Making Numbers

Math expressions Unit 4 is about making numbers, place value, 10 and extra ones. One of the activities I did for Unit 4.1 and 4.2 was having my students use all the manipulatives in our room to make a number they drew out of a hat. They had to make the number with 10 sticks and ones as well as with actual numbers. They made the numbers and then took a picture of them using the i-Pads. This was a good intro for my kiddos to really get used to all the different manipulatives they could use: 100 chart, number cards, magnetic numbers, white boards, unifix cubes, cuisenaire rods, colored counting chips, calculators, money. 

Maps and Globes Unit

Me on a Map- I live in City, State, Country, World

Paper Plate Globes and Writing

Cardinal Directions NSEW Compasses

3D Cardboard Map of a City

Just completed our maps and globes unit. I took two weeks to teach about cardinal directions, the difference between a map and a globe and how and why we might use a map. If we had the time my class would have loved to just lay on the rug and play with maps and globes all day. They were incredibly interested in where things were and how long it might to take to get there.
Activity List:
Paper plate globes (photo)
3D cardboard city map (photo)
Me On A Map
There's A Map In My Lap
Treasure hunt
Daddy Are We There Yet? (Math connection- use Cuisenaire rods for subtracting 10)
Compass roses (Math connection- symmetry) (photo)
Scout Letters- I received 2 scouts (similar to Flat Stanley)from a 3rd grade class in MPLS. My class was curious about how they got to us, how far they had to travel etc. Each child wrote a letter back to the third graders about our town and community and drew a map showing how the scout got to us.

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Personal Space Camp

At the beginning of the year we had a hard time with sitting crisscross apple sauce on the rug wih out touching or bothering others so our class took a trip to "space camp" We read the book Personal Space Camp by Julia Cook. Personal Space Camp is about a boy, Louis, a proclaimed “space expert” who  really struggles with personal space issues. When he gets sent to the principal’s office to attend Personal Space Camp, he is convinced that he is going to Space Camp! Louis quickly learns the difference between personal space and outer space and he even becomes a “Double Space Expert!”

After reading the book we used hula hoops and tried to squeeze 4-5 kids in a hoop to demonstrate what it is like too have to many people in a small space. We also traced 4 people. We layed the traced bodies on the carpet to see what it looks like when people are laying on the rug and taking up too much space. 

The people tracings hung in our room for the first 2 weeks to remind the kids about what personal space is. 

BEEEE

Behavior theme for the year:

Bee
Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Respectful

When reviewing school rules at the beginning of the year we made bumble bees as reminders of the 3 "Bees" Be Safe, Be Responsible, Be Respectful. We also brainstormed a list of rules for different places in the school.
eg-
hallways: use walking feet, tight to the right, no voices.
lunch room: eat your own food, wash your hands.
bus & pick-up: wait for the bus, stay out of the danger zone

Veteran's Day

My first grade class helped decorate the gym for the Veteran's Day program. Here are two photos of the flags we made. Each table made a flag. 5 kids at each table 10 fingers per kid 50 fingers total = 50 stars on the flag. The stripes weren't as accurate. Turned out cute none the less.
We also took time to write letters to veterans. The kids did a wonderful job writing from their hearts.

Making Words

Making Words-

Each week we have a new list of words from the word wall. I try to give my kiddos time to practice three to four times a week. Here is a list of the ways we practice writing our words. 

• Stamps- use letter stamps to make the words
• Lego spelling- make words with Legos
• Sand writing- write the words in a bucket of sand using your finger or a stick
• Pen, Pencil, Marker, Crayon- write the word 4 times using 4 different writing utensils
• Playdoh words- roll out the playdoh like a snake and shape it into letters
• Tile mix up- use letter tiles to spell the words
• Yarn writing- cut pieces of yarn to make the letters for each word, glue to paper
• Rainbow writing- using  cray pas write the words on black paper
• Water color writing- write words with white cray pas on white paper paint over with water colors (water color will not stick to the cray pas)
• Graffiti- on roll paper write the words big and in fun fonts
• Dot writing- use paint and q-tips to write the words with each letter made of dots
• Magna words- make the words out of magnetic sticks and balls 

10 frames

Ten Frame Game and Materials Resource!

Class Book- "10 in a row and some below" take photos of your class in a large 10 frame taped out on the floor. Students create story problems using the pictures.

Resources-
10 frame resource

Earth Week!

Earth Day Activities!
I spy with my little eye a dragon fly... (also hidden worm, butterfly, caterpillar, firefly)

Dolch Sequence

Game board, pieces, and playing cards.

Students play following traditional sequence rules. Students take turns playing their cards and reading the words to try to get a sequence of 4 in a row.

Game Boards for:
Dolch Word List #1

Dolch Word List #2

Dolch Word List #3

Dolch Word List #4

Dolch Word List #5

Dolch Word List #6

Dolch Word List #7

Dolch Word List #8

Dolch Word List #9

Dolch Word List #10

Dolch Word List #11

St. Patrick's Day Maze

Students color the alphabet from A-Z to connect the leprechaun to the gold. Have students try coloring in more than one color to make it look like a rainbow.

A-Z St. Patrick's Day Maze

Students color the numbers from 1-100 to connect the leprechaun to the gold. Have students try coloring in more than one color to make it look like a rainbow.

1-100 St. Patrick's Day Maze

short /u/ Word Families

Short /u/ word family worksheets. Students find, identify, and practice writing words from short /u/ word families.

-ub

-ug

-un

-ut

Worksheets

Short /o/ Word Families

Short /o/ word family worksheets. Students find, identify and practice writing words from short /o/ word families.

Worksheets

Short /i/ Word Families

Worksheets for short /i/ word families. Students find, idenify, and practice writing words from short /i/ word families.

-id

-im

-in

-ip

-it

Worksheets

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Short /e/ Word Families

Short /e/ word family worksheets. Students find, identify, and practice writing words from short /e/ word families

-ed

-en

-et

-ew*

*not a short /e/

Word Families Worksheets

Short /a/ Word Families

Short /a/ word family worksheets. Students find, identify, and practice writing words from short /a/ word families

-ab

-ad

-ag

-am

-an

-ap

-ar

-at

*ar is an r control

Word Family Worksheets

There's A Wocket In My Pocket

Dr. Seuss- There's A Wocket In My Pocket

Students create a Seuss creature to put in the pocket. The name of the creature they create should rhyme with Pocket. (eg socket, zocket, mocket) Students then write about their creature inside the pocket. Cut out the pockets and place the creatures inside.

I did this with my Kindergarten class. Their _ockets are made of construction paper. This was a good lesson on rhyming, word endings, and nonsense words.

Wocket Pocket Writing Sheet

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Class book for Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? Students select a onomatopoeia from the list or select their own. Fill in the blanks on the page and create a corresponding illustration. Bind the students sheets together to create a class book to read along with Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss.

Class Book Template.

Dr. Seuss Week!

The Original Lorax

Race to Read

Race to Read is a letter identification game. Students take turns rolling a die and identifying the letters in the corresponding line. Students can identify the letter name, sound or both. This can also be used as an assessment tool. Good practice for timed letter identification standardized or district testing.

Race to Read Game Sheet

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