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I started really working with my students this week on understanding the concept of addition. We have been working all year on decomposing numbers, combinations of numbers, and all of those other f…

I have been on a part-part-whole kick. So let's just continue that with one more bright idea (well, for now!) I love using number bracelets, divider plates, and shake and spill to work on part-part-whole. But I wanted a manipulative that tied directly to the number bond graphic: I started with chenille sticks (or pipe cleaners). Then I created a number bond manipulative. The two parts are one color and the whole is a different color. Once it is made, students can use any kind of manipulatives to break apart numbers (buttons, beans, or beads.) We used beads. Students can move the beads around to create different combinations of a specific number. The great thing...this number bond manipulative can be used over and over with different numbers. If you would like to hear some more ideas, please join me on TPT and Pinterest. Please check out the links below for a variety of bright ideas from many, many other bloggers! An InLinkz Link-up

Does your child own a fidget spinner? Put it to good use with these paper plate and spinner literacy games! (Also see these NUMERACY games) First, how to make this paper plate. You will need: Paper

Last week, we were focusing on adding and subtracting integers. If you remember, I wrote a post about how I got the students to understand the process here, but they really seemed to need a bit more this year. So after scouring the internet, I found this really fun game that cemented the idea for them. If you click here, you can get all the templates for FREE. Now, let me explain the game to you. This was played in pairs. The students were each given a game board and recording sheet to share between the two. They then used some sort of marker (paper clips are the perfect size for this, but my students also used pieces of paper or eraser) Player 1 rolled the die. That told them how many spaces to move either up (if even) or down (if odd). Starting with a point total of 20 points each, the students then set up an addition problem and added their point total with the number they landed on. For example, if the student rolled a 6, that meant they moved up 6 spaces. It put them on +2 (let's say) The student would add 20 + 2 for 22 total points. The next move, that player rolled a 5. They had to move down 5 spaces to put them on -3. The student then added 22 + (-3) for a total of 19. The first player to 100 points is the winner. The kids LOVED it! They were literally cheering when they got positive point totals. It was fun! One thing that I would caution is that my students wanted to add the number they rolled instead of where they landed. So if they rolled a 2, they wanted to add 2. If they rolled a 1 they wanted to add (-1). When I noticed that, I had to redirect the entire class and put us all back on track. But they finally understood and we were on our way. This game is now in my "May Do" center for Math Workshop. They are so happy :)

Want a fun, hands-on multi-digit addition game that is sure to bring some life to your math centers? Read about how we've used some basic dollar store finds to create this exciting addition game!

Are your students struggling with basic addition and subtraction concepts? Kids learn best from activities that are hands-on and with visual cues! I’ve teamed up with my pal Erin, from Snazzy in Second Grade, to create a Computation Intervention bundle for numbers 0-20 with addition and subtraction practice that will help meet the needs of […]

Do your kids dread practicing their addition facts? Try Knockout! A fun addition game to help your child learn the facts without tears.

Number fact fluency is important to develop in first and second grade. Without automatic recall it's hard to move on to more complex skills.

Number fact fluency is important to develop in first and second grade. Without automatic recall it's hard to move on to more complex skills.

A Fun {and Easy} Math Game 24 comments math, math games, Popular Posts Today I am super excited to share one of my favorite partner math games with you! It's an oldie, but goodie. You know, one of those ideas that's passed on from teacher to teacher over the years (which is how I learned about it). It's called Walk the Plank. This game is super easy to set up and the kids love, love, love it! It is a great way to help students reinforce and practice their addition facts. And, it gives them more practice with following rules and working with others. Win, win! For this partner game you will need some paint sticks. I sent my hubby to Lowe's one day and they gave him about 10 (for free...even though he didn't buy any paint). Nice! Number each stick as shown. I recommend using the longer paint sticks. My first set was made with the shorter ones and while they did the job, the numbers were really squished together. You will also need some number cubes to match the numbers on your plank. Mine are numbered 5 through 10. I used blank wooden cubes and simply numbered them with a Sharpie. Easy peasy! To play, the students will need two number cubes. As you can see, the two players will also need some linking cubes. Each player places an individual cube next to each of the numbers on the plank. They will need 11 linking cubes each. Note: you could use any small object as a game piece. To play, Player 1 rolls the number cubes and adds their two numbers together. So, let's say that Player 1 (yellow cubes) rolls a 6 and a 7. They would add these numbers together and get a sum of 13. Player 1 would then take the cube next to the number 13 on Player 2's side (purple cubes). That's what the kids love. They get to take the other player's game pieces! Play continues in this fashion until one player collects all of the other player's cubes. It starts getting tricky near the end because the students only have a few numbers left on the plank and they can't control what they roll. But, guess what, each time they roll they are practicing their math facts. They are learning without even realizing it. It's the best!! The numbers shown above work for my second graders, but maybe you'd like to differentiate. Go for it! You can label your plank and cubes with whatever numbers you want! You could also use dice and number your plank from 2 to 12 (or 3 to 18 if you want to use three dice). For those of you who like things bulleted out for easy reference (that would be me), here's the info again. :) Materials needed to play: 1 paint stick 2 number cubes/dice (or even 3 dice depending upon the type of plank you make) 11-16 unifix/linking cubes per player (players need different color cubes), depending upon which plank you are using To play: Each player lines their cubes along the plank, aligning them with the numbers written on the plank Player 1 rolls the number cubes/dice and adds them together and then removes the OTHER player's cube next to that number Player 2 does the same Players take turns adding together their numbers and removing the OTHER player's cubes The first player to collect all of the other player's cubes is the winner! I hope your students enjoy this game as much as mine do! DON'T FORGET IT: PIN IT! Share It:

