Number Formation Poems (Numbers 0-9)

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If you are an early childhood teacher, you know how difficult it can be to teach your young students how to form their numbers correctly. I use these poems at the beginning of the school year as I introduce each number. These catchy little poems are easy for the kiddos to memorize, and make learning how to form the numbers a much easier task.

I print these poems off on colored tagboard. I pull one out each day that we are learning a new number. We practice writing our numbers in the air "with our fingers," and then we pull out white boards to practice forming each number with dry erase markers. Each day as we add a new number, we also review the numbers that we previously learned. The kids are pretty good about memorizing the poems and reciting them as we review.

If you would like to use these poems in your classroom, you can grab them here in my Teachers Pay Teachers Shop. You can make your purchase, and then download them digitally. You can then print!

I hope your kids love them!

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Crystal McGinnis

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Spelling Activities for Any Words

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Do you teach sight words in your classroom? If so, you are probably always looking for new ways to keep your students engaged while practicing their weekly sight words.

I created this set of sight word activities that can be used with ANY sight words. Simply add your list of sight words to your spelling word center along with a few of these activities, and your center is ready to go. Most of these activities take supplies that you probably already have in your classroom!

I usually add 3 of these activities to my sight word center each week. I then change out the activities the following week! If you would like a copy of these activities, they are available as a digital download here.

Sight Word Write It (Students write their sight words using pencil, crayon, and pen.)

Sight Word Build It With Play-Doh (Students build their sight words with Play-Doh and then write their words.)

Sight Word Write and Tally (Students write their sight words, and then tally the number of letters in each word.)

How Many Letters? (Students sort their sight words according to the number of letters in each word.)

Sight Word Word Search (Students search in books for their sight words. They write down the page number that each word was found.)

Sight Word Sentences (Students write sentences using their sight words.)

Sight Word Race (Students play with a partner. They each roll one dice and write their sight word the number of times that the dice shows. The first person to fill the chart with sight words is the winner.)

Sight Word Colors (Students write their sight words using different colors by reading the color words.)

Rainbow Writing Sight Words (Students write their sight words using different colors. Each letter is written in a different color.)

Sight Word Stamping (Students use letter stamps to stamp their sight words.)

Sight Word Vowel Activity (Students write their sight words and then color the vowels in each word.)

Sight Word Write and Race (Students write their sight words as many times that they can in one minute.)

Sight Word Q-Tip Painting

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Food Groups Pocket Chart Center

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Do you use a pocket chart in your classroom? My students LOVE the pocket chart center. I try to switch out the pocket chart center materials weekly with reading, math, and science activities.

This food groups pocket chart is one of the pocket chart center activities that I use while teaching the food groups. My students sort 72 picture cards (food pics) into categories in our pocket chart. These categories include dairy, fruits, protein, vegetables, grains, and sweets/fats.

After completing the pocket chart sort, the students complete one of the independent practice printables. This holds them accountable for completing the center (by having something to turn in).

I usually model my pocket charts with the class whole group before I place them into our pocket chart center. This saves me answering a lot of questions later!

Grab this food groups pocket chart center here! It is available as a digital download. This means that you can purchase it, download it on your computer, and then print. Simple as that!

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10 Alphabet Activities for Kindergarten

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If you are a Preschool or Kindergarten teacher looking for alphabet activities for your classroom, you may like some of these printable alphabet activities. They are all available in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop as a digital download. That means you make your purchase, download the pdf file, and then print. You then have activities for your students (or your own kids) instantly! These are all activities that I have used in my own classroom. I hope your kids love them!