kindergarten skill practice activity guide

7/28/2019 Kindergarten Skill Practice Activity Guide

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TOPS Kindergarten Skill

Practice Activities

Play, Learn, andGrow,Together!


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Kindergarten Skills

Thefollowingactivitieshavebeensortedintosectionsbywhichskillismost

obviously

applicable,

but

if

your

students

especially

enjoy

a

particulargameoractivity,itcanoftenbemodifiedtohelpstudents

practiceadditionalskills.

WritingFirstandLastNames

p.48

NameBingo AirWriting TastyNames ShaveMyName NameSong DashingNames DecoratingaNameStrip Play with Pasta and Learn to

WriteNamesandNumbers

HangmanwithNames NameNecklaces: TactileNames WhosinYourName?

LetterRecognitionp.913

BodyLetterPhotos AlphabetRecognitionGame GOFISHwiththeAlphabet MarcharoundtheAlphabet TheAlphabet YouandMe AlphietheAlphabetWorm EatingtheAlphabetGame ShapeUp!

ReadItandEatIt SoundSearch AlphabetScramble

Sequencingp.

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ImHungry:SequenceSandwiches!

AStringofNumbers AVeryHungrySequence

PatternsandSortingp.1728

WhatamIThinking? Canyoumakeit? Copycat What'sHiding? PeoplePatterns MovementPatterns Stamps ColorPatternCards Color Pattern Cards Whats

Missing?

Patternmatching/recognition Sorting PatternPuzzles


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Number Recognition p. 28

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Memory! NumberHunt MathMuffins CountingFingerplay Go Fish and More: Play Games

withaDeckofCards

GuessMyNumber NumberHunting SimonSays StoryorRhymeGames NumberRace RecognizingtheSymbols Collecting MatchingGames ISpy MyCountingBook What'stheMissingNumber? Balloons NumberMemoryMatchUp CountingCups PassItOn TripleMatch Froggie,HopHome!

High Frequency and Sight

Wordsp.4451

Spider Sorry RainbowPuzzles WordMunchers PigsinthePen TicTacToe GoFish MakeandBreak Jeopardy Memory Swat!

Rhymingp.5154

Guessing RhymingandReading RhymeBingo MyDadCameBack ThumbsUp! GoFish RhymeTime


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Writing First and Last

Names

NameBingo

Youngchildrenpracticewritingtheirnamesandlearnthelettersofthealphabetastheyparticipateinthis

Bingogame

Materials:Markers,paperandalphabetflashcardswhichcanbeteachermade.

Description:Haveeachchildwritehisorhernameonapieceofpaperwithamarker.Theteacherthen

showsthealphabetflashcardsoneatatime. Whenalettercomesupthatisinthechild'sname,thechild

crossesitoutusinghismarker.

Whenallthelettersarecrossedout,heorshewins! Dothisuntilallthechildrenhavewonasticker.

AirWriting

Haveyourstudentswritelettersintheairfirstand

on each others backs. These large muscle

movements will help your students process what

theirfriendsarewritingandmake itmore likelyto

stick.Asthe letteriswrittenonherback,haveher

saytheletternameorthedirectionsforwritingthe

letter.Forexample,forthe letterT,shemightsay,

Start at the top, go straight down. Pick up your

pencilandcrossit.

TastyNames

Now that your students have written all of their

letters/name onto paper, have them glue Fruity

Cheeriosorotherfoodsontop.Itmaysoundalittle

odd, but working with cheerios and glue helps

improvehanddexterity(whichworksthosewriting

muscles!),plus, ithelpskidsthinkabouttheshape

of the letters, and thedirection theymoved while

writing them. Dried corn, macaroni, raisins, or

uncookednoodlesalsoworkwellforthispurpose.


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ShaveMyName

Foranonmessyalternativetofingerpaint,putabitofshavingcreaminsidea

quart or gallon zipper bag. Remove the air, seal the bag and double the seal

withsomemaskingorducttape.Yourstudentscanpracticetracing lettersand

nameson

the

outside

of

the

bag,

manipulating

the

shaving

cream

with

no

mess

or

cleanup!NameSong

Preschool and kindergarten children learn how to spell names and states with this song by

MargaretT.

Materials:Children'snamesthatarefivelettersandstateswith4

or5letterstothetuneof"Bingo".

ExampleForNames

ThereisachildthatIknowbest

AndNoahishisnameoh,

NOAH, NOAH, NOAH

AndNoahishisnameoh.

Comments:Childrenwillgoaroundsingingotherchildrennames.

DashingNames

Haveyourstudentsnameswritteninlittledashesordotsandletthemtracethemtoconnect.Foraneasy

print version go to http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/printk/makepkdots.htm. You can type

anythingand itwillmakethedottraceversion,butdoaprintpreviewandchooselandscapetosee if it

fitsonthepage.Anothersiteishttp://www.senteacher.org/Worksheet/35/Handwriting.xhtml

DecoratingaNameStrip

Writetheirnameandthendecoratetheirnamestripwiththingstheylike.Youcanhavestickers markers,

crayonsetcavailableforthemtodecoratetheirnamestrip

Playwith

Pasta

and

Learn

to

Write

Names

and

Numbers

Pastamakesagreatdinner,butitcanalsobeusedtoteachkidsproperletterandnumberformation!In

thiseasyactivityyoullhelpyourstudentsbecomeawareofthewaylettersshouldbeformed.Beginning

writersoftenapproachletterwritinglikedrawing,tryingtoreplicatetheshapeoftheletterliketheydtry

tocopyapictureofasunormoon.Theyneedtobetaughtthateachprintedletteriscreatedbyusinga


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combinationofstraightorcurvedlines,sometimesreferredtoasballand

stick letters. Inotherwords,theresastructuretoprinting!Witha little

pastaandsomeglueyoucanshowyourstudentshowitsdone.

WhatYouNeed:

Penne(straight)

pasta

Elbowormacaroni(curved)pasta

Constructionpaper

Whiteglue(notagluestick)

WhatToDo:

1.Write your students name (or a number) on a piece of construction paper. The first letter should be

capitalizedand theothers lowercase. The lettersshouldbeat least3 inches highand haveaboutan

inchof

space

between

them,

to

avoid

crowding

once

your

students

glues

down

the

pasta.

Numbers

will

belarger.

2.As you point to each letter in your students name or number, ask him if the letter is formed with

straightlines,curvedlines,orboth.Forinstance,acapitalNismadeupofstraightlines.Howeveracapital

D is made with a straight line and a curved line. Show your students how to use penne pasta for the

straightlines,andelbowpastaforthecurvedlines.Usingourexamplesagain,heneedsjustpenneforthe

N,butbothpenneandelbowpastatomakeaD.

3.Handovertheglue(kidsneedtopracticethistoo!)andhaveyourstudentsuseittotraceoverthefirst

letterinhisname.Oncetheglueisdown,heshouldplacethestraightpastaonthestraightlinesandthe

curvedpastaonthecurvedlinesuntilhisentirenameiscoveredinpasta

HangmanwithNames

Analltimefavouritewithchildrenofallagesyetoftenoverlookedwiththeyoungerones.Usewordsthat

havebeenthefocusinclass.Forexample,

ifyouhavebeenconcentratingonnames,chooseanameandmakeadashontheboardforeveryletter

intheword.Tellstudentsto lookattheamountof letters inthewordandtorefertotheirwordbanks

around the class for ideas. For variety, allow students to guess the word straight up rather thanjust

choosingonepossibleletter.Theylove"beatingtheteacher"andthisisaquickgameifyouonlyhavea

fewminutesleftinasession,yetiseducational!

