It's tough to keep yourself going through the summer, but you and your summer school program are most definitely life-changers to those kiddos who desperately need the boost to be successful in the next school year!
It goes without saying that it's even harder to keep little learners motivated when ... hey, there are swimming pools and playgrounds calling their names!
So, what's the key? Well, the key is the same thing as it is all year!
Keep the fun in learning!
The easiest way to keep learning fun? Teach with games! Need convincing of the benefits? Check this post!
You may find that some students joining you for summer school were also in your class this year, but chances are that a good number of your summer school students will be new to you. A new mix of students means it's time to go back and set your procedures and expectations. It's worth every minute of your time to do that!
Teaching your students to play partner games is a great way to reinforce positive classroom behaviors like...
* Taking turns
* Being patient with classmates
* Using kind and polite words
* Being gracious whether you win or lose a game
* Taking care of classroom materials when you're using them, and returning them to their assigned spots when finished (wouldn't that be an AMAZING thing to consistently see happening in your classroom??)
* Using appropriate voice volume level
Whether you're teaching kindergarteners going into first, kindergarten repeaters, or adding these games to your summer practice packets, here's a set of games that you'll love!
Each game is just one page, with no cards to print or prepare and... let's be honest, no cards to LOSE!
These games will give your students lots of practice building addition and subtraction fluency, like this Searching for Seashells game. Most of the games are ready to play with the addition of just dice and a way to mark the board, like erasable markers. A few, like this one, use a spinner. Add a spinner using a scrap of cardstock and a metal brad, or have your students create their own spinner each time they play with a pencil and a paper clip.
Your students will love games like Collect 20, and you'll like the multiple objectives that are being addressed each time they play ... in this case, they'll name the shape, identify the number, count the pieces, recount them on each turn to reach 20, determine how many more they need to get to 20, and more!
Each game comes in both color and ink-saving black and white. What an easy and effective way to add fun activities to your summer send-home packet, especially if you've spent some time playing the games together during the last weeks of school!
How else are teachers using kindergarten practice games? Here are a few more ideas!
Are you ready for a closer look?
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Do you need easy prep kindergarten math games to use all year. like the set below? Try these!
Happy Teaching!
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