This FREE Minecraft-themed activity ideas collection is full of fun and engaging activities for kids! Your child will cover literacy, numeracy, art, science, STEM & more!
Outdoor Learning Activities for kids to do in the garden! Learning literacy and numeracy outdoors in the garden!
NAPLAN Style - NUMERACY - Year 3 - Test This is a NAPLAN Style Assessment for Year 3. NAPLAN is the National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy in Australia based on the Australian National Curriculum. If you are in another country, as most of you are, you might like to give this a try with your Year 3 students so you can show them what is expected of Year 3 students in Australia. NOTE: Some of our spelling is different. eg. colour - color. LOOK at this file before you print it out. It has 13 pages of test. The next 13 pages is a duplicate with the ANSWERS. The last 13 is the test again, but in black and white (mostly). So, think before you print it. Happy NAPLAN ding ;-)
Te Reo Mäori Resources to Inspire Learning Every Day is an inspirational, cross-curricular launching pad from which you can move to a deeper study of te reo Mäori if you choose. Book 2 literacy topics focus on the body, the land and school. The mathematics topics cover shapes, time and statistics. Its handy resources include picture cards featuring the seasons, and books and writing, plus a Mäori dictionary.
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Shorter and Longer Measurement, Cutting and Sorting activity helps pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students understand concepts of measurement and sorting
Nature School is your outdoor learning companion. Nature School provides activities designed to deepen your child's experience. It gives you simple ways to incorporate literacy, numeracy, fine motor development, sensory play, and crafting into your time outdoors. Nature School walks you through 7 themes using everyday outdoor materials: rocks, sticks, leaves, flowers, dirt and sand, water, and shells. As you go through each theme, we help learning unfold naturally by exposing your child to activities that focus on: literacy, numeracy, fine motor development, sensory experiences, and crafting. You will receive: ✓ Coursebook with 35 Hands-On Nature Activities✓ Printables to Extend and Beautify Learning✓ Suggested Nature-Themed Books Enrich your child's learning through outdoor exploration!
It's never too early to do play based literacy and numeracy activities with your children. Learn these fun and effective activities.
It's never too early to do play based literacy and numeracy activities with your children. Learn these fun and effective activities.
Can you guess what I have been noticing lately? It is something that makes this mama and teacher's heart so happy. I have noticed an increased focus on math and number activities for preschool! I remember very well when the focus seemed to be solely on learning those ABCs. But slowly and surely, I have
Assessment Kit - Literacy and Numeracy for Foundation Students This product is an assessment kit that will provide a quick snapshot of your students progress. I have used this kit to assess learning at the end of term 1 and also in the middle of term 2. This kit has been used for Foundation students learning the Victorian Curriculum and Australian Curriculum. It assesses: Literacy - upper and lower case letter identification and sound recognition, writing their name, writing letters, writing words Numeracy - identifying numbers from 0-10, matching 0-10 to quantities, ordering numbers from 0-10, identifying basic 2D shapes, copying, continuing and creating pattens, sorting objects and writing numbers It contains: x1 A4 page Literacy Assessment x1 A4 page Numeracy Assessment Flashcards 0-10 - Numeral Flashcards 1-10 - Dots to count Flashcards Basic 2D Shapes Flashcards Upper Case Letters Flashcards Lower Case Letters I like how it can quickly show on 1 A4 page where the student is at and where you can focus on for future learning. Pages can be kept for teacher reference, stuck in students books or assessment portfolios. Hope you enjoy this resource!
This simple literacy or math warm up is easy to use and fun for kids to play in a small group setting. Perfect for kindergarten, first or second grade.
Kindergarten alphabet and number tracing activities free download.
Space activities and centers (literacy, math, fine motor, stem, blocks, sensory, and more) for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten students.
