Gingerbread Math Mat ~ Roll and Color/Cover Game.

 

Select the Math Mat you prefer.

·         Numbers 1-6 (number/dot pattern correlations)

·         Numbers 2-12 (addition, add the dots from two dice for a total)

·         Dice Dot Pattern Recognition (count the dots from one die and match)

·         Ten Frame-Style Dot Pattern (addition, add the dots two both dice for a total)

Practice math skills through purposeful play.

CCSS

K.CC.4 – Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities.

K.CC.5 – Count to answer, “How many?”

K.OA.5 – Fluently add within 5.(practice here includes add -12)

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Here is a Short Vowel Word Family Game with a few seasonal twists!

I was inspired to tweak a version of this common game when I saw these cute containers at our local grocery store.

There are so many ways to play. Here are a few suggestions:

Materials:

Add the word family cards you’d like to play with.

Beginner:  Play with only one word family set (with or without nonsense words).

Advanced:  Include real and nonsense word cards for more than one word family.

 

To Play: 

Shuffle the cards and place them face down on a flat surface or put them in a decorative bag/container.

Pull a card.  If the player reads the card correctly they keep it.  If the player selects an “Uh, Oh!” card they must return all of their cards!  There is also a bonus card that you get to keep if you draw it!

Play continues until all the cards are gone.  Count your cards and celebrate!  You could also sort your cards into piles of real and nonsense words.  Count those totals for fun too!

4 versions of this game are included:

Santa and the Elf

Santa is the bonus card.

The Elf is the “Uh, Oh!” card.

Don’t slip on the ice!

The Penguin is the bonus card.

The Ice is the “Uh, Oh!” card.

Run, run as fast as you can!

The Gingerbread Man is the bonus card.

The Fox is the “Uh, Oh!” card.

Frosty and the Sunshine

Frosty is the bonus card.

The Sun is the “Uh, Oh!” card.

Directions are include for each verion of the game.  I will be sending home one of the games with my students for at home practice!

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Winter/Holiday Theme Writing for you!

Little writers need lots of practice writing words using the sounds they hear.  Writing lists provides students the opportunity to practice this skill without the added layers of remembering capitals, spacing and punctuation. …not to mention having to hold a whole sentence worth of words in their memory! 

I find that reluctant writers will spend time on this worthy writing activity!

 

CCSS L.K.2. Students will demonstrate a command of Standard English by spelling words phonetically & drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

List Topics Include:

~Christmas

~I Want

~Artic Animals

~Snowmen

~Winter Clothes

~Baking

~Winter Fun

~The Polar Express

~The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell

~The Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

 

Also included are idea cards for student who need picture prompts to generate ideas on the topic.

 

(sample idea card shown)

 

 

 

You will also find 8½  x 11 posters for your work area display and signs to label supply containers. (see poster samples below)
 

 

click HERE for List Paper

 

click HERE for Idea Cards

Enjoy!

~Holly

Building Confidence: This set includes fun practice writing sight words that give emerging writers the successful feeling they crave.  As they learn to read, spell and write sight words, confidence soars! 

 

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Using a "detective" theme students work through the practice page (see below).  My daughter is in LOVE with the Cam Jansen books... and this gave me the idea to refresh and old favorite.  I find that I have more excitement when introducing a learning activity when I have a gimmick or theme attached (not to mention very cute clip art!!!)

 

I Spy  (look for the focus word among other sight words for visual discrimination)

Find the clue.  (search for the correct spelling of the sight word, understanding that order matters)

Retrace your steps.  (trace the word, the focus word with an initial capital is one of the tracing practices)

Solve the puzzle.  (cut and paste the letters to create a the focus word)

Write.  (fill in a sentence with the sight word)

Draw the scene. (draw a picture to match the sentence)

...and although it does not fit the theme, a class favorite: Rainbow trace the word.  Students write and rewrite using a different color each time.

Words in this set: the, my, and, like, want, have (more sets to come!)

I chose these words first, because I like to empower students to write sentences.  Kindergartner's always enjoy writing about what they like, want, and have.  They feel like writers and can hold these simple sentences in their minds as they work to encode by using a combinations of accurate and temporary spelling.

Also included: labels for supply containers for this learning task and a "poster."

To conserve on space I make "posters" to display with supplies so an ordinary table becomes a learning center. (I'll snap a picture soon and post it for you) Materials can be quickly stored away on shelves when not in use.  I find this so much easier than changing out spaces in my room to reflect themes etc...

 

~Holly

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