Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Show and Tell Tuesday (OLW)

Today I'm linking up with Denise from Sunny Days in Second Grade.  She's asking teachers to share New Year's ideas and activities.  I'm not back in school yet (not to brag or anything), so I'm going to share what I did last year and plan to do in the coming weeks as well, with a few modifications I'm sure.  

(Click on the pictures to see the original post with in-depth info and more pictures.)

Basically each child thought of their own OLW.  We displayed them in our cubbies and left them there all year long as reminders.  


We also created a classroom book.  


If you're looking for some New Year's ideas or have some of your own to share, head on over to Sunny Days in Second Grade.  The link below will take you there.  Happy New Years!



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14 comments:

  1. What a great idea...I love that they kept them in their cubbies so they could be reminded every day! Thanks for sharing!

    Nichole
    Craft of Teaching

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    1. Nichole, you're very welcome. Thank you for coming by!

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  2. Love the idea of OLW for the kiddos. I just came up with mine for Farley's Currently!

    Crystal
    Teaching Little Miracles

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    1. Crystal, it was fun to do with the kids for sure. I'm glad you like it!

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  3. I love that idea, very creative!

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    1. Melissa, thank you! I love to make most everything into classroom books.

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  4. Thanks for the encouragement...I had thought about doing OLW with my students last year, but thought they might be too young to "get it". I love how you hung them in their lockers!

    Kelly @ I'm Not Your Grandpa, I'm Your Teacher

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    1. Kelly, I'm not sure that they all "got it" but it's worth a shot and I think I'll get better at it this year and hopefully even more will get it. :)

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  5. Thanks so much for linking up to Show and Tell Tuesday!
    I love the idea of having the kids pick OWL! I'm going to have to do this :)

    Denise
    Sunny Days In Second Grade

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    1. Denise, thanks for the opportunity. The kids seemed to enjoy choosing their own OWL. :)

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  6. Wonderful idea of having the kids choose their own word! Hanging it in their lockers is a great reminder for them too. Lori
    Conversations in Literacy

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    1. Lori, you're so sweet to comment again about this post, since I'm pretty sure you commented a year ago.

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  7. We had some of our kids pick their OLW last year, too, and it was SO interesting. I love the one who picked COLOR .... too cute!

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    1. Barbara, yep some of them don't quite catch on. Color? Umm, okay. :)

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