tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56341997061427048652024-03-21T07:06:29.010-07:00Just Ask Judy's Teaching ResourcesJust Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-68907709392009390972017-08-29T05:59:00.002-07:002017-08-29T05:59:21.606-07:006 Reasons Why You Need to Try Digital Task CardsAre you looking for more ways to incorporate digital resources into your classroom instruction? Boom Cards<span style="font-size: xx-small;">TM </span>are interactive, digital task cards that can help fill this need.<br />
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<a href="about:invalid#zClosurez"><img alt="Check out this post about the advantages of using digital task cards in your classroom. Try the free school themed phonological awareness deck, perfect for kindergarten and first grade literacy!" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA88_HER45QZebTo19rt8P5p822ewsJp1XX0OuXMNJVzv42Xnq46KpDpf0UiD-MML-S0NqwTTm26bcMxXz6x5diLlsNheQi5xzMoBeZI0yslV7xNu6ycphJVawjoRR_vXbssvb0d10djT/s400/Slide1.jpg" title="Check out this post about the advantages of using digital task cards in your classroom. Try the free school themed phonological awareness deck, perfect for kindergarten and first grade literacy!" width="400" /></a></div>
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<a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/">Boom Learning</a><span style="font-size: xx-small;">SM</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span>is a growing site with new options being developed and added on a regular basis. I have barely dipped my toes in and am excited about all the possibilities!</div>
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There are membership options that allow you to purchase decks, create private decks just for your class, or create decks to sell. </div>
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You can find free sets on the <a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/">Boom Learning</a> site or on <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:boom%20cards/Price-Range/Free">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> (hosted on the separate <a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/">Boom Learning</a> site) to try with your students. </div>
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You will find many of the Boom Cards digital task card products on TpT also include printable resources giving you flexible instructional options. </div>
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Boom Cards can be used for instruction with a whole class or small group. They can also be used independently by students as a center, station, or early finisher activity.<br />
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<a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/syllable-counting-at-school-Ng5eazEeygq8ZwnkW"><img alt="This is a set of 20 free school-themed digital phonological awareness task cards for counting one, two, and three syllables. Simply name the picture, clap the syllables, and click on the correct number! This deck has a fixed sequence. " border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSK6psehhCnVfuSNeazQHhV9QU8I5kPgEzrDheDpk4DUxzY8GAUA6LF4IUscJ_5FH6Cdj7xNq7y8CYIlSAG3A6TzCLMeQTrwhf4O6-bzPjYKksZlqdOCwJ3UXitn2mQ2NRllBYPGVyAnZ/s400/Slide1.jpg" title="This is a set of 20 free school-themed digital phonological awareness task cards for counting one, two, and three syllables. Simply name the picture, clap the syllables, and click on the correct number! This deck has a fixed sequence. " width="400" /></a></div>
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I have crafted a free kindergarten and first-grade phonological awareness resource for counting one, two, and three syllables. The main component of this school themed resource is a deck of <a href="https://wow.boomlearning.com/deck/syllable-counting-at-school-Ng5eazEeygq8ZwnkW">20 digital task cards</a> hosted on the Boom Learning platform.<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Syllable-Counting-at-School-Boom-Cards-and-More-3348623">Syllable Counting at School</a>, available in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">my Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>, also includes an optional recording sheet which can be used with the digital task cards, two Cup Craze mats, in color and black/ gray/ white, along with a recording sheet in two formats, mark the number and write the number. I added numbered circles, which can be printed and cut, to use if you prefer instead of cups.<br />
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The Cup Craze activity is ideal for individual or small group use. To use, choose color or black/ gray/ white. Print your mats on card stock and laminate for durability. Print, laminate, and cut the numbered circles, one set per participant, if using in place of cups. Print an optional recording sheet and any answer keys you are using.<br />
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You will need to provide a set of cups, plastic or paper with a two to three-ounce capacity, with a round bottom that can be written on for each participant. Turn the cups bottom up and use a super permanent marker to write the numbers 1, 2, and 3 three times each. One cup will be leftover.<br />
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Give each student a mat and a set of cups. They simply name the picture, count the syllables, and match a numbered cup (or circle) to the picture. They can mark or record their numbers on an optional recording sheet, on plain paper, or on a whiteboard.<br />
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Be sure to give Boom Cards digital task cards a whirl in your classroom! <a href="http://mrsrenz.com/digital-task-card-tutorials-boom-learning/">Mrs. Renz' Class</a> has a wonderful tutorial to get you started.<br />
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I'd love to hear how you balance digital learning with hands-on and paper/ pencil instruction in your classroom.<br />
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Recently a teacher left a comment about one of my resources that had me pondering the possibilities. She was searching for "something to inspire struggling" learners. Granted, pencil and paper games and activities are certainly more motivating than practice with flash cards and worksheets but I always find incorporating physical activity into practice and review to be the bee's knees of motivation!<br />
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Imagine the pure joy exuded by a little fellow, new to our school and repeating first grade, when my co-worker and I set up a jungle walk complete with props (think river, rocks, trees, and stuffed animals) through the classroom as a review of positional concepts!<br />
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Thinking along these lines, I crafted an activity, Toss It!, for practicing or reviewing adding and subtracting basic facts or multiples of ten. For the do-it-yourself version, you will need paper plates, a marker to write numbers, an object to toss, and <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72WVZzd2dIWTN3cFk">number cards</a>.<br />
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I chose green paper plates to represent apple trees and blue plates for ponds but you are only limited by your imagination! Dinner sized plates stayed in place better than luncheon/ dessert sized.<br />
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Be sure to try tossing your object beforehand as some will be too bouncy. Beanbags, Koosh balls, Tossimals, and balled up paper all worked well. You too may find yourself in a toy aisle tossing a few on the floor to see what happens! Lindsy at Preschool Alphabet has directions for creating <a href="http://preschoolalphabet.blogspot.com/2011/09/ten-apples-up-on-top.html">felt apple beanbags</a>.<br />
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This activity is perfect for an individual or small group of students. You can also set up multiple stations (to reduce wait time) so your whole class can participate.<br />
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Decide on the equations you want your students to practice. Since I teach facts by mental strategies this is how I did mine. Here are a few examples to get you thinking.<br />
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To practice the addition fact strategy of counting up (or on), use <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72WVZzd2dIWTN3cFk">number cards</a> 1 to 9. Pick a card. Number one or two sets of plates 1, 2, and 3. Place your plates on the floor or a table. Toss it! Use your two numbers to say or write the addition equation.<br />
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You can make this activity as physically easy or challenging as you like by changing the distance between the tosser and the plates. Also, decide if the object must land directly on a plate (or close is good enough) and the consequences if it doesn't, toss again or lose your turn. Take turns tossing.<br />
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Use <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72WVZzd2dIWTN3cFk">number cards</a> 3 to 12 to practice the subtraction fact strategy of counting down (or back). Pick a card. Number one or two sets of plates 1, 2, and 3. Toss it! Say or write the subtraction equation.<br />
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Choose any numbers between 0 and 10, label your plates, toss it and double your number to review the addition doubles. You can also say or write the corresponding subtraction doubles equation. If you teach this as halves; label your plates with even numbers between 2 and 20. Toss it! Say or write the equation to subtract half of your number.<br />
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Additionally, you can add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiples of ten. You will need a set of commercial or self-made flash cards for the numbers 11-99.<br />
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Use number cards 11 to 49 for addition. Pick one. Number your plates with multiples of ten, 10 to 50. Toss it! Say or write your numbers. Add. Substitute number cards 50 to 99 for subtraction.<br />
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You can find a complete version of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-and-Subtraction-Facts-and-Multiples-of-Ten-Activity-Apple-Tree-Toss-It-3280018">Apple Tree Toss It!</a> for adding and subtracting basic facts and multiples of ten in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">Teachers Pay Teachers</a> store.<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-and-Subtraction-Facts-and-Multiples-of-Ten-Activity-Apple-Tree-Toss-It-3280018"><img alt="This is an apple themed addition and subtraction resource with active engagement, perfect for first and second grade math practice and review. This is a flexible resource covering basic addition and subtraction fact mental strategies and adding and subtracting two-digit numbers with multiples of ten (i.e. 38 + 40 or 50 - 20). It is designed for individual or small group use. Several stations can also be set up for a whole class activity. You choose the strategy or skill that would be most beneficial for a group of your students. $" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="696" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKK71rRcSIZsjClSWKOwv1VhfC_JTycKPSEQjZythx8WZ_DxirYueHgMAYJoE4zE_IBJEs0jleDYoQQtsQBGCJFVkcORqAsadl33EmGrhbN_dPhrjDBDWUql-5S9E8R48EAoilbF9APVs/s640/Slide1.jpg" title="This is an apple themed addition and subtraction resource with active engagement, perfect for first and second grade math practice and review. This is a flexible resource covering basic addition and subtraction fact mental strategies and adding and subtracting two-digit numbers with multiples of ten (i.e. 38 + 40 or 50 - 20). It is designed for individual or small group use. Several stations can also be set up for a whole class activity. You choose the strategy or skill that would be most beneficial for a group of your students. $" width="278" /></a></div>
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I'd love for you to share your favorite ways to incorporate physical movement into practice and review activities in the comments below.<br />
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Check out this Pinterest board for more apple themed ideas!<br />
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The Fourth of July arrived with family cookouts, backyard games, homemade ice cream, military bands, parades, fireworks, and yes... plenty of sparklers for kids of all ages.<br />
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I've crafted a free math activity, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72ZmViSDA0ZWFrek0/view?usp=sharing">American Flag Collect and Sort</a>, to share with you and rounded up a variety of activities with patriotic sparkle to help your little ones safely celebrate the Fourth of July (and other patriotic holidays).<br />
