elf on a shelf games

1-2-3 Come Do Some Elf On A Shelf Activities With Me  

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsDoes an elf visit your classroom during December, quietly sitting on a shelf watching your students?

"Jingle" visits ours, and since he's such a fabulous behavior modification tool, and lots of fun for my Y5s; I designed some quick, easy & fun activities, which practice a variety of standards.  I'm sharing 4 of our favorites on the blog today. 

To grab your students' attention, ask them, "Who wants to be an elf?" then watch the excitement and enthusiasm grow for  the “Wanted: Elf Help” creative writing prompts.

Collect everyone’s page, add the cover of your choice, and you have an “awwww-dorable” class-made book
There are 15, elf-themed pages for your kiddos to choose from.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsFor pre-writing, have students fill out the “My best qualities for being Santa’s helper” worksheet.   There are 2 options to choose from.
They can refer to this list to write their letter to Santa, convincing him that they’d make a terrific helper.

Although students can certainly write about their real qualifications, toss out a more creative option, where students think outside the box.
To practice "point of view" have them pretend to be a “real” elf applying for the job, and go from there.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsI’ve included a silly letter from Jingle, my made up elf, that you can use to help explain things, and jump start those creative juices.
I'm sure that thinking up a name for their "elf-self" will be fun.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsTo add to the hoopla, I’ve also included:

* 3, “I’m an official elf helper for Santa” badges
* A “Congratulations! You’re hired” certificate.
* 2, Wanted Posters to hang up to peak students’ interest and introduce the lesson.

Later, you can use them for a festive holiday bulletin board, if you want to display students’ letters before you make them into a book.

* There’s also a “We’re Qualified” poster you can use for the center of that display as well.
Because of the way I designed the pages, you can re-use the templates for other writing activities you may have throughout the month as well.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsNext up is "Where's The Elf?"  Part of our 2D shapes standard, is to recognize spatial directions, so I designed an emergent reader with some worksheets & 2D shape games.  

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsYou'll love the variety of skills and standards you can cover with this sweet emergent reader packed with 16 Dolch sight words.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsStudents read the sentence, add end punctuation, trace & write the directional word, then color, cut & glue the elf to the appropriate spot.

I've included a black & white, boy and girl elf cover options, with color copies for teachers to use for their sample.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsThere's an optional last page for a bit more writing.

I've also included 3 worksheets, plus two, whole-group games, to reinforce 2D shapes and spatial directions. 

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsI love putzing with a play on words, so I came up with "Elf-abet" and designed a few elf-themed activities to help my students practice upper and lowercase letters.

The packet includes games,
* A variety of worksheets, some of which can be used as assessments.
* Upper & lowercase full-color assessment mats, with a matching black and white set to send home with struggling students.
* Plus an upper & lowercase letter assessment recording sheet

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsFinally, since recognizing numbers and counting are also something we work on daily, I designed another elf-themed packet to practice those standards as well.

The packet includes:

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf crafts*  Number cards from 0-130
* A 4-page tip list of all kinds of things you can do with the cards, including the “Kaboom” game
* Even & odd sorting mats

* A set of number symbol cards for more games and to show equations.
* A one - page template of 35 elf shoes & hat tiles to use as manipulatives to make groups/sets.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf crafts* 11 trace & write worksheets. The “What’s Missing?” ones can be used as an assessment tool.

* 3, “I spy a number” game worksheets, that you can use for whole-group assessing.
* You can also re-use the worksheet 6 times!  There’s a full-page template, as well as 2-on-a-page to conserve paper.

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, reindeer crafts, reindeer activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf crafts* 3 bookmarks of praise.
* 14 number puzzles (black & white, plus color) that practice sequencing numbers 1-10, counting backwards from 10 to 1, plus skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. 

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, reindeer crafts, reindeer activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsSpeaking of numbers, the featured FREEBIE for today is a sweet "You Can Count On Rudolph" keepsake craftivity. 

Students trace and write the numbered pages to make a Rudolph's nose counting booklet.

Choose to count by 1's to 20, count backwards from 10 to 0 or 20 to 0, + skip count by 2's, 3's, 5's, and 10's. 

Simply fold the ends of the top of the "triangle" head down, add some hand print "antlers" & wiggle eyes, for a super-cute bulletin board display. 

elf on a shelf activities, elf help, 2D shape activities, reindeer crafts, reindeer activities, 2D shape games, alphabet games, alphabet assessments, alphabet activities, behavior modification activities, classroom management ideas, alphabet activities, elf-abet cards, elf on a shelf games, elf on a shelf craftsWell that's it for now.  My mom's visiting from Wisconsin, so I have an especially fun-filled day planned.

She'll be 91 in a few weeks, and constantly on the go, so I'll try to keep up!   Wishing you a safe and blessed day. 

"Mothers hold their child's hand for a moment, but their hearts for a life time. " -Unknown