Did you know thatI was born in Tennessee? Maybethat’s why I have a special bond with the teachers there! The Kindergarten Conference inNashville this week was TERRIFIC! I’m thankful some of the teachers wrote down these ideas I can sharewith you!
Bubble Words (AlysiaPitts, Woodbury, TN)
Use a bubble fontto make sight words and place in aclear sheet protector. Thechildren roll out play dough to make the words. (If you don’t have a bubble font you can just create yourown words like I did below.)
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Hannah MontanCheer (Janelle Bush, TracyCity, TN)
(Tune: “Best of Both Worlds”)
Hold hand like amicrophone and sing…”You did a good job!”
Justin BieberCheers (Janelle Bush)
(Tune: “Baby””)
Rock hands like acradle and sing a child’s name such as, “Kellie, Kellie, Kellie, oooh!”
“Eenie, meenie,minnie, mo. You did a goodjob. This I know!!”
Question of theDay (Mary McCarroll)
First, do a drumroll by slapping hands on thighs.
Second, countbackwards from 10, 9, 8…0
Third, ask aquestion. Put a T chart with “yes”and “no” on the board. Childrencan place name cards or write their name under their answer.
Christmas CardPuzzle (Bobbie Jean Hurde)
Cut up oldChristmas cards and place them in a brown bag or zip bag. Children shake up the bag and then putthe puzzle together.
Ziploc BagQuilt (Elizabeth McIntosh,Whiteville, TN)
Put 16 ziploc bagstogether with duct tape so the tops of the bags are still open. Slip cards into the bags with skillsyou are working on. Create asecond set of cards to match. Children draw a card and then use a fly swatter to swat the card thatmatches the one they selected. Thesame quilt can be used for upper and lowercase letters, pictures and sounds, mathfacts, and so forth.
Reading StationPuzzle (Mandy Collins,Rossville, TN)
You will needcardboard puzzles to create this center. Write sight words on the backs of the puzzle pieces. Also write the sight words on thecardboard puzzle frame. Childrenmatch words on the puzzle piece to the frame to complete the puzzle.
Word Bubble Map (Linda Jo Kincaid)
Use bubbles tohelp children blend sounds and read words. Make a bubble for each word family similar to the oneshown. Write the answers on the back.
