Primary Flynn

I love this time of year in my class because I really start to see things click with my students such as reading longer and writing more and stretching out their words to hear all the sounds.  It is very exciting!!!  And to see pride on their faces makes me smile.  It's just awesome!!  So I have been working on some new literacy centers that will hopefully keep my students growing and excelling.   Center 1: I know Lots of Things That Begin with the Letter… booklet I created this booklet for the kids to think of objects that begin with a certain letter in the alphabet and then draw that object and try to print the word.  Each week could be a different letter.  I have created 2 booklets for the kids.  The first booklet is one page but double-sided which the kids have to think of 9 objects that start with that letter.  The second booklet can be for later on in the year and the kids have to think of 21 objects that begin with that letter. Center 2: Syllable Flip Bo

Here are some flip books I created at the end of last year for my geometry unit.  These flip books can be used in small groups, whole class, guided math, or even math stations.  There is one book for Slides and Flips using two-colour counters (16 pages).  The second book is for slides, flips and turns with different shapes and letters (37 pages).  You just need to photocopy, cut and staple.   These books are aligned with the following Atlantic Canada Mathematics Curriculum outcomes: Primary - E8 make transformations of figures and shapes Grade 1 - E9 recognize, name, describe, and represent slides and reflections of 2-D shapes Grade 2 -  E11 recognize, identify, describe, and represent reflective symmetry in 2-D shapes Here are a few pictures of the books and pages: You can find these flip books in my TPT store with the following link: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Flip-Book-for-Slides-Turns-and-Flips OR in my TeachersN

I am always looking for activities to add to my math tubs/centers and I find flip books work really well. I have created nine flip books: 4 addition flip books, 4 subtraction flip books and 1 addition/subtraction flip book.  I have created books with both words and symbols.  The following describes each book: Flip Books Two-sided Counters Addition – Give the students 10 two-sided counters in a cup.  Have the students first predict how many yellow and how many red will appear once they spill the counters.  The kids always need to predict first.  Then have them shake the cup and spill the counters.  They colour in their results and write the addition sentence. Unifix Cubes Addition – Give the students 2 towers of six unifix cubes and one die.  Have the students roll the die once and colour that many unifix in the flip book (they can show on one of their towers too).  Then have them roll a second time and colour in that many unifix in the flip book (they can show that roll on th