Candy Cane Day!

December 26th is National Candy Cane Day but really any day in December is perfect for celebrating the candy cane.

Make a little Peppermint Penguin.

See the suggested story to read with the unit.

Read about the history of the candy cane.

Have your class create uses for a candy cane.

Write about a candy cane.

Word work includes:  abc order, parts of speech and making words.

For math your class will love measuring with a candy cane and collecting class data.

There are two partner games for addition and subtraction 

A favorite is creating a candy cane using the number grid.

Candy Cane Day!

Have your class wear red and white.

Purchase all sizes of candy canes...some for eating and some for measuring.

Celebrate a Candy Cane Day!

Here are some cute stories to read on that day.

And don't forget to check out these videos:

Check this video out.

Check out this video.

So cute for candy cane fun!

Have the students experiment with ways to use a candy cane and then share why the shape of the candy cane supports this use.

There is an adorable penguin to decorate the class with.

Have you kiddos design a new color and flavor for their candy cane.

Measuring with candy canes is always so much fun.

Perfect for math candy cane day.

This activity is fun.

Use numbers.

Color squares.

Create a candy cane.

Word work is plentiful...an and ane, abc order, parts of speech, make words with peppermint .

Writing about candy canes.

Find it here.

November Calendar and Interactive Pages

I use this packet each day after lunch.

It gathers us back together, warms up the "brain" and provides for numerous activities to connect mathematics to daily activities.

What is the date?

Meteorologist what is our weather and temperature today?

Let's graph the weather and chart our temperature.

On the journal page we write the date...day, month, date, year.

We rewrite the temperature and chart the weather.

We record how many days we have been coming to school?

How many days to 100?

Is it warmer today or colder than yesterday?  How many degrees?

We then record the tens, ones, how to write the number, odd or even.

Each page ends with math practice.

This month there are story problems.

The packet also includes vocabulary for your writing center, number cards for counting to 120 or your calendar and an anchor chart with vocabulary for the month.

Find it here.

Inch by Inch we are moving along!! "freebie"

Fun measuring with the story Inch by Inch.
It was a great extension to an activity we were doing in math so thought I would share.
Enjoy! Michele
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