Synonyms and a Freebie

Again, I forgot to take pictures of what I wanted to blog about.

I blame the Just Got Back From Vacation And Now I’m Teaching Again Thing that is going around.

So I’ll save it for another day and, instead, show you what I actually took pictures of today.

This week it was all about Synonyms.

Which I cannot say.

I say Cinnamon.

On accident. Every time. I swear. I usually get it right the second time.

I blame the whole I Love Cinnamon Rolls Because My Mom Made Them All The Time When I Was Growing Up And My Siblings And I Had A Scheduled Rotation Of Who Got The Middle One thing that happened every week in my house. Seriously, we fought over who got the middle cinnamon roll.

Why? Why? You don’t know why?

The cinnamon roll in the middle of the circular pan always has the most icing.

So my mom had to put up a Middle Cinnamon Roll schedule on our fridge.

Just kidding. Sort of. We always knew whose turn it was. We all (two sisters, a brother, and I) had the Middle Cinnamon Roll schedule memorized inside of our heads. I attribute that early foundation of memorization to my good grades and excellent spelling skills.

Anywho . . . where was I?

Okay, so we were all about synonyms this week.

And rather than play the partner game where I pass out picture cards and have the kids find their synonym partner, I decided to do it more “Write the Room” style.

I decided this last night while we had people over at the potluck. My teacher brain never turns off. It is a fact. There have been studies on it.

I copied this printable from my Antonyms and Synonyms pack:

And then I hung up the matching synonym cards for each word on the printable around my room.

And the kids “wrote the room” as they searched for the missing synonyms on the printable.

They loved it. And I loved it because there were pictures on the printable and the cards so everyone was successful! And quiet. Which was a total bonus seeing as how people didn’t leave my house until 10:00pm last night and then I stayed up to clean the kitchen and then it was late. I might as well have been a vampire and gotten myself an Edward.

So the on-task-quiet behavior was a pleasant surprise.

Oh, by the way, if the kids donated $1 to Relay for Life, they got to wear their hats ALL DAY today. We are not allowed to wear hats indoors. It’s a hard and fast rule at my school. We can play in the bathrooms and throw wads of wet toilet paper up to the ceiling to see how many we can get to stick, but we cannot do it while wearing a hat. That’s an order young man.

So it was a big deal. My little Goofy Girl wore that huge Goofy hat ALL DAY long. It’s a good thing she sits on the back row of the carpet, too, or we might have had a problem.

And there you have it.

That’s what we did today.

I think we did some other things, too, but I can’t remember. I know it was all brilliant and Common Core-y. You can trust me.

Yes, you can.

In fact, if you’ll just go along with it, you can click {HERE} for the printable.

You’re welcome.

And thank you for trusting me.

🙂

Comments

Ms. Perry's Peaches says

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This is amazing! I just finished synonyms and antonyms with my kiddos too. Couldn't just get the freebie, just purchased the set. It's amazing! Thanks again for sharing!
Kelly says

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Ooh..the middle cinnamon roll. Everyone eyeballs it while they're being polite until it's about to get eaten, and then all bets are off. Hahah!! Love your post – and your synonym activity…very Common Core-y 🙂

Kelly
First Grade Fairytales
Carolyn Kisloski says

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I love your synonym activity! Thank you so much. Yes- that middle cinnamon roll is still fought over to this day. It not only has the most icing, which is true, true, true- but it is usually not really baked all the way as much as the others, and that is so delicious. Is that bad that I like them sort of on the raw side? Oh well- I love your post- as always! Happy Weekend!
Carolyn
Kindergarten: Holding Hands and Sticking Together
Mrs. Moran says

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Hmm…I thought I had that one. Thanks for the Freebie! My Spring Break isn't for another week. I am literally living for it.

Kimberley
Erin B. says

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Bahaha!! Love it!! We aren't allowed to wear hats at our school, either, but we are allowed to pee on the floor, and write on the stalls, and throw that wet paper towel on the ceiling, too!! 😉

Enjoy your weekend!
~Erin
Mrs. Beattie's Classroom
CaseyJane Cooper says

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I agree with Carolyn~ it's the non-crust almost-rawness AND the icing of the center that makes it the coveted roll and spurs on sibling rivalries!
CaseyJane
WigglingScholars
Amy Mc says

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I read part of this post to my mom and we laughed because the rule when I was growing up (with two sisters and a brother) that mom got the middle one! We were never allowed to have it. She said "Mom bought them, Mom made them, Mom gets the middle one". When I have kids, I will continue that rule.

That story being shared, I love this activity. Thanks for sharing!
Traci - Dragonflies in First says

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Used baking cinnamon rolls to wake my kids when they were little AND used the "snooze, you lose" rule regarding the center roll!

Your freebie had me at "QUIET".

Thanks 🙂
Dusty Drosche says

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LOVE the activity! Thanks for the idea and freebie. I don't always eat cinnamon rolls, but when I do I prefer the outer ones (the middle ones are too squishy to me and I have texture issues). Now I sound like the Most Interesting Man in huge World. Which I am not. Maybe. 🙂

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