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There are so many wonderful things that your students want to learn about at this time of year that it's hard to choose! I love to pull out the elements of seasonal celebrations and use them to create mini thematic studies.
You'll find a blend of science, movement, literacy, and math in these activities about reindeer. Let's take a look!
For second and third grades, try some non-fiction reading about reindeer with this freebie from A Grace Filled Classroom. Part of a larger set, this free sampler includes the great page you see here (perfect for use with a doc camera!), a graphic organizer/response to reading page, and a comprehension check which will also give you lots of info about your students' mastery of non-fiction text terminology.
Getting the wiggles out is harder than ever at this time of year! Look at this sweet little variation on the Hokey Pokey from Kiboomu on YouTube. This fun little song and dance is suggested for PreK and kindergarten, but right now I bet there are some desperate first grade and second grade teachers with students who'd love to get the wiggles out with this fun little dance!
Who else but a primary teacher would have not one but many favorite reindeer books? One of my top-of-the-list favorites is Jan Brett's The Wild Christmas Reindeer. I love this story about how Teeka struggles to prepare the reluctant reindeer for Santa's flight and learns something about herself in the process, but my favorite part of this book is the expressions on the faces of the reindeer! After you read it to your class, take a teaching hint from the blog of my friend Tara at The Math Maniac. Check out her great post about writing math story problems based on literature.
After you read The Wild Reindeer to your class, take a teaching hint from the blog of my friend Tara at The Math Maniac. Check out her great post about writing math story problems based on literature.
For second and third grades, try some non-fiction reading about reindeer with this freebie from A Grace Filled Classroom. Part of a larger set, this free sampler includes the great page you see here (perfect for use with a doc camera!), a graphic organizer/response to reading page, and a comprehension check which will also give you lots of info about your students' mastery of non-fiction text terminology.
Getting the wiggles out is harder than ever at this time of year! Look at this sweet little variation on the Hokey Pokey from Kiboomu on YouTube. This fun little song and dance is suggested for PreK and kindergarten, but right now I bet there are some desperate first grade and second grade teachers with students who'd love to get the wiggles out with this fun little dance!
Click here to see it!
Who else but a primary teacher would have not one but many favorite reindeer books? One of my top-of-the-list favorites is Jan Brett's The Wild Christmas Reindeer. I love this story about how Teeka struggles to prepare the reluctant reindeer for Santa's flight and learns something about herself in the process, but my favorite part of this book is the expressions on the faces of the reindeer! After you read it to your class, take a teaching hint from the blog of my friend Tara at The Math Maniac. Check out her great post about writing math story problems based on literature.
After you read The Wild Reindeer to your class, take a teaching hint from the blog of my friend Tara at The Math Maniac. Check out her great post about writing math story problems based on literature.
For more math, here are two engaging math review games with a Rudolph theme!
Here are the twists that keep these review games fun and fast-paced!
Players take a card from the card bag and solve it.
If the answer is any number besides eight, keep the card.
If the answer is eight (you know, like the "eight little reindeer"!) - put all of your cards back in the bag.
Get a "Rudy!" card - give any one of your cards to any other player.
There are two ways to win - get any eight cards, or collect five reindeer, each wearing a different color Santa hat.
Here's the second grade version of Rudy! The topics in this set go beyond adding and subtracting within 20 to topics like attributes of geometric shapes, measurement, adding and subtracting tens, and number patterns.
The first grade game set is differentiated at two levels.
Level One includes addition facts through ten, emphasizing +0, +1, doubles, and sums of ten.
Level Two cards are for addition and subtraction through 20, with missing addends and missing subtrahends, too.
Rudy! is great for math centers, but passing the bag and paying a whole class version also lots of fun to play in your morning circle or as a warm-up at the beginning of your math lesson.
There's also a bonus four in a row game included, ideal for more practice in math centers and math tubs.
Here's the second grade version of Rudy! The topics in this set go beyond adding and subtracting within 20 to topics like attributes of geometric shapes, measurement, adding and subtracting tens, and number patterns.
Happy Teaching!
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