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This American flag themed activity engages preschoolers, kindergarteners, and beginning first graders on several levels. Your youngest learners can enhance their fine motor skills and match/ identify colors. Older learners can count, write numbers, represent quantities with ten frames and tally marks, graph, and compare quantities.<br />
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<li>Choose to use a spinner or a cube. Print and cut. Color the black and white, if using. The spinner can be made with purchased hands, a paper clip and pencil, or a brad and paperclip. Score, fold and glue the cube.</li>
<li>Print one American flag game mat for each pair of players.</li>
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Count to find out how many of each color you collected. Which color did you collect the most of and the fewest of? Count to find out how many counters you collected in all. Who collected the most or the fewest?<br />
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Follow-up with one or both of the recording sheets. The circles can be colored to match the color words.<br />
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Read my blog post about this <a href="http://justaskjudyteachingresources.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-to-celebrate-national-candy-corn.html">same activity with a candy corn theme</a>.<br />
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Check out these links for more patriotic math, books, crafts, and snacks!<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/4th-of-july-counting-game/">Fourth of July Counting Game </a>by Playdough to Plato</li>
<li><a href="http://thestemlaboratory.com/fourth-july-addition-activity/">Fourth of July Addition Activity</a> by the STEM laboratory</li>
<li><a href="http://alittlepinchofperfect.com/star-spangled-math-activities-10-frames-and-free-printables/">Star Spangled Math Activities</a> by A Little Pinch of Perfect</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Patriotic-Bump-Number-Recognition-Game-FREE-247431">Patriotic Bump! Number Recognition Game</a> by Pocketful of Centers</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Patriotic-Hunt-Basic-Version-658939">Patriotic Hunt</a> by Classroom Down the Hall</li>
<li><a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2013/06/patriotic-books-for-4th-of-july.html">18 Patriotic Picture Books</a> by No Time For Flashcards</li>
<li><a href="http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2013/06/4th-of-july-books-for-k-thru-2nd-graders.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MomTo2PoshLilDivas+(Mom+to+2+Posh+Lil+Divas)">Fourth of July Books for K Through 2nd </a>by Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/American-Flag-Collaboration-Poster-Great-for-Flag-Day-and-4th-of-July-1303737">American Flag Collaboration Poster</a> by Art With Jenny K</li>
<li><a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2012/06/blast-from-past-popsicle-stick-flags.html#more">Popsicle Stick Flags</a> by ginger snap crafts</li>
<li><a href="https://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/4th-of-july-craft-parade-streamers-for-bicycles-and-scooters/">Patriotic Parade Streamers</a> by alpha mom</li>
<li><a href="http://theeducatorsspinonit.com/2012/07/edible-flag-and-crafts-for-4th-of-july.html">Edible Flag</a> by The Educators' Spin On It</li>
<li><a href="https://mykidslickthebowl.com/red-white-blue-fun-fruit-cones/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest&utm_campaign=tailwind_tribes&utm_content=tribes">Red, White, and Blue Fun Fruit Cones</a> by My Kids Lick The Bowl</li>
<li><a href="https://princesspinkygirl.com/red-white-blue-chocolate-covered-strawberries-great-fourth-july-dessert/">Patriotic Chocolate Covered Strawberries</a> by Princess Pinky Girl</li>
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<br />Just Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-27589525971932921352017-06-05T11:45:00.003-07:002017-06-26T08:33:13.637-07:00Make Time for Summer Learning (Free Download)Summertime...<br />
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Time for listening to crickets chirp, swimming in sparkling lakes, and daydreaming.<br />
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Time for picking berries, eating a picnic lunch at the park, and running through the backyard sprinkler.<br />
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Time for making mudpies, chasing after the ice cream truck, and exploring in the woods.<br />
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Time for playing kickball in the neighborhood, catching fireflies, and lying on the grass counting stars.<br />
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Summertime gives our kids the time for all of these things and more.<br />
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Summer should also be a time for learning. Summer learning loss is a real phenomenon that unfortunately, accumulates over time. Summer learning loss in math is typically greater than reading (<a href="http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Journals/spring2010/why-summer-learning/">Why Summer Learning</a>). Surprisingly, reading as few as four to five books over the summer can prevent this loss in reading (<a href="http://ideas.time.com/2013/07/01/do-kids-really-have-summer-learning-loss/">Do Kids Really Have "Summer Learning Loss"?</a>).<br />
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Whether it occurs at home or through school and community-based programs, summer learning can be critical for academic success. The recommendation for integrating academic learning with hands-on and enrichment activities resonates with me.<br />
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I love the idea of encouraging kids to read a plethora of materials, with different people, in unique ways, and in a variety of places. If you love this idea too, you'll want to click on these links for free resources.<br />
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<li>No Time For Flashcards' <a href="http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2017/05/summer-reading-calendars-2017-free-printable-reading-prompts.html">Summer Reading Calendars</a> </li>
<li>The Measured Mom's <a href="http://www.themeasuredmom.com/summer-reading-challenge-can-you-read-100-books-with-printable-checklist/">Summer Reading Challenge</a> </li>
<li>A Teachable Teacher's <a href="http://www.ateachableteacher.com/summer-reading-challenge-list-for-kids/">Summer Reading Challenge List</a> </li>
<li>The Chirping Moms' <a href="http://thechirpingmoms.com/summer-reading-bingo-challenge-for-kids/">Summer Reading Bingo</a> </li>
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Math can easily be incorporated into everyday activities. You'll find suggestions in these articles to get you started.</div>
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<li>Today's Parent's <a href="https://www.todaysparent.com/kids/school-age/summer-math-games/">5 fun summer math games</a></li>
<li>Scholastic's <a href="https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/creative-summer-learning-ideas/">Creative Summer Learning Ideas</a></li>
<li>PBS' <a href="http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/math/math-tips-for-parents/summer-math/">Parents' Simple Tips for Summer Math Learning</a></li>
<li>The Huffington Post's <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-gail-gross/fun-ways-to-help-prevent-summer-learning-loss_b_5435718.html">12 Fun Ways to Help Prevent Summer Learning Loss</a></li>
<li>Education World's <a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mathchat/mathchat006.shtml">Growing A Summer Math Garden</a></li>
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<a href="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/mathchat/mathchat006.shtml">Education World's</a> suggestion for keeping a record of bedtimes and rising times lends itself to not only telling time but also determining elapsed time and graphing data.<br />
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I have a free telling time (what a surprise!) to the hour and half-hour bug themed resource to share. This is an engaging task card activity with a twist that is perfect for first-grade practice or review. It is designed for use with small groups (2-4 students) but could be completed by an individual.<br />
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There is a set of 24 task cards that includes three copies of eight different bug images. Students pick a card and find the matching image on their recording sheet. They find the matching letter and write the time. Who can be the first to collect all eight bugs?<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Telling-Time-Bug-Themed-Task-Card-Activity-3186130">A color set of the telling time task cards</a> along with a recording sheet and answer key is available as a free download from my Teacher's Pay Teacher's store. The recording sheet has a line without a colon for writing the time.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72SFFxb2FmTnFJV1k/view?usp=sharing">A black/ gray/ white set of the telling time task cards</a> is available as a separate download. This set also includes a recording sheet with the colon already given. It also has an answer key in red.<br />
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Simply print, laminate (if desired), and cut the task cards. I use cardstock for durability. You will need one set for each small group. Print a recording sheet for each student and an answer key for each group. Each student will also need a pencil and crayons.<br />
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Shuffle the task cards and place in a pile. For this activity, you'll want a well-shuffled deck. Students take turns drawing the top card and writing the time on their recording sheet.<br />
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The first time the image is matched, the student colors (or marks in some fashion) the image on the recording sheet. You may want them to underline or circle the image and only color after completion of the activity. Create a "discard" pile and reshuffle the cards as needed.<br />
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The activity continues until one student has colored (collected) all eight different images or for a less competitive version until all students have colored each image. Students can use the answer key to check their responses, after each round or after completion of the activity.<br />
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Be sure to check out the other task card sets in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy/Category/Collect-Them-All-Task-Cards-289591">Collect Them All</a> series. There are four different summer themed sets currently available.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Tens-and-Ones-Beach-Numbers-Task-Card-Activity-3177826">Beach Numbers- Tens & Ones</a> (base ten, expanded form, number word)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ten-Less-Ten-More-Summer-Camp-Task-Card-Activity-3176897">Summer Camp- Ten Less & Ten More</a> (to 100 or 120)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Count-By-Backyard-Barbecue-Task-Card-Activity-3176886">Backyard Barbecue- Count By's</a> (ones, twos, fives, tens, backward from 30)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comparing-Two-Digit-Numbers-Summer-Task-Card-Activity-3176867">Cool in the Pool - Comparing Numbers</a> (two digit numbers)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/First-Grade-Number-Skills-Summer-Bundle-Task-Card-Activity-3187022">Summer Bundle- First Grade Number Skills</a> (money-saver)</li>
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Click <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Telling-Time-Bug-Themed-Task-Card-Activity-3186130">here</a> for your free color telling time task cards.<br />
Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72SFFxb2FmTnFJV1k/view?usp=sharing">here</a> for your free black/ gray/ white telling time task cards.<br />
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Counting on is typically one of the first addition fact strategies to be taught. Children progress developmentally from counting objects and fingers to counting abstractly; from counting all to counting on from the first number, then from the greater number.<br />
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I found a vertical number and the concept of counting up to be beneficial for my students. A horizontal number line and the concept of counting on can be applied to everything in this post. I encourage you to use the method that works for you and your students!<br />
