All About the Number...

Keeping with the scope and sequence of skills I have designed file folder activities for the  numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 so far. Each target number activity contains the following:

• Number Mats - Which can be used as playdoh mats, children can drive matchbox cars along the path of the numbers, or they can use dry erase markers to trace the number.
• Number Pattern Blocks - There are number pattern block mats and pattern blocks to print.
• Sort the Number by Color.
• Sort the Number by Size.
• Number Puzzles
• Number Work Mats- Each number work mat contains cards with the numeral, its name, ten frames, and corresponding number of objects representing the target number.
• Can You Find the Number…? Children can find and circle the target number out of a grid of numbers.
• The number line enables children to see the number in numerical order. The activity encourages the children to write the missing number using the number line as a visual guide.
• NEW in Six is Half a Dozen: Can You Find the Pattern?

All About the Lonely Number 1 Activity Pack Sample

 Download>> All About the Lonely Number 1 Activity Pack

Two is a Pair Activity Pack Sample

 Download>> Two is a Pair Activity Pack

Download >> Three is a Trio Activity Pack

Four is a Quad Activity Pack Sample

Download >> Four is a Quad Activity Pack

Five is a Pentagon Activity Pack Sample

Download >> Five is a Pentagon Activity Pack

Six is Half a Dozen Activity Pack Sample

Download >> Six is Half a Dozen Activity Pack

Stay tuned for more updates to include All About the Numbers 7, 8, 9, and 10.

~ Catherine : )

Scope and Sequence

I have been working on a scope and sequence for the upcoming school year. So far I have the following:

August 2012	September 2012	October 2012	November 2012	December 2012
·   Letters: S, M	·   Letters: D, L, A	·   Letters: H, O, P, T	·   Letters: I, N	·   Letters: C, R
·   Numbers: 0, 1, 2	·   Numbers: 3, 4	·   Numbers: 5, 6	·   Numbers: 7, 8	·   Numbers: 9, 10
·   Color: Blue	·   Color: Purple	·   Color: Orange	·   Color: Brown	·   Color: Yellow
·   Shape: Square	·   Shape: Diamond	·   Shape: Triangle	·   Shape: Rectangle	·   Shape: Star

To go along with the scope and sequence I have been working on designing activities to reinforce the concept. For the month of August I have designed Snaky Ss Activity Pack and Marvelous Mm Activity Pack. 

Preview of Snaky Ss Activities

Snaky Ss Activity Pack includes the following:

Game 1: Find the picture that is the same.

Game 2: Put together letter S puzzles.

Game 3:  Build the letter S out of playdough.

Game 4: Find and circle the letter Ss.

Game 5: Practice writing the upper and lowercase letter Ss.

Game 6: Read! Make! Write! Letter S Words.

Game 7: Letter S Lacing to the Number 5.

Game 8: Build the letter S out of pattern blocks.

Game 9: Sort upper and lowercase letter S.

Game 10: Sort the letter S by size.

Game 11: Find and circle the squares.

Game 12: Trace and draw a square.

Game 13: Square Lacing to the Number 3.

Game 14: Sort squares by color.

Letter S Puppets

Letter S Word Wall Cards

Download Snaky Ss Activity Pack >>  LLL_Letter_S_Activities.pdf
This file might take some time to download because of its size.

I have the Marvelous Mm Activity Pack designed. I am working on putting all the individual pieces together into one downloaded packages. Stay tuned for more updates.

~Catherine : )

Circus Theme Resources

School is officially out for the summer! I'll miss the group of students that I had, but I am looking forward to a new group of fresh young minds. Since it is summer break, it's the perfect time to first relax, but to also plan for the upcoming school year. In retrospect I have learned a lot this past school term. I noticed some things that worked really well and some that just plain flopped.

I observed this past year some of the students had not been introduced to a wide variety of different types of animals. So, for the upcoming year I plan on introducing a variety of animals throughout the school year. My wonderful assistant and I discussed the classroom theme, and we came up with a circus theme. I am currently working on bulletin boards, word walls, center signs, and classroom decorations and activities centered on the circus theme.


Cubby Tickets – A set of (4) colorful tickets with editable text boxes in Microsoft Word. I plan on using the tickets to label the children’s cubbies this coming up school year. I will also take a picture of them on the first day of school and add to the ticket. This will help the children that cannot recognize their name in print.

Sample of the Circus Cubby Ticket

Download >>  Circus Cubby Tickets File 1 (word doc.)
Download >>  Circus Cubby Tickets File 2 (word doc.)

Keep checking back for additional resources!

~ Catherine