S-A-N-T-A Anchor Chart (Christmas Printable}

Use the S-A-N-T-A Anchor Chart during whole group or small group for students to practice concepts of print to include where to start reading, spacing between words, and return sweep. Students can also segment sentences and find letter and letter sounds.

Directions: Two ways to print have been included. The anchor chart’s original size of 24”x 20” if you have access to a large format printer. Second, is tiled on 8.5”x 11”. Simply print, trim along cut lines, and assemble to 24”x 20”. Recommended to laminate finished anchor chart to use dry erase markers.

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I’m a Little Pine Tree Anchor Chart (Christmas Printable}

Use the I’m a Little Pine Tree Anchor Chart during whole group or small group for students to practice concepts of print to include where to start reading, spacing between words, and return sweep. Students can also segment sentences and find letter and letter sounds.

Directions: Two ways to print have been included. The anchor chart’s original size of 20”x 24” if you have access to a large format printer. Second, is tiled on 8.5”x 11”. Simply print, trim along cut lines, and assemble to 20”x 24”. Recommended to laminate finished anchor chart to use dry erase markers.

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Little Jack Horner Anchor Chart {FREEBIE!}

The anchor chart is part of our morning message. The students are beginning to understand some concepts of print. Each morning I omit random letters. I use letter sounds and the students have to tell me the letter name. This week I started talking about upper and lowercase letters and when to use them. The students also had to use picture clues to determine what the question was.

Directions: Two ways to print have been included. The anchor chart’s original size of 20”x 24” if you have access to a large format printer. Second, is tiled on 8.5”x 11”. Simply print, trim along cut lines, and assemble to 20”x 24”. Recommended to laminate finished anchor chart to use dry erase markers.

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All About the Letter I Independent Practice - Letter of the Week

Over 50 pages of interactive hands-on practice. The All About the Letter Ii Independent Practice Packet is the perfect accompaniment to the All About the Letter Ii SMARTBoard Activity. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction.

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• Where is the Letter I?
• Ii is for Iguana (Letter Maze)
• Letter Ii Worksheet
• Letter I Word Search

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All About the Letter Ii Independent Practice contains the following:

•  Where is the Letter Ii? Find the upper and lowercase letter Ii out of a random group of letters. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Ii’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper.
• Where is the Letter Ii? Find the upper and lowercase letter Ii in the nursery rhyme, “I Had a Little Nut Tree”. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Ii’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper. Finally, practice writing the letter I.
• I is for Iguana: Help Izzy Iguana find her ice cream. Follow the upper and lowercase I’s to the ice cream.
• Find, Graph, & Tally: Count the number of objects and color in the matching number of squares.
• Write. Circle. Find. Practice writing the letter I. Find the picture that does not belong. Find the letter I out of a group of letters.
• Write the Missing Letter: Look at the picture and write the missing letter at the beginning of the word.
• ABC Order (Uppercase): Write the missing uppercase letter that comes next.
• ABC Order (Lowercase): Write the missing uppercase letter that comes next.
• How Many Letters: Count the number of letters for each word and write it on the line next to the word.
• Big I, little i What Begins With I? Draw a picture that begins with the letter Ii. Practice writing the letter Ii.
• Letter Ii Vocabulary Cards: itch, ice, ink, iron, inch, in, ill, iceberg, ice cream, igloo, island, ivy, ice skates, insect, iris, Irish, icicle, iguana.
• Mini Letter I Word Wall Cards: itch, ice, ink, iron, inch, in, ill, iceberg, ice cream, igloo, island, ivy, ice skates, insect, iris, Irish, icicle, iguana, I, it, is, if.
• Write the Room
• Letter Ii Word Search: Use the word bank and find (11) words beginning with the letter Ii. All words are printed across.
• Which One Does Not Belong? Put an I on the pictures that do not begin with the Letter I as in itch and ice cream. Put an X on the letter that does not belong.
• Which One Comes Next? Write the letter that comes next in the pattern. Use the pictures at the bottom of the page to finish the pattern.
• Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Ii: Use ice cubes printed with the letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, and Jj. Sort the upper and lowercase letter Ii into the matching ice cube trays.
• Letter Ii Sorting Mat: Use the pictures and sort by beginning letter I sound like in ice cream and itch onto the mat.
• Letter Ii Word Puzzles: Put together (3), (4), (5), and (6) piece puzzles of words beginning with the letter I. Also, puzzles mats with 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, and 1-5 printed on them. Use for struggling students or for self checking. Write the number on the back of the letter I word puzzles and students can match 1:1 using the puzzle mats.
• How Many Syllables?: Clap and clip the number of syllables on each card.
• READ! WRITE! MAKE! Mats There are over 14 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter and critical thinking skills. Read! Write! Make! Activity Mats are perfect for small group and individual practice.

