Shape book patterns for writing

Here are some shape book patterns to use with writing prompts:

• Apple with lines | without lines
• Barn with lines | without lines
• Baseball Diamond with lines | without lines
• Bell with lines | without lines
• Bread Slice with lines | without lines
• Child with lines | without lines
• Circle with lines | without lines
• Emergency Vehicle with lines | without lines
• Fish with lines | without lines
• Flower 1 with lines | without lines
• Flower 2 with lines | without lines
• Garden Gate with lines | without lines
• House with lines | without lines
• Ice-Cream Cone with lines | without lines
• Kite with lines | without lines
• Ladder with lines | without lines
• Lion with lines | without lines
• Menagerie without lines
• Minivan with lines | without lines
• Mirror with lines | without lines
• Mittens with lines | without lines
• Moon with lines | without lines
• Nest without lines
• Pig with lines | without lines
• Rainbow with lines | without lines
• Raindrop with lines | without lines
• Shell with lines | without lines
• Sock with lines | without lines
• T-shirt with lines | without lines
• Taxicab with lines | without lines
• Ticktacktoe without lines
• Tooth without lines | without lines
• Train Car with lines | without lines
• Train Engine with lines | without lines
• Treasure Chest with lines | without lines
• Umbrella with lines | without lines

December Number Tracing Calendar

Here is a great page to add to you child's calendar time. 

A video showing how to use the calendar is below:

Nouns Lesson Plan

Noun - A person, place, thing, or object.

Examples:

1. The cat climbed the tree.

2. They drove to California for their summer vacation.

Proper Noun- Specific person, place, thing, or object... almost always capitalized.

• Florida, Justin Bieber, Toyota

Common Noun- A general person, place, thing, or idea.

•          cat, store, pencil, car

Noun worksheets to practice

Practice plural nouns with this worksheet

Learn about proper and common nouns with this George Washington themed worksheet.

Making nouns that end with y plural 

Find the nouns, then tell if they are singular or plural

Find the nouns in this zoo themed worksheet

How I Would Spend $100 Writing Prompt

This engaging writing activity will get kids thinking and talking…plus, it reinforces number concepts!

You will need:

• $100 Bill Template Reproducible
• Extra writing paper

Use Post It Labels for Reading Practice

Your child can practice reading by helping you to label the house! Ask your child to choose a set of ten items around the house that he or she would like to learn to “read”. 
Write each word on a post-it note with your child’s help. Talk about the words, by pointing out the letters as you write them.

Learn About the Map of the United States

Learn more about the map of the United States using this  notebooking page 

Learn About the American Flag

• Learn about the flag of the United States

Beginning Sounds Game

Your child can practice beginning sounds with this fun interactive phonics game. A picture will be shown, and the child will pick the picture that has the same beginning sound as that picture.

Picture Dominoes

Print out these picture dominoes and cut them apart. Then play dominoes by matching the pictures whose names have the same ending sound. Make new picture dominoes by cutting out pictures from magazines.

Living and Non-Living Things Emergent Reader

Learn the difference between living and non-living things with this adorable reader.

Living and Non Living Things Booklet

Cyber Monday at CurrClick

This Monday, November 29th, CurrClick will be giving away 20 completely free, brand new homeschool resources.

Parts of a Plant

1.Go to this website.

2. This page shows a picture of a plant. Each part of the plant has a number. Match the number with the name of the plant part under the picture. When you choose the right name, it will appear next to the number.

3. After you have matched all of the parts with their names, print the page. The page will show the picture of the plant and the names for all the parts.

For more information about plant parts go here.

Alphabet Coloring Book

Your kiddos will have a great time learning the letters of the alphabet with this Alphabet Coloring Book.  You can also print out the pages to hang up on the wall for a border.

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Isn't the video below amazing? You can view it and many others at Astronomy Picture of the Day



Aurora Borealis timelapse HD - Tromsø 2010 from Tor Even Mathisen on Vimeo.

Christmas Counting Book

You can print out this adorable Christmas Counting Book for your little ones to practice both counting and reading skills. 

Homographs Worksheets

If your kiddos are learning about homographs, you will love these worksheets.  Download includes two short worksheets and a multiple-choice review test providing the perfect practice for your student!

Subtracting 2 and 3-digit numbers

Pilgrim Boy and Girl Color Word Worksheets

If your kiddos are learning color words, you will love these adorable pilgrim boy and girl coloring pages complete with color words.

Christmas Pattern Block Sheets

PreKinders has some amazing Christmas Pattern Block Sheets.  They come on both color and blackline.

More Timed Math Tests

Here are some worksheets for testing your child's ability to solve Addition and Subtraction Facts to Automaticity!

Addition Master Test
http://panickedteacher.typepad.com/files/addition-master-test.pdf

Subtraction Master Test
http://panickedteacher.typepad.com/files/subtraction-master-test.pdf

Addition Master Award
http://panickedteacher.typepad.com/files/addition-master-award-1.pdf

Subtraction Master Award
http://panickedteacher.typepad.com/files/subtraction-master-award.pdf

Alphabet Tracers

If your little ones are learning to write the letters of the alphabet, simply print out the worksheets below, place them in sheet protectors and have your child practice tracing them each day with a dry erase marker.

Alphabet uppercase tracers

Alphabet lowercase tracers

Win $500 Worth of Books From Chronicle Books

I have about 5 bookshelves teeming with books, and I am always on the lookout for more great books!  Chronicle Books has an amazing selection, and now both you and I have the opportunity to win $500 worth of great books!  Chronicle Books is sponsoring "Celebrate the Haul-idays with Chronicle Books" where one blogger will win a wish list of books, up to $500. You can view my wish list below, but be sure to leave a comment on this post if the list of books interests you. Because if I win, YOU DO TOO! 

 

 

Walk the Dog  A Parade of Pooches from A to Z

By Bob Barner

 

Day and Night by Teddy Newton

 

Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier

 

 

  Shadow by Suzy Lee

 

 

Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee   By Chris Van Dusen

The Present   By Bob Gill 

 

Chicken Big   By Keith Graves 

 

Just One Bite

The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder By Mark Cassino, Jon Nelson, Ph.D. 

Let Freedom Sing: Blue Apple Books By Vanessa Newton

Nana Cracks the Case!

By Kathleen Lane, Cabell Harris, Sarah Horne 

The Ivy and Bean Secret Treasure Box: Includes Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, and a Cool Secret Surprise!

By Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackal

 

Ivy and Bean Boxed Set 2: Books 4, 5, and 6 Boxed set

Ivy and Bean: What's the Big Idea?: Book 7

By Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall 

 

Three Monsters: Handprint Books

By David McKee 

Romeow and Drooliet

By Nina Laden

You Think It's Easy Being the Tooth Fairy?

By Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt, David Slonim 

Up

By Jim LaMarche

He Came with the Couch

By David Slonim 

 

Little Pea

By Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Jen Corace

Roberto: The Insect Architect By Nina Laden
I Love You the Purplest By Barbara Joosse, Mary Whyte
A Child's Garden of Verses: A Classic Illustrated edition By Robert Louis Stevenson
The Beatles Anthology By The Beatles Hardcover This extraordinary project has been made possible because Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr have agreed to tell their combined story especially for this book. Together with Yoko Ono Lenn ...
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What Is Thanksgiving? Writing Prompt

The kids in this video are so cute!  Have your child watch it, and then write their own definition of Thanksgiving!

Rock Hopper Addition Game

Rock Hopper is a fun game to work on addition skills.  Player must jump from rock to rock adding until they reach the goal number.  Cute, educational, and fun!