Here is a great alternative to doing alphabetical order on paper. If a student gets one word out of order their whole paper is wrong and they have to erase a lot... it can get pretty messy. Here's a great way to practice alphabetical order without having to erase. You could even add a self check component by numbering the inside of the cups.
A pinner suggested having alphabetical order races with the cups...fun! You could also see who can put numbers in order the fastest. The possibitiles are endless!
We also use cups for place value (which came from
My Second Grade Journal) and word family practice.
Cups can also be used for Greater Than, Less Than, and Equal To Practice:
Thanks for sharing!
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Forever in First
What a great idea. Love it!
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What a useful hands-on idea!!!
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What a simple idea, I love it. Thank you for sharing:)
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Corinna
Surfin' Through Second
nice idea.. thanks for sharing..
ReplyDeleteAppreciate you using so many manipulatives to help the kids learn with their fingers and their brains. Karen
ReplyDeleteHow clever! I can't wait to do this with my kiddies!
ReplyDeleteOh, thank you - I have a huge box of 1000 styrofoam cups, left over from a memorial service I hosted, and I just KNEW there must be some way to use them constructively! Great ideas!!
ReplyDeleteJust pinned this. Very cool!
ReplyDeleteGreat for in the library...Use author letters to get kids used to putting books back in the right place.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to show my teachers this week! Thx! K.
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