More ideas from my friends at the Nashville, Tennessee, summer camp!
Even and Odd (Christa Reynolds)
Even and Odd (Christa Reynolds)
(Tune: “Bingo”)
There was a farmer
Who had a cow and
EVEN was his name-o.
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2 – 4 – 6 - 8 – 10
2 – 4 – 6 - 8 – 10
and EVEN was his name-o.
There was a farmer
Who had a pig and
ODD was his name-o.
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1 – 3 – 5 – 7 - 9
1 – 3 – 5 – 7 - 9
And ODD was his name-o.
Park Your Phoneme (April Cash)
On black construction paper
draw three parking spaces with white chalk or white out. Say a word (CVC) and ask the child to
park the car where they heard the sound.
For example: CAT Where do you hear the /t/?
Alligator Math (April Cash)
Make an alligator head with
the mouth open. Use a real deck of
cards and take out the face cards.
Each child draws a card and then they put the alligator so it’s eating
the larger amount.
HOT Grease (Melanie Hatley)
As you say the finger play
below rub your palms together.
They will get “hot” and you can talk about friction.
Five little hotdogs frying
in the pan. (Hold up 5 fingers.)
The grease got hot and one
went BAM! (Rub palms together.)
Four little…three…two…one…
No little hotdogs frying in
the pan.
The pan got hot and it went
BAM!
Vowels
(Tune: “Bingo”)
Every vowel has a name
And here is what they say:
A E I O
U
A E I O
U
A E I O
U
And that is what they say.
Every vowel has a name
And here is what they say:
/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ (Make short vowel sounds.)
/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
/a/ /e/ /i/ /o/ /u/
And that is what they say.
Cut Apart Sentences (April Cash)
This activity will reinforce
sight words, punctuation, name recognition, and many other standards. Each week choose a sentence that
relates to what your are studying.
Choose 1-5 students a day to dictate an end to the sentence. Write these on a large chart and review
each day. On Friday, cut apart the
sentences and then cut between the words to make a puzzle for each child. They have to glue their sentence back
together and then illustrate it.
For example, if you are
doing a unit on transportation they might complete a sentence like this:
*The only words that will
change are the name of the student and how they end the sentence.
Teddy Bear Travels
If you go to the website for
the Society for American Travel Writers (satw.org) you will find an adventure
for your classroom. The travel
writers will take a teddy bear and write to your class as they travel the
globe.
An Apron for the Teacher (Leigh Ann Towater)
Get an apron with several
pockets to help you stay organized all day long. Put a happy chappy, seasonal stamp, pen and notepad (for
quick assessments), smart board pen, ring of flash cards, small clapper (to
give yourself a hand) and anything else you will need in the pockets.
Step Book Assessment
(Tiffany Pettigrew)
Make a step book using 5
sheets of paper so you will end up with ten pages. Each month ask the children to write a sentence and
illustrate it. By the end of the
year you will have a visual record of their progress.
*Extend a sentence by adding
different parts of speech on each page of the step book. (Noun, verb, adjectives,
prepositions) Draw pictures to
illustrate each sentence.
End of the Day Song (Barbara E. Hill)
(Tune: “Did You Ever See a Lassie?”)
We’re so glad you’re in our
classroom, our classroom, our classroom.
We’re so glad you’re in our
classroom at name of your school.
With Mary, and Susie, and
Johnny, and Jim. (Tap children on
the head.)
We’re so glad you’re in our
classroom at name of your school.
*Repeat until everyone’s
name has been sung.