October Autumn-Themed Literacy & Math Activities (a freebie too!)

This Thanksgiving weekend I "relaxed" behind my computer and took some time to make a few more new Autumn themed activities for my class.  The first is a pocket-chart syllable-clapping-sorting activity.  It has 14 simple autumn-themed words with either one or two syllables.  It's a great literacy activity that can also be done in small groups once the children know how to do it on their own!  

"Syllable Pocket-Chart Activity"

You can find these items {here} or {here}.

The next two items are both new word and picture match write the room activities.  One is Autumn-themed, and the other is Halloween-themed.  They both contain 6 picture/words cards and have a recording sheet.  Kids love hunting around the room for the hidden picture/word cards.

"Word and Picture Match Write-the-Room" 

Halloween Word and Picture Match

You can find the Halloween item {here} or {here}.

Autumn Word and Picture Match

You can find the Autumn item {here} or {here}

The following item was made to go along with the Jolly Phonics (JP) curriculum that I teach.  These activities introduce the letters in the same order as the JP program.  It is a simple three-step activity:  

1. The children trace the letter in the first column.  

2. They pick out the appropriate letter stamp and stamp it in the middle column.  

3. They write the letter and decorate it (with crayons or markers) in the third column.

I love the fact that it's a great literacy group activity that the children can do on their own with very little teacher direction, and I also love that it gives them an opportunity to be artistic and creative.

You can find the Trace-Stamp-Decorate Unit {here}or {here}

This last activity is a whole-class pocket chart activity.  It is a fun activity to do with the whole class early in the fall when you are learning names.  Children love to count the letters and see who else has the same number of letters, who has the most, least, etc.  It is a great simple math/counting/graphing activity, and it's FREE!

You can find this pocket chart game {here} or {here}.