Writing Numbers 0-9

If you are teaching students to write numerals 0-9 you may like our fun formation poems. They help children remember the order of their pencil strokes with writing. We have an animated video that is free to play on Youtube to show the path of motion too.

 

This week we made a set of activity mats that can be easily distributed to your students digitally with the TPT Easel too. They also print perfectly and can be projected (from pdf) onto your electronic board as a whole class lesson.

20 full-color activity mats are included. 

• students say the number poem
• trace and write the numerals with correct formation
• laminate to use with a dry erase marker or send digitally to your students with Easel

We know your students will love learning to write numbers with these activity mats!

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Gum Ball Counting Mats - Numbers to 10

Perfect for kindergarten and first grade our growing collection of activity mats are a versatile option for the hybrid classroom and changing classroom situations!

• print and laminate for hands-on use with play dough, equipment or dry erase markers
• deliver directly to your students devices with the TPT Easel tool 
• project the pdf file onto your electronic board for whole-class focus

We’ve designed the activities to be perfect for little hands and minds. This one I am showing you today is called Count the Gum Balls and is perfect for PreK and K students. 

Students will:

• count the gumballs (1:1 correspondence and counting)
• trace the gum balls (fine motor and handwriting)
• write the number to match (matching numerals and quantities, numeral formation)

We've included 10 activity mats in this set and can't wait for you to add some joy to your math lessons with our little happy gum balls! 

Find this new resource in our digital activities collection - but please remember the pdf file is perfect for printing!

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Writing poster

Sharing stories and talking often leads to imagination which can lead to drawing and then attempting to record a story! Model this for your students every day. 

One simple way is to let students have show and tell, listen carefully to the news or story they share and then after the students have all finished talking, model the writing process. 

Talk about one of the students and the news they shared, draw a picture on chart paper and then show your students how to attempt writing! Model the steps you take:

• thinking about what you will write
• drawing pictures to show your ideas - adding detail, labels etc
• talking about your picture
• deciding on the words to write - for kindergarten, one sentence is enough to start with
• clapping out the words as you say the decided sentence
• writing long dashes or squiggles on your paper to match each word of your sentence
• attacking the sentence one word at a time, stretching it out, isolating the sounds and writing them down in order
• rereading to check for meaning 

 

You may like this new poster to help guide your students in this process. It is perfect to go with our directed drawing pages. 

Use this poster to encourage and support your students when they write. Print it at home (on the paper size that fits through your printer) or take to your local print shop or upload to an online printing service for a giant version!

Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is something we can help you with!

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School Coloring Pages

 

Over in our Pond Coloring Club we have a growing collection of pages for you and your learners to color with a school theme. Please send me your requests if there is a page you would like to see added!

A coloring page on the desk of your students on the first day/weeks of school 

• can give anxious/unsettled students a consistent routine to follow when they enter the classroom - find their desk, sit, work on single page
• provides an opportunity for students to sit at their desk and complete a task with minimal instructions from you (allowing you to get to support students who need 1:1 support)
• can be an option - provide blank paper too for students who would prefer to draw

If you are not yet a member of our club, we would love to have you - you can find out all about joining over on the website.

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Car Bulletin Board or Door Display

Are you decorating your classroom for a happy positive year? Create a fun car themed door or bulletin board to motivate your students with the message - We're on the road to success! 

You can use all of the pieces in this set, or just a few to arrange a display that best suits the space you have to work with. Choose from text-editable name tags, accents and word cards to create a beautiful classroom welcome.

• simply print the pieces you need, trim them quickly with scissors and and display them
• write or type your student names to celebrate your class community

Included is:

• 6 different car name tags
• word cards - We're on the road
• bulletin board letters for the word success
• accent pieces for decoration - 3 signs, traffic lights, road pieces, road corner pieces, cat, dog, tree, flower, snail

If you use one of our displays I would love to see it - tag us on social media! 

Find more themes for classroom displays over on our website page. 