NameNecklaces:

PossibleSkillstoPractice:

Writesfirstandlastnameinupper/lowercaseletters


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Numbers 125 Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,bykind

Materials:

Drypasta,letter,ornumberbeads Sharpie Closeablesandwichbags Yarn Tape

If using pasta, using a Sharpie marker, write one letter per noodle, until youve spelled each students

name,orgivethemnumberstoputinorder. Putthenoodlesorletterbeadsforeachstudentinaziploc

bag

along

with

an

appropriate

piece

of

yarn.

The

yarn

should

have

a

small

piece

of

masking

tape

put

aroundtheendofittoformaneedleandtokeepitfromcomingunraveled. Labeleachbagwiththe

studentsname. Thestudentwillusethenoodlestoformhis/hernameontheyarn. Hint: Ifyoutapethe

leftendoftheyarntothedesk/table,itwillpreventMANYmishapsofthenoodlesorbeadsslidingoffthe

unused end. Modeling for the students before having them do theirs is a good idea. They should

understand that the letters have to be put on in the correct order and facing the correct way (not

upside/down). Havethestudentsusethenamesonthebagsformodelsaswell.

TactileNames


Writesfirstandlastnameinupper/lowercaseletters Numbers 125

Have students practice writing

letters, numbers, and first and

last names by filling a cookie sheet or

aluminum pie pan with a thin layer of sand (or

salt/sugar/flour/oatmeal/pudding).Havethempracticewritingletters inthe material

withtheirfingers.Ifyoucangivethelettershumancharacteristics,itwillbe even more

fun!(Forexample,aletterEisastraightlinewithahat,abeltandashoe.)

Or:Havestudentsuseplaydoughtoshapetheirletters.


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WhosinYourName?


Writesfirstandlastnameinupper/lowercaselettersMaterials

Paper

Scissors

Markers,crayons,orcoloredpencils

Instructions

1. Haveeachstudentfoldapieceofplainwhitepaperinhalf,printhisnamealongthefold(omittingthepartsofanylettersthatnormallygobelowtheline),

andthen

carefully

cut

it

out.

2. Next,heshouldunfoldthepaperandusemarkers,crayons,orcoloredpencilstocreateacritterthatfitstheshapeofhisname.


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Letter Recognition

BodyLetterPhotos

Description:Thisisafunactivitytodowithyourclass. Itwillbeadayfilledwithgiggles. Goouttothe

playgroundandgetyourkids ingroupsof2or3andhavethemmaketherebodies intheshapeofthe

lettersofthealphabet.Takeapictureofeach"letter"andmakeabook.Thekids

andparentsloveit.Isuggestbeingonachairwhiletakingyourpicturesoyoucanlookdownandgetthe

rightangle.Goodluckandhavefun!

AlphabetRecognition

Game

Materials:

ABC's(ex:uselarge3"plasticletters)

Studentsparticipateinalphabetrace:

1. Placealphabet lettersontheflooratoneendoftheroom.

2. Linethestudentsupbytwo'sandcalloutaletter.

3. The students race to the pile and trytobethefirsttofindtheletter.

4. They then return to their group and gototheendoftheline.

5. Thegroupwiththemostletterswins.

Tips:Youcanmodifybyusingtwosetsofletters

in two separate piles and have the students

start with letter A. Once they retrieve a letter,

they return to their group and the next student

goes.Thegroupthatcollectsallthelettersfirstwins.


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* Remember, mix the letters up to ensure recognition. The students love this one and have fun

competing.

Option: You can also have students practice recognizing theirnumberswiththisgame.GO

FISH

with

the

Alphabet

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

Using alphabet flash cards (2 sets) play "go fish" using the flash

cards

MarcharoundtheAlphabet

Thisisalotoffun.Thechildrengainaddedexposuretotheletters

whileincludingtheexcitementofastopandgogame!

Materials:

indexcards music

Plan:

Writeeach letterofthealphabeton large indexcards.Besuretoputthecapital letterononesideand

lowercase

on

the

other.

Spreadthealphabetoutonthefloor.

Havethechildrencreateacirclearoundthealphabet.

As the teacher plays an upbeat tempo of music (any choice), the children "March Around the

Alphabet".

Instructthechildrentofreeze,benddown,andpickupaletter

neartheirtoeswhenthemusicstops.

Now,thechildrenholdtheir lettercardswayuphigh

andwaitfortheteachertocalluponthemto

tellwhatlettertheyhaveintheirhands.

TheAlphabet YouandMe


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Weplayagamethatwehavecalled,affectionately"YouandMe".Itisagreatwaytothrowinthosesight

words.(youandme) IwriteYouandMe,andwekeepscorewithtallymarks. It istheclassagainstme.

First,ItellthestudentswhatIhavetodobeforeanybodycanshoutouttheanswer.Forexample."Today,

Iwilltaptwicebeforeyoucananswer."orToday,Iwillwinkandpointbeforeyoucananswer.Thismakes

italisteninggameaswell.

Now,wearereadytobegin!Iwritealowercaseletteranddothethingsthatwedecidedearlier(i.e.two

taps)andthestudentscallouttheanswer.SometimesIpauseabittomakeitharder.

Scoring:Thereissomejudgmentinthis,butifanyonegivesanswer

before the routine is complete, the teacher gets the point. If I

hear most of the correct responses the students get the

point.Because it isagroupactivity,allthekidsfeelfree

to

pitch

in

and

try.

Variation: Once students master the game, start on our sight

wordsnext.

AlphietheAlphabetWorm

Takedifferentcoloredconstructionpaper,traceaplateon

27sheetsthecutthemout.Takeabigblackmarker

andwritethe lettersofthealphabetonthe26

circles,then

with

the

27th

circle

make

alphie's

facedrawhoweveryou'dlikethentake

apaperpuncherandpunch

holes on each end where

you want to fasten them

together.Thenstartwithalphie'sface

andattachtheletterAandsoonwithtape.

Eating the Alphabet

Game

WhatYouNeed

Nothing


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Instructions

Tostart,the firstplayersays"I'msohungry, Icouldeatanapple" (or"alligator"or"anthill").Thenthe

secondplayeraddsagastronomicaldelightstartingwiththeletterb:"I'msohungryIcouldeatanapple

andabathtub."Seeifyourgrouphaswhatittakestobeeatingxylophonesandzebras.

Tip: To help little ones, hold up ABC cards and put them down as you eat those letters. Can they

remember?

ShapeUp!

Your studentsprobably alreadygraspedthe ABC's ofclay play:squish, squash, and

pound, with the occasional "Not in your mouth!" from you. Give them a new

challenge by making laminated cards they can use as guides to form letters, as

they'llsurelytellyou,"allbymyownself."

Tomakeaset,drawlargelettersonblankpaper.Youmaywanttostartwithjust

threeorfour yourstudentsinitials,say,orA,B,andC andaddtothemover

time.Alternatively,drawthelettersonstiffpaper,suchascardstock.Thenyour

studentscanrollandshapeuptheclayaroundthealphabetforms

Variation:Donumberswithyourstudents.Havethemputout3ballsofclaywiththenumberthreeand

shapeitintothenumber.

Read

It

and

Eat

It

To make snack time fun and help your students learn at the same time, bring the incredible, edible

alphabettolifewiththeseABCinspiredfoodsthattheyoucantalk orsing aboutbeforetheygobble

themdown.

