Hamburger Paragraph Craft and Organizers Giveaway

Do you use the Hamburger Model to teach paragraph writing? I used to use generic organizers and it worked okay but I noticed that it was difficult for my students to remember all the parts, especially the conclusion. I am a visual learner so I realized having an anchor chart with a picture would be more memorable than just the words alone.

I love the hamburger analogy because all kids can relate to it. I brought a real hamburger bun in for my beginning lesson and said, "Mmm, doesn't this look delicious?" The students laughed, "NO!" "Why not?" I asked, playing like I was confused. "Because there is nothing in there!" they exclaimed. This was a great lead in to our discussion. The bun is perfect for the topic sentence and conclusion because not only are they clearly the beginning and end but they are made of the same material just like the conclusion is basically the topic sentence restated.

The body of the paragraph has three juicy details, making the writing more interesting just as the lettuce and tomato make the burger tastier. "But I like cheese on my burger,"one of my clever students quipped. "Ahh, that is wonderful. Then you can write four juicy details in your paragraph," I responded with a grin.

I am also very tactile so I expanded this experience for my students by creating the above craft they could make themselves. This was also a great assessment of who really understood my lesson. Could they assign the labels to the correct spots without looking at my model? The templates are included in the download.

To continue the visual aid, the outline of the hamburger was used when I created the graphic organizer. In my packet I included blank, lined, and dotted lines so hopefully everyone has something they can use. I also included a colored outline in case you are lucky enough to have a colored printer. If you glue things into your writer's notebook, you could have your students color one of these to add to a Hamburger Paragraph page.

The Hamburger Paragraph can be used with different types of writing. I included examples of  narrative, informative, explanatory and opinion pieces.

I have included all this is my Hamburger Paragraph Craft and Organizers packet. I'd love to give a copy away to a lucky follower. Just enter via Rafflecopter below and I'll pick a winner Sunday night.
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Peppa Pig Letter Matching FREEBIE

I am getting a lot done around the house which feels great! We tamed our yard and cleaned out the garage.  Summer is when I catch up on everything and go on a cleaning and organizing binge.

I am tutoring 2nd, 1st and pre-K students this summer. I made a letter matching activity for the preschooler with her favorite Peppa Pig (a NickJr. show.) Click on the picture to download your FREE copy!

Congrats to Kelly Brown on winning a copy of my Sight Word Superstars Expansion Pack!

Sight Word Superstars Expansion Pack

Sweet summer is here! Sorry I've been such a bad blogger lately. My plate got pretty full this year with the new job, commute, and my boys getting to the age that they need help with studying for finals, etc.

My SD card reader stopped working so pics of what my kiddos have done lately will have to wait until my new one arrives. In true crazy woman fashion, I have spent my first days of vacation working on something for TpT! I have had SO many people ask for an extension to my best selling Sight Word Superstars program I decided to hop on it before I got sidetracked with my super long house list.

I made the lists and flashcards in the same format so they will match the original set but now all 1000 words are covered! I also added the game Roll, Say, Keep for an additional way to practice.

It feels good to have one thing done! Thank you to all of you who have left me such nice comments. I am happy to know that my program has helped so many students!!

Leave me a comment below with your email and I'll pick a name to win this expansion pack. If you'd like a second chance to win you can pin this and leave me the link to your Pinterest board.

I appreciate you!

This is a quick post from my son's baseball game to let you know I have put my entire TpT store on sale for Teacher Appreciation!

Our parents put on a fancy French lunch today that was super yummy and I won the centerpiece! I hope you are getting pampered, too!

Proud Mama!

I am so proud of my son, Quinn. He was the male lead in his class musical this week.  I was surprised because he is new to the school and on the quieter side. He had a ZILLION lines to memorize and a solo!! Here is a quick clip.

Everyone did such a great job! I love the experiences my kids are getting at this small private school. All classes 1st - 6th grade have their own show every year! Kinder has a singing performance and middle and high school have many shows that are optional. My older son took Drama as his elective and they did Little Mermaid, Jr. You might think they wouldn't like that but he had a blast! We saw Les Miserables this week at the High School but the director invited kids from all campuses to try out so it was a mixed cast. The production quality was very impressive for such a small school!

So between baseball and all the drama I've been a tad busy. I forgot to take pics of our Easter Bunny Craftivity but it was the same as last year. The only new thing I have been working on is more book club packets. I have two new ones:

Hi Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold. 

Fly Guy books are highly engaging yet easy enough for those just starting to get the hang of it!

My first graders are working on answering comprehension questions in complete sentences and sequencing events.

There is a parts of speech cut and glue sort

and a writing prompt inspired by the story.

 I also made one for Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.

It is written at an AR level of 4.0 so it worked well with my higher 2nd graders. It has chapter comprehension and vocabulary questions but also covers story elements and figurative language.

My 2nd graders are supposed to write in cursive on Spalding lines (top and bottom, no dotted middle) so that is why the lines are different.

If you'd like to win a copy of these enter below. 

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I hope all of you are well. I miss connecting with other bloggers. I thought once the boys were {almost } teenagers I would have more time but it seems to be the opposite! Maybe once they can drive?? Not really wishing that too soon though.