Doris O'Donnell

Included in this packet are Monthly Homework Calendars for the months September through May. For each month there are a variety of math, reading and writing activities. Some activities will repeat throughout the months. Directions on each calendar: Please complete at LEAST 15 activities with your child. Please pick and choose the activities that appeal to you and your child. Activities do not need to be completed in order. When you have completed the activity please initial. Homework is

Your students will have fun fixing the mixed up sentences. The sentences use mainly kindergarten high frequency words, color words and weather words. This includes a page for each sentence, answer key, cards for a pocket chart and matching pictures.

This is a St. Patrick's Day/Leprechaun Emergent reader. I created this book to review the word "has" with my students. There are two versions- The first has just one sentence per page, the second has the sentence plus a question. Also include is a roll and read without picture support and a cut and paste to finish the sentence. Thank you for checking out my book! :)Enjoy!!

This is a cute alphabet game to use while reading The Kissing Hand. Students can play the game, by picking a letter- then naming it or use it as a lower case/upper case matching game.

This game is a student favorite for practicing sight words. Played like "boom"- students pick a card if they can read it- they keep it. Try to collect the most cards before the "game over" card is drawn. This game includes 42 sight words(including some number and color words)4 special cards and 2 game over cards.

This is a word family sort. Students read and sort the words. There is an optional recording sheet for students. This can be played individually or with a partner- race to fill up your list!

This interactive journals takes you through the various cycles in our world. It begins with the cycle of night and day, then goes to the seasons, plant life cycle, butterflies and is completed with frogs. It includes pages for students to record their observation of the cycles, record new vocabulary words and order the cycles themselves. There is 27 pages in the journal. My students really enjoy this activity!

This fun game will allow students to discover and practice solid figure identification. The new Common Core Standards are sited.

Perfect for sight word practice during fire safety week! Activities include- color a word, read around the room and build a sentence. Words used: go, at, the, can, my, and, is, on Thanks for looking!

This is a "boom" style sight word game. It includes 38 early kindergarten sight words plus 4 different special cards. My kiddos LOVE this game!

This transportation themed activity is an excellent way to have students match different ways (tally marks, place values, ten frames) to represent numbers 10-20. Recording page included.

This fire safety themed activity is ready to go- student will practice counting 1,2, and 3 syllables words. Great for an independent literacy center!

This fun game will allow students to discover and practice solid figure identification. The new Common Core Standards are sited.

This is a fun way to reinforce those high frequency words. This game comes with 42 word cards and directions for 5 different activities to use with the cards. Also included is a recording page, a build the word mat and raindrop letters.

Students will identify the short vowel sound in words. Students will use a paper clip and pencil to create a spinner using the snowman. Students will spin their spinner and collect a snowman showing a picture representing the short vowel the spinner landed on. Students will record their collection on the recording page. Students will draw a picture and write the sounds they hear for each word or write just the short vowel sound they hear. This is fun game to play in small groups or as an literac

Students will spin their spinner and collect a raccoon showing a picture representing the short vowel the spinner landed on. Students will record their collection on the recording page. Students will draw a picture and write the sounds they hear for each word or write just the short vowel sound they hear. This game is perfect for small groups or literacy centers.

Your students will have fun fixing the mixed up sentences. The sentences use mainly kindergarten high frequency words, decodable words and pet words. This includes a page for each sentence, answer key, cards for a pocket chart and matching pictures.

This game is a student favorite for practicing sight words. Played like "boom"- students pick a card to practice reading the sight words. Try to collect the most cards before the "game over" card is drawn. This game includes 40 pre-primer sight words, blank word cards, 6 special cards and 3 game over cards.

This spinner game will help your students review the sounds for D, F, T, H. This would be great for small group instruction or an independent literacy station. Thanks for looking!

This is a Fall themed "BAM" style game. Students pick a card- If the student can read the card, the student keeps the card. Some special cards are included– Trade a Card– the student can trade a card from with a peer, Take a Card– the student can pick another card from the container, Put me Back– the student puts the card back and does not get to keep a card that round, End of Game– all cards go back. Included in this game are 40 Pre-Primer Dolch Words, 8 blank cards for additional words, 8 sp