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A Word Family Must Have!

Teaching word families greatly increases the number of words your students can read and write.  One of my favorite resources to help students master this concept are our Word Family Books.  They are predictable, easy to read, and allows your child to focus on reading and writing word family words.

This FREE -at Word Family book includes six -at word family words.  Each page features a sentence for the students to read and a place to write that words' beginning sound.  Large color picture cards are included in case you want to display this text on an anchor chart (or pocket chart) for shared reading! 

Want to grab your own copy? For FREE!?  Click on the link below:

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5 Ways to use a 

 Winter Emergent Reader

There are so many ways to integrate this emergent reader into your classroom! Keep reading for the top 5 ways to do so!

1.  USE TO TEACH OR REVIEW SIGHT WORDS

Introduce or review sight words "is" and "here" (they repeat on each page).  After reading, have students go through the book and circle or underline the words in the text!

2.  USE AS A SHARED READING

This resource includes colored picture cards that you can use in a pocket chart or on anchor chart paper.  You can point under each word and read the story with your class.  This models fluency, tracking, and any other reading strategy you want to share with your kiddos!

3.  WRITING

After reading the story, use the repeated sentence structure as a model for the students' own writing.  Tell them they are going to write about things that they see in the winter.  Use the pictures throughout the book to give them ideas of things one might see during this season.

4.  BOOK BOXES/HOME LIBRARY

Guided reading books at my school have to be shared between three kindergarten classrooms.  It is really hard to hang onto books for book boxes when we must constantly share.  This printable is a great addition to your students' book box when you don't have guided reading books that you can keep in there!  You can also send this book home for students to read to their families and put in their home library (if they have one).

5.  MEANINGFUL SUB WORK

Going to be out?  Still want your students' reading and engaged?  This emergent reader is perfect for a sub!  It's easy to use, meaningful work, and students can color in the black and white pictures when finished. 

I also love that this book has two copies to a page so it saves paper!  10 pages in total for your little learners!  Want to add this to your Winter Themed Unit?  Click on the link below to do so! 😊

Winter Emergent Reader

 

 Winter Write the Room

Picture/Vocabulary Cards

Centers are one of my students' favorite time of the day!  They often refer to center time as "playtime".  That's what I consider a teacher win!  When kiddos don't realize they are learning but only think they are playing....why that is just magical!

Recording Sheet

My Write the Room center is one of reasons center time is so much fun for them!  This center gets the kids up and moving while still practicing reading and writing skills!  Plus, Write the Room is such an easy center to switch out and use with different themes throughout the year.

Our Winter Write the Room is engaging and your students can do this totally independent!  This keeps them from interrupting your reading groups.

How To Set Up This Center:

1.  Cut out the picture cards and post around the room.

2.  Give your students a clip board, pencil, and the recording sheet!

3.  Students walk around to find the different pictures on the recording sheet.  Once they find the picture, they write down the word.

4.  If they finish early, they can color in the pictures.

Want your own copy of Winter Write the Room?  Click on the link below!  

Only $1.50!!!  We try to keep our prices as reasonable as possible for our fellow educators. Thank you so much if you decide to purchase and support our store! 😀

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Winter Write the Room

 Snowman Labeling FREEBIE

Labeling is such an important skill for a young reader and writer!  If your students are like mine, they need a re-fresher when we come back from winter break.  This cute Snowman Labeling worksheet is the perfect resource to give my young scholars a review of our labelin' skills!  

I like to do this whole group.  We are lucky to have a poster maker at my school.  I make my copy poster size and give each student their own worksheet to fill out with me.  We start by reviewing what it means to label, then use beginning sounds to chose a word from the word bank.  We then check to make sure the letters in the word fit in the boxes.  So many skills to cover in one simple worksheet!

Grab your FREE copy by clicking on the link below!

Snowman Labeling Freebie

Let me know in the comments how you decide to use this in your classroom!  Don't forget to check out our Teachers Pay Teachers store for more amazing Winter Resources!  Click on this link to take you to our Teachers Pay Teachers store:  https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kindercounts1 

 FREE Gingerbread Man Cut & Sort!

We"ve all been there.  Your lesson plan time is taken over with a million other responsibilities and you're in a bind to find an additional center.  This FREE resource is perfect to have on deck when you are in a pinch.  Just make copies for your kiddos and let them practice their sorting & classifying skills.  They also get that essential fine motor work that comes with cutting and pasting!

You can also throw this into some last minute sub plans, use in a small guided math group, or give to early finishers to keep them busy.  The best part....this resource is FREE on our Teachers Pay Teachers store. 

While you're there, be sure to check out our other Gingerbread Man themed resources.  Everything you need for whole group work, centers, and more!  The best part?  All resources are only $1 or $1.50.  We want to keep our resources reasonably priced for our fellow teachers.  

Click on the link below for your FREE Gingerbread Man Cut & Sort worksheets!

Gingerbread Man Sorting Cut and Paste FREEBIE

 About Me & KinderCounts

Welcome!  I am thrilled to start this blog!  It has been a dream of mine for the past three years to create my own content to help inspire other teachers.  I finally have the courage to put my thoughts and ideas out there and share them with the world (or just my fellow kindergarten teachers!).  Reading teaching blogs has helped me grow as an educator and has made me a better a teacher.  My hope is that my blog can give you ideas and help you grow as well.

I feel passionate about the content I am uploading because I truly believe that kindergarten teachers are the unsung heroes in the education world! I have been teaching kindergarten for eight years and one of my favorite parts of the job is collaborating with other teachers!  I want to share my ideas and resources with you to help your students as other teacher have helped me with mine.

My hope is to use this space to support your goals.  To make learning developmentally appropriate while still making academic gains.  To create a classroom environment where the children feel happy, safe, and free from stress.  To give these young students a positive school experience that sets them up for a successful future academic career.

Thank you for taking the time to check out my posts.  I hope that they help you as others have helped me!

Welcome to the KinderCounts!  Keep changing the world one student at a time! 

--Amanda