Minneapolis might
have one of the best malls in America, but you’ll also find some of the best
teachers in America there as well!
Sometimes I get weary of the planes and hotel rooms, but then I meet YOU
and it’s all worthwhile!
Oh, Yeah! (Sarah Farber)
Make an “O” above
your head as you say, “Oh.”
Make a “Y” by
extending your arms in the air as you say, “Yeah!”
Line Up Chant (Lisa Hegard)
As tall as a
tree. (Put arms in the air.)
As big as a
house. (Stretch arms out to the
sides.)
As think as a
pin. (Stand up straight with arms
by sides.)
As quiet as a
mouse. (Say this line softly with
index finger over lips.)
I Can Read
Apron
Write “I Can Read”
on an apron with puff paints. Put
pointers (chopsticks with glitter on the end) in the pockets along with fun
glasses or letter finders (cardboard shaped like magnifying glasses laminated
with clear center). Children get
to wear the apron and read the room.
Never Losers,
Always Winners! (D. Ann Davey)
Make the letter
“L” with your left hand and right hand by sticking out your thumb and sticking
up your pointer. Bring the “L’s”
together to make the letter “W.”
Shape Hunt (Sarah Farber)
Draw shapes on
paper and attach to a clipboard.
Go on a scavenger hunt around the school to find these shapes on the
floors, walls, and everywhere!
*You could also
hunt for 3-D shapes.
A, E, I , O, U (Lisa Jerve, MN)
Say the vowels as
a transition activity. Point to
each child as you say “A, E, I, O, U may go.” The last student you point to (“U”), can line up. Continue until everyone has lined up.
C Prints (Amy Hamilton)
For a fun way to
express the letter “C,” cut away part of a cup. Let the children dip it in paint and print and you’ll have a
page full of C’s.
Letter Matching
Spoons (Lynn Quackenbush)
Write uppercase
letters on white plastic spoons.
Write lowercase letters on clear, plastic spoons. Let children put the spoons together to
match the letters.
Card Game (Rachel Udelhoven)
Remove the face
cards from a deck of cards.
Children face each other and draw one card at a time. They place the card in numerical order
in front of them. If the card
isn’t needed, they place it in the “trash” between them. The next player can choose the card in
the trash or draw a new card. The
first child to fill in 1-10 is the winner.