Adéntrate en el mundo de Cambridge Little Steps, un curso de idiomas y alfabetización temprana que hace que los niños muy pequeños se comuniquen en inglés mientras fomenta sus competencias vitales clave y los valores humanos necesarios para convertirse en personas amables y creativas listas para aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades de la vida. Explore: hermosas historias que desarrollan un vocabulario rico y natural junto con competencias y valores emocionales; Grandes Preguntas que alientan a los niños a investigar temas de la vida real desde diferentes ángulos; apoyo para alfabetización temprana y habilidades matemáticas básicas; ¡Actividades lúdicas y proyectos de clase que promueven la colaboración y convierten el aprendizaje en diversión!
Get them HERE! Task boxes have been a hit for the last couple of years – especially with these super convenient photo storage boxes. I got mine from Michaels! These boxes I made are perfect f…
Preschoolers can learn counting, subitizing, one-to-one correspondence and addition with this oversized domino math printable worksheet.
Are you interested in using rekenreks with your students, but you’re not sure how? A few years ago, I was in the same boat. I had been to a math training that used rekereks and I couldn’t wait to use them in my classroom. I made a class set out of cardboard and proudly brought them to school. Except I had no idea what to do with them! I had learned a game or two, but needed guidance with how to teach my students about them. In this post, I’ll show
This resource is perfect for children who are just learning to draw. So make a pot of tea, get comfy, and get ready to create some beautiful nature drawings with your little one. This is a beginner’s guide to learning to draw simple nature items. No prior skills are needed. Sometimes young artists like to have a few known skills up their sleeves to boost confidence before feeling comfortable doodling and drawing. This resource will teach children how to draw 10 simple woodland-themed animals, plants, and other items. Once your child has completed the learn-to-draw, there is a creative art extension as well! Everything is step-by-step with beautiful photos to help you along as well. The 10 Tutorials and Art Projects include: Wildflower Fingerprint Art Watercolor Pine Needles Sensory Owl Pop Art Toadstool Mixed-Media Pumpkin Snail Shell Patterning Color-Mixing Sunflower Honeycomb Bee Hive Symmetrical Antlers Sweet Dreaming Fox
Provocations can be overwhelming. Let's take a look at some simple ideas for literacy provocations found in a Reggio-Inspired Preschool.
This FREE Minecraft-themed activity ideas collection is full of fun and engaging activities for kids! Your child will cover literacy, numeracy, art, science, STEM & more!
Teaching shapes to kindergarten is part of many standards based curriculums. I wanted to share creative ways for teaching 2D shapes in kindergarten.
Hi guys! Today I'm sharing my subtraction lesson plans & activities from this year. I hope this can give you some ideas for planning your subtraction unit! Day 1: On the first day we introduce the word "subtraction" and define it as "when you take away from a number and get a smaller number". I also introduce these 2 subtraction sentences: ___ take away ___ is ___ & ___ - ___ = ___ Then we watched the "5 Little Monkeys" video on BusSongs.com: and we practiced the ___ take away ___ is ___ subtraction sentence by acting the song out and writing a subtraction sentence as we sang and acted out the song. I had the kids sit on the edge of the carpet and laid down a mat to act as out bed. Then I chose 5 kids to wear these number necklaces and stand on the mat. We sang the song and the kids acted it out by jumping on the "bed". At "one fell off and bumped his head" the kids hopped off the "bed" and just lightly tapped their head with their hands. Then they went and sat back in their original carpet spot or chair. We wrote a subtraction sentence on the whiteboard each time a monkey "fell off the bed". The number necklaces helped them remember who was falling off the bed. 5 is first, 4 is second etc. They loved this activity and begged to do it again the next day! Day 2: We reviewed the anchor chart from day 1 and practiced subtraction with 5 Little Monkeys again. We sang and acted the song out like Day 1 but I also put this file up on the SMARTBoard and we practiced crossing out a monkey on each slide and completing the subtraction sentences as well. Day 3: On Day 3 we introduced the learning goal and success criteria. Learning Goal: We are learning to solve subtraction number sentences and story problems. Success Criteria: I know I can do this when... - I can complete one of these sentences to solve a subtraction problem ____ take away ____ is ____ ____ - ____ = ____ I also showed them how to solve subtraction sentences with fingers and then we practiced this strategy as we read Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons. This is my FAVOURITE book to read during our subtraction unit! It is great