It’s
Free-For-All time again!
This is
the third month that I have been participating in the Free-For-All with Amanda
from The Primary Gal and each month she gets more and more creative! This month is called “Trade and Grade”. We got to team up with another AMAZING
teacher-author and use one of their products in our classroom and then blog
about it. A piece of the pack will be
free for the weekend!!
I was
SUPER LUCKY to team up with Emily from Emmy Mac’s Shop. She is an AMAZING teacher with a similar teaching
style to mine. I decided to try out one
of her sight words games – Squish the Bug.
She has a first grade version and a second grade version. We played both the first and the second grade version, since my firsties are now second graders in-
training! The first grade version would
be perfect anytime of the year - GREAT and FUN way to practice FLUENCY! The grade 1 version would
also be appropriate for Kinders at the end of the year! KIDS LOVE THIS GAME!
To play
you need to make 2 sets of the bug cards.
I made one set on colored paper and one on white paper. To help keep the sets of cards from getting
mixed up, I copied each set on a different color of paper and I colored the
bugs antennae to match the paper. I
laminated the cards for durability! You
also need to collect many fly swatters (I ended up using some spatulas, since
apparently fly swatters are hard to find in FREEZING MA during a FREEZING
winter!)
You
spread out the colored cards on the carpet and assign a student to be the caller. I was the caller to start, but once the
kiddos got the hang of it they took turns.
I played in groups of 4 (reading groups), but the groups could be
smaller (2 or 3). Once the word is read
the students try to “squish the bug” with their fly swatter! The first kiddo to “squish the bug” collects
the card and the student with the most cards at the end wins!
The kids
had SO much fun with the game, but since they were running around like crazy,
my action pics were either blurry or were filled with my cuties’ faces! Take my word for it, your kiddos will LOVE
this game! Get the freebie HERE.
Check out Squish the Bug full version HERE. And find all of Emmy Mac’s goodies HERE.
Check out Squish the Bug full version HERE. And find all of Emmy Mac’s goodies HERE.
On
another note, you should totally check out her LETTER WRITING UNIT. She is SUPER proud of the unit and I WISH,
WISH, WISH that I could have tried this one out in my room. Unfortunately, we just started a new SUPER
intensive Lucy Calkins writing program and I am feeling like there is NO time
for any other writing stuff! Try it out
and let me know what you think – I want to live vicariously through you all! J
Check my
FREEBIE too – I am giving you a sneak peek of my blends games – Emmy Mac will
let you know how they worked in her room!
Great post! Jayne
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