ABC Bootcamp, is known for being a research-based and classroom-proven methodology which provides a 26 day introduction to all of the letters of the alphabet and their sounds. At St. Anastasia C
We did it!! We survived ABC BOOTCAMP! And we’re now letter superstars! So how do superstars celebrate? With a fashion show of course! Yes people, we had an ABC Fashion…
FREE alphabet worksheets for kindergarten kids to review letters and letter sounds, and practice proper letter formation.
Free printable There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed The ABC's Letter Recognition: Alphabet identification | Naming ABCs | Book activity
You will LOVE these SUPER CUTE alphabet coloring pages perfect for helping kids learn their ABCs and work on phonemic awareness. NO PREP, free printable.
Check out this list of tools that will help you organize differentiated instruction in your classroom.
A free kindergarten math packet for at home learning.
Teach your child the alphabet and Spanish vocabulary at home with these free printable Spanish alphabet tracing worksheets.
ALL ABOUT APPLES September is here! We love learning all about apples! Who knew one fruit could bring so many fun books, activities, songs and videos to our classroom? I do an thematic unit every month . These activities are based around the read alouds I choose. This month it is All
Finding something for kindergarten early finishers to do can be a challenge! Check out these task cards to keep students learning and engaged!
Free printable letter t sound worksheets for kindergarten or 1st grade. Letter T beginning sound coloring page & phonics worksheet pdf.
Pencil Names - Name Building Practice Printable comes with eight editable pages, containing two pencils. Each pencil has pieces for two letter names up to nine letter names. Getting Pencil Names - Name Building Practice Printable
Your child will love creating with these alphabet lego cards, they are a free printable download.
Looking for fun August Morning Tubs for kids? Check out these 10 Hands-On Back to School themed activities for Preschool or Kindergarten.
I just love teaching children the alphabet. Here is a great way
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SEPTEMBER NO PREP MATH AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES
Spending the first week of school teaching classroom expectations and procedures is essential for a successful year. Glue is a tricky school supply for many little learners and there definitely needs to be instruction dedicated to teaching learners how to use this tool.Glue BottlesWhen learners are not taught how to use their glue correctly things
Finding something for kindergarten early finishers to do can be a challenge! Check out these task cards to keep students learning and engaged!
Learn about the South American country of Brazil for kids with super cute, printable Brazil Coloring Pages from Amazon jungle to colorful Carnival!
Wondering how to teach the alphabet? Preschool and kindergarten teachers can find all they need to know right here. Learn veteran teachers' wisdom.
How to set up and organize a writing center in your pre-k, preschool, or kindergarten classroom. See pictures of my writing center and material suggestions.
A perfect BACK TO SCHOOL activity! Encourage your students to share about their summer vacations by having them fill in this free resource! You may choose to have students draw or write in the spaces, providing differentiated opportunities to those who need it. Makes a sweet bulletin board! #backtoschool #freebie #kwriting #1stgradewriting #writing #literacy #education #kindergarten #1stgrade
Kindergarten music centers can be daunting to try! These centers with a huge success with my students! See how I did it!
Practice uppercase letters with alpahbet playdough mats. These playdough letter mats strengthen hand muscles while using play doh to roll and shape ABCs.
Huge pack of themed worksheets to help preschoolers learn math and literacy skills with a fun medieval theme. Print pdf file with Castle Worksheets!
Here are some helpful tips for name practice in Kindergarten. I also created some freebies for your first week of school.
Brilliant ideas from brilliant teachers like you!
Hi friends! Today I wanted to share some of my favourite alphabet centres with you! I'm hoping that it can become a reference for your weekly centre planning :) 1. ALPHABET PLAY DOUGH MATS Do your kids love play dough as much as mine do? I'm always looking for new play dough mats to add to the mix. I made these this summer and the letters are big enough to use with play dough or other loose parts like buttons or pom poms! Play dough is great for developing finger muscles which will help our kiddos with their writing as well! You can find these mats in my TPT store by clicking on the image below: 2. ALPHABET TRACING BOOKS Although I don't like having too many worksheet-type activities, I like having some dry erase activities to help kids who are just learning to print their letters. These printables are super simple and great for beginning writers! It gradually gets harder from top to bottom. Click on the image below to see these printables in my TPT store. 3. ALPHABET CONSTRUCTION My old school used to have these and my kids loved them there. Scholar's Choice was having a sale so I finally snagged them for our class! The kids love how tactile these are and the cards are super helpful for the kids who need the support. You can find this "Letter Construction" set on Amazon or the Scholar's Choice website. Here are the links if you are interested in checking them out! Amazon.ca Scholar's Choice 4. ALPHABET PUZZLE I'm usually not keen on printable puzzles (I like the real thing for puzzles) but the kids surprisingly ate this one up! The picture makes it self-correcting and it was a great opportunity for the SK's to be leaders and help their JK friends match and learn the letters :) You can find this puzzle by clicking on the image below: 5. ALPHABET Q-TIP PAINTING I shared this activity last year but I'm going to share it again because it's always a hit! The kids use paint and q-tips to trace the letters! This is another one that is great for developing fine motor skills. You can grab these sheets for free by clicking on the image below! 6. ALPHABET PATTERN BLOCKS I have SO many pattern blocks.. so I was super pumped when I found these alphabet pattern block mats! Best of all they are FREE! They are by Confessions of a Homeschooler and you can download them HERE. 7. ALPHABET TWEEZE & MAKE I found these letters at Dollarama. I set them out with some centimetre cubes and tweezers and had the kids make the letters! 