Make Ten is an addition math game with triangles! Match up the numbers that equal the number 10. A great way to practice addition facts!

3 Tips to Build Math Fact Fluency Before we look at these 3 tips, let's start with our WHY. WHY do we need to help our students become fluent in basic math facts? I am so glad you asked! “Math facts fluency leads to higher order mathematics. Through automaticity students free up their working […]

If you want to teach get your kids to enjoy learning math try these fun math addition puzzles.will not be boring with these math puzzles and games.

The game I Spy is Veo, veo in Spanish, and it begins with a simple rhyme – a question-answer exchange. This game and its many variations are wonderful activities for children learning Spanish. In addition to the traditional game of guessing an object, there are card games, online activities

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I love it when I know kids are using addition strategies to answer their number facts.

This post explains how teachers can use an academic version of the highly engaging Spoons game to review concepts. Free games included!

EXCITING NEWS !!! Size Of The Problem: Bundle RTI Behavior Intervention IS PART OF AN AMAZING 2000 + PAGE 30 PRODUCT BUNDLE, SIZE OF THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT TOOL BUNDLE is the perfect addition to any Behavior Intervention Curriculum. HOW I USE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION This behavior intervention has helped me to teach my students how to identify and analyze their problems. VISUALS- I keep the visuals up all year long as anchor charts. I find myself and my students referring to these visuals daily. SOCIAL STORY CARDS come with me wherever we go- field trips, assemblies… I also give a copy to my instructional aides so that they can use the same language and teaching strategies when with the students in their electives or regular education classes. STUDENT STORIES are a great way to teach your students the 5 sizes of problems. They give great everyday examples that students can connect with. INTERACTIVES- after using the interactives to teach the students size of the problems, I set this up as a center so that students can revisit it and work on their social skills in group settings. They LOVE it. JOURNAL- this has been a lifesaver when it comes to diffusing problems on the spot as well as keeping documentation of student’s behavior intervention. Are you looking for something to teach feelings and emotions? Check out this bundle FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS BUNDLE Happy Teaching, Chrissie Visit Chrissie’s Creations for more great intervention resources.

Practice identifying synonym words with this Synonym Blocks Matching Game. It can be used as an independent activity or children can work with a partner.

Download free printable kakuros with their solutions. These make a great change to sudoku puzzles.

Do you play “I have, who has?” with your students?! It is a classroom favorite over here in room 102! This simple game is played as a whole class or in small groups after students have learned a certain skill. It is perfect for practice, practice, practice! I also love this game because it […]

This popsicle addition match is a fun,, summery way to work on addition skills with kindergarten and first grade students.

Teach children strategies for adding and subtracting, build math fact fluency, solve word problems, and play math activities and games. A FREE addition equation sort is included!

Number fact fluency is important to develop in first and second grade. Without automatic recall it's hard to move on to more complex skills.

