Winter Resources Archives - Mrs V's Chickadees

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 18:31:37 +0000

Incorporate a variety of early learning skills with this hands-on snow-themed unit. This was made with pre-k/preschool students in mind. Phonics, math, science, sensory, and art learning that can be used for homeschool and classroom settings.

When you download this resource you will receive:

Phonics Work

Snow Monster Letter Match
Salt Tray Letter Formation
Rhyming Mitten Match
Initial Sound Play Dough Mats

Math Work

Snowman Shapes
Snowman Ten Frames
Snow Cloud Addition
Snowman Numbers
Count It Out

Science

Snow Science

Art

Salted Snowflake Craft

Sensory & Fine Motor

Gnome Tracing Lines
Snow Dough Sensory Bin
Cold Snow Sensory Bin

This a hands-on unit that will engage your children while helping them to master early learning skills. If you have any questions prior to purchasing you can email me at mrsvschickadees@gmail.com

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Valentine’s Day Phonics and Math Centers

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Mon, 23 Dec 2019 23:53:38 +0000

Six different (90 pages)Valentine’s Day hands-on centers to make learning fun this February! Skills included are vowel sounds in CVC words, initial blends, word families, subitizing with base ten blocks, subtraction within 10 and comparing numbers using greater than and less than. All of the centers include directions for how to play and recording forms.

***Math Centers Include***

Match My Heart: Subitizing with Base Ten Blocks

*19 Cards Included*

-Students must match base ten blocks with the correct numbers. The hearts include numbers 1-10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80,90,and 100

-The recording sheet has students count base ten blocks and write the correct number, showing they have a clear understanding of base ten blocks.

Cupcake Count: Greater Than or Less Than 10 Math Center

*24 Cupcakes Included*

-Students count the number of sprinkles on the cupcakes and then sort them accordingly by “Greater Than 10” or “Less Than 10.”

-The recording sheet has students track the numbers they have sorted

Sweetheart Subtraction: Subtraction Math Center

*20 Boards Included*

-Students use ten frames to help them solve subtraction problems. If laminated, students can cross off hearts on the board to help them with each problem

-The recording sheet has students track their answers to each subtraction problem

***Phonics Centers Include***

Sweet Treats: Word Family Phonics Center

*8 Word Families Included*

-Students must look at the pictures on the cookies and sort them into the correct cookie jar based on the word family. Word families include -at, -en, -in, -og, -ug, -ap, -et, and -ar

-The recording sheet has each word family and a space for students to illustrate one photo that belongs with that word family

Heart Charts: Vowel Sounds in CVC Words Phonics Center

*24 Cards Included*

-Vowel sound boards have a picture of a CVC word along with the first and last letter. They are given 3 choices for the missing vowel. Using a clothespin, students clip the pin on the correct vowel sound for each word. If the cards are laminated, they can also write in the missing letter.

-The recording sheet ask students to record the CVC words they built for each vowel

Pencil Puzzles: Initial Blends Phonics Center

*34 Puzzles Included*

-Students must build pencil puzzles by matching the correct initial blend to the end of each word. Pictures are provided to help support this task. The blends included are: br, bl, cr, cl, dr, fl, fr, gr, gl, pl, pr, sc, sl, sn, sm, sp, sw, st, and tr.

-The recording sheet has students color in the correct blend for certain pictures from the activity. This is to check that they have a clear understanding of initial blends

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Valentine’s Day Beginning & Ending Sounds

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Wed, 18 Dec 2019 00:43:20 +0000

Initial and ending sound review no prep worksheets are the perfect addition this Valentine’s Day to your phonics lessons. Students must match the pieces of the broken heart to complete the CVC word. There are 7 worksheets for beginning sounds and 8 worksheets for ending sounds.

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CVC Word Puzzles

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:12:36 +0000

A fun, hands-on activity to help reinforce consonant-vowel-consonant words and reading skills. Decoding words is always a very difficult skill for students to master, so allowing tons of practice helps them build a solid understanding of stretching and blending sounds.

*How to Play*

Students must build 2 piece puzzles by matching the words & pictures

There are 48 different CVC puzzles to build.

This Center is Perfect For:

*Phonics Warm-Ups

*Fast Finishers

*Phonics Stations

*Intervention Groups

*Guided Reading Extensions

…and more….

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5 Winter Academic Sensory Bins

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:20:49 +0000

Take your centers to a whole new level with these winter-themed academic sensory bins! Practice uppercase letter identification, counting, subitizing, letter formation, number formation, and categorizing, all while stimulating the senses and having fun!