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I know you have seen numerous addition activities and games that use dominoes, playing cards, or two dice with pips. These are wonderful ways to develop an understanding of addition but when it's time to transition to counting on, these activities might encourage your students to continue counting all.<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-Fact-Strategy-Count-Up-Piggy-Banks-3123923">Piggy Bank Count Up</a> is the perfect activity for practicing the count up addition fact strategy in kindergarten or first grade.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-Fact-Strategy-Games-Ladybug-Spin-to-Win-3143195">Spin to Win- Ladybug Addition</a> has a game mat for each of my addition fact strategies, making it an ideal resource for helping to develop fact fluency in first and second grades.</li>
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<br />Just Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-28809347194618209952017-04-11T08:44:00.000-07:002017-05-09T13:38:17.575-07:00Down on the Farm- Activities to Improve Number SenseI taught in rural areas of Virginia throughout my teaching career- in places where farms and cows dot the landscape; in places where kids might have intense interests in tractors, cows, or horses.<br />
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Whether you live in the city and are teaching a unit about farms or you live in the country and you're catering to your kids' interests, I've crafted some farm themed number recognition and number sense resources for you, including a freebie, to meet the needs of your pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and early first grade students.<br />
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Your students with a solid sense of number will easily understand the concepts of one less and one more than a number with minimal instruction on your part. Other students would benefit from the opportunity to develop a solid understanding through the use of concrete manipulatives.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Less-One-More-Cow-Themed-Activity-3104299"><img alt="This versatile kindergarten math resource with a cow theme can be used to teach, practice, or review the concept of one less and one more than a given quantity or number." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOuz1fZJzhourIK77EiS1HkYD8LJJdQWWVQF1ErLDGCaPtwbCZpVkiYJHXKLfYD8FQaaqOqd7IzEExnSZBKT7p4RWunxVijSy9YQ2GT2NUlwUvsJWrmSX8bn8XjIopVD719WqgI81HLYx0/s640/Slide1.jpg" title="This versatile kindergarten math resource with a cow theme can be used to teach, practice, or review the concept of one less and one more than a given quantity or number." width="354" /></a></b></div>
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This flexible <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Less-One-More-Cow-Themed-Activity-3104299">One Less One More cow themed freebie</a> can easily be used with both groups and everyone in between.<br />
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I created two sets of nine number cards, 1 to 9 and 11 to 19, in color and black/ white, along with a mat, in color and black/ gray/ white, for showing quantities with counters. I also included a recording sheet.<br />
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<b><br /></b> Use the mat with counters for teaching the concepts of one less and one more or for providing support, as needed. I used black buttons to enhance the theme and color scheme, but any small counter can be used.<br />
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Students pick a number card; then use counters to show the quantity in the middle column of the mat. They can use additional counters to show one less and one more than the given quantity in the appropriate columns.<br />
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They can also slide the counters from the middle column to the one less column and remove one counter to show one less or slide to the one more column and add one counter to show one more.<br />
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Space has been provided to write the corresponding numbers at the top of each column. You can emphasize that the numbers are in counting order.<br />
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Students who understand the concept can simply pick a number card, match the letter on the card to their recording sheets, write the number picked in the middle column, and then write the numbers that are one less and one more than the given number the appropriate columns.<br />
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The cow number cards can be placed in a decorative container.<br />
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You can download this freebie, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Less-One-More-Cow-Themed-Activity-3104299">"Moo"ving Along One Less One More</a>, from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>.<br />
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Sticking with the farm theme, you can also purchase these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Mats-0-20-Farm-3100461">farm-themed number mats for 0-20</a> in my TpT store, perfect for practicing number recognition, number formation, counting, and cardinality.<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-0-20-Farm-Puzzles-3100440"><img alt="This number sense activity with a farm theme is perfect for kindergarten and early first grade. It includes page size color and black/ white puzzles with the numbers 0-20 represented in different ways- number words (0-10), fingers (0-10), tally marks (0-10), ten frames (0-20), base ten blocks (11-20), ten and _ more (11-20), and 10 + _ (11-20)." border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrIa1OMXid_mgeiLK7E0HvvE-aJQzGw_Ml160bJAvYd_1sP6fdbrWNG_I5dnEWNLfeK1djYHQcBhXoh9qXsLVsSlACWxy24PrND3ww9TOm5l132nmHtBEzblagwAawwj5bPyIGISwXuKO/s640/Slide1.jpg" title="This number sense activity with a farm theme is perfect for kindergarten and early first grade. It includes page size color and black/ white puzzles with the numbers 0-20 represented in different ways- number words (0-10), fingers (0-10), tally marks (0-10), ten frames (0-20), base ten blocks (11-20), ten and _ more (11-20), and 10 + _ (11-20)." width="345" /></a></div>
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These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-0-20-Farm-Puzzles-3100440">number sense puzzles for 0-20 with a farm theme</a> are ideal for an independent math station.<br />
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Be sure to click on the links below to explore more farm-themed ideas and resources.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Paper-Plate-Pig.html">Paper Plate Pig</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://iheartcraftythings.com/foam-cup-chick-craft-for-kids.html">Foam Cup Chick</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.craftymorning.com/wine-cork-sheep-craft-kids/">Wine Cork Sheep Craft</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sunnydayfamily.com/2016/09/farm-animal-bookmarks.html">Free Printable Farm Animal Bookmarks for Kids to Color</a></li>
<li><a href="http://theeducatorsspinonit.com/2016/09/farm-muffin-tin-game.html">Farm Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game</a></li>
<li><a href="http://iheartcraftythings.com/piggy-snack-to-go-with-piggies-story.html">Piggy Snack</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.prekinders.com/farm-picture-word-cards/">Farm Picture-Word Cards</a></li>
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Although weekly spelling tests are an educational institution, around when I was a kid and apparently still a common approach to teaching spelling, it's a one-size fits all approach when the kiddos in your classroom come in all different sizes, each with unique learning needs.<br />
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Twenty years ago, more or less, I was introduced to the word study approach to spelling. (For great introductions to this approach, see these posts by <a href="http://www.readingrockets.org/article/word-study-new-approach-teaching-spelling">Reading Rockets</a> and <a href="http://thisreadingmama.com/teaching-spelling-word-study/">This Reading Mama</a>.) I had the opportunity to take a class from Kathy Ganske, who subsequently authored <i><a href="http://www.guilford.com/books/Word-Journeys/Kathy-Ganske/9781462512508">Word Journeys</a> </i>and <a href="http://www.guilford.com/books/Word-Sorts-and-More/Kathy-Ganske/9781593850500/author"><i>Word Sorts and More</i></a>.<br />
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I fell in love with Ganske's <i>Developmental Spelling Analysis (DSA)</i>, <i>A Qualitative Measure for Assessment and Instructional Planning</i>. I implemented it that year and continued to use it until the day I retired! Needless to say, this is one of those resources I have which is being held together with a rubber band.<br />
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The DSA has two forms and can be given at periodic intervals throughout the year. It can be administered to an individual or a group. It follows the same stages of spelling (letter-name, within-word pattern, syllable juncture, and derivational constancy) found in <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Words-Their-Way-Vocabulary-Instruction/dp/0133996336/ref=dp_ob_title_bk"><i>Words Their Way</i></a>. Unlike other developmental spelling inventories I've seen, it includes five words for assessing each feature in each stage. Examples of letter-name features are single consonants, initial consonant blends and digraphs, and short vowels.<br />
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<b>It's a wonderful tool for providing qualitative baseline data and for measuring growth across time for all children. </b><br />
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<b>This is also an assessment which easily lends itself to writing annual I.E.P. goals </b>(i.e. The student will demonstrate mastery of at least 4 features of the letter-name stage of spelling by June 1, 2017, as measured by the Developmental Spelling Analysis.) <b>or whatever data-driven goals may be required in general education</b>.<br />
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<b>The word study approach to spelling is a fabulous way to include all students in a general education classroom. </b>Every child can be completing the same or similar activities using their weekly words, which are based on a diagnostic assessment and a progression of developmental spelling skills.<br />
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Word study is an implicit and analytical approach to instruction. Some students will require more explicit instruction for both encoding and decoding, which is often provided in an intervention or special education setting. <b>Word study dovetails nicely with the progression of skills in explicit and synthetic phonics approaches, including Orton-Gillingham. </b><br />
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<b><br /></b> I created six free letter-name and within-word stage <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72VXZCYkFwVG1CVTA/view?usp=sharing">jelly bean sorts</a> for you. Each sort has 12 to 16 words and pictures for two or three features. These are perfect for providing a little bit of seasonal skill reinforcement, with Easter just around the corner followed by the unofficial National Jelly Bean Day on April 22nd. <b>Choose the sorts that best fit the instructional needs of your learners</b>.<br />
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These sorts can be completed in several different ways. Your students can simply follow the code to color each jelly bean word. They can also cut out the words and physically sort them by features. They can write the words on the sorting page, a whiteboard, a piece of paper, or in a word study notebook.<br />
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Each sort has also been designed so that the colored jelly bean word cards can be cut out and used to make a repeating pattern. Your students can simply create the pattern or they can glue the jelly beans onto paper or a sentence strip.<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Addition-Fact-Strategies-Jelly-Bean-Sort-3062072">Jelly Bean Sort- Addition Fact Strategies</a> is an open-ended resource, available for purchase in my TpT store, for sorting addition facts to 20 by mental strategies. <b>You choose the strategies your first and second-grade learners need to practice or review</b>.<br />
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1) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Counting-and-Grouping-by-Tens-or-Fives-Easter-Themed-Treasure-Reports-1205370">Easter Themed Treasure Reports- Counting and Grouping by Tens or by Fives</a> </div>
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Jelly beans are the perfect "treasure" to use with this <b>free</b> kindergarten and first-grade resource.</div>
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2) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Activity-Tens-and-Ones-Easter-Treasure-Reports-1205382">Easter Themed Treasure Reports- Place Value Activity for Tens and Ones</a></div>
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Again, jelly beans are the ideal "treasure" to use with this <b>free</b> first and second-grade resource. Check out this <a href="http://justaskjudyteachingresources.blogspot.com/2017/02/one-lovely-way-to-teach-place-value-for.html">place value post</a> for more information about using this activity.</div>
