Tara's Tiny Tots

I use these prompts at a writing station during my literacy block. They are great additions for my thematic units and are designed for independent work. There are 10 pages of different writing prompts. The different themes are the following: transportation, Dr. Seuss characters, fall, summer, holidays. jobs, animals, food and winter.

This is ideal for a mini-lesson or for a station. I have my students do this at a station during our math block. In this activity the students will get to put objects in order from tallest to shortest, compare two objects by circling the biggest and smallest, and using non-standardized measurement tools to calculate the length of different objects.

Three Smartboard pages of ending sound sorting. Each page has 12 pictures that students will have to put into the correct jars based on the ending sounds they hear. There are six jars per page, two pictures fit into each jar.

NEW SLIDES ADDED!! Enjoy 6 activities that will have kiddos sequencing to five, ten and twenty!!! Work on forward and backward number counting, and even challenge your students by having them place numbers in descending order. You can make this even more challenging by changing the numbers. (Right click and ungroup the pictures to change the numbers to include teen numbers, or any number combinations, but be sure to re-group once you are finished.)

This piece meets the common core opinion writing standard for kindergarten. It can be used with any story and with any mini-lesson. I used it for my kindergartners after we read the story, City Mouse and Country Mouse. After comparing and contrasting the country and city, the students picked which one they liked best.

Students will look at an apple or a banana and determine which one they like most. They will formulate their opinion and write why. This satisfies the common core opinion writing standard for kindergarten.

There are 10 posters from 1-10 that show students different ways to make the number. It will help them to determine which is more and less, along with spellings, fingers signs, ten frames and dice dots. This will help students to really know more about each number. In my classroom, I introduce each number at the beginning of the year and add them to my number wall as I do.

Students will take turns guessing which tree Santa is under. If they guess the right one, they are the winner. I then have the winner pick the new number to hide Santa. You can change the numbers to make it harder or easier based on the needs of your classroom.

This activity is a number recognition game. A student will guess which apple the worm is under and move the corresponding apple. If the worm is under, they are the winner. If not, they move it to the basket and it is another student's turn. You can change the numbers to make it fit with the needs of your students.

This activity has kids thinking about their favorite color. They will choose one color and write why they like it. It covers the common core opinion writing standard.

Using the tricky teen numbers, kids will identify the numbers as they search for the ghost. Once the ghost is found, you can rearrange the pumpkins and play again.

Use these posters to introduce numbers and/or hang in your classroom. Each poster has different ways to show the number to help your students understand what that number really means.

With this fun bingo game, your kiddos will select addition equations that match the number of the bingo calling card. This is a great way to get them thinking about different ways to make a number within 10. This is intended for a small group activity, ideally for stations, or even with volunteers. ENJOY!

Ungroup the apples to change the names of your students. Download the yearlong version (Sept. to May) to easily create and change between months!! :) If need be, I can create ones for June, July and August for those that need them!