Cherise Cotter

A simple tool to assess Alphabet Upper and Lower case letters, letter sounds, and number recognition 1-10 and 1-20, as well as counting by 10's

I love this story for Thanksgiving time of year. I read the story to the class and if you don't already know the story there are all sorts of creatures carving the turkey. It's fun and I let the children decide if they want to make a silly picture of a for real picture. Fact or Fantasy. I like to hang them on the wall and display them for the month of November, but I also think this would also make a very cute class book. There are four different pages to choose from. Two different versions

This is a great math mat for color sorting. I use with M & M's but you can use pom pom's or other color sorting manipulatives. Works great with the FUN Size packs of M & M's as an individual activity. The children sort the colors onto the matching color animals. Then they can count how many of each color and write the number on the half sheet recording paper. Super easy, super fun way to learn about colors and numbers. The best part is eating the sweet snack at the end. ;)

As much as I hate to have to send home behavior reports, these comes in handy to just make a couple circles around or check marks next to the kind of behaviors being displayed and write a quick comment. At my work we have them printed up on duplicate carbon copy paper pads. There are 8 different versions included. Some require a teacher and a director signature, as well as, a parent signature. While other just a teacher signature. I also included each with a title of Behavior Report on or Pre

Pre K Transitional K Junior K Progress Report Assessment Includes: Birthdate Name Recognition Identify Shapes/Color/Letters/Numbers Alphabet Sounds Name/Shape/Alphabet/Number Writing Samples Making Patterns Cutting Skills Task Involvement Self Help Skills Work Habits Reading Readiness Creative Arts Gross and Fine Motor Speaking and Listening Skills Math Skills Play Patterns This assessment is very thorough, there are several pages of assessment tools provided and it provides lots of opportuniti

You will need one large poster board to make the graph. Several types of apples and a few blank ones to add more varieties. Conduct a taste test in the class. Students will color their apple to match their favorite type. Heve them tape it to the graph. Also included is a math apple counting page use with stickers, apples punches or small die cuts. Glue, count and write the number. Lots of pre-k math skills.

Little Blue and Little Yellow. I had each child a little ball of yellow playdoh and a little ball of blue playdough. I tell them that they have to keep them separate and cannot let them touch. As we read the story when blue and yellow meet, I tell them to have blue and yellow hug. And hug and hug and hug until they make green. Once the story is done and they are done playing with their doh, I give them a plastic zip sandwich or snack bag. There are 3 different labels included in this set.

A great way to make connections with your new students and their families. I love hearing about who is an older sister or a younger brother. The kids love sharing and making connections to the other friends in class. This is a wonderful project that I have been doing for 14 years, The past couple of years I have been sending the Family Tree activity home on Meet the Teacher night and ask that it be completed at home and returned during the first week of school. Very little prep work is neede

This is a great product to supplement your hands on Math Learning Program. I started using these as a supplement to the HWT/LWT program. I have been using HWT/LWT for at least 20 years. I just needed a little something more for my Pre-K class, since not all students attend class every day. I wanted something hands on in worksheet format that differs a little everyday. The students can use a variety of materials to build/create the numbers and gain number sense. They will trace a few numbers, cou

Quick Christmas Ornament Craft. I have used this with my pre-k students for a couple of years. It is a quick and easy craft. I like to use this with liquid watercolors and q-tips for paint brushes. Feel free to color in any way your choose. I have included 3 different sizes. I have the students cut out a circle slightly larger than the ornament for a nice border effect. I have let the students then add gold glitter dots (glitter paint or glue & glitter or glitter puff paint up to you) to decor

Math Mat Bears in the Cave is perfect for counting and sorting skills. Perfect for the Preschool Age and Kinders. There is two Sorting by size (small, medium, large) mats, I print off four mats to use at one time. I use the with counting bears that I have a set from Lakeshore and a set from Amazon. There are eight different math counting mats with numbers on them. Four of the math are self checking with matching blueberry dots and the other four mats do not have the blueberry dots for self

The students go on a bear hunt to find a string of color bears. They count how many bears are on the string and write the number next to the matching color bear on the Bear Hunt page. This is an awesome game for party days. I have use similar activities throughout the school year for party days. Shamrocks on St. Patty’s Day party, Hearts for Valentines Day and Fish for end of the year games. Check out the leaf hunt activity in my store. It is great way to incorporate learning skills on party day

I love this set homework set. It is not a traditional trace the letter or circle the letter. It is a different Art or Craft type activity for each letter. I have been using it FOREVER! It makes doing a letter a week homework fun and different each week. An example for letter N is to cover the letter N with noodles or items found in Nature. The letter G is color the letter G Green and/or use Glue or Glitter to make G Glamorous! How much fun is that? The kids love it. A few of the letters

Quick and easy Math Centers. Stack and Count Math Mats to use with Unifix and Stack and Count counters or mini holiday erasers.

Alphabet letter tracing on a half sheet. Great for a quick writing center activity or for use with letter of the week.

Math Mat Pond Life perfect for counting and sorting skills, Good for the Preschool Age and Kinders. There is one Sorting by size (small, medium, large) mat I print off four mats to use at one time. I use the with duck erasers and the turtle and frog counters from Lakeshore for the number counting mats. There are eight different math counting mats with numbers on them. Four of the math are self checking with matching black dots and the other four mats do not have the black dots for self chec

Monthly Calendar Tracers for the Year. January 2022 to December 2030. Help your students fine motor and math skills with counting and tracing while developing calendar awareness. This set includes 3 different formats. 1. Trace the numbers. 2. Small number dates in the corner so students can see how to write the numbers. 3. It's a blank calendar, no numbers for those students who can fill it in themselves.

Play like a traditional go fish game. You decide to play with a full deck or partial deck. Players ask each other for matching alphabet cards. Play until all the cards have been paired, the player with the most paired cards wins the game. You can decide to play with the full deck or play with a smaller deck and focus on the letter cards that your child needs to learn. If your child does not yet know the letters you can still play by asking for the animal or picture on each card. This made

This is a monthly drawing page to go with your bible stories. I use specific ones each month, but I included a few options for you in this set. One set is dated with month and year, while I also included pages without month and dates so you can choose how and when you want to use the pages. Some of the pages included are Jonah and the Big Fish/Whale, a page for the Miracles of Jesus, The First Christmas and Noah's Ark. Other pages are more generic February page is how can you show love like J

This is my all time favorite Back to School Activity. I love hearing the children make connections with other children. “Target is my favorite place to shop too!”, “I like to ride bikes too!”, “I am a big sister, too!” So much community building, it is endless. I make a star for myself and share it as well. You will need 1 large yellow poster board for each student cut into a star shape. The Name and Picture Banner and the Questionairre Sheet is included in this set, along with a basic par