Boy, February sure has been a busy month! We took some time this week to explore some 'sweet' new station activities. Happy Valentine's Day! Aren't we super cute in our Valentine's Day headbands?

SENDING LOVE WORD SORT

This is a great little word sorting activity. The kids each took turns flipping over and reading the word on the card. For our initial introduction the kids simply sorted the words into the Number/Color/Other Word pocket charts. I found the great charts at Target, by the way. Next week we will be writing a sentence to add a little challenge to the station. As you can see, my kids really enjoy helping each other read and sort the words. This is where you can find the activity.

SWEET WORD FAMILIES

My kinders really enjoyed this station, although anything with velcro and dry-erase markers is a hit. We have been working on building words and making word family lists. I added velcro to the back of the letters this activity provided. The kids used the letters to build words and categorized them into real words (smile) or nonsense words (frown). You can find this activity here, in my favorite blog. 

VALENTINE NUMBER FILE FOLDER GAME

This picture isn't very good, the laminated board has a nasty glare. This game was simple and I will definitely be adding some challenge to it next week. I found this in one of my Mailbox books. The kids flipped over number cards, identified the number and moved their game piece according to the number on their card. The board has a few "move 2 hearts" spots, but it is overall a pretty simple game. 

HEARTS TIC-TAC-TOE 

This was a very good math game and one we will be using again. The boards have numbers up to 12 inside the hearts. Each child has 12 unifix cubes. One number die is rolled and everyone puts the corresponding number of unifix cubes at the top of their board. Repeat the process for the second number die. I always put a cabinet liner inside the 'rolling bin.' It really cuts down on the extra noise and the bin keeps the dice from flying across the room. Without it my kids spend more time searching for the dice than learning. As always, Mrs. Wills provided this wonderful math station here to help us celebrate Valentine's Day in the City of Brotherly Love!