K-1 Christmas Math Games

K-1 Christmas Math Games  
Here is the deal, your students need to get better and stronger in their number sense skills. What better way than having them play Christmas themed games! Teachers, this has been made for you! There are cards with the numbers 1-23, number words, and amounts. The kids can sort, match, or compare. They would have mats to help them do this. 

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Just print the pages on cardstock, laminate (to make them last), and then cut.  
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Christmas Mystery Pictures

Addition/Subtraction Mystery Pictures 

Have your 2nd or 3rd graders practice their addition and subtraction skills while enjoying coloring and figuring out the Christmas mystery picture!

As a classroom teacher, I liked using holiday-themed activities for my students to enjoy their learning. You can do this too!

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Trouble Writing and Drawing

Dysgraphia 

I had a student that I worked with when he was in Kindergarten and Second grade. He had trouble forming letters, drawing, and staying on the line and inside the lines. 
This is typical of most K cuties. But, as the year goes on they show progress. 
I am going to call this student, Jay. He was a sweet child. But as his Kinder year moved on, he began to show frustration at his attempts to write and draw. When he was in second grade I got to co-teach in his classroom. His classroom teacher very quickly saw that he had trouble with his fine motor skills when it came to writing. She put some modifications in place. We discussed bringing him to our Child Study team and began to gather data. In the meanwhile, he began to refuse to complete his work. We saw a change to his attitude towards school, school work, and homework. We brought in parents, set up a 504, and brought in counseling. We sat down with Jay and created a plan that included what he could do to help himself with this challenge. We worked with him all year long. This was a little boy that was quite smart. It's going to take him longer to overcome his challenges, but with caring teachers, school staff and parents, I think he will get better at it!
I am including a link to a video that Edutopia created addressing this issue of Dysgraphia.
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2nd grade Vocabulary Word Study

Vocabulary Word Study

Learning the vocabulary words for the text being studied is essential to so many parts of the reading that include comprehension of the text. Some students will be familiar with the word while others will not. So the starting point is for students to look at what they know about the vocabulary word. If there isn't enough information in the students' knowledge, then we teachers help them to create the background knowledge for that word. The vocabulary word may have several meanings but it will take on a particular meaning depending on the context of the passage and how the word is used grammatically.

Expanding the Vocabulary Lesson

My school district adopted the Journeys ELA curriculum. I wanted to make sure my student's vocabulary skills would grow.  Our students seem to come to us with a limited vocabulary, so we need to find ways to help build their knowledge of vocabulary words. 

Vocabulary Study

I made these packets, Vocabulary Study 1-3 to extend the study of the vocabulary words. As I put this together, I kept my ESL students in mind because they struggled the most with the words. So I created a structure students can use to help them break the word into its parts.

Before teaching the lesson, have all the students trace the words from each lesson. 

Then have them mark if they know the word. This action of reflecting on their prior knowledge of each vocabulary word is informative for both the student and the teacher. If most of them are marking they don't know the words, then you know that you need to spend some time building the background of those words.

Teach the lesson, and the students can continue to fill out the word study. They will alternate writing the definition in their own words or writing synonyms. But for each word, they draw either the meaning of the word or something to help them remember the meaning of the word.

They cut out the word study and glue it to their composition notebooks. Then they had to go back and study, especially the words they didn't know well.

What makes the word study ideal for building vocabulary are the following:

• marking unknown words before the lesson
• tracing the words helps with learning the spelling
• after the lesson, fill in the information on each word such as speech part, picture cue, definitions, synonyms
• drawing a picture of the word helps students who are language challenged
• on the inside of the notebook, the student would write sentences with the words
• they cut and paste into their notebooks and keep a track of their work

If you are interested in this teaching resource, you can either purchase each Word Study separately or buy them in a bundle.

2nd g Vocabulary Word Study 1

2nd g Vocabulary Word Study 2

2nd g Vocabulary Word Study 3

2nd g Vocabulary Word Study Bundle    

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HIGH FREQUENCY WORD PACKETS/BUNDLE

If you use the 2nd grade Journeys ELA, this is the packet for you! I have created these packets to give your students more exposure to the h.f. words they are using daily. Notebook 1 uses the words from lessons 1-10. Notebook 2 has the words from lessons 11-20  and Notebook 3 includes words for lessons 21-30.

Each packet contains the following: Student Notebooks; flashcards grouped by colored frames; Fill-In Sentences; Game Boards; Parent Letters (which have provided in English and Spanish) with a word list for them to take home and work with their student; a student assessment and brag tags.

It is a complete set! All 3 Packets have been bundled.

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Open House - Parent Connection

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BACK TO SCHOOL FREEBIE - CONFERENCE FORMS

Back to School Freebie

This packet contains Conference forms. There are two welcome signs, parent conference notes, and reminder conference notes. The forms have been provided in English and in Spanish.

This is in appreciation for all you do for the students and the parents!

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1 - 5 NUMBER ACTIVITIES

This is a math packet, 1-5 Number Activities, that will help your Kindergarten students learn their numbers from 1-5 at the beginning of the school year. It is a fun approach to recognizing these numbers, number order, and number sense. You will have an array of activities to choose from depending on the level and needs of your students.
Later in the year, when you still have kids that just are not getting the numbers 1-5, this can be used as an intervention.
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What are Kindergarten Students Like at the Beginning?

Kindergarten Teachers: Ideas to Keep in Mind

Soon school will start up again.  It's easy to forget what the kids are like at the beginning of school.

Every few days I will be posting some things to keep in mind as you get ready to begin a new school year.

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