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3) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-10-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-With-Spring-Themes-3033792">Make Ten Addition Fact Strategy Game With Spring Themes</a></div>
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One of the themes included in this resource for kindergarten, first, and second grades is jelly beans. </div>
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4) <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graphing-with-Data-Collection-Activity-Spring-1856871">It's in the Bag For Spring</a></div>
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This resource for first, second, and third graders includes a data collection and graphing activity with a jelly bean theme. This is not your typical jelly bean graph.<br />
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My Joy-Filled Life shows you how to create an easy <a href="http://www.myjoyfilledlife.com/2017/03/15/tic-tac-toe-easter-treat/">Tic-Tac-Toe Easter Treat</a> for even more jelly bean fun!<br />
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One of my biggest frustrations was teaching the Make Ten addition facts, the number combinations that equal ten. My students would develop conceptual understanding and develop automaticity with these equations after participating in numerous activities. I would even take the time to integrate learning this strategy with previously taught addition fact strategies. And we would move on to learning the next strategy.<br />
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I'm forever searching for new ways to engage students. The addition fact strategy game I'm sharing with you today was inspired by the <a href="http://www.culdesaccool.com/2016/01/12/12-coolest-valentines-day-school-party-games-part-4/">heart dice game</a> on <a href="http://www.culdesaccool.com/">Cul de sac Cool</a>.<br />
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This math game is perfect for kindergarten, first, and second grades. It provides built-in <i>concrete and visual support</i> for <i>learning, reviewing, and retaining</i> the Make Ten number combinations. Knowing these number combinations with automaticity makes adding 7, 8, or 9 to a number that much easier and builds a foundation for adding larger numbers.<br />
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You can download this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-10-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-For-St-Patricks-Day-3033787">free St. Patrick's Day Give and Take Make Ten game</a> from <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">my Teachers pay Teachers store</a>. The seasonally themed <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-10-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-With-Spring-Themes-3033792">spring</a>, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-10-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-With-Fall-Themes-3033808">fall</a>, and <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-10-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-With-Winter-Themes-3033820">winter</a> versions, available for purchase separately or in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Make-Ten-Addition-Fact-Strategy-Game-Bundle-3039876">a discounted bundle</a>, provide <i>the repetition</i> <i>across time</i> that may benefit some of your students. Each resource includes the same game in seven different themes.<br />
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This is a small group game. You need ten counters for each player. Place all the counters in the middle of the group in a container that enhances the theme.<br />
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Each player places four counters on their ten frame and writes the corresponding Make Ten equation (4 + 6 = 10; four plus how many more makes ten) on their recording sheet. Players take turns rolling the die, matching the pips to the directions sheet, and following the directions to give or take counters.<br />
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After each player's turn, he/ she records the new equation. The object is to fill your ten frame with ten counters.<br />
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What is your favorite way to help your students retain the Make Ten addition facts? Comment below to share!<br />
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If you answered each question affirmatively, then... Ready! Set! Go!<br />
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One of my favorite tools for teaching decoding and encoding of phonetically regular words is a letter/ sound mat. I purchased mine from <a href="http://www.carsondellosa.com/products/5639--Making-Words-Mat-Pocket-Chart-5639">Carson-Dellosa</a> and crafted <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72LTM1c3JGODNpNE0/view?usp=sharing">my own letter cards</a> (letters are aligned to overlap, digraph cards added). You can always use the cards that are sold with the mat.</div>
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This activity can be used with an individual or small group of students. For reading or spelling, you can use one mat hanging on a magnetic surface. For spelling, each student can also use their own mat on a flat surface.</div>
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Prepare your letter/ sound mat(s) by printing the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72LTM1c3JGODNpNE0/view?usp=sharing">free letter cards</a>. Print on cardstock (easier for little ones to grab), laminate, and cut. You will need two sets of letters for each sound mat.<br />
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You can print the red vowel cards on white cardstock or the black vowel cards on colored cardstock. Place two sets of the same letter, one behind the other, in each pocket in alphabetical order. This allows your students to take one out and see exactly where to put it back.<br />
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If you have followed an instructional sequence of letters such as that suggested by <a href="http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/au/au_programs.php">the University of Oregon's Big Ideas in Beginning Reading</a>, you will have started off teaching letters and sounds that will naturally lead into reading and spelling two and three letter short vowel words.<br />
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<b>For example, once you have successfully taught the letter names and sounds for a, m, t, s, i, f, and d, you can teach how to read and spell 14 words (am, sam, tam, dam, at, mat, sat, fat, it, sit, fit, mad, sad, if).</b><br />
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When using this approach, turn all other letters to the blank backside, showing only learned letters. If your students are secure in their knowledge of most letter names and sounds, leave all letters visible. You can use this activity with any list of phonetic words; self-created, from your reading basal, or from an Orton-Gillingham based manual.<br />
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There is a popular multi-sensory program which uses finger tapping for blending and segmenting sounds. This does provide for tactile input. For some reason, I prefer a thumbs up approach. I simply find it less confusing. The thumb and fingers can stay up to provide a visual reference.<br />
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<i>To use the letter/ sound mat for spelling, you say a word (ex. sit). Students echo the word. Students segment the sounds (/s/ /i/ /t/) starting with thumbs up or by finger tapping. Students can segment first and then pull each letter to one of the bottom rows to spell the word or complete both steps simultaneously.</i><br />
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After the letters are in place, students touch each letter in sequence while producing the corresponding sounds, then blend the sounds to read. Put the letters back in place to be ready for the next word. You should provide corrective feedback as needed. Model segmenting the sounds or emphasizing the sound for a misplaced letter.<br />
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<i>For reading, the teacher places letter cards (m-a-d), one at a time in one of the bottom rows while the students produce each sound using the finger tapping or thumbs up procedure. Students blend the sounds to read (mad). Provide support as needed. Put the letters back in place.</i><br />
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The letter/ sound mat is just one way to read and spell phonetically regular words. Most of the materials mentioned in <a href="http://justaskjudyteachingresources.blogspot.com/2016/12/how-to-effectively-review-letters-and.html">this post on reviewing letters and sounds</a>, including magnetic letter boards, can be used in a similar way for spelling. These <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72LTM1c3JGODNpNE0/view?usp=sharing">free letter cards</a> include consonant digraph and -ng/-nk cards joined with vowels to keep your learners progressing.<br />
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What is your favorite way to explicitly teach reading and spelling CVC words?<br />
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You can find additional CVC resources, including those linked below, in my Teachers Pay Teachers store to keep up the learning momentum.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> One of my favorite activities for developing this critical concept is a treasure report. By having a collection of counters and an assortment of organizers, this is an activity which can be repeated as many times as needed throughout the year.<br />
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It helps young learners to construct the understanding that a set of counters contains the same quantity, whether it is counted by ones or grouped and counted by tens and ones. It also assists them in developing the concept of one ten being the same as ten ones.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At its most basic level, a treasure report involves counting a set by ones, grouping and counting the same set by tens and leftover ones, and drawing a picture to represent the tens and ones.</span><br />
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As your students become more proficient, you can gradually integrate the additional skills of base ten, expanded form, rounding to the nearest ten, and counting by tens off a decade number.<br />
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I have used this flexible activity in first and second grades, with a whole class working as partners in a general education setting and with a small resource group working as individuals in a special education setting. It would also be perfect as a math station.<br />
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One bag of small treasures (11-99) for each individual or pair of students<br />
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Ten (optional organizers) for each individual or pair of students<br />
<i>(ten frames, ten strips, small paper plates, cupcake liners, paper doilies, plastic heart containers, etc.)</i><br />
One recording sheet for each individual or pair of students<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Activity-Tens-and-Ones-Valentines-Treasure-Reports-1674259">Treasure Reports: Valentine's Day Theme</a> is a free resource which includes five different recording sheets plus templates to print ten strips and ten frames.<br />
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<br />Just Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-87749309047885849402017-01-29T08:14:00.004-08:002017-02-06T12:38:51.494-08:00Read to Inspire Kindness and InclusionAs usual, I feel like I'm a day late and a dollar short. When I was teaching full-time, I felt as if I would never catch up with everything on my must-do list. My mantra became "I'll be finished in June". Well, in retirement the only deadlines are self-imposed and June never comes!<br />
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I had intended to write this post last weekend to join with others on Teachers Pay Teachers in promoting a #kindness nation with a collection of free teaching resources. Instead of feeling as if I'm late, I've decided to focus on the timeless quality of kindness. A little bit of internet searching revealed:<br />
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<li>February 17th is National Random Acts of Kindness Day</li>
<li>February 12th - 18th is Random Acts of Kindness Week</li>
<li>November 13th is World Kindness Day</li>
<li>November 24th is Random Acts of Kindness Friday</li>