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Oder and Position of Numbers to 15

Reinforce an understanding of the order and position of numbers 0-15 with our engaging math activities. They are hands on games and center style activities that you can use:

• in your math lesson
• in math workshop
• in math rotations
• as independent activities

We've grouped these activities together in a pack called Math Pack 19. You can use our packs in sequence if you choose, or pick and choose activities and packs that suit your learners best. 

 

This bundle will help students learning to:

• identify one more or one less with concrete materials
• identify one more or less in picture representations
• act out a forward and backward jump on a number track
• identify one immediately more or less of a specific number in the range 0-15
• write numerals 0-15

Included with each game is a worksheet for students to complete and a cover page to help you organize your resources in folders or pouches. You can also give the included detailed instructions to an adult helper or quickly refer to them yourself as you teach the game to students.

The activities included in this bundle are:

Make a Group

Students will make a group of counters/chips that is one more or less than a given group.

Make a Train

Students will make a cube 'train' that shows one more of less than a picture and record the numerals.

Jump

Students will make forward and backward jumps on a number track of 1, 2 and 3 and determine the new landing position.

Next and Before to 15

Students will locate and position numbers immediately before AND immediately after a given number, randomly in the range 0-15.

Numberpillar to 15

Students will sequence and write 3 number sequences from various starting points in the range 0-15.

If you'd interested in using our Math Packs, or this one particularly - Math Pack 19 - hop over to the website to find out more!

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Learning the ow Sound - Cow Town

If you're teaching the ow sound to your little learners we have a fun game you may like! The cows have come to town and your students will read the words they have brought with them!

There are 24 simple words that contain ow in the game - review them with your students as a whole class activity. 

• Make a quick chart or write them on the board - it is important that your students see you writing each day. 
• Verbalize each word and show them the location of the 'ou' making the ou sound. 

Play a whole class game with the cards - lay them out, call a word and have a chosen student find the matching cow. This whole class game will provide for them an experience to reflect back to when they play it as a small group with their peers.

Use the worksheet provided to encourage your students to write the words they have found, at the conclusion of the game.

Extra Ideas

• use the playing cards as word cards in your writing center - students can write them on a little whiteboard or on scrap paper

• put the word cards on a ring and let students flip through the, reading them for fluency
• encourage students to make the words with magnetic letters

You can find our newly revised version of the Cow Town game over in our TpT store! 

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Classroom Posters for Kindergarten and First Grade

Our Cute Classroom Posters feature big happy images to delight your little learners and welcome them to their learning space. Each poster has a simple, age appropriate positive message to encourage a positive mindset.

You can print a colored version or a blackline version. You can have your students color them with markers, soft pastel, pencil or even watercolors.

Tips for display:

• feature a single poster each week and offer a new positive message for students - this will give them something to look forward to each week
• display a poster on your electronic board each morning for a positive start without printing
• challenge students to think and discuss how they can practically apply the core message of each poster - you may need to guide with ideas and examples

Free Classroom Poster

We have an owl cute classroom poster on a past blog you may like to use to kickstart the beginning to a happy school year.

We'd love to share it with you today too, find it on the past blog post: Don't forget to be owlsome

If you'd like to take a peek at all our poster packs, you can hop over to our website page:

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Rainbow Classroom Decor

Our pretty Rainbow Door Display pack can be used to create a lovely welcome to your classroom learning space. You can type or write your student names on one of the 3 included size options and create a unique message with the 4 one page options included. 

I also encourage you to find other ways to use the rainbow labels in your classroom!

Here are just a few:

Positive Message Door

• instead of display student names on your rainbows, type or write positive words of encouragement so your students are showered with positivity before they enter for the day

Book Covers

Use the rainbow labels to make book covers and labels on students workbooks, folders or packets. You can even add one to your teacher planner or assessment book.

Container Labels and Organizing Supplies

Use the rainbows for labelling equipment and supplies. They can be attached with sticky paper, clear adhesive or something simple like a clip!

Find our pretty rainbow door display along with other sets in our series, over on the website. 

And speaking of rainbows, we added a 'red rainbow' version of the classroom template set to our collection today too.

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