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Hi guys! Today I'm sharing my subtraction lesson plans & activities from this year. I hope this can give you some ideas for planning your subtraction unit! Day 1: On the first day we introduce the word "subtraction" and define it as "when you take away from a number and get a smaller number". I also introduce these 2 subtraction sentences: ___ take away ___ is ___ & ___ - ___ = ___ Then we watched the "5 Little Monkeys" video on BusSongs.com: and we practiced the ___ take away ___ is ___ subtraction sentence by acting the song out and writing a subtraction sentence as we sang and acted out the song. I had the kids sit on the edge of the carpet and laid down a mat to act as out bed. Then I chose 5 kids to wear these number necklaces and stand on the mat. We sang the song and the kids acted it out by jumping on the "bed". At "one fell off and bumped his head" the kids hopped off the "bed" and just lightly tapped their head with their hands. Then they went and sat back in their original carpet spot or chair. We wrote a subtraction sentence on the whiteboard each time a monkey "fell off the bed". The number necklaces helped them remember who was falling off the bed. 5 is first, 4 is second etc. They loved this activity and begged to do it again the next day! Day 2: We reviewed the anchor chart from day 1 and practiced subtraction with 5 Little Monkeys again. We sang and acted the song out like Day 1 but I also put this file up on the SMARTBoard and we practiced crossing out a monkey on each slide and completing the subtraction sentences as well. Day 3: On Day 3 we introduced the learning goal and success criteria. Learning Goal: We are learning to solve subtraction number sentences and story problems. Success Criteria: I know I can do this when... - I can complete one of these sentences to solve a subtraction problem ____ take away ____ is ____ ____ - ____ = ____ I also showed them how to solve subtraction sentences with fingers and then we practiced this strategy as we read Pete the Cat & His Four Groovy Buttons. This is my FAVOURITE book to read during our subtraction unit! It is great for teaching the subtraction symbols in the context of a fun story! Day 4: We started by adding "I know I can do this when I can use subtraction strategies to solve subtraction sentences." to our success criteria. Then I introduced the subtraction strategies: and we practiced the strategy "use your fingers" again while watching the video "When You Subtract with a Pirate" on YouTube. Day 6: I review the subtraction strategies and tell the kids that today we will be focusing on the strategy "use manipulative". I use this subtraction mat to demonstrate: I put a couple stacks of the subtraction flash cards and pick students to choose a subtraction card and read the equation. I demonstrate how to read the first number and put that many counters in the rectangle. Then we read the second number and take that many away and put them in the cup. Then we count how many counters are left in the rectangle, find the answer card and place it on the mat. Then I leave this out for the kids to try at centres as well. Day 7: On Day 7 we start working on subtraction stories and the strategy draw a picture. I put this subtraction story on the SMARTBoard: Then I had the special helper pick a friend from the class and pick how many cookies that person ate. We filled in the blanks together, read the question again and wrote the subtraction sentence. Then we drew 10 cookies and crossed out the number the they picked to practice the "draw a picture" strategy. We repeated this several times and then I set it out as a centre for the kids to try on their own. Day 8: We quickly talked about "count back" as a strategy and showed them how to put the first number in your head, put fingers up for the second number and then count back as you put fingers down. This is a tricky strategy though so I don't focus on it much! Then I move on to use a number line. We review how numbers get bigger when you go right on a number line and smaller when you go left on a number line so when we subtract we go left. Then I get a student to pick a subtraction sentence card and read it to me. We use this mat to practice using a number line: I put this mat up on the SMARTBoard and we write the question, use the number line to solve the question and write in the answer. I also leave these laminated sheets out as a centre choice for the kids to practice with independently. Here are some other subtraction centres that are out during out subtraction unit! SUBTRACTION CENTRES: 1. 5 Little Monkey's Spin & Subtract Students spin the two spinners and create a subtraction sentence. Then they use the monkeys as manipulative to solve the question and place the answer in the third box. We used toothpicks and paper clips to make the spinners! The kids just hold the paper clip in the middle of the spinner and flick the paper clip with the other hand. 2. Bowling Subtraction This one is always a huge hit! In the past I've just used water bottles and a tennis ball but this year I found this plastic bowling pin set at Michaels and bought them since they were on sale! We set up a bowling alley with our wooden blocks (arranged in the shape of a U) and 2 kids took turns rolling and recording how may pins they knocked down and how many pins they have left. You can grab the recording sheet you see above for free by clicking on the image below! 4. Play Dough Subtraction SMASH! This was another big hit! The students pick a subtraction sentence card, make play dough balls for the first number and smash (or smush) the second number with their first or thumb. Then they count how many play dough balls they have left to get the answer. 5. My Animal Subtraction Book We used these in guided math groups for students who needed some more practice with subtraction. The kids got to pick how many animals they wanted to take away, cross them out and write a corresponding subtraction sentence. 6. Stamp/Dot & Subtract Yes, these stamps again! #obsessed. For both activities they stamped or dotted first and then they crossed out however many they wanted and wrote a subtraction sentence to match their picture. The "teacher bingo dabbers" only come out once in a while so the kids are always excited when they get to use them! You can grab these recording sheets for free as well by clicking on the image below: All of the other printables you see in this blog post can be found in my subtraction pack on TPT "Take It Away! A Kindergarten Subtraction Unit". If you are interested, you can check it out by clicking on any of the images below! I hope you were able to gain some new ideas for teaching subtraction! What are your favourite lessons and activities for teaching subtraction?
