Wonderful Winter!

Since I am on Christmas break, I am working on some activities for my winter theme which we will start when we return to school. I hope you will be able to use them too!

Snowman Sight Word Concentration Game

I created this game to give my kinderkids more practice with the sight words they are expected to know at this point in the year. I printed 2 sets on blue paper and the students will find the match. If they can't read the word they have to put it back down.

Winter Number Match

I created this game to have my kids practice matching numerals to sets of objects and the number words during our small group math time. We are just beginning to learn number words so I may pull my hair out to begin with, but I think it will be a fun way for my kinderkids to practice this skill. I printed this on cardstock and laminated for durability.

Winter Counting Activity Sheet

This sheet has the kids practice counting sets of winter objects up to 20 and practice writing the numbers.

If you choose to use any of these activities, please leave me a comment! Thanks!!

Currently!

Oh Boy 4th Grade is having a linky party about what teachers are "currently" doing...


Here is my list!

It's a Winter Wonderland...

Since we don't get much winter weather here in SC, we have to pretend. I love doing winter themed activities in my classroom during the month of January. This is such a fun unit and my kinderkids always love learning with winter themed activities. Here are the activities I have created so far on my winter "break".

Winter Rhyming Game

This game has the kids practice matching rhyming pictures. I plan to use it in my small groups. I printed it on cardstock and laminated for durability.

Winter Letter Match

I created this game to use with my intervention group to help them practice naming and matching uppercase and lowercase letters. They will match the uppercase snowflake letter with the lowercase penguin letter. I printed this on cardstock and laminated for durability.

If you choose to use any of these activities, please leave me a comment! Thanks!!

Giveaway (and a great blog too!)

I just discovered a great new blog "A Cupcake for the Teacher" and she is giving away a $10 Target gift card. Just go to her blog and follow it!

More Christmas Fun

I had so much fun creating things to use in my classroom for Christmas that I thought I would share a few more with you. I hope you can use them in your classroom as well!

Christmas Beginning Sounds Match

This is a game I created to use with intervention group as a way to practice beginning letter sounds which many of them are still struggling with. They will have to look at the picture on the ornament cards and put it under the correct beginning letter. I printed this on cardstock and laminated for durability.

Reindeer Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Match

I created this game to use with my intervention group to help them practice naming and matching uppercase and lowercase letters. I printed this on cardstock and laminated for durability.

(Sorry it is sideways...it would not rotate!)

Christmas Counting Activity Sheet

I created this counting sheet to have my kids practice counting sets of objects up to 20 and writing the matching numeral.

If you choose to use any of these games, please leave me a comment! Thanks!!

Sunshine Award!

Wow! I am so excited! Julia from Loving & Learning in Pre-K nominated me for the Sunshine Award 2011! You made me smile!!

The Sunshine Award rules are...

1. Thank the person who gave this award and write a post about it.

2. Answer the following questions below.

3. And pass the award to 10 fabulous bloggers, link their blogs and let them know you awarded them.

* Favorite Color?  yellow

* Favorite Animal?  manatees...they are sooo cute!!

* Favorite Number? 3

* Favorite Drink? Mountain Dew

* Facebook or Twitter? Facebook

* Your Passion? Teaching and creating things to use in my classroom!

* Giving or Getting Presents? I LOVE giving gifts! I love looking for the perfect gift for each person on my list!

* Favorite day? Saturday!! It is the day when I can relax and enjoy my family!

* Favorite flowers? Daisies/roses...can't decide between the two!

 

 

Here are the blogs I am passing the award on to:

1. Cole's Little Pups
2. Ms. Preppy
3. Peace, Love and Kindergarten
4. Kindergarten Korner
5. Can Do Kinders
6. Kinder Kraziness
7. Miss Kindergarten
8. Frog Spot
9. Playing with Pixie Dust
10. Kreative in Kinder

Update on Gingerbread Man Tens Frames

I made these gingerbread man tens frames a few weeks ago but I couldn't find any small Christmas erasers to use as the counters. This weekend while I was in Walmart I found these Christmas presents "confetti" for $0.97 for each pack with 36 pieces in a pack. My kids played the game today during small group math time and loved it!

Christmas is Coming!

Christmas is one of my favorite times of year so of course I have to incorporate it in my classroom. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season in your classroom and homes as well!

Christmas Syllable Sort

I created this game to have my kinderkids practice sorting pictures by the syllables in their names. I printed it on cardstock and laminated for durability.

Christmas Tens Frames Match

I created a tens frame matching game for my kiddos. They match the numeral to the tens frame with the correct number of dots. I printed the game out, backed it on construction paper and laminated it for durability.

If you choose to use any of these games, please leave me a comment! Thanks!!

Christmas Crafts

I am wondering what you all are having your kiddos make for Christmas. Here is the one that I do every year.

5 Little Snowmen Handprint ornament

These are the cutest ornaments. I paint each child's hand white and then put the shatterproof blue ball in the palm of their hand. I help them put their fingers on the ornament to keep them from overlapping as much as possible. After they dry the kids use paint pens to draw the faces on their snowmen. The tag to attach to the ribbon can be found here.

Update: Here is a picture of an ornament from last year!