Bean bag addition is a great outdoor game to play this summer! When the sun is shining and it’s not too hot, I love getting students outdoors to review. This game does just that. All you need to play this game is: – some outdoor space – sidewalk chalk – and bean bags I grabbed […]

CUPS are an amazing resource. You can drink out of them, they hold things (like popsicle sticks for one of my favorite games- BUSTED), and they make music! I don't know about you, but especially last year with the popularity of Pitch Perfect, my students LOVE cup games. All classes from 3rd grade and up have mastered the basic cup pattern most of us know and love so I have to up my game and introduce many more variations on that pattern, or new cup games that get progressively more difficult. Pitch Perfect 2 is coming out soon- so I am sure CUPS will be popular for a long time- but even if they aren't in the movies, CUP games are so fun! I always find it hard to remove myself from the game because I love them so much and my students are always asking to play as a reward because THEY love them so much. I have compiled a list of some of my favorite cup games and activities- sound off in the comments about your favorites! CUP MAGIC TRICKS! ABRACADABRA! Students start to see cups early on when I do rhythm cup magic tricks. I learned this at a work-shop a few years ago and students love it! Unfortunately, I searched high and low for who taught this to me and I could not find the handout! If this was you- so sorry you aren't credited! Let me know if this sounds so familiar, that you think you may have taught it at a workshop in Ohio 4 or 5 years ago :) Basically I have four cups on a table (or music stand)- each representing a beat. Hidden underneath all of the cups is a cup cut in half to represent ti-ti. We tap the cups, think of "magic" words that only have 1 sound (Bam!, Poof!, Trick etc.). We do this for a little, moving the cups around- stacking and unstacking them, etc. and then I tell them its time for the magic trick. We say A-bra-ca da- bra! and the Ta Ta ti-ti Ta pattern is revealed! They then come up with a few "magic" words that have 2 sounds and we practice more patterns. (Poof! Poof! Magic! Poof!) Sometimes the ti-ti half cups are revealed, sometimes they are covered up. This is great for Prep OR Practice of Ta and Ti-ti- with prep, you can just continue to use magic related words when reading the cup patterns, but once they know the rhythm names, you can reveal a pattern and have them read it on rhythm syllables then notate it with manipulatives. They love this activity! The teacher does have to practice a little to make the reveal of ti-ti cups smooth, without cups or cup parts falling all over the place! My 1st graders are always impressed though- even if half a cup gets stuck... If you do not want to deal with actually cutting some cups in half, I am sure a thick black line drawn down the center of the cup would work just as well. This would be less parts that could fall on the floor- though the kids are always super impressed when I slice the cup in half without scissors :) CUP RHYTHM/ MELODY WRITING You can also have the younger students write out their own rhythms or the rhythm of a song using cups as well. Use big beat strips with hearts for each beat and then have students use BIG cups for quarter notes and smaller cups in a different color for beamed eighth notes. I have also seen using clear cups for rests. This idea I found on pinterest so check out the original pin HERE. Rhythm writing can be done in a different way as well- by writing 1 beat patterns on the edges of foam cups and then having students spin the cups until they find the pattern they want (great for dictation too!) and then writing in on a worksheet. You could also having staff cups with the musical alphabet written on the edges of the cups and they spin the cups to write a song. Take it up a notch by combining the two. This also comes from pinterest so check out the orginal pin HERE.  CUP CIRCLE PASSING GAMES As for cup passing games, I start but just teaching the typical pattern I learned at camp when I was 10 (and is the same pattern from the Pitch Perfect Movie). Once the Pattern is learned on it's own I add it to I've Been to Harlem (AKA Turn the Glasses Over)so students can practice it continuously. When we are good we get fast and faster and students who mess up move to another circle so we can see who can do it the fastest and longest without making a mistake! I also use it with Kodaly's Viennese Musical Clock. We do the cup pattern in a big circle on the A section and then students lead non-locomotor movements to the beat on the B, C, D, etc. to show the Rondo form. When teaching the pattern I use the following phrases to keep my students on track, but I have seen it a few ways in various resources such as Game Plan so use what works for you and your students! Phrases are in 4 beat patterns (beats are separated by a comma). After the 1st phrase, all actions happen on the beat- even if I say more syllables. I have indicated a pause with a z to show the rest. Clap, Clap, Tap-Tap, Tap Clap, Move-It, Over, z Clap, pick-it-up, hit-your-left-hand, down Switch, Tap, Pass, z I hand out the following half-sheet so students can practice at home- one side is just the words above and the other side (shown) explains each move in more detail. 3 other cup passing games I love are: la ti do ti do ti la, Chevaliers de la table ronde, and Ludaim One changes directions every other line or at cue of the teacher, one has changing meter (3/4 vs 4/4) and one has 2 cups (and a tricky time signature 8/8 broken down as 3/8+3/8+2/8). ALL are super fun and challenging! I have made videos of myself demonstrating the patterns for 2 of the games- slowing down and explaining each step. They are slightly awkward because I am by myself BUT hopefully they will help you figure out exactly what the directions below mean (as I know written directions can be confusing). I hope to be able update this post in the future with videos of student hands playing! 