Work on fine motor skills while working on numbers at the same time.
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Showing posts with label fine motor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fine motor. Show all posts
Want to Start Something NEW, EXCITING and ENGAGING During Center Time for the New Year?
Have you ever tried Pokey Pinning in your classroom? Do you know what it is? Either way, now is the time to swing on in to Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business to find out how to introduce this activity to your students TOMORROW with my FREE tutorial. It is so easy to prepare and implement and SO beneficial for students as well. Even if you know all about it, you need to come grab some freebies to do with your kiddos!
Have you signed up for Freebielicious's Educents Giveaway? We teamed up to give away $450, so be sure to check it out here and sign up before the 30th!
Beginning of the Year: Glue Practice
Last year my students had a blast practicing how to use glue! We sang our glue song to the tune of 'If You're Happy and You Know It', "Just a little bit of glue holds a lot (snap, snap). Just a little bit of glue holds a lot (snap, snap). Just a little bit of glue, just a tiny little dot. Just a little bit of glue holds a lot (snap, snap)!"
They did such a good job! I was so proud of them! I told them that if they made small dots, then I would sprinkle some glitter on their monsters at the end :) I think this was their favorite part! They couldn't wait to take the monsters home!
Click below to grab your freebie :)
Shape Tracing Eggs!
I created these shape tracing eggs
for my students to practice their writing and fine motor skills. To
prep; print, laminate, then provide students with Expo markers and
erasers.
Depending on your class size you may want to consider printing more than one set.
FREE Drawing Step by Step Chick Literacy Center
Have you gotten your students drawing with my step by step drawing centers? If you haven't, you really should consider it because it has really made my students' drawing much better, more accurate, and more detailed. This is one of my students' favorite centers now that they can do it completely independently (since we did several whole group in the beginning).
We are supposed to be focussing on /ck/ the next couple of weeks, so I created a step by step drawing center of a baby chick! I think the kiddos are going to love being able to draw a bird by themselves and I can't wait to see the stories they come up with when they are done with their drawings (they always have to write about the pictures they create at this center!). Swing on into Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business to grab this freebie and see what else we are up to this week.
We are supposed to be focussing on /ck/ the next couple of weeks, so I created a step by step drawing center of a baby chick! I think the kiddos are going to love being able to draw a bird by themselves and I can't wait to see the stories they come up with when they are done with their drawings (they always have to write about the pictures they create at this center!). Swing on into Mrs. Miner's Monkey Business to grab this freebie and see what else we are up to this week.
Pumpkin Counting Playdoh Mats!
Hello! Glad to find you here at Freebielicious again! (Although I'm sure you've never had the chance to leave with all of the AH-MAZING freebies that are being posted) Playdoh mats are another favorite of mine. Especially for my youngsters. You can use these at home with your own kiddos, in the classroom as a fun center, or to work on reinforcing basic skills for students who need some extra help! ;)
Playdoh counting mats are great for practicing number recognition, applying one to one correspondence, and strengthening hand muscles for fine motor skills. And you can download this set for FREE! (Duh, Erin, we knew that-- we're at Freebilicious!)
This set includes numbers 1-10. Using orange playdoh (or your favorite
recipe for pumpkin pie playdoh) strengthen those fine motor muscles by
rolling out small balls of playdoh to represent pumpkins. Identify the
number in the sentence and apply one to one correspondence as your
count out the correct number of pumpkins for the vine.
Click the image to download! :) Enjoy!
Festive Halloween Pokey Pin Boo!
Do you Pokey Pin in your classroom? It has been a lifesaver for my group this year. I have never had so many fine motor issues as I do this year and, after doing it 2 times a week, I can already see many improvements, believe it or not. It used to take them quite awhile (which actually isn't too bad of a thing at the beginning of the year because it is such a quiet activity!) to complete a word or number and a shape around it and now they are whipping them right out! The stronger their hand muscles are, the quicker they can complete their activity, and the better their hand control will be. It's a win, win, especially when the kiddos love Pokey Pinning as much as they do.
We'll be taking a break from the typical letters, sight words, shapes and or numbers we typically do and have a little halloween fun. (But, have no fear, it's not ALL in FUN...I just introduced the /oo/ chunk! Ha ha!).
I plan to have the ghosts stapled to black papers for them to create their designs to hang in our classroom windows...ooooo! :)
If you've been considering trying Pokey Pinning out in your classroom, now is the time. Grab this freebie (and your push pins!) and see how much your students LOVE this activity.
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