After reading the book, my students were coming up with many Dollar Words on their own! I decided to showcase their Dollar Words (and amp up the competition) by creating a Dollar Words bulletin board by my writing bookshelf.
If you've ever read the book (and if you haven't, you must go and read it now!) Because of Mr. Terupt, then you know about Mr. Terupt's famous "Dollar Words" challenge. In the book, Mr. Terupt challenges his fifth grade class to come up with as many "Dollar Words" as possible. Basically, each letter of the alphabet represents a cent, so A= $0.01, B=$0.02, C=$0.03, and so on. After reading the book, my students were coming up with many Dollar Words on their own! I decided to showcase their Dollar Words (and amp up the competition) by creating a Dollar Words bulletin board by my writing bookshelf. My students actually designed the board, and every time a student comes up with a Dollar Word they get to proudly display their word and initials on the coveted board. It has been a great challenge for my kids, and a FANTASTIC activity for them to work on when they are finished with work! I have attached a copy of my Dollar Words below. Feel free to download my Dollar Words sheet and use it in your classroom! I ask if you do download it to please leave me a comment below! :) Happy Monday!
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9/30/2013 08:55:22 am
I love this! I read Mr. Terupt aloud last year, and my class was just crazy about it. (I was too!) I wish I'd thought of doing the Dollar Words board along with it! (Seems so obvious now... :) I'm in a multiage room, so I'll have to wait until next year to repeat this read aloud, but when I do I will definitely borrow this idea!
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Marty Meyers
9/30/2013 11:56:19 am
You are the most amazing teacher! Aren't 5th graders fun? I love your enthusiasm. Don't lose it. Keep up the good work. I'm sure your students love you . You inspire them to learn.
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Brandy Rava
11/6/2013 06:59:02 pm
Thank you for sharing! You have inspired me, I can't wait to visit your site again!
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10/4/2023 03:37:33 pm
Mr. terupt was an amazing story and i'm a bit sad its all over but hey...there's always new books waiting to be opened..
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