You know I’m
always looking for cheap, easy ideas that are open ended and can be used in a
variety of ways. A few weeks ago
Keta Turner suggested writing letters on large, dry, lima beans and using them
to make word families. I pulled an
Altoids tin out of the trash yesterday (Shame on my husband for throwing it
away!) and turned it into a container for the “Beanie Weenies.” This could be put in a center or used
as an activity when children finish their work early. Use a permanent marker to write the consonants in blue and
the vowels in red and here we go!
*Draw ten beans
from the tin. How many words can
you make with the ten beans? Write
them down.
Come back tomorrow
and check out my number beans!