Dinosaur Addition, Numbers, Craft and More!

My little Sam and I got crafty this morning and put together these bright dinosaurs. I used a template that I have offered for free here on my blog and glued them to bright card stock.



I have also checked another 'revision' off my list, and updated my Dino Rock number activity. This will help your students with counting, sequencing numbers and numeral identification. 


The aim is to get their dino friend to the palm tree by jumping from rock to rock. Once laminated, these make fun write'n'wipe activities. 



Dinosaur Add Up is another fun write'n'wipe activity and will help your students understand addition.

Each dinosaur card has an addition problem displayed and students trace the spikes to assist in finding the answer.


You could also use them to encourage an understanding of 'counting-on'. Ask your students to record each of the numbers in a different colour and once the first number of spikes have been traced, they can trace the other and 'count-on' to find the total. 


Find them both in my TpT store!

Earth Day Art Project

Here is an art project for Earth Day! This can be done on newspaper to encourage the idea of recycling with your students.



Give them each a sheet of newspaper and direct them in the following drawing:














I used a black oil crayon to do the drawing and then mixed up some food colouring with water for the paint. I find that the food colouring mixture works better on newsprint and gives a lovely smooth and vibrant result.










Once dry, I trimmed the edges and it is ready for display!


Here are some more activities for Earth Day:

Five for Friday

It is time for my favourite link-up of all time - 5 for Friday! Thanks goodness Kacey provides an avenue for us to celebrate the 'random' in life.


Here are 5 random things from my week.

friday kiss ya


1. Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper rice crackers. Hello my new love. Not to mention a cheddar cheese and earl grey hot tea accompaniment. Heaven at 4pm.




2. Praise the lord for grandmas. We ran out of foam sheets half way through a pinterest-inspired craft session. My mum does not live too far away and a quick phone call and she brought supplies to the rescue. 
Now..... there may or may not have been something urgent I had to cast my attention to - resulting in me handing over the craft reins to the expert. There also may or may not have been a trail of Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper crumbs to my desk...

If you feel crafty - and you have an 8 year old that likes to make cutie-pie homes for her 4000 stuffed toys, check out THIS pin!


3. My old love. Well, one of them. We finally got around to a husband-and-wife-date-night-thingy. First one in quite some time for us. Was very relaxing and just what we needed.

4. Old man koala having HIS afternoon tea. Head back, trying to reach the nicest leaf on the branch. Visiting this character has become a school vacation tradition for us, and he did not disappoint.

5. New resource! I have a free sample page for you, from my new 'Build it Up: 1-30 Caterpillars" file. These will help your students with counting, numeral identification and writing numerals.



Download a sample from Google Drive HERE

And click on the image below to find the full packet - it is on sale for a few days only!


Please head over to Doodle Bugs Teaching to find more 'Five for Friday' posts!
Have a great one!

The Frog Pond



The Frog Pond is a printable game that is included in my Numbers to 20 Ultimate Pack 2

It will help students understand the process of multiplication and guide them through the process of making equal groups and finding the total. The recording worksheet will introduce your students to the multiplication symbol in a supported format. 

 The Frog Pond is available individually now - click HERE to find it


It is also available in a bundle - click below to find it - along with 19 other games.





Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today!

A little bit of zoo and a hullabaloo!

I have a simple cut and past number matching activity that is perfect for preschool and kindergarten early number lessons - find it at the bottom of this post. But first...


I wanted to share with you some additions to some of our growing bundles.
Today I added a zoo themed reader and write the room.

 



I also made a zoo themed 'Let's Write' writing prompt. These are all available individually, however if you have the bundles - you can access them in your existing download link!


I am thrilled to finally scratch 'update plant log' from my to-do list. I have been wanting to do this for about a year and am so pleased with how the freshen-up panned out.


Your students can participate in an in-class science experiment to watch their own seed grow. I suggest planting them on cotton in a clear plastic cup so they can observe and record the development of the plant.


Their observational recording book is shaped like a cup - they will draw in exactly what they see each day!



And speaking of plants growing - let's talk ice-cream building.

Because they're related.

I finished a fun new resource this week that has been brewing for a little while. My first graders LOVE changing one letter in a word to make a new one. We start off with one word and write a big long chain of words on the board as they all suggest ideas. It tends to keep going. And going. And going. Even hours later, they are still suggesting a word that will go next.

It's the small things.



'Build It Up: cvc Ice Creams' will help your students record such learning. This packet covers cvc words, and I have started another for more challenging words.



Students trace each word, snip the scoops and then glue them in place. Too easy. And kinda cute.


Speaking of glue. I know - too true......

It's 'Cut and Glue Hullabaloo'! This new packet has been in the works for a few months. I have added a page or two each day. It is a nice simple resource full of practical cut-and-paste reversion worksheets. I like activities like these for fast finishers and table work. The procedure for completing them is very straight-forward and students will not get into a pickle working on them independently.

This first edition covers a range of basic kindergarten skills in a 'matching' format.


You can try one for free today!





Find it in Google Drive: Addition Cat paste Worksheet

Thank you so much for stopping by - have a wonderful day!
















Frog Stuff

We head back to school in just over a week (sigh).. and I will be helping to teach a unit of work on frogs. It got me thinking about some of the frog themed resources that I have made over the years.

Click on any of these images to find their location!


My recently revised 'Frog Hoppin' number sequence cards - these are great as 'write and wipe' cards. I also have used them in the past by asking students to write the entire sequence of each card, in their number book - using the card as a 'task card' of sorts. 




A 'Frog on a Log' reader that is great for positional language. 


Frog on a Log addition cards - great for introducing the 'counting-on' strategy. 


A fun and easy to prep subtraction game! 


And a 'cup frog' - using a painted paper cup!




If you like froggy themed resources as much as I do be sure to follow my dedicated Pinterest board!

Thanks so much for stopping by friends, have a great day!

Spring Play Dough Mats for Addition


To help you make addition fun, hands-on and engaging we added a spring flower set of play dough mats (or activity cards) to our collection!



Your students will use fine motor skills to make petals for each flower and then find the total on their mat (totals up to 20). A recording sheet has been included as an option. 

Flower Pot Pinning Page

If you are doing 'flowery' things in your classroom presently, why not do a 'pinning page' - to also strengthen fine motor skills. You can find a FREE one on my blog - just click on the image below to find it.

Happy Flower Directed Drawing

We have a happy flower directed drawing too! It is perfect for teaming with our free action rhyme finger play - 10 Happy Flowers and the craft from our Premium Coloring Club!





happy flower drawing

Pages like this can be found in my monthly Directed Drawing packets. I am just putting the finishing touches on the May-June set and I will have the year complete. A 'cutie-patootie' set is also in the works!


I hope you have had a fabulous weekend my friends. Thank you so much for stopping by!