Book Browsing
Standard: RL 5
Materials: 5-10 book jackets or library
books on different topics, paper,
pencil, file folder
Directions: Put letters on the books A, B, C,
D, etc. using sticky notes. Write
questions about the books on the file folder. For
Example:
1. “If you wanted to read a book about a
dog, which one
would
you choose?”
2. “Which book do you think would have a
story about a
giant?”
3.
“Which book would help you learn more about space?”
4. “Where could you find a poem?”
Children
number their papers and then write the letter for
the
book that would answer each question.
Standard: RF 1d
Materials: construction
paper, pencils, letter stencils, scissors, hole punch,
yarn
cut in 22” pieces
Directions: Children place the letters on the construction paper
and trace
around
them. Punch a hole in each letter
and string it on
the
yarn. Tie the ends and wear like a
necklace.
More! Children
can make necklaces using the letters in their name, their initials, vocabulary
words, etc.
Math Bags
Standard: Operations and Algebraic
Thinking
Materials: zip bags, permanent marker,
small flat objects, pencils, paper
Directions: Draw a line down the middle of a
bag with a permanent marker.
Insert objects in the bag. Children slide the items from
one side to
the other to make different combinations. Ask
them to write down
the equations.
More! Vary
the number of bags and amount to make this increasingly
challenging.
