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 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.

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.

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!