In our Lower Elementary classroom, we utilize student work plans. These are individualized work assignments, given to each child each week. Several of the activities listed on the sheet are whole group lessons or cultural extensions, but the Montessori math and language activities are unique to each child. Each child has a clipboard that is […]
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Need help finding ideas to engage your students with Addition to 20 with Missing Addends? Use POP IT Fidgets for your math class! Try these Math Task Cards with Pop its- Addition to 20 with missing addends. Use these Pop It Math Task Cards in your math centers, small groups, game days, or extension activities. Poppers are a great tool to help motivate students with basic operations in math! Easy to Print & Go! Comes in COLOR and Black & White Included 30 Cards - Sums to 10 with Missing Addends 30 Cards - Sums to 20 with Missing Addends Answer Keys Student Recording Worksheet 8 Printable Poppers - so you don't have to buy poppers (You will need to purchase poppers separately if you wanted the FULL experience) Click HERE for other Pop It MATH Activities Here are other MATH Resources you may like: Safari Park Mini Book & Activities- Missing Addends Football Math- Addition & Subtraction - DIGITAL Cinco De Mayo Math - DIGITAL Missing Mittens Mini Book & Activities- Odd & Even Numbers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Feedback and Reviews I would love to hear how you use these activities in your classroom! Find me on Instagram and tag me in your story! ♥ Remember to leave feedback- it earns you credits!
Description The Montessori Snake Game is a classroom favorite! Use this big bundle of printable activities to get this lesson going quickly with your lower elementary students? You'll get everything from addition and subtraction task cards (double-sided with the answers on the back!), to booklets for children to record their answers, and even an exclusive JRMontessori game called Snake of 100. Use the engaging activities in this bundle alongside the Montessori beads and your children will have fun practicing their linear addition and subtraction while improving their fluency. What's Included Addition Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with the homeschool version of the Addition Snake Game Booklets 4 PDFs with the classroom version of the Addition Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with the Addition Snake Game answer key booklets Addition Snake Game Cards (Bead Stair Version) 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with 40 Addition Snake Game cards Addition Snake Game Cards (Numeral Version) 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with 40 Addition Snake Game cards Subtraction Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with the homeschool version of the Subtraction Snake Game Booklets 4 PDFs with the classroom version of the Subtraction Snake Game Booklets 1 PDF with the Subtraction Snake Game answer key booklets Subtraction Snake Game Cards (Bead Stair Version) 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with 40 Subtraction Snake Game cards Subtraction Snake Game Cards (Numeral Version) 1 PDF with teacher information (preparation and basic presentation suggestions) to help you get this lesson up and running as soon as possible 1 PDF with 40 Subtraction Snake Game cards Snake of 100 Game 1 PDF with all game materials Preview
In order to effectively teach math fluency, we must define fluency. In years past math fluency has simply been defined as the speedy recall of math facts. Thus, the birth of timed assessments. We’re looking
We have been spending a lot of time outdoors lately trying to some energy out after the big kids are in school all day. Outdoors is also a great place to do some homework practice. While the big kids are practicing their math facts and spelling words my preschooler has been having fun with numbers!
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Teaching area is engaging and authentic with this hands-on applied math activity! Students arrange furniture to find the area and perimeter of their house.
Teach place value, numbers, decimals, and greater than/less than with these hands on elementary math activities! Use printables, manipulatives, and more!
Following on from my previous post on introducing fractions, the next key experience covers the concept of the whole - moving from the concrete experience of the golden bead representing a whole to the red circle as seen in the fraction insets. The child should spend time labelling the fractions circles. They should extend this work by tracing and cutting (or colouring in) fraction pieces: Be sure to have the child also practice all these things with the square fraction insets as well. Once the child has had a good amount of practice with writing fractions, the concept of equivalence can be introduced. Once the child has been introduced to equivalence allow them to really explore the relationships. I have made these command cards (sheet one and sheet two) to complement the follow up work the children do with the fraction insets. These fraction cards are perfect follow up work that can either sit on the shelf or be used as an exercise to see how the child is progressing with this work. Simply print onto card stock and laminate. Enjoy! Linking to A Little Bird Told Me
Have fun creatine shapes and images with these Autumn Geoboard Pattern Cards. Geoboards are nut only fun, but great for teaching beginning math skills!
