Summer Review Packet for Kindergarten!

Summer is almost here but that doesn't mean that kids need to stop learning.  In efforts to avoid the "summer slide" I have created this massive 90+ page Summer Review Packet for Kindergarten that is going to make learning FUN and easy!  I have loaded this packet with tons of hands-on resources that will help kids maintain what they have already learned and reinforce many Common Core Standards!

The best part about this packet is that there is absolutely NO PREP needed!  Just print the pages and go!  The pages are all black and white, which helps save money on all that colored ink!

  

 Here is what is included in this MASSIVE 92 page packet:

* Complete the pattern 

*Upper and lowercase tracing pages 

*Splashes of Color (color words)

*Buckets of Sight Words  

*Bubble Gum Addition  

*Bubble Gum Subtraction

*Water Balloon Beginning Sounds  

*Water Balloon Ending Sounds  

*Shovels and Buckets

* Write the Beginning Sounds  

*Write the Beginning and Ending Sounds  

*Write the Ending Letter Sound  

*Color the Beginning Sound  

*Match the Ending Letter and Picture

*Sunny Number Tracing 1-30  

*Counting Spots  

*Summer Reading Fun Punctuation

*Summer Reading Bookmarks  

*Pool Time by the Hour  

*Time to Swim by the 1/2 hour

*Show Me the Time   

*Summer Word Problems 

 *Base Ten Blocks (cut and paste)

*Buggy Addition Sentences  

*Grilling Up Math  

*Colorful Gumballs 

 *Ants on Parade

*Adding up Lemons  

*Bug/ Math (addition and subtraction sheets)  

*Dribbles by 10

*Marching 5 by 5's  

*Inchworm Measurement  

*Colorful Crayons  

*Let's Rhyme 

*Handwriting Practice A-Z sheets  

*Ordinal Numbers  

*-at Family Practice  

*Missing Numbers

*Ants with More!  

*Color by Sight Word  

*Complete a Sentence 

 *Bar-B-Que Words 

 *Summer Fun Words   

*Count, Cut and Paste Numbers

  *Number Words (cut and paste)

*Sweet Treat Counting 

 *Coins in the Bank (pennies and nickels)  

*Coins in the Bank (dimes and quarters) 

  *Color, Count and Graph  

*Pre-Primer Sight Word Flashcards  

*Primer Sight Word Flashcards 

 *All About Me Book  

*Roll, Read and Color a Word Family (2 sheets)  

*Roll, Read and Color a Sight Word (pre-primer 2 pages)

*Roll, Read and Color a Sight Word (primer 3 pages)

*Roll, Read and Color a Math Problem (Addition up to 10)

*Roll, Read and Color a Math Problem (Finding the Missing Addend 2 pages)

*Equal and Unequal Shapes

*Sunny CVC Words (2pages)

 That should keep your kids/students busy with some meaningful reinforcement and learning this summer!

First Grade coming soon!

iTrax GIVEAWAY!

I absolutely LOVE reviewing products from Learning Resource because they are both FUN and educational!  One of the best part about our reviews is that Learning Resources also lets us giveaway awesome products to some Moffatt Girl readers, too!

Today I was able to review a product called iTrax and we LOVE it!

What is iTrax ?

iTrax is a fun eye-tracking game that makes you think and problem solve.   Players begin by choosing a card, finding the path that connects two cubes and then building what they see.  There are 25 double-sided cards with various degrees of difficulty and 3 different levels, which makes it great for beginners and more advanced players.  Each player finds the path that connects 2 cubes and begins to build.  The rules are simple and the game is FUN!  

Audrey LOVED this game and she was caught in complete concentration!  

Although the littlest Moffatt Girl is not ready to "officially" play this game, she did enjoy one-to-one correspondence and matching of the pieces.

Want to win iTrax for your family or classroom?

 Simply use the Rafflecopter below!

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Happy Mother's Day!

Wishing all the mother's a very happy Mother's Day!   

Love, 

The Moffatt Girls

Draw and Tell with a FREEBIE!

