Grumpy Dumpling
Ili's kindergarten blog
Christmas Flip Books FREEBIE
Hello, dear friends! Here’s a freebie for Christmas! Just go to my TPT store, Grumpy Dumpling, and check it out. Christmas themed flipbooks (lowercase letters), suitable for kindergarten, preschool, and first grade.
Target vocabulary: snowman, snowflake, Christmas tree, reindeer, candy cane, gift (+ plural nouns), This is a..., Is this a...?, These are..., Are these...?, I like this..., Do you like this...?, I like these..., Do you like these...?.
There are two paid versions available also, which include more flip books (uppercase and lowercase letters).
Happy holidays! :)
Word Hopscotch
Use washy tape to make a hopscotch on the floor in the kids’ room. Place a flashcard on each square. Play the game as regular hopscotch, but whenever someone jumps on a square, they have to say the word.
Use words from the same category or words that rhyme, to make it easier for the kids to learn them.
Which One Did I Hide?
Place some flashcards in line. Say the words and the kids repeat after you. Then they close their eyes and you take one of the flashcards. They have to guess which one.
After a couple of times, the kids can play this game by themselves, especially if they know the words well.
Word Hunt
When the kids know the words quite well, hide the flashcards all around the room. I they are too small or difficult to spot, you can use plastic eggs to hide them inside. When a child finds a flashcard, he has to say the word that the image represents.
Word Twister
This game is similar to Twister, but instead of colourful circles I use flashcards with images.
Materials: flashcards with English words/images/numbers/shapes etc. (depending on the vocabulary you wish to review);
Age: kindergarten, primary school
Instructions: This game is played with 1 child at a time. The others make a circle around the child, so they can observe. The teacher gives instructions: “Put your right/left foot on …”, “Put your right/left hand on …”. With younger kids you can try leaving left/right out of the instructions, to make things easier. This game is fun and can be used with any words, even sight words.
I recommend reviewing the vocabulary beforehand, through games, songs, poems etc. Don’t use too many words, especially if they are new. That will get the children confused and they won’t want to try it.
The teacher could have a helper, whose main job would be to give the instructions to the other kids.
I hope you’ll have as much fun as we did!