for teaching the subtraction symbols in the context of a fun story! Day 4: We started by adding "I know I can do this when I can use subtraction strategies to solve subtraction sentences." to our success criteria. Then I introduced the subtraction strategies: and we practiced the strategy "use your fingers" again while watching the video "When You Subtract with a Pirate" on YouTube. Day 6: I review the subtraction strategies and tell the kids that today we will be focusing on the strategy "use manipulative". I use this subtraction mat to demonstrate: I put a couple stacks of the subtraction flash cards and pick students to choose a subtraction card and read the equation. I demonstrate how to read the first number and put that many counters in the rectangle. Then we read the second number and take that many away and put them in the cup. Then we count how many counters are left in the rectangle, find the answer card and place it on the mat. Then I leave this out for the kids to try at centres as well. Day 7: On Day 7 we start working on subtraction stories and the strategy draw a picture. I put this subtraction story on the SMARTBoard: Then I had the special helper pick a friend from the class and pick how many cookies that person ate. We filled in the blanks together, read the question again and wrote the subtraction sentence. Then we drew 10 cookies and crossed out the number the they picked to practice the "draw a picture" strategy. We repeated this several times and then I set it out as a centre for the kids to try on their own. Day 8: We quickly talked about "count back" as a strategy and showed them how to put the first number in your head, put fingers up for the second number and then count back as you put fingers down. This is a tricky strategy though so I don't focus on it much! Then I move on to use a number line. We review how numbers get bigger when you go right on a number line and smaller when you go left on a number line so when we subtract we go left. Then I get a student to pick a subtraction sentence card and read it to me. We use this mat to practice using a number line: I put this mat up on the SMARTBoard and we write the question, use the number line to solve the question and write in the answer. I also leave these laminated sheets out as a centre choice for the kids to practice with independently. Here are some other subtraction centres that are out during out subtraction unit! SUBTRACTION CENTRES: 1. 5 Little Monkey's Spin & Subtract Students spin the two spinners and create a subtraction sentence. Then they use the monkeys as manipulative to solve the question and place the answer in the third box. We used toothpicks and paper clips to make the spinners! The kids just hold the paper clip in the middle of the spinner and flick the paper clip with the other hand. 2. Bowling Subtraction This one is always a huge hit! In the past I've just used water bottles and a tennis ball but this year I found this plastic bowling pin set at Michaels and bought them since they were on sale! We set up a bowling alley with our wooden blocks (arranged in the shape of a U) and 2 kids took turns rolling and recording how may pins they knocked down and how many pins they have left. You can grab the recording sheet you see above for free by clicking on the image below! 4. Play Dough Subtraction SMASH! This was another big hit! The students pick a subtraction sentence card, make play dough balls for the first number and smash (or smush) the second number with their first or thumb. Then they count how many play dough balls they have left to get the answer. 5. My Animal Subtraction Book We used these in guided math groups for students who needed some more practice with subtraction. The kids got to pick how many animals they wanted to take away, cross them out and write a corresponding subtraction sentence. 6. Stamp/Dot & Subtract Yes, these stamps again! #obsessed. For both activities they stamped or dotted first and then they crossed out however many they wanted and wrote a subtraction sentence to match their picture. The "teacher bingo dabbers" only come out once in a while so the kids are always excited when they get to use them! You can grab these recording sheets for free as well by clicking on the image below: All of the other printables you see in this blog post can be found in my subtraction pack on TPT "Take It Away! A Kindergarten Subtraction Unit". If you are interested, you can check it out by clicking on any of the images below! I hope you were able to gain some new ideas for teaching subtraction! What are your favourite lessons and activities for teaching subtraction?
A bumper 105 page pack with a super safari theme! Includes; Guided Reading Information Retrieval African Animal Non-Fiction Book Safari Animal Labelling (colour and B&W) Write the Room Alternative sound sort Mystery Words Computer Center Sheet related to Africa Safari Counting book to practise...
Here's a trickier version of our arithmagons puzzles. This time you need to use your multiplication skills to fill in the blanks...