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As teachers, we know that teaching the quality of being kind and creating a culture of inclusiveness happens every single day. One way to inspire kindness, acceptance, and inclusion in children is by reading books that embrace these qualities. I discovered the recently published book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Sit-Lisa-Combs/dp/1540379744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485640400&sr=1-1&keywords=you+can+sit+with+me">"You Can Sit With Me"</a> (Lisa Combs, 2016), which embodies these in an appealing, child-friendly way through the simplicity of the inclusive statement, "You can sit with me", repeated throughout.<br />
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I am sharing a free resource, perfect for first and second graders, which invites students to create a written response to this book. Please note: You will need to purchase a copy of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Sit-Lisa-Combs/dp/1540379744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485640400&sr=1-1&keywords=you+can+sit+with+me">the book</a>. </div>
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This resource includes a structured written response to the book, using five different whimsical characters. Students start by coloring the character creatively. They finish the sentence stem "You may" by describing attributes of the character. They should write a second positive sentence, expressing acceptance of the character or a sentence comparing the character to themselves. The last sentence is a refrain from the book. There is space at the top to draw themselves. I have included a page without a character, if you'd rather your students draw from their imaginations. There is also a page to substitute sit in the last sentence with a different verb.<br />
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You can download this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/A-Companion-Writing-Activity-Featuring-Kindness-and-Inclusion-2970997">free companion writing activity</a> for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/You-Can-Sit-Lisa-Combs/dp/1540379744/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1485640400&sr=1-1&keywords=you+can+sit+with+me">"You Can Sit With Me"</a> from my TpT store. Be sure to use #kindnessnation and #weholdthesetruths to search for additional free resources.</div>
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What is your favorite book for teaching kindness, inclusion, or diversity?<br />
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Like cookbooks, I collected many program manuals during my teaching career. Like cookbooks, I tended to try everything in the manual and then over time narrowed my focus to one or two components of the program.<br />
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One of the programs I selected and implemented was "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Road-Code-Phonological-Awareness-Children/dp/1557664382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484516803&sr=1-1&keywords=Road+to+the+Code">Road to the Code: A Phonological Awareness Program for Young Children</a>" (Blachman, B.A., Ball, E.W., Black, R. & Tangel, D.M., 2000). The Say-It-and-Move-It phoneme segmentation component of this program became a constant in my teaching from that point forward.<br />
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I used the Say-It-and-Move-It lessons as a daily part of my reading lessons with inclusion and resource groups of struggling readers starting the second half of kindergarten and extending into first grade, as needed. I love the carefully sequenced lessons which begin with discriminating between one phoneme (/t/) and one phoneme repeated (/a/ /a/) before introducing segmenting two phoneme (up) and subsequently three phoneme (sit) words. Each step is gradually integrated with the next. The program starts with blank manipulatives and transitions to a combination of blank and single letter tiles. The lessons are structured to provide modeling and corrective feedback.<br />
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As much as I love the positives of this program, I found the Say-It-and-Move-It mats in the manual to be rather drab. I soon started creating my own mats using pictures that were appealing for my students. Horses, vehicles, and dinosaurs are a few that come to mind. I also started collecting a variety of engaging counters such as buttons, erasers, gems, and glass pebbles.<br />
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Today, I am sharing <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72WUp6S1ljVWpYclk/view?usp=sharing">a set of seasonal phoneme segmentation mats</a> for January and February with you. There are 12 full-page size mats in this set, each in color and black/ gray/ white. There are three each of snowmen, penguins, groundhogs, and love bunnies. While "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Road-Code-Phonological-Awareness-Children/dp/1557664382/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484516803&sr=1-1&keywords=Road+to+the+Code">Road to the Code</a>" has a fabulous set of lessons, these <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72WUp6S1ljVWpYclk/view?usp=sharing">mats</a> can be used independently.<br />
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Simply print (on card stock for durability), laminate, and add counters. Provide one more counter than the maximum number of phonemes in your lesson. Prepare your list of sounds or words to be segmented.<br />
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<li>Students say each sound while moving a corresponding counter, placing the first counter on the dot of the arrow.</li>
<li>When using isolated phonemes, ask students, "How many sounds?".</li>
<li>When using words, (after all counters are placed) students say the word again while sliding their fingers below the counters.</li>
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Here are a few more ideas to use as your students progress with this important foundational skill.<br />
1) <a href="http://blog.maketaketeach.com/bead-slide-a-tool-for-teaching-phoneme-segmentation/">Bead Slide: A Tool for Teaching Phoneme Segmentation Skills</a> (Make, Take, & Teach)<br />
2) <a href="http://mrsriccaskindergarten.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/sight-words-segmenting-freebies.html">Segmenting Freebies</a> (Mrs. Ricca's Kindergarten)<br />
3) <a href="http://learningattheprimarypond.com/blog/phonological-awareness-interventions-for-struggling-readers/">Phonological Awareness Interventions for Struggling Readers</a> (Learning At The Primary Pond)<br />
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You can find additional ideas for phonological awareness interspersed on this Pinterest board, Letters and Sounds All Around.<br />
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Just Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-90652301112588440102017-01-04T14:13:00.001-08:002017-01-15T14:21:59.985-08:00Wonderful Wintery Ways to Review Letters and SoundsThe weather in my part of Virginia is forecast to be sunny and in the mid-50's today. The possibility of snow is in the forecast for two of the next three days! This is a typical Virginia winter with a wide variety of weather to please everyone; highs ranging from 15 to 65 degrees, sunny, windy, rainy, a coating of ice, a dusting of snow, oh wait a minute, make that two feet of snow!<br />
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As you return to your classroom in this new calendar year for a new semester of teaching and learning, your students will exhibit an equally wide variety of achievement levels and readiness to take on new tasks. Some of your littles will undoubtedly still need a daily review of letters and sounds.<br />
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In December, I wrote about <a href="http://justaskjudyteachingresources.blogspot.com/2016/12/how-to-effectively-review-letters-and.html">ways to review letters and sounds</a> employing the visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile senses. I shared a set of gingerbread man letter and number (0-20) cards.<br />
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I want to build on the idea of using seasonal letter/ number cards and incorporating sensory writing trays into daily review as one way to enhance student engagement. SugarAunts wrote a terrific post on using <a href="http://www.sugaraunts.com/2016/11/writing-trays-for-handwriting.html">Writing Trays for Handwriting</a>.<br />
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This month, I am sharing <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72SFZ0RUlZQ29sQmM/view?usp=sharing">a set of winter hat letter and number cards</a> to help engage your learners in daily review tasks.<br />
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For the sensory writing tray, I tried white rice with glitter. Seriously, glitter is incredibly messy used like this and I wouldn't recommend using it in a writing tray unless you want to see sparkles everywhere for weeks to come. On the other hand, white rice with sequins and snow sprinkles made a nice mix. I love the idea from <a href="http://kindergarteniscrazy.blogspot.com/2013/03/sight-word-literacy-center-activities.html?m=1">Kindergarten is Crazy</a> for using plastic school supply boxes; easy to contain, stack, and store, and so practical for use with small groups.<br />
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As with the gingerbread men, these <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72SFZ0RUlZQ29sQmM/view?usp=sharing">winter hats </a>can be used in a plethora of ways, limited only by your imagination, including an It's in the Bag activity. For students who have learned a limited set of letters or numbers, you can make multiple copies of those. Students take turns to pick a card (without peeking, of course) and respond. If the response is correct (or if you are providing corrective feedback), they keep the card. You can add the hedgehog cards for a little excitement (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hat-Jan-Brett/dp/0399231013/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1483623017&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Hat">The Hat </a>written and illustrated by Jan Brett). Pick a hedgehog card- lose a turn, put one or all of your cards back in the bag- you decide. Since I couldn't find a winter themed decorative gift bag (out with Christmas and in with Valentine's Day), I included a page with hats and snowflakes to decorate a kraft bag.<br />
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How will you use these <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72SFZ0RUlZQ29sQmM/view?usp=sharing">winter hat letter and number cards</a>? Let me know if additional seasonal sets would be beneficial.<br />
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This <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Beginning-Sounds-with-Winter-Clothing-Freebie-1629609">free roam the room small group activity</a>, available in <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">my Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>, gets your kids up and moving while reviewing initial sounds.<br />
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For learners ready for numbers beyond 20, check out my newest open-ended resource, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ordering-Numbers-0-120-Mittens-on-the-Line-2938768">Mittens on the Line Ordering Numbers 0-120</a>, which is perfect for kindergarten, first, and, second grade. Click to find more <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy/Category/Winter-181188">winter resources</a> in my store.<br />
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1. <a href="http://earlylearningideas.com/snowman-number-game/">Snowman Roll & Cover Number Game</a> (Early Learning Ideas)</div>
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2. <a href="http://msmoranskindergarten.blogspot.com/2016/02/teen-numbers.html">Teen Number Snowman</a> (Ms. Moran's Kindergarten)</div>
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3. <a href="http://thelettersofliteracy.com/snowman-alphabet-tracing-printables/">Snowman Alphabet Tracing Printables</a> (The Letters of Literacy)</div>
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4. <a href="http://mominspiredlife.com/snowman-alphabet-activity-printable/">Snow Globe Letter Matching</a> (Mom Inspired Life)</div>
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5. <a href="http://www.schooltimesnippets.com/2016/01/winter-ten-frames-printable.html">Icy Numbers Ten Frames</a> (School Times Snippets)</div>
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6. <a href="http://www.simplykinder.com/initial-sounds-hot-cocoa-puzzles/">Initial Sounds Hot Cocoa Puzzles</a> (Simply Kinder)</div>
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You can also find a sprinkling of additional winter hat and mitten resources on my Winter Wonders Pinterest board.<br />
