To continue with our family week, we have decided to devote a week to HOMES! We discuss apartments, single-family homes, and multi-family homes… We discuss the structure of a house, including the roof, porch, chimney, and backyard. You get the idea. Everyone has a different setup, and no one has the perfect model. These products below explore homes in a fun and interactive way! Click the button below the cover to read more!
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Homes Thematic BUNDLE
Home Thematic Mini-Unit
Use this mini-unit to work on literacy and math standards. There are six activities total to incorporate into your homes thematic unit.
The following activities are included:
Language/ Literacy Activities:
- vocabulary cards with the beginning sound in green and the ending sound in red
- syllable cards to clap out each vocabulary word
- house matching game incorporating wh-questions
Math Activities:
- counting windows and clipping the number (up to 10)
- measuring the different houses with cubes
- sequencing the different sizes of houses with and without numbers
All activities are in color and in black and white.
Home Scenes with Vocabulary
Use these 112 vocabulary words in your classroom or during speech therapy to enhance vocabulary and improve sentence structure. This unit features 9 rooms, each accompanied by a visual model for replication.
The 9 rooms consist of:
- kitchen
- laundry room
- dining room
- living room
- bathroom
- garage
- backyard
- kids’ bedrooms (boy and girl)
- office
Each set includes the following:
- background scenes
- list of the pieces for each room
- numbers to glue on the back for easy identification
- word cards
- picture cards
Also included are sentence mats for your students to practice talking in complete sentences. Word cards are included, along with simple picture matches, for your students who are not yet ready to read.
Home Schedule Cards
Use these visual cards to help families stay on a schedule at home. These will help families and students transition smoothly into routines in your classroom. All cards are available in color and in black and white. Copy the smaller black-and-white cards for families to use. Have children color their own schedules and take them home to use. Increase autonomy with your students at home!!
Included in this product:
- 18-page routine book, available in both color and black and white. Pick and choose which tasks you want your child/student to do.
- 2 different sizes of visual cards in color and black and white
- First/Then mats for each size to encourage independence and autonomy
Building-a-House
Use this adorable following directions product to help build a house. There are 4 different houses to build. This product is perfect for small groups, literacy centers, art centers, science centers, and IEP data collection. Use the mini-books to help students build their houses with visuals. Read the directions to help them color the black/white house and copy the last few pages for them to color, cut, and glue!
Included in this product are the following:
- 4 house teacher models
- 4 black/white pages to put the pieces on (either lay the pieces on top of the image or place velcro on to attach each piece)
- 8 different house mats to organize pieces (each house has two pages)
- 4 sets of house pieces
- 4 different books with visual directions
- 4 different direction pages to color the houses
- 4 black/white pages to color
- 4 black/white pages to cut & make the houses
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 homes, check out my blog on making your classroom more engaging and interactive.
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