November Calendar

November Smartboard Calendar

Last month I almost let October slip up on me and mercy me, I did it again! October went by much faster than September. Here's the November calendar with some changes, I inserted a lot of videos that we sing along with calendar. If you don't want them in the calendar, just delete the pages. 

Batty Addition 7 Freebie

Batty Addition Mats

Response Sheet

Last week I uploaded the Pumpkins 5 Game. This game will be played just like that game, using two color counters and the cards provided. Enjoy!

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat Write the Room

 There Was An Old Lady Write the Room

There was an Old Lady response sheet

Here's a write the room activity perfect for your bats unit or your fall celebrations!

Common Core Aligned: K.RL.10  
Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

Halloween Eraser Sorting

                      

 Halloween Eraser Sort and Count

If you read my blog often, you know the weakness I have for Dollar Trees! I love this year's erasers because they contain a cute spider and owl. I hope your students will enjoy the activity. I copied the sorting sheets on card stock and laminated them. I made two different sorting sheets. I hope your students will have a lot of sorting and counting fun!

Common Core Aligned:

K.CC. 3

Counting & Cardinality

Know number names and the count sequence.

3. Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects)

Pumpkins Five Game

Pumpkins 5 Game

Response Sheet

We have been working on adding and subtracting fluently to 5.  I designed this game for my math workstations. The game boards have five pumpkins and there's a set of several sets of cards from 0-5. I placed the cards in the jack-o-lantern box.You will also need a set of two color counters. Choose a card, place that number of red counters on the board. Then place the remainder of the counters yellow side up. Record them on the pumpkin response sheet and write the equation. 

Clip art comes from http://www.mycutegraphics.com

Common Core Aligned:
K.OA.5

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from. 

5. Fluently add and subtract within 5.

Candy Corn Game

 

Candy Corn Game Board

This little game is a favorite of my students. They practice rolling a die and either placing candy corn erasers on the board or placing 25 erasers on the game board and remove them as they roll.I purchased the candy corn erasers from Target in the Dollar Spot.

Common Core Aligned:
K.OA.1 

Understand addition as putting together and adding to, and understand subtraction as taking apart and taking from.

A Great Big Pumpkin emergent reader

 

A Great Big Pumpkin emergent reader

Response sheet

I received a nice comment from a reader of my blog requesting that I make an emergent reader to go along with the video from my last post; here it is! Happy October!!

A little Video about the Pumpkin Life Cycle

 

A Great  Big Pumpkin video

Here's a little video about the life cycle of the pumpkin.  I hope your students will enjoy it.

Community Helpers Write the Room

Community Helpers Write the Room

Community Helpers Write the Room Response Sheet

Another favorite activity of my kindergateners!

Common Core Aligned:

K.RIT.10 

Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.