1-2-3 Come Make A Mother's Day Gift With Me
Mother's Day will soon be here. I designed this sweet tweet writing prompt which makes an adorable card.
Here's how to make one:
Run off templates on construction paper.
Cut yellow strips for the legs, the length of the construction paper. I made mine half the width of a ruler.
Make a template for the beaks from an old file folder. Trace and cut out 6 at a time.
Set up the various pieces on a table.
Students come to the center and choose their bird color and other pieces.
They return to their desk to cut out and assemble the pieces.
Students accordion fold the legs and glue them to the back of their bird.
They cut on the tail lines and fold a few “feathers” up, and glue the beak to the head, drawing a smile and nose dot.
Children fold the left edge of their wing and glue it to the center of their bird.
So they don’t write outside the wing, children can trace around the wing before they write I love you and sign their name under the wing.
To expedite things, pre-cut the Happy Mother’s Day hang-tags and punch a hole in them.
I ran then off on white construction paper and then for more pop, glued them to pink construction paper. You could save the extra steps, and just run the tag off on pink construction paper.
Cut lengths of yarn, ribbon or jute to tie the tags to the birds.
Before hand, brainstorm with students why their mommies are special.
List these on the board to help with spelling.
Students write why their mom is special on the back of the bird. I ran off an extra template for this so that it looks more finished, as it stands out and also covers the leg tops.
Print off your class composite. Cut students’ faces in an oval so that they can glue them to the head on the back of the bird.
When students have completed their prompt, tie their tab to the bird and finish with a bow.
If you have time, have students share their work with their classmates, by reading what they wrote.
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1-2-3 Come Make Some "Fin-tastic" Treat Bags With Me!
If you're looking for a quick, easy and inexpensive little something to give your students the last day of school, I think you'll enjoy whipping these together.
You can buy Goldfish Crackers at Sam's or Costco for $9, and have more than enough to fill 20-30 Snack Baggies.
Simply run off the "I hope you have a 'fin-tastic' summer!" template on yellow or orange construction paper. Lime green, hot pink, turquoise and purple also look great.
Cut them out, add each child's name to the top and then sign the fish at the bottom. For a bit more pizzazz add a wiggle eye with a glue dot.
Fill the Snack Baggies and stick the fish to the top with a piece of tape, (I don't like using staples on snacks.) and you're done!
I've also included a sweet bookmark you can clip to the baggie as well.
This packet includes templates for a back-to-school fishy treat bag as well as a bookmark for the fall.
Click on the link to view/download the "Fin-tastic" Fishy Cracker Snack Bag and bookmark packet.
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1-2-3-Come Write With Me!
Are you looking for some quick, easy, and fun writing prompts for the end of the year, or perhaps a sweet bulletin board to end with a bang?
If so, I think you'll really enjoy this "Fin-tastic" End of the Year Writing Prompt packet.
Run off the large fish on a variety of colored construction paper. Students choose one and cut it out.
They can glue it to the top of a sheet of writing paper, or add more pizzazz by letting them choose a strip of colorful construction paper to write on.
Before hand, brainstorm with students why they think they will have a fantastic summer vacation.
To help with spelling, make a list of things they are going to have fun doing and list them on the board.
For more "pow" have students add a wiggle eye and include their school photo on the fin.
Sprinkle their "fin-tastic" work on a bulletin board covered with blue paper.
To make it 3D add twirled creape paper "seaweed" in a variety of lengths and shades of green, to the bottom of the board.
Your caption can be: "We're Wishing You a Fin-tastic Summer!"
I think your students will also enjoy making the other fish and writing about why they had a "fin-tastic" school year.
This prompt can also be brainstormed. It's quite gratifying hearing all of the reasons why students enjoyed the year.
This "craftivity" can be hung back-to-back from the ceiling.
Finally, have students choose a partner to make a special card for.
They write that child's name in the blank and then write why they think they have been a "fin-tastic" friend, classmate, student etc.
When they are done, they give it to their partner. Add a photo and wiggle eyes to make it even more special.
Click on the link to view/download the Fin-tastic Summer Writing Prompt Packet.
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Remembering To Be True To The Red White And Blue
Are you looking for an appropriate activity to plug into your lessons for the Friday before Memorial Day?
The My Flag booklet is perfect for your Daily 5 or a whole group reading/writing activity.
Students TRACE and then WRITE key words; learn important facts about the flag as they cut and glue matching pictures to the appropriate sentences.
Numbers that are associated with the flag are also reviewed and practiced.
There are 3 endings to the booklet, which allows you to make it appropriate for a variety of patriotic holidays including Memorial Day.
I’ve also included:
- 36 word-wall word flashcards, that you can use as such, or have students make into Itty Bitty booklets.
- 2 certificates of praise.
- 2 different graphing extensions
- An achievement poster
- A flag coloring page and
- 12 skill sheets
Click on the link to view/download My Flag booklet/packet
Also helpful, is the Flag Activities Packet, which covers the history of our flag, information about the flag, and includes links, articles, art projects, worksheets and writing activities, perfect for a patriotic-themed activity for the Friday before Memorial Day.
Click on the link to view/download Flag Activities Packet
Whatever you’re planning, I hope you have some extra time for yourself, so you can rest, relax, and rejuvenate, as well as reflect on the importance behind this special holiday.
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1-2-3 Come Study Shapes With Me!
This 40-page packet will help you review Common Core Standards: K.G.1, K.G.2, RF.K.1a, RF.K.3c, L.K.2a, L.K.2b, L.1.2b, RF.1.1a, K.MD.3, 1.MD.4, 1.G.1
with quick, easy and fun ways to review 2D shapes.
