Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Got Playdoh?? _ Freebie!

Well, we are now into week 2 and I'm still going.....perhaps not strong, but I'm definitely still going.... Hey, I call that a success!

I now have the following centers/workstations up and going strong:
 *Sandtable
 *Blocks
 *Home
 * Puzzles (beginning of Retelling center)
 *Promethean Board

We are working our way up to 9 or 10 center/workstations (including ABC, Retelling, Word Study, Writing, PocketChart, Listening, Library, etc.).

I have begun using my Center chart just today. Kids are grouped in pairs of 2. They either get to go to a stationary "center" or they are doing a "table center". (Table centers is how I teach the routine of centers and their procedures). We are slowly working our way toward the stationary centers and away from the table centers. Hey - it's week 2 in kinder - not bad!

I am now prepping the kiddos in anticipation of opening the next center/workstation: ABC. We have been reading a few ABC books (ABC Danny is our favorite - he is such a silly dog)..... These will be some of the first things in our ABC center. We also began using ABC Playdoh mats that I made.


Real simple activity to reinforce letter identification PLUS needed fine motor work as well. 
Here are some snapshots from my classroom today:


I love my new ABC Playdoh mats - the text is sooooo easy to use with playdoh and they have bright, colored picture cues to match. I put mine inside sheet protectors, but you could also laminate them to protect them from the playdoh. I just find sheet protectors nice and easy!

I hope you find this FREEBIE useful!! :0)

38 comments:

  1. Thank you! Can't wait to use them in my classroom!

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  3. Wow! Sand table going already? Brave! Lol! Thanks for the freebie :)

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  5. Yes Ana!! I lay out my expectations really clear and check for understanding. Then if my expectations aren't follow - HOW SAD! You can't use it - works like a charm -- not problems with sandtable :0)

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  6. Thank you for the wonderful freebie! These are great!

    Andrea
    Reading Toward the Stars!

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  8. Thank you for this awesome freebie! Love it!

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  9. LOVE it! Thanks so much--just what I was looking for and didn't have energy or time to make :)

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  10. I have been looking for something like this for my UA centers. Thank you!

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  11. Love this!!! I was just looking for something like this today. I have number playdoh mats but needed letters!!! Thank you so much!!!

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  12. Thank you!! I have been looking for mats like these! :)

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  13. Great idea Beth!! I need to make myself some number playdo mats??? Anyone want those too??

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  14. What's in your sand table at the moment?

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  15. Hi Jeannie! I was thinking just like you - I made my own already, but yours are way cuter. Thanks for sharing. I also noticed on your TPT store something weird. When it says for more ideas go HERE: ... there's no link. Just letting you know.

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  16. so useful.
    Thanks so much.

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  17. ahahahaaha Laura --- I never went back and added the link....I'm on my way to fix. Thanks for letting me know!!!

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  18. Kristin - right now I just have sand (hahaha), plastic letters, and little Lakeshore tub toys (that will later be used for phonemic awareness).

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  19. Thanks for the freebie! I've been scouring the blogs for great easy to make centers for beginning kinder! This is perfect!

    Lisa
    The Lower Elementary Cottage

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  20. I would love the number mats.I have numbers 1 to 10 but wouldn't mind having more or having numbers 11-20. Since my kiddos seem to struggle with those numbers.

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  21. Love, love, love these! Thank you so much for sharing! I just noticed the comment above mine--I agree number mats would be cool, too!

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  22. Awesome freebie! Thanks!!
    http://erinsescape.blogspot.com/

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  24. I bragged about you on my blog today! This freebie totally saved me today when there was a toilet in the middle of my classroom and I had to grab something to keep the kids busy in the library on 30 seconds notice! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

    Lisa
    The Lower Elementary Cottage

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  25. These are awesome! Thanks so much!!!

    Brittany

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  26. love the playdough mats! Now all I need to do is buy more playdough! My last year's is all dried out! LOL! Just became your latest follower! Love the blog!

    ~Keri Yamnik
    First Grade Crusade

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  27. These are awsome!!Thanks for sharing! Have you thought about doing sight words?

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  28. Just what I needed, fine motor and letter recognition! Thanks for the freebie :)

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  29. Your mats are great. Thank you!!!
    Andrea :)

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  30. Perfect! I agree...Number mats would be a great addition! I LOVE your blog!
    Jane

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  31. Thank you! These are great! Hope you have a good year!

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  32. Very amazing picture.I memorized my math.

    Thanks for sharing with us.

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  33. I love this freebie! Thank yo oodles!

    Erica
    Sprinkles to Kindergarten
    erica_crowder0612@yahoo.com

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    Really Assam!!!!

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