Mrs Rajs Busy Bees

This is a large unit put together by 2 different teachers with a focus on both literacy and math. There are 12 activities including 5 literacy and 7 math. The theme surrounds the classic story of The Polar Express. Many of the activities are leveled for grades kindergarten - 2nd grade. Literacy Activities: Vocab Game— (Use word cards—Set I or Set II and game board) Students will determine who goes first according to your classroom policy. Word Cards are placed upside down. First child rolls

This activity is a hands-on approach to familiarizing students with important U.S. facts, jobs, and government buildings that is perfect for station/center work. Students will learn some very important facts, match the building with the person who works there, and complete a quiz. Keywords: Government, president, social studies, Washington, D.C., senators, representatives, U.S. Supreme Court Visit me at mrsrajsbusybees.blogspot.com!

The Polar Express is magical! This is a fun activity that promotes vocabulary and sight word recognition while allowing students to experience the excitement and adventure of the Polar Express. The activity can be completed as a whole group or in stations/centers and may be student-led. What this activity includes: 24 unique Polar Express Bingo Cards Vocabulary Words Cards Directions You provide mini-marshmallows or small candies as Bingo markers. Key words: Polar Express, vocabulary, bingo,

Would you like your students to learn about the states in the United States of America? I've created an activity to learn about when the states were admitted into statehood. The students must compare a U.S. map with a "Statehood" map and then record the order that each state was admitted into the Union. There is a Statehood Information Quest which helps the student synthesize their chart and map skills into a fun activity (as well as an alphabetizing activity). This activity is geared toward 5th

49 pages of leveled activities for 1st and 2nd grade. Reading and Literacy: -Word Families: et, en, at, it, ig, & ug -Leveled sight words -Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs Math: -Even and Odd sort and maze (1 digit, 2 digit, and 3 digit numbers) -Roll for facts and number bonds (1 digit and by 10's) -Mystery Picture hundred's chart -Pumpkin exploration book (weight, measurement, counting, comparing) Answer Keys are provided where applicable. These activities were created together with Mrs. Lovela

This is the perfect learning station/center activity for kinders! They will match lowercase letters to uppercase letters then match the picture to the beginning sound. I've chosen appealing pictures that kinders will easily recognize. If your kinders are like mine, they need a lot of practice with this! I hope you enjoy! Keywords: Alphabet matching, letter recognition, initial sounds, beginning sounds.

I wish I had this activity when my own kids were learning the states and capitals! In this activity, students will match the states with their capitals using flashcards (and practicing ABC order!). There are also a take home study sheet, a quiz, and an answer key. You supply a U.S. Map. I hope this helps your students learn their capitals and makes the process more enjoyable!! **Make two sets of the state/capital flashcards and have the kids play a matching game! Visit me at: mrsrajsbusybees.

Just in time for Thanksgiving- a fun and engaging word family sort! These are all word families that begin with "a" such as -ap, -at, -all, -an -ash, and -ad. I hope your students enjoy this Thanksgiving-themed activity! A recording sheet can be duplicated for each student or for use in a green sleeve. Keywords: word families, word family, sort, recording sheet, worksheet, activity, Thanksgiving, stations, learning centers. www.mrsrajsbusybees.blogspot.com http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/S

With Mrs. Raj's Busy Bees - Phonograms can be fun! I have not been able to find any great phonogram activities so I decided to create one myself! This activity (Fun in the Sun Phonograms) is a great way for your students to practice all 70 phonograms. This is a spinner activity that is great for stations or centers. After playing with partners, the students then record their work on a recording sheet. Keywords: phonograms, Spalding, 70, stations, centers. mrsrajsbusybees.blogspot.com

I know my students love the poem Five Little Pumpkins and I've created some activities to go with the poem. Halloween, fall, Five Little Pumpkins, sequencing, long vowels, short vowels, cloze sentences.

Halloween is just around the corner and I know your students will love my newest activity! What a great way to practice word families! This is Halloween Word Family Sort I which includes the it, at, ut, an, and ug word families. Students will match word cards to the correct word family mat and then record those words onto a recording sheet. I hope your students have fun and learn their word families! Keywords: Halloween, word families, word family, sorting, recording, learning stations, centers

Let's make reading fun and exciting for our students! What a special gift this will make for your students during the holiday season. They will fondly think of you when they read their favorite book! I hope you enjoy this free product! Please take the time to rate my work! Visit me at www.mrsrajsbusybees.blogspot.com www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Mrs-Rajs-Busy-Bees