Winter in the Kinderpond

Here are some of the units we will use this month in Kinderpond:

To store these, I print one color copy and glue it to the front of 

a Manila envelop and laminate.

Then all the copies go in the inside.

I don't make colored copies for the students

Mittens

Snowman (few)

Snowmen (many)

Peppermints

This is another book that I bind on the bottom.

Mitten Colors

During reading groups, we read this mini pocket chart:

Mitten Cube Roll

Mitten Fill 

Roll a number cube and color that many mittens

or

Roll a color cube and color the mitten that color.

10 winter themed spinners

I use for word work.

I laminate these and use a wet erase marker for the students to spin and write the letter.

I use this in my word work choices.

I use an old CD cover with a spinner hot glued on to it.

This is a shaker.  Kids shake a container filled with different things-

I would do plain white rice for this one.

You cut up one of the included sheets and the kids shake to find the pictures.

Winter I-Spy

Winter Card Matching

This is a class book that we make.

I print out enough pages so that everyone gets to be apart of the story!

I laminate each page and write a child's name on each page.

In the Winter

Owl 

Winter Kids

I don't have all the kids do all of the cube rolls.

I let the have options :)

For a chance to win one of these, please leave a comment and I will choose a winner!

As always, if you use in your room and tag me on social media, you are entered in the monthly drawing!

You can use:

Kinderpond

Kinderpond Jr

Kinderpond on Instagram

Shake Up

I have shakers, well two different varieties of shakers.  One kind are filled with something and in a container.  The other is made from egg cartons.  When I first started making these, I made them out of necessity- the only egg cartons I had, had openings in the top and the pom poms kept flying out!!!

I use them for so many things:

*Shapes review or identify.
*Identify numbers
*Identify letters
*Identify money or write amounts and students must make that amount using coins or dry erase boards
*Review word families- land in one spot, write or say a word from that word family
*Name something a particular color
*Place value- add 2 or 3 manips. child reads or records number (biggest or smallest)

*Really anything you need to review.

The list is infinite!!!!


To "play"

Program your egg carton with your skill.  Use a small manipulative such as corn, eraser, pom pom. So you don't have a zillion cartons, you could use garage sale dots instead of writing on the inside of the carton.

So put in your manip. and close carton.  Shake. Open carton. Where ever your manip. lands in, is the question.


Here they all are: (Well those that are made lol )


St. Patty's Shake Up-mini shamrock eraser
Bunny Shake Up- carrot eraser
Flower Shake Up flower
Spooky Shake Up spider toy
Bear Shake Up counting bear
Cocoa Shake Up- use with Polar Express small marshmallow
Penguin Shake Up penguin eraser
Snowflake Shake Up- snowflake- I cut apart snowflake garland
Snowman Shake Up snowman eraser
Gingerbread Shake Up gingerbread eraser



Themes I have used: (I will have these available soon too)

apple- uses apple seeds

band aid- toy bandaid

bone-mini dog bone

CC123-brown pom pom

crayon- crayon shaped button

Dental/Teeth (dental facts along with healthy/unhealthy foods) tooth (not real)

elephant- peanut

eraser- pencil top erasers

fishing- toy fish

frog/fly- toy fly :)

ice cream- mini eraser

lemonade- freezer lemon piece

movie- I use a shiny button to resemble a DVD

ocean-levels, animals sea life toy

pirate- tiny black ball (cannonball)

pizza-teeny tiny piece of pizza (was a Barbie toy)

turkey-feather

valentine- conversation heart

watermelon-seed

A fabulous place to get small trinkets is a cake decorating shop!

Please take a photo of your class using one and I will send you another one for free :)

March Work

I know that "everyone" celebrated the Good Doctor's birthday last week, but I celebrate him all month long.  Last year, the class and I dressed up each day for March!

Here is one of two Red Stripe Shakers that is available to my students:

Here is another version of it. Red Stripe Hat 

I used different graphics, well because I love the Dr!!!

Here is a Winter themed shaker.  The graphics are from Lettering Delights.

One of the math choices that I have: 

I will glue the cover to the outside of an envelope and all of the other pieces will go inside.

We have had some "love" themed roll and cover games and now we will move on to St. Patrick's day and yes still winter roll and cover games.

I know it is tiny, but in the upper hand corner,

I drew a person or two and dice.

Some of my children would just randomly grab a dice holder,

well some of the dice holders have 1, 2, or 3 dice!

So if they can play by themselves, there is only one person and 

two people if they can play with a partner. 

Then I drew the number of dice they needed.

There are calendar numbers, but I just want them to put the numbers in correct order.

Since we are expecting yet another snow storm we will also use 

this Winter Shaker

Freebie Friday

In honor of a fellow teacher, I offer you a freebie.

I have been wanting to make a shaker for a while and finally decided to do it.  

So to honor Pam of Vintage Teacher 

I created this set for my students. Since I work with multi-aged children, I used the same bottle with two different answer keys.

I used Sunny Day's creations for the older children and the freebie for the younger children. Since my older ones are only in first grade, I am giving them the "answer sheet" with heart erasers to cover the answers they find. I will also allow them to work with a partner, since I only have one container!  lol

For the younger ones, this is the sheet they will use:

Get your FREE here: FEBRUARY FIND

Sorry I have no photos to share, as I just made this and I haven't printed it out yet. Guess who will be heading in early to school to print and laminate?  I'd be forever thankful if you left me a "Ribbit" {comment} to know you celebrated Pam!