I would love to be able to share some of those with you to help you get ready for your school year too. All the items here are from my "Back to School Line" and would be super to start off your year with to establish classroom routines.
The first item I want to share is brand new this summer. It is perfect for your emerging readers in K-1 and even for your struggling 2's or special ed students. This is a word sort of real and nonsense words. The photos on the cards are colored back to school supplies. They do not correspond with the pictures but are to enhance your Back to School theme. These cards all include a CVC word, real or nonsense. The goal is for your students to be able to sort them into two categories....Real and Nonsense. Two header cards are included to start off the sort. I've also posted a monthly activity just like this for the entire school year. And it will soon be bundled for cost savings to you. But here is a sneak peek!
Oh...almost forgot to say that this could be a whole group activity with your kids sitting around the carpet with you, a small group activity at the reading table, a center activity, a super go to activity for that parent volunteer who needs something to do, or even for an older student tutoring your little people! CAN YOU SAY VERSATILE?
Another super activity for Back to School is more versatile for a broader range of grade levels. I'm not kidding when I tell you I have done this activity with K-4 students, although it looks very different for each grade level. This is part of my Making Words series, and depending on the grade level, depends on what the instructional focus is. Take a peek:
Five different lessons are included with this product. All you need are your favorite magnetic letters. I prefer the red vowels and blue consonants and have included clip art magnetic letters to match. I post those letters on the board and my students sit around me with this page on a clipboard and with a pencil. They manipulate the letters to create a word and then we all record that word on the clipboard. We all participate and we all get to move around too. Depending on the grade level depends on what we work on while making words. K kids may focus on sight words, firsties may work on sight words and CVC words, 2's may work on blends/digraphs/endings, and 3's may work on multi-syllabic words. This is hands down one of the most utilized activities in my classroom and once your kiddos know the drill, it is a perfect activity to leave for a sub. And if I tell you that they could go at it for 45 minutes, that would not be a lie! Trust me on this one. Plus your sub will love you.
My next activity isn't really a Back to School Item but it's a whole year long activity. It is called "All But Seven". It is a math game and included is the same game prepped for the whole year so I wanted you to have this right off the bat when school starts. It is a dice game and students roll two dice. The goal is to cross off all the numbers before getting "7" seven times. It is the most common roll of a pair of dice after all! It's a fun go to activity that is easy/low prep and your students will be highly involved. It is perfect for whole group math in pairs and for centers too! The illustrations are just perfect for each month. And September starts with of course, you guessed it, apples! Take a peek if it sounds like something your kids can use!
And just a bonus for checking out all the above. I have included a FREEBIE for you to use. And this can be used for any grade level. I have included again, my birthday coupons for you. If you are looking for a cheap and easy "birthday gift" for your students, look no further. You can copy the whole page, give students a choice of the three coupons, or use any other way you see fit!
My best wish for you is to have a wonderful, stress free, and fulfilling school year. Just continue to do what you do best.
Until Next Time,
Taryn
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