Have you heard of the Handwriting House? Using the idea of the floors of the house, students learn which letters are upstairs letters, downstairs letters, and basement letters. Cards come in 3 sizes: full page, 2 on a page, or 4 on a page. They also come in capital, lowercase, and mixed. In addition to the cards, I have mats that kids can use in a plastic sleeve with dry erase markers. I hang the large one on my board to demonstrate proper letter formation. I made worksheets for students to practice writing letters and numbers. Click to see the product in my store! Traditional Manuscript or D'Nealian Versions Click below to get your FREEBIE!
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We all know that recognition of rhyme is one of the first ways that a child demonstrates phonological awareness (an important part of literacy development). Teaching students to recognize and produce rhyme is a whole lot of fun. Using books with rhyme is a great way to introduce this concept. When you read rhyming books, children are exposed to the rhythm of language. Using books in this manner also improves oral language development. Here are a few of my favorite books: Huevos verdes con jamón and El viejo y su puerta which is a cute book about an older man that misunderstands his wife. She asks him to bring "la puerca" to the BBQ, but he ends up bringing "la puerta". Matching games are also ideal for teaching students to recognize and produce rhyme. I made these rhyming puzzles, I hope your kids have as much fun as mine did! Click on the image to get them. Happy rhyming!
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Our district uses Treasures (Tesoros en español). One thing I really like about this program is the focus on vocabulary. Each week we're supposed to introduce 5-6 new words, (I'll just say that some weeks are better than others ;) This is how I teach my kiddos new vocabulary. I first introduce the word using kid friendly terms with a hand motion. My kiddos are pretty good now and help me out with the motions. When I say the word, my kiddos repeat the word and its meaning: (teacher) Imitate (students) imitate, means to copy Throughout the day, whenever I say Imitate, my kiddos will do the hand gesture and say "Imitate means to copy. I teach a dual immersion classroom, so for me it goes more like this: (teacher) imitar (students) imitar es copiar. Below you'll see how I initially had my kiddos record the unit's vocabulary words. Agotado, muy cansado. (exhausted, very tired) Practicar, es hacer algo muchas veces para mejorar. (Practice, to do something many times to improve) Energía es mucho ánimo. (Energy, vitality) Aren't their drawings just too cute? I'm now using this format, similar to one I used when I taught 2nd grade. Clicky here if you'd like a copy and let me know if it's useful for ya. :)
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Since I began using interactive notebooks at the beginning of the school year, one thing that I have really enjoyed is seeing creativity shine in notebooks of my students. Several times I have created an activity to be used in a specific way in my mind, but, then, my students have managed to make it more interesting than I had anticipated. I love seeing this! Not only are they learning Spanish in a different way, BUT they are really "owning" their learning experiences by making their notebooks unique. This past week we reviewed school supplies vocabulary. We viewed a PowerPoint with school supplies and students filled in a vocabulary list to add to one side of their notebooks. I had created an interactive notebook activity to go along with the topic. You can check that out in my store, HERE. My idea was for them to cut out and attach an entire pocket with a picture of a mochila to their notebooks and then add the school supplies. Here is what I came up with as an example before. I decided that I wanted students to draw the school supplies on blank templates and add their pictures, along with the Spanish term, to their mochila pockets. That way, students could review by matching the words with pictures or play a memory game with a partner. I passed out the materials and students got to work. As I circulated back around, I noticed that one student had cut out the picture of just the mochila instead of the pocket. Because I harp on the importance of READING the directions on the templates before beginning to cut, I began to remind the student of this. He had a different plan in mind though, and told me that it would be ok! The result? He cut a slit in the top of his backpack (instead of using the entire pocket), and showed me how he could add all of the school supply inserts and create a more "realistic" mochila for his notebook page. Hmmm...maybe I should just hire my students to make my activities? The point is that, even though this was a whole class activity, students were able to individualize their own notebook page however worked best for them. I LOVE it! I am inspired by and learn from them daily....for that I am thankful! Have your students taught you anything recently?
