I had this great post planned with all the pictures I took of my classroom today (while I was up there working for 7 hours straight) but I am just too pooped to get the pictures edited and the post written…so instead, how about I share something I use for my Letters and Sounds Station =)
As I was getting my stations ready for the beginning of the year, I decided to take some photos of one of my kids favorite literacy centers…Pattern Block Sight Words (I also have sets for letter naming, nonsense words, and 2nd grade words) Kids take turns naming the sight word and then placing the matching pattern block on the space.
You can find them {here}. The mats make for an engaging station that is LOW prep and so much fun!
And tomorrow don’t forget…
Now for the {giveaway}
Leave a comment and I will choose someone to win a pattern block pack of their choice!
Simple and fun!! Just what I like! :o) Sight word pack would be perfect for my firsties!
Cindy
ccfirstteacher@gmail.com
This would be a fun but challenging center for my kindergarten students! Jenny Levy jzoo18@msn.com
Great station activities! Love low prep lol
lynrwhite@yahoo.com
My very active k-1 boys would love this!
arclark2012@gmail.com
Hey Jenny, maybe you can write the sight words on the pattern block itself so they can match the words
Oh my gosh….I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE these!! I'm teaching 1st grade for the first time this year and have no centers yet!! This would be great for my class! Thank you so much!!
~Wendy
sdwd727@gmail.com
Would love to have these! I have plenty of blocks!!
These are great! I would love to have a set of these for my students to practice their sight words!
Laura
lprosser@usd422.org
Would Love to have a set!! Would give my Kindergarten Kiddos some extra practice with the sight words.
Molly Wendel
mollywendel@yahoo.com
Love these! I would love them for my TK kiddos!
jlawson@plusd.org
I love love love this idea! I especially love that it is low prep!
Tiffanyfrost713@gmail.com
Such a great idea! Sngrasley@gmail.com
This looks reat for a center for my firsties. Awesome concept to combine the two concepts.
jfedchenko@hotmail.com
I purchased your nonsense word product awhile ago and LOVE it. So do my firsties. They are such a great interactive way for the kiddos to play and learn at the same time.I would love to win one of your sight word sets!
Brandy Withers
Firstie Kidoodles
withers.brandy@yahoo.com
What a great hands-on center activity! I'd love to try this with my class! ltecler@hotmail.com
I would love to have any if these. It is such a great idea with very low prep work involved.
gmf88@bellsouth.net
Oh what a fantastic idea!!! I love love love these and would LOVE to win a set!!! 🙂 🙂 kasiej25@gmail.com 🙂
This is a great idea and keeps students actively engaged in meaningful learning with cassroom math manipulatives. Excellent resource! kmiller8269@gmail.com
these are so cool! great idea!
Love these! Thanks for sharing! Kathytimmerman@gmail.com
I love simple! This is a fun and engaging activity!
Great idea! Would love these for my firsties. Joanna powell
I would LOVE to win this!! This would be perfect for my struggling kiddos who need extra practice!! So much fun!! hsease99@hotmail.com
I LOVE these! What fun will it be for my little people, my little firsties! I can see it now. I'm also looking and doing some activities for my centers. I always like to update them at the beginning of the year. 🙂 Thank you so much for the opportunity and the giveaway! Good luck to all! Happy first day of school! 🙂 firstgradestripes@gmail.com
Love the integration of sight words and pattern blocks!!
What cute centers! My special ed students love pattern blocks! These take it to the next level!
Love these and so will my firsties!
FANTASTIC! I love these and so will my Firsties! lcrichton@friendsmh.org
Love these!
Linda
This would be awesome! deniseerichsen@gmail.com
I LOVE these. Easy for me and SO GREAT for my babies. Great job!
What a great idea! I have lots of pattern blocks. I think this would be perfect in my Daily 5 Work on Words! Thanks Tammie tammiestjohn@bellsouth.net
These look great for my firsties!!
LOVE THIS! This would be perfect for Daily 5!
carriewahl@gmail.com
LOVE the nonsense word pattern blocks!! What a clever idea!! 🙂
Breanne
This is so neat! My kids would love it!
Thanks! kellybrown28021@gmail.com
So adorable!!! We use tangrams all the time in math! Never thought about putting site words in them! How fun!
Chelsea.a.stephens@gmail.com
How simple and fun! I love this center and the fact that it combines literacy and math.
