Vocabulary

 Pocket Chart Activity: vocabulary

From: The Mailbox

In advance, place a variety of items in a pocket chart. Secretly choose an item and then give a clue to help the class determine what the item is. Say, "I see something that [you eat with]." Then invite a volunteer to guess what the item is. Give additional clues if needed. Once the correct response is given, repeat the process with the remaining items.

Colored Cloud Dough

From: Inner Child Fun

Placemats

From: The Mailbox

Here's a simple way to reinforce skills during snacktime and lunch. Every month have each student make a placemat. Laminate the placemats and then use a permanent marker to program each placemat with letters, numbers, or personal information such as the child's address and phone number. Throughout mealtime, ask youngsters questions about the information on their placemats.

Make several placemats.  On each one, include a different skill: letter, numeral, color, or shape naming, patterning, student's name, sight words, objects of different sizes or lengths etc.  Before giving a student a placemat, instruct him/her to name the letter/numeral/color/shape, what comes next in the pattern, read the sight word, name the biggest/smallest or shortest/longest object etc.

Walking on Water

From: I Can Teach My Child

Sandpaper and Yarn

From: I Can Teach My Child




Use this to make shapes, numbers, or letters.  You can also sort by length or color!

Swimming Balloon Squid

From: Relentless Fun, Deceptively Educational

Spot Books

From Story Stretchers