Hello Mrs Sykes

Need a fun and fast way to boost your students' vocabulary? Here's a Mystery Word of the Week free download (from my Teachers Pay Teachers store )  you can print and use today! Enjoy! Free Mystery Word of the Week from Hello Mrs Sykes on Teachers Pay Teachers

Want to boost the vocabulary of your entire class with only a few minutes a day? What if I told you with little prep work! Here's the solution: use the Mystery Word of the Week clues to spark daily discussions of words.

Good morning, teacher friends!  I am super excited to share that the 2013 TpT Holiday eBook is out!  Click the image below to check it out...  {By the way, I'm in it!!  Happy dance!} Download this resource for free at Teachers Pay Teachers.  Don't forget to leave feedback! Want my freebie from the eBook?  Click the picture below to go straight to my Winter Holiday freebie .  Happy Holidays!! A Winter Holiday Freebie - Mystery Word of the Week!

Thought I'd share something I've been working on with my fifth graders!  I wanted to have a way for them to record all of their vocabulary work when we use the Mystery Word of the Week each day, but I only have them for such a short amount of time that I needed this to be fast, fast, fast. Click to download the free poster :)  I created a fast and interactive way to keep track of them in our notebooks...  Behold!  The Interactive Mystery Word of the Week !! Download the template here We have been having so much fun with this!!!  They are so excited when it's time for a new word because I let them write the first day's clues in pen.  (((Gasp!!)))  Yep, a ball-point pen.  Whatever color they want.  They get to write the first letter and blanks in pen, so they can try out their guesses in pencil without worrying about erasing the blanks.  This combines their obsession for office supplies and my passion for vocabulary development ...

Omigoodness!!  My buddy Casey pointed out to me that one of my fav NC bloggers That's So Second Grade posted this picture on her Facebook page: I added the text/arrows.  :)  Background: 3AM Teacher, Font: KG Fonts Click here to visit That's So Second Grade's Facebook fan page! If you're interested in learning more about the Mystery Word of the Week and the Mystery Number of the Week , check them out on Teachers Pay Teachers: I admit... I did a happy dance when I saw the picture...  :)  Weekend Happiness!!!! Congrats to Charlene, winner of the Pin it to Win it!  Charlene - check your email!!  :) a Rafflecopter giveaway

Happy Weekend, y'all!  I wanted to take a sec and show you how I'm using the Mystery Word of the Week in my classroom this year.  Since I'm in a year round school, I have to track in and out of my classroom this year.  That means that my displays need to be easily removable so I can carry it to the next classroom.  Here is the weekly display in my classroom, under the board. Mystery Word of the Week under the board in my classroom...  I used sheet protectors to easily change the clues. Mystery Word of the Week on display in Denise's classroom at Sunny Days in Second Grade . Mystery Word of the Week above the board in my teammate's classroom.  I'm so impressed by the reaction the Mystery Word of the Week sets have gotten from teachers around the country.  I always found them effective to use with my own students, but I am blown away by the feedback on TpT.  Here are just a few of the comments: Rschu64: A great product! I'm looking...

Ahoy there, mateys!  I'm in a fine mood tonight, since I only have One. More. Day.  That's right!  One. More.  Day.  I had a difficult time adjusting to the new curriculum and expectations so far this year, and my upcoming track out makes me positively giddy with anticipation.  I'm going to visit here... This photo of Emerald Isle is courtesy of TripAdvisor And do a bit of TpT/TN work, and rest and recharge!  Most importantly, I'm going to be a mommy, wife, and friend.  I'm looking forward to taking a nap in the afternoons again!!!  :) Arrgh!!  I'm an East Carolina girl (we're the ECU Pirates!) so I have a soft spot for using pirates in the classroom.  I {finally!} finished my Mystery Word of the Week All Year Long - Pirate Theme!  I had so many requests for this, and I hope y'all enjoy them.  Here's some pics...  Click to learn more if you are so inclined!  I've included this set with my Superhero t...

Phew!  Fin-all-ly I finished my Mystery Word of the Week set for the year .  Check it out by clicking the pic below... ****Update - This set has been updated, again!! If you have already purchased this set, please go back and download again for free from your TPT purchases page!**** Need more Mystery Words?  Here's the beginning of year 2 !! I'm off to answer emails from parents about their green bean's interim reports!  (Can you believe I've already been in school over 4 weeks?!?)  Enjoy!!