October Morning Work for Kindergarten
October is an exciting month in the kindergarten classroom! Students have become more accustomed to the daily routine and are learning at lightning speed. You can keep up this momentum with a consistent morning routine that gives students the chance to review what they’re learning. In this post, I’m sharing ideas and tips to help you use October Morning Work for kindergarten math and literacy review.
October Morning Work for Kindergarten
It feels like the school year has just begun when the seasons shift and our students start dreaming about costumes and Halloween candy. A great way to help your students channel some of this excitement is with themed morning work. You are able to incorporate a little fun from the season while still keeping learning on track. Here are some of the skills that you can practice with October morning work.
Vowel Sounds
In September, students get a lot of practice with consonant sounds. October is a great time to review the short vowel sounds. Students can trace and write each vowel in uppercase and lowercase, then identify pictures that begin with that vowel sound.
Beginning Sounds
Students can also continue to strengthen their phonemic awareness by listening for the beginning sounds in words. For example, students can name a picture and then color in the letter that matches the beginning sound.
Letter Formation and Identification
In October, students still need plenty of repetition to identify and write the letters of the alphabet. Morning work is a great opportunity for this practice!
Students can trace uppercase and lowercase letters, then complete a find-and-color activity. As a fun surprise, the boxes they color will form the target letter!
Sight Words
As your students are introduced to sight words through your ELA curriculum, you can use morning work time for additional review! Students can trace sight words in isolation and within sentences. This is great fine motor practice!
They can also practice identifying color words as they complete a color-by-code sight word activity.
Number Formation and Identification
By October, students have had the chance to practice numbers to ten in many ways. Morning work can give them the chance to review number formation and identification. For example, they can trace and write the numbers to ten. Each day has a different combination of numbers to trace and blank lines for number writing practice. Students will need to count to ten in order to determine which numbers are missing from the sequence so they can write them.
Patterns
From pumpkins to eaves, there are many different seasonal objects that students can use for engaging pattern practice. Students can color the fall pictures as they create an AB pattern. The different shapes provide a visual cue for students who are just getting the hang of patterns, making this a great option for independent morning work.
One-to-One Correspondence
It can take quite a bit of repetition for our young learners to get the hang of one-to-one correspondence. Luckily, there are many different ways that students can review this foundational skill during morning work time.
For example, students can color the correct number of blocks to match a given number. They can also count the number of fingers shown and then write the number. Another way to practice one-on-one correspondence is to have them draw a certain number of circles to match a number. This is a great way to keep counting practice fresh for students while they get the repetition and review they need.
Subitizing
It’s never too early to help our kindergarteners develop foundational math strategies and morning work time is a great time to practice! Students can strengthen their number sense as they practice subitizing.
For example, they see a domino and tell what numbers are on each half just by looking at them. This will help them practice counting on to determine the total number of dots on each domino! They can look at one side and say “two”, then count the additional dots on the other side to figure out the total.
More Ways to Use Morning Work Printables
If you use morning work tubs or some other activity option for your arrival routine, you can still make use of these low-prep printables in your classroom! These literacy and math activities are designed to be completed independently, so they are easy to incorporate into other parts of your daily routine.
Whether it’s a center rotation, early finisher activity, or homework, these low-prep printables will help your daily routine run a little more smoothly. Plus, the seasonal touches on each page can help you bring some additional engagement to your daily skill review. Your students will be able to build their literacy and math skills with this daily practice, no matter where it ends up in your routine.
Printable Morning Work for October (and More!)
If you’d like to add some seasonal morning work to your classroom this fall, you’ll want to check out my Printable Morning Work for October. These low-prep morning work printables are ready to print and use for literacy and math practice. Your students will be able to start their day with a quick win, since each week of morning review is designed for students to complete independently.
You can choose to print each day’s literacy and math tasks front and back to create one morning work activity. If you only have room in your schedule for one page of practice, you can use the other printable during centers time.
Just click below to take a closer look at everything included in this time-saving resource!
October Morning Work for Kindergarten Math and Literacy Printables Practice
If you would prefer a full-year solution, be sure to check out my Kindergarten Morning Work Year-Long Bundle. These printables will keep your morning routine running smoothly all year long with minimal prep time!
Kindergarten Morning Work Year Long Bundle
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