Easter Egg Number Word Match

It's Easter time again. I love using holiday-themed activities in the classroom. It is important to me that they are educational, not just fun. This Easter Egg Number Word Match is an interactive activity that works well as a small group activity. Students can work with a partner, or on their own. They practice reading the number word and then find the matching number.

I like to use this resource as a file folder activity, but you could always have students simply match the number and word cards. 

There are 21 matching cards, which include the numbers 0-20. 

There is a reference page that students can use as they learn the number words. 

There is also a couple of labels for the file folder. 

This packet can be purchased from my TPT Store. 

Easter Egg Number Word Match

Link: Easter Egg Number Word Match

I also have an Easter Basket Adjective Egg Hunt Freebie.

Link: Easter Basket Adjective FREEBIE!

MEGA Pack - 100 Kindergarten Practice Pages

Today, I thought I would share this teaching resource with you. It is a 100 page Kindergarten practice resource. It includes pages for writing, language arts, phonics, handwriting, math, science and social studies. 

The first pages of this packet provide students with letter and letter sounds practice. Students locate the upper and lowercase letters and trace them. Then they read a simple sentence for more letter practice. There is a page for all 26 letters of the alphabet. 

 

There are practice pages for rhyming, identifying beginning/middle/ending sounds, and blending. 

There are also practice pages for students to focus on 7 beginning sight words. Students trace these words and then use them in a sentence. Since the sentences are repetitive students practice 10 other words. They reading is supported by the use of pictures. 

The packet includes 26 handwriting practice pages. Student practice neatly writing upper and lowercase letters. They first trace the letters using the arrows to help with letter formation. Then they write the letters on their own. 

There are 22 math practice pages. These pages include: numbers (counting and writing), more and fewer, ten frames, beginning addition and subtraction, patterns, and graphing.  

Here is a sample of some more of these pages. 

There are 9 pages that touch on science and social study concepts. They include energy, motion, plants and animals, weather, places in the community, national symbols, community helpers, school rules, and location.  

This packet is a useful resource for helping students practice basic skills. This product can be found on my TPT Store. Here is the link if you are interested in checking it out. 

Link: 100 Kindergarten Practice Pages

Using Data to Tell How Many More or Less

 

Teaching students to use the data on a graph to compare numbers can be a little tricky, but I love it when they get it. There are a few main resources that I have used over the years. 

The first is to provide students with hands-on experience. I like to have students use manipulative and have them compare objects as we use the vocabulary question, "How many more__ are there than ___?" Having students line up in two lines and comparing the number of students in each line is fun too. 

I also like to use my Using Data to Tell How Many More or Less in a Category packet. It is a packet that provides students with a strategy for comparing and then has them answer questions about the data. I think this is important in building understanding. Students work to answer "How many more," "How many less," "Which has more," and "Which has fewer." They also need to write a sentence about something they have learned. 

You can see on this sample page that students use lines to match the objects and then circle the remainder. Then they use this information to answer the questions. 
 

You can click on the link below if you are interested in viewing this packet.

Using Data to Tell How Many More or Less

Another resource that I have used, which follows the same ideas as the worksheets, is a video that I have actually made available on YouTube. It is helpful for reviewing/teaching the idea of using the data on a graph to tell how many more or less/fewer. It is also a good way to review the vocabulary and what it means. 

Using Data to Tell More and Fewer

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Story Retell Helper - Free Resource

I love to provide students with tools that help to make them successful. This Free Story Retell Helper is one of those tools. I like having students use this tool as they read, or listen to a story. This story helper helps students to understand the parts of a story and helps them strengthen their comprehension skills. 

This is a resource that I have made available as a Freebie on my TPT Store. 

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Story Retell Helper Freebie

This story Retell Helper encourages students to look at the different elements of a story. They use this information to verbally practice retelling the story. 

The Setting - When and where does the story take place?

The Characters - Who are the characters in the story (especially the main character)? 

The Problem or Situation - Not every story has a problem, so this is a little tricky, but basically... What is the problem or situation of the story? What is the main action? What is the overall story about?

The Reaction - This isn't actually an element of story retelling, but I find that it is helpful in having students produce more details for the middle of the story. What do the characters do? How do they react to their problem or situation? 

The Solution - How does the problem or situation get resolved? What happens at the end of the story?

The last page is a book report page in which students can use the information they have gathered from the Story Retell Helper. They list the title, setting, characters, and problem/solution. Then they tell what happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the story. The back of the paper can be used to add more detail or to draw a picture. 

