Making Snowflakes
Although true snowflakes are hexagons, a square is the perfect way to help young children learn how to independently cut snowflakes!
As everyone knows, all kids love to make snowflakes! In fact, they can go through a ream of paper in a very short time. If you are low on that precious commodity, kids are just as happy with newsprint, recycled paper, or any scraps that are readily available. They love to use magazine pages, newspaper ads, discarded homework, etc.
By taking advantage of this natural enthusiasm for snowflake cutting and simplifying the activity, it becomes a great opportunity to review basic shapes, aid development of hands and finger muscles, and build student independence and confidence.
Students will also have the opportunity to be creative through experimentation and practice.
So, cut a stack of various size squares of various types of paper, model "How-To," hang an instruction poster and let the scraps start flying!
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Make teaching this winter stress-free and enjoyable! This fun unit is great if you live in a snowy area or if you simply want to immerse your students in a winter-like atmosphere. This Winter Thematic Unit is packed with engaging activities!
It is easy to teach core standards, using methods of latest research, in fun and active ways by using this complete cross curricular 168 page thematic unit, White Wonderful Winter.
This Developmentally Appropriate Winter Themed Thematic Unit will thrill the students in your classroom or homeschool. Learning can be fun, playful, and engaging!
Table of Contents:
Literacy
Abominable Snow Monster: Fluent Reading Alphabet Letters or Sight Words
Snowball Sounds: Naming Alphabet Letter Sounds Fluently
Sound Blizzard: Connecting Sounds to Letters
Snowflake ABC: Putting Letters in Alphabetical Order
Snowflake Hunt: Writing Alphabet Letters
Cocoa Words: Writing CVC Words
Letter Whirl: Matching and Writing Alphabet Letters
Hat Colors: Tracing Color Words
Math
Bundle Up: Using a 10 Frame to Make Number Combinations
Blizzard: Plus 1
Skating Lessons: Counting Objects for Two Numbers in Succession
Snowball Fights at School: Counting by 10's
Snowflake Numbers: Composing 10 + a Given Number.
Snowballs: Representing Quantity using a 10 Frame
Snowstorm 10-Frame Write the Room: Writing Numerals Representing a Set
Science
Scripted Science Lessons
Snow Dough:Combining Ingredients to Make a New Substance
Crystal Creations: Growing Crystals
Writing Prompts/Word Wall
Winter Word Wall
Prompts:
Winter Sports
What I like About Winter
Independent Reading Books
Winter
Winter (Differentiated)
Kitchen Cafe
Make a Snowflake, Then Eat!
Art Projects
Snowflake: Following Directions to Make a Snowflake
Snowy Day Kid: Constructing a Snow Kid Using Geometric Shapes
Music
Snowflakes Falling Down
Bundle Me Up
Winter Time
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Subtraction is a crucial math skill. It is important that students understand that subtraction involves taking away or pulling sets apart. As they grasp the underlying concept of subtraction, students can solve problems and begin to learn the subtraction facts.
These worksheets will allow independent practice in counting objects, taking away, and identifying differences.
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Writing Center Resources for Winter
Are you looking for engaging writing activities that can be set up in your permanent writing, phonics, word work, literacy center, writing work station, or literacy centers by any name? You will be so excited about this time-saving easy to differentiate resource!
Simply set up your space, and change monthly or thematically to meet your needs. Click on the preview above to see the anchor cards included and idea for classroom set up. Find out more about setting up a writing center here.Contents Include:
Can Have Are Labels & Worksheets
Write a Story Task Card
Write a Story Worksheets
Label-It Task Card
Label-It Student Worksheets
Make a List Task Card
Make a List Student Worksheet
Make a List Word Wall
Write The Room Task Card- Sight Words
Write the Room Word Cards
Write the Room Task Card- Alphabet
Write the Room Word Cards
Write the Room Worksheets
Backwards Words Task Card
Backwards Words Worksheets
Backwards Word Word Cards
QR Words/Letters Task Card
QR Words/Letters Worksheets
QR Sight Words
QR Alphabet Letters
Writing CVC Words
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These are not your typical worksheets, they are made for adult/child interaction and teaching to complete. These higher-level thinking pages will challenge students and deepen mathematical understanding.