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Hi GUYS!

It's Wendy McCarty

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1stgradefireworks!

I have been teaching for ..um...26 YEARS!

( WOW!!..NOT feeling OLD or anything..)  :)

So...I just wanted to share with you some things I use in MY classroom.

I teach in a title 1 classroom in NORCAL.

25-27 students...no full-time assistants...and this year 8 languages!

*disclaimer...ALL of MY kiddos SPOKE English.

WE did fine! ( Though I did use translators to conference with parents ).

I can "communicate" with parents,

 but when it came to hard core "ACADEMIC" discussions...

I wanted to make sure we were ALL on the same page!

So...

One of MY BIGGIES...is VOCABULARY!

How can I teach a child to retell, use inferences, discuss character traits

if they don't have the VOCABULARY to attach knowledge to?

So I use LOTS..I mean LOTS ..of vocabulary in my classroom!

In most, not all, but MOST, of my ELA units,

I include vocabulary cards.

My newest packet

FALL..

I have included vocabulary cards to help ANYONE..not just EL's 

with reading, writing, and UNDERSTANDING! Pictures are a MUST!

Here is a sample of the vocabulary cards..

JUST FOR YOU! ENJOY!

(Click HERE to print)

If you would like to see the complete unit, 

you can check it out here.

Happy SUNDAY!

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Wendy