February Math & ELA Pack - FREEBIES
Teaching in February can be so fun!
Groundhog Day, the 100th Day of School and Valentine's Day are bright spots in this long, dreary winter.
I love decorating the classroom with hearts and I deck everything out in festive pink and red Valentine decor (and this year I am adding lots of gold splashes!)
It is a fun excuse to talk about all the things we appreciate and love, and the kiddos get really into it!
We are also making tons of progress with our math and ELA standards... and having fun in the process.
Take a peek at what we are doing in kindergarten, and enjoy the February FREEBIES to try with your students.
January 2024: I just updated this best-selling TPT activity pack with even more standard-based math, reading, writing and phonics activities! This resource now includes over 120 pages of printable worksheets.
My goal with these activities is to teach the standards in a fun, hands on and spiraling way that makes your life easier too.
Try a bunch of these activities for FREE on this blog post from my February No Prep Pack
Simply scroll though this post, print and teach!
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FEBRUARY ELA ACTIVITIES
We are in full swing tackling the standards… mastering sight words, solidifying our CVC words, learning all about sequencing and practicing comprehension skills.
We are becoming writers and authors, being number wizards (we are solidifying numbers 11-20 this month!), learning how to add and subtract within 10, more than/less than, and getting fluent with sums of 5. PLUS... SO much more!
By now, my students have mastered rhyming and syllables, but I still include these practice pages in every one of my monthly no prep packs.
My kinders love the "I see" monthly booklets (emergent readers).
We read them, write the sentences and then read to a partner to practice fluency.
Students then get to take these books home to share with their families.
I also always include a goal setting sheet, a monthly writing prompt, and labeling practice.
FREE WRITING ACTIVITIES FOR FEBRUARY
Writing can feel overwhelming for students, from generating ideas to actually putting their thoughts on paper.
I provide blank writing options along with scaffolding such as word banks and sentence starters to help students get started!
CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE FEBRUARY WRITING FREEBIE
Note: the labeling practice was updated in January 2024, and it is now a teddy bear!
However, I do have a complete groundhog unit HERE with labeling activities.
My students like the routine of these pages.
We set goals every month, and I keep them in a portfolio for parents at the end of the year.
It is an awesome way to document their progress! I do the same with their writing prompts.
We are starting to work on word families!
There are a number of pages in this pack that practice this including a cute groundhog coloring word family worksheet.
This makes for easy, no prep practice with reading word families.
The Color Word Families activity is perfect for Groundhog’s Day too.
I love incorporating skills we are working on with the holidays each month.
Have you started working on comprehension skills with your students?
They do so well with these pages.
I read the story first to the whole class, then we choral read it 1-2 times.
Then we read the question and practice underlining the answer in the story. After this we can write the answer on the line.
My kids are becoming little rockstars at this as we have done these in my other monthly packs.
We are also working on our sequencing skills.
I teach my students the key words to look for such as first, next, then, and finally.
Similar to the comprehension page, I read it first to the class whole group and then we read it chorally.
We then underline the key words, discuss the pictures.
Finally, they can cut/glue/color the pictures to place the story in the correct order!
I then have my kiddos practice retelling the story to their table buddies (I love listening to them do this - it is so cute!)
My students have mastered first and last sounds, but it doesn't hurt to review.
I included practice pages that I use for my few kiddos who still need additional work with this skill.
We love practicing Sight Words and CVC words right now, so quite a few activities address reading, spelling, writing and matching CVC words.
This CVC matching activity is a freebie at the end of this post!
How do you practice sight words?
To help my students new master sight words, I use the same three tools for each word:
Color it, trace it, build it worksheet
Sentence building worksheet (I always love to throw in writing where I can!)
Fluency passage (helps them see the new word in context.)
Using this same approach every month saves me so much time in explaining the expectations and directions for this activity. I have them trained in exactly what is expected and they love the routine!
All the work is done for you!
The six words we focus on for the month of February are: is, it, he, was, you, that
All of my Monthly No Prep Packs have this same set up for sight words!
Each pack comes with these tools for teaching six new words a month.
To see how I teach sight words for the entire year, please CLICK HERE
FEBRUARY NO PREP MATH ACTIVITIES
There are so many useful tools included in this pack to help you and your students:
Numbers and counting
Addition and subtraction
Geometry
More than/less than
Number lines, ten frames, coins and more!
Every month comes with worksheets addressing 2D and 3d shapes, numbers 1-10, ordering by size, etc.
In math this month, we are practicing numbers 11-20.
These worksheets have students practicing teen numbers using base ten blocks, ten frames, number lines and more!
All of these activities follow the Kindergarten Common Core Math standards.
More than/less than can still be a little confusing for some of my students, and I have found that using number lines really helps them see where one number is in relation to the other number.
I also use number lines when teaching teen numbers.
As shown in the activity above, the student starts at number 10, and we practice “hopping up” the number line to the correct teen number.
You can see my complete math unit on teen numbers HERE
We practice skip counting every month, and these are great pages for my fast finishers (or sub tubs!)
Basic addition and subtraction pages are included as well as story problems where students can draw the problem, fill in the equation and solve.
We practice sums of 5 every month to help my students become fluent with their facts.
Students can color the hearts to match the equation, and then fill in the answer on the line.
My students can count to 20, but they always need practice writing and ordering the numbers.
Ready to get started with this comprehensive February math and literacy pack?
Included are over 120 pages of engaging, standards-based activities to teach the math and ELA standards for Kindergarten!
All the prep work is done for you!
These are perfect for direct instruction, math and literacy centers, small groups, homework, fast finisher tubs, sub folders, and so much more.
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