http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RacecarABCcards.htm
Hint! This would be a great project for a parent volunteer because it will use a lot of ink and paper.
Note! I put mine in clear sheet protectors because it’s cheaper and easier than laminating. The uppercase letter is on one side and the lowercase letter is on the other side.
Here are a few ways you can use the highway letters with different skills throughout the school year.
Letter Vests – Punch holes at the top and tie on string so the children can wear them like letter vests. Pass these out and let children stand when their letter is sung in the song.
Toy Cars - Let children drive over letters with toy cars.
Writing - Trace over the letters with dry erase markers. Erase and use again and again.
Hint! Put a green dot where they start and a red dot where they stop.
Play Dough - Roll play dough and place on top of the letters.
Phonics - Practice blending C V C words. (consonant, vowel, consonant) with vests. Add the “silent e” to words to change the vowel sound.
Chunking - Start by asking children who are wearing “a” and “t” to stand. What does that say? Ask “m” to stand in front of “at.” What does that say? Tell “m” to go away and have “r” stand in front of “at.” Have children suggest other letters to stand in front of “at.” Reinforce other word families with this strategy.
Spelling Words - Slowly call out sight words or spelling words. (Stretch out the sounds.) Children come up if they are wearing that sound and make the word.
ABC Order- Children arrange themselves in alphabetical order according to the letter that they are wearing.
Highway Numbers and Shapes
https://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RacecarHighwayNumbers.htm
Writing Numerals
Children can trace over numerals with toy cars or they can roll play dough and place it on top of the numerals. They can also trace over numerals with a dry erase marker and erase.
Counting
Have children get in numerical order according to the number they are wearing.
Songs
Wear number vests as you sing “Five Little Monkeys,” “I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a One,” and other songs.
Inequalities
Put up two numbers and have children choose “<” or “>” to go between them.
Addition and Subtraction
Have children make number sentences using the numbers and signs on the vests.
*Move numbers around to demonstrate different fact families.
Writing - Trace over the letters with dry erase markers. Erase and use again and again.
Hint! Put a green dot where they start and a red dot where they stop.
Play Dough - Roll play dough and place on top of the letters.
Phonics - Practice blending C V C words. (consonant, vowel, consonant) with vests. Add the “silent e” to words to change the vowel sound.
Chunking - Start by asking children who are wearing “a” and “t” to stand. What does that say? Ask “m” to stand in front of “at.” What does that say? Tell “m” to go away and have “r” stand in front of “at.” Have children suggest other letters to stand in front of “at.” Reinforce other word families with this strategy.
Spelling Words - Slowly call out sight words or spelling words. (Stretch out the sounds.) Children come up if they are wearing that sound and make the word.
ABC Order- Children arrange themselves in alphabetical order according to the letter that they are wearing.
Highway Numbers and Shapes
https://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/RacecarHighwayNumbers.htmWriting Numerals
Children can trace over numerals with toy cars or they can roll play dough and place it on top of the numerals. They can also trace over numerals with a dry erase marker and erase.
Counting
Have children get in numerical order according to the number they are wearing.
Songs
Wear number vests as you sing “Five Little Monkeys,” “I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a One,” and other songs.
Inequalities
Put up two numbers and have children choose “<” or “>” to go between them.
Addition and Subtraction
Have children make number sentences using the numbers and signs on the vests.
*Move numbers around to demonstrate different fact families.
Hint! Make your own math signs (+ - = < >) to use with these activities.
Number Bonds
Call out a number. Children find a friend to equal that amount.
Tens and Ones
Let children demonstrate expanded notationwith vests.
Word Problems
Use number vests to engage children in solving word problems.
Dot to Dot
Pass out numbers and have children scatter around the room. Give one child a large pointer. That child takes the pointer and goes from “0” through “10” by “connecting the dots.”
Highway Shapes
Do similar activities by putting highway shapes in clear sheet protectors.
https://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/Racecar-Highway-ShapeCards.htm
Number Bonds
Call out a number. Children find a friend to equal that amount.
Tens and Ones
Let children demonstrate expanded notationwith vests.
Word Problems
Use number vests to engage children in solving word problems.
Dot to Dot
Pass out numbers and have children scatter around the room. Give one child a large pointer. That child takes the pointer and goes from “0” through “10” by “connecting the dots.”
Highway Shapes
Do similar activities by putting highway shapes in clear sheet protectors.
