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Kids love using pattern blocks to make pictures! Here's a fun little Math Station to use as you celebrate Winter. Twelve pattern block pictures are included, and you can download the preview for a better look at all of them! Included are: Snowflake Snowballs Snowman Winter Hat Mitten Boot Igloo Arctic Fox Polar Bear Winter Cardinals Penguin Seal

This Kindergarten Beginning Skills Inventory is a great way to get to know your new students, discover their strengths and find their areas for growth. Included in this comprehensive screening are the following skills: Uppercase Letters, Lowercase Letters, Letter Sounds, Number Recognition, Color Recognition, Shape Recognition, Counting Objects, Counting by 1s, 2s 5s and 10s, Extending Patterns and Spatial Relations. The only materials needed to complete this screening are the three included st

Back to school time means teaching and re-teaching rules and procedures to set the expectations for the whole year. This cute Emergent Reader and Craftivity packet provides a cute and meaningful way to introduce one of these expectations - walking quietly in the hallway. Included in this packet: A full-size, color version of an original emergent reader titled, "Marshmallow Toes" A small, B/W student take-home version of the book A pocket chart sort to reinforce the expectations featured in the

Kids love using pattern blocks to make pictures! Here's a fun little Math Station to use as you celebrate Spring. Twelve pattern block pictures are included, and you can download the preview for a better look at all of them! Included are: Kite Flower Umbrella Rain Easter Egg Easter basket Bunny Shamrocks Butterfly Duck Ladybug Spring Birds

I had such trouble finding cute clipart to use on my Job Chart. Because so many of my kindergarten kids are non-readers, I wanted the graphics to really represent the jobs. So, I created my own clipart for this set of job cards and I love how they came out! Included in this download are two versions - one for printing right on envelopes to create an instant pocket chart (directions included) and one for printing out cards to use in a regular pocket chart. Download the preview to see the 28 jobs

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with these yummy math activities. Using Lucky Charms cereal, kindergarten and first grade students will sort, graph and add the "magically delicious" marshmallow shapes (the shapes included are the ones currently in circulation.)

"Give Me Five" is a popular way to get the attention of your class. The teacher says, "Give Me Five," and the students go through five steps: Eyes are watching, Ears are listening, Lips are zipped, Hands are still and Feet are quiet. In five seconds, the class is quiet! Included are: a full sized poster for each of the five steps, 2 different "Give Me Five" posters, and a student worksheet to reinforce the technique. (Also posted in a separate is a Spanish language version.)

Here's a fun little game to strengthen number sense and counting skills while celebrating the 100th Day of School. Working in teams of two, each team needs one die, one game sheet and two different colored crayons. Taking turns, the partners roll their die, read the number, and color squares on the game sheet to represent the number they rolled. The first team to reach lOO wins! Great for use in a math center or as a table game.

Kindergarten and first grade students can celebrate the 100th day of school while strengthening their number sense and sorting snd counting skills. Students will color and count the 100 objects scattered within the numeral 100. Happy 100th Day!

I Am Not A Turkey Emergent Reader Kindergarten and first grade students can strengthen their beginning reading skills as they enjoy this cute emergent reader. This book contains a repetitive text pattern, promotes early reading success and is a great way to combine Thanksgiving and literacy. This book is great to go along with the popular class project, "Disguise a Turkey." In this download: An 8-page, full-color shared-reading book and a matching b &w student version for independent reading

Kindergarten and first grade students can strengthen their graphing skills this fun taste test. After tasting red, yellow and green apples, students fill out an individual graph then choose their favorite and record it on a class graph.

Finally a Kindergarten friendly end of year memory book! I love having my class make end of the year books but most of the versions I've tried have pages with lots of questions and small lines. These were just too frustrating for my emergent readers and writers to do independently, so I created this easy to use version. Each page has only one topic, such as "My favorite field trip was" or "One thing I wonder about next year is" and a wide, ruled writing line. Each page also has picture suppo

Kids love using pattern blocks to make pictures! Here's a fun little Math Station to use as you get ready for Summer. Twelve pattern block pictures are included, and you can download the preview for a better look at all of them! Included are: Crab Fish Beach Pail Toy Wagon Sandcastle Bumblebee Ice Cream Cone Scooter Sailboat American Flag Sun Garden

Kids love using pattern blocks to make pictures! Here's a fun little Math Station to use as you celebrate Winter Holidays. Twelve pattern block pictures are included, and there are both Christmas and Hanukkah themed cards. Download the preview for a better look at all of them! Included are: Christmas Tree Santa's Hat Wreath Christmas Tree Lights Stocking Candy Cane Ornaments Poinsettia Holiday Gift Dreidel Star of David Menorah

A great first day of school icebreaker for students to get to know their new classmates. Formatted like a BINGO board, stuents search for someone to match each item such as someone who has brown eyes or someone who has never been on a plane. Two versions are included- one for primary students complete with picture clues and one for secondary studetns. Enjoy!

Here's a quick and easy gift for your students to make for Mother's Day. Have them decorate a paper lunch sack as directed. Then, fill the bag with a breakfast treat such as a muffin, a breakfast bar or a banana. You could add a drink like a small container of OJ, a small bottle of water or a teabag. Viola - instant breakfast in bed! Update 1/29/12 - The year 2011 was changed to 2012 and a "no-year" version is now also included for use in years to come.

The use of light is one thing that winter holidays celebrated around the world have in common and is a great way to tie together a multicultural study of winter holidays. This cute Nonfiction Reader and Craftivity packet provides a fun way to get a little crafty while focusing on literacy skills and social studies content and would be a great addition to your study. Holidays included in the book are: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Diwali, Los Posados and St. Lucia's Day, Included in this packet

Back to school time means teaching and re-teaching rules and procedures to set the expectations for the whole year. This cute Emergent Reader and Craftivity packet provides a cute and meaningful way to reinforce being responsible at school. Included in this packet: A full-size, color version of an original emergent reader titled, "Let's All 'Bee' Responsible." A small, B/W student take-home version of the book A pocket chart sort to reinforce the expectations featured in the book An adorable B

This cute Emergent Reader and Craftivity packet provides a fun way to get a little crafty while reinforcing literacy skills. Included in this packet: A full-size, color version of an original emergent reader titled, "Run, Turkey, Run" A small, B/W student take-home version of the book Pocket chart pictures for retelling An adorable craftivity that includes templates, 2 different writing prompts and step by step picture directions Download the preview for a closer look at what's included.

Kindergarten and first grade students will strengthen their phonemic awareness and syllabication skills as they celebrate Thanksgiving. Students color and cut out pictures of Thanksgiving item (such as a turkey and a pilgrim) and glue them into the correct column on the graph based on how many syllables the word has. Great for use in a literacy center. This product is also included in my Thanksgiving Math and Literacy Fun Packet.