As a child, the time from the beginning of school until Halloween seems to take...forever! As an adult, the time from the start of school until Halloween seems to pass like a "blink of the eye!" In preparation for Halloween, we've created Wikki Stix stick puppet ghosts for our kids to use with a song and storytelling trays. The 5 Little Ghosts chant/song below is a fun song variation to do … [Read more...] about 5 Little Ghosts – Non-Scary Singing, Storytelling, & Math for Kids!
Fall Free Printables: Decomposing Numbers 1-10 with Pumpkin Seeds
As many of our readers know, I am not a huge fan of the Common Core State Standards as they are written. For now, the CCSS are with us and we must creatively work with the standards to help our children learn and document progress toward achievement. Decomposing the Numbers 1-10 CCSSI K.OA.3 states ``Decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way, e.g., by using … [Read more...] about Fall Free Printables: Decomposing Numbers 1-10 with Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Life Cycle and Printable Sequencing Cards for Kids!
As Fall approaches, the season offers great opportunities for playing and learning! Creating the Pumpkin Life Cycle crafts below are a wonderful way to incorporate science, literacy (Letter P and Sequencing), and fine motor skills into your fall lesson plans. PUMPKIN LIFE CYCLE - Pumpkin Life Cycle Sequencing Card Print the sequencing cards (linked above) to heavy paper and laminate for … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Life Cycle and Printable Sequencing Cards for Kids!
5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Vine – a created Storyboard Poem for Kids!
Since I work with a mixed-age group of children (ages infant-5), we often get tired of the same fingerplays and poems year after year. Someday, I will combine all the seasonal poems/chants/fingerplays I make-up into one book...for now, here's one we do with our kids in the Fall! 5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Vine -5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Vine Materials needed: Wikki Stix (orange and … [Read more...] about 5 Little Pumpkins Sitting on a Vine – a created Storyboard Poem for Kids!
Apple Scented Homemade Play Dough & Counting Mats for Fall!
Fall will be here in just a few short weeks! The Apple Scented Play Dough Recipe smells wonderful while cooking! It is a great way to add sensory play to the printable counting mats this fall! Apple Scented Play Dough and Numbered Counting Mats - ApplePlaydoughMathMats Recipe Ingredients for Apple Scented Play Dough: 1 cup flour ½ cup salt 1 Tbsp canola oil 1 cup water Red food coloring … [Read more...] about Apple Scented Homemade Play Dough & Counting Mats for Fall!
{Sponsored} Trees & Leaves Theme Fall Learning with #Wikkistix!
I am paid and have received free Wikki Stix to bring the following activities to you. While I am paid, our kids have used Wikki Stix in our classroom for over 20 years. The activities and opinions below are my own and not those of Wikki Stix/Omnicor, Inc. 5 Little Acorns - a chant to accompany Wikki Stix created Acorn Stick Puppets - 5 Little Acorns Materials needed: Brown/White Wikki … [Read more...] about {Sponsored} Trees & Leaves Theme Fall Learning with #Wikkistix!