Listen & Say Series • Each book focuses on a single commonly misarticulated phoneme including: /l/, /r/, /s/, /ch/, /th/, /sh/, /f/, /k/, /g/, /v/, and /j/.• Books and captivating audio CDs enhance individual lessons, group sessions and independent listening centers.• Target sounds are highlighted throughout the stories to provide a visual cue to both … Read more
Reproducible Patterns – October Patterns These patterns can be used for so many activities!. They make great bulletin board art and can be increased or decreased in size on your handy copy machine. Copy them onto transparency film for use on your overhead projector. Project the patterns onto white paper and trace right on the … Read more
CLIMATE MAP OF TURKEY DirectionsUse the map to answer the questions. What is the national capital of Turkey?____________________. What kind of climate does the land along Turkey’s two coasts have?____________________. What kind of climate is common around Mt. Ararat?____________________. What kind of winters does Ankara have?____________________. What kind of summers does Izmir have?____________________. What kind … Read more
Recognizing and Using Nouns Activity Fill each of these two baskets with nouns related to the word on the handle. A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. Fill each of these two baskets with proper nouns. A plural noun names more than one of something. Fill each of these two baskets with … Read more
Play Timing Rhyming with one or more people in your group. Here’s how:You’ll need a timer and a list of consonant blend word endings.One player says an ending, such as mp. The next player says as many rhyming words as she or he can in one minute. Each word counts as one point. The person … Read more
The Buzz on Names – Getting acquainted gameColor and cut out a copy of the bee pattern on page 7 and laminate it for durability. Gather youngsters in a circle and give a child the bee. As youngsters pass the bee around the circle, prompt them to chant the rhyme shown. When the rhyme ends, … Read more
When the war ended, with the signing of a treaty in 1848, it was decided that the border between Mexico and Texas would be the Rio Grande river. But there was something else in this treaty—called the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo—that proved of greater significance. Mexico sold California and New Mexico to the United States … Read more
Objectives: • Reassembling eight spoonerisms—Students will rearrange the initial sounds of the words so that the sentences make sense. The sentences shouldn’t pose too much of a challenge to your students, but if anyone needs a little help, you can illustrate the idea by transposing the initial sounds of his or her name. For example, … Read more
Of course, this kind of focus and ease with change is not easy to teach. Some of us may actually dread transitions because children can lose control and focus. I remember as a new teacher having moments when I thought I would never regain the children’s attention. That’s when I discovered that singing a song, … Read more
Set-Up Tape the file folders together using double-sided tape. Tape large flower accents to the inside of the folder. Write an entry word on each. Attach two small pieces of hook-and-loop tape (loop side) to the petals of each large flower accent. On the mini flower accents, write the synonyms and antonyms of each entry … Read more
Back-to-School Checklist _ Roll sheet List of parents, addresses, telephone numbers Calendar for students for your desk _school events and holidays calendar numbers holiday shapes and pictures _ months, days Plan Book Grade book or software List of children’s birthdays Parent letters Welcome Request for help or materials Student name cards Class rules Supplies pencils … Read more
In 1763, the British and the French signed the Treaty of Paris that ultimately ended the French and Indian War. The French holdings in North America were reduced to two tiny islands off the coast of Canada. The British had won all the land from the east coast to the Mississippi River and as a … Read more
Alligator’s Apples – 5 apples make a snack for alligator. Letter A Handwriting Sheet
Procedure:Sing the Apple Annie song on page 22. Review with the children that Annie Apple likes apples. Explain they will pretend to pick apples from Annie’s tree. Pass a mat, unifex cubes (apples) and container to children. Explain the cubes are apples. Place them in the tree. The bowl is the apple basket. Place it … Read more
Day by Day – Yesterday, today, and tomorrow activityStart the day with a cheerful tune! After students identify the day’s date, ask them to name the current day, the day it was yesterday, and the day it will be tomorrow. Then lead them in the song below. (sung to the tune of “Are You Sleeping?”)Today … Read more
Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, What Should We Do? Characters• Queen• Guard 1• Guard 2• Mouse• Cat Queen: There’s a mouse under my chair. It has the hiccups.Mouse: Hiccup! Hiccup! HICCUP!Queen: Guards! Stop those hiccups now!Guard 1: Oh my! What should we do?Guard 2: I know! Here, Little Mouse. Drink a cup of water.Mouse: Okay. Hiccup! … Read more
Literary ExplorationAnimal Defenses by Malcom PennyAnimals of Sea and Shore by Illa PodendorfAnimals of Seashore by Hidetomo OdaAnimals That Live in Shells by Dean MorrisThe Biggest House in the World by Leo LionniClams Can’t Sing by James StevensonThe Crab That Played with the Sea by Rudyard KiplingDiscovering Slugs and Snails by Jennifer ColdreyDo Not Open … Read more
Class Record Why is the library the tallest building in town?Because it has the most stories! Birthdays Records (List the names and dates of student birthdays for each month) JanuaryJan. 12, 1412 — Joan of Arc, warrior, saint FebruaryFeb. 6, 1895 — Babe Ruth, baseball player MarchMar. 14, 1879 — Albert Einstein, scientist AprilApr. 21, … Read more
AFTER READING Lead children in a game that uses the index. Assign small groups of children a word from the index. At a signal, have children use the index to locate their word in the text. Have group members raise their hands when they find the word in the text. Then have them share the … Read more
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