Ingredients

SpellbindingSandwiches: Sandwichesofyourchoice

Alphabet

cookie

cutters

LetterCrudits: Rawvegetablessuchaspeppers,celery,andcarrots AlphabetCereal/Gummies


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Instructions

1. SpellbindingSandwiches: Use alphabet cookie cutters to make sandwiches, or evenjust plainbreadintoatastylearningexperience.Eventhepickiesteatercan'tresisthisowninitialsscripted

inPB&J.

2. AlphabeticallyDelicious:InSusanMeddaugh'sdelectable"MarthaSpeaks,"alphabetsoupturnsa mutemutt intoanexpertelocutionist. Foraneasierversion havestudents maketheirname

outofalphabetcerealorspoonoutthelettersintheirbowlasyoucallthemout.

3. LetterCrudites: To have fun with these veggie letters, cut vegetables such as peppers, celery,and carrots into strips, then have students use them to spell their name and any other words

theyarelearningtorecognize.

SoundSearch

Clue your students into phonetics with this educational twist on hideandseek. To play, gather up a

handfulof

objectsthatstartwiththesameletter,suchasabanana,boat,boot,andball.Talkwithyour

studentsaboutthesoundthattheobjectsstartwith(inthiscase,"buh"),thenhavethemclosetheireyes

whileyou"hide"themaroundtheroom.Nowmakethesoundoftheletter("buhbuhbuh")andchallenge

your students to find everything in the room that starts with that sound.

AlphabetScramble

Print each of the 26 letters of the alphabet on a separatestickynote and help your students stick thenotes on a wall in order. Have them close their eyes, then switch the letters around. When they open

theireyesagain,see iftheycanputthelettersback intherightorder.(Iftheyneedahint,trysinginga

roundof

the

ABC

song.)

When

they

are

ready

for

anew

challenge,

encourage

them

to

place

each

sticky

noteonanobjectwhosenamestartswiththeletter,suchas"c"onacabinetor"d"onadoorknob.


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Sequencing

ImHungry:SequenceSandwiches!

Want to help your child take a bite out of sequence? Here's a fun

activitythatwillhavehimdecipheringdirectionsforsandwichmaking,

andlearningaboutsequencealongtheway!

Students use a variety of colors of construction paper to make their

favorite sandwich. (Or print out the handy sandwich printables at

http://wondertime.go.com/createandplay/crafts/special/sandwich/ ,

or

the

picnic

printable

at

http://printables.kaboose.com/picnicplay.pdf (All the

ingredientsforaperfectpicnicarehereabasket,plates,

sandwiches, cherry pie...even a hungry ant!) and let

studentscutandputthemtogether)

First,drawandcutoutthebreadorrollsyoulikebest.Next,

draw and cut out the things you like to put on your

sandwich (example: turkey, lettuce, tomato). White or

yellowpapercanbeusedformayonnaise.Then,theygluetheirsandwichtogether.Finally,writedown

thedirectionsformakingtheirsandwich,orallytellthem,ordrawthem.Thiswouldbeafunactivitytodo

while

making

a

real

sandwich.

Extension:SillySandwichEaters:Challengeyourstudentstoputthreecardpicturesequencesinorder,ex.

Sequenceflashcards.Eachtimetheybuildasequence inthecorrectorder,theyaddanothertoppingto

theirsillysandwich.Thefirstplayertobuildacompletesillysandwichwiththreetoppings(peanutbutter,

picklesandturkey,anyone?)wins!

AStringofNumbers

This colorful, unique necklace is a great way to provide a visual example of number

sequences.

Materials

Tape


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Elasticbeadingthread Ponybeadsinseveralcolors

Instructions

1. Haveyourstudentsexperimentwithafewdifferentnumbersequencesbywritingthemdownonpaper.

2. Next,yourstudentsneedtofigureouthowmanybeadcolorstouse.Todothis,heshoulddividethe number of numbers in his favorite sequence by a number that comes out evenly. This

ensuresthatyouendthenecklacewithadifferentcolorthantheoneyoustartedwith.Ifthere

are8numbersinyourchild'ssequence,forinstance,hecoulduse2,4,or8differentcolors.

3. Stick tape to one end of the elastic thread to keep the beads from falling off when he stringsthem.

4. Now it'stimetothreadonbeads,changingthecolorforeachnumber inthesequence.FortheFibonacci

sequence,

you

could

string

on

1blue

bead,

1orange

bead,

2green

beads,

3pink

beads,

5yellowbeads,8bluebeads,13orangebeads,21greenbeads,34pinkbeads,andfinishwith55

yellowbeads.

5. Removethetape,tightlytietogetherthethreadends,trimthem,andthenecklace isreadytowear.

AVeryHungrySequence

Thisgamewillgetyourstudentsoutoftheirchairs.Itmayevenplayedoutdoorsonaniceday.Readthe

storyTheVeryHungryCaterpillarbyEricCarle,oranothersimilarstorysuchasTheGingerbreadMan,thathas

a

series

of

events,

and

prepare

a

set

of

cards

(enough

to

give

each

student

one

card.

Read

the

studentsthestoryandafterthestory isthrough,askthemtoarrangethecards inthesameorderas in

thestory.

Havethestudentstellthestoryoutloud,orreadthestoryastheyhavearrangedit,tothestudents)and

listentoseeiftheirsequencingiscorrect.Ifdonecorrectly,thestorywillbeinorder.Ifsomeonethinksa

mistakehasbeenmade,havethestudentsswitchplacesandreaditagain,eitherfromthebeginningor

fromafew

segments

back.

Extension:Allowthemtoarrangethecardsintheordertheywanttomakeuptheirownnewstory.


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Patterns and Sorting

WhatamIThinking?

PossibleSkills

to

Practice:

Numbers 125 Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,bykind Names,copiesandextendspatterns

(from Mathematics Their Way by Mary BarattaLorton) The

purpose of this kindergarten sorting game is to help children

focuson

one

sorting

characteristic.

Materials:

Twopiecesofdifferentcoloredcardabout8.5"by11" Similaritemsthatcanbesortedinmanyways.e.g.old

keysorbuttonsorplastictoyanimals(chooseoneset)

HowtoPlay:

Put one piece of card beside the other with a spacebetween

them.

Pickupagoldkeyfromthepile.Say,"Thiskeycangoonthispaper."Chooseasilvercoloredkeyandsay,"Thiskeycan'tgoonthepaper"andputitontheotherpaper.

Sortafewmorekeys,verbalizing,"thiskeycan..thiskeycan't...",thenask,"WhatamIthinking?"

Childrentryandguessthesortingrule.InthiscaseIamsortingbycolor,goldkeysareononepieceofcard,keysthatarenotgoldareplacedontheotherpieceofcard.

Whenthechildrengettheidea,choosemoredifficultsortingrules.e.g.keyswithroundholesgoon

one

paper,

keys

without

round

holes

do

not;

keys

with

words

stamped

on

them

go

on

one

paper,keyswithoutwordsgoontheother;smallkeysgoononeside,keysthatarenotsmallgo

ontheotherside.


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This kindergarten sorting game can be repeated

with numerous objects. Buttons are inexpensive

and have many different characteristics that can

besorted.

Buttons that are round go on one card, buttons

thatarenotroundgo onthe other; buttonswith

four holes go on one card, buttons that do not

have four holes go on the other. Wooden blocks

workwellforsortingactivitiesaswell.

Teachertipforplayingsortinggames When playing kindergarten sorting games, do not introduce two

ideas at a time. e.g. keys with round holes and keys with square

holes.

