one s.m.a.r.t. teacher

Have you incorporated a theme into S.M.A.R.T. yet this year? Themes do not have to take a lot of prep!

Keep it CORE and choose just a few activities to add in a thematic component. Let’s do one together as an example. 

If you are using the PreK CORE guide, open up to page 110-111. Here is the Bugs, Bugs, Bugs theme. This will be a fun one for the students this time of year.

Let’s say we choose a Slap Track suggestion, a Pencil Roll idea, and a Tactile Tracker.

For the Slap Track, I am going to download these faded flower print cards (spring_flowers_creep_track_cards) to add a little variety and write some rhyming words on them. We have been working on long vowels so I am going to write the words bee, tree, see on them in an ABC pattern.

Next, I am going to add a bunch of paper worms to the Pencil Roll area for them to roll over. Here is a download you can use to save some time (worms.pdf). I am going to distribute them at a morning work station and have my student cut them out. Fine motor practice meets prep time!

Finally, I like the idea of the bees flying to the hive for a fun Tactile Trackers. Head over to the Time Saving Tips section of this newsletter to download a copy of this Tactile Tracker!

Reference:

• SMART PreK CORE Program Guide pgs 110-111