"Barnyard Word Bingo" Literacy Game!!!

Okay...I'm on a roll.....:)  I am always looking to keep my "Firsties" actively engaged while they are in Literacy Centers....therefore, I am always coming up with new activities or games to keep them going!! Check out my latest literacy game that helps reinforce their knowledge of our basic sight words.

It's called "Barnyard Word Bingo" and it can be found in my TPT store! 

 

 

 

Let me know what you think:) Enjoy!!

"going nutty"

For a great Word Study Center activity, check out my newest "going nutty" game on TPT. 

"going nutty"

Have fun "going nutty"!!!

A little Pinterest...ing Sight Word Fun!!

Some of my favorite pinning while searching for "Sight Word Activities" this week on Pinterest:)  

A great letter recognition center to use during Guided Reading time!!!  The students will love it and it's easy to set up and reasonably priced:) This came from ....Mrs. Kelly's Kindergarten!

This is a fun way to practice sight words and also get more practice with sentence formation and word choice!  This great idea came from....http://moffattgirls.blogspot.com/!

Now, this next sight word center idea seems to be pretty popular!!! I've used it for many years in my own classroom....and now, I'm seeing it all over Pinterest and have heard that many teachers are using it along with other store bought games that have been educationally altered by their owners:)  Teachers are so creative.....aren't we???? Well, we kinda have to be!  LOL 

Anyway.....here's Sight Word Candy Land!!!!

I wrote sight words on my game board, but others have written them on the actual cards.  Either way...the kids LOVE it and it really gets them involved with learning sight words....in a fun way:)

Other games that I have used for sight word center activities are: Jenga, Memory Concentration games, Chutes and Ladders, Twister, Scrabble, etc.  The possibilities are endless!!!

Enjoy and Pinterest your heart out:) I know I will!!!

It's all about the "_ay" Chunk!!!

This week on our Chunk Wall, we will be adding two new spelling pattern chunks.  One of them will be the "_ay" chunk!!! Here is an activity for a whole group Word Study lesson or to use in a literacy center for individual work and further practice.  I print it out on white tag paper and laminate for durability. I bought a simple, black BOO bucket at Target that I put my "Ghostly" letter cards in.  The students choose their "Ghostly _ay" or "Ghostly _ _ay" Mats and get to work:) Enjoy!!!

Here is the Symbol Chart and Product Sheet

for this activity, and here is the 

"Ghostly _ay" Mats and "Ghostly" letters!

"Firsties" First Field Trip

In honor of the play, Charlotte's Web, that we will be seeing this week on our field trip, I am downloading my 

Wilbur's Word Game!

 I have been reading Charlotte's Web to my students for a couple of weeks now and should be finished with the book before we go on our field trip this week.  It will be fun to compare and contrast the play and the book when we get back.  I'm anxious to see their faces during the show!!! They are already very attached to the characters in the book and for them to get to see them in a different genre will be exciting!!! 

The game directions are listed on the game sheet. Enjoy!!

PS...check back for future card games with different themes....More to come!!!

Great Finds....

Just like lots of people these days, I am HOOKED on Pinterest!!! What a great way to find things....with the help of your friends!!!
Here are some of the new math ideas that I have started my school year off with!! So far, they are a HUGE hit!!!

from a great webiste....www.oceansoffirstgradefun.blogspot.com. 

This is a great place value game from ....http://whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com/.  The "Firsties" love it!!!

And to go along with Everyday Math, I found this smart board "Rolling for 50" game from....http://tekyteach.blogspot.com.  They also have the Dice, Roll and Tally Game, Penny Nickel Exchange and Bunny Hop!!!  I let the students choose Smart Board Games as one of their Math Game Rotation choices.  It makes learning so much fun!!!!

Getting in the "Firstie's" Mode!!!

August...already???? Whew...the summer FLEW by!!!  Now it's time to get into the mode of school!! Ready or not, I will meet my new "Firsties" very soon!!

Over the summer, I worked on some Weekly Word Study games that I use every year for centers, practice and homework.  I just gave them a little "face-lift" this summer!!  I am attaching one that I will probably use the first week of school to review their Kinder words.  Feel free to add whatever words you choose to use for your students.  The game directions are on the top of the templates. I'm not sure where this game concept generated from, but whoever came up with it is my hero!!  I've made many changes to the game rules over the years to fit the needs of my own students...feel free to do the same:)

"Gotcha" Word Study Game Template

Word Wall Concentration Game for Week 11...

Concentration Game

Try this Concentration Game as an added activity to help your 1st grade students become more successful with their weekly word wall words.  Just print out a copy for each student in your classroom and have them cut the cards apart, image and word together, to have a set of cards to play with.  Each student should have 8 cards in total.  It is played the same as the traditional concentration game is played.  Players combine their concentration cards together and place them face down on a table or the group rug and take turns turning over two cards to find a match.  If a player finds a match, they may go again until they turn over two cards that are not a match.  The player with the most matches wins the game!! 


**Note: You must model the correct way to play the game for your students to ensure that they are getting the full educational value out of the game.  For example,  I have my students spell the words as they turn over the matching set.  They may not keep it if they cannot tell their partner what the word is or if they cannot spell the word.


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