Understanding place value and the meaning of a number is an important mathematical concept for students to master. Unfortunately, students who struggle to
The Montessori Snake Game is a classroom favorite! Do you need some printable activities to get this lesson going with your Lower Elementary students? Use these cards and booklets with the Montessori beads and your children will have fun practicing their linear addition while improving their fluency. The cards and booklets also include a control of error as the answers are printed on the back of every card and page. This makes self-correction super easy and promotes independence in your classroom. These cards and booklets all have the same questions. Children can work at different levels depending on how much support they need. Beginners start with the more concrete Bead Stair version, then move on to the numeral cards when they are ready. The booklets can be used to record answers after working with the materials, or they can stand alone for the more advanced students who are ready for more abstraction. Here are some additional details to help you decide if this resource is right for you: -You get 40 different Addition Snake Game cards (of increasing difficulty) with answers on the back (BEAD STAIR VERSION) -You get 40 different Addition Snake Game cards (of increasing difficulty) with answers on the back (NUMERAL VERSION) -You get 5 booklets (of increasing difficulty) -Cards are 8.5" x 2.2" and store nicely in a basket or on a binder ring Here's what other teachers have said: "I Love it! This will be used a lot in my Montessori classroom, Thank You!!" —Andrew Missler "Love this work. Thanks!!" –Joanna R. Follow me and tag me when you use my resources. I love to see my materials in action! Instagram: http://bit.ly/jrmontessoriinstagram Facebook: http://bit.ly/jrmontessorifacebook
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Pinay Homeschooler is a blog that shares homeschool and afterschool activity of kids from babies to elementary level.
Math with art takes two of my favorite things and combines them together into lovely math art projects! The math art activities we are doing today are
With this lesson students are able to identify and describe a basic repeated pattern found in different objects and create their own patterns.
In our Lower Elementary classroom, we utilize student work plans. These are individualized work assignments, given to each child each week. Several of the activities listed on the sheet are whole group lessons or cultural extensions, but the Montessori math and language activities are unique to each child. Each child has a clipboard that is […]
Although we may only think of using fables in lower grades, using fables in upper elementary can be very beneficial. Not only are fables an excellent genre for teaching morals and themes in stories, but because they are short, they are wonderful to use when comparing and contrasting the treatment of similar themes and topics. Using these short stories can be both beneficial and fun, even for our older students. Finding Free Resources Finding free resources for teaching fables is easier than you may think. One wonderful resource can be found at Library of Congress. This website contains a list of classic Aesop fables that you can print or display with your overhead projector for your entire class to use. Another website is Aesop's Fables that also contains a large list of fables. A Fun "Fable Strip" Activity Recently, my students read a variety of fables that I printed from Library of Congress. The students discussed the morals of each fable, compared fables, and completed a fun writing activity. For the "Fable Strips" writing activity, students worked in groups and chose a favorite fable. Then each group collaborated together to create a comic strip style "fable strip" to display. Students sketched and planned three or four scenes about the chosen fable. Once the "fable strip" was planned, students continued working in their groups to draw and color each scene on white paper. Then they cut out each one and used a speech bubble to write the dialogue. Each group created three to four scenes for their fable strip that were then displayed on the bulletin board. Students wrote the moral of the fable on a yellow strip of paper. The moral was then placed below each "fable strip." The final result was this fun fables bulletin board. Graphic Organizers If you follow my blog, then you are not surprised that if I'm discussing reading, I must include graphic organizers. I am a huge fan of using graphic organizers to help students write about their reading, to help them increase their thinking, and to help improve comprehension. This graphic organizer is one of three that are designed specifically for fables. All three graphic organizers can be found HERE in my best selling Reading Graphic Organizers for Literature. Plan a day or two for your students to have fun with fables. They will love it! Thanks for stopping by! Connect with Me: Blog TpT Store Instagram Facebook Pinterest
Age of Montessori’s Elementary Curriculum Charts, color-coded by subject and year, show the progression of Practical Life, Math, Geometry, Language, Biology, History and Geography lessons from early childhood through grade 6. The Lower Elementary chart covers the preschool to 3rd grade curriculum and the Upper Elementary chart covers the 4th to 6th grade curriculum.
A curated list of the most important math manipulatives to have in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math classrooms. Includes a free printable reference guide for math manipulatives.
5 Hands-On Activities for Teaching Fractions that your Students will LOVE!
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This post contains affiliate links to products I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Learning to add money, make change, and compare money amounts are skills that are coming up in our money unit. I've been working on putting together lots of fun games and engaging opportunities to practice. Here are some money activities for second grade
Are you looking for super fun measurement worksheets and activities for kindergarten?? You found them!! Your students will LOVE these hands-on learning activities and fun, extra practice worksheets that teach a variety of kindergarten measurement concepts.
