Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!

We're wrapping up our 1-10 Number Sense Unit.

Here are some of our favorite activities so far:

Our favorite number song:

Our favorite math bucket activity:

Click HERE for a free copy of the number cards.

Our favorite on-line number games:

If you missed the introduction to our Number Sense lessons visit the post by clicking here:  
http://inspiredbykindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/09/number-introduction-time-freebie-alert.html

Next week we take our Collection Boxes to the "next level!"  More on that soon. . . 

I think I'm hearing VOICES (freebie!)

Do you do use VOICES in your classroom?

There are some things that are important but become VERY monotonous to do, even for the kids!  For example: Rote counting during calendar.  Is it important?  Yes.  Is it fun. .  .ummmm not really.

So, we spice up our rote tasks by occasionally using a "fun" voice when doing them.  They perk right up when they know they'll get to use a "voice!"

This year I'm trying to put more choices into my students' hands (mainly because this class can handle it!)

 

I use my Lucky Duck sticks to pick the student who gets to pick the voice we use.

Since I'm letting them pick this year I've made cards to remind the students what their "voice choices" are.  I'm going to put these cards on a ring for the Lucky Duck person to look at when they pick.

It makes rote things like counting, alphabet flashcards, sight word flashcards, etc just a little more exciting for everyone!

I'm also in the process of doing this for our cheers.  More on that soon. . . .

If you'd like a copy of our voices cards please click HERE.

If you use voices I would love it if you'd leave a comment and share some with me!  

Vowels (freebie)

Vowels are the glue that stick words together!

A few things we do when we talk about a vowel:

Sing the vowel song:

Caution:  your class will break out and spontaneously sing this many times during the day!

When we talk about a vowel we use our fingers and say:  

A is a Vowel (hold up 2 fingers to make a V).

It has 2 sounds (point to your 2 fingers).

A long sound (put 2 fingers together and point to the long finger) and a short sound (point to the short finger.)

Vowel exercises:

We become long and short vowels and do vowel exercises.  I'll say let's do 5 a exercises (or 3 e exercises, etc.) and the kids will stand straight and tall, arms in the air and say the long sound of a.  Then we'll crouch down low and say the short sound of a.  We'll do that 5 times.

My class definitely knows their vowels!

For a copy of these posters and a few independent worksheets click HERE.

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Labeling Freebie and a Sale

Next week my class will start discussing labeling.  We'll start off pretty simple and work our way up!  Here's one of our first labeling activities we'll do.  We are reading The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything but if you are more of a There Was An Old Lady fan there's a page for you also!  Click the pic for your FREE copy. 

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