Prime or Not Prime Gif

 

Adding 3 Numbers

Music is Math

 

Learning to Venn

 

3 Nifty Graphing Worksheets

 

FREE Simple Easter Egg Puzzles for Number Sense

 

LINK

Circle the Dots Math Dice Game

 

This can be done individually. Or make it a game between 2-3 (or more) people, with each person using a different colored marker.

YOUTUBE for Kids

 

Just go to YOUTUBE and type in the title listed (Ex: Go Noodle) for the video.

3 Sudoku Games for Kids

You can take these same three boards and use them for numbers 4-7, and so forth. You can also use them letters of the alphabet, upper and lower case.

 

Kindergarten At Home Math Packet Freebie

 

Link Here

Remember, Not Everyone Learns the Same Way

 

Review, Review, Review

I firmly believe that the more children are exposed to math facts, the better they'll retain them.

5 Ways to Use Stickers in Your Classroom (That You Probably Never Thought Of!)

Here are 5 odd/new ways you can use those stickers you normally give out to your students.

1. Cut in half. Put the half on a sheet of paper or index card, and have them draw the other half. This works both sides of the brain, as well as perception and fine motor movement.

2. Place a whole sticker on paper and have them draw a scene around it. Have them describe what it's about to the others.

3. Pretend their sticker is the cover of their book. Have them write a few sentences, paragraph, or story. Don't forget the title!

4. Have them relate their sticker to a number. Ex: 2 skis, 3 ornaments, 2 squirrels, 12 snowflake points. (Anything BUT the number 1.) Graph the stickers - how many had 2 of something, how many had 3, etc.

5. Make an alphabetical list of the pictures on the stickers. Ex: E = elephant, M = mouse, mitten, S = snowflake, squirrel, snail, skunk, shovel, etc. 

My Math Stations for the Weeks of 5/19 and 5/26

These are the last math stations for the school year.

Station #1 - Watermelon Bump
You can get this freebie here.

Station #2 - Put together a floor puzzle.
In this case, it's four separate puzzles.

 

Station #3 - Lucky 7
I made several copies of the word SEVEN on index cards. To play, the students roll 2 dice. If the total is seven, they get to pick one letter. First person to spell out the word SEVEN wins!

Station #4 - Calendar Math
We're working on the month of May.

Station #5 - Number Line Race
I marked off a sentence strip in inches. Each child picks a token. They shake a penny cup.
Heads = +1 space forward
Tails = -1 space back
First person to reach the end wins!

My Math Stations for the Weeks of 5/5 and 5/12, With a Freebie

Station #1 - Race to Draw It
I made a simple worksheet, and a die with six basic 2D shapes. They throw the die, draw the shape, and first person to fill in 4 in a row wins!

Get your own copy of the sheet below!

(Click the jpeg image for a larger version you can save and print.)

Station #2 - Doubles Aren't Trouble!
You can get this freebie here.

Station #3 - Capture 4
You can get this freebie here!

Station #4 - Popsicle Puzzles!
I took popsicle sticks and wrote the alphabet, numbers, and shapes on them. (Two sticks per.)

Station #5 - Addition Chart
I couldn't remember is this game used dice or not, so I did a little adapting by making the 0s into 6s. (Sorry, but I dug this out of my filing cabinet, and I can't find where I got the original.)

Now what they do is throw 2 dice and cover the "intersection". It's very similar to the TENS AND ONES game I created. (And where you can get a freebie copy of that board.)

My Math Stations for the Weeks of 4/21 and 4/28, With a Freebie!

Station #1 - Calendar Math
Working on the month of April.

Station #2 - Putting Together a Giant Floor Puzzle...of Bob the Builder

Station #3 - 3-D Bounce
I took this freebie and adapted it. The students draw one of the cards, then put their colored chip on the corresponding picture on the placard. As they go through the cards, they're allowed to "bump" anyone on a shape they need. When all the cards have been played, the person with the most colored chips left on the placard wins!

Station #4 - Easter Bunny Roll-a-Puzzle
I took this Easter freebie an turned it into a roll-a-puzzle. They roll the number word die, then find a corresponding piece with that number die on the piece. (Note: One piece is blank. I just added six dots to it.) First person to roll all the pieces they need to complete the puzzle wins!

Station #5 - Tens and Ones
It's simple. They children roll 2 dice. Ex: If they roll a 1 and  4, they can either cover up a 14 or a 41 with their particular marker, depending on what's "open". If they roll a combination, and both possibilities are already covered, they lose that turn. This game can be played until all numbers are covered, or until the teacher calls time. Person who covered the most numbers wins!

You can click the play card below to get a full-sized jpg you can save and print.

3-D Shapes Hunt

This was a quick and easy, and FUN way to review our three-dimensional shapes. For each table, I drew a cube, a pyramid, and a sphere (don't make fun of my artwork, lol!) on a sheet of construction paper. Each table had to find 5 real life pictures of those shapes in catalogs, cut them out, and glue them to the paper. First table to finish won!

My Math Stations for the Weeks of 4/7 and 4/14 - With a Freebie!

Station #1 - Pom Pom Count and Color
Fill up the trays with the correct number and color of pom poms using the tweezers.

Station #2 - Match It Mathematics

Got this game with my school funds.

Station #3 - Bunny Grid Game
We're using the number word die, and using some cute springtime erasers to cover what we roll.
You can get the freebie game here.

Station #4 - Tangram Puzzles
I found this oldie but goodie in the math coordinator's closet. The kids love matching the shapes.

Station #5 - How Much Is Your Name?

Using some old scrabble tiles, the students lay their names down and add up the "points" to see who has the most. We also did our surnames.

You can get this freebie worksheet here!

My Math Stations for the Weeks of 3/24 and 3/31

 Station #1 - Spring Friends Roll and Cover
We're playing this like a bump. You can get this freebie here.

Station #2 - Yahtzee

We first used the version with numbers. Now we're using the version with number words.

Station #3 - Giant Floor Puzzle
This one is called Traffic Jam.

Station #4 - Copying the calendar for March

Station #5 - Match and Learn Count It!

This was the math game I bought with my allowance.

Writing Our Own Math Word Problems

We've been studying word problems, where I read aloud the problem and the students have to write the numerical equivalent. But this time, I decided to challenge my class.

First, they had to write their own word problem.
Yes, they had to think up their own problem and write it down.

Next, they got to stand up before the class and read what they wrote aloud. The students then had to write the numerical equivalent and solve it.

I didn't know how well they would do, but I was delighted by the results! The problems were fun, and the kids still want to write their own problems and get their table mates to solve, just for fun!

Translated: I had 5 cars. My brother took 1 car. How many cars do I have?