FREE Heart Letter and Number Cards

Valentine's day is coming up quick! 

I wanted to share the February cards with you.

These cards are great for a sensory bin or reading/math center.

I paired the number cards with heart table scatter to create and easy math center!  Your kiddos identify the number and count out the matching number of heart scatter pieces.
Grab them HERE!

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Dinosaur Color Sort

Any of your kiddos OBSESSED with dinosaurs!? 
We are dino obsessed over here!

A fun activity that we have been doing is sorting our pom poms by color! 

I created these fun dinosaur color mats that your little ones can use to sort their colors on.

Grab them HERE!
Need some more dinosaur activities!?
Check out these other fun dinosaur themed color activities!

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Target Alphabet Letter Writing

I picked up these cute felt letters from the Target Dollar Spot a couple weeks ago! 

I thought they would be perfect for a center or group activity!
I created a couple worksheets that you can use in your classroom with these letters or any letters you may have.

The first one your kiddos will pick a letter and write about the picture that matches the letter.  They can write the word, the sentence on the piece, or create their own.

The second worksheet has your kiddos copying the sentence on the pieces by filling in the missing words.
Grab them HERE!

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Simple Center-CVC

Do you ever need just ONE more center for your literacy block, but don't want to buy a WHOLE pack of them?  Well, I felt the same way, so I created a new line of products that is just that-one more!  They are one center focusing on one skill! 

They include a center activity, recording sheet, and a practice worksheet that you can use however you would like.  You can add that sheet as extra practice after your kiddos finish a center or you could use it for morning work or homework!

I have a bunch of centers already made for the past couple holidays (Halloween/fall and Thanksgiving)! 

I wanted to share my new Christmas center with you!  This one focuses on CVC words.  Your kiddos will record the CVC word on their recording sheet. 

In this pack I have included THREE different recording sheets.  The recording sheets included are write the full word, write the missing vowel, and trace each word.

I added the CVC picture cards and word cards.  I would add the word cards to the center and have your kiddos match the word to the picture then record.

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Turkey Alphabet Toss

I believe learning should be engaging and fun!  With that being said, I think learning can be extra fun when your class can get up and move while learning!
I have created a fun turkey themed alphabet toss!  You can play this in a whole group or you can have a smaller group play it during your reading centers.
To set it up, place the turkeys in the middle of your circle. 

Students take turns throwing the bean bag on a letter.  Once they land on a letter or land close to a letter.  They will say that letter and mark it on their recording sheet.

To challenge kiddos, you can have them say the sound or think of a word that starts with that letter instead.

Another way you can use these turkeys is to spread the turkeys around the room on the floor.  Students will start on one side of the room.  You will call out a letter, sound, or object and the students will WALK and try to find the letter you called out. 
If a student finds it, they will step on the letter or stand by the letter.  Continue playing until you have called all the letters.  If a student runs or is pushing, I would have them sit out one of the rounds. 
Check out this center HERE!

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Oriental Trading Learn365

Did you hear?!  Oriental Trading has a site dedicated to all things teaching!  This is a one stop shop for everything you would need in the classroom.  They have lots curriculum activities, school supplies, and teacher resources!
I am always looking for more math activities for the whole year!  Luckily, under the "Curriculum Activities" tab you can find all the math activities Oriental Trading has to offer!
Check out some of the things I got!

I found this Early Math Activity Center Set!  It comes with 10 activity cards and these cute shark pieces.  They include sorting, counting, adding, and patterning activities.  I thought these would be perfect year round in a math center.

Another math activity I got were Dry Erase Number Lines!  We started Number Talks at our school this past year and we talk a lot about number lines and figuring out math problems using number lines.  These are great for whole group or small group!  There are 36 in a pack so everyone can use them at once.

I also got these CUTE Paw Print Counters!  These are perfect for sorting, patterning, or counting to solve math problems.  They come in 6 different colors too!

These Math Connecting Blocks are the best!  They can be used in so many different ways.  You can make math equations or use them to put numbers in order.  Connect some together and make a number cube!

One more math center before I move on to another subject!  The Monkey Math Linking Game!  These cute monkeys each have a number, tally mark, dice, or number word on their bellies.  Your kiddos link all the same number ways together using the links.  This is great for showing numbers in many different ways.

Learn365 doesn't just have math activities, but literacy activities too!  I got this great Rhyming Match Game. Rhyming is a huge topic in our class, so this will be a great addition in the beginning of the year to practice those skills.  I like to throw in a reading game in my "Read to Someone" center for my kiddos to do before or after they read and this game will be perfect!

I should also mention they have great social study activities too!  We do a big unit on resources/wants and needs also.  I found this great Wants vs. Needs Sorting Game.  This game has your kiddos sorting pictures of things they need and want into small bags.4

* Note: I was given these items from Oriental Trading in exchange for a review.  All opinions are my own.

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