Staying organized is the #1 way I have found to save time! Finding the right systems can take time, but once you have it, say hello to all of the hours you didn't know you had! Below is the math area of my classroom. Today, I'm going to break down 10 of my favorite math center organization tips that really work!
Today's photo tour post is dedicated to all of my Bridges in Mathematics friends who have just been handed your brand new series and the loads of great materials that come along with it. I hope you will get some good ideas for your room too, even if you don't use Bridges! Getting set-up for Bridges number corner activities and math workplace stations can be confusing at first. I'm a visual person, so to get ideas for my set-up, I searched the web for photos of how other teachers set up their rooms. I am here to pass on some classroom photos for others who are searching too. This is my September number CORNER for second grade (a work in progress), which actually is more like a HALF WALL. The biggest black pocket chart EVER needs its own bulletin board. Because this chart is now the focal point in my room, I went to work adding a pop of color with a poppin' patterns calendar set to match my room theme. I replaced the month header with a colorful one and placed small calendar numbers in front of the white cards. Once turned over, the numbers hide behind the larger card. The letters from this easy bulletin board titles set came in handy for this colorful sign I printed on Astrobright paper. Make Way for Number Corner! Room Arrangement Tips You will need quite a bit of room for displays, materials and for a gathering area, so rearrange the desks and tables to create an open space. Two bulletin boards are helpful. One is for the jumbo pocket chart and the other to hang the Daily Rectangle grid. You can see the red and blue tiles on my grid. Below the grid, consider using a shelf to store your teacher number rack, student whiteboards, workplace bins or any materials you will need handy during number corner. There are many items to prepare for displays, vocabulary work and activities for each month. These will need to be hung as well. I have mine on two whiteboards next to the pocket chart. It is recommended to have a chart stand for your calendar grid observation charts and monthly skill charts that need to be created on large paper. I typed mine up and will someday enlarge them as posters so they can be saved and reused. Plus, I had to add some clipart from Melonheadz! These charts change every month, so I am hoping that having a master in digital format will make editing easier. Super Teacher Tools Because many daily activities require that you record using a dry erase or wet erase marker, it is helpful to have a magnetic marker holder and whiteboard eraser. I also purchased magnetic sentence strips from Lakeshore for the calendar collection titles and date. My favorite purchase is the small black storage ottoman from Target that I use as my teacher stool/ binder rest. I love that I can be down at the students' level. I'm sure my number corner will evolve as I figure things out and see how they work for my class. I will keep you updated! Now if I could only make sense of my binders... If you have Bridges, you know what I mean! Have a happy rest of the week!
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Practice Books, Grades K–5 Bridges Practice Books provide activities and worksheets for additional skill review, informal paper-and-pencil assessment, preparation for standardized testing, and differentiated instruction. Each volume also includes answer keys and a complete listing of the student pages grouped by skill. Although originally written to complement Bridges in Mathematics First Edition, these books may be used with any math program.
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Are you interested in using rekenreks with your students, but you’re not sure how? A few years ago, I was in the same boat. I had been to a math training that used rekereks and I couldn’t wait to use them in my classroom. I made a class set out of cardboard and proudly brought them to school. Except I had no idea what to do with them! I had learned a game or two, but needed guidance with how to teach my students about them. In this post, I’ll show
Ruby Bridges Picture to work on symmetry for Black History Month or Women's History Month. 3 levels of difficulty for differenciation. No prep, just print, copy and use! For the level 1 the drawing is complete and the student must color symmetrically. For the level 2 half of the drawing and part of the other half are done and the student must complete and color symmetrically. For the level 3 half of the drawing is done and the student must do the other half and color symmetrically. This product is different from other symmetry products. The drawing is my own and is made geometrically so that the symmetry work is a real precision work and locating on the grid. Level 3 is challenging for elementary students and will be more appropriate for middle school students or gifted elementary students. This activity is a great addition to any math center and is perfect for early finisher, substitutes or homework. Available as a BUNDLE for Black History Month. Subscribe to my Newsletter to receive a FREE Cat Math Mystery Picture and other free products throughout the year! FOLLOW MY TPT STORE: As a follower you will learn about new products that are released, sales and discounts. Click on the “*Follow Me” by my Gentle Oddities logo to stay up to date! SAVE BY LEAVING FEEDBACK ON PURCHASES If you leave feedback on any of my products you can build up TPT credits that may be applied to future purchases. Just submit feedback when you purchase a product or go to My Purchases for a list of your purchases. Click on the Leave Feedback button and leave a rating. Then go to your TPT credits to learn how to redeem credits for purchases!
