Relationships and bonding with students are critical in developing a classroom community. Getting information about families and learning to be flexible with your teaching around your students and their experiences can be essential to reaching and teaching them. These two resources help you to explore your students and their families. Start with this All About Me product, which can help you explore students’ interests and likes. Move on to the Family Thematic Unit, which includes activities around 10 standards! There are 5 literacy activities and 5 math activities!
Don’t forget the freebie! It’s a simple activity that can be used for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day, or just plain ol’ Family Day!!!
All About Me!
Use this differentiated All About Me product as a bulletin board and then as a book for your library or for students to take home! There are 12 pages for your spotlight student to complete, and they are differentiated to reach ALL of the students in your classroom. Each page has clipart to use, or students can draw their own pictures! It’s a fun and engaging way to encourage students to share their thoughts and experiences with others, while also helping to decorate your classroom.
Included in this product are the following:
- labels for each picture
- All About Me words to color
- 12 differentiated pages in the book to post
- cover with lines to write their names
- place for a real photo or drawn picture
- clipart of family members or drawn picture
- clipart of homes or drawn picture
- numbers to trace or write their own
- colors to cut out or color their own
- TV show to draw alone or with an adult
- movie to draw alone or with an adult
- favorite food to cut out or draw
- favorite sport to cut out or draw
- favorite toy to cut out or draw
- favorite thing to do to cut out or draw
All pages are in COLOR and in black and white!
Family Thematic Unit
This thematic unit is created around Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards. Each activity has a standard to post, directions for each activity, and there is a data sheet at the end of the product to help with assessment. There are 10 activities total for math centers, literacy centers, and word walls. This product is perfect for whole-group instruction, small groups, and early finishers.
Language/ Literacy Activities-
- Vocabulary cards
- Syllable Activity with number cards
- Beginning Sound Activity with letter cards
- All About Me Interactive Question Book
- Positional Word Activity with verbal & visual directions
Math Activities-
- Sizing Activity with Families
- Shape sort with family members
- Measuring cards with family members
- Counting Activity using one-to-one correspondence
- Extending Patterns with different family members
Grab the FREEBIE HERE!!!
I’m excited for you to see these products and would love any feedback about them. Just use this email: marykay@busylittlehandsblog.com. Let me know your thoughts. What do you love about some of these products? Do you have any ideas for your own classroom? What could be tweaked to make it easier, more functional, and more engaging?
If you’re interested in all about me and my family products, check out my blog on making your classroom more engaging and interactive.
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