Positional Words Idea: Split Class 1st/2nd

Are you teaching a 
1/2 Split Class? 

Here is an example of how one resource can be used with both levels of students.

 1. Teacher reads, "Ornament Positional Fun!" book to whole class. 

2. 1st Graders: Play
Print individual copies of the ornaments, Christmas tree, and present on heavier card-stock paper. Punch a hole in each corner of the top of the paper and run a yarn loop through the holes. Tie yarn so picture can hang around the students' neck.  
 Assign the role of each of the different colored ornaments to your students. Have them act out their part and then hang the ornament on the large Christmas tree page provided in the packet. The last pages of this packet contain enlarged photos of each ornament, the present, and a tree for the play.  Students hang the ornament card around their neck to help the audience visualize the characters. 

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     Reread the book to your students. Students can use choral reading and read aloud the phrase, ““Oh me, oh my, how great would it be, to hang upon this Christmas tree.”

3. 2nd Graders: 

         Use the book within a literacy center or writing center. On a chart, list other positional locations that could be shown on the tree. A page from the book would also be posted so students can see how the dialogue is punctuated. Possible other positional locations examples: top, middle, bottom, adjacent, and  beneath. 

Students design a new ornament to hang on the tree. Then they write a page of text, to add to the book. Their writing contains dialogue between the ornaments and the new positional location of the ornament.

    


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Smiles,
Deborah

Holiday Positional Concept Book

This cute holiday book, created by a Speech Pathologist, encourages student participation while learning positional concepts to cover this Common Core Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1

Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to.

Suggested Uses in the Classroom:

•   Read the book to students in a large group setting and ask individual students to come to the front and place the ornament in the correct position on the tree while reading individual pages. 
•   Print a book for each student in a small group. The teacher reads the book aloud to the small group while each student individually places the ornament in the correct position.
•  Reread the book to your students. Students can use choral reading and read aloud the phrase, ““Oh me, oh my, how great would it be, to hang upon this Christmas tree.”
•  Assign the role of each of the different colored ornaments to your students. Have them act out their part and then hang the ornament on the large Christmas tree page provided in the packet. They”ll love it! Each ornament ( 8 1/2 x 11) is available to be printed individually for the play.
  
  
•  For older students that can read more independently, use the book within a literacy center.  An extended writing project involves writing text about more positional locations on the tree filled with ornaments that the students draw and add to the tree.

        

 She even thought about how to organize the ornament pieces so they won't get lost!

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Each page of the story builds upon the previous page, and encourages students to vocalize the repetitive phrase within the story.

Smiles, 

Deborah

Positional Word Flashcards in English and Spanish

I made these flashcards for the Kindergarten Teachers in my district to use during daily Calendar Time. 

The Common Core Standard for Kindergarten in the area of Geometry states: "Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, besides, in front of, behind, and next to."

I envision the teachers focusing on one positional word each day during the month of May. Each student would have a small cardboard box, and a small pompom in a plastic bag. When the teacher presents the positional word of the day, the students would use their box and pompom to illustrate the meaning of the word.  Next,  the teacher would review words already discussed and the students would show their meaning using the box and pompom.

What do you think of my idea?  If you would like a copy of all the positional flashcards.. Click HERE.

Deborah Devine