I have finally finished some great colored shoe theme, math, language and art activities. I think everyone is going to like them! I got great high top converse looking shoe clip art from Ashley Hughes! She is awesome if you have not checked her out. You can find here on TPT too!
Here are a few samples of what you will get if you buy my activity bundle. Since the author of the blue cat book (we all know which book that is by now I hope!) does not want us to use his book name, I will refrain! I titled my games, "FOLLOW MY FEET!" That way no one gets upset. Personally I would be happy if teachers all over were reading my books and making activities to go with them! At least we have Pinterest to share them right! I have a huge Pete board there if you would like to stop by and grab some inspiration.
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So back to my games included in the Follow My Feet Games...I created a very basic game that will expose your young students to how to match and how to play a clothes pin clip game. If you feel they are not read for that you can use a math counter or chip to mark the correct color match answer.
I am going to cut these cards apart, laminate and then use clothes pins. I like my students to start getting their fingers strong for writing. This game can be used for color assessment too. After completion, we ask the student to rains their hand or come find a teacher to show. They practice naming the colors and then I can easily see if they can identify colors, match colors, or even if they can name color words at all. It gives us a good sense of what a child knows coming into our class for the first time. It is also a good way to teach following directions with our materials. This activity will be out when we begin school. I am looking forward to seeing how they do with it! I have included a blank card that is all black line so you can print it 3 times and color it yourself to save on ink! Trying to think of everyone!
This activity is for my returning students who already have mastered colors, can name some letters, and are ready to work on basic sounds. This activity is to be used with clips and in clear plastic sleeves with dry erase markers. I think having it in two places gives more students a chance to work on letter sounds. Both activities with these cards will give fine motor strength too. I have found these sleeves to be pricey at Lakeshore and Amazon, but I have also used regular, clear page protectors and they work great too!.
The counting clip game is going to be on my math shelf. Our classroom has shelves with activities that we use on small rugs on the floor. I have gone from 1-12 for this activity to extend it for kids who already know 1-10. I have found preschoolers sometimes have a hard time going higher all at once so we work on 11 and 12 for a while and then add the teen numbers in other ways. This game too could be in a plastic sleeve with a dry erase marker, or cut apart with clothes pins.
My new favorite game is having my students up and looking for things, whether it be a letter or number hunt, science finds, or in this case hunting for colors. I have created cards with the color words on them for your students to find and record in two different ways. On the recording sheet, younger students can make and "X" or a tally mark and then color the shoe to match the color they find. Older students who are writing, can find the shoe, and write the color word on the line and color the shoe. I know kindergartners have to read color words very early on in my district to participate in worksheets and homework activities. this will help them on their way and get them a little fun writing practice! These get cut apart and hidden in the room! I have included one page that just has black line to save you on colored ink. I got that great idea from many hours of researching what types of thing I wanted to create for other teachers! Have a parent take them home and color them in for you!
I saw the last activity on my Pinterest hunts and I cannot remember who to link it to. I loved it so I make shoes for your students to design. After that, Take photos of your class with their legs spread apart about a foot individually. Print them on a full sheet and add the shoes to them to make a funny picture, or up in the hallway as meet my class! It is funny to see them in huge high top shoes!
I hope this gets you wanting to stop over and buy some of my new products on Teachers Pay Teachers! If you have never gone to the site...WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?!! Go and grab some easy centers or activities to start your year off right!
