Remember me?
Maybe?
I won't blame you if you don't... It's been almost a year since my last post! Things have changed A LOT since November of 2013, so I'll give you a brief update.
I am no longer teaching kindergarten at my charter school in Hartford, CT. I'll spare you the nitty gritty details and just say it wasn't a good fit with my philosophy of education. ;) I am now teaching kindergarten at a public school in northern RI and LOV-ING-IT! My colleagues and principal are amazing; I feel so supported.
This year, I have 21 little munchkins in my class, one of whom just started with me two weeks ago (ahh!) I'm learning three brand new curriculum programs (reading comprehension, phonics, and math) and am trying to figure out how these programs fit with my individual teaching style. I also just moved into my first apartment! All this adds up to not having much time to take pictures or write blog posts.
But, I'm back! And (hopefully) will be more consistent with my posts. Granted, more consistent currently means anything more frequent than once per year........ My goal is one post with quality pictures per month. You've gotta start somewhere, right?
Speaking of pictures, I have approximately zero of them for this post. Whoops! I'll be better next time. I do however, have my first ever freebie!
In kindergarten, counting and cardinality is a huge focus (in fact, there's a whole Common Core domain devoted to it), and it should be! Understanding numbers and their relations to quantity is a HUGE foundational skill that will set them up for more complex skills like adding, subtracting, and comparing numbers. To give my kiddos extra practice with relating number and numeral to quantity, I've created a festive and low-prep center activity! I present to you........
Candy Corn Number Puzzles!
For this activity, simply print and laminate (if you wish) the candy corn. Then, cut on the lines that separate the candy corn's colors so each candy corn has been split into three pieces. Mix the pieces up and voila! You are ready. To use this center, students work either individually or as a pair/group to assemble the candy corn. To do this, they must find the numeral, tally marks, and objects that all represent the same number.
Hope you can use this for your class! Halloween is my favorite holiday, so this product was a labor of love. :)