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Hey, friends! I wrote this post on The Primary Chalkboard a while back and thought it was worth another post. If it's summer vacation for you, enjoy! If not, live each day to the fullest and smile because it happened! I'm here today to talk about getting your classroom ready for a makeover. Now, this is NOT a classroom reveal. Today is all about getting ready to set up your room! Let me preface this by saying, I'm not trying to pressure anyone into decoration madness, but I do believe a happy classroom is one that functions efficiently; and is well organized and attractive. This summer I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Marie is a proponent of getting your house in order and keeping it in order. She suggests keeping only the items in your home that bring you joy and letting go of the rest. I think we can apply the same principle to the classroom. Keep what sparks joy in you and let go of the rest. ARE YOU READY TO SEE MY MESS? Here you go! Want more? The good news is...it doesn't look that this anymore! So, are you ready to get your classroom in order? Great! But, remember this is not a one day job. I like to think of it as ten days. Already started school? Take one task a week for the first ten weeks. Day 1) Clean out your children's literature. Keep only the books that bring you and your kiddos joy! I know. I LOVE children's books, too, but let's face it. Not all books are created equally. It's okay to let go of a book. DON'T THROW IT OUT. Pass it on to someone who will find joy in it. You'll be amazed at how much room this gives you AND you'll know what you have when you need something. Day 2) Clean out your Math manipulatives! You don't need 6 bins of pattern blocks or 48 Judy clocks. Keep what you need and pass the rest on to someone else. It's okay. Day 3) Clean out your art supplies. If you haven't used those foam Easter bunnies in the last 3 years, get rid of them. Pass on the joy to someone else! No hoarding! Day 4) Clean out your office supplies. Look at each one. If no joy comes from having them and they serve no purpose, pass them on to someone else or donate them. It's a good feeling! Day 5) Clean out board games, puzzles, and other activities. If you don't use them, someone else can. If Czechoslovakia is still on your globe...you get it. Share your treasures. Day 6) Do I dare say it...Clean out your paper. Oh, it's tough! I know it is. I've done it. But the feeling is just so great! If you haven't used it or it turns your fingers purple...you don't need it. Recycle that paper! Day 7) Decide how you will store supplies. Once you decide what manipulatives and supplies you are going to keep, choose how you are going to store them. Then label your supplies. Labeling makes supplies easier to find for students and other adults who may visit. NOW- The next two may not be popular, but I'm going with them. Day 8) Get rid of your filing cabinet OR scale down to a smaller one. The more room you have for stuff, the more stuff you'll acquire. If there's nowhere to put the stuff, you won't be as likely to hold onto it. Day 9) Get rid of your teacher desk OR scale down to a smaller one. You can do it! I did and I had a lot of stuff in mine, too. I never sat there (not even after school), and it took up a great deal of space. Now, that space is used by my first graders, and I don't miss my desk one bit! I use an over-the-door shoe organizer for my office supplies. Space saver! Day 10) Plan your classroom design. Once the clutter is removed and you are ready to set up your room, go online and play around with a classroom set-up tool. You can design your whole room as many times as you like. You'll need your room measurements for this. Here are a few good ones: Floorplanner.com Classroom Architect at classroom.4teachers.org Lakeshore Learning Classroom Designer This is the one I use. And, to show you what a difference organizing makes, the pic below was taken on Valentine's Day, months after I purged and organized. I cleaned out some more baskets and placed them on top of my bins, but other than that, the closet stayed pretty tidy. If I can do it, you can do it! Having a plan makes all the difference!! Good luck!!
