Beginning of the Year Basics! Printables for the First Few Weeks of Kindergarten
I created this set to use during the first few weeks of Kindergarten. This set covers some of the basic skills that are introduced early in the school year. Some of the skills include name writing, numbers, alphabet, cutting, tracing, shapes, and more. Here is what you get:Name PrintablesWriting Num...
We spent a couple of weeks sorting all kinds of things. sorting by size... sorting by color... sorting by shape... sorting by categories... We read these books... Check out this Pinterest board for more sorting fun... or my button sorting post HERE.
Sometimes science and math flow so well together! At least that was the case today. We moved straight from making groups of tens and ones into our science skill of sorting objects in a variety of ways. If you don't know by now, I LOVE introducing concepts with the combination of an anchor chart and book! This little cutie was inspired by Cara. If you've never heard of this book, it is a fabulous way to introduce the concept of sorting. The little mouse has a lot of "junk" and sorts it all…
FREE Sorting Shapes Practice Pages- Both 2-d and 3-d (Solid) Shapes
This FREE packet includes three practice pages for students to sort both 2-d and 3-d shapes. On one page, students sort circles and triangles, while on another, students sort cones and cylinders. On the last page, students must sort squares and cubes, noticing which are flat and which are solid shap...
Here's the latest installment of the cards I'm making for math centers this year. Working my way through our manipulatives so this could take me awhile! Click picture for your free copy. If you haven't grabbed the other cards click here: There will be more of these so stay tuned and check out some more freebies at:
Kindergarten Emergent Readers & Activities for Fall
As many of you already know, there's a huge push for reading in kindergarten. When I taught kindergarten, I tried to incorporate art as much as I could into my program. The children loved the combination of art and reading. Here are a few you might enjoy! Check out below for some creative art ideas for fall. Each of these could be used with a writing piece or small book as well. At The Farm consists of 10 easy to read pages with repetitive text focusing on the sight words- I, see, a, and…
When I was five I loved to play with my grandmother's buttons. We have been exploring and sorting buttons. The sound of the kids digging through buttons and their excitement over finding just the right button has reminded me of my grandmother. She would love that some of her buttons are part of our classroom button collection. We have read several "button" books... and sorted buttons in lots of different ways... we used sorting mats to sort buttons we did three way sorts and we recorded a…
Are you linked up? Join the Debbie Diller Book Study Party: Chapter 2: Organizing and Managing Materials Considerations for Using Manipulatives: Debbie offers some great tips for managing math manipulatives. Go back and read these tips again (page 39). 1.EXPLORATION, EXPLORATION, EXPLORATION ! Every year I feel so much pressure to stay on a pacing chart and address the state standards and I think to myself, can I skip this step with the kids? I have learned the hard way that the answer is a…
