Republic Day Vocabulary Cards

Integrating literacy into a theme gets me super excited and while I was planning activities for the republic day, I thought of making some vocabulary cards which would help in introducing children to words associated with the republic day festivities.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab this freebie and help your kids to read the words. Just print these vocabulary cards, cut the words apart and get the kids to  match them to the pictures. You can  do a whole group activity first, by placing them in a pocket chart and reading with your whole class. 

Later place them in your literacy centers and let them work with these cards independently. For younger kids, print two copies of each page. Cut pictures from one set and let them match the pictures.

Have fun using these CARDS.  

Christmas

Christmas is one festival which is celebrated with  much gusto in India just like the festival of lights- Diwali. It brings with it cheer , joy and Holidays! :) Our school celebrates Christmas with a lot of enthusiasm. Each teacher in school has become a Secret Santa for another teacher. Everybody receives a message/gift/ basically something to uplift the persons spirit. I think it is a wonderful way to appreciate each other and make somebody's day. I have been relying heavily on Pinterest to find some creative gift ideas. These are a few that i sent across:

This was a pack of popcorn with a tag that said "For a very popular teacher". I downloaded the template from Domesticatedlady.com

 I also sent a pair of scissors with a note that said "You are a cut above the rest"

This was a chocolate which i wrapped in white paper and made a snowman on it to give a festive feel.

Classroom decorations were in full swing and my door idea came from pinterest.

Rudolph is my favorite reindeer. He had to show up in my class!

Children made snowmen and gingerbread men.

We even did a countdown for Christmas by adding a puff of white on Santa's beard. The template is from invitingprintables.blogspot.in

Since , children always talk about what all they would like to get from Santa during Christmas, i thought it would be an appropriate time to introduce the concept of giving and why its important. I used the book, "The giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein.

Children made illustrations on what all they would like to give to others.

While most talked about giving materialistic things, some sweeties really got thinking and came up with  wonderful responses 

It touched my heart to see how fantastically children responded to the idea of giving to others.

And since we are talking about giving, I made few printable's of Christmas songs. You can download them for free by clicking on the images below.

Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! 

Alphabet Worksheets....Continued

Continuing from yesterday...I have uploaded all the letter worksheets on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. You can go directly  to My TPT Store or click on links below to access respective worksheets

Alphabet Worksheets( F- J)
Alphabet Worksheets (K-Z)

Hope these sheets prove beneficial.

Alphabet worksheets

I worked on some writing sheets for my little kiddos. They are super simple and doesn't burden the kids with the pressure of writing. It has both uppercase and lowercase tracing and space to practice independent writing. This could be used by teachers in a small group or could be sent for home practice. Parents can also download them from my TPT store for additional practice.At the moment, i am only posting the worksheets for letters a-e. I will post the rest soon.

You could click on the link below to download them for free.
Alphabet Worksheets