Kindergarten Creations

October Kindergarten Math Notebook (Fall Themed Math For Kindergarten)

A few years ago, my elementary school adopted a new math series (again!). After using the math series for a few weeks, I decided that I wasn't a fan. It wasn't very kindergarten friendly, with pages to rip out and not to mention it had a very boring and bland layout. Although I was still required to use the math series, I decided that I needed something to supplement the instruction to give my kinders a little more excitement. They needed a little more hands on, and a little more simple and kindergarten friendly. With this in mind, I created a series of math notebooks for each month of Kindergarten. These math notebooks make the perfect supplement, and they provide the kiddos with hands-on activities which they love! Each math notebook has one activity for each day of the month. These activities could be used for morning work, guided math, or even math homework for the littles. The activities only take a few minutes, which is perfect for kinders with a small attention span. Here are a few of the activities in my October Math Notebook. If you like this set, you may also like all of the other months. I have them in a bundle! The activities get a little more difficult as the school year continues, in order to keep the kiddos engaged.

You are welcome to use these October Math Activities in your classroom! Grab them here in my tpt store.

Crystal McGinnis

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By Crystal McGinnis 6:08 AM

Kindergarten students need a lot of simple, predictable, repetitive text, in order to develop those beginning reading skills. They need to develop tracking print, using picture clues, return sweep, sight word awareness, and so much more. A few years ago I started creating these sets of simple sentences to give my kinder kiddos the practice they need. I have a set for each month, including October. This October set includes spiders, pumpkins, bats, and all things FALL! We will use these for morning work, whole group reading, and small reading groups. These could be bound together to create a book or folder and placed into student book boxes for a future familiar read. I included a version with tracking dots, and a set without. You choose!

You are welcome to use these simple sentences in your classroom!

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Crystal McGinnis

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Fall Pocket Chart Center For Kindergarten or First Grade

By Crystal McGinnis 5:48 AM

Fall is just one short week away! Before we know it the leaves will be changing, the air will be cool and crisp, and the houses (and classrooms) will be decorated with pumpkins and all things Fall! Teachers will also begin incorporating Fall into their lesson plans.

One way to do this is by using a pocket chart. Most kindergarten classrooms have a pocket chart center. Pocket charts are perfect for hands-on learning! They can be easily changed throughout the school year to keep the kids engaged with new activities. This set of Fall Simple Sentences are perfect for the Pocket Chart Center in the month of October. The kids build fall related sentences including the topics of Fall, Halloween, Pumpkins, and more! This center teaches sight words, sentence structure, tracking print, word spacing, using picture clues, and more! The kiddos look at the provided printable, and then build the pocket chart sentences to match. After the sentences have been put together, you can display the pocket chart for the kiddos to use as a reference in their writing! This set comes with 10 different Fall themes!

Check them out below! If you want to use these Fall Simple Sentence Pocket Charts in your classroom, you are welcome to. See the set here!

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Crystal McGinnis

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10 Number Word Books for Kindergarten

By Crystal McGinnis 7:13 AM

Number words are an important part of a Kindergarten curriculum! Kindergarten students read them, spell them, and write them! When teaching number words, I try to expose the kiddos to them as much as possible. One way that I do this is by incorporating number words into small group reading sessions. We use these number word books during guided reading, and then we place them in our book boxes to use as a familiar read later. These books are perfect for teaching number words, sight words, tracking print, text features, context clues, and more. When creating these books, I tried to keep them very predictable for new readers. They all follow a predictable pattern, and incorporate the number word on each page. If you would like to use these books in your classroom, they are available in my Teachers Pay Teachers shop. They are very easy to print and staple. No sorting needed! I created them so that they print 3 books with each set to save paper. I hope your kids love them!

Crystal McGinnis

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40 Sight Word Poems for Shared Reading

By Crystal McGinnis 7:58 AM

If you use poetry in your early childhood classroom, you may like this set of 40 sight word poems for shared reading. These poems are simple for new readers, and they match my original set of sight word poems. Students fill in the missing sight word, and then read the simple, predictable poems. These are perfect to align with a sight word curriculum. Most teachers who use these introduce one or two new poems each week to match their sight word of the week. They can be displayed using a projector or written on chart paper for a whole group shared reading experience. After learning the new poem, these can be placed in a poetry notebook for future reading. The kiddos feel extremely proud and confident when they have something they can read.