Thursday, June 9, 2011

Playdough Ideas

We all know that playdough is wonderful and it is used in almost every kindergarten I have been relieving at recently. It is great to be used alone, however there are so many things you can add to the playdough to make this activity more interesting. 
  • Shells
  • Leaves, twigs and gumnuts
  • Pebbles/Rocks
  • Glitter
  • Glitter stars/sequins
  • Cookie cutters
  • Buttons or beads
  • Plastic toys e.g. animals
  • Feathers
  • Popsticks/Matchsticks
There are also a variety of playdough mats that can be downloaded and printed. It's easy as googling 'playdough mats' but these are a few of my faves. I found these at www.playdoughtoplato.com/ and www.prekinders.com/

Decorate a pavlova. Get it here 

Load the trucks. Get it here

Farm yard counting. Get it here.
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Friday, June 3, 2011

The 'at' Word Family

Over my time as a Reception and an EALD teacher, I have come across some excellent ideas for teaching word families. Below are resources and ideas for learning the 'at' word family.

Have students draw a picture to match a sentence using 'at' words. e.g. A fat rat sat on the mat
Make a word map of 'at' words (Class word map or one that students create)
Cut out the letters from a magazine or newspaper to make 'at' words. Glue them in a book or make a poster.
Use playdough to make 'at' words.
Go on an 'at' hunt around the school. Students can write and draw things they see that have the sound 'at' in them. 
Make crazy hats.
Make a paper plate cat/rat
Type up sentences using 'at' words then jumble them up. Students then have to cut and paste the words back into the correct order.
Make a class book about 'at' words. Each student can write a sentence or a story using these words and then staple or bind them together to make a book.

Web Resources
'at' mini books - In My Hat and The Copycat
Mrs Alphabet - 'at' word list suggestions
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