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Learning Activities with Interactive Power Points

I love creating products that support student learning. Lately, I have been busy creating interactive Power Points. These Power Points provide students with the practice of various skills and are self-checking. Students click on what they believe to be the correct answer. The Power Point will only move to the correct answer. These interactive Power Points can be viewed and purchased at my TPT Store. Each link has a video preview of the product. Please feel free to check them out. 

                            

Alligator Math - Digital/Interactive Power Point

Humpty Dumpty Alphabet - Digital/Interactive Power Point

Animal Habitat - Digital/Interactive Power Point

CVC Making Words - Digital/Interactive Power Point

Snowman Compound Words - Digital Power Point

Sort by Colors and Shapes - Digital/Interactive Power Point

ESL - Pronunciation - Focusing on Vowel Sounds

As an online teacher of English for Chinese students, I have found that vowel sounds hold an important key to helping students with pronunciation. Students, of course, need to practice beginning and ending sounds, but the key, at least for my Chinese students, is learning the correct long and short vowel sounds. 

I know that there are other pronunciation errors that come up. One common error is that the student may add the /uh/ sound after the beginning sound (mu), or at the end of the word (and uh). They also have difficulty with digraphs (th, sh, ch), but if I could spend an extra ten minutes on pronunciation, I would spend eight of those minutes on vowel sounds. That is how important of a role I think they play in achieving correct and clear pronunciation. 

It is kind of funny, the other day I was watching the movie, "My Fair Lady," with Audrey Hepburn. She played the role of a poor flower girl who was taken in as part of a bet by two linguists. The bet was that she would be able to be passed off as an educated shopgirl. As part of this process, she had to learn to speak proper English. She could not get that long /a/ sound. It took a lot of practice and then one day it just clicked. That is how I think it works for students. They need that practice. But, the practice needs to be done correctly, not just repeating them incorrectly. This is why I think that practicing the vowel sounds in isolation is one of the first steps. 

When I teach a lesson, I let the students read the words. I use this time to listen to their pronunciation. If I hear that they are pronouncing a vowel sound incorrectly, I take the time to focus on that one vowel sound. Then I have the student read the words again. As they read, I will nod and give them a thumbs up to indicate they are saying the words correctly. 

If a student is really struggling with vowel sounds, I spend some time at the end of the lesson focusing on these sounds. I show them the vowels, which I have on a card. I explain that the long vowels say their letter name, which my Chinese students usually get pretty quickly. Then I spend some time on the short vowels. 

I introduce the short vowel sounds using hand gestures/props. I tell the students:

The "a" makes the /a/ sound as in apple. I show the picture of an apple or pretend I'm eating one.

The "e" makes the /e/ sound as in elephant. I have a stuffed elephant that I show, or I use my arms to pretend they are the elephant's trunk. 

The "i" makes the /i/ sound as in itch. I just pretend to itch all over. 

The "o" makes the /o/ sound as in octopus. I move my arms to pretend I am an octopus. 

The "u" makes the /u/ sound as in up. I just point up. 

I like using these words to go with the vowel sounds because they are easy to act out and remember. 

It may be that you already know the importance of vowel sounds, which is terrific. I'm just here to say that you are on the right track in my opinion. If you have never given much thought to this idea, then I hope that you will find this information helpful and for fun, watch "My Fair Lady." 

Blessed teaching! Anna

Digital TPT Resources for Online Learning

Great news for those who will be continuing the school year with online learning. TPT is now making products available in both paper and digital form. This option is available in my store for every product. While not everything is appropriate for online learning, the digital option is there. I am slowly going through my store to set up products using the digital tools, but you have the option of doing this on your own. I recently set up my Aesop's Fables packet by adding blanks to the comprehension pages. Student can use this to type in their response to the questions. They can also use a highlighter to find their answer in the reading passage before typing it in.

I'm hoping for the return of the traditional classroom, but even when that happens, digital resources are still a great tool to use. We now know the importance of having our students prepared to use technology in this way. Plus, it saves on paper. 

Here is the link to may Aesop's Fable packet, just because I mention it in this post, but I am also including the link to my TPT Store in case you would like to check out my other resources. 

Aesop's Fable with Comprehension Pages

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Aesops-Fables-with-Comprehension-Pages-3071507

Mrs. Navarre's TPT Store

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Anna-Navarre

Be Safe! Anna