All In A Name FREEBIES!

Kids love to learn about their names!

They are highly motivated to explore everything about their name and the names of their friends. I created some FREE interactive worksheets, so kids can explore many features of names. 

This freebie is editable and easy to use. There are two versions for the worksheet where they work on their own name and for the "All In A Name" worksheet that works on a friend's name.

 

Below are the two versions for kids to work on their own name. This editable version allows you to type in each child's name at the top of the worksheet. They are then able to trace the letters in their name.

 

Version #1 includes: tracing their name, writing each letter of their name in separate boxes, writing the first letter of their name, circling all the letters in their name & identifying vowels and consonants.

 

 Version #2 includes: tracing their name, writing each letter of their name in separate boxes, coloring the vowels red and consonants blue, rainbow writing their name, counting syllables in their name, counting and drawing a circle for each letter in their name, and circling all the letters in their name.

 

 

The "All In A Name" worksheet has the same two versions, but these worksheets allow kids to explore their classmates' names.  Just print them out and you are ready to go!

Version #1-

Version #2-

Students choose a name from your word wall, written on a popsicle stick or card, or from any place in the room. They will copy the name and start exploring!! 

Want a bonus worksheet?

Save this image and get your kids exploring!!

I hope that you find these interactive worksheets helpful! Check out my Grab & Go: Portable Word Walls and Little Books for more resources that help kids explore and interact with words.

 

   

 

At this time the available Grab & Go Resource Packs are:

School

Apples

Farm

All About Me

There is a companion pack that is almost done! You can use these interactive worksheets in a center, where kids will explore the features of thematic words or sight words. It helps get kids invested and excited about their own learning!

BTS Sale and Markdown Monday!

I love Back-to-School time for so many reasons. Back to school shopping is one of my favorites! I love the look and feel of new crayons, the sharp point of a brand new Sharpee, and the possibilities that a blank notebook holds. Yes, it is way too obvious that I am a teacher...

Another sale that I love is the Teachers Pay Teachers annual back-to-school sale! I had tons of great learning resources and clip art on my wish list, itching to jump into my cart. Now the sale is here and I am ready to go!

 Everything in my store is 20% off for the site-wide sale from August 3rd-August 4th. Put in the promo code: BTS15 and get an additional 10% off your cart.

Since teachers spend so much of our own money, I thought it would be nice to put together a great collection of back-to-school freebies. Head over to this post to see the Back-to-School freebie link up. If you have a great back-to-school freebie or blog post, please feel free to link up!

Before I go, I had to share my newest creation! I'm sooooo excited about this new set of learning resources. It is definitely my favorite creation to date.

 I've always been a fan of word walls. I think that they are fantastic resources, but I have not always had the space to utilize them. When I was a special education resource teacher, I worked from a cart in a variety of places. I never had one permanent space to utilize a word wall. I went through a variety of different types of portable word walls- thematic file folders with and without Velcro, words affixed to my cart, a traveling pocket chart, and index cards in strange places. I always seemed to come back to the word rings.

They are portable, yet organized. I like the simplicity of containing all the words on one ring, but the ability to pull it apart and really interact with the same words.

I love the way the word rings lend themselves to grouping words into categories. It creates a great visual for kids when you snap the ring shut on a group of words.

It was natural that I finally got around to creating my own version of the portable word wall. I've been creating this product for about a year. I have printed a number of versions and tried them out in a bunch of different ways. I finally decided it was ready to share. The "Grab & Go Portable Word Walls" are available in a small and large version to meet your needs. Here is a quick look below.

 I'll be sharing more about the "Grab & Go" walls soon, but here is a visual tour of some of my ideas...

You can pick up the "Grab & GO: School Version" for 50% off until the morning of 8/4. Put in the BTS15 promo code and get another 10$ off!  I hope that you love it as much as I do.

 

I also would love to take any requests for future editions. I am almost done with the farm edition.

Leave me a comment with anything you would like to use in your own class!

 

I've also linked up with Kelly and Kim's Kindergarten Kreations for the Markdown Monday Link Up! I've marked down my Devouring Donuts: Number Line 0-20, Subtraction, and Active Learning pack. You can pick it up now for $3.20 + an extra 10% off with the promo code. That is a steal!

Happy shopping!