Sight Word Scrabble

I wanted to find a new way for my first graders to practice sight words.  They love solving word searches, so I thought they might like putting words together like in a scrabble game.  First things first, I used large craft sticks and wrote sight words on them.  I used sight words that we have been working on, but you could use any list you choose.

Then I created some labels for coffee cans to make it look scrabble-y and festive!

Download Scrabble Can Labels Here!

Of course, the craft sticks go in the cans.  The students take turns taking a stick, reading the word, and then writing it on the board.  If a word cannot be added, it is put back in the can.  I did not get a picture of the scrabble board I created to post here, however, I do have a downloadable for you! 

Download Sight Word Scrabble Board Here!

***The downloads have given me some trouble- click on refresh and that should do it!!

The kids have LOVED this, so give it a try and let me know what you think!

Bats and Facts!

Good grief!  Where does the time go?  Each time I sat down to blog I was sidetracked by something that would not wait!  Last weekend I was all set to settle in and blog away and then the snow began.  For those of you who are not on the north coast, the snow came to the tune of 22 inches here...the day before HALLOWEEN!  Can you believe that trick or treat had to be postponed?  The power outages were pretty wide spread, but all turned out well. 

We have been studying bats.  These fascinating creatures have been the focus of many projects we have completed in first grade.  I will post about our informational text soon, but today I would like to share with you our bat fact families!

We created our bats using construction paper, staples, googly eyes and a whole lot of love!  After we made them, each student was given three numbers to use to create a fact family.



The numbers the student had to work with are written on the bat's body.

The wings open so they look like they are flapping.  Inside one wing are the addition facts and the other wing has the subtraction facts.

The kiddos loved making these and they look adorable "flying" around the room!