Seasonal Alphabet Wheels

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1-2-3 Come Make A Seasonal Alphabet Wheel With Me 

I often work on several projects at the same time.  It's not that I want to be the queen of multi-tasking, but ultimately when I'm designing one thing a zillion others are popping into my head, that sort of go with what I'm doing. 

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I don't know about you, but to get my kiddos excited about learning, I did lots of themes during the school year. 

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alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesThe seasonal alphabet wheels can be used as a “craftivity”, in an independent center, for games, partner practice, whole group assessing, or to send one home with a struggling child.

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesThe variety keeps things interesting, no matter how many you decide to do.

There are several ways you can put your alphabet wheels together. You can practice using either a large upper or lowercase wheel with a seasonal pointer, or put a smaller lowercase wheel in the center of a large uppercase wheel, to practice matching the letters up.

As you can see by the photographs, running off the wheels on colorful construction paper adds a splash of pizzazz, and helps children easily differentiate.

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesI chose a gingerbread man for December's wheel, as it's a very popular and neutral theme.  There are two templates: one has the details filled in, the other is blank so that students can draw on a face and add their own trimmings. 

Notice the "wooden spoon" spinner.  All 20 wheels have pointer options. You can decide what kind of wheel you want to assemble, or give your students a choice. 

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Other popular themes that I made alphabet wheels for that aren't pictured here are: bears, kites, frogs, flowers, and butterflies. I'm sure I'll be designing more to fit other seasonal packets that I work on, like scarecrows, superheros and pirates.

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesTo use an alphabet wheel as a whole-group assessment tool, simply call out a letter. Students turn to it then hold up their wheel when they are done. You can see at a glance who is having difficulty.

To make this simple, I’ve included an assessment chart.  Pre-program with your students' names then run off a bunch of copies.  I alphabetize my kiddos by using their first names. This makes it easier for me to find them, especially at the beginning of the year, when I'm learning 20-30 names. 

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesKeep these assessment sheets on a clipboard.  When you play a whole-group "Find a Letter" game, you can quickly jot down notes.  Easy-peasy because there are just two options: They "get it" and are on target, or they're having "difficulty": missing letters, slow at finding them, peeking at other children because they are confused etc.  

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet certificates, alphabet bookmarks, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesAfter the game, if you have several kiddos who are struggling, you can later work one-on-one with them, or pair them up with a fluent student for other alphabet activities. So that you can enlist the help of parents, I've also included a note home that you can quickly fill out and send.

Besides using the alphabet wheels for assessments and "Find a Letter" games, students can work with them independently for a center/station activity. 

vI've provided a bookmark recording sheet, where children trace the letters that they turned and worked on. For more practice have them write the letters on the back as well.

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet certificates, alphabet bookmarks, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesPass out a little "paper praise" with the  "I'm a Wheel Whiz!" badge and the  "_______________ did super-star alphabet work today" bookmark that  children can color. 

Click on the link to pop on over to my TpT store to take a look at the 20-seasonal alphabet wheels.  It's a whopping 103 pages long!  I hope you and your kiddos enjoy celebrating the seasons, as they practice and learn with an alphabet wheel.

ABC trace and write worksheets, alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet certificates, alphabet bookmarks, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesAs always, I have a FREEBIE for you today too.  The "ABC Trace & Write Emergent Reader Booklet" can be used as individual worksheets for table top, early finishers, homework, a sub folder; or staple together to make a booklet, that kiddos work on when you cover a particular letter.  It's a wonderful way to show improvement in a portfolio.

Click on the link for The ABC Trace & Write Emergent Reader Booklet.

alphabet wheels, alphabet crafts, alphabet certificates, alphabet bookmarks, alphabet assessments, alphabet games, alphabet centers, alphabet stations, apple activities, alphabet activities, pumpkin activities, turkey activities, gingerbread activities, snowflake activities, valentine's day activities, valentines day games, shamrock activities, st patricks day activities, kite activities, butterfly activities, butterfly alphabet activities, Easter activities, spider activities, back to school assessments, back to school activities, flower activities, frog activitiesThat's it for today.  Thanks for visiting.  It's overcast and a bit chilly today.  Perfect weather for "playing" inside and designing more stuff. 

I'm rather addicted to making "craftivities".  Wishing you an invigorating day filled with whatever you enjoy most.

"A life without love is like a year without summer." -Unknown

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