Thursday, August 2, 2012

Straightforward Grammar- CCSS connections and a GIVEAWAY!

I am so excited to do this post today.  A few weeks ago, Barker Creek (you know them- the company that created the Draw-Write-Now books?!) contacted me to offer me some great products that I could use in my classroom.


Emily sent me some AMAZING grammar posters and high frequency word magnets.  Both of them are fully compatible and connected to the Common Core- you can check out the connections on THIS PAGE of their website.

Anywho... I LOVE the grammar posters so much.  They are straight forward, not overly loaded with graphics, and just have such a clean, understandable look and feel to them.  I can't WAIT to display them on my grammar door and my focus wall.  Here's a peek at how they'll appear there.  I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how simple, yet gorgeous these posters are! 


Emily also included these magnetic high-frequency words and a cookie sheet for kids to use them on.  I LOVE how the parts of speech are color coded and my mind is spinning with how I will be able to use these for word work activities and put them up on my focus wall when we are covering each part of speech!



You actually have a chance to win your own set of the high-frequency word magnets!  You can enter using Rafflecopter below- you just need to be sure you're following my blog and that you LIKE Barker Creek on Facebook!  You can earn an extra entry if you leave a comment letting me know what you'd use the magnets for.  I'll announce the winner on Sunday!

67 comments:

  1. These look like exciting new additions to your classroom.

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  2. These look great! I would use the magnets for word work center activities.

    faithfulinfirst.blogspot.com

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  3. These look great and very useful!!

    debinderry@gmail.com

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  4. Wow... I love how you have them on display... neat and organized!
    - Michele
    MULTIAGE MOMENTS

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  5. I would use the magnets for a sight word center for extra practice.

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  6. Starting Daily 5 this year and this would make a great work center!!
    Peggy
    :)

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  7. I love how the words are color coded for grammar!

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  8. Probably for one of my centers during Daily 5!
    Liz
    Come check out my new blog Teaching in the Valley

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  9. I would definitely use this as an activity for my sight word center!! :)
    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

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  10. I would use those awesome magnets on my heater, since it is magnetic as a word work center!

    http://missredheadandfirstgraders.blogspot.com/

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  11. I would use these to differentiate word work. The kids who need extra support could copy premade sentences with the magnet words. For a challenge, others can complete a "How many words are in your sentence?" task.

    Tammy
    The Resourceful Apple

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  12. I am expecting a challenging group this year and so a large part of themorning will be Daily 5! Those magnets will be a great Word Work activity on the one hand, but I could certainly use them one-on-one or for small group support. LOVE you! I have been a fan for years but am new to following blogs!

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  13. Love these! They would be a great addition to my sight word center!

    Brooke
    Bleathers1021@hotmail.com

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  14. I love the magnets- would use them in my word work station

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  15. The sight word magnets would be perfect for Daily 5 word work, of course! I would love to have them!

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  16. I would love these for literacy centers!!

    Emily
    eah719@hotmail.com

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  17. I would LOVE to have these posters on display in my classroom, and my kiddos would LOVE to use the magnets in a variety of learning centers!

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  18. I'd use the magnets for literacy centers like a lot of other people said. Great way to make sentences and such!

    Sara
    Miss V's Busy Bees

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  20. love the magnets & posters. would be a great addition to anyone's classroom.

    lorinademello@hotmail.com

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  21. The magnets would be so great for literacy workstations. I am thinking that a lot of different 'games' could be created with them to use throughout the year. Thanks, Christina,for this great giveaway AND for all you do!! :)
    jody.erickson@k12.sd.us

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  22. Along with all the good ideas mentioned above, I would let them practice ABC order with them.
    Patty
    Prutenba@sturgisps.org

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  23. Posters are awesome. Going on their website to see what other goodies are available.

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  24. I love how you show us new products! What a nice way for the company to share! :)

    My only issue......I am not a Facebook user and cannot often participate.

    Love your blog. :)

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  25. Wow those posters look great! I would definitely use the sight word magnets on the side of my filing cabinet for a word work activity. Those would be absolutely perfect for the students, and because they're magnetic, the word work station would take up less space, double bonus! =)

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  26. I'm completing my last semester of student teaching this fall and I'm so excited for an opportunity to win these incredible magnets. They are perfect for workstations or focus walls! Thanks so much!
    amanda.donajkowski@hotmail.com

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  27. These would be a very helpful addition to my class. I have color coded my words according to their parts of speech using markers for years. My kiddos are second language learners, and colors really help them more readily identify the differenct parts of speech. This product would not only save time for me, but I could put it into a center for the children to work with.

