Category Archives: Math

Spring Math Pack – Eleven Centers and Activities

SB-Spring-Math-PREVIEW1-031813Spring is in the air and it’s time to celebrate with some colorful and fun math activities! This packet includes eleven ready-to-go math centers and practice pages that will reinforce important math concepts.

Full color and black/white pages are included!

Appropriate for first grade and second grade, depending on student skill level.

The packet includes:

Addition and Subtraction Story Problems (w/out regrouping) – Students will read the story problem on the activity card and determine if they need to add or subtract. They will solve the problem and record their answers on the recording sheet. Answer cards are also included if the teacher would like to make them available so students can check for their answer.

Fact Families – Students will solve the fact families on the center cards. They will record their answers on the student sheet. Fact families included: 1-2-3, 2-3-5, 3-4-7, 4-2-6, 5-3-8, 5-4-9, 7-3-10, 9-2-11, 7-1-8, 4-8-12, 4-6-10, 2-5-7, 2-7-9, 2-8-10, 4-7-11, 3-6-9, 3-8-11, 3-9-12, 1-1-2, 2-2-4. 3-3-6, 4-4-8, 5-5-10, 6-6-12, 7-7-14, 8-8-16, 9-9-18, 10-10-20. Recording sheets come in both triple digit and double digit format.

Adding Change – Students will count the total change pictured on the activity cards. They will record their answers on the student sheet. Answer cards are also provided if the teacher would like to make them available.

Least to Greatest – Students will list the five numbers of the activity card from least to greatest on their recording sheet.

I Have, Who Has? Time Cards – There are 32 cards to play the game. The cards cover hour, half hour and quarter hour.

1 More and 1 Less – Students will record the answer of one more and one less.

10 More and 10 Less – Students will determine the answer for ten more and ten less and record on sheet.

Fill in the Missing Numbers – Students will fill in the 1-120 grid with the missing numbers.

Three Digit Addition – Students will add three digits to determine total.

Addition – Students will complete double digit addition problems without regrouping.

Missing Addend – Students will determine the missing addend.

Don’t miss my coordinating Spring Literacy Centers Learning Pack!

Spring Math Pack - Eleven Centers and Activities
Spring Math Pack - Eleven Centers and Activities
Spring Math Pack with Eleven Centers and Activities
Price: $6.50
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Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards in 4×4, 3×3 and 5×5 grids

Now available are three versions of my Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Card sets!   The bingo is available in 3×3, 4×4 and 5×5 grids so there is an appropriate size game card for all children in PreK, K and First Grade. Have fun playing bingo with your students while reinforcing the important concepts of colors and shapes. Just print, laminate and you have a great learning game to use for years to come.

Each game includes 30 different game cards so a teacher can play with the entire class. It is also fun for parties, homeschool co-op classes, and family games. Shapes and Color Bingo can also be used in center or workshop time to give you yet another option that is always ready to use! Also a great game to have on hand for substitute teachers.

Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 3x3
Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 3x3
This download includes: Cover Page, 64 Teacher Call Pieces, and 30 Student Bingo Pages 36 pages
Price: $4.00

Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 4x4
Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 4x4
This download includes: Cover Page, 64 Teacher Call Pieces, and 30 Student Bingo Pages 36 pages
Price: $4.00

Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 5x5
Shapes and Colors Bingo Game Cards 5x5
This download includes: Cover Page, 64 Teacher Call Pieces, and 30 Student Bingo Pages 36 pages
Price: $4.00

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Free children’s ebooks on Amazon today – January 11, 2013

Here are some books offered for free today on Amazon.  Check them out and see if any would work for your family or classroom!


Horses: Amazing Photos & Fun Facts on Animals in Nature (Our Amazing World Series)

and


Surprise in the Kitchen (a mia book)

and


Mind Hurdles: Having Fun with States & Capitals in the United States (Interactive Quiz Book)

and


Pirates of Rocky Crag Bay and Other Stories

and


Miss Brain’s Cool Math Games for Kids in Grades 1-2

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Looking for schooling apps?

Ben and Me Marcy from Ben and Me (and fellow mom of a fabulous only!) did a week of education apps.  She covered the following topics in her AppSchooling series:

Planning and Organization
History and Geography
Language Arts
Math
Science
Bible
Free ieducation for homeschoolers

Stop by for a wealth of information and ideas!

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Hands-on counting numbers with number line

I found this idea at Chasing Cheerios and adapted it for our use.  The flowers are from my scrapbooking stash.  I laminated everything so it will last longer.

Caroline has been loving this.  She carries the number line around off and on all day.  We were playing with one of her stuffed animals with me making Bunny talk.  Bunny tried to count, but she kept getting stuck or making mistakes.  Caroline “taught” her the numbers and how to count to twelve.  Very cute and an easy way to check her knowledge.

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Matching Colors Using Clothespins

I mentioned this idea the other day and that it was on my to do list with Caroline.  We had to make an unexpected trip to Home Depot last evening for some things so it gave me the opportunity to pick up a few paint chip cards and make this!

color-match-clothespins

Caroline likes to point out “matches” so I was pretty confident she would find it interesting. And I knew she would like the basket I found in my “hang onto it for something” stash. I wasn’t sure if she would be able to manipulate the clothespins.  She wasn’t.  She immediately set to the task of matching the colors, but couldn’t figure out how to get the clothespins on there.  And she was only moderately interested in any instruction on how to do so.  :?

So we’ll see how this goes later in the day and tomorrow. I may just put it away for another month and get it out again later.

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