Skearns87@gmail.com
Love this!!!!!! Stephanie.livers@gmail.com
This is brilliant! I had never thought of doing this before.
ashlieksebert@gmail. com
What a great idea! The kids will love it. Ashleyp77@yahoo.com
I see my kiddos wanting to turn this into a game – either a spinner or index card pile or a dice – "choose a two letter word to read" or " free choice" or " ask a friend to read all of their words" or "use your best —— voice to read a word. " Seat work is great when it can be modified to fit the needs of many groups of children. In this case, each child can have his or her own sheet as well.
Thanks for a great idea!
Dadebeja@gmail.com
I like the combination of literacy and numeracy! shannon.draper@gmail.con
I love the idea of using pattern blocks. These were be great in my classroom. Thank you. BrandiRoth03@gmail.com
Love this! ashleyaevans@hotmail.com
I love this activity! I know my kiddos would love it too! 🙂 erinvaughn@k12tn.net
My firsties would love these!! I think the sight word would be my choice, but they all look like fun! kgraves@21stprepschool.org
These are so cool! I would love the Letter Naming Pattern Blocks Packet if I win! 🙂
brittanitinsley85@gmail.com
Mrs. Black's Bees
These are so cool! I'd love this for my class. melindacasas@gmail.com
Looks so fun! Donna.hutson@yahoo.com
Too cute! I am so glad that I went back to teaching primary. They have all the cutesy centers. LOL! BevPullman@gmail.com
Love the idea of integrating math with sight words! My kids would enjoy the pattern block sight word activity so much!
My firsties would LOVE these!!! Aklein0618@gmail.com
I love this! It's so simple… and that's my favorite part! The kiddos will love bringing out the pattern blocks to do word work!
Kristin
kristinbrehm@gmail.com
Always looking for easy, low prep activities!
Vmatthei1@gmail.com
I LOVE this! I would never have thought to use pattern blocks with phonics or sight words. Good on you! 🙂 jessica.rollins@boone.kyschools.us
What a fun idea! I love that it's so easy to implement.
wearyabeen@yahoo.com
These are fantastic! Such a creative idea! I'll be buying at least one of these. egeria.starr@gmail.com
My kids love anything to do with pattern blocks! Allison311@bellsouth.net
I love these! I would love to implement the sight word pack into my word work center! What a fun way to incorporate math and literacy 🙂 Great idea!!
~Nadya
New Adventures in Elementary
This is such a great idea! I love it!
Thanks,
Cheyenne
chgilbert@dallasisd.org
OMG this looks like so much fun!! I would LOVE the nonsense word pack!!
Andrew
Mr. First Grade
mr1stgrade@gmail.com
What a great idea!
Laura
lnabors@kingwoodchristianschool.com
Love this idea! Great practice but easy prep! Thanks!
Michelle
mcoop1125@gmail.com
How cool would that be to use with my kinders!
Great practice + easy prep = happy teacher
angie.sharp81@gmail.com
Pick me!! Chrissybryant74@gmail.com
I would pick the sight word pack for my firsties.
kimworthey@yahoo.com
I would love the 2nd grade sight word set! These are so cute! Thanks for the opportunity! rebecca27king@hotmail.com
What a creative idea! Thanks for sharing…I would love to win the sight word pack!
ladylion122@gmail.com
I love this!! Such a GREAT idea!!
In love with this idea! I hope I win. 🙂
I would love to win the second grade set! I am always looking for ways to make learning these words fun. caroaf@comast.net
I LOVE these, Jennifer!! And I know that my students would, too! So fun and hands-on!
Jill
ABCs and Polkadots
This looks like fun!
lraines782gmail.com
Great center idea!
kelyemac@gmail.com
I would love to have this ! Ginnyjames50@gmail.com
What a simple and fun idea! I love it and know my firsties would too!
davisk114@yahoo.com
Oh this would be so great for my centers! mwhitney76@yahoo.com
I am definitely interested
Such a great center and another easy and terrific way to get the sight words in. Love these!
penelope.sanchez@neomin.org
Great idea for a sight word activity! Thanks!
What a creative idea and fostering independence!! Yes!
Love this! Two for one-ELA and Math.
Love this for my first graders!!!!
ssettles82@gmail.com
Kids would love these.
lmcp65@gmail.com
wow that is a great idea!!!
mantoski@sd91.bc.ca
If it is not too late, I would love a chance to win the second grade pack!
tokyoshoes at hotmail dot com
I love this! Lizpodolski@gmail.com
Would love to have this for my little one. contact here twitter.com/sandyhills25
Love this!!! Kids would have such a great time with this!! Kimchaiken@gmail.com
What a GREAT idea! I'd love the sight word version, always looking for fun ways to practice!
nhuggenberger@gmail.com
This is a wonderful idea!!
Love, love, love this idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
cjgeorge5@msn.com
Love it!!
Wonderful.
Ooh! I love this!!