Using cut-outs for games and activities

I have been playing with the new

10", 6" and 1" cut outs.

I used the 10" penguins to make 

this sorting board.

The words and idea are from

a book called Word Sorting.

Just stick the word ending on 

the penguin and sort the word.

On the next board the words are again from

Word Sorting.

I used the 10" pencils

cut into thirds.

Each third has one part of

a contraction.

Match the words and match up the pencil.

The next game is on a magnet board.

The big bubble bee is from the 

10" bugs cut-outs.

The cards in the stacks have 

addition and subtraction 

problems on them.

Use the little bugs (with magnets on the back)

to illustrate the problem.

12 bugs were sitting on a leaf.

6 bugs came to join them.

How many bugs were on the leaf?

These words are from one of the 

Language Games Galore books.

All of the Games Galore books are

great for match-ups.

This homophone game uses

the 10" and 1" pencil cut outs.

There are two magnet strips down the middle.

Magnets are on the backs of the words.

Buttons Buttons was one of our first 

Learn to Read books.

I used it as the framework for a child-made

book using the 1" buttons.

The buttons come in different colors and shapes

so it is an easy book for kids to make.

The buttons also come in stickers if 

you want to make even smaller books.

Almost all of the 1" cut outs are also 

in sticker form so you can use them in 

lots of projects.

Stickers or 1" cut outs are great from graphs.

Mr. Noisy's Book of Patterns  is a great model.

Then you can use a calendar printed on the 

new B/W computer paper to record the 

weather each day.

The 1" cut outs are stored 

in the B/W library pocket.

What's the Weather Like Today? 

is a great model book.

Did you notice one raindrop is upside down??

I hope that doesn't represent a tornado!

Next week I will be in Baltimore at 

National School Supply and Equipment Association.

That is were all you local school stores buy 

the great stuff for next BTS.

I will let you know if I find any really cool stuff

.....besides the cool CTP stuff 

that will be there, of course .