Invisible
Writing
Standard: L 1a (letters), L 2d (words)
Materials: small paper cups, Q-tips,
paper towels, word cards
Directions: Children fill a cup ¼ full with
water. Next, they dip
the
Q-tip in water and use it to write letters or words on the
paper
towel. As the water evaporates,
they’ll have “invisible”
writing!
More! Children
can also do invisible writing on the chalkboard with a
sponge dipped in water.
Picture Talks
Standard: RL 7, L 2d
Materials: magazines, paper, pencil,
scissors, glue
Directions: Have children select a picture from
a magazine and glue it
to
a sheet of paper. Ask them to
write words (or sentences)
for
five things they see in the picture.
More! Ask
children to write what they think the people in the picture
are
saying. What happened before? What will happen next?
Standard: Operations
Materials: old cardboard puzzles, marker
Directions: Dump out the puzzle pieces. On the frame write numerals 0-10
(or
higher). On the appropriate piece
write a fact that will
equal
the number on the frame. As
children solve the problems
they
will be completing the puzzle.
More! Use
puzzles to match upper and lowercase letters, antonyms,
etc.
