November Math and Literacy Pack - FREEBIES
I am so thankful November is just around the corner!
I am ready to wear boots, scarves and have my fireplace going 24/7.
I am also incredibly thankful because all of my hard work going over routines and procedures has really paid off with my kinders. We have a great rhythm now!
You can see how I teach routines and procedures HERE
My kiddos and I can really get down to work and have a lot of fun from here on out.
Their academic progress is absolutely incredible to watch.
My Math and Literacy Pack for November is ready for you to download.
October 2024 Update: I just added so many brand NEW activities to this pack!
No prep packs are my go-to for teaching the standards with fun, hands-on activities.
This pack is aligned to the Common Core standards, but it also aligns with most state standards as well (including Texas TEKS.)
I added four FREEBIES to this post so you can try them with your kiddos:
November mini book
Turkey phonics worksheet
A free math activity
Turkey sight word poetry craft
You can print them all right here on this blog post!
I’ll walk you through all of the activities and how I use them to teach our key kindergarten standards.
I love having these packs on hand every month because they teach the kindergarten standards using fun, engaging activities.
I target the exact skills we are learning in November, and use them for:
Sub tubs
Math and literacy centers
RTI and intervention
Small groups
Whole group lessons
Homework… and more!
I hope you and your students enjoy these activities as much as we do.
November Literacy Activities
I organize each monthly pack in a flexible, 3-pronged folder with page protectors.
This way I can easily see the activities and skills and I can pull them to quickly make the copies I need.
I put the literacy activities together and then the math activities together.
Every month comes with a themed emergent reader.
My students love making these, and they can quickly be moved to a literacy center once they get the hang of them.
This month I am giving this emergent reader away for FREE!
I first read it whole group, then they trace the sentences, color the pictures and we split off to read them with partners.
Then they get to take them home and read them to their families.
They are so proud of their little books!
By the middle of the year, they get the routine enough that this becomes an independent literacy center.
This time of year we are really solidifying first and last sounds in CVC words, capital and lowercase letters, letter sounds and of course reviewing rhyming and syllables.
I include four differentiated writing prompts for November.
This makes it so easy to meet your students at exactly their level so they feel comfortable with our beginning writing process.
Sentence starters and picture word banks help both me and the students so much!
We set goals at the beginning of each month and I use this goal sheet.
Each month is the same, and I keep them to make adorable little portfolios that are displayed at our kindergarten graduation.
It is so fun to see their progress and they improve SO much throughout the year.
Many of my kiddos are almost fluent with their first sounds, so we are practicing this skill a lot this month.
There are so many fun, hands-on literacy activities for your kiddos to complete!
How much fun is this Turkey First Sound activity?
It is a FREEBIE!
Print and use it whole group, in small groups or a literacy center.
We are tackling sequencing and I teach my students to look for and circle the words first, next, then and finally.
We do this and the comprehension activity whole group, and my students really enjoy it!
I don't have them write the answer yet, rather it is a cut and paste activity.
November Sight Words
We are always working on sight words too!
I teach 1-2 sight words a week, or six per month.
I use these three tools: trace, color and build worksheets, fluency passages and sight word sentences.
Children complete 3 activities with each word to help them see it in different contexts.
I start with the trace, spell, color and build worksheet and then go to the sentence building activity and finally practice fluency.
My kiddos love the routine of these worksheets, and I have them trained after about a month.
By the end of the year, they have mastered at least 50 sight words.
Print this FREE turkey poem and craft!
Update 2024: I plan on making these cute sight word poems each month!
If you would like to use them, simply leave me a comment at the bottom of this blog post.
For more sight word activities, please visit my sight word homepage HERE
I have so many engaging activities to teach Fry’s first 100 words!
November Math Activities
We are having so much fun practicing our key math standards this month!
Numbers, counting, shapes, more than/less/than, beginning addition and subtraction, and so much more.
We are using ten frames, number lines, dice, games, and cutting/pasting activities to bring these skills to life.
Page protectors keep your black lines from getting wrinkled and I love being able to quickly see and pull the activities I need to make copies.
I really make sure my students have a firm grasp on counting to 10 as well as writing numbers to 10 by the end of November.
We begin tackling numbers 11-20 in the winter, so I make sure they have a firm grasp on 1:1 correspondence as well.
These worksheets are GREAT practice!
I expose my kiddos to number lines and ten frames early on in the year.
I find these are both great tools to use to teach number sense, 1:1 correspondence, subitizing, addition and subtraction.
There are addition and subtraction practice pages, along with 2D and 3D geometry activities.
Counting on is tricky for some of my students, so we revisit this concept every single month.
I haven't started sums of 5 with my entire class yet, but I do use this worksheet for some of my high fast finishers.
Are you working on More Than/Less Than with your students?
This pack has quite a few worksheets that address this tricky concept.
This month we work on the CCSS standards one more/one less, less than 5/more than 5 with number lines, and more than/less than with ten frames (two versions!)
Grab this More Than/Less Than FREEBIE!
We are still working on more than/less than with a group of objects.
Later in the year we are able to do this skill with numerals.
Right now I have students count each ten frame and color the one that has MORE.
Have students use the number line for reference.
Ready to get going for the month of November?
“Perfectly aligned with what we were teaching in the curriculum at the time. Cute activities, fun for all!”
“These have made my life so easy when it comes to finding a no-prep activity to do with my students!”
“I used these every month and love them!”
“My students LOVED sheets from this packet! They were engaged and I felt like I was able to add some Thanksgiving fun to our routine!”
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I share my free lesson plans, read-aloud activities, crafts, Thanksgiving activities and so much more!
Update November 2022: I now have 1st grade no prep packs CLICK HERE
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