Then I put candy wrappers on cards and laminate them. Place photos of all the students in the class on cards. Place faces that show emotions. Show pictures that display actions. I put a poem on the sentence strips in the pocket chart.
Children use sentence strip cards to rewrite the chart using new words.
The children can change the number words as they go along. I simply place a clear piece of laminate over the Message and children use dry erase markers to find sight words, letters, or punctuation. The children may play ABC and sight word bingo, Memory Games, and concentration. I place books nearby. In other years, we have made class wigwams, tents, and igloos where the children can read.