Have fun learning to subitize dot patterns to ten with our fast-to-prep, engaging math game. This printable card game is ideal for small group math rotations or center work. Students will play with a partner or small group to match numerals to the dots of their board, aiming for 5 in a row. What is subitizing When students can subitize, they are able to tell the number of objects in a set, instantly - they don't need to count each item. Most commonly, you can teach students to subitize with dots, ten frames and fingers. Subitizing Patterns - Standard and Non-Standard 'Standard' dot patter arrangements are those common patterns you see on dice, dominoes and math equipment. Learning to subitize non-standard arrangements is important too and will require your students being able to visualize the common or standard patterns and manipulating them in their mind. Work with the standard patterns first. Playing board games is often a child's first experience with dot patterns, those on a dice. Play lots of games and specially-made learning games, like this one of ours - 5 in a Row! Extend your learners - conceptual subitizing When your students are confident with the patterns of a particular activity (perceptual subitizing) we encourage you to teach conceptual subitizing. This is where 2 patterns are shown to a student and they can combine them (add them) instantly to know the total. Think of throwing a double 6 in a board game. They would know instantly that this is 12 if they are able to conceptually subitize. To encourage this in 5 in a Row, ask them to flip 2 cards, and find the total before covering the 2 numbers. They may need to count the total the first few times they play, but with repetition they will know the total of 2 cards, instantly. Play it over and over to give them this opportunity to develop. Our game 5 in a Row will help teach subitizing to ten with standard patterns. It is a perfect place to start your learners! Non-standard dot pattern arrangements We've also prepared something extra for you to extend your fastest learners - and it is FREE today! Roll and Cover is so easy to prep (just print the page). It will help teach subitizing of non-standard patterns for 1 to 6. Students roll a standard 6 sided die and place a counter over a matching number (non standard pattern). Playing this will help them bridge the gap between standard and non-standard patterns. Find it here in Google Drive: Roll and Cover Free Game From the Pond
We are so thrilled to release our 37th Math Pack! You can use our Math Packs as stand-alone units and do not need to use all of them or in any particular order. The order is sequenced and progresses steadily. The bridging strategy in addition is a powerful strategy that can be used flexibly across a range of areas in maths and can be applied in many ways. This pack will help your students begin to understand the concept of bridging to ten. We start with a review of the combinations that make ten. Our Math Packs can help you get math organized for the week and help you sequence learning experiences! These 5 activities will help review combinations that make ten learn to look for numbers that easily 'make a ten' bridge to ten remember bridge to ten strategy facts Each of the 5 small-group activities has: detailed instructions playing cards/boards/templates a worksheet (either a recording worksheet or a fun-follow-up) a cover page to help you organize your resources for future reference The activities included in this bundle are: Making Ten We've included 3 fun ways for students to review the combinations that make ten - 5 and 5, 6 and 4, 3 and 7, 8 and 2, 9 and 1. These need to be very familiar for the 'bridge to ten' strategy to develop. Train Add Up All aboard! There are 3 carriages on the train and students need to determine which 2 numbers would be best side-by-side to make an easy-ten (or twenty). They will also write the number problem and answer. Fill a Ten To find the total of 2 numbers, students will fill a ten frame before adding the rest. They will naturally see how some numbers are so near to ten that the bridging strategy makes sense! Domino Dots Students will visualise sliding dots on a domino to make a ten before finding the total. This is a good way to transition from concrete to abstract and encourage the visualisation of math. A set of cards with the 'ten' featured in pink is included as a standard blackline version. Fact Cards The pack culminates with an activity that encourages students to remember all the addition facts they have learnt through the other 4 activities and become super-fluent with them. Students will memorize the addition facts that relate to 'bridge to ten' strategy and become. These activities can be used in a structured game rotation program, as math centers or in guided math. Once taught, they also make fantastic 'fast-finisher' activities for revision of key concepts We have other Math Packs that teach more basic concepts for addition: Math Pack 9: The Addition Concept (Kindergarten) Math Pack 11: Addition Strategies (Kindergarten) Math Pack 22: Addition Strategies (First Grade) Math Pack 27: Addition Strategies (First Grade)
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Singapore Math Home Instructor Guides are designed for homeschoolers who need an individualized teacher's guide. The guide helps to explain concepts by providing unit concept pages, reinforcement exercises, and step-by-step solutions that bridge the gap between the textbook and the workbook. The guide also includes unit timeframes, though they are not structured by daily lessons, so parents can decide how much time to spend on a particular concept. This guide can be used for either the 3rd Edition or Primary Math Textbook 4A U.S. Edition. The spiral-bound softcover guide contains 165 pages and includes notes for the instructor, lesson objectives, teaching activities with manipulatives, reinforcement activities that often include games, and answers to corresponding textbook pages and learning tasks for the lesson. Additionally, it provides answers to corresponding workbook exercises. The guide has a Manipulatives section that refers to an appendix on page vii. However, the pages for this appendix were inadvertently left out. A link is provided to access the manipulatives section on Singapore Math's website.
This is a digital product. You will receive a pdf document via email to print on completion of your order. Get creative at home with this fun flextangle printable template. Create your own cool pattern designs, assemble and play. This is such a fun DIY fidget toy. Suitable for all ages.
