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March Morning Work for Kindergarten

As we turn the calendar to March and the weather starts to warm up, it feels like the pace of the school year speeds up as well! This is when the consistency of routine can be comforting to both you and your students! In this post, Iโ€™m going to share some engaging March morning work for kindergarten that will help you keep your arrival routine running smoothly. 

March Morning Work

March Morning Work for Kindergarten

Morning work is helpful all year long, but itโ€™s especially helpful during the busy spring months. To name a few of these reasons:

  • Skill Review: By March, students have a rapidly-growing list of skills theyโ€™ve learned and need to review. Morning work gives you the opportunity to add spiral review that you might not have time for otherwise.
  • Seasonal Fun: Morning work is an easy way to add a touch of seasonal fun to your daily routine. You can add themed printables to your morning routine, which also adds extra variety and engagement to the skill review.
  • Check-In: Morning work time gives you the chance to take care of loose ends that need your attention. Once those are tied up, you can also circulate the classroom for some individual check-in time with students.
  • Breathe: We all know how busy the spring months can be! Greeting students with a predictable activity they can complete independently gives everyone the breathing room they need to prepare for a day of learning.

The key to an effective morning work routine is using developmentally appropriate activities that students can complete with minimal support. Here are some examples of skills that your students could review with morning work activities.

Phonemic Awareness

Kindergarten students need to review their phonemic awareness and phonics skills throughout the year in order to keep these skills sharp! Morning work is an excellent time to fit this review into your daily routine.

Blend matching activity and a syllable counting activity with a St. Patrick's Day theme

For example, students can name a picture and then identify how many syllables are in the word. They can also isolate the beginning blend at the beginning of the word and identify which letters make the sound of that blend. 

CVC Words

There are many different ways that you can help your students increase their confidence with CVC words through the morning work activities you choose. This can help them become more fluent and confident readers!

CVC word building and reading on a literacy worksheet

For example, this activity can help students become more confident with CVC words in a few different ways. First, students can build CVC words by adding the missing sounds. Then they can read CVC words in a word bank and put them into the correct sentences. They can also identify pictures that belong to a specific word family by coloring them. All of these activities can strengthen your studentsโ€™ word-reading skills.

Writing

Your literacy practice during morning work time can also include writing! From letter formation to sentences, itโ€™s a good time for students to review and strengthen their writing skills.

Word writing, rhyming, and sentence composition on a St. Patrick's themed worksheet

In this activity, students will start by  practicing their handwriting as they copy individual words that they have also read. They can also practice letter formation as they fill in the beginning sound of rhyming words. Finally, students can practice their sentence writing skills as they correct a sentence and then rewrite it correctly.

Number Sense and Counting

By March, students have been working hard all year to strengthen their number sense and counting skills. Morning work gives them a chance to keep those skills sharp!

Counting and number sense activities on a morning work printable

In this activity,, students will count the number of objects and then fill in the matching number of boxes in a ten frame. They can also practice modeling numbers, like this activity where a student can show the number 5 in several different ways. Whether itโ€™s dots, tally marks, or equations, students will be able to review number sense concepts with this activity.

Teen Numbers

Morning work time also provides a great opportunity to review teen numbers. Students can practice counting, number formation, and more!

Teen number practice worksheet

In this activity, students will write the number shown on each ten frame. This can remind students that a teen number is ten plus a number of ones. It also gives them the chance to practice number formation as they write the answer. Students can also practice counting a certain number of objects and then color the group that has more.

Addition and Subtraction

Finally, kindergarteners are well on their way to becoming fluent with addition and subtraction. A morning work routine can give students the chance to practice a variety of addition and subtraction strategies. Not only does this deepen their understanding of addition and subtraction, but the variety also keeps them engaged in practicing these important skills.

Subtraction practice worksheet

For example, this March morning work printable includes subtraction practice. Students are given five shamrocks and then they will cross off the number shown in the subtraction equation. They will then write the number of shamrocks that are left. This is a great way for students to visualize and practice subtraction!

Printable Kindergarten Morning Work for March (and More!)

If youโ€™re looking for low-prep morning work printables for your classroom, I have you covered! Iโ€™ve put together a set of seasonal morning work activities for March that will help you keep your arrival routine running smoothly all month long.

It includes all of the activities mentioned in this post along with many more literacy and math review worksheets. Just click below to take a closer look at everything included in this set of March morning work.

You can also find this set of morning work in year-long bundle. This can help you set up a consistent routine with familiar activities that will last the whole school year.

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March Morning Work for Kindergarten - Pinnable Graphic with three morning work printables for literacy practice