1. CENTERS AS EASY AS 1, 2,3 Keri Buscher, Title I Reading & Math K-2 Brownstown Elementary School kbuscher@bcusd201.com

2. AH MOMENT! #1: Bulletin Board Borders become note cards!

3. AH MOMENT! #2: Use labels to add letters or words to your game pieces. Avery Labels 60 to a sheet.

4. PLAYDOUGH MATS… Fits the Daily 5 Works on Fine Motor Skills Materials needed: Word, playdough, paper Template is customizable

5. FIND, COLOR, WRITE SIGHT WORDS Students recognize: -color words -Sight words -High Frequency words -practice writing the words -template is customizable /

6. ROLL, SAY, COVER Assessment Day CVC words Sight words Materials: dice bingo chips Template is customizable.

7. LINKING CUBES AREN’T JUST FOR MATH! CVC word families Alphabetical Order Still use them for Math Materials needed: linking cubes or legos, letter stickers

8. GEO BOARDS AREN’T JUST FOR MATH ANYMORE! Found on Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/76561 262390695171/ -Add Velcro to board so you can reuse for Math lessons. -Numbers -cvc words -sight words Materials: rubber bands, geo boards, construction paper, velcro

9. WRITE AROUND THE ROOM! Dolch List

10. “THE MONSTER” Materials: Baby wipe container, Gatorade lids, marker http://momstotschool.blogspot.com/2 013/02/monsters.html

11. SLAP Materials: 2 fly swatters, poster board and marker, list of words or letters Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/17268 4966936722078/

12. PAINT DAUBERS! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bingo-Dauber-Printables-Alphabet-Letters-A-to-Z-1029390 Cost was $1.50 Paint Daubers: set of 4 was $4.97 at Wal-Mart. Could use crayons.

13. TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES! Capital vs. Lowercase Sorting-laminate & add to cookie sheet http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Capital-vs-Lowercase-Letter-Sorting-425730 Monster Truck Lowercase and Uppercase Match-laminate http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Freebie-Monster-Truck-Lowercase-and-Uppercase-Letter- Puzzle-Piece-Matchup-1281485

14. TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES! Number Match-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Match-904167 Number Matching-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Number-Matching-914146

15. TEACHER PAY TEACHERS FREEBIES! Kindergarten Stars-Sorting Pages-cookie sheet, magnets http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Kindergarten-Stars-Sorting-Pages-322033 Matching Color Pictures to Color Words http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Matching-Color-Pictures-to-Color-Words-412395

16. POP! CRASH! HOP! YOU NAME IT! Materials: Popcorn pieces, cars, frogs, etc…, Labels

17. HANDWRITING PRACTICE Materials: Laminate sheets & dry erase markers Dry erase pockets used to get with Scholastic Points. Other places: Walmart.com http://www.lakeshorelearning.com/

18. WHERE’S THE PUMPKIN? SANTA? YOU NAME IT! Materials: hanging file chart, cards, and a picture Students will hide the picture. Other students will try to find the picture by saying the letters, words, numbers, etc…

19. CREATE A CRAFT CENTER ADD PUMPKIN PICTURE!!!!! Materials: http://www.education.com/worksheet/articl e/pumpkin-carving-patterns/ http://www.education.com/worksheet/articl e/pumpkin-carving-patterns/ Construction paper, scissors, glue sticks

21. DRAW AN ANIMAL CENTER Materials: Directed Drawing Books http://www.abcschoolhouse.com/directed_ drawing.htmhttp://www.abcschoolhouse.com/directed_ drawing.htm ($6.00) Free: http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-to- draw http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/learn-to- draw

22. RED SOLO CUP!....SIGHT WORD PRACTICE. Materials: Plastic Cups, marker, list of words, alphabet, ball http://www.coffeecupsandcrayons.com/gross -motor-sight-word-game-cup-crash/

23. ZINGO! Scholastic has this game for 700 points. Books Are Fun had it for $12.00

24. LAKESHORE Launch & Learn Alphabet Game Pop and Win Alphabet Pop and Win Letter Sounds

25. MY NEXT CREATIONS…. FOUND ON PINTEREST Connect Four CVC: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/26880929000862999/ http://www.pinterest.com/pin/26880929000862999/ Matching with Cereal Boxes: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=249-322&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.maketaketeach.com%2Fcereal-box-puzzles%2Fhttp://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=249-322&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.maketaketeach.com%2Fcereal-box-puzzles%2F Clothes Pins: http://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=864-919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetaylor-house.com%2Fclothespin-easy-math-activity-free- printable%2Fhttp://www.pinterest.com/offsite/?token=864-919&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetaylor-house.com%2Fclothespin-easy-math-activity-free- printable%2F

26. Write the Room websites: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-Rhyming-1162844 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-The-Room-Sports-Sight-Words-FREEBIE-1394096 http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Write-the-Room-FREEBIE-12-Primer-Dolch-Sight-Words-1247600 http://www.funfonix.com/book4/ http://mrsbremersk.blogspot.com/2013/09/free-write-room-pack-and-more-literacy.html Follow me on Pinterest: “Keri Kistler-Buscher” Where I Pin a lot more than I actually create! Email: kbuscher@bcusd201.comkbuscher@bcusd201.com Wikispace: buscher201.wikispaces.com