Don't throw out those newspapers! Use them with this collection of activities centered around newspapers. Put individual pieces in a center for reinforcement, do as a whole unit, or incorporate into your current lessons. Skills include common & proper nouns, plurals, possessives, addition/subtraction, comparing numbers, verbs, adjectives, text features, letter writing, compound words, & subjects/predicates. Newspapers are loaded with fun!

Here is a February calendar header and number cards for your classroom calendar, to be used as number cards for students, or used to number centers in your room with a dash of Valentine's Day splashed in! Just print, cut out, and laminate. Includes the header, numbers 1-31, and several blank templates that you can write holidays, birthdays, or special events on. (Tip: If you use sharpie on top of lamination, just use nail polish remover at the end of the month to take off for the next year!) Enjoy!

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"Robot Party" is a number comparison game where kindergarteners can practice the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to.   Younger students can use the cards to play a number matching game, working on number identification.

It addresses the following Core Standards for Kindergarten Mathematics:

K.CC.3. Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

K.CC.5. Count to answer “how many?” questions about as many as 20 things arranged in a line, a rectangular array, or a circle, or as many as 10 things in a scattered configuration; given a number from 1–20, count out that many objects.

K.CC.6. Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies. (Using groups of up to 10 objects)

This mini lesson is a little Shadowy, all about shadows that is. Students will explore shadows by creating their own using stick puppets and flashlights. This lesson includes a formal lesson plan and assessment worksheets. Makes a great addition to any Halloween unit.

Halloween, shadows, science lessons

Help your students practice CVC words by playing with Lionel's CVC Word building mats. These mats are great to add to your literacy center as a Valentine game. You could also use them as a large or small group activity. Included is a cvc word list.

CVC words, valentine activities, games, vowels, word work

Counting syllables in words is a very important part to learning to read.  Help your students along the way by having them play the counting syllables snoman game.  Students will name the picture, clap, tap or snap out the syllables, then place the corresponding number hat to match the word.  Your students will surely be on their way to reading.   

Have fun this February 2nd with this really cute math and literacy mini-unit for Groundhog's Day! Your students will love the activities! Adorable graphics are from Scrappin Doodles!

This unit includes:

Two Groundhog Day poems
Printable class graphing worksheet
Survey and tally sheet for collecting data
Reading for information printable
Handwriting practice (tracing) printable
Write and draw printable shadow prediction page

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Bossy R Word Sorting Packet!

Working with words is important for any balanced literacy program!

This Bossy /r/ packet contains a word sorting mat, word sort cards, and a blank word sort template! Sorts include /ar/, /er/, /ir/, /or/, and /ur/.
 

With this 87 page Math and Literacy Valentine workstations your students will be counting and recognizing the numbers 1-20, making patterns, graphing, recognizing letters and beginning sounds before you know it with these fun heart math and literacy centers.  This heart packet is packed full of ideas for workstations and small group activities.

This Packet Includes

Say It, Count It, Write It Math Mats

Heart Candy Sorting and Graphing

Heart Pattern Cards

Candy Heart Pattern Cards

How Many Hearts

 Monster Love Number Trail

Dice Game Worksheets

Same and Different Cards

Heart Number Bingo

Monster Love Letter Trail

Heart Letter Puzzle Match

Heart Letter Bingo

Letter and Letter Sound Cards

Worksheets Printable