The Crazy Pre-K Classroom

**** I have just added 10 more math practice worksheets to this unit**** Bugs-Math-and-Literacy-unit-110-pages-of-centers-and-worksheets  Read the room with recording sheets and several ideas for different variations. All five bugs are included to use for measurement each in a different size. Use them to measure the tree, complete the classroom common items worksheet and encourag parents to let their child measure objects at home with them. Compare and contrast the results, which items are longer/shorter, taller etc. I have/Who has 1-100 and ABC to play with your students. This game is great for number and ABC order. Staple in my classroom! Print out these jars and use the bugs below to match the correct number to its word, record the proper word on the included recording sheet. This activity can be printed and laminated for years of use or copied in black and white, stapled and completed as a booklet. Number words and numbers 1-50 are included. This is also included as a sigh...

So, in my last post I told you I would get to telling you what the little girl in my class that is allergic to most everything eats. By God's design she can eat most all fruits and vegetables. This weekend when I was designing my newest tpT unit with fruits and vegetables graphics I started to get excited about all of the food related things I will be able to do in my class during nutrition week. Here are a few things you might enjoy; 1. Apple stamping: take an apple and cut in half or quarters, dip in paint or ink and make art. If you cut an apple in half through the flesh instead of the core oyu can show the children how God placed a star in the middle of every apple. With ink pads it also makes an awesome image. 2. Practice cutting during snack time. give each child aplastic knife and a chunk of cucumber, banana, or any other fruit or vegetable you can get a hold of and teach them how to cut food. 3. Taste fruits and vegeatables, have a variety, some sweet, some sour. Grap...

I have/Who has is a game I use in my classroom daily to build strength in the order of the alphabet and numbers. I have also used this to reinforce number words, sight words, color words and other key concepts for young children. I find it amazing how quickly the children catch onto this game and are able to translate it to other concepts without missing a beat. My Pre-K class of 14 can now order 1-30 in under 2 minutes. That is a feat when it comes to pre-k kids, they just love this game, and most can now tell me the numbers that are missing and number order which is essential for math skills in school. How to play: Either purchase a set of cards or make your own, the following image is given as an example and is from my TpT unit for St. Patricks Day. I try to include one of these sets in each of my math and literacy unit. Pass out the cards as evenly as possible for your group, have your students place the cards in order from lowest number to highest. When I first start each chil...

St. Patricks Day is right around the corner so in planning mode i created a mini-unit for my class. It is titled Shamrock Shenanigans and included you will find I have/who has to 100 and the alphabet. Skip counting by 2's, 3's, 5's and 10's to 100 and 4 worksheets for practice and assessment. Please check it out on TpT by clicking the following link: Shamrock Shenanigans!