Kindergarten Creations

26 Alphabet Pocket Charts for Kindergarten or Preschool

Introducing the alphabet is one of the most important skills at the beginning kindergarten. Developing this foundation early is key to successful reading later in the year. One of the resources that I use to teach my kindergarten students alphabet recognition and letter sounds are these alphabet pocket charts. They are perfect to use during our letter of the week.

At the beginning of each week, I introduce the pocket chart by looking at each picture, stretching the picture sounds emphasizing the beginning letter sound, and then letting my students help me put the cards in the pocket chart. We leave this pocket chart up throughout the entire week and talk about it each day. Sometimes we practice onset and rhime with the picture cards, we add photographs of students that begin with that certain letter to the pocket chart, and we count syllables for each picture.

You could use two of these pocket charts together and let your students sort the pictures by beginning letter sound! This is one of those versatile resources that can be used in so many different ways.

Grab this set of 26 Pocket Charts here in my TPT shop! This resource is available as a digital download. That means you can print it and use it today. I recommend printing this resource on card-stock for durability.

This set of pocket charts goes well with my Alphabet Find and Color Printables! You could use these printables after using each specific pocket chart to introduce your students to the alphabet.

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Crystal McGinnis

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Shape Introduction Bundle for Kindergarten

By Crystal McGinnis 5:18 AM

I have been working on a new teaching resource that is perfect for the beginning of kindergarten! It is a shape introduction bundle that has activities that are perfect for introducing shapes. Each set in the bundle has a teacher book, emergent reader, shape pocket chart, shape formation activities, shape anchor chart, and more. You can grab these activities in my TPT shop, and download them to use immediately in your classroom!

So far the bundle has circles, squares, and rectangles. It is a growing bundle and will eventually have 7 shapes. Check it out here!

I hope to add the rest of the sets to the bundle before the new school year begins! 💛

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CVC Word Family Flowers Craft for Spring

By Crystal McGinnis 6:47 AM

If you are looking for an educational Spring Craft, check out this CVC Word Family flower template. Students build up to 20 different flowers using different word family words. This craft is perfect for a spring literacy center!

The flowers are simple to create! Choose which word family you would like your students to practice and print the flower pieces on any color of paper that you choose. Have your students cut out the pieces and lay them out as shown.

First, students will glue the flowerpot to the bottom of a piece of construction paper or tagboard. They then add the stem!

After gluing the flowerpot and stem, students glue the petals to the center of the flower.

Finally, students glue the flower to the top of the stem. The flowers are then complete!

I would have each of my students create a different word family flower and then I would display them. The students could practice reading each flower and the word family words that they see!

Grab this Word Family Flower Template here in my TPT shop. I hope your kids love it!

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Fractions Pocket Chart Center for Kindergarten

By Crystal McGinnis 5:07 AM

Do you introduce fractions to your kindergarten students? If so, you may like this BASIC fractions pocket chart center. Students sort fraction pictures into whole, 1/2, 1/3, and 1/4. They then put these fraction cards in a pocket chart.

I will use this pocket chart whole group at first to introduce fractions to my kindergarten kiddos. We will sort the fractions together as a class, starting off with just the whole and half cards. I will then add in the 1/3 and 1/4 cards when I determine my students are ready. I will add this set to our independent pocket chart center after students understand the concept.

You can get this pocket chart center as a digital download in my TPT shop here. It is one of my Dollar Deals!

Crystal McGinnis

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Spring Pocket Chart Centers for Kindergarten

By Crystal McGinnis 8:39 AM

Hello Friends! I have been creating some Spring themed pocket charts because I know how quickly Spring will be here. 😊 I can't wait! 😊 As Spring approaches, students start to get a little wiggly, so pocket chart centers are the perfect way to keep your kids "up and moving" while still being engaged in learning. This will definitely help with some of those wiggles!

The pocket charts that I have completed so far focus on compound words, long vowels, and addition +10. I will be creating a few more because I like to change my pocket chart materials weekly.

Check out these Spring Pocket Chart Centers! If you would like to use them in your classroom, grab them in my TPT shop. You can purchase, print, and use instantly. I have provided black and white copies if you would like to save ink. ⭐

Compound Word Pocket Chart Center-

Students look at the two pictures on the rainbow and join them together to create a compound word. They then find the compound word picture and match it with the rainbow. Simple!

Addition +10 Pocket Chart Center

Students practice adding 10 to a number using this pocket chart center. The set comes with ladybugs, flowers, and more!

Long Vowel Spring Pocket Chart Center-

Students practice reading long vowel cvc-e words and matching them to long vowel cvc-e pictures. I included a recording sheet for the students to complete when they finish the pocket chart. This is a great way for them to have some accountability when completing their learning center.

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Be on the lookout for more Spring Pocket Chart Center Ideas!

Crystal McGinnis

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Penguins and Polar Bear Activities

By Crystal McGinnis 11:06 AM

Do you teach about Polar Bears and Penguins during the winter months? My students always love to learn about animals, and the polar animals are some of their favorite animals to learn about. I usually teach about polar bears and penguins separately, and then I spend a couple days comparing the two. Here are a few of the activities that I use.

You can grab this set of Polar Bear and Penguin activities here! They are available as a digital download, so you can use them instantly in your classroom.