CENTERS AS EASY AS 1, 2,3 Keri Buscher, Title I Reading & Math K-2 Brownstown Elementary School [email protected].

CENTERS AS EASY AS 1, 2,3 Keri Buscher, Title I

Reading & Math K-2Brownstown Elementary [email protected]

AH MOMENT! #1:

Bulletin Board Borders become note cards!

AH MOMENT! #2:

Use labels to add letters or words to your game pieces. Avery Labels 60 to a sheet.

PLAYDOUGH MATS… Fits the Daily 5

Works on Fine Motor Skills

Materials needed:

Word, playdough, paper

Template is customizable

FIND, COLOR, WRITE SIGHT WORDS

Students recognize: -color words-Sight words-High Frequency words-practice writing the words-template is customizable

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ROLL, SAY, COVER Assessment Day

CVC words

Sight words

Materials: dice bingo chips

Template is customizable.

LINKING CUBES AREN’T JUST FOR MATH! CVC word families

Alphabetical Order

Still use them for Math

Materials needed: linking cubes or legos, letter stickers

GEO BOARDS AREN’T JUST FOR MATH ANYMORE!

Found on Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/76561262390695171/

-Add Velcro to board so you can reuse for Math lessons. -Numbers-cvc words-sight wordsMaterials: rubber bands, geo boards, construction paper, velcro

WRITE AROUND THE ROOM!

Dolch List

“THE MONSTER” Materials: Baby wipe container, Gatorade lids, marker

http://momstotschool.blogspot.com/2013/02/monsters.html

SLAPMaterials: 2 fly swatters, poster board and marker, list of words or letters

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/172684966936722078/

PAINT DAUBERS!

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Dauber-Printables-Alphabet-Letters-A-to-Z-1029390

Cost was $1.50 Paint Daubers: set of 4 was $4.97 at Wal-Mart. Could use crayons.

TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES!

Capital vs. Lowercase Sorting-laminate & add to cookie sheethttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Capital-vs-Lowercase-Letter-Sorting-425730

Monster Truck Lowercase and Uppercase Match-laminate http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Monster-Truck-Lowercase-and-Uppercase-Letter-Puzzle-Piece-Matchup-1281485

TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES!

Number Match-cookie sheet, magnetshttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Match-904167

Number Matching-cookie sheet, magnets

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Matching-914146

TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES!

Kindergarten Stars-Sorting Pages-cookie sheet, magnetshttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Stars-Sorting-Pages-322033

Matching Color Pictures to Color Wordshttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Matching-Color-Pictures-to-Color-Words-412395

POP! CRASH! HOP! YOU NAME IT!

Materials: Popcorn pieces, cars, frogs, etc…, Labels

HANDWRITING PRACTICE

Materials: Laminate sheets & dry erase markers

Dry erase pockets used to get with Scholastic Points. Other places:Walmart.comhttp://www.lakeshorelearning.com/

WHERE’S THE PUMPKIN? SANTA? YOU NAME IT! Materials: hanging file chart,

cards, and a picture

Students will hide the picture.Other students will try to find the picture by saying the letters, words, numbers, etc…

CREATE A CRAFT CENTER

ADD PUMPKIN PICTURE!!!!!Materials: http://www.education.com/worksheet/article/pumpkin-carving-patterns/

Construction paper, scissors, glue sticks

DRAW AN ANIMAL CENTER

Materials: Directed Drawing Books

http://www.abcschoolhouse.com/directed_drawing.htm ($6.00)

Free: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-to-draw

RED SOLO CUP!....SIGHT WORD PRACTICE. Materials:

Plastic Cups, marker, list of words, alphabet, ball

http://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/gross-motor-sight-word-game-cup-crash/

ZINGO!Scholastic has this game for 700 points.

Books Are Fun had it for $12.00

LAKESHORE

Launch & Learn Alphabet Game

Pop and Win Alphabet

Pop and Win Letter

Sounds

MY NEXT CREATIONS…. FOUND ON PINTEREST

Connect Four CVC: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/26880929000862999/

Matching with Cereal Boxes: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=249-322&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.maketaketeach.com%2Fcereal-box-puzzles%2F

Clothes Pins: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=864-919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetaylor-house.com%2Fclothespin-easy-math-activity-free-printable%2F

Write the Room websites:http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-Rhyming-1162844

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-The-Room-Sports-Sight-Words-FREEBIE-1394096

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-FREEBIE-12-Primer-Dolch-Sight-Words-1247600

http://www.funfonix.com/book4/

http://mrsbremersk.blogspot.com/2013/09/free-write-room-pack-and-more-literacy.html

Follow me on Pinterest: “Keri Kistler-Buscher” Where I Pin a lot more than I actually create!

Email: [email protected]: buscher201.wikispaces.com