A look at last week … Spiders, Short U & October!

 

We just finished our 8th week of school- and also our Spider Week. Even though we will have a few spider activities spill over into this coming up week since we did not get to everything.

Here is a look at some of the things we did.

We started independent math centers this week. This was the first week that they were split into four groups and they did the work by themselves with me pulling and helping a few students with other skills for a little extra help.

I have four centers and we do a center per day. So, we only do them four days a week. Each center bucket is coordinated with colors. The folder in each bucket has the recording sheets. I also include scissors, glue, markers or any other supplies in the buckets that are needed for each center.

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{1} Pick the Greatest Number

 

Look at each card- and record the greatest number on the recording sheet.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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{2} Count by 5’s

 

Put the spider cards in order then write the numbers on the recording sheet.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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{3} ABC order

 

Put the cards in ABC order, write the words then color.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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{4} Read & Follow Directions

    

Read each list of directions and draw & color correctly on the recording sheet. Practices number words, shapes, and color words.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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Here are also a few other random things we did this week.

Our book table had a special bucket of spider books.. and also a few rubber spiders thrown in for extra fun!

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Itsy Bitsy Spider Cut and Paste.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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Our phonics skill this week was short u- so we spent a lot of time reading short u words and doing word work with u words.

Source: Short U Practice Unit

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  We spent some time working on counting money.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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We made some silly spiders for the hall.

Source: Silly Spider Unit

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And.. we welcomed October!

Source: Months of the Year Unit

 

Enjoy your Sunday.. I am getting ready to finish planning for next week!

Short Vowel Units

 

I am so happy {and super relieved} to FINALLY have my short vowel units finished and available in my store. These have been “in the works” for almost a year. You can buy each vowel individually or you can buy the bundle set. Click the covers below to see them in my store.

The individual units

{Click each cover picture below to see/purchase.}

All Five Sets Bundled Unit

{Click the cover picture below to see/purchase.}

 

Here is a look at the short a pack..

the e, i, o,and u packs are the same format.

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Unscramble the Sentences:

6 sentences for students to cut and glue in order.

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Cut and glue the words beside the correct picture sheet.

   

Follow directions to color the pictures.

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Can you read these words?

I run multiple copies of this page on colored cardstock- then laminate. I call out words {or let students call them out} and we cover the words with counters, chips, etc..

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Quick Word Check Boxes

These boxes are perfect individual practice. I work with students individually and they read the list of words to me. Six different word boxes are included.

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Sentence Flash Cards

30 sentences are included. Perfect for small group instruction. I also these with my document camera when we work as a whole group. They also fit good in a pocket chart.

Word Flash Cards

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There are also practice reading sheets that I use for homework but are also great for early finishers, morning work or quick assessments.

These units are all black and white {except for the cover and some pictures} to save on ink. I printed/copied some of the pages that I wanted to laminate on colored cardstock.

{Links for Cardstock & laminator info}

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Here are the links one more time…

xoxo, kacey