my students don't have to know that):

What are your plans for the three-day weekend? We just booked a Florida trip for spring, so we are staying in town for now. Hopefully catching up on a little extra sleep & enjoying a Chipotle lunch treat on Monday. 
Enjoy your weekend & thanks for reading! Jen