Description
These kindergarten literacy centers are a perfect way to support your little learners with fun yet skill-based instruction in small groups, centers, and even whole group! This resource includes games for phonics, grammar, and concepts of print.
Have you heard of Toothy® yet?! Toothy® task kits are highly engaging task card games or centers that allow students to practice skills and answer questions in a fun, motivating way. The answers on the back of the task cards make the activity self-paced and self-correcting. Teach the rules for Toothy® once at the beginning of the year, then simply switch out the topic each week and use the activity all year! Toothy® Task Kits – an original idea from Angie Olson at ©Lucky Little Learners, LLC.
You can read all about Toothy Task Kits here:
Toothy Task Kits Blog Post
How to Prep Toothy Task Kits
Toothy Task Kits are a great option for your students as literacy centers, games, early finishers, or even morning work. The Toothy mats make these activities highly engaging! The answers on the back of the task cards allow for these activities to be self-paced and self-correcting.
SKILLS INCLUDED:
- Adjectives
- Affixes
- Antonyms
- Beginning Sounds
- Capital & Lowercase
- Capitalization
- Categories & Sorting
- Compound Words
- Concepts of Print
- Contraction Words
- CVC Words – short a, e, i, o, and u (all separate sets)
- CVCe Words- long a, i, o, and u (all separate sets)
- Digraphs- ch, sh, th (all separate sets)
- Ending Sounds
- Homophones
- Blends- l, r, and s (all separate sets)
- Manipulating Phonemes
- Middles Sounds
- Nouns
- Plural Nouns
- Prepositions
- Punctuation (ending)
- Question Words
- Rhyming Words
- Segmenting Phonemes
- Spelling Simple Words
- Syllables
- Synonyms
- Verbs
- Vowel Pairs- long e
- Word Families
EACH TASK KIT INCLUDES:
-20 ELA task cards
-20 answer cards
-12 Toothy mats (boys & girls- black & white and full color)
-container labels for each skill set (boys & girls)
-container label for the large container/organizer
-optional recording sheet and answer keys
-directions
-optional answer tiles to lay on top of Toothy card (Velcro is a great option when assembling)
-prep suggestions
-checklist of skills included
ALL TOOTHY IMAGES ARE CUSTOM & CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE TASK KITS ONLY
HOW TO PLAY:
Each partner gets a Toothy mat and dry erase marker. Students will take turns choosing a card. Each student who is playing the game will solve the problem on their Toothy mat or dry erase board. When all who are playing have answered the question, they compare their answers and then turn the card over to check to see if their answer is correct. Those who have a correct answer get to draw a tooth in Toothy’s mouth on their mat. If the student’s answer is incorrect, they do not draw a tooth and those who got the answer correct must explain how they got to the correct answer. Then the next student draws the next card and the process is repeated. The game is over once all 20 cards have been answered. The student with the most teeth in Toothy’s mouth is the winner of the game.
What other educators are saying:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My students have loved doing these boxes of activities. They were easy to prep and I love that I can differentiate based on what my students need. – Chris R.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This resource has been so much fun to use at our reading stations times. I love to teach kids how to play it at my station and then it would show up in their independent station later on. -McMahon’s Move Mountains
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Jennifer P. –
This was a resource I used with some of my struggling 2nd graders. It was easy to use and helped them feel successful in completing the activities.
Angie –
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for your feedback! It’s so important to me that everything we create makes your teaching life better.
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– Angie Olson
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Elaine S. –
This is a great resource that is well-organized, engaging, and easy to use. The activities are thoughtfully designed and provide helpful practice while keeping students engaged. I especially appreciate how clear and user-friendly the resource is. It’s a valuable addition to any teacher’s toolkit and can be easily incorporated into classroom instruction or independent practice. Highly recommend!
Stephanie E. –
They love these! I love that they can self check.
Jaclyn J. –
Easy to use and studrnt friendly. Would definitely recommend.
Natalie L. –
I found this resource easy to adapt for the different needs in my classroom. It worked well with a variety of learners.
Angie –
Hello Natalie,
Thank you for this feedback! It’s very important to me that everything we create makes teaching better for you and your students.
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– Angie Olson
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Kelly R. –
Students really loved learning with this activity.
Tiera L. –
My students absolutely love the Toothy game component, and it keeps them highly engaged while practicing important ELA skills.
The activities are clear, well-organized, and developmentally appropriate for kindergarten learners. I love that students can practice skills independently or with a partner while still having fun. It’s also great for centers, small groups, and early finishers.
Another huge plus is that the resource is low prep and easy to implement, which makes center rotations run smoothly in my classroom. The game aspect really motivates students to stay focused and complete their work.
Highly recommend for any kindergarten teacher looking to make literacy practice more interactive and engaging!
Valerie L. –
These have been a great resource for me. I have used these all year. My students have really enjoyed these!!