To begin with have the children put keys with round holes on onepieceofcardandkeysthatdonothaveroundholesgoontheother

piece of card. When children grasp this idea, introduce more

complexsorting.

Canyoumakeit?


Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,bykind Names,copiesandextendspatternsMaterials:Lotsofpatternblocks

Aworksurfaceforeachstudents(plasticmats,pieceofcardboard;blankarebestas

thereislesstodistractthechildren).

How to play: Teacher demonstrates and says slowly e.g. "Choose 2 hexagons, 4 trapezoids, 2triangles,5squares,1bluerhombus,3beigerhombus(beginwithjustafewshapes).Putthemon

your mat.

Then,"I'mthinkingofabird.Canyoumakeit?"Childrenmakeabirdusingonlythepatternsblocks

chosenabove.Thendifferentstudentscantaketurnssayingwhatpatternblockstochooseandwhat

to make.


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Extendthekindergartenpatternactivitiestotheconnectinglevel.Askthe

childrentocountandrecordhowmanyofeachblocktheyusedtomake

thebird,thenhowmanyblocksdidtheyusealltogether.

CopycatMaterials:

Thinstripoflightweightcardstockabout15incheslongforeachtwostudents.

Patternblocksorconstructionpapershapesforeachchild.

Howtoplay:

Demonstratefirst.Thiskindergartenpatternactivitystartswithonestudentmakingarepeatingpattern

untilhalfthestripofcardiscovered,thenthesecondstudentfinishesit.Childrentradeplacesandthe

othertakesaturncreatingtherepeatpatternandthefirststudentfinishesit.

What'sHiding?

Materials:

Athinstripoflightweightcardabout15incheslongforeachstudent Patternblocksforeachchild Playingcardorsimilarshapedcard

Howtoplay:Demonstratefirst.

Onestudentcreatesa

repeatingpatternona

stripofcardandcoversa

smallportionofitby

holdingaplayingcardover

it.

Theotherstudentlooksat

therepeating

pattern

that

isshowingandthentriestoguesswhatpatternblocksareunderthecard.

PlayingMathGamesTeacherTips

1.Itiseasytokeeptrackofwhohashadaturnatanactivityorgameandwhohasn'tbykeepingastack

ofchildren'snametagscloseby.Everytimesomeonehasaturn,puttheirnameonthebottomofthe


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pile.Startatthenextnamewhenanothergameisplayedoronthefollowingday.

2.Callanymathactivitya"game"andyouhavethechildren'sattention.

3.Alwaysgivethechildren3 4minutestoexplorethematerialsandcreatesomethingoftheirownwith

thegamematerials,quicklyhavealookaroundthecircletoappreciatewhateveryonehasmade,then

startthegame.

4.Demonstrategamesfirst.Thendemonstrateagainandhavechildrenfollow.

5.Keepgamesopenendedsothatallchildrenareabletopracticeskills.Ifonestudentcanonlymaster

countingtofive,lethim/herworkwithfiveblockswhileanotherstudentworkswithseven.

PeoplePatterns

Begineachnewpatternbymakingpeoplepatterns.Children lineupboy/girl,orsit/stand,orhappy/sad

faces.Ialsosometimeshavethemholdsomething,suchascoloredconstructionpaperforacolorpattern,

orpicturesofanimals.

MovementPatterns

Children do clap, snap, pat, stomp,jump rhythms. For example, AB patterns

would be clap, stomp, clap, stomp or clap, pat, clap, pat ABC patterns

wouldbeclap,pat,jump,clap,pat,jump

Stamps

Have students use rubber stamps or Bingo Dot Markers to print patterns on a strip of

paper.Theycancreatetheirownorcopyyours.

ColorPatternCards

Thesepatterncardscanbeusedwithanymathcountersthatare

colored. For example, bear counters, dinosaur counters, farm

animalcounters,bugcounters,etc.Eachsethas10patterncards.

PDFs:http://prekinders.com/mathpatterns/

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsAB.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsAABB.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABC.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsAAB.pdf


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ColorPatternCardsWhatsMissing?

Useasetofpatterncardsthathaveonemissing.Childrenhavetofigureout

whichcolorinthepatternismissing.Thesepatterncardscanbeusedwithany

math counters that are colored. For example, bear counters, dinosaur

counters,

farm

animal

counters,

bug

counters,

etc.

Each

set

has

10

pattern

cards.http://prekinders.com/mathpatterns/

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABFinish.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABMissing.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsAABBMissing.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABCFinish.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABCMissing.pdf

http://prekinders.com/pdf/PatternCardsABBMissing.pdf

Patternmatching/recognition

String some plastic pony beads onto a plastic drinking straw in an easy

pattern of alternating colors. Hot glue the first & last beads so they are

permanentandwon'tcomeoff.Providestudentswithanotherplasticdrinking

straw and supply of pony beads in various colors. Have the students attempt to

createstring(s)ofbeadstomatchyoursample(s).Thestrawsareeasierto

threadthan

string

and

the

samples

lay

flat

on

the

table.

You

may

want

to

use colored straws for samples and provide white

strawsforthestudentsusesotheyknowrightaway which ones

where the samples (and wont try to pull off the glued ones.) You

canmakethiseasier/harderbymakingmorecomplicated patterns,

ask"whatcomesnextinthepattern,"andsoon.

Sorting


Numbers 125 Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,by

kind


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Names,copiesandextendspatternsProvideasupplyofnuts&bolts,beads, ORdifferentkindsofpastashapesORdifferentcolors/typesof

paperclipsORsomething elsethat issmallandcanbe sorted.GlueONE ofeachmajor"type" ontoan

indexcard(Youmaywanttousewideclearpackingtapetoaffixitemstothecard youcanseethroughit

&itsmorepermanentthanglue.)Havethechildsorttheitemsbymatchingthemuptothe"typecards."

Makethisharderbyrequiringthesortstobe"bysizeonly"or"bysizeANDtype"etc.

Variations:Gluethe"item"ontoaspringclothespin.Clipthepinontotheedgeofasmallplasticcup

thenwhenthestudentpicksanitemfromthe"supply"bucketheneedstodropitintotherightcup.It's

stillasortingactivity,butthevarietyofmanipulatingtheclothespinisinteresting.Storethecupsanduse

themforavarietyofdifferentbagactivities(counting,etc.).

PatternPuzzles


Numbers 125 Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,bykind Names,copiesandextendspatterns

To make the puzzles, print the following pattern pages

oncardstock.Cutapartthepuzzlespiecesandlaminate

(optional).

Thesepuzzles includeAB,AAB,ABB, andABCpatterns.

They

are

designed

to

help

children

see

the

"units"

in

eachpattern.


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Number Recognition

Memory!

Use index cards to create number pairs. Write the same number on two different cards, or write the

numberononecardandplacethecorrespondingnumberofstickersonthematchingcard.Makefiveto

10setsofthenumberpaircards.Taketurnsmatchingthecards.

NumberHunt

Write several numbers on cards and hide them around the room. For younger kids, place them in

locationstheycaneasilyfind.Youcandoallthecardswiththesamenumberordodifferentnumbers.If

youuse

different

numbers,

call

out

one

specific

number

for

the

child

to

find.

This

helps

him

differentiate

betweenallofthenumbersheseesonthewall.

MathMuffins

Yourstudentsrecognizenumbers,countandsortduringthisactivity.

Materials: Cupcake paper liners, felt tip marker, poker chips or

anythingtheycancountandsort.

