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Letter Cc is CRAZY!

August 17, 2014 By Mary Amoson 3 Comments

Letter Cc IdeasThis week my had some engaging learning activities
call about the Letter Cc.

Letter Cc Formation Activity

Here is a sheet we made this week.
I asked each kiddo to color the Cc their favorite color.
Then, we glued elbow pasta down on the lines to show the direction the Cc goes.

Although this was easy to do for my class,
before this activity many of my students were facing their Cs the opposite way.
After the activity, I am happy to say,
I think we “got” the direction of the Cs down.
Letter Cc formation activity
We used the book If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
this week to reinforce the Letter Cc and tie in literacy.
{It was $4 a copy in my September Scholastic Book Club Order forms.}

Writing Activities

I also wanted to work with amazing

 
on using word walls.
Sometimes I forget that many kinders don’t know what a word wall is or
how to actually USE it in the classroom.
{Teacher use it year after year, but my kinders have not!}
During small groups, I showed them the word wall and how it related to the story.

Lots of the group sounded like a discussion, because that is what it is.
 If You Give a Cat a Cupcake Word Wall and Writing Prompt
We had to talk it out.
Then… we read the sentence started on their writing sheets.
I showed them how I could use the words on the work wall to assist my writing.
the word “a” wasn’t on the word wall, but the word cupcake was.
Here are my

working away.

Writing in action for If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
I was doing the activity WITH them using the read marker.
I helped many students form letters by dotting them with the red marker on their sheet.
This activity wasn’t about independent writing,
but about using what we can to write with confidence.
AND we have to be able to read what we write about.
After we finished our sentence or sentences,
depending on the group and ability level
{because YES I differentiated this to set my students up for success,}
we drew a picture to match what we wrote about.
Check out this writing activity for If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
 This is the word wall and two writing prompts I used.
Here are some student samples:
The cat got a cupcake with sprinkles.

 

The cat got cupcakes with sprinkles.
The cat got cupcakes with sprinkles.
Leveled writing activity for Letter Cc and If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
I was MORE than impressed with their writing.
They loved it because of the word wall and because it was about the book.
Tying in those two elements made this activity a HUGE success for start of the year writing.

Letter Cc Charting

We also did a letter Cc chart on Friday.
Here are my words that begin with letter Cc.

I used my projector and did this as an out loud activity.
I gave my students the OPTION to fill in their own chart if they wanted to.
{We had never done a chart together, so this was going to be HARD for some students.}
3/4 of my class volunteered to do a paper chart at their seats.
NO WAY
I wrote the words the class offered up on the projector and we talked about each word.
They gave me a word. We clapped out syllables,  sounded out the word if we could, and talked about the meaning of the word.
So, this chart takes a lot of time… but it is meaningful time.
Then, my little ones wrote the same word on their page.
Student Cc Charts
https://sharingkindergarten.com/product/if-you-give-a-cat-a-cupcake-unit/
{Notice how many of the Cs are facing the correct way?
JUST SAYING… the pasta worked!}
I used the cards above if my students got stuck and can’t think of letter C word.
When my kids can do these charts more independently,
I can use these cards for a write the room activity.
Also, some of my students get pulled for EIP,
so I send a copy of the cards with them for guided support.

Sequencing the Story If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

We also sequence the book,
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
using these cards.
https://sharingkindergarten.com/product/if-you-give-a-cat-a-cupcake-unit/
One thing I love to do is talk about what of the cards are places and which are THINGS.
{You can never throw in too many standards right?}
You could also use these cards for writing support as well… just saying.

Reading Comprehension FUN

And we played our FIRST reading comprehension game…
https://sharingkindergarten.com/product/if-you-give-a-cat-a-cupcake-unit/
which is always a HUGE hit in my class.
I didn’t collect data on this game since we just started off…
but I usually collect instant data on these games to see who needs extra support with reading comprehension.
This game as a board and tons of reading comprehension cards, based on the book.
https://sharingkindergarten.com/product/if-you-give-a-cat-a-cupcake-unit/
 There is also an answer key, making this an ideal game to play with a parent volunteer or
to send home in a literacy pack.

Letter Cc Ideas: Baking Cupcakes

And to complete our sensory experience, we made cupcakes!
 I found these colorful mixes for cake at Walmart for $1
I got a different colored pack for each small group.
 We read and follow the recipe, just like anyone would…
but then we cook the cupcakes with our cupcake maker, like this one,
IN THE CLASSROOM.
Here are our orange cupcakes cooking.
And here are the purple cupcakes that are done.
{No one thinks they cook all the way through with the cupcake maker,
so I broke one open to show you they do!}
Of course we did a million more Cc activities.
But it was the start of the year I just didn’t have time to snap pictures.
You can grab these packs to help make the Letter Cc more fun in your classroom.
https://sharingkindergarten.com/product/if-you-give-a-cat-a-cupcake-unit/   Letter Cc Print & Play Pack
Lastly,  if you want this letter Cc sheet…
Letter Cc Ideas Freebie Download
Click on the picture or {here} to grab it.
It isn’t anything fancy, but it is FUN and it worked.
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake

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  1. Lee Ann Rasey says

    August 17, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    such fun activities! Did you do most of the writing activities in small groups?

    Reply
    • Mary Amoson says

      August 17, 2014 at 11:49 pm

      this time of year… YES!

      Reply
  2. Ellen says

    August 19, 2014 at 3:25 am

    A cupcake maker, what fun, I learned something new!

    Reply

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