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  28. I would use them during Daily 5 rotations.

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  29. Perfect for Word work rotation of The Daily Five

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  30. I would use it for word wall activities, centers etc Mary at apopovic@primus.ca

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  31. I would use these for sorting and other word word during Daily Five.

    Cindy
    cl14mentor@oh.rr.com

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  32. I LOVE those magnets! I would also use them during word work during Daily Five, as well as in small group and whole group instruction.

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  33. I would use during Daily 5 for word work

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  34. I would definitely use those magnets for Daily 5 and grammar mini-lessons! Great idea to use with a cookie sheet!

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  35. I would love to the magnets in small groups.

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  36. I would use them with my after school program kids. A lot of these kids are in the program to compliment their learning throughout the day.

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  37. I can see these being used to spice up morning message, word work, etc... possibilities are endless!
    aconnolly1216@gmail.com

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  38. I would use these as a center, or in small groups, or with the little kiddo I tutor.

    erampton7@gmail.com

    kinderink.com

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  39. I would use the magnets at my word work center.
    lraines78@gmail.com

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  40. I'd use these magnets as part of small groups/stations

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  41. I would use the posters in my classroom and the magnets in learning centers or small groups.

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  42. I'd use the magnets for small group and centers. I would also use them for my tutoring sessions.

    marybeth
    Cialini Chat

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  43. I would love to use them in my small groups, reading intervention block, and literacy stations.

    Thanks!
    Sandy
    http://sandyslearningreef.blogspot.com/

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  44. These magnets would be great in small guided reading groups and great for a word work station for Daily 5! The posters are great!!!

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  45. I would use the magnets in my poetry center and word work center during the D5.
    :)

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  46. I would use the magnets in my word work center and in reading groups. They'd also be great to use in centers!

    œKaryn
    A is for Apple B is for Blog
    Kideducator@comcast.net

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  47. These look great for small group work! Thanks!
    Tori

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  48. I would use these in my word work station for daily 5.

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  49. I would definitely use these for my language arts groups and for my writing center.

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  50. I would use these as a part of our ELA block for small groups!

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  51. I would use the magnets in a center! :o)

    Cindy
    ccfirstteacher@gmail.com

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  52. We could use the magnets for lots of word work- rhyming words, silly sentences, categorizing, the possibilities are endless!
    Thanks for giving us the chance to win!
    Shar W
    jandcangelscents@sbcglobal.net

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  53. Christina, I love your site.
    I use and recommend you to new AND experienced teachers. THank you for sharing your wealth of teaching knowledge with us!
    Robin

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  54. I would use the magnets during DAily 5 Word Work, small group guided reading, and tutoring!

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  55. Magnets - decoration and instruction, as well as in daily practice.
    susanlulu@yahoo.com

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  56. Hello,
    I am trying to post again as it didn't seem to work the first time.
    Thank you for the fun give-away.
    I have a giant heater in my classroom. It blows air out the top and has about 5 feet of metal, that doesn't get hot, on the front.
    I would use these magnets to play a partner game. The pieces would be in a basket. Each player would draw one and read the letter/sound or word. If they read it correctly it goes in their keep pile. If they get an animal, they can snitch from the partner's keep pile. When the pieces are gone, whoever has the most pieces wins.

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  57. This would so help in supply a new kindergarten room for me! I would really like to win this! Thanks for the generous offer....

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  58. As a head teacher it would be great to start the year with these lovely magnets and present them to my team of enthusiastic teachers !

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  59. These look great! So many possibilities for these magnets-thanks!

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  60. I love your blog! I am your newest follower! :)

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  61. as a special ed teacher...how wouldn't I use them? I don't have a smartboard this year so they could be extremely useful on my magnetic whiteboard whole group or in centers.

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  62. I would use the magnets for centers or small group instruction.
    Epodolski@arcsgalloway.org

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  63. I would love to use these magnets in my centers:)! Thanks for the opportunity!

    ~Sara
    sweetsarabowling@gmail.com

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  64. I LOVE the grammar posters, they would be perfect on my weekly focus wall..as for the magnetic sight words, since I teach 3rd grade ESL, it would be fun to put up a set of words each week and challenge the students to create a poem or story using the words provided! Thanks for the chance!!

    Shari
    saplacko@gmail.com

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  65. I would use the magnets to have my students create super sentences!

    Christina
    prec0ci0us~at~bellsouth.net

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