Description:Withamarker,writenumbers110,onthemuffin liners,

andthen

have

the

kids

count

and

sort

that

many

items

into

each

liner.

CountingFingerplayUsethisnewtwistonanoldchantinwhichpreschool

childrenusemovementandrotecountingskills.

Description:Havechildreninyourcircleontheirfeet,geta

beatgoingwithaclapandastomp&say"Getyourpotatoes

up!Andlet'scount!" Holdupfists(potatoes)tocountwithfingers

up

as

indicated:

Onepotato,twopotato,threepotato,four!

Well,Imadeabatchofhotpotatoes

(bendforwardandstirasinabigpot)Dropped'emonthefloor!!

(lookshocked,andputhandsonfaceinsurprise)


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Fivepotato,sixpotato,sevenpotato,eight!

SoIstomped'emintomashedpotatoes

(stompfeetwhilewalkingforwardafewstepsandthenback)Andplopped'emonaplate

(handsoutlikeploppingpotatoesonaplate!)Ninepotato,tenpotato,can'tbelievemyeyes!

(coveranduncovereyesinsurprise)Thechildrenate'emupandnowtheywantsomefrenchfries!!!

(Saytochildren"howmany?"andmarchwithswingingarmsandstompingfeetwhilecounting...)1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 fries!

(jumpupandreachoverheadtoskyon10)"Again??"

Dothecountagain,fasterandathirdtimeevenfasterthenplopbackdowntosittingafterthelast10.ThisisSOaerobicandthechildrenlovethenotionofmakingmashedpotatoesbystomping.Also

intriguingtothemisthefasterandfastercountingtoten.

GoFishandMore:PlayGameswithaDeckofCards

Thereare many waystouse a deck ofcards or index cards promotenumber recognition. Touse index

cardsmakemultiple(24)setsofthesamenumbers(ex.115)andthenplay.Hereareafewideas:

1.PlaythecardgameGoFish.

2.Usethecardsasflashcardsuptoten.

3.Print number words on index cards and

playthegameofmatchthenumberwordto

thenumbercard.

4.Play Memory with all the cards one

throughtenorfifteen..

GuessMyNumber

Kids love to play this game anytime,

anywhere.

They

don't

think

about

the

skills

they're building, but asking and answering

questionsaboutnumbershelpsthemunderstandthecharacteristicsandmeaningsofnumbers.

Directions

1. Letyourstudentthinkofanumber.Thentrytoguessitbyaskingquestions.


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Child:I'mthinkingofanumberbetweenoneandten

Isitbiggerthan7?

Isitsmallerthan5?

2. Afteryouguessthenumber,letanotherstudenttakeaturnastheguesser.Foryoungerchildren,startwithalowerrangeofnumbers,suchasonetofifteen.

3. Limitthenumberofquestionstheguessermayask.Thiswillencourageyourstudentstoexercisereasoningandjudgment.

NumberHunting

Hidenumberflashcardsaroundaroomorplayarea.Havethestudentsfind

themandplacethenumbersinthecorrectorder.

SimonSays

Givethestudentscommands"Simonsays"stylewhileholdingupanumberflashcard.Thestudentsmust

dotheactionthenumberoftimes incorrespondencewiththecard.Forexample, ifyousay"jump"and

holdupthenumber"2,"thestudentsmustjumptwice.

StoryorRhymeGames

Readastorythathasacountingtheme,suchas"FiveLittleMonkeysJumpingonaBed."Insteadofsaying

the number, hold a flashcard with the number on it. Have the students say the number instead. The

studentscouldalsocountoutthatnumberofcorrespondingpapermonkeystoeachpartofthestory.

NumberRace

Tapepiecesofpaperwithnumbersonthemtovarious locationsaroundaroom,backyardorplayarea.

When you call out the number, the students race to the corresponding number. Call out numbers

randomly.Youcanrewardcorrectchoiceswithacorrespondingnumberofsomething,suchasatreator

stickers.

RecognizingtheSymbols

Afunwaytohelprecognitionofnumbersistoselectafewnumbercards.Takeonefromthepilewithout

lettingyourchildseeit.Askthemtoguesswhichoneyouhaveasyougraduallyexposethenumberfrom

behindascreen (eg.abook) Ifyourchildguesseswronglyexplainwhatthenumber is. Introduceafew

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Collecting

Askthestudentstobringyouacertainnumberof itemsbyhandinghimaflashcard.Forexample,hand

thestudentsonemarked"3"andaskhimtobringyouthatmanytoycars.Handhima"7"andaskhimto

bringyouthatmanyblocks.

MatchingGames

Makegroupsofitems.Havethechildplaceacorrespondingnumbernexttothegroupwiththatamount.

Forexample,theremaybefiveerasers,seventrucksand10balls.Havethechildputthecorrectnumber

flashcardnexttothegroup.

ISpy

PlayI

spy

with

your

students

to

identify

objects

that

start

with

aspecific

letter

or

a

numberofobjects.Youwillhavetolookaroundthehouseandpickoutdifferentthings

thataredifferentcolors.Forexample,youwouldsay,Ispythreesmallgreenthings.

Then,your students would look around and guess threethingsthat are green. After

about five guesses, tell your students what you were looking at. Continue finding

differentobjectsthataredifferentcolorsorstartwithcertainletters,andletyourstudents

guess.Youcanevenaskyourstudentstogiveyouachancetoguess.

MyCountingBook

Make a blank book for your students by stapling pieces of white paper together with a colored paper

cover.Write

"My

Counting

Book"

and

your

students

name

on

the

front.

Number

the

pages

in

the

book

from1to10(orhigher)Letyourstudents lookthroughmagazinesorcatalogsandtearorcutoutsmall

pictures.Thenhavehim/herglueonepictureonthefirstpageofthebook,twopicturesonpagetwo,and

soon.

What'stheMissingNumber?

http://www.kinderplans.com/images/Image/memissingnumber.JPG

The missing numbers are printed on bingo chips (2X), or use the following sheet.

Theseareplacedinacontainerwithblankchips. Thechildrentaketurnspickingthe

numberchips

out

of

the

container.

They

must

place

it

on

the

correct

missing

number

square. Iftheypickupablankchiporonetheynolongerneed,thisisplacedbackinto

thecontainerand itbecomestheotherpartner'sturn. Thefirstpersontocomplete

their number game board in the correct order, is the winner. Option: Print out the

numberedsheetandcutoutthefollowingnumbers,havestudentsputthemonthe

blanksheet,inorder.


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Balloons

Balloons, willhelp students learn howtorecognize

numbers. Each student needs a worksheet with six

rows of balloons, where each row has three

balloons(see

last

page).

The

balloons

in

Row

1each

havethenumber1 inscribed inside,theballoons in

Row 2 eachhave number 2, and so on.Make your

ownworksheetorusetheoneonthelastpage.The

first student rolls the dice. She colors a balloon on

herworksheetthatmatchesthenumbersherolled.

Play until each students has at least one balloon

from each row colored in. For a more competitive

variation, the first student who has a full row of

balloons colored in wins. Alternatively, design a

game where each player has the same amount of

turns,and

at

the

end

of

the

game,

students

add

up

thenumbersthatarecolored in;thestudentswith

thelargestscorewins.


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NumberMemoryMatchUp

Playing games allows your students to learn, practice and reinforce many

usefulskillssuchasfollowingdirections,takingturns,andmakingpredictions.

Try this new twist to the traditional memory game to help your

kindergartener

match

number

symbols

to

the

correct

quantity

while

sharpeninghermemoryskills!