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<script async="" defer="" src="//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js"></script>Just Ask Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04567858397070078675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634199706142704865.post-9769576391564861822016-12-12T12:50:00.000-08:002017-01-04T14:14:08.654-08:00One Way to Keep 'em Busy This Holiday SeasonIt sure is a hectic time of year! I always find myself immersed in a sewing, craft, or baking project (or two) and then watch as time seems to slip through my fingers. I'm left questioning my sanity (as I continue to do this year after year) and wondering how to accomplish everything in time for the holidays.<br />
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As busy as teachers are, you are still tasked with keeping a class full of excited youngsters engaged in beneficial learning activities, holidays quickly approaching or not.<br />
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I created <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72N2Z5NHlXMjFKMUk">a free Christmas themed rounding activity</a> for practice or review to share as you prepare for this final week or so before your holiday break. This is a print and go activity, perfect for second and third graders, to help simplify your life. There are two sets of pages for rounding two-digit numbers to the nearest ten and one set each for rounding three-digit numbers to the nearest ten and rounding three-digit numbers to the nearest hundred. Two pages are needed for each set; strings of Christmas light bulbs and light bulb numbers. Students color (optional), cut, sort, and glue each light bulb number on the correct string. The light bulbs can be cut out or cut as rectangles.<br />
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Many of <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy/Category/Place-Value-143398">the place value resources</a> available in my Teachers Pay Teachers store include rounding numbers as an integrated skill.<br />
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You can discover more seasonal and non-seasonal number and place value resources and activities on this Pinterest board.<br />
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Once two letters and their corresponding sounds have been introduced, you can begin building a daily review deck using your letter/ sound picture cards. This deck can be specific to a child, a small group, or your whole class. Each time a new letter and its sound is introduced, it is added to the deck. Initially, the entire deck should be reviewed daily. It is important to provide practice that applies to both reading and spelling. (Blending and segmenting sounds to read and spell two and three letter short vowel words can be started after 5 to 7 or so letters and sounds have been learned.)<br />
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<li>For reading, the letter/ picture sound card is presented visually. Students respond individually or chorally by naming the letter and picture, then producing its sound. At least some of the time, the letter should be formed while naming it.</li>
<li>For spelling, the sound is presented auditorially (without any visual cues). Students respond by naming the letter and picture, then producing its sound. Again, at least some of the time, the letter needs to formed while naming it.</li>
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When teaching, I almost always had time to review an entire deck with an oral response. When including letter formation, you may want to select 7 to 10 letters for review. If your time is limited, you can review for reading and spelling on alternate days.</div>
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You will want to gradually fade out the use of letter/ picture sound cards to letter only cards. Students respond in the same way, including naming the picture which is not seen. Continuing to review letters and sounds employing the visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile senses gives your students the opportunity to follow their strongest paths for learning. I can recall one student who would use his finger to write a letter on his desk to recall its name or sound and another who still needed to name the letter and picture to recall the sound in second grade.</div>
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Ways to Incorporate Letter Formation in Your Daily Review</h4>
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<li>Skywrite using the techniques in <a href="http://justaskjudyteachingresources.blogspot.com/2016/09/how-to-effectively-introduce-letters.html">this post</a>.</li>
<li>Write on the chalkboard with or without handwriting lines. </li>
<li>Write on individual white boards with or without handwriting lines.</li>
<li>Use Magic boards. I found mine at <a href="http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/product/productDet.jsp?productItemID=1%2C689%2C949%2C371%2C928%2C802&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=1408474395181113&bmUID=1480803701987">Lakeshore</a>.</li>
<li>Write using appropriately lined paper or landscaped plain paper with a folded baseline. I love the <a href="https://www.teachercreated.com/products/smart-start-chart-large-k-1-70652">Smart Start paper </a>and Super Slate white boards.</li>
<li>Make and use gel bags. <a href="http://capitalsfirst.blogspot.com/p/how-to-make-bags.html">Thia at Capitals First</a> wrote a wonderful post about durable gel bags.</li>
<li>Provide sensory trays and use fingertips for writing.</li>
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Employing a variety of materials will help keep your students motivated! Some of these ways work best with individuals or small groups but others may be used with a whole class.<br />
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I have also used <a href="http://www.primaryconcepts.com/c/product.web?nocache@27+s@N8f6GuWSVZzXk+record@P1080+urlTitle@Magnetic_20Word_20Builder+printer@no">magnetic letter boards</a> and <a href="http://www.carsondellosa.com/products/5639--Making-Words-Mat-Pocket-Chart-5639">pocket chart letter/ sound mats</a> for spelling responses. These lead right into spelling words. Students respond by moving the letter to a designated spot while naming the letter, its corresponding picture, and sound.<br />
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I love the idea of using sensory writing trays with individuals or small groups of students. I was inspired by <a href="http://theimaginationtree.com/2015/11/gingerbread-sensory-writing-tray.html">the imagination tree</a>'s Gingerbread Sensory Writing Tray to create <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72eGotcVJ2YlB6NVk/view?usp=sharing">a set of printable gingerbread man letter (upper and lowercase) and number cards (0-20),</a> in color and black/ white. When using them to practice number or letter formation, be sure to have students name the number or or letter/ picture/ sound while forming. I found the salt with spices to be a bit dusty, so I used the rice idea from <a href="http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/gingerbread-sensory-rice-recipe/">Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails</a>, instead. I used brown rice instead of food coloring, added a small amount of water, spread a thin layer on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, and baked at 200 degrees for about 20 minutes. I used equal amounts of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Afterwards, I discovered you can actually buy gingerbread spice! The gingerbread man baking pan (found on sale at a grocery store) is cute as can be and perfect for one child. These holiday paper plates, practical for a small group, are both deep enough and sturdy enough to hold the rice. They could be carefully stacked for reuse. It was also easy to pour the rice into a baggie for storage.<br />
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Using a variety of seasonal number cards for counting, identification, and sequencing activities helped provide motivation for my students to complete repetitive tasks. So why not use seasonal letter cards too! The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72eGotcVJ2YlB6NVk/view?usp=sharing">gingerbread man letter and number cards</a> can be used as seasonal review cards (or in any way you can imagine). I added a page of fox cards to add a little excitement to your games!<br />
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One easy to prepare review game is to simply put your set of cards in a decorative seasonal bag. Just drawing from the bag increases engagement! Students take turns to draw a card and respond. If the response is correct, the student keeps the card. You can add a few fox cards and decide what happens when one is picked- lose a turn, put 1 or more or even all your cards back in the bag.<br />
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I'd love to hear how you use the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72eGotcVJ2YlB6NVk/view?usp=sharing">gingerbread men review cards</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">(Turkey photo by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Photos-2349755">Eat Pray Travel Teach</a>.)</span></div>
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As Thanksgiving rapidly approaches, I have been busy revising old and creating new turkey themed resources.<br />
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This free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Feather-Even-and-Odd-Numbers-2862877">Turkey Feather Even & Odd Numbers</a> companion resource can be downloaded from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">Teachers Pay Teachers store</a>.<br />
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It is an easy to prepare cut and paste activity appropriate for first and second graders. There are sets of feathers for sorting even and odd numbers 1-10, 11-20, and 1-99. Simply print and give each student a pair of turkey bodies and a set of turkey feathers. You can print on white or colored paper.<br />
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Students color, if using white paper, cut and sort the feathers, and glue the correct feathers to each turkey body. The completed turkeys can be used as a bulletin board or wall display. They can also be glued onto paper.<br />
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I also created an open-ended resource, <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Turkey-Feather-Number-Ordering-0-120-2858422">Turkey Feather Number Ordering</a> which is available to purchase in my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">TpT store</a>, for sequencing numbers 0-120 in a variety of ways. This resource includes a color option for creating math stations and black/ white for cut and paste activities. Ideas for sequencing numbers include consecutive numbers within a decade (24, 25, 26, 27, 28), consecutive numbers across a decade (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73), nonconsecutive numbers (18, 35, 41, 58, 75), count by 2's, 5's, or 10's (30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60), and counting by tens off the decade (42, 52, 62, 72, 82).<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-1-10-Turkey-Fun-2179009">Roam the Room Turkey Fun Number Sense 1-10</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-Turkey-Trottin-Teen-Numbers-10-19-1521449">Roam the Room Turkey Trottin' Teens Number Sense 10-19</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Activity-Tens-and-Ones-Turkeys-in-the-Kitchen-2187207">Roam the Room Turkeys in the Kitchen Tens and Ones</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Activity-Base-Ten-Turkeys-Hundreds-Tens-and-Ones-2193265">Roam the Room Base Ten Turkeys Hundreds Tens and Ones</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comparing-Numbers-Two-Digit-Turkey-Theme-1514755">Turkey Comparisons with Two Digit Numbers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Comparing-Three-Digit-Numbers-Turkey-Theme-1517767">Turkey Comparisons with Three Digit Numbers</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thanksgiving-Dinner-An-Emergent-Reader-Plus-More-1528726">Thanksgiving Dinner An Emergent Reader Plus More</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/11-fun-facts-about-turkeys/">11 Fun Facts About Turkeys</a></li>
<li><a href="http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/wild-turkey/">National Geographic Wild Turkey</a> (great collection of photos)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.audubon.org/news/9-fun-facts-about-turkeys">Audubon 9 Fun Facts About Turkeys</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.petakids.com/photos/turkey-pledge/">PETA 10 Photos That Prove Turkeys Are Awesome</a> (includes a pledge not to eat turkeys at the bottom of the page)</li>
<li><a href="http://iowaturkey.org/kids-only/">My Family's Farm</a> (a free e-book about a boy and his family's commercial turkey farm)</li>
<li><a href="http://blog.nwf.org/2011/11/twelve-unusual-and-fascinating-facts-about-wild-turkeys/">National Wildlife Federation Twelve Unusual and Fascinating Facts About Turkeys</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.mrsjonescreationstation.com/free-turkey-alphabet-match-center/">Free Turkey Alphabet Match Center</a></li>
