December Mini Books

I love these little mini books.

Simple to read and fun for the students to collect.

10 Stories:

Winter

Animals in the Winter

December

Christmas

Hanukkah

St. Nicholas Day

New Year's Eve

Making Cookies

Hot Chocolate

Making a List

I comes with an adorable calendar reminding you of dates.ALL THIS FOR $1.

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December Calendar...Daily Interactive Activities

We take each time to work with the calendar each day!

It is perfect for asking critical questions and developing time and sequencing.

I love the numbers available for each month.

They can be used for counting to 120 days or a calendar.

The vocabulary is ideal for posting and supports building vocabulary and writing.

The journal pages give students an opportunity for math review (this month problem solving) and comparing and contrasting.

Time and events are recorded as well as the weather and the temperature.

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GIVEAWAY!!

It's a GIVEAWAY!!

Simple directions to enter!!!

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Math Games...Addition and Subtraction to 10...Winter Themed

My class loves games and I do too!

Games provide for practice and reinforcement.

Games are a tool that encourage students to TALK about math and strategies.

Games provide an opportunity to group ALL students and provide support.

Games allow for DIFFERENTIATION!

Games are a way to keep ALL students ENGAGED. 

There are 10 addition and 10 subtraction games with fun filled winter themes.

The packet also provides practice and review activities for students.

The tools include a large number bond page and ten frames.

I use linking blocks for small group practice on the sheets for those who need it.

Love the focus charts.

Perfect for parents "what is my child learning".

The games are perfect to send home for practice.

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Hint:  Ask your parents to donate game board pieces for markers they no longer use.

I love buttons but many items will do!!

Winter Games and Activities ... Numbers 1 to 10!

My class loves games and I do too!

•Games provide for practice and reinforcement.

•Games are a tool that encourage students to TALK about math and strategies.

•Games provide an opportunity to group ALL students and provide support.

•Games allow for DIFFERENTIATION!

•Games are a way to keep ALL students ENGAGED.

Games are perfect:

• in centers.

•for indoor recess.

•for “I’m done now what?”

SAY YES TO THE GAME!!

I love the focus chart the goes home to parents sharing what this topic, numbers 1 to 10 covers.

Encourage them to PLAY THE GAMES AT HOME!

Skills:  MORE/LESS, GREATER/LESS, ODD/EVEN, ONE MORE/ONE LESS, COUNTING UP/BACK, WAYS TO MAKE 10, READ/WRITE NUMBERS

There is a game to cover each of the skills listed above.

You will need dice and markers for you kiddos.

The packet ends with five activities for practice.

Each are cut and paste or color.

So much fun!

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Spinners are created with a pencil and a paper clip.

Neat video on making spinners.

How To Stories with Winter Topics!

 Writing "how to" stories is exciting especially when you can relate to the topics!

Check these out:

How to make cookies

How to make hot chocolate

How to build a snowman

How to decorate a tree
Check out all the suggested videos and interactive sites to accompany this packet at the end!

Each topic includes differentiated graphic organizers as well as suggested vocabulary and pictures to encourage sequencing and fluency.

 The final write pages are differentiated as well.

Same topic ready for engagement.

Think of the fun the students will have reading each others stories.

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After the kiddos have written their story watch this adorable video!

Compare and contrast to their simple way!

Those of you crafty could make these on your own with a packet of "hot chocolate" in them!

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How To Stories with Winter Topics!

 Writing "how to" stories is exciting especially when you can relate to the topics!

Check these out:

How to make cookies

How to make hot chocolate

How to build a snowman

How to decorate a tree

Each topic includes differentiated graphic organizers as well as suggested vocabulary and pictures to encourage sequencing and fluency.

 The final write pages are differentiated as well.

Same topic ready for engagement.

Think of the fun the students will have reading each others stories.

 Find it here.

After the kiddos have written their story watch this adorable video!

Compare and contrast to their simple way!

Those of you crafty could make these on your own with a packet of "hot chocolate" in them!

Making a Gingerbread Baby with Jan Brett

How to Build a Snowman

Decorate 5 different trees.

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Let's Write December!

 Want to see your class excited about writing?

Try this packet.

It includes lesson plans, literature suggestions, grammar (this month adjectives), a workbook for students, a journal for publishing.

December focuses on four styles of writing. (opinion, narrative, sequence, how to)

So simple. So easy. So much fun!

Adjectives focus on what kind, adding multiple adjectives using a comma, and adjectives that compare.

Each story includes a lesson on adjectives in hopes students will use them in their writing.

Each writing lesson provides lesson plans, a book suggestion, and three levels of idea gathering and writing to edit.

When the students have gathered ideas, prepared a "sloppy copy", and edited their work their is a Writing Journal for their final copy.

I like to use one lesson a week.

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Halloween Sale and FREEBIES!

Fill your basket with some delightful "trick or treat" goodies for a continued discount.

Take a look at the packet and a FREE page from each one!

THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR!

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Find the FREE pages here!