Have the students choose an object from the room and before placing it on the mat, make a game of guessing the length to the nearest inch, foot, or yard. Then, measure it on the mat and see who was the closest.
Have a student begin on START. Have them hop down the inches. When they get to 12 inches, have them hop to the right and say, “12 inches equal one foot.” They can continue down the mat using these same patterns.
Now that students have experience with comparing units of measurement, give them worksheets or flashcards to practice converting from one unit to another. Example: 27 feet = _____ yards
Appendix lists worksheet
To help students recognize letter sounds in a spelling word, lay all of the letter cards that spell out a word on the floor. Have your students step on each letter card while saying all of the sounds that the letter can make. For example, ‘c’ sounds are /s/ and /k/. Be sure that your […]
Make a word for your students by placing three letters on the mat that form a word such as “mat” or “cat.” Have your student stand below the first letter of the word. The student says the sound of the letter. Then, the student side steps to the box below the second letter of the […]
Place a word card in the last box. Have students find the letters to spell the word and place them in the first three boxes. Have students take turns jumping the mat while spelling out the word they made. For example, instruct your student to make the word “bat.” The student places the cards for […]
After doing the Make-A-Word activity, leave a word like ‘cat’ on the mat. Hand a student the letter B card and ask them to place it on top of the C card. Ask them what word they just made. Then have them make as many different rhyming words as they can. Have a student write […]
Place a second and a third letter on the floor mat. Lay down letter cards on the floor that would be good options for the first letter of your word. Have a student throw a bean bag on the letter cards on the floor. They will select the letter card that the bean bag lands […]
Say letter sounds (that create a word) and have a student find the matching letter cards. Words can be off of students’ spelling lists, or words they previously have spelled. Then, have them jump on the letters they found and say the word they made. For example, if you say, “mmm”, they will find the […]