Directions: Print Letter I Vocabulary Cards, Mini Word Wall, Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter I, Letter Ii Sorting Mat, Letter Ii Word Puzzles, How Many Syllables? Cards and READ! WRITE! BUILD! Mats on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a  With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Mathematics

CD-MA4.4b Sorts and classifies objects using one or more attributes or relationships.

CD-MA4.4c Creates and extends simple, repeating patterns.

CD-MA2.4b Counts at least 10 objects using one-to-one correspondence.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

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FREEBIE! Letter G Independent Practice (6) Pages!!!

The All About the Letter Gg Independent Practice Packet is the perfect accompaniment to the All About the Letter Gg SMARTBoard Activity. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction. The packet contains over 40 pages of engaging hands-on activities perfect for Pre-K, Kindergarten, and First Grade.

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All About the Letter G - Letter of the Week Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Gg hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /g/ sound like in George and the /g/ sound like in gate. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /g/ sound like in goat and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

• goat, grass, elephant
• fish, guy, gum
• glass, food, goose
• go, good, bear
• green, cat, gray

/g/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /g/ sound like in goat.

• Gert the goat lost his gloves
• I like purple grapes.
• Grass and grasshoppers are green.
• Gray and green are colors.
• I love my grandparents.
• The goose got out of the gate.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /g/ sound like in goose.

• I can fly in the sky. I can be found in the wild and on a farm. When I speak I honk. I am a ________. (goose)
• I live on a farm. I have four legs and two horns. I like to climb on things. When I speak I say maw maw. I am a  ________. (goat)
• Your mom and dad’s parents are your  _______. (grandparents)
• It is candy. You can chew it. You can blow a bubble with it. It is _____. (gum)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Gg’s using a highlighter.

Songs & Poems

Gg

(to the tune Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay)

Gert's grandpa Gregory

grew whiskers past his knee

They grew around and round

They grew down to the ground.

Good golly Gert declared

Gramps got a goofy beard

So grandma Gwendolyn

shaved Grandpa's chin.

If You're Happy and You Know It

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”

If you're happy and you know it,

Then your face will surely show it

If you're happy and you know it,

Gallop like a horse “g” “g”.

Where is the Alphabet?

(Tune: "Where Is Thumbkin?")

Where is G? Where is G? (Children repeat.)

Here I am! (Hold up the manual sign for G.)

Here I am! (Children repeat and copy sign.)

What do you say G? What do you say G?

/g/ /g/ /g/ /g/ /g/ /g/

Writing

Body Letters - Challenge children to make different letters with their bodies. Can you make a "G"? Can you make the letter that you hear at the beginning of "goat"?

Air Writing - Write letters in the air using the index finger.  

Art Ideas

Things to glue on the Alphabet 

• Green
• glitter
• Gold glitter
• Grass
• Gumdrops
• Green yarn
• Green Easter grass

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Art Ideas

• Finger-paint with green
• Grapefruit prints
• Glue pictures
• Glue ghosts

Snacks

• grapes
• green Jell-O
• granola bars

Letter G Links

Three Billy Goats Gruff Resources:

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the fairytale, Three Billy Goats Gruff. Check out the resources at: Three Billy Goats Gruff 

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Billy Goats Gruff story visual aids
• Billy Goats Gruff story cut-outs
• Billy Goats Gruff display banner
• Billy Goats Gruff role-play masks to name a few of the resources.

