Learning about syllables is important for developing readers and writers. Not only is it fun, but kids gain confidence when they can hear the smaller sounds that make up words. Getting the hang of syllables is a PERFECT skill to practice in short bursts so it’s also perfect for our ‘when you only have a minute’ […]
Number Stories When You Only Have a Minute
Number stories are a great way to bring mathematics to life for young children and they are embedded in every maths curriculum I’ve ever seen from early childhood through high school. They’re engaging for kids and encourage them to think about how numbers work in the ‘real’ world. So this is the focus for this […]
Writing When You Only Have A Minute (with sentence sticks)
I really love these sentence sticks. They’re so quick to create and easy to use! If you’re new to my blog, each month I create a learning activity that can be done in only a few minutes – some take 60 seconds or less. This series of blog posts can be found here. Depending on […]
Measurement When You Only Have A Minute
Kids love measurement activities… mostly to find out what’s the biggest! Who has the biggest book? Who made the tallest tower? Who is eating the most grapes? Who can lift the heaviest object? Measurement adaptions for early learners Volume Young children can find it difficult to make some comparisons because their brains are still learning. […]
Rhyming Words When You Only Have A Minute
This month’s when you only have a minute post is focused on rhyming words. Giving children the time and opportunity to practice rhyming can truly help their literacy skills; research has proven it. For information on why rhyming is important for little ones and for practical ideas, pop over to Fun-A-Day for a series of easy-to-read […]
2D Shapes When You Only Have A Minute
I know lots of Kinder teachers have a focus on geometry in January so for this month’s when you only have a minute post I’ve created a word wheel activity for 2D shapes. The purpose of these posts is to give you fun and easy learning moments for when your little ones literally only have […]
CVC Words When You Only Have A Minute
I’m really enjoying creating these monthly …when you only have a minute… posts. Student learning doesn’t have to happen only in our longer dedicated teaching blocks, there are plenty of opportunities to squeeze in reinforcement activities at other times – especially if they literally only take a minute. These make great hands-on activities for doing […]
Learning Numbers when you only have a Minute
Last month I posted free spinner games for counting to 100 – the criteria being that the available learning time was 3 minutes or less! They have been popular so I thought I’d create another ‘3 minute’ activity, this time using Cootie Catchers (or Fortune Tellers) for learning numbers. You can download them for free […]
Counting On when you only have a Minute
As a teacher I have found 2 things to be true ~ a) There’s not enough time in the school day for all children to grasp every learning concept. b) There’s always wasted minutes in the school day where you feel you should be teaching something but there’s literally only 2 minutes. It wouldn’t matter […]