Swat that Fly! Game

Swat that Fly Game Cards

I made a trip to Dollar Tree and found these small flyswatters! I bought several, came home and made a game that I'll use in my Guided Reading groups the first few weeks and then place in my literacy work stations. I hope your students will enjoy playing the game.

Pete's Big Lunch

Pete's Big Lunch Retelling Literacy Workstation

One of my Literacy Workstations is the Retelling Center. Since Pete is a big favorite with my kindergarteners, I decided he's going to star in my Literacy and Math Workstations in August! Here's the first one, I hope you will enjoy it.

I laminate the sheets, cut out the pieces and either put magnets on the back or velcro ( I still have a small flannel board that I use often in my centers). 

Common Core Aligned:

K.RL.2

With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.

Kindergarten Works has some fabulous retelling centers, with lots of how to's on setting up a retelling center!

 

Ladybug's Emergent Reader

 

Ladybugs Emergent Reader

Ladybugs Response Sheet

This is an emergent reader designed for my almost first graders! I hope you'll be able to use it with your emergent readers, too.

Buggy Discovery Bags

 Insect Fact Chart  
Life Cycle Chart

 

My students will be researching insects next week through Insect Discovery Bags. I want to share the information sheets I created for the bags with you. If you look closely at the pictures of the bags, I've included simple books about each insect, a life cycle model, stuffed animals or puppets of each insect and the laminated fact sheets. (The puppets and the ant came from Dollar tree.) Students will work in small groups to collect information about their insect. They will rotate through four centers next week, including a computer station where they will visit pebblego.com to collect material on their favorite insect.
If you want the fact sheets:
1. send me an email (see Contact Me on the sidebar) with Buggy Discovery Bags in the subject area
2.leave a comment after you receive them. 
I would really appreciate it if you would share how you used the fact sheets.
You can download the collection sheets below the pictures of the Discovery Bags.  

Aligned to Common Core:
K.W.7
Participate in shared research and writing projects.

Buggy Write the Room

 

Buggy Write the Room

Buggy Write the Room Response Sheet

Aligned to Common Core Standards
K.RFS.3Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

 

Buggy Word Work Station

 

Buggy Word Work Mat

Buggy Word Work Cards

My students love making words at the Word Work Station. 

Common Core Aligned:

K.RFS.1

Know and apply grade level phonics and word-analysis skills in decoding words.

A Little Seed Emergent Reader

 

  A Little Seed Emergent Reader

Plant Life Cycle Response Sheet

Next week we'll be finishing up our Farm Unit focusing on plants. I created an informational guided reading text for my students. After reading the text, students will use the text to complete the life cycle response sheet.  I hope you'll enjoy using it.

Common Core Aligned:
K.RIT.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.