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Showing posts with label Educational Resources. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Educational Resources. Show all posts
Looking for an easy to use way to assess your kiddos' understanding of basic addition facts?
This download has 2 pages (although it saved as 4, uuggghh - 2 are blank - sorry).
Sums of 1-10.
The kids cross off each number as they use it, requiring a little bit of thinking and planning in order to have enough of the "right" numbers to create each sum.
Give it a shot.
See what you think.
Later this week there will be some extended version options available over at My Little Classity Class.
This little game (the addition version) is a FAVORITE in my first grade classroom! It's easy to play and gives kiddos a LOT of practice with basic facts!
You can stop by my blog to pick up a couple of FREE addition sets. . .
If you'd like more info about that, you can visit me at Team Kenton.
But. . .I hope that we've found our new normal and are settling into a routine so I can start posting here at Latter-Day Crafters on a more regular basis again!
This week's FREE download is game boards to help your kiddos with Fry's Fourth 100 Words (these are the words that show up the most often in reading - being able to read the FRY words fluently is critical to reading success).
The image is linked to the PDF download.
Every group of 20 words has a game board.
If you like what you see, please consider following here at Latter-Day Crafters and over at My Little Classity Class.
Which also means a new learning game to add to your files.
And. . .my first day of summer break (since I was in math class for the past 2 weeks!).
I hope you're having a wonderful summer!
I know that I need to get in gear and get my own kiddos doing some review each day so they won't be completely lost come August.
If you're in that same boat, and have a child reading on a first/second grade level, these game boards will be a perfect quick review of the most common words they will encounter when reading and writing.
The games for words 201-300 are different from those for words 1-200.
These are in the format of the game "BUMP."
It's a fun way to practice both addition/subtraction AND reading all at the same time.
If you are enjoying these free weekly downloads, please consider leaving a comment of thanks and/or following the Latter-Day Crafters Blog and/or the My Little Classity Class Blog. Thanks!
Here at our house we are one week into summer vacation. Yesterday I made my kids crack open their math books and do a few pages. They were less than thrilled. :)
Looking over their writing from the school year, I've found a few words with which they definitely need extra practice!
I'm going to be working up a few word lists for my kids to practice and then incorporating other very common words (check out Rebecca Sitton's 1200 most common words in reading and writing).
In my classroom (and many other classrooms around the nation according to the stats on Pinterest, lol), ROLL and SPELL is one of THE MOST POPULAR spelling activities.
It's easy to use - you only need a die and a game card (and in this download there are FOUR FIVE different game cards!!) and a spelling list!
Now, you can search my blog (My Little Classity Class) and find the individual files for each ROLL and SPELL activity.
- - - - OR!!! - - -
You can "follow" the Latter-Day Crafters Blog, leave a comment that you do (along with your e-mail address) and I'll e-mail you the link to download ALL of the ROLL and SPELL activities at the same time!
** Here's a little secret - there will be ONE ADDITIONAL ROLL and SPELL activity card that you can ONLY get if you follow the Latter-Day Crafters Blog and get the link in an e-mail from me!!!) **
Your kids will thank you!
Okay, maybe they won't thank you during the summer, but when it comes time to practice those dreaded spelling lists during the school year, they will.
Glad you stopped by Latter-Day Crafters to say howdy!
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Summer's here! YAY!
As a teacher I'm more than ready for a break.
As a mom, I worry about my littles keeping caught up with their learning and not being part of the summer slide crowd.
Over at My Little Classity Class, you'll find oodles of free resources to help your own littles maintain their academic skills during the summer.
If you're not a follower of My Little Classity Class, please stop by and say hi!
Reading games are kind of hard to come by. That's why I created the FRY games as a FREE resource for my blog followers, teacher friends, and parents of littles in my class!
You can find links to the games for the first 100 words over at My Little Classity Class.
But. . .you'll only find the link for the next 100 words (words 101-200) right here at Latter-Day Crafters! This resource will be so valuable for your beginning readers!
The image is linked to the entire download (5 games in all - the words are divided into lists of 20 words for automaticity and ease of use. The game is exactly the same from list to list providing a sense of comfort when the words change).
The images are linked to the download (each image takes you to the same download).
Please make sure that you are a follower of the Latter-Day Crafters blog so you don't miss any exclusive freebies from My Little Classity Class!
is a blogspot owned and operated by Deb Reynolds a teacher who has been teaching for 15 years, 12 of which have been in the First Grade.
I have known Deb most of her life. I share her passion for learning.
It is because of my passion that I share this blog post :)
I have been a substitute teacher for 12 years, in the elementary schools in my area. I love spending the day with these students. My main goal each time I enter a classroom is to make a difference in these children's lives.
I have experienced many good and positive relationships. These children are excited and eager to learn as they come to school most days. ( We have to give them an occasional bad day)
As I have observed, I see children who are:
-Quick to join in and participate.
-Those who stand back and observe for a while until they get things figured out.
-And then there are those who just hang back.
I Love them all,
but I do have to question each time. What is holding them back???
Some situations are beyond my control, but there are other reasons that I can help with.
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Usually, self-esteem is a huge factor. So then I have to figure out what will help them the most.
I know that Most Parents care very much about their children's experiences at school.
They have a great desire to help their children get the most out of school.
(I sincerely believe that the foundation for Great self-esteem in school is formed in elementary school.)
Teachers are continually trying to give these students opportunities to excel.
But I have also watched as teachers have become increasingly frustrated as support from the home front is lessening.
Parents are becoming increasingly more busy.
Which causes them to sacrifice the valuable time that these children need for reinforcement of the skills that were taught during school that day.
(This becomes more obvious as many of the residential schools have been forced to move to a 4 day school week.)
We have a choice.
What do we want our children to do with their time?
Children are continually talking about the new video games that their parents are buying for them to help fill up their time, evenings and weekends, as parents are scrambling to keep up with all of their demands.
OK, now think about those video games,
What are most of the games focusing on........You got It! Destruction!!
Think about Destruction,
Now think about Creation.
This video will help you realize a little more.
Destruction or Negative influences are destroying these children's self-esteem.
Now, what do you think that Creation can do for these children?
Creation develops Faith and Hope! and an irresistible desire to keep trying. We are all trying to become something good.
Until that faith and hope are destroyed by some outside source.
These pages can be laminated and used over and over. Developing wonderful study habits. Which Creates children with wonderful self-esteem when it comes time to test on their "addition" math skills.
(There are many pages to choose from)
Think about it what would you rather have your children doing with their down time?