1: la ti do ti do ti la-This melody is really familiar to me but I can't place it. For this game, the ultimate goal is to change directions at every line OR at the cue of the teacher. Directions: Most beats have an action on the first half of the beat and the 2nd. These actions have been separated by a slash. Beat 1: Tap the floor to the right of the cup with your right hand (RH)/ Tap the floor to the left of the cup with your left hand (LH) Beat 2: Clap/ Tap the floor to the right of the cup with your RH Beat 3: Tap the floor to the left of the cup with your LH/ Pick up the cup with your RH Beat 4: Pass the cup to the person on your right, being sure to place it all the way in front of them. Once your students have mastered the above pattern- reverse it to be as follows: Beat 1: Tap the floor to the left of the cup with your LH/ Tap the floor to the right of the cup with your RH Beat 2: Clap/ Tap the floor to the left of the cup with your LH Beat 3: Tap the floor to the left of the cup with your RH/ Pick up the cup with your LH Beat 4: Pass the cup to the person on your left. Eventually students should switch every other line of music for a fun challenge.. A Super Challenge is to have the students switch at the signal of the teacher. The video shows how to do the motions both ways slow-mo style. 2: Chevaliers de la table ronde- This one has changing meter AND you can change directions for a challenge! Super fun and it has a beautiful melody! Translation: Knights of the Round Table taste to see if the wine is good. Taste see- yes yes yes. Taste see- no no no. (I usually just say this is about the knights of the round table when asked!) This first video is a YOUtube video of men singing the song on a street in France. Directions: When there are 3 beats in a bar the cup is passed as follows: Beat 1: Pass in front to the person on the right Beat 2: Clap Beat 3: Pick up new cup (passed from person to your left) When there are 4 beats in a bar the cup is passed as follows: Beat 1: Pass in front to the person on the right Beats 2 + 3: Tap the rhythm ti-ti Ta on the cup Beat 4: Pick up new cup (passed from the person on your left) Challenge! When the melody repeats, change directions! There is no slow-mo video for this one because the motions are fairly self explanatory but I do hope to upload one of my students singing and playing the game soon, as they are learning it right now! This is one the teacher has to practice before teaching A LOT to be sure they are changing at the right time. A tip is you are tapping "Ti-ti ta" in the 4/4 measures when you are singing "oui oui oui" or "non non non" so the words fit the movements really well at those parts. I prep this game by having students first just read the rhythm and show the changing meter by hitting the floor on beat one of a measure and then clapping the other beats. Next we do basically the same pattern as the ultimate game, but on their laps before putting cups in their hand. When it says pass students would tap the floor to their right and when it says pick up new cup students tap the floor to their left. A clap is still a clap and when they would normally tap ti-ti ta on their cup, we tap our legs. Only once most of them have mastered this action do we add the actual cups in a circle- and even then, it still takes a few weeks for some to master but it is still super fun! 3: LUDAIM- This is the one with the funky meter AND 2 cups! Super fun! Translation: Geese, Geese. There were twelve. All of the twelve were white. (Note: this comes from google translate so it could be a little off, but I think I got the basic meaning). Directions: Hint- start with cups of two DIFFERENT colors (ex. everyone has a red cup in their left hand and a blue in their right), because you always keep the cup that starts in your left hand! This way you can tell if you are on track when the patterns always alternates colors. If you have two cups of the same color next to each other, something is wrong! 1st Eighth note: Pass cup in right hand to the person on your right while simultaneously passing the cup in your left hand to your own right hand. 2nd eighth note: Clap 3rd and 4th eighth notes: Clap the rhythm ti-ka ti (ti-ri ti) on the cups (Right-Left Right) 5th eighth note: Click (Snap) Fingers (this is always on the 2nd half of a quarter note in the melody so be sure to snap BEFORE you sing the next word!) 6th eighth note: Pick up both cups 7th eighth note: Cross hands and set cups down (cups switch places so cup that WAS in your right hand is now on the left and cup that WAS on the left is now on the right) 8th eighth note: Pick up cups to begin again! This one I start right away with cups (after knowing the melody and words of the song of course!) The visual of having the two colored cups really helps in figuring this one out. Of course we start slow, and without singing at the same time. They are always so excited when they get this one! I think this year I may make a recording of the students singing the song after they have learned it so that they can then play the game to the recording and sing along when they are ready. Update: I attended a workshop this summer (July 2015) and we used these same motions with the song Land of the Silver Birch. It worked really well and I can't wait to use it in my classroom. My students learned Silver Birch last year so we will be starting the year off right- with a cup game! The video just shows a slow breakdown of the movement so you can kind of get a visual. It is not as hard as it seems! I learned all 3 of the trickier CUP games in Hungary last year from Lucinda Geoghegan during her Singing Games Class and they are great for upper grades. All are challenging enough to motivate kids, but not so difficult that students will give up easily. I had a lot of fun learning them all! In addition to playing cup games, I love to share the HARVARD CUPS! Videos. 2009 is my favorite, but the Harvard Percussion Ensemble THUD makes a CUPS! video every year. Check them out on Youtube! I also just saw this other great CUPS video that uses the traditional cup pattern to accompany Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Super Cool! I may have my older students make up their own CUP passing patterns to a given song this year- It would be a great activity for a sub. Rhythms we use in class would be a must in their pattern, but other than that they would have creative freedom! Since it is currently winter (though I know... Christmas is past...), I have one more fun activity to share which I found via pinterest. This is a great Nutcracker Cup game made by Eric L. Young. So fun! My students loved this activity- and making up their own cup movements to other Nutcracker songs this year! Share your favorite cup game or way you incorporate cups into your classroom below! Do you use them for listening like with the Viennese Musical Clock by Kodaly or Trepak activity from the Nutcracker? Do you use them to practice steady beat/ rhythm/ mixed meter?

