Saturday, December 8, 2012

Snow Theme Pack

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

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The next theme pack is about white, cold, and immensely fun snow!

Some of the activities included in this 54 page theme pack are:
  • 3 emergent readers with activities
  • Snow words word wall cards (saw this great idea here)
  • Mini Pocket Chart Activity for 1 emergent reader
  • Sentence building activity: two pages of words and an exclamation point for children to work on building sentences insha'Allaah. Children use the punctuation marks from previous packs with their sentences (i.e. the period and the question marks) as well.
  • Math: tally marks worksheet
  • Sight word work using snowball word cards
  • Art: build a snowman activity
  • Handwriting practice (English and Arabic)
  • Work with content words
  • Two pieces puzzles that focus on the concepts: big and small (for children 33 - 36 months old)
  • Four piece puzzles for children to work on content word recognition.
  • Writer's Workshop Activity: Nouns and Verbs (includes sorting activity)
  • Sight word cards (you can print these on cardstock, laminate and punch a hold in the upper right hand corner and students can use them for timed (or not timed) practice insha'Allaah or a number of other sight word activities)
  • Math work: Subtracting numbers (2,3,4 and 5)
  • Writing centre snowy pictures, word cards, and writing prompts.
  • And more alhamdulillaah!

Insha'Allaah this quick view of how the subtraction mat in the file is used will be helpful to you.


1). Students place a subtraction problem card (these are in the file) on the mat and the corresponding counters (here the buttons are the buttons for a snowman - black circles made from construction paper).

2). Next they lift the flap (the flap is only an index card that is taped to the top of the mat. Here there are yellow tabs attached (made of construction paper) to help the younger children lift the flap easily insha'Allaah) and they place the correct number of counters in the box under the flap. In the file the image that has the subtraction sign on it is a snow shovel because children can be told that when we shovel snow we move some of the snow out of the way and what is left is less snow than before.

3). Then children close the flap and observe how many counters are left in the box without the flap.

4). Children then place the card that shows the correct solution to the problem in the appropriate box insha'Allaah.

With this unit, you may also wish to include the book, "The Jacket I wear in the Snow" plus the following activities designed to be used with the book: shadow matching activity, mitten matching activity, and the felt board pieces.


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Questions about how to use any of the activities in the pack?
Please leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer as soon as possible insha'Allaah.

4 comments:

  1. As-Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi dear sister,

    Subhan'Allaah this time I just had to leave a comment. Nearly every month when I'm planning a theme or activity for my children I look in my inbox and find a corresponding pack from you to go with the theme I had in mind maa sha'Allaah! Your blog has helped us so much during our home schooling journey, may Allaah reward you abundantly for your effort sister. Djazaaki Allaahu ghayran.

    was-Salaamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullaahi wa Baarakaatuh

    Chaymae Umm Lynah

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  2. Waalaikum assalam wa rahmatullaahi wa barakatuh

    Jazakillaahu khayr dear sis Umm Lynah for your comment. Alhamdulillaah that these packs have been helpful in your homeschooling journey. Make Allaah accept your efforts and works! And ameen to your dua! *smile*

    I wonder if the same theme that is coming next is the same theme you have planned for next month *smile*.

    Take care dear sis and Jazakillaahu khayr

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  3. Asslamualikum wa rahmathullahi wa barkathu Umm Numan. This is my first comment here, though i have been roaming here quiet often. Mashallah your work is inspiring. May Allah accept your efforts. I wanted to contact you, but the cont me button does not seem to work, do i have an alternative?
    Jazakallah khair :)
    UmmBilal

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    1. Waalaikum assalam wa rahmatullaah

      Jazakillaahu khayr dear sis Umm Bilal for your comments and kind words...indeed alhamdulillaah. The `contact me` buttton should be working now. If you are still unable to contact me using that button you may send an email directly to authorummannuman@gmail.com.

      Jazakillaahu khayr

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