8. ALPHABET ROLL & WRITE I put some magnetic letters into these insertable dice and had the kids roll and write the letter they got. Super easy, especially if you already have insertable dice and magnetic letters! 9. ALPHABET READ & SORT I wrote letters on these white beans, wrote letters on the muffin liners and then had the kids sort the beans into the matching muffin liners. Cheap and the small beans make it great fine motor practice for those little hands! 10. ALPHABET FIND & WRITE For this one, I put some letter beads in a bottle with black beans and had the kids find the letter beads and write the letters they found on a whiteboard. 11. ALPHABET PICK & WRITE {ON CHALKBOARD} I love these chalkboard from Handwriting Without Tears! I have the kids pick a tactile letter tile, trace the letter with their finger and then write the letter on the chalkboard. These chalkboards are great because they are double sided so they can flip it over and do another letter while that side dries! 12. ALPHABET MONSTER MUNCH This centre has been a hit every year! I got some tennis balls from the dollar store and then cut a slit in the middle with an exacto knife. Then I hot glued some googly eyes to make them "Tennis Ball Monsters". The kids squeeze the side of the mouth, say the name of the letter and feed the monster. 13. FIND ALL THE LETTERS! Bingo dabbers are always a hit so I made this centre to incorporate them! Here, students pick a letter out of the bin, say the letter, find it on their sheet and dab the letter. Then they put that letter back and find another until all the letters are dabbed. If this is too easy, I also set out the same activity but with pictures in the circles so that they pick a letter, identify the beginning sound and dab the letter that makes that sound. You can download both sheets for free by clicking on the image below: That's it for now! I hope to add to this post when I can :) I hope you are able to use some of these ideas! What is your favourite alphabet centre? SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave
Little kindergarten lovelies are always so excited to bring homework home from school for the first time! Our 'letter home' style alphabet homework pages will help them to revise the letter sound they have learnt at school each week with fun activities for the whole family. This packet includes 26 homework notes to to inform families of your alphabet and letter-sound learning in class. Included also, is a 'picture page' that can be copied to the back of the letter home. Students can locate, cut and paste pictures from magazines and colouring books to match the focus letter sound for the week. Each letter includes a note to families that outlines the letter focus for the week and requests that someone spend some time talking with their child about the letter and sound. It gives them a list of fun, play based activities to celebrate the letter-sound - e.g. doing a jigsaw puzzle for the letter 'j' Students might also like to paste them into a scrapbook and record some of the activities they tried by drawing pictures or attaching photos. We have prepared a sample for you to try for the letter 'p' - you can download it from Google Drive HERE If you are looking for the whole set of these pages, hop over to our TpT store: Thank you so much for stopping by the blog to learn more about our printable learning resources. We hope you have a fantastic day!
The Fall Preschool Unit is packed full of hands on math & literacy activities as well as no prep worksheets for easy lesson planning.
Alphabet Journal in Kindergarten: Use directed drawings for each letter in the alphabet as a way to teach children their ABC's.
Cute Lego Alphabet Letter Printable cards are a fun way for kids to practice making making uppercase letters while having FUN!
Read about activities, lessons, and centers you can implement to help teach the alphabet. Download 12 free activities for your students.
Hi everyone! We are back to school here in California. I am done with my first week of Kindergarten. Only one more week to go until my students are somewhat independent. I don't know about you, but it seems like the first two weeks just get harder every year! Once the first two weeks are over I can get down to some real teaching. I have started using the DeeDee Wills and Deanna Jump Guided Math units. I LOVE them! I mean it. I LOVE them. If you have time, check out what they are on TpT. They are an excellent supplement to any Kindergarten math program. My students love them too. Math time is their favorite part of the day (except for dress-up.....)! Here are somethings we did this week, along with some pics of my classroom this year. I like to change it up every year. Keeps it fresh for me. Capital letter name page This our capital letter name page. Each child gets their own personal capital letter. I don't know about you, but I have many students coming to Kindergarten writing their names in all caps. It drives me crazy, so I try and emphasize that we have 1 capital letter in our name (most of the time anyway). This year I had students put small stickers inside their letter. I had a million left over from last year and I thought it would be a nice way to use them. You could also have them glue tissue paper in the letter, small objects like sequins or beads. I wasn't ready to break out the white glue, so we used stickers. Big Head Self-Portraits Aren't these adorable? These are self-portraits! Yep, this is how they see themselves. Amazing every time! Each child made one and practiced writing their name. I like to use a highlighter and have them trace it. In the beginning it is hard to trace on dotted lines. I also like to attach name writing practice to bigger activities. I think it makes it more meaningful. You can grab this cute template here so your students can make their own self-portraits. Below are some pictures of my classroom this year. I thought I would share. Rug area As seen from the back of the room. Objectives Board My math board. I hang the cards from the Wills and Jump Guided Math units so I have them handy. I always lose things right as I need them. This way I have everything at my fingertips. My reading board. The left has my Focus Board. This is for letter fluency. We read the letters (left to right, top to bottom) as quickly and correctly as we can. I have our alphafriend and how to write the letter of the week. The red rectangle will hold our weekly sight words. That is some of the classroom. I also have a writing wall (It has nothing on it yet) and an "Amazing Artists" wall (also, nothing on it yet). I will post pics of those soon.
These FREE Name Chants and Songs for Pre-K & Kindergarten are sure to have your students excited to practice important skills like rhyming!