WhatYouNeed:

20indexcards

Stickers

Coloredmarkers

WhatYouDo:

You and your students can work together to make the game cards.First make the ten numeral cards.

Usingmarkers,writethenumeralsfrom110oneachcard.

Next,haveyourstudentshelpmakethetenquantitycards.Youcanusesmallstickersordrawpicturesto

showthequantities.Forexample,place5stickersonanindexcard.Thisisthequantitycardtomatchthe

numeralcardforthenumber5.

OnceallofthegamecardshavebeenmadeitstimetobeginplayingNumberMemory!Mixupthecards

thoroughly.Laythecardsonthefloororonatabletopinrows.Make4rowswith5cardsineachrow.

Haveyourstudentsturnovertwocards.Ifthecardsareamatch(acardwiththenumeral3writtenonit

and a card with a picture of 3 objects), she has a match and can keep the pair. If the cards are not a

match,bothcardsmustbeturnedoverandreturnedtotheiroriginalpositions.Thenthenextplayertakes

aturn.

Keepplayinguntilallofthematcheshavebeenfound.

Yourkindergartenerwillnotonlypracticematchingnumbersymbolstoquantities,butshewillfinetune

hermemoryskillsaswell.

CountingCups

One potato, two potato, three potato, four. Who knew that a simple childhood game could help your

kindergartenermastermath?Butwhileitmayneveroccurtoyourstudentsthathe'sdoinganythingmore

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Takeonetoonecorrespondence,an importantskillthatismastered in

kindergarten. Inanutshell,onetoonecorrespondencemeansstudents

areabletocountagroupofobjects,whiletouchingeachobject,oneata

time. (Kind of like that one potato game...) While this concept might

seemobvious, it'smoreadvancedthanjustcountingout loud,which is

called

"rote

counting"

because

it

takes

things

to

the

next

level

associatingspokennumberswithrealobjects.Giveyourstudentssome

handsonpracticewithwhatteacherscallgoodnumbersense,withthis

easyactivity.

WhatYouNeedperset

11papercups

markers

55smallobjects(likecottonballs,pennies,beans,pasta,jellybeans,screws,oranythingelsethat'sfun

to

touch)

WhatToDo:

1.Afteryou'vedecidedonthecountingobjects,get11mediumsizedpapercups.Writethenumbers0

through10oneachcup.Thenmixupthecupsandgivethemtoyourstudents.Askyourstudentstoplace

thecupsinorderfromsmallesttobiggest.

2. Give your students a collection of 55 objects. Tell her that the point of the game is to look at the

numberoneachcupandputinthematchingamountofobjects.Besuretoremindyourstudentstocount

outloudassheplaceseachobjectinthecup.Thishelpstoreinforcehercountingskillsandletsyouassess

herabilitytocountwithonetoonecorrespondence.

3.Whenyourstudentsisfinished,emptythecupsoneatatimeandhavehercheckthatthenumberof

objectsmatchesthenumberonthecup.

Variations:Asyourstudentsdevelopsaccuracyandfluencyworkingwith0to10,increasethenumbersby

incrementsoffive,eventuallyworkingupto30.It'snotnecessarytobeginat0eachtime.Startinaplace

that'scomfortable,andgoashighastheycan.Astheygetbetter,pullthecupsoutinrandomorder.See

ifshecandothegamewithoutthecupsascending.Itmakesthingsmuchtrickier!

PassItOn

Roll the dice and play this fun number game! It's a great way to practice number

recognitionandtheskilloffollowingspecificinstructions.Thissimplegame

ofchancewillhelpprepareakindergartnerformoreadvancedgames.

Work together to remember what each number on the dice

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patternsyouseeinthegame.Readyforachallenge?Letyourstudentsalterthedirections.Writedown

theinstructionsandusethemtoplayanewround!

WhatYouNeed:

Fivestandarddice(ormakeyourown.)

Onecup

Fivepokerchipsforeachplayer(Orselectanappropriatesubstitute,suchascoinsordriedbeans)

WhatYouDo:

Players take turns rolling all five dice. Then, follow the instructions below according to the numbers

shownoneachoneofthedice.

6 Putachipinthecup.

5 Passonechiptotheplayerontheleft.

4 Passonechiptotheplayerontheright.

1,2,or3 Don'tdoanything.

Ifthenumberofchipsinaplayer'spossessionislessthan5,theyshouldrollanumberofdiceequalto

thechipstheyhave.(e.g.Iftheyhave2chips,theyshouldroll2dice.)Ifaplayerhasnochips,theycannot

rollthedice,buttheycanstayinthegamehopingtobepassedchipsonanotherplayer'sturn.

Playcontinuesuntiloneplayerhasallofthechips(exceptforthechipsinthecup,thatis).Thewinneris

awardedallofthechipsinthecup.

TripleMatch

There'smorethanonewaytowritea"1."Itcouldbeasinglepicture,

the number "1," or even the word "one!" Being able to recognize

numbers in all their forms is fundamental to future math success.

Here'sanactivitytohelpyourstudentsseenumbers inthreeways

sohecan learnthatnumberscanbewritten indifferent forms.Not

only will your students get valuable practice writing and recognizing

number

names,

but

he'll

alsoget

to

refine

his

small

motor

skills

with

this

game!

WhatYouNeed:

30indexcards,white

Markers,crayons,orcoloredpencils


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stickers

Handwipes

WhatYouDo:

1.Setout

the

blank

index

cards.

White

index

cards

are

best;

colored

cards

can

be

distracting.

3.Makenumbercards:askyourstudentstotake10indexcardsand,withthecardspositionedvertically,

helphimwriteonenumberpercardusingthenumbersfrom110.Youcanusedifferentcoloredmarkers,

crayons,orcoloredpencils.

4.Thenmakenumberwordcards:Askyourstudentstotakeanother10blank, indexcardsandhelphim

write out the number words (one, two, three, and so on), one per card from 110. Help your

studentstomatchthecolorofthenumberwordswiththeirrespectivenumbercardfromthefirststackof

indexcards(i.e."one"and"1"arebothwritteninred).

5.Now it's time to make counting cards: have your students take the last 10 index cards, and put the

correctnumber

of

dot

stickers

on

the

card

to

match

each

number

from

110.

Again

make

sure

to

match

thecolorsonthesecardswiththecolorsfrompreviousstacks.

6.Whenthecardsareready,it'stimetoplay"TripleMatch!"

7.Lay allthe cards face downand try to find matches three ways: "one,""1," and onepainted dot, for

instance.

Froggie,HopHome!

Froggiewantstogethome,butthereare

somanylilypadsandflowersontheway!

Heres a simple game you and your

kindergartenstudentscanmaketogether

to teach counting and the number line

whilehavingagoodtimetogether.

Materials:

Twoemptymatchboxes

Two small frogs (you can get plastic

ones at any party store, or make little

ones yourself from circles of green

construction paper glued onto a bottle

cap)

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Markers

Cardboardshoeboxlidorsodapoptray

TemperaPaint,brush

Glue

Onedie

WhattoDo:

1.Useplainwhitebutcherpaperorcardstocktomakeyourgame.Orlineaboxlidorcardboardtray,and

glueitdownsecurely. Thiswillbeyourgametray.

2.Usetemperapainttopainttheoutsideofthegametray. Thencolortheoutsideofeachmatchboxin

adifferentcolor.

3.Gluethematchboxesdownononeendofthegametray. Thegoalwillbetohelpthefroggieshop

intotheirmatchboxhomes.