<li><a href="http://artscrackers.com/2014/11/24/fun-sandwich-idea-for-thanksgiving-lunch-and-leftovers/">Turkey-Shaped Sandwich</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.net/2015/11/thanksgiving-doodle-coloring-pages/">Thanksgiving Doodle Coloring Pages</a></li>
<li><a href="http://athriftymom.com/veggie-straw-turkey-healthy-fall-snacks-thanksgiving-hacks-diy/">Veggie Straw Turkey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://iheartcraftythings.com/paper-plate-thanksgiving-turkey-wreath.html">Paper Plate Turkey Wreath</a></li>
<li><a href="http://theelementaryentourage.blogspot.com/2015/11/turkey-time-traditions-with-mrs-plemons.html">Pattern Block Turkeys</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.agirlandagluegun.com/2012/11/kid-craft-monday-turkey.html">Paper Fan Turkey</a></li>
<li><a href="http://thisreadingmama.com/turkey-beginning-letter-sound-sorts/">Turkey Feather Letter Sound Sorts</a></li>
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It turns out that a candy maker named George Renninger likely invented these sweet little yellow, orange, and white treats in the 1880's while working at Wunderle Candy Company in Philadelphia. At one point, they were named "chicken feed". The same basic recipe is still used today. I also discovered these sugar packed treats are fat free.<br />
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National Candy Corn Day is celebrated on October 30th. Here are some math (and other) activities you can use to join in the celebration.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72UlhHNEpUejc5czQ">Candy Corn Collect and Sort</a>, a free download, is a partner activity designed for preschoolers and kindergarteners.<br />
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For young learners, the focus can be on color matching/ identification and fine-motor skills. Older preschoolers and kindergarteners can count; write and represent numbers; and graph and compare quantities.<br />
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<li>Card stock or paper for printing selected pages, <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72UlhHNEpUejc5czQ">Candy Corn Collect & Sort</a></li>
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<li>25 one-half inch counters (pompoms, buttons, or M & M's) in white, orange, and yellow for each pair of players</li>
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<li>Choose color or black/ white.</li>
<li>Choose to use a spinner or a cube. Print and cut. Color the black and white, if using. The spinner can be made with purchased hands or a paperclip and pencil. Fold and glue the cube.</li>
<li>Print one candy corn game mat for each pair of players.</li>
<li>Print one sorting mat for each player (optional, 2 per page). Color code the black and white.</li>
<li>Choose and print one or both optional recording sheets.</li>
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Take turns with a partner. Spin or roll. Collect one counter with your color. If all the counters with your color have been collected, you lose your turn. Play until all the counters have been collected. Count to find out how many of each color you collected. Complete one or both of the optional recording sheets. The circles can be colored to match the color word.</div>
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Indulge a little and play <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72UlhHNEpUejc5czQ">Candy Corn Collect and Sort </a>to celebrate National Candy Corn Day!<br />
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<b>You might also be interested in these candy corn themed math resources ($) available in my TpT Store. To help you celebrate, these will be marked down through Saturday, October 22nd.</b></h4>
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<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Count-to-20-30-or-40-Candy-Corn-Grids-1454046">Candy Corn Counting Grids</a>, perfect for preschool and kindergarten, uses dice and counters to focus on subtilizing, counting objects with one-to-one correspondence to 20, 30, or 40, and comparing quantities.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-1-10-Candy-Corn-Critters-1479340">Candy Corn Critters Number Sense 1-10</a> is a resource for preschool and kindergarten that incorporates dice patterns and ten frames with counting, writing numerals, writing number words, one less, one more, and representing a given quantity by drawing, with tally marks, and on ten frames.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-Candy-Corn-Critter-Teen-Numbers-10-19-1484179">Candy Corn Critters Number Sense 10-19</a> is an activity for kindergarteners and some some first graders that incorporates base ten blocks or ten frames with writing numerals, writing number words, one less, one more, and representing a given quantity with tally marks, on ten frames, and by drawing base ten blocks.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Graphing-and-Data-Collection-Activity-Autumn-1856686">It's in the Bag for Autumn- A Data Collection and Graphing Activity</a>, ideal for first, second, and third graders, has an activity using the words candy corn.</li>
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<b>Check out these links for more candy corn themed activities for learning and enjoyment!</b></div>
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<a href="http://www.inspiredelementary.com/2015/09/my-almost-five-year-old-has-become-very.html">Candy Corn Reading- Write, Slide, and Read</a><br />
<a href="http://sisterssuitcaseblog.com/2014/10/printable-candy-corn-math-activities.html">Candy Corn Activity Book</a> (K-2 measurement, addition, patterns, counting)<br />
<a href="http://www.familyfreshmeals.com/2013/09/healthy-halloween-snack-candy-corn-fruit-cocktail.html">Healthy Candy Corn Fruit Snack</a><br />
<a href="http://craftsbyamanda.com/stained-glass-candy-corn/">Faux Stained Glass Candy Corn</a><br />
<a href="http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/fall-patterns-for-kids/#_a5y_p=2637852">Fall Candy Patterns</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.brightconcepts4teachers.com/2013/10/october-currently-candy-corn-place.html">Candy Corn Place Value</a><br />
<a href="http://lifeovercs.com/free-printable-candy-corn-counting-cards/">Candy Corn Counting Cards</a><br />
<a href="http://gluedtomycraftsblog.com/2015/08/popsicle-stick-candy-corn-kid-craft.html">Popsicle Stick Candy Corn</a><br />
<a href="http://www.craftymorning.com/pom-pom-candy-corn-painting-craft/">Candy Corn Painting</a><br />
<a href="http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/glitter-scented-candy-corn-playdough/">Candy Corn Play Dough Recipe</a><br />
<a href="http://peachiespeechie.tumblr.com/post/111427595789/candy-corn-challenge">Candy Corn Challenge</a> (Easy to adapt idea)<br />
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How do you plan to celebrate National Candy Corn Day?<br />
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I have collected many fall "treasures" over the years to engage my kindergarten through second grade students in a variety of counting activities. Somehow, even though I've retire from full-time teaching, I'm still collecting "treasures"! I love all the symbols of fall, seasonal and holiday; apples, pumpkins, acorns, leaves, bats, spiders, footballs, turkeys, jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, and more. I have acrylic fillers, gems, erasers, pompoms, buttons, beads, and edibles.</div>
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This activity is appropriate for children who need experiences with accurately saying one number word for each object and with cardinality. Use a set of objects that can be sorted by color, size, or kind. A sorting mat is optional. This is a great activity to use in tutoring, intervention, or resource settings, as well as an independent math station.</div>
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Use one or two quantities your students can easily count along with one or two quantities within their zone of proximal development. You can put sets in baggies for convenience. Have your students sort by attributes, then count each group. If appropriate, they can also record the written numeral. Extend it further with number words, tallies, and ten frames. Vocabulary for comparing quantities can also be applied.</div>
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Counting cups actively engage your students as they work on number recognition, counting, and cardinality to 20. They simply count a quantity to match the given number and place it in the cup. The cups may also be sequenced from least to greatest and greatest to least.</div>
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I discovered the ghost cups in a grocery store. I wrote numbers on them with a permanent marker. You could easily draw a ghost face on plain white cups. White pompoms or ghost buttons make perfect counters.</div>
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I spotted the orange plastic cups half an aisle away (also, at the grocery store) and in my mind's eye instantly transformed them into pumpkins! You can download the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwgZyYWAfw72YVlvLVJxSWo3MWs/view?usp=sharing">free pumpkin stem and leaf number cards for 0-20</a>. There is a bit of cutting involved. The black and white version can be printed on colored card stock or hand colored. Use adhesive dots to attach them to 18 ounce cups. Of course, you could simply write numbers on orange cups and be done! Use pumpkin seeds, pompoms, or buttons for counters. Select a range of numbers or specific numbers. Keep in mind that 55 counters are needed to fill cups 0-10 and an additional 155 to fill cups 11-20.</div>
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Counting by fives and tens is a rather abstract concept that children memorize, sometimes easily, sometimes by practicing the patterns on a hundred chart. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Count-by-10s-or-5s-Fall-Theme-Treasure-Reports-1404892">treasure reports</a> for kindergarten and first grade, available as a free download in my Teachers Pay Teachers store, help to develop an understanding of this concept by grouping and counting sets of objects by tens or by fives. </div>
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Each student or pair of students needs a set of objects that are an exact quantity for counting by tens or fives (ex. 70 or 55). The recording sheets have a seasonal border. The use of five frames, ten frames, or ten strips is optional. I have also used small paper plates and cupcake liners as organizers. I like to repeat this activity several times over a period of time with different objects. It can be completed with a whole class as a demonstration with students taking turns or with partners, as an independent station, or in an intervention or resource setting.</div>
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Treasure reports are also a fabulous activity for developing conceptual understanding of place value in first and second grade. Students need a set of objects, 11-99. This time, they are grouped by tens with extra ones. I have my students count the collections by ones first, which can be a challenging task for some students. It also seems straightforward that a set of counters will contain the same quantity whether it's counted by ones or grouped and counted by tens and ones. Yet, there are some children who don't grasp this immediately. </div>
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There are five different recording sheets included which cover grouping and counting, base ten, expanded form, rounding to the nearest ten, and counting by tens off a decade number. You can download this <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Place-Value-Activity-Tens-and-Ones-Fall-Theme-Treasure-Reports-1402663">free fall themed treasure report resource for tens and ones</a> in my Teachers Pay Teachers store.</div>
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Some children learn letters and sounds easily with exposure to alphabet books, environmental print, and sound play. Other children require explicit instruction. This post is for teachers working with children who benefit from explicit instruction.<br />
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Early in my teaching career, I was introduced to Orton-Gillingham methods through my cooperating teacher, a mentor teacher, and professional development. Over time, I drew from a number of resources. Although the specifics varied across the years, a mainstay in my instructional approach was the multi-sensory introduction of letters and sounds. This approach links the name of the letter, the sound the letter stands for, and its formation.<br />
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The University of Oregon's <a href="http://reading.uoregon.edu/big_ideas/au/au_programs.php">Big Ideas in Reading</a> lists an acceptable sequence for introducing letters. This sequence is geared towards introducing reading and spelling after a handful of letters are taught. They also provide criteria for evaluating a given sequence, which is helpful for developing your own or determining the suitability of a required sequence. For children primarily needing handwriting instruction, use a sequence based on groups of handwriting strokes.<br />
