Fun frog lesson plans in a nonfiction unit about frogs. Students read and write about frogs, play math and literacy games, and create a craft, too! Frog Lesson Plans This is one of my favorite units! We love learning about frogs through nonfiction reading and expressing what we learn in writing. I like to start any nonfiction unit with charting our schema about frogs and boy do kids know A LOT about frogs! We then begin reading several nonfiction books and even watch some videos ... continue reading...
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Graphing Activities to use in your Kindergarten Math Groups
Graphing Activities to practice measurement and data. Concrete, pictorial, and abstract activities to develop a deeper understanding of mathematics. Graphing Activities In Kindergarten, students should be able to describe and compare measurable attributes, in addition to, classifying objects and giving the numeral value. During small-group instruction, students can gain a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts. So, make your math small-groups engaging and effective with this math ... continue reading...
Mega Math Giveaway, a Freebie and a Bonus!
Last summer Deedee and I talked about how our District's math curriculum just wasn't cutting it. It wasn't fun to teach and it wasn't engaging for the kids. AT. ALL! Out of those conversations our math units were born. We are amazed at the growth we've seen in Number Sense and Problem Solving. And the best part? These units make math workshop so much fun! We've had lots of feedback from teachers telling us that their students love the hands-on math lessons and activities. Deedee and I ... continue reading...
Centers for Kindergarten | Math and Literacy Activities
These centers for kindergarten are perfect for Spring! Printable and easy to prep centers for students to practice math and literacy skills. Centers for Kindergarten Center time in kindergarten is a time for students to develop and practice various math and ELA skills. We want center activities to be engaging and serve as an independent activity for students. During literacy and math centers, teachers are typically working in small groups. This should be a time, teachers can focus on their ... continue reading...
Hands-On Learning | Pattern Blocks with a FREE Math Activity
Hands-on learning with these math and literacy activities for kindergarten and first grade. Independent activities to be used at any time during the day. Hands-On Learning "Kids learn through all their senses," says Ben Mardell, Ph.D., a researcher at Harvard University, "and they like to touch and manipulate things." But more than simply moving materials around, hands-on activities activate kids' brains. As teachers, we see first-hand that learning occurs when students are using ... continue reading...
27 Math Centers to Practice Numbers to 30 in Kindergarten
Numbers to 30 digital and printable math centers! Numeral writing, counting mats, geoboard number cards, centers, response sheets, and even more! Numbers to 30 Centers It is important to have students practicing relevant skills during centers. Center activities should be a practice of the skill you are currently teaching or skills that you've taught that need a little extra review. All in all, you want students to be independent during center time so you can work with small groups. ... continue reading...
The Gruffalo Lesson Plans | Reading Comprehension for K-2
The Gruffalo lesson plans for K-2. Engaging 5-day lesson plans with differentiated reading response, vocabulary, sentence study, and a craft for this fun story! The Gruffalo A clever mouse outsmarts some woodland animals who want to eat him with the story of a Gruffalo. Little does he know, a Gruffalo is real and loves to eat mice. Your students will love this award-winning story! Through our engaging lesson plans students will strengthen their reading comprehension skills and have fun ... continue reading...
Skill Review to Engage
Teachers are continuously developing fun ways for skill review. For instance, playing various games is an exciting way to review content. Additionally, allowing students to create projects is a creative way to show all they’ve learned. However, both of these strategies may have been used throughout the year. Now, there is nothing wrong with repeating these activities! However, using something new is the perfect way to help students focus as the year winds down! Thus, turning students into ... continue reading...
Fun Hands On Math Activities Using Snap Cubes (FREE! Sample)
Hands-on math activities for kindergarten and first grade. These math activities using snap cubes can be used independently at any time during the day. Hands-On Math Activities Using manipulatives in the classroom can enhance a child's understanding. Have your students build math skills with these fun hands-on activities! There are several activities that you can play using this resource. Here are a few different ways in action! Sort & Count Students spin a spinner and add cubes or ... continue reading...
Math Workshop {handouts with FREEBIES}
Math Workshop for Kindergarten and First grade students. Hey friends, I hope that you are enjoying your weekend! This is a recap of the session that I did on Thursday at the SDE Kindergarten Conference here in Florida. In this session I explained how Deedee Wills and I structure the lessons in our math units so that the kids gain a deeper understanding of the math concepts that we are teaching. Our lessons follow a 5 step process as outlined ... continue reading...
Giraffes and Zebras: Zoo Part 2
These giraffes and zebras turned out adorable... if I do say so myself! :) I've had a lot of questions about my Chit-Chat charts. This is how I do my Morning Message. The idea originated with the Buzz Book from the K-Crew. I needed it to have a little bit more "meat" to it and I wanted it to be a way to not only cover the important skills such as phonics, sentence structure and grammar but also serve as a review for what we had learned the previous day. Another component of my ... continue reading...
First Grade Addition Activities to Make Your Students Experts at Addition
First grade addition activities that follow the research-based CPA approach. From hands-on learning to abstract activities, students become addition experts. First Grade Addition | CPA Approach Psychologist Jerome Bruner developed an essential math teaching technique called CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract). This technique of math teaching builds upon a child's existing understanding, with concrete materials, in order to understand more abstract concepts. CPA is a gradual, ... continue reading...
Gingerbread Fun and Freebies
Gingerbread Fun Classroom activities for kindergarten with a free file. Math, literacy, crafts, and more! Kindergarten holiday play ideas too! Gingerbread Glyphs These are our Gingerbread glyphs. Aren't they cute? I love activities that incorporate reading, math AND fun! The kids cut all of their own pieces so they all turn out unique. This is the book that goes along with the glyph. Glyphs are a great way to incorporate collecting and analyzing data. NOTE: Some of the pictures ... continue reading...
Math Workshop
Doesn't it drive you crazy when a casual conversation with a friend ends up being something you obsess over? Usually it's a new pair of shoes or dreaming of going to a certain vacation place but in this case it was... (wait for it) MATH! :) Not the typical type of thing you'd obsess over, but hey we're teachers right? Anywhoooo, Deedee and I were discussing the fact that we weren't pleased with how our math block flowed. So, after many conversations we decided to create Math Workshop ... continue reading...
St. Patrick’s Day Math and Literacy Activities
Wouldn’t it be nice to find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? While it is not actually possible, the excitement this would cause is coming alive in the classroom! However, many students are looking forward to building leprechaun catchers or pinching people not wearing green during St. Patrick's Day. No matter what the excitement is over, it will be essential for teachers to create engaging St. Patrick’s Day Math and Literacy Activities. By doing this, student excitement for St. ... continue reading...
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