Dictionary
Search
Standard: LS 4
Materials: classroom dictionary or
pictionary, list of words, pencils
Directions: Prepare a list of words (or
pictures) that children can find
in
the dictionary. Children look
through the dictionary and
write
down the page number on which that word can be found.
More! Use
a dictionary or a thesaurus to have children find synonyms,
antonyms,
and other information.
Alphabet
Art
Standard: RF 1d
Materials: crayons, paper, marker
Directions: Prepare for this project by drawing
a large letter in the middle
of
each sheet of paper with a marker.
Children choose a letter
and
turn the paper all around. What
object, animal, or person
does
it look like? Children use
crayons to “camouflage” the
letter
to make it look like something else.
More! Challenge
children to create an object out of the letter that begins with that sound.
Dealer’s Choice
Standard: Counting,
Compare Numbers
Materials: deck
of playing cards (remove the face cards)
Directions: Have the children sort the cards by suit.
Can
they put the cards in order from 1-10?
More! Write
“high,” “low,” and “equal” on a piece of paper as shown.
Children turn over two cards at a
time. Children place the cards in
the appropriate pile. (This would
be a fun game to play
with a friend.)
Book Necklace
Standard: SL
5, L 5c
Materials: paper,
stapler, scissors, hole punch, string or yarn, pencils
Directions: Cut
a sheet of paper in half. Fold
into eighths and cut on the
creased
lines. Staple to make a small
book. Hole punch in the
corner
and tie on a piece of string.
Children walk around the
classroom
and write words they can read.
More! Use
this for an autograph book for friends to write their
names.
Make
a book of nouns, color words, shapes, adjectives, etc.