August Currently & New Items

Hey all!

Sorry I haven't posted lately...I've been busy in my room! I'm hoping to get it all organized so that I can post a classroom tour soon! :)

Here's my August currently...linking up with Oh'Boy 4th Grade!

I love watching the Olympics!..but pretty much everything else going on for me right now has to do with school. I worked registration this week and it looks like we're going to be pretty full this year! I also spent a few days working in my classroom. All of the big things are back in their places so just some minor things left. I can't wait for the room to be done. At registration a teacher said, "See you in a few weeks!"to a little boy and he responded, "No, 20 days!" I guess teachers aren't the only ones that know the exact number :)

I finished up a few items this weekend that I'll be using at the beginning of the year.

First, some August calendar cards! These cards have an apple AB pattern.

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Second, some apple math & literacy centers/stations. We always do an apple unit at the beginning of the year during shared reading so I'll use these stations while we're doing that unit.

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(1) Consonant Sounds-students match consonant letter cards to the correct picture card.
(2) ABC Match-students practice matching capital letters & lowercase letters.
(3) Sour Apples-a game in which students practice reading sight words...try not to pick the sour apples card!
(4) Apple Sort-students sort real & nonsense words and record them on the worksheet included.

(1) Number Match-students match number cards with the picture card containing the correct amount of apples.
(2) Picture Patterns-students practice picture patterns by putting the correct final picture card on the pattern strips or by making their own with the individual cards.
(3) Before & After Numbers-students practice +1 and -1 with these cards (can be used as wipe off cards or students can record answers on the worksheet included).
(4) Number Patterns-students can use these number strips as wipe off cards to practice counting 1s, 2s, & 5s (kept numbers low as these will be used in beginning of year in my room).
(5) Apple Graph-Students count each picture and color in the graph and answer questions about it.

And finally, a {FREEBIE} for you! I love these clipart creatures from Melonheadz!

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I've seen a few people posting that they start this upcoming week already! Wow. Good luck to you all!...I'll be enjoying my last few weeks by my pool (& maybe in my classroom a few days, haha).