The kindergartners joined forces today to practice signing and finger spelling basic sight words. The math coach, Jill Sanders, taught the class a coin matching game. She extended the game to counting on coins for those who were ready to take that leap. For writing, students had to write sentences using at least 3 words from the word wall. We read another chapter from Stuart Little and had free choice centers during recess times since it was too cold to go outside. I made a PowerPoint as a tool for practicing the basic sight words and added movement and sound to some of the slides to keep their attention. Students enjoyed reading along to the presentation. If you have too much time on your hands, here's a fun web tool for creating a funky avatar http://www.buildyourwildself.com/