I have a little Moffatt Girl who LOVES to draw!  She will doodle on everything and she draws every single day!  I knew I had to make her something that would feed that need to draw.  So I decided to make a 100 page packet called Draw and Tell!   This has been a HUGE hit in our home, so much that Audrey has even done up to 5 in a day!

This is why I LOVE our new Draw and Tell:

1) It teaches children how to observe and make comparisons.  
By looking at each individual square, children learn to duplicate by comparing spaces and proportions.  I must say that this activity took a few guided examples for Audrey to understand how the process worked, but once she grasped the spacing concept she did great!

2) Children also learn that their ability to draw improves with practice.
This is such an important confidence builder for children!  As children they take their time to complete the drawing they see a picture that they created by following directions!

3) It includes writing!
This is a HUGE bonus!  When kids create ownership of their drawings, they also create ownership of their writing.  They can work on creating a descriptive sentence for their drawing at the bottom of the page.  You could even extend this activity by writing an entire story from the drawing!

Here is a FREEBIE for you which includes a dog and a butterfly!  I hope your kids LOVE it!

Draw and Tell (FREEBIE)

We have had so much fun with this packet!  It is a great way to take a break from the daily school work and give kids a chance to just draw.   It's fun, it's simple and it's a brain break!

Here was our simple sentence that included a capital letter a the beginning of the sentence and a capital letter with a proper noun , an apostrophe showing ownership and the proper punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.  

My puppy's name is Spot.

So simple, so effective!

I hope your kids LOVE this!!

BIG Sale and BIG Giveaway!

Are you ready for a SALE and a GIVEAWAY?
  
Let's start with the SALE!

It is Teacher Appreciation week and we are having a sale on ALL of the Moffatt Girl products!  
But it gets better...

Teachers Notebook will be kicking in an extra 10% off of all sale prices!  WOW!  Thank you Teachers Notebook!  

Here are a few examples...

Now...About the GIVEAWAY...

Hold onto your seats because this is AWESOME!  Teachers Notebook will be giving away a $100 gift certificate to Oriental Trading Company EVERY DAY THIS WEEK! 

 The last time that Teachers Notebook had a giveaway (Tablet for the Teacher), the winner came from The Moffatt Girls blog!  The winner won an iPad and so did the little Moffatt Girls :)  There were thousands of entries from our blog...let's do it AGAIN!  If the winner comes from our blog, we win too!  Head on over to enter!  It only takes a minute! Who doesn't LOVE a gift cards?
Click below to enter...



Happy shopping!  I have some shopping to do myself!

Graphic Organizers and Writing

I LOVE using graphic organizers because they are such helpful tools!   Many of the graphic organizers out there are so BORING!  Plain and not pretty at all!  Well, I decided to "cutsify" some graphic organizers and we LOVE them!  These are perfect for helping kids get motivated to write and they can be used with so many different subjects!  This set includes 42 different graphic organizers!

 Here are my top 5 reasons to use graphic organizers:

1. Helps students visually sort information and organize thoughts

2. Allows students to review concepts and demonstrate understanding

3.  Helps children in the areas of critical thinking, reading and writing

4.  Helps students make connections

5.  Promotes independent thinking

Graphic Organizers 

We started using our graphic organizers this week and I know they will be something that we will use all of the time!  There is no wrong or right way to use a graphic organizer, which makes it perfect for implementing into a variety of subjects.

Here is an example of how we used our Graphic Organizers this week.  I started with one of our Daily Journal prompts for May.  Audrey used the graphic organizer to write down different animals that may live in a barn.

As you can see, we just added a few more dog bones to the graphic organizer as needed.  It is all about flexibility when using the graphic organizers to their fullest potential.  

Next, we talked about how we can use some of these ideas to write a well written response in her journal.  I think she did a great job!  It is so exciting to see a child feel successful, especially in the area of writing.   Sometimes all they really need are the right tools, some modeling and guidance.  

Even though it took a bit longer than usual, our Daily Journal Prompts for May are also finished!

I am so happy that I started making our Daily Journal Prompt series, because it has helped provide an opportunity to write on a consistent basis.  I have seen so much growth since we starting using them!  

Here are a few examples of what is in the  Daily Journal Prompts for May.