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		'Kindergarten Connection" ^Votes:0 An Integrated Unit Please Be Patient . . . Several Photos of Student Work Are Being Loaded! THE GINGERBREAD MAN The Gingerbread Man Theme The classic story of the Gingerbread Man can serve as a child-centered theme to build a total curriculum around. Appropriate any time of the year, use these activities to teach, practice and apply concepts in language arts through reading, writing, phonics, and children's literature. This is a collection of activities shared by teachers with teachers. Some are original and many have been passed down from teacher to teacher. I thank teachers everywhere for sharing and am happy to be able to pass the ideas on to you for use in your classroom. I know these ideas will inspire additional games and activities as you use them. Many of the activities are designe Read More Go to Site

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		AlphaBites Main Page ^Votes:0 advertisement banner I have gathered together many activities that I have used for teaching the alphabet. I hope you enjoy them. Please email me or use this form if you have any ideas for these pages!! I would love to have feedback from others on this project. I will post your name and ideas as you send them to me. To get to the particular letter you are interested in, just click on it below!! Also listed below are some books that can be read to the children during these activities. **Note: The following books may be found in your local library, or purchased from Amazon if the book title is a link. Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth All Aboard ABC by Robert Newman A, B, See by Tana Hoban Brian Wildsmith's ABC by Brian Wildsmith It Begins With an A by Stephanie Calmenson Eating the Alphabet by Read More Go to Site

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		Building Blocks to Reading : Activities by the Letter ^Votes:0 Building Blocks to Reading Extracted from "Building Blocks to Reading, Activities by the Letter, Book I All material copyrighted 1995 Karen M. Potter Activities by the Letter Activity A. Apple stamping is a lot of fun! Cut an apple in half. Then on the cut surface carve out the shape of the letter "A". Have your child stamp the letter on a sheet of paper and say the short "A" sound each time they stamp. Activity B. Explore "backwards". Try a backwards day. What can you wear backwards? You can wear a hat, shirt, or pants backward. What else can be worn backwards? Can shoes be worn backwards? What are some reasons we don't spend our lives walking backwards? What would life be like if we had to walk backward? Activity C. Counting coins is always fun! Get a small handful of mixed coins, pennie Read More Go to Site

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		Elements of a Story Language Arts Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Reading or Writing Teaching Idea ^Votes:0 Join Newsletter Search This Site! Elements of a Story About \| Lesson Plans \| Forums \| Contribute \| Hotchalk's Classroom Tools \| Advertising Lesson Plans Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Art Computers & Internet Music P.E. & Health Other Multi-Disciplinary HotChalk Tools Inspired Teachers Science Projects Math Worksheets Teacher Discussions Lesson Plan Guide Search This Site Join Our Newsletter Contribute !!! Take Our Survey! Tell A Friend! Special Features Efficient Reading Fun Science Ideas Food & Fitness Master's in Education Science Competition Previous Articles Enroll with HotChalk Free Professional Development Tools for Schools What We Offer Take a Tour! About HotChalk HotChalk Sites EdScope, L.L.C. EduBanners.com Learn PC Hardware Vote For Us @ SitesForTeachers @ Teach-nolog Read More Go to Site

		Learning Letters ^Votes:0 General Ideas Literacy Ideas Numeracy Ideas Art Ideas Early Years Displays Share Your Ideas Learning Letters Subject: Early Years (This idea was contributed by a visitor) Age Range: Early Years This is a quick activity for learning and remembering phonics. The class can make up their own sentence based on each letter, e.g. Ants on the apple, Balls are bouncing, Caterpillars crawling... Make up a little song using these sentences: Ants on the apple a a a Ants on the apple a a a Ants on the apple a a a We call it the letter A! Balls are bouncing bbb... Caterpillars crawling c c c... While you are singing, you could point to a letter a drawn on the board, or you could ask the children to "write" a letter a in the air with their fingers. Rate / Review this idea: Teaching Ideas Home \| Read More Go to Site

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		Patti's Activities ^Votes:0 Rhyming Words Activities The Task Children identify words that rhyme in a series of activities. For example, "Put your thumbs up if these two words rhyme--pail-tail or cow-pig?" or "Finish this rhyme, red, bed, blue, ______." Activities Snap and Clap Rhymes Begin with a simple clap and snap rhythm. Get more complex as children move along in rhyming. Clap Clap Snap fall Clap Clap Snap ball Clap Clap Snap hall Clap Clap Snap small A variation is the "I say, You say" game: I say fat. You say _____. I say red. You say _____. Rhyming Word Sit Down Children walk around in a big circle taking one step each time a rhyming word is said by the teacher. When the teacher says a word that doesn't rhyme, the children sit down: she tree flea spree key bee sea went Rhyming words in songs, poems, and big b Read More Go to Site