KINDERGARTEN MATH - UNIT 3 I am so excited to have my new Measurement and Data kindergarten math unit posted and ready to share with you. So far this year, my sweet kinders have learned so much in math. We have mastered 1:1 correspondence, reading and writing numerals to 20, counting to 10
Last week, Hurricane Sandy hit. Fortunately, I did not sustain any damage, but did lose power for a few hours. (If you missed my post on how you TPT sellers can help teachers who lost more than just power, click here). Between that and Halloween, I never had the chance to post my book of the week last week. I apologize to those of you who look forward to this. But, this I'm back with this week's book - "Where's Spot " by Eric Hill. This is a traditional lift-the-flap book that's great for targeting so many speech/language elements! Basic premise: Spot didn't eat his dinner so his mother searches for him, but finds many other animals hiding around the house. I think it's most appropriate for preschool, but the kindergarteners I have worked with in the past loved the book as well. Some objectives I target with this book: Vocabulary (animal names) Prepositions (in the box, under the bed) Answering Yes/No questions ("Is he under the bed?") Answering WH questions ("Who was under the bed?" Where was the monkey hiding?") Asking questions (I drag out the title to "Where is Spot?" and ask it on each page. Then each page asks "Is he ___?"). Concepts (big/little, in/out, under/over, behind/in front) /s/ and /s/ blends: Spot, snake, s-s-s (snake sound), Sally (Spot's mom) /b/: box, basket, book, blanket, baby, bag, bear Here's how I use Spot in therapy: (PS, this book works well to inclusion groups and small pull-out groups). First, I gather my materials: The book! (I'm on my 3rd copy of this book - I've been using it since the late 1990's!). Spot picture (I drew this little Spot dog back in grad school - also late 90's. Somehow he lasted even though I didn't laminate him until a year or two ago!) Spot doll - I found the plush on Amazon a year or two ago and added him to my collection! Things for Spot to hide in/on/under/behind (I use a basket, a large book, a baby blanket, a box, a bag, and myself) At the start of the session, I tell the students that I have brought a special friend. I usually have Spot hiding in the basket and I give the kids clues to see if they can guess who it is: He's an animal. He might live in your house. He likes to play with a ball. He can bark. By now (usually), they've figured out that he's a dog. So, I bring him out and tell the kids that his name is Spot. Then we all practice saying his name with a good /s/ sound. Next I tell them that Spot is a little tired, but that, as soon as we're done with his story, he's going to come back and play a game with us. When I show them the dog (either plush or paper version), I highlight the fact that Spot has ONE spot, I show them the dog on the cover of the book and we count the spots. There are THREE spots on the dog on the cover because that is NOT Spot, but his mother Sally. This is important, especially for my younger kiddos because, as soon as I open the book and say "Where is Spot?," they say "He's right there!" while pointing at the mom! I read through the story. Again, I repeat "Where is Spot?" on each page and encourage the kids to do the same. After I'm done with the story, I ask WH questions ("Where was the lion hiding?" "Who was in the piano?"). Now we bring out Spot. I lay out my materials in front of me (I'm usually doing this lesson on the floor, so I can have a decent amount of space). I tell the children that Spot's favorite game is Hide & Seek! So, I have them close their eyes and I hide Spot in different places (in the book, under the book, behind the book, in the box, under the box, etc.). We work on guessing where he is using appropriate prepositions (e.g., "He's under the blanket" or "I think he's in the box"). Usually the last time around, I hide Spot behind my back to see if they can figure out where he is. :) At the end of the game, I tell them that Spot needs another nap, but he'll come back and play with them again on another day (I have a bunch of Spot books, but the two I use consistently are "Where's Spot?" and "Spot Goes to the Farm"). They LOVE this story and the little game! Plush vs. Paper *I've been using the Spot drawing for years and the kids have never had a problem with it. I purchased the plush thinking they would be more engaged. What I found was that the kids had a MUCH easier time finding him. Because of this, they enjoyed the game less. I think that if you are working with significantly delayed children, the plush would be the way to go. However, if your children are cognitively on target, but lacking in language skills, I'd use the cut-out! Also, I've found some other Spot resources on-line. Here are a few: Fun With Spot (Spot's official website) Teacher's Love (printable Spot Worksheets) Kids-n-fun (Spot coloring pages. Great place to find a printable to make your own "flat" Spot!) And finally, here's a YouTube video which shows an animated version of the book: You can find "Where's Spot?" and the Spot plush on Amazon: Have you used "Where's Spot?" or other Spot books in therapy? What's your favorite Spot book & activity?
Could you use a simple, no-prep hands-on science activity for your elementary students? This FREE Insects, Worms, Snails & Spiders Life Cycles Cut & Paste unit is a fun activity that they can work on for hours (but won’t take you hours to prepare). Want A FREEBIE? We have a FREE download of the Insects,...
Learning by doing. Learning through play. Hands-on learning. We all know that these are the ways young students learn best, right? For decades, early childhood experts have maintained that children learn most effectively through hands-on learning experiences. It’s the same reason why we pull out those math manipulatives and STEM Bins® on a regular basis. And...
This is the first in a unit series on animals. We will be learning about mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles with about four-six weeks per animal type. I started out wanting to study animals that we…
4th Grade Math Reference Sheet! *Aligned to 4th Grade TEKS! *A second version aligned to Canada Standards is included! THIS INCLUDES: -Multiplication table (products 1-12) -Keywords -Protractor (TEKS aligned 4.7C) -Quadrilaterals with pictures (TEKS aligned 4.6D) -Classifying triangles based on angles (TEKS aligned 4.6C) -Types of Lines (TEKS aligned 4.6A) -Types of Angles (TEKS aligned 4.6A) -Place value chart (billions down to the thousandths) POSSIBLE USES: -Student reference sheet -Classroom poster -Interactive notebooks