Check out the resources at: Billy Goats Gruff

Three Billy Goats Gruff (Youtube.com Link)

YouTube Resources

• Goodnight Moon  
• Girls andBoys Come out to Play 
• GeorgiePorgie | Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video 
• Going to St.Ives - Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video
• Goosey, GooseyGander - Mother Goose Club Playhouse Kids Video 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Resources:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears - Animated Rhymes For Kids - EnglishNursery Rhymes - Children Songs 

3Dinosaurs.com has some amazing FREE printables to go along with the fairytale, Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Check out the resources at: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 

Sparklebox.co.uk has FREE PDF files to enhance retelling of the fairytale to include the following:

• Goldilocks and the Three Bears story visual aids
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears story cut-outs
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears display banner
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears role-play masks to name a few of the resources.
• Check out the resources at: Goldilocks and the Three Bears  

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FREEBIE! Read! Write! Make! - Activity Mats

There are over 8 pages of interactive activities to promote and reinforce letter and critical thinking skills. Read! Write! Make! Activity Mats are perfect for small group and individual practice.

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Read! Write! Make! Includes the following:

• (8) Read! Write! Make! Mats targeting the letter F.
• Letter Tiles for making words.

Directions: It is recommended to print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Another alternative instead of using the printed letter tiles you can use magnetic letters.

Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards:

Approaches to Play

APL2.4a Demonstrates eagerness to learn about and discuss new topics, ideas and tasks.

APL1.4a Takes initiative to learn new concepts and try new experiences. Initiates and completes new tasks by himself/herself.

Language and Literacy

CLL1.4a Listens and responds on topic to conversations and group discussions for an extended period.

CLL1.4b Listens to and follows multi-step directions.

CLL1.4c Extends/expands thoughts or ideas expressed.

CLL6.4c Isolates the initial (beginning) sounds in words with adult guidance.

CLL7.4a With prompting and support, recognizes and names some upper/lowercase letters of the alphabet.

Cognitive Process

CD-CP3.4b Uses both familiar and new strategies to solve a problem.

CD-CP3.4c With adult guidance and questioning determines and evaluates solutions prior to attempting to solve a problem.

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All About the Letter D Independent Practice - Letter of the Week

The All About the Letter Dd Independent Practice Packet is the perfect accompaniment to the All About the Letter Dd SMARTBoard Activity. I have used a variety of the activities in both whole and small group instruction.

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All About the Letter Dd Independent Practice contains the following:

• Where is the Letter Dd? Find the upper and lowercase letter Dd out of a random group of letters. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Dd’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper.
• Where is the Letter Dd? Find the upper and lowercase letter Dd in the nursery rhyme, Diddle Diddle Dumpling. Then count how many uppercase and lowercase Dd’s and write the number at the bottom of the paper. Finally, practice writing the letter D.
• Dd is for Dinosaur Help Danny Dino find his doughnut. Follow the upper and lowercase D’s to the doughnut.
• Find, Graph, & Tally Count the number of objects and color in the matching number of squares.
• Write. Find.  Practice writing the letter D. Find the picture that does not belong. Find the letter D out of a group of letters.
• Big D, little d What Begins With D?  Draw a picture that begins with the letter Dd. Practice writing the letter Dd.
• Letter Dd Vocabulary Cards: drum, duck, doll, dishes, dime, dice, dinosaur, detective, desk, dog, door, and donut.
• Write the Room
• Which One Does Not Belong? Put an D on the pictures that do not begin with the Letter D. Put an X on the letter that does not belong.
• Which One Comes Next?  Write the letter that comes next in the pattern. Use the pictures at the bottom of the page to finish the pattern.
• Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Dd  Use the ducks printed with the letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Sort the upper and lowercase letter Dd ducks onto the matching ponds.
• Letter Dd Sorting Mat  Use the pictures and sort by beginning letter D sound onto the mat.

Directions: Print Letter D Vocabulary Cards, Sort Uppercase and Lowercase Letter D, and Letter Dd Sorting Mat on cardstock and laminate for durability.

Practice beginning /d/ sounds and discriminating between the letter D and other letters.

