What a week it has been so far! This proctoring for the state testing is B.O.R.I.N.G.
Seriously, an hour and a half of staring at 17 third graders who are staring back at me, in a daze, smacking on their gum, and using their #2 pencils as chopsticks. Ridic. Onto some fun with a classic game board:
I love Candy Land. My kids LOVE Candy Land.
A couple years ago I was introduced to the idea of turning game boards into sight word games. I made Candy Land into Sight Word Candy Land, as well as Jenga into Sight Word Jenga. My kinder babies {firsties for the last two years} loved, loved, LOVED playing these games during word study. I've never seen so much sight word recognition growth before! They really do learn them even when "playing a game!" :)
How to play Candy Land Math Edition:
I first take out the "character cards" and do not let the kiddos use the "bridges/rainbows" to skip ahead. I like to 'force' the kiddos to play for a LONG time and read their words over and OVER! :) It also doesn't give them much time for anyone to 'win' so there's no fighting or anything!
I wanted a super easy way for my kinders to practice their math facts. Since my kids fell in love with sight word Candy Land, I decided to just snag another game board. Luckily I have plenty of nieces and friends with their own little ones.
This freebie contains numbers 0-20, number words 0-12, tally marks 1-10, ten-frames 0-10, and addition fact to 10. You can use what you need and/or want your kids to focus on! Love it!!
I'm off to bed. Another day of staring at 3rd graders again!