		SCORE Teacher Guide:I Like Books ^Votes:0 Copyright©1999--San Diego County Office of Education Teacher CyberGuide I Like Books By Mark Browne http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/book/booktg.html CyberGuide by Cyndi Maloney Introduction This supplemental unit for I Like Books provides activities and web resources developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project , funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) Disclaimer: The links here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents of links on the World Wide Web change continuously. It is advisable that teachers review all links before introducing CyberGuides to students. This unit, designed to supplement I Like Books by Anthony Browne, consists of four Internet activities in which the studen Read More Go to Site

		Tell Me a Story ^Votes:0 The resources on this page are based on the theme Tell Me a Story in Grade K of Houghton Mifflin's Invitations to Literacy program. Here is a bibliography of supplementary books that include cross-curricular connections and books that meet individual needs. Click here for the latest update Help yourself to these extension activities. You can print them out and use them in your classroom. Character Concentration (Art/Language Arts) Story Land Mural (Art/Language Arts) Here are some links to sites on the Internet that relate to Tell Me a Story. Myths and Legends If you've been searching for a particular myth or legend on the Internet, Myths and Legends is a great place to start. No matter if you're searching for Basque creation tales, Chinese legends, Arthurian ballads, or storie Read More Go to Site

		The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia ^Votes:0 The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia Curry Home About Curry Curry News Contact Curry Curry Foundation Curry Partners 2007 Rankings History of Curry Emergency Notices Technology Class Offerings Class Schedules and Materials Course Descriptions Saturday and Summer Enrichment Faculty and Staff Alphabetically By Department Library Education Library Main Library Databases Journal Finder VIRGO (Online Catalog) Degree Programs Alphabetically By Department By Degree Offering Research Centers Grant Funded Research Other Faculty Research Research Administration Curry Web People Ruffner Hall Hours Bavaro Hall Groundbreaking Celebration, October 5, 2007 Dean Robert C. Pianta "We have launched a series of new initiatives and planning efforts I hope will position the school a Read More Go to Site

		The EFL Playhouse: Chants for Young Learners ^Votes:0 Find great educational products at Teacher Created Resources . Buy NEW BOOKS at 50-90% off at BookCloseOuts.com . has moved to its own domain. Please click the link below to go to the new location: http://www.esl4kids.net/ Arts and Crafts Chants Fingerplays and Action Rhymes For Teachers Overseas Games Holiday Resources at The Holiday Zone Interactive Puzzles and Quizzes Phonemic Awareness Activities Printable Materials Recipes (for making your own art supplies) Songs Teaching Tips Tongue Twisters --------------- Sign guestbook View guestbook Privacy Policy E-Mail Me! Chants for Young Learners Chants can be a fun way for students to acquire new vocabulary and use this language in proper syntax. Even the youngest learners will enjoy the repetition and rhythm of these language activities. Al Read More Go to Site

		The Lesson Plans Page - Language Arts Lesson Plans, Language Arts Ideas, & Language Arts Activities ^Votes:0 Join Newsletter Search This Site! Language Arts Lesson Plans - Grades PreK-1 About \| Lesson Plans \| Forums \| Contribute \| Hotchalk's Classroom Tools \| Advertising Lesson Plans Math Language Arts Science Social Studies Art Computers & Internet Music P.E. & Health Other Multi-Disciplinary HotChalk Tools Inspired Teachers Science Projects Math Worksheets Teacher Discussions Lesson Plan Guide Search This Site Join Our Newsletter Contribute !!! Take Our Survey! Tell A Friend! Special Features Efficient Reading Fun Science Ideas Food & Fitness Master's in Education Science Competition Previous Articles Enroll with HotChalk Free Professional Development Tools for Schools What We Offer Take a Tour! About HotChalk HotChalk Sites EdScope, L.L.C. EduBanners.com Learn PC Hardware Vote For Us @ SitesFo Read More Go to Site

		Welcome To Kinder Korner! ^Votes:0 Welcome To KinderKorner On September 16, 2001, KinderKorner moved to a new server, but we still have the same address: http://www.kinderkorner.com If you arrived here through a link, could you please take a moment to contact the web master of that page and let them know their link has been out of date since 9/2001? Please click on the underlined website link above to be taken to the KinderKorner Website ... and don't forget to update your Bookmarks, Shortcuts, or Favorite Places :o) See you at the new KinderKorner Website! Read More Go to Site

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