Lanie's Little Learners

For the 2013-2014 upcoming school year I have planned an entire “Under the Sea” theme for my classroom. This summer I am currently working on classroom decorations, job charts, cubby labels, bin labels, word wall images, and literacy, science, and math activities to incorporate the “Under the Sea” theme. Watch Us Grow “Sea” theme growth chart is the perfect addition to your “Under the Sea” theme. I plan on using the growth chart in my math center. During the first week of school I will measure

Today I Feel… {Emotions / Feelings Activity Toolkit}New Update! The recent update to this toolkit has made it even more comprehensive and inclusive. Responding to customer feedback, the toolkit now includes more diverse emotional clip art and a new "What makes me happy" poster available in two versions. These updates can be found on pages 55-71. Overview:The Today I Feel… {Emotions / Feelings Activity Toolkit} is a versatile and engaging resource designed to help children recognize, understand,

All About the Letter SMARTBoard Bundle 3 Letter of the Week Set 3 contains all the SMARTBoard activities for the letters K-O. To view the complete list of individual letter activities please click on the individual letters’ page. All About the Letter K All About the Letter L All About the Letter M All About the Letter N All About the Letter O Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This

This is my first Letter of the Week SMARTNotebook file made for Teachers Pay Teachers. Your feedback is much appreciated to improve later activities. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction. The students like dragging objects on the SMARTBoard so much that I usually have it as an independent center for them to continue to practice their letter skills. *************************************************************************** All About the Letter Aa H

Feelings Sorting Cards: The packet contains 9 feelings sorting cards perfect to use in circle time, small groups, and math centers. I am using the Feelings Sorting Cards in my Safe Place area based on Conscious Discipline to encourage children to recognize facial expressions. I am also introducing the Feelings Sorting Cards as part of my Feelings Theme to use at the beginning of the school year. Directions: It is suggested to print on card stock and laminate for durability. Then cut out each fe

All About the Letter All About the Letter Activity Chart is part of my circle time routine. Each letter of the alphabet has four photo picture cards. Suggested ideas: • Letter recognition • Alphabetic order • Beginning sound identification • Sorting • Classifying The picture is a representation of the All About the Letter Chart. The photo cards are Alphabet Soup Sorters the school district had purchased for the classroom. Instead of using the Alphabet Soup Sorter Cards you can use the photo p

All About the Letter SMARTBoard Bundle 4 Letter of the Week Set 4 contains all the SMARTBoard activities for the letters P-T. To view the complete list of individual letter activities please click on the individual letters’ page. All About the Letter P All About the Letter Q All About the Letter R All About the Letter S All About the Letter T Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This

All About the Letter SMARTBoard Bundle 2 Letter of the Week Set 2 contains all the SMARTBoard activities for the letters F-J. To view the complete list of individual letter activities please click on the individual letters’ page. All About the Letter F All About the Letter G All About the Letter H All About the Letter I All About the Letter J Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This

Letter of the Week Set 1 contains all the SMARTBoard activities for the letters A-E. To view the complete list of individual letter activities please click on the individual letters’ page. All About the Letter A All About the Letter B All About the Letter C All About the Letter D All About the Letter E Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. **

All About the Letter SMARTBoard Bundle 5 Letter of the Week Set 5 contains all the SMARTBoard activities for the letters U-Z. To view the complete list of individual letter activities please click on the individual letters’ page. All About the Letter U All About the Letter V All About the Letter W All About the Letter X All About the Letter Y All About the Letter Z Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> 100%. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have dow

All About the Number Pocket Chart is to be used in your classroom for personal use only! The images used to create the All About the Number Pocket Chart come from Microsoft Office Clip Art. All other images are property of www.LaniesLittleLearners.blogspot.com The packet contains the following: • Numerals 0 to 30 (Color coded in sets of five). • Numeral names 0 to 30. • Counting dots in 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Also color coded in sets of five to correspond with both the numerals and numeral names

Who Came to School Today? Who Came to School Today? is used for attendance. The children come in and move their fish name tag to the fishbowl. You could also use the activity for the following: • Name recognition • Letter recognition • Counting letters in a word • Counting how many are in school • Listening and following spoken directions to name a few. The packet contains the following: • Who came to School Today? Finished size: 17” x 33” • Editable Individual Fish for student

My Feelings Book: The book contains a cover the children can color and write their name. There are (6) emotions the children can draw a picture of a time when they felt happy, angry, sad, silly, scared, or excited. I am using the book in my Safe Place area based on Conscious Discipline to encourage children to identify how they feel and what makes them feel that way. I am also introducing My Feelings Book as part of my Feelings Theme to use at the beginning of the school year. Directions: It is

Feelings Vocabulary Cards: The packet contains 12 feelings vocabulary cards perfect to use in circle time, small groups, and word walls. I am using the Feelings Vocabulary Cards in my Safe Place area based on Conscious Discipline to encourage children to identify how they feel. I am also introducing the Feelings Vocabulary Cards as part of my Feelings Theme to use at the beginning of the school year. Directions: It is suggested to print on card stock and laminate for durability. Then cut out ea

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter B is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed. All About the Letter Bb High quality graphics are used thanks to www.MyCuteGraphics and Ashley Hughes Graphics. The SMARTBoard file contains the following activities: Letter B Vocabulary Words Where is the le

Life Cycle of a Butterfly and Other Insects { SMARTBoard Activities} Directions: To view the Notebook file choose: VIEW> Entire Page depending on your monitor’s resolution. It is recommended NOT to save the file once you have downloaded and extracted. This way the games do not have to be re-set. Morning Message Each day of the week for five days. Let the students fill in the missing letters to complete the morning message. Also, each day has a question and answer session geared towards the

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter G is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed. All About the Letter Gg file contains the following activities: Letter G Vocabulary Words Where is the letter G? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how

All About the Letter Ii is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed. All About the Letter Ii file contains the following activities: Letter I Vocabulary Words Where is the letter I? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how many uppercase and lowercase I’s you found. Where is the letter I? Circle the upper and lowercase letter I’s from the

There are over 20 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter, critical thinking, and math concepts. All About the Letter C is perfect for whole group, small group, and individual practice on the SMARTBoard or on a computer with the SMARTNotebook software installed. All About the Letter Cc file contains the following activities: Letter C Vocabulary Words Where is the letter C? Circle the upper and lowercase letter out of a random group of letters. Then count and write how

Playdoh Mats or Drawing Cards: The packet contains four blank faces for young children to use playdoh to build how they feel faces. The mats can also be used with a dry erase marker and have the students draw how they feel. I am using the mats in my Safe Place area based on Conscious Discipline to encourage children to identify how they feel. I am also introducing the activity mats as part of my Feelings Theme to use at the beginning of the school year. Directions: It is suggested to print on ca