I really wish that I would have taken more pictures throughout our geometry unit. There are so many creative ideas out there to help solidify these concepts for kids. A few of the activities we did included: building various 2D and 3D shapes using marshmallows and toothpicks modeling various types of lines using pretzels (for the lines), M&Ms (for points and to create line segments), and candy corn (to show how the lines go on endlessly) creating foldables to remember different types of angles using the idea from Fabulous Fourth Grade! we also talked about transformations, using gross motor actions, and creating an interactive foldable. and my students' favorite activity: the symmetry activity! This center was pretty simple. Having 4th and 5th graders, it took just a few minutes of reviewing for the students to remember what symmetry is and for them to get the hang of creating a symmetric pattern. Students used their rulers to create the line of symmetry. We also added to a new interactive bulletin board, I will have to post pictures of that soon! Hope your having a wonderful fall, Mrs. Whitehair

My son and I went head to head for two games of Shuffleboard on our kitchen hardwood floor the other day. He obliterated me the first game, but I came back and won the second. Both of us were pleased! Like most games, scorekeeping is required. Shuffleboard’s “10 OFF” box means that players won’t just have to add the points from each round, but they’ll have to subtract too! This was loads of fun and a subtle way to slip in some addition and subtraction practice. I made the shuffleboard court with blue painters tape. The pucks (or biscuits) were large metal closet door pulls (they were being clearanced out at our local hardware store). To distinguish which pucks where whose, I cut some circles of craft foam and placed them inside the pulls, attaching them with a piece of double-sided tape. Don’t want to buy your pucks? Start saving lids (e.g. spaghetti sauce jar lids, peanut butter jar lids, etc.). You just need six of the same size. For our paddle, I used the swiffer mop. It worked like a charm. I put a line on the floor five feet back from the point of the board for my son and I to stand behind. A homemade scorecard helped to keep track of the points. (Download it here.) Rules of play (for our variation of Shuffleboard) Play alternates between two players. Each player stands behind a line and pushes the puck with the swiffer toward the shuffleboard. If the puck is inside any part of the board’s triangle, points are earned. If the puck lands at the end of the board in the “10 OFF” area, the player must subtract 10 points from their score. The opponent can knock a player’s puck off the board with their own. The first player to get to 45 points is the winner! (The traditional game is played until 75 points are earned; the scorecard I made has lots of rounds to account for extended play.)

Multiplication fact card game similar to UNO

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Need to pass along an important message on paper without having it accidentally discovered by your archenemy? Using very common household products, you can easily whip up an invisible ink recipe and write out your secret message with the solution. All the recipient needs to do is heat up the paper using a stovetop of light bulb, or brush the surface of the paper with a simple iodine mixture to read the message.

Teach children strategies for adding and subtracting, build math fact fluency, solve word problems, and play math activities and games. A FREE addition equation sort is included!

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