The packet includes:
Easy reader pig shape booklet using over 40 Dolch words. Nice for Daily 5 Word Work.- Attributes worksheet
Matching shapes to shape words worksheet- Spatial direction worksheet
- Graphing extension
Craftivity: Nose Shape Matching Game or center activity
Craftivity: Piggy shape paddles. Use as a manipulative for assessing, or make several sets, pass them out to students so they can show you the correct shape when you ask for it.- Craftivity: Color shape mobile
- 10 color word cards with 10 "color me" piggy cards. Use to make Itty Bitty booklets or play Memory Match or "I Have; Who Has?" games.
- Shape word cards with matching piggy shape picture cards in color and in black and white. Use to make Itty Bitty booklets or play Memory Match or "I Have; Who Has?" games.
Craftivity: Feed the Pig assessment game. Use the above cards, pass them out to students and then have them feed the pig as you call for the various shapes or colors.- A certificate of praise
Click on the link to view/download the Pig Shape Packet.
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1-2-3 Come Make Silly Shaped Owls With Me!
Since the Silly Shaped Penguins were such a huge hit in January, I decided to whip together a packet of 2D shape activities using owls.
I love owls, and lately, they seem to be all the rage.
You can quickly make these silly shaped owls and increase your students knOWLedge of shapes, shape words, attributes etc.
These activities make nice Daily 5 Word Work lessons, and will help reinforce Common Core State Standards: K.G.1, K.G.2, K.MD.3, 1.MD.4, 1.G.1
The packet includes:
- Owl shape "craftivity". Using the patterns, make the owls and laminate.
- Use them as anchor charts, a shape bulletin board, oral assessments, or manipulatives for students to hold up during a shape story.
- Students could also make one or several at a math center, perhaps choosing their favorite shaped owl(s).
An easy reader booklet entitled: "Shape KnOWLedge."- Students trace and write the shape word, fill in the shapes to look like owls, trace the shape and then draw that shape.
- When everyone is done, read the booklet aloud to reinforce concepts of print.
- A graphing extension
- A matching shape word to shape picture worksheet.
- An identifying attributes worksheet.
- A spatial direction worksheet.
- A shape word and shape picture cards to make Itty Bitty booklets and play games with; +
- A certificate of praise.
Click on the link to view/download the Silly Shaped Owls packet.
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1-2-3 Come Study Frogs With Me!
All of the activities mentioned in this article can be viewed/printed in the 39-page Five Speckled Frog Packet at the end. I hope you enjoy it!
You've probably used the sing-along story Five Speckled Frogs to help young students learn to count and older students learn to recognize words and subtract. I designed some new things that you can do with this old time favorite.
Run off my masters and use them as large flashcards to tell the story. Students can count the frogs and fill in the empty space as you go. Laminate the sheets so that you can have a child use a dry erase marker and write in the numbers. Pass out small chalkboards/dry erase boards and have students practice writing the numbers as well, then hold the boards up to see if they have written the correct number(s).
Students can read the story as you repeat the verses. You can also make copies of these, so students can trace and fill in their own individual booklets.
While you are reading, choose 5 students to be frogs. Laminate the number 1-5 cards and pin them to each child. Run off five frog cards and number them 1-5. Make a log by rolling up a long sheet of bulletin board paper and laying it in front of the frog children. As you read the story have a frog child jump off the log into the pond. This could be another sheet of bulletin board paper, only blue, or a blue oval carpet. The first frog to jump off the log should be the number five frog.
Frog Masks:
You could also make 5 frog masks and have the five students wear the masks for this activity as well. This makes a wonderful art extension so that every child has the opportunity to wear a mask and hop around as a frog. Practice the math report card standard of counting by 5's to 100 and hop around that many times! If you're learning to count backwards from 10 to 0, don the masks, crouch down and "blast off" the log.
Frog Puppet
The paper plate frog puppet is a nice art extension. Everyone can make one or just make one for yourself to use as a manipulative to tell this story + other frog related adventures. Simply cut a large paper plate in half and staple it to the top of the back of a large folded paper plate. You manipulate the frog's mouth by inserting your four fingers in the top "pocket" that was made by the two-stapled plates as your thumb rests on the bottom half.
Frog Skill Sheets:
I've provided skill sheets for tracing, then writing number words and numbers as the appropriate group/sets of frogs are shown, as well as addition/subtraction and counting sheets. How many words rhyme with log? Trace and then write them. Ff is for frog and flies is another skill sheet. I've also included an opportunity to connect the dots on a speckled frog by 1's and 5's of course!
Frog Game:
Finally, students can roll the dice and play a Five Speckled Frog game with a partner, choosing two different ways to play the game.
Frog Packet:
Click on the link to view/print the 5 Little Speckled Frogs Activities Packet
Miscellaneous Frog Stuff:
I have two easy-reader frog booklets available so click on the links for more fun counting with 5 frogs. 5 Little Frogs On A Log and 5 Little Frogs a cut and glue activity.
There's a Five Speckled Frogs YouTube video that's a nice culmination to the day's activities. Click on the link to view it.
Enchanted Learning offers an online 5 Little Speckled Frogs coloring page. I like these kinds of activities for my Y5’s, because it’s easy for them to do as an independent computer center and get some much-needed practice with their computer skills. Students can click on a color on the left and apply it to the five speckled frogs coloring page on the right. Click on the link to check it out.
I wish you a "Hoppy" and exciting spring, filled with lots of fun frog activities!
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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.
The horse's head is made by tracing the child's foot with their shoe on. Simply run off the rest of the templates on brown construction paper.
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 horses 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 for spring. 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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