4.Nowhelpyourstudentsdrawtworoutesfromthefarendoftheboxtothematchbox. Toformeach

route,helpyourstudentsdrawahoppingpathof 1leaves,brokenupevery34

leavesorsobyaflowerortwo. Trytotwistandturnyourpathsothatyou

haveatleast20leavestolandon. Numbertheleavesoneachroutewith

blocknumbersfrom120.

5.Take turns rolling the die. Froggie can advance by whatever number shows

upbut if he hits a flower, he must back up to the nearest leaf, or fall in the

muck!

6.Thegoalistobethefirstonetogettothefroggiehouseattheendofthetray.

Throughout kindergarten, a key math skill is the ability to match

abstractnumbers toreal objects in sequence. Students can recite

numbers by rote, but theres nothing like seeing and touching real

objects to bring understanding to the subject. The other benefit of

this activity is the process of creating it: kindergarteners get lots of practice with

scissors,markers,and finemotorcoordinationasthey learntowrite. With luck, froggiewillsleepsafe

andsoundattheendofthisgameandyourstudentswillfeelthatmuchmoresecureintheirmathskills,

too.

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High Frequency/ SightWords

Spider

Writethewordsyouwantstudentstopracticeonpopsiclesticks.Onone stick draw a

spider

at

the

end.

The

students

draw

one

stick

at

a

time

and

get

only one turn. If they can read it they keep it. The winner is

the person that draws the spider (or who has the most

words they have read) Also use them for individual

flash cards. You can also use them to play

Concentration,Fish,andOldMaid.

Sorry

This game is similar to the spider game above. The

wordsarewrittenonpopsiclesticks.Onestickhasthewordsorryon it.One student takes a

stick.The

student

must

say

the

word,

spell

it

and

then

hand

it

to

another

child.

Then

the

student

that

drewthestickmustwriteitonawhiteboard.Ifthewordisspelledcorrectlythestudentgetstokeepthe

stick.Ifastudentpullsthesorrystickthatstudentmustputalltheirsticksbackinthecontainer.Itisbest

tosetatimerfor3to5minutesforeachgame.

RainbowPuzzles

Puzzles are fun, and guess what? They're also a great way to help your students learn to read! Your

studentsareprobablyalreadylearningaboutsightwordsshortwordsthatappearagainandagaininour

language that students should recognize instantly. With this activity, you can easily turn sight words

(and/orfirstand lastnames,ornumberwords) intobeautifulrainbowpuzzlesforyouremergentreader

to

reassemble.

WhatYouNeed:

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have

Markersinassortedcolors

Scissors

WhattoDo:

Writethe

sight

word,

first

or

last

name,

or

number

word,

on

apiece

of

paper.

Atypicalkindergartensightword listmay includewordssuchas: I,see,am,

the,me,my,like,go,have,do,but,no,said,on,make,you,a,it,is,play,we,

can.Makethelettersabout2"highand1"apart.

Outlinethelettersinoneortwodifferentcolorssoeachletterhasarainbow

effect. Use bright colors like red and yellow,blue and purple,or green and

orange!

Cutouteachletterinafunzigzagorjigsawformat.

Put the finished puzzle intoan envelope. Writetheword onthe outside of

theenvelope

to

store

the

puzzle

and

so

your

students

can

use

it

as

avisual

aideasshe'ssolvingit.

Handyourstudentstheenvelopeanddumpthe lettersontothe floorortable.Mixupthe pieces,and

thenchallengehertoputthepuzzlebacktogether!Recognizingthelettersandstringingthemtogetheris

animportantstepforyouremergingreader,andthiscolorfulpuzzleisafunwaytopractice!

WordMunchers

Useasmalltrashtypecanwithadomelidthathasasectionthatmoves.Forfundecorateittolooklikea

robot. The children spin a spinner and they take that many words out of the pile. Then they say each

word.If

they

are

right

they

may

feed

the

word

muncher

complete

with

chewing

sounds

that

they

do

with

enthusiasm.Thelaststudentgetstomakeadramaticburp.

PigsinthePen


PhonemicAwareness Rhyming BeginningSounds HighFrequencyWords a,and,are,but,can,come,do,from,go,has,have,he,here,I Numbers 125 Sortsobjectsbycolor,bysize,byshape,bykind

Startwiththewordswrittenallovertheboardorwritethe

wordsondifferentshapessuchaspigs.Drawapigpenonthe

boardandhangthepigsontheboardandsaysomethinglike,

Ohmythepigshavegottenout.Weneedtocatchthem.Ifyou


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cancallapigbynameitwillcometoyouandyoucanputitinthepen.Astudentcomestotheboard,

callsapig,thentakesitofftheboardandmovesittothepen.Startwithyourlowchildrentogivethem

thebestchancetofindawordtheyknow.Makesuretohaveenoughwordsforeachstudentintheclass

tohaveaturn.

Tochangethewordsontheincludedpigsheets,justclickinthespacebytheword,deletethatword,andtypeanewone.Otheroptions:Haverhymingwordpairs(amommaandbabypig)havestudentsfindthemothersand

babiesandputtheminthepigpentogether.Writewordsontheboarditselfandsaysomeonemessedup

ourboardlastnight...weneedtocleanitoff.Callastudentuptotheboardtosayawordandthenerase

it.Orhavethempickapplesshapesthatarehungfromatreeyou'vedrawnontheboard,etc.

Usepostitnotes,writethewordsonthemandhangthemaroundtheroom.Thechildrenlovetohuntfor

them.


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fromdo

hasgo

have here


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anda

butare

can come


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TicTacToe

Makeatictactoeboardonthecomputerthenwritethe

words

in

the

spaces...

sight

words,

number

words,

word

families, etc. (a, and, are, but, can, come, do, from, go,

has,have,he,here, I )Then laminateorputthem ina

clear sheet protector. The kids can use whiteboard or

overhead markers and then wipe off with a tissue.

BeforetheyXorotheyhavetosaytheword.

GoFish

To

Make:

Select

10

20

words

that

you

want

the

students to practice. Print them clearly and boldly on

separate 3x5 inch index cards, making pairs of each

word. (Children may help by copying the words you

write.)Twotofourplayerscanplaycomfortably.

To Play: Shuffle and deal 3 5 cards to each player.

Placetherestofthedeckfacedown.Playerstaketurns

askingeachotherforacardtomatchoneheldinhisor

her hand. If the opponent has a matching card, it is

givenover,andthefirstplayertakesanotherturn.Ifthe

opponentdoes

not

have

amatch,

he

or

she

says

Go

Fish

andtheplayerdrawsfromtheremainingdeckofcards,

andthenextplayertakesaturn.Eachtimeaplayerhas

amatch,heorshereadsthewords,andputsdownthe

pair,faceup.Continuethegameuntilthecardsareallusedup.

MakeandBreak

Use plastic letters to make and break highfrequency words. Distribute the appropriate letters to all

studentsinthegroup.Writethehighfrequencywordontheboardandhavestudentsuseitasamodelto

make the word with their plastic letters. Have students read the word. Then, erase the word from the

board.Have

students

scramble

their

plastic

letters

and

try

to

build

the

word

again.

Speak

the

word

as

theydo so, separating it into phonemes if necessary. Have students read the word they have made to

checkthatitiscorrect.

and

I are

comedobut

can

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"Jeopardy"

Layseveralhighfrequencywordcardsfaceuponthefloor.Havestudentssitinacirclearoundthecards.

