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Community Helper Activities 4

1-2-3 Study Community Helpers and Shapes With Me!

Whenever I'm working on a theme, I try to design things that cover a variety of standards.

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I could have listed a lot of community helpers who work with a rectangle shape, but thought a teacher using their blackboard, was the most appropriate.

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Students read the sentences; trace and write the shape word, trace and draw the shape, and then cut & glue the appropriate picture to the box.

The booklet makes a nice Daily 5 activity.

Click on the link to view/download the Community Helpers Take Shape easy reader.

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Click on the link to view/download Community Helpers Shape Up.

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Mother's Day Writing Prompt Gift

1-2-3 Come Make A Mother's Day "Craftivity" With Me.

It's hard to cram in making a Mother's Day gift when you have to cover so many standards every day, so I designed a writing prompt "craftivity" that covers writing standards and makes a sweet keepsake gift for mom.

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Students glue the pieces together to make a quick and easy "horseshoe." I've included a little rhyme students can glue to the neck of the horse, or have older students write it themselves.

It says: "This horse's head was made by me tracing my shoe. A keepsake for Mother's Day and an I love you."

Run off the writing prompt template: How do I love you? Let me count the ways: Students think of at least 10 things they love about their mom, which includes the first one: I love playing and horsing around with you.

For more pizzazz add wiggle eyes and students' school picture. Completed projects make a cute bulletin board. Take it down and send the horses home the Friday before Mother's Day.

Click on the link to view/download the Mother's Day Horseshoe Writing Prompt Craftivity.

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Mustache Activities 4

1-2-3 I Mustache You To Please Measure Stuff With Me!

I've had quite a few requests for measurement activities that will help review Common Core State Standards: K.MD.1, K.MD.2, 1.MD.1, 1.MD.2.

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Simply run off the mustache ruler template on a variety of colored construction paper.

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I made it to scale, but sometimes when printers read a scanned PDF they print it a bit smaller. Simply enlarge it a tad on your copier, so that it is exactly 10 inches.

Students trim their "stache" and do one of the measuring worksheets that you've run off.

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Several of the worksheets ask students to find and measure things, others ask them to measure their mustache with "stuff," like paperclips, unifix cubes, their thumb, etc.

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Students measure the objects shown on their paper and then decide if they are longer or shorter than their mustache.

They then cut and glue the representative picture to the appropriate side of their graph.

There are also 2 "measure the animal" worksheets. One is Tatum the turtle, the other Alfred the alligator.

Click on the link to view/download the I Mustache You To Measure packet.

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Do you have a measurement or mustache activity you could share with us? I'd enjoy hearing from you. diane@teachwithme.com or post a comment below.

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Wind and Cloud Activities

1-2-3 Come Feel the Wind and Watch the Clouds With Me!

March is known as the windy month, so many of the books we read had to do with that theme.

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In The Wind Blew, students enjoy cutting and gluing the pictures to their matching pages.

This packet includes a graphing extension and 2 optional choices for the flag and balloon pages.

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The second booklet, has to do with clouds; an interesting and fun science theme.

Since clouds take on different shapes, I thought it would be fun to make them into 3D shapes.

Students trace & write the shape word and then glue the appropriate cloud to the page.

This packet includes 2 graphing extensions, and is a great activity to do after reading It Looked Like Spilt Milk, or Eric Carle's Little Cloud.

Click on the link to view/download the 3D Shaped Clouds packet.

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Coin Lessons

1-2-3 Count Coins With Me!

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I decided to combine coins with penguins, as that’s a popular theme that many study in January, thus Cent-sational Penguins was born.

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It’s an easy and fun way to review a variety of math and reading standards in a short amount of time.

Students trace and write the coin word and its value. They also circle the capital letters, add end punctuation, as well as color, cut and glue the matching coins.

There are additional writing opportunities, as students think of alliterative nouns and verbs to complete the last sentences.

The packet includes:

The Easy Reader booklet: Cent-sational Penguins
3 worksheets about coins
A graphing extension +
A certificate of praise

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Punctuation Activities

Punctuation Popsicle Stick Paddles

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I've designed Punctuation Paddles that solve both problems!

They also help review: Common Core State Standards: RF.K3c, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.1.2b, RF.1.1a

Punctuation paddles are quick and easy to make and a super-fun way for students to learn about end punctuation. They also make a terrific whole-group assessment tool.

All 3 punctuation marks are on one Popsicle stick (it's a tri-fold).

I jazzed mine up with crayons, glitter glue, rhinestones and wiggle eyes.

I've incorporated Dolch and word wall words in the simple sentences. Print and laminate the monthly cards.

Teachers read a card; students twirl their Popsicle stick so that the correct punctuation faces forward, and hold it up in the air.

Teachers can see at a glance, who does not have the correct answer and jot down notes of who needs help.

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The teacher can also print more cards and pass them out to students. so they can work on them for a Daily 5 activity, or play with a partner.

Packet includes: Directions and patterns for 10 punctuation paddles. (September through June), + 50 sentence cards. (5 for each month.)

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