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All About the Letter E - Letter of the Week Activities

Songs and Poems

Do your Ears Hang Low

Do your ears hang low?
Do they wobble to and fro?
Can you tie them in a knot?
Can you tie them in a bow?
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder
Like a Continental Soldier?
Do your ears hang low?

Alphabet Poem: Letter E

by Edward Lear

E was once a little eel,

Eely,
Weely
Peely
Eely
Twirly, Tweedy
Little Eel!

I Love Eggs
Tune: Frere Jacques

I love eggs
I love eggs

Yum, yum, yum
In my tum
Scrambled, boiled or fried
Any way I've tried
Yum, yum, yum

Center Ideas

Easel Painting: Clip a large sheet of paper to the easel and encourage children to paint the letter Ee. To differentiate learning, use a yellow highlighter and write the upper and lowercase letter E's on the paper. Then the students can trace the letter E's using paint.

Literacy Center: Print one half of a plastic egg with the uppercase letter E and the second half with the lowercase letter e. Encourage the students to match the uppercase letter E to the lowercase letter e.

Print an uppercase letter E on an envelope and a lowercase letter e on a second envelope. Then use the image below for letter matching. Download the file, print on card stock, cut apart and laminate for durability.

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Activities

Letter Hunt: Go on a Letter Ee hunt around your home. Encourage your child to see how many objects he can find with names beginning with the /e/ sound like in egg and the /e/ sound like in Easter. Support your child’s writing process by encouraging him/her to write the word on an index card. Then have him/her tape it to the object.

Odd Sound Out: Say three words, two beginning with the /e/ sound like in egg and one sound that is different. Have the student repeat which sound does not belong.

egg, elephant, doughnut

electrical cord, apple, dishes

dog, elbow, exit

enter, exciting, bear

Clap the Syllables: Have your child say and clap the syllables in the following words:

• eagle (2)
• exciting (3)
• excellent (3)
• exit (2)
• enter (2)
• egg (1)
• elephant (3)
• electrical (4)
• easel (2)
• eleven (2)
• elbow (2)

Variation: Use pipe cleaners and beads. Have your child string a bead onto the pipe cleaner for each syllable.

Letter Ee Search: Help Emily Elephant find her easel. Follow the path of upper and lowercase letter E's to help Emily Elephant reach her easel.

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/e/ Listening Game: Read the following sentences. Have the students repeat the words that begin with the /e/ sound like in egg.

• Emily Elephant likes to eat peanuts.
• Edward is missing his egg.
• Plug the electrical cord into the outlet.
• Please use the exit.
• Enter the second door on the right.
• I hit my elbow on the table.

Fill in the Missing Word:  All of your guesses should begin with the /e/ sound like in eagle.

• I fly in the sky. I am our nation’s symbol. I have black and white feathers. I am an ________. (eagle)
• The number that comes after ten and before twelve is ________. (eleven)
•  When I make a mistake writing with my pencil I can erase with my _______. (eraser)
• When painting I use an __________ to hang my paper on. It also has a place for my paint cups. (easel)

Circle and Find: Have students practice reading environmental print. Use newspapers, junk mail, and/or sales flyers and have them highlight all of the letter Ee’s using a highlighter.

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Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells Christmas Time is Almost Here

Well, it's that time of year again, Christmas. I can hardly believe how fast this year is progressing. My students certainly have come a long way since the beginning of the school year. They are so excited about the holiday season. This school year, I have various levels of learning, more so than in previous years. So, I have created activities that have several skill levels.

I have planned a lot of fun, creative, and engaging learning activities for them this year. Listed below are a few of the poems, songs, and activities that I am using this year in my PreK class.

Keep checking back often as I am continually updating the list of activities.

Poems

Christmas Tree

If I were a pine

With needles lean,

If I were a fir

With branches green,

Do you know what

I'd want to be?

A shimmering, shining

Christmas tree!

~ Author Unknown ~

Christmas Wreaths

Our Christmas wreaths

Are fat and round

Made of woodsy things

We found.

We tied brown cones

Upon the green

And stuck red berries

In between.

Upon the wreath

For our front door

We tied a ribbon from a store.

~ Author Unknown ~

Santa

Santa Claus is big and fat

He wears black boots

And a bright red hat.