Onestudentmentallychoosesawordandgivesaclueabout it:"Thiswordbeginswitha

b."Thestudentcancontinuetogiveclues("Itrhymeswithtall.")untilanotherstudentis

thefirst

to

touch

the

correct

card.

He

or

she

gets

to

give

the

next

set

of

clues.

Memory

Create two of each highfrequency word card. Lay the cards face down on the floor.

Students take turns trying to match identical words. The student with the most pairs

wins.

Swat!

Dividestudentsintotwoteams,eachstandingononesideofthewordwall.

Givethefirststudentineachteamaflyswatter.Readawordfromtheword

wall. The first team to swat the word gets apoint. The swatterthenpasses

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Rhyming

Guessing

Startthelessonwithaguessinggametointroducetheconceptofrhyming

words. Tell the children to close their eyes and try to think of the

animalthatyouredescribing.Givethemseveralhints,endingwith

awordthattheanimalsnamerhymeswith.

For example, you might say, Im thinking of an animal with

whiskers and a long tail. This animal likes to catch mice. Its

namerhymeswiththewordpat.Raiseyourhandifyouknow

whatthe

animal

is.

Another

example

would

be,

Im

thinking

of

an animal who sleeps through the long winter. This animal is

very large,andsometimes it likestoeathoney. Itsnamerhymes

withthewordhair.Raiseyourhandifyouknowwhattheanimal

is.

Encourage studentsto raisetheir hands and notcall out, so that

everyone can have time to think. After they guess an animal

correctly,stresstherhymingword:Thatsright. Catrhymeswith

pat.Catpat.

Extension:

Have

the

children

finish

sentences

with

rhyming

words.

For

example,

say,

"The

mouse

lives

in

the"Thechildrenmustfinishwiththecorrectrhymingword,whichis"house"inthisexample.

RhymingandReading

Read students a book that uses rhyming words, such as Chica Chica Boom

BoombyBillMartinJr.andJohnArchambaultorEachPeachPearPlumby

Allen and Janet Ahlberg. The first time you read the book, stress the

rhyming words, but do not comment on them. After reading the book,

mention to the children that the book contains many pairs of rhymes. Tell

them that you will be reading through the book again, and this time the

childrenshould

raise

their

hands

when

they

hear

apair

of

rhyming

words.

As

studentsraisetheirhands,askthemtoidentifytherhymethattheyheard.

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Cutoutpicturesfromthewordfamiliessectionofaphonicsworkbooktocreateabingoboard.(Make

surethepicturesarealleasytoidentify.)Passoutthepicturestochildren,keepingonepicturefromeach

wordfamilytapedtotheboard.Goaroundtheroom,havingeachchild identifythepictureonthecard

andmatchingitwiththerhymingwordontheboard.

MyDadCameBackPossibleSkillstoPractice:

PhonemicAwareness Rhyming BeginningandEndingSoundsTeachyourstudentsthislittlerhymingsongandgetthemtohelpyourhyme

somemore.Youcanalwaysmakeupactionswiththerhymestoget

kidsmovingandhelpyourkinestheticlearners.

Mydadcameback

fromBermuda.

Andhebroughtmeback

alittleBuddha.

Mymomcameback

fromNewYorkCity

Andshebroughtme

alittlekitty.

Seattle...toyrattle

Farm...withabrokenarm

town...clown,gown,brown

Variation:Addinincreasingnumbersasyougo,orholdupanumberorcolorflashcardasyousaywhat

wasbroughtback.

Mydadcameback

fromBermuda.

Andhebroughtmeback

onelittleBuddha.

Mymomcameback

fromNewYorkCity

Andshebroughtme

alittlebluekitty.

Seattle...toyrattle

Farm...withabrokenarm

town...clown,gown,brown


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ThumbsUp!


Phonemic Awareness Rhyming Beginningand

Ending

Sounds

Saythreewordsandiftheyrhymestudentsmustgiveathumbsup,iftheydon'ttheymustgiveathumbs

down. This game is a great way to develop your students listening skills. Here are some examples of

wordsyoucanuse:hat,mat,cat.dad,glad,mommy.

Variation:Saytwowordsthatrhymeandonethatdoesnt inarow,thenhavestudentspickoutwhich

onedoesntrhyme.

GoFish

To Make: Select 10 20 rhyming words that you want

the students to practice. Print them clearly and boldly

onseparate3x5 inch indexcards,makingpairsofeach

word. (Children may help by copying the words you

write.)Twotofourplayerscanplaycomfortably.

To Play: Shuffle and deal 3 5 cards to each player.

Placetherestofthedeckfacedown.Playerstaketurns

askingeachotherforacardtomatchoneheldinhisor

her hand. If the opponent has a matching card, it is

givenover,

and

the

first

player

takes

another

turn.

If

the

opponentdoesnothaveamatch,heorshesaysGoFish

andtheplayerdrawsfromtheremainingdeckofcards,

andthenextplayertakesaturn.Eachtimeaplayerhas

amatch,heorshereadsthewords,andputsdownthe

pair,faceup.Continuethegameuntilthecardsareallusedup.

Insteadofmatchingwords,rhymingwordscanbeused.Inthiscase,playersaskfor"awordthatsounds

like'night'..."Attheend,thestudentscanearnextrapointsbydictatingorwritingadditionalwordsthat

rhymewiththebasewords,orcreating"silly"sentencesusingtherhymes.

Helpthestudentsthinkofotherwordsthathavethispattern.

Youmayhavetowriteafewwordsforhimorher:/P>

sack

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andthenhavethestudentsreadthewholewordandunderlinetherepeatedpartoftheword:"ack."

Usingmagneticlettersorscrabblepiecesformawordwiththerhymepattern.Askthestudenttochange

thefirst letteroftheword(forexample: 's' insack)tomakeanewwordsuchas:"pack."Youshouldbe

suretoprovidealimitednumberofletters(twoorthreeatfirst)forthestudentstochoosefrom.

RhymeTime


Phonemic Awareness Rhyming BeginningSounds

High Frequency Words a, and, are, but,can, come, do, from, go, has, have, he,

here,

I

Here is a game that exercises your mind. You can

makeupawordifyou'reinabind.

WhatYouNeed

Pens Paper Hatorbag

Instructions

Writeatleast20wordsonlittleslipsofpaper.Foldthepiecesofpaper,putthemintoahat,andmixthem

up.

Haveallthechildrensitinacircle.Practiceasagroupfirstbeforeyoubegintoplay.

Haveoneofthechildrenpickawordfromthehat.Thatstudentsaysthewordout loudandtheneach

studentshastocomeupwithawordthatrhymeswiththewordthatwasoriginallypulledoutofthehat.

Childrencanmakeupwordsiftheyarestuck.Theroundendsassoonasastudentrepeatsawordalready

saidoriscompletelystumped.

Attheend,thestudentscanearnextrapointsbydictatingorwritingadditionalwordsthatrhymewith

the

base

words,

or

creating

"silly"

sentences

using

the

rhymes.

Helpthestudentsthinkofotherwordsthathavethispattern.

Youmayhavetowriteafewwordsforhimorher:/P>


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sack

pack

stack

andthenhavethestudentsreadthewholewordandunderlinetherepeatedpartoftheword:"ack."

Usingmagnetic

letters

or

scrabble

pieces

form

aword

with

the

rhyme

pattern.

Ask

the

student

to

change

thefirst letteroftheword(forexample: 's' insack)tomakeanewwordsuchas:"pack."Youshouldbe

suretoprovidealimitednumberofletters(twoorthreeatfirst)forthestudentstochoosefrom.

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