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You will need a set of letter/ sound picture cards. Each card should have a letter and a key picture representing the sound the letter stands for. The pictures need to represent single initial consonant sounds, initial short vowel sounds, and final x with the /ks/ sound; in other words no frogs, owls, or xylophones. I am sharing <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72VnVCTE44UzBJX0k">a set of letter/ sound picture cards</a> which you can download for free. These cards present lowercase letters only as this is potentially less confusing and they have a higher utility for reading and spelling than uppercase letters.</div>
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These activities are most appropriate for individuals and small groups but can be adapted for large groups. Keep in mind that a letter's name is its most stable property. Its form and sound may vary.<br />
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Introduce the letter/ sound picture card by naming the letter, naming the picture, and saying the sound (a- apple- /a/). Have your student repeat. Write the letter large, as large as your student's arm reach, on the chalkboard (okay, whiteboard, if you must) stating orally how it's formed. Have your student skywrite the letter by standing and facing the board, extending his/ her dominant writing arm with the elbow straight and stiff, pointing the index and middle fingers together, and grasping the upper arm muscles with the non-dominant hand. Skywriting should be a large muscle movement, as large as an individual's arm swing from the shoulder allows.</div>
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Have your student skywrite and name the letter while looking at it. Follow this by saying the keyword and the sound. Provide guidance, as needed, by modeling while you face the letter or by standing behind the student and providing light touch. Repeat several times. Remember that you are building connections between the letter name, its formation, and the sound it stands for while using the visual, auditory, and kinesthetic senses. Next, have your student trace your large letter model while saying its name, key word, and sound. Repeat several times. Use all white or a variety of colored chalk. <br />
Lastly, have your student write the letter, arm swing size, next to your model. This activity can be adapted for groups by writing the letter multiple times on your board(s). Some students can skywrite while others trace and write on the board.<br />
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Start by reviewing the recently introduced letter/ sound picture card. Name the letter, the key picture, and the sound the letter represents. Use 12 x 18 inch unlined newsprint in a hot dog/ horizontal position for this activity. Fold a baseline along the bottom. Allow more depth for "tail" letters. Write the letter large with a marker. You might want to use a chisel tip for bolder lines, giving a wider margin of error. Have your student trace the letter while naming it, the key word, and its sound. Repeat this multiple times. Have your student write the letter next to your model (the number of times will depend on space).<br />
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Review the recently introduced letter/ sound picture card. Use a chalk liner (or marker liner) to make handwriting lines on the board. I use blue, red, and green lines. I double the size at this point using the top and bottom slots of two chalk liners. I use the sky line, plane line, grass line and worm line terms from the <a href="http://www.wilsonlanguage.com/programs/fundations/">Fundations</a> Teachers Manual Levels K-1, along with their Letter Formation Guide. I have shared the pictures I use on the chalkboard in the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72VnVCTE44UzBJX0k">free download</a>. I write the letter on the lines while verbalizing its formation. I repeat this 3 to 5 times. Your student traces the letter while (you guessed it) naming it, the key word and sound. Your student writes the letter on the line using any remaining space.<br />
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I use one activity each day. The amount of repetition needed to learn a letter and its corresponding sound varies from child to child. These activities can be repeated. I also use 9 x 12 inch manila paper with a, large as the paper, model letter written with a marker. Your students can rainbow trace with crayons using the same procedures.</div>
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There are many ways to review and practice the links between the letter name, its formation, and the sound it stands for- too many to list here! I plan to continue with Part 2 in the near future.<br />
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I quickly got up to see if this really was an owl and discovered it was a hawk. Thankfully, my camera was nearby and I was able to get some incredible photos of this stunning event as it unfolded!<br />
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As my husband and I watched, the hawk slowly appeared to become aware of us peering through the glass at it from a mere three feet away. We watched with astonishment until the hawk was fully facing us.<br />
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As you can clearly see, it then began to scold us, repeatedly, for seemingly endless minutes.<br />
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I was concerned it would fly into the glass and harm itself so I closed the drapes. A few minutes later, I heard a thump as it landed in front of the door. The hawk flew back to the railing before I could snap a picture. Eventually, it left the balcony for the backyard. A short while later, I noticed it in the front yard. It then settled on a bench on our front porch for a short bit, before leaving our yard.<br />
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After engaging in a bit of research and sharing these photos with several friends, the consensus is that this was probably an immature red-tailed hawk. We live on a partially wooded three acre lot and certainly spot this common hawk with regularity in our neighborhood, but I never expected to see one on my balcony scolding me so vociferously!<br />
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I know this incident certainly piqued my curiosity about hawks. Perhaps your students would enjoy learning about hawks or writing about my scolding hawk. We can only guess why it was scolding. Was it hungry, looking for its mother, upset I was taking its picture, with seeing us or its reflection? I'd love to hear what your students think.<br />
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I have not included an actual writing prompt so you can choose how to use this resource. Ideas include writing facts about hawks, listing reasons why it is scolding, or telling about one reason. There is an 8.5 X 11 inch photo, in color and in black and white, along with two student writing pages with different writing lines. You can display the large photos as the prompt and use any writing paper or choose and copy a student page. Enjoy this free <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72TFBJVTN2Nm5jX3c">Hawk Writing Prompt</a>!<br />
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<u>Read About Red-Tailed Hawks</u></h3>
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<a href="http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/red-tailed-hawk/#red-tailed-hawk-closeup.jpg">National Geographic Kids</a></div>
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<a href="http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/birds/red-tailed-hawk">San Diego Zoo Kids</a></div>
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<a href="http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-hawks/">Easy Science For Kids</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/sounds">All About Birds</a> (Listen to a scolding hawk.)</div>
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My last year of full-time teaching, I started off with a flamingo theme that included behavior charts, basket labels, posters, books, and stuffed flamingos. One of the books I discovered was <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Miss-Mingo-First-Day-School/dp/0763641340/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471813320&sr=1-1&keywords=miss+mingo+and+the+first+day+of+school">Miss Mingo and the First Day of School</a> </i>written and illustrated by Jamie Harper.<br />
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Miss Mingo is, of course, a flamingo who asks her class full of critters to take turns sharing how they are special. I love this book's whimsical approach to highlighting the ways we are all unique. It's a wonderful read aloud for any group of diverse learners that helps set the tone for the year.<br />
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The first one is for simply drawing a response. The second one provides some support for writing a sentence. The other two offer different writing lines. Although I have not included a response sheet, you can extend this activity for second and third graders by asking them to tell something special about three of the animals in the book and three ways in which they, themselves are special. <br />
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Just because I love the flamingo theme, I have also created <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72b3Rzdks5ekpacUU">a back to school pencil tag</a>. Print on card stock for durability. Cut around the outside black line, then through the middle of the heavier black lines to leave a border around the tags. The first set can be taped to pencils. You can use an X-acto utility knife to cut slits as indicated on the second set and insert a pencil through the slits.<br />
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Click <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwgZyYWAfw72b3Rzdks5ekpacUU">here</a> to download the writing response sheets and pencil tags.<br />
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We live in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains, close enough that it is an easy day trip to the Shenandoah National Park. We enjoy going for the views, a stroll through the woods, and a picnic followed by blackberry cobbler at one of the lodges, several times a year. We were lucky enough in June to spot this one on a hillside along the Skyline Drive. I did not have my camera in hand but another family member was quick enough to snap this shot, which just in case you're wondering was taken from within the safe confines of a car!<br />
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There's just something alluring about bears… I collected stuffed bears and figurines for years (Somehow they've been replaced by flamingos!) so I couldn't resist this set of adorable school bear clipart by <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Marie-Cole-Clipart">Marie Cole Clipart</a>. I have created several resources with this set including these free <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Table-Signs-1-8-School-Bears-2730085">table signs</a>, which can be downloaded from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy">TpT store</a>.<br />
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Simply print, laminate, cut, hang, and enjoy!<br />
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These coordinating bold and simple <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Posters-0-20-School-Bears-Theme-2728358">School Bears Number Posters 0-20</a> keep the bear themed classroom decor going.<br />
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I love any activity which incorporates movement with learning. These <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy/Category/Roam-the-Room-190419">Roam the Room</a> number sense activities fit the bill and are perfect for Back to School or anytime.<br />
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<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-1-10-School-Bears-2690599">School Bears Number Sense Activity 1-10</a><br />
<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Sense-Activity-School-Bear-Teen-Numbers-10-19-2690609">School Bears Number Sense Activity Teen Numbers 10-19</a><br />
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You might also enjoy these <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Just-Ask-Judy/Category/Table-Signs-for-Learning-215397">Table Signs for Learning</a>.<br />
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And don't forget to visit Big Meadows Lodge for their scrumptious blackberry cobbler. You can request it a la mode with blackberry ice cream!<br />
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