Activities Included Are:

Snowy Day: Children practice uppercase and lowercase letter identification and matching with this activity. There are two options for this game, with an uppercase letter board and pieces and a lowercase letter board and pieces
Winter Clothes: Children practice categorizing clothing by season by taking the pieces and placing them under either “Summer” or “Winter”
Gingerbread Cookies: Children practice identifying letters and letter formation with this activity
Penguins on Ice: Children practice identifying numbers and number formation with this activity
Marshmallows Please: Children practice counting objects to 10. They duplicate the number on their large board with manipulatives

Sensory bins provide children with an opportunity to stimulate one or more senses at a time. By combining this experience with an academic piece you are helping to engage students and create a wonderful learning experience. Fill your bins with anything and everything! I like to get my tactile items from the dollar store and my own crafting closet. This download includes suggestions for fillers and tools to use.

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Gingerbread Man Addition to 10

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 21:02:03 +0000

Hands-on and engaging way to practice addition to 10, all with a Gingerbread Man theme! Includes 52 different addition problems and answer cards PLUS an oven and cookie sheet to help make the game that much more fun!

How to Play

-Students pick a gingerbread cookie sheet out of the oven (simply glue the oven picture onto a gift bag or attach it to a bin) and solve the addition problem.

-They then find the corresponding answer card and take it off of the cookie sheet (also included) and put it on their gingerbread board

Included in this Pack:

-52 Gingerbread addition boards

-Answer Cards

-Oven Template

-Cookie Sheet Template

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Christmas Reading, Phonics and Math

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:40:54 +0000

Bring Christmas to the classroom while incorporating reading, phonics, and math! Fiction & non-fiction student books, hands-on math and phonics centers, no prep worksheets and more!

This unit includes:

*Non-fiction book about Christmas for students to color and create. Vocabulary words on each page are in a traceable font

*Fiction book about Santa for students to color and create.

*Hands-on rhyming center: students must match up Santa and Mrs Claus by finding the rhyming word/picture

*Hands-on math center: Students must out the presents in the correct sled by finding the numbers greater than or less than 20

*Identifying Christmas symbols

*Writing and illustrating family traditions

*Sequencing events using pictures and the words “first, next, then, finally”

*Bubble map to brainstorm gift ideas that don’t cost money

*Gift vouchers for students to create for family members

*Letters to Santa writing paper

*Math no-prep sheets that cover the following skills:

*2D shapes

*Ten frames

*Patterns

*Graphs

*Addition word problems

*Subtraction word problems

*Phonics no-prep sheets that cover the following skills:

*Rhyming words

*CVC word read and draw

*CVC word and picture match

*Beginning Sounds

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The Gingerbread Man: Cross Curricular Lessons & Activities

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:24:34 +0000

This 95-page Gingerbread Man Unit covers writing, phonics, math, crafts and more! Tailored to work with a variety of versions of this classic tale, children will love everything involved!

Skills & Activities Found In This Unit

*List of Gingerbread Man Books Available

*Gingerbread Man Crafts

*Gingerbread Man Take Home Project

*Parent Letter for Project

*Bulletin Board Idea with Pictures

*Notes from the Gingerbread Man to your Class

*Gingerbread Man Scavenger Hunt

*Gingerbread Writing Journal (14) with Differentiated Writing Paper

*Story Elements

*Making Predictions (2)

*Identifying Characters (2)

*Writing Prompts

*Identifying Setting (1)

*Text-Text Connections (3)

*Text-Self Connections (2)

*CVC Words (3)

*Measuring

*Colors

*Ten Frames

*Skip Counting by 2’s

*Skip Counting by 5’s

*Skip Counting by 10’s

*Tally marks

*Graphs (4)

*Patterns

*Number Words

*Number Sequence with Teen Numbers

*Subtraction Word Problems

*Addition Word Problems

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BUNDLE: Gingerbread Man Phonics & Math Centers

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 02:30:57 +0000

Use this bundle of 6 gingerbread themed phonics and math centers to engage your students this holiday season! Word families, cvc words, digraphs, number sense, addition to and making ten, are all covered in this download!

Included in this Download

CVC Center: Students pick a picture cvc card and use manipulatives (play-doh, letter magnets, etc), to build that word on their gingerbread boards
Word Family Center: Gingerbread houses have a word family on the door and 3 blank circles for peppermint pieces. Students must find the peppermint pieces that have pictures belonging to that word family and place them on the 3 blank circles
Digraph Center: Gingerbread houses have digraphs on them and students must sort the gingerbread men (with pictures) under the correct house. There are beginning and ending digraphs
Number Sense Center: Students place gingerbread cookies on the correct cookie sheet. Each cookie sheet has a number with its number word, the gingerbread cookies have dominos, tally marks and numbers
Make Ten Center: Students use ten frames to help them complete the number sentence on the bottom of each card
Addition to 20 Clip Card Center: Students use clothespins to clip the correct answer of the addition problem. Pictures on the cards act as visuals to help students

These are sure to get your students excited about learning while also covering key skills. You can see more about each center by checking out the links above.

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Gingerbread Man Number Sense Activity

Mrs Vs Chickadees — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:08:40 +0000

A fun, hands on center to help students with number sense to 10. A great winter math center or intervention tool. Children sort the gingerbread number cards onto the correct cookie sheet. There are three cards for each cookie sheet.

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