His nose is red

Just like a rose

And he "ho ho ho's"

From his head to his toes!

~ Author Unknown ~

Five Christmas Candles

Five Christmas candles

With flames so gay,

Dance and flicker

On Christmas day

Five Christmas candles

With flames so gay

Melt away

On Christmas Day.

~ Author Unknown ~

Christmas Candles 

Christmas candles burning bright,

Shining in the winter night.

Shining there for all to see,

Christmas candles for all to see,

Christmas candles one, two, three.

Christmas candles burning bright,

Shine until the morning light.

~ Author Unknown ~

Oh

Oh, I took a lick of my peppermint stick

And I thought it tasted yummy!

It used to be on my Christmas tree,

But I like it better in my tummy!  Yummy!

~ Author Unknown ~

Santa Claus's  Ride

Santa Claus went for a ride

across

around

over

past

through

under

and got back in time for a snack of gingerbread cookies and hot  chocolate

and a long cozy nap.

~ Author Unknown ~

This Little Present

The little present is for Mary.

This little present is for Ted.

This little present is for Harry.

This little present is for Ned.

This little present cried,

"Boo, hoo, hoo!  Please put me in a Christmas stocking, too!"

~ Author Unknown ~

Songs

Where is Santa?

(tune: Are you sleeping?)

Where is Santa? (hands behind back)

Where is Santa?

Here I am! (arms out in front, making a belly shape!)

Here I am!

Merry, Merry Christmas!

Merry, Merry, Christmas! (keep arms up through the rest of the song!)

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

~ Author Unknown~

We'll Decorate the Tree

(tune: The Farmer in the Dell)

We'll decorate the tree.

We'll decorate the tree.

Heigh-ho, it's Christmastime,

We'll decorate the tree.

The presents we will wrap,

The presents we will wrap,

Heigh-ho, it's Christmastime,

The presents we will wrap.

Carols we will sing,

Carols we will sing,

Heigh-ho, it's Christmastime,

Carols we will sing.

~ Author Unknown~

There Was a Man

(tune: BINGO)

There was a man in a big red suit

And Santa was his name-o.

S - a - n - t -a    

S - a -n - t - a  

S - a - n - t - a

And Santa was his name-o!

Additional verses:

2. He has a big white fluffy beard.

3. He rides a sleigh of 8 reindeer.

4. He has a sack all filled with toys.

5. He brings the toys for girls and boys.

6. He'll come again another year.

Ho! Ho! Ho!

~ Author Unknown~

Santa's Coming

(tune: Frere Jacques)

Santa's coming,

Santa's coming

Sleigh bells ring,

Sleigh bells ring,

It is Christmas Eve.

It is Christmas Eve.

Ding, ding, dong.

Ding, ding, dong.

~ Author Unknown~

Activities

Stocking Color Words

Setting: Small Group, Literacy Centers

Objective: Color sight word identification, matching

Materials: Stocking Color Word cards available for free. Click on the link below.

Directions: Seat your students around a table and place the Stocking Color Word cards in a basket. Have the students work in pairs matching the color sight word to the matching color stocking. There are two levels of play. Level 1: Color sight words are written the color represented. Level 2: All color sight words are written in black.

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Stacking Gifts
[Block Center]

Wrap cardboard boxes (large and small) in Christmas gift wrap. Add them to the block center for children to stack.

Gift Box Guessing Game 
[Large Group] 
Decorate a large cardboard box to look like a gift box, and play this guessing game. While everyone’s eyes are closed, tap one child on the shoulder. That child will crawl in the big gift box. Tell the children to open their eyes and guess who is missing from the circle.

Christmas Wreath

[Take Home Project] 

Use a sturdy green paper plate and cut out the middle and send one home with each student.  Encourage their family to creatively help them decorate their wreath.

Christmas Sort File Folder Game

Setting: Small Group, Math Centers

Objective: Sorting

Materials: Use the Christmas Sort cards. Have students sort the cards into Christmas and Not Christmas. Two levels of play. Level 1: Students can place pictures about Christmas into a stocking. Level 2: Have the students place pictures about Christmas on the Christmas tree and pictures not about Christmas on the Christmas tree with a red X.

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