We have been learning about insects this week. Today we read the story "I Love Bugs." My kinders then created their own bug. I simply copied various sized circles and ovals on construction paper. I also provided eyes for their bugs. My kinders did everything else. I gave them no rules except that their insect had to have 6 legs and a pair of antenna. They were allowed to use any of the circles and ovals that I copied and arrange them in any way that they chose. I was amazed at how creative they were. They then pretended that they were bug experts and they wrote facts about insects.

 

 

 

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Rainbow Write Your Sight Words

Students write their sight words using a different color for each letter.

 

Q-Tip Painting

 

Students use q-tips and paint  their sight words in the boxes.

 

 

Color Your Sight Word

 

Students write their sight words using a different color each time. This will also help students learn how to read their color words.

 

 

Play-Doh Sight Words

 

Students build each of their sight words with Play-doh. After building the sight word, students write the sight words on the provided recording sheet. (I use recording sheets so that my students are held accountable.)

 

Sight Word Bingo

 

Students play a normal game of bingo. I have my students write in the sight words to help with memorization.

 

 

Sight Word Book Hunt

 

Students look through books looking for their sight words. Once found, students write their sight word in a circle along with the page number where it can be found. This activity works better with the common sight words that can be found in most books.

 

 

 

 

Sight Word Race

 

Students roll the dice. Students write their new sight words the amount of times that equals the number on the dice. Students race a partner to see who finishes first.

 

 

Pencil, Crayon, and Pen

 

Students write each of their sight words using pencil, then crayon, then pen.

 

 

 

Sight Word Race Against the Timer

 

Students flip over a timer and write their sight word or words as many times as they can before the timer runs out.

 

 

 

Sight Word Vowel Hunt

 

Students write their sight words and then use a crayon to circle the vowels.

 

 

 

 

Sight Word Write and Tally

 

Students write each of their sight words and then tally how many letters are in the sight word.

 

 

 

All of the printables above are included in this little packet that is available in my tpt store. Enjoy!

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Valentine's Day is almost here. I can't believe it is February! Here are a few freebies to use in your classroom next week. I created these add and color themed worksheets to place in my math center. Kindergarten students are expected to add with fluency according to the Common Core Standards, so we are getting lots and lots of practice.

 

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I think that I will use this frog pattern for my class Valentine bags this year. I found these bags at the dollar tree (2 for 1.00).  I like that they had the handle and they were ready to go. I created this frog template to use as a stand-up card, but due to the snow I am not going to get to a lot of the plans that I had for Valentine's day. Since I already had these copied, we will use these for the front of our Valentine bags.

 

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Love these groundhog hats. This pattern was found on TPT. LOVE TPT!!!

 

We wrote about groundhogs after reading some interesting non-fiction stories. We learned some interesting facts including the fact that groundhogs whistle, they are also called woodchucks, and they are very clean animals.

This cute little groundhog craft is made by sticking a groundhog on the end of a popsicle stick and then sticking the popsicle stick through the bottom of the cup. The cup is meant to be the "burrow." The kids can move the groundhog up and down and pretend like it is coming out of its burrow.

I found the pattern for this cute craft here. Thanks Ms. Ricca!

http://mrsriccaskindergarten.blogspot.com/2012/02/groundhog-day.html

 

These are a few on the groundhog's day activities that my kinders did on Friday. The kids had a good time. Our graph says that the groundhog will see his shadow.  Grrr... 6 more weeks of winter according to my class.