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Another page I've just added to the library is this one, where your children can find the matching balloon pairs. They can color them to match using pencils, crayons or paint.
Play a pairs game as a lesson transition too.
Find a Sound Match
- this quick transition activity is easy to implement, requires no prep and engages children to help manage the group
- ask one child to find something in the classroom equipment that interests them and bring it to the group - e.g. book
- optional: have the other students count to 20 while the object is found
- ask a second student to find an object (not the same) that begins with the same letter or sound - e.g. ball - and bring it to the group
- record both words on chart paper, talking about the letters and sounds in the words (you could draw a balloon shape around both words if you like)
- variation: find objects of the same color, shape, material
- return objects and choose another student for another round of play
Hot air balloons can be fascinating for children. They are fun to draw, have an interesting history and can ignite a curiosity for a wider unit on transport or travel. If your students are interested, do some research reading and writing about hot air balloons. Explore different modes of transport and talk about how this one is different, charting the ideas your students generate collaboratively on the board or chart paper to come back to during writing activities. In the writing center or in small groups, you can use a structured writing scaffold to support your students writing.
