Make a DIY balance with a few simple and inexpensive materials from the craft store. The balances are great for math activities, your science center, or STEM/discovery center in preschool and pre-k
It’s Friday and school starts next week! This means I have 3 ‘work days’ to get ready before my students come in all excited and ready to learn! 🙂 I’ve been thinking about my math block A LOT. I am SO thankful that I wrote this detailed blog post of how I ran my math […]
FREE printable shape roll & color math activity for preschool and pre-k to use during small group time and shape recognition!
During the week that we taught graphs, we chose to spend each day on a different type of graph. Below are the lessons we used for each day. Monday During the whole class lesson on Monday, students filled out their notebooks along with the anchor chart. Our focus on Monday was bar graphs but we filled out the complete anchor chart. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.B.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step “how many more” and “how many less” problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs. For example, draw a bar graph in which each square in the bar graph might represent 5 pets. Students were given an All About Me Quiz. Each day we focused on a different type of graph. We used the information from the quizzes to personalize the graphs for our classes on the anchor chart and for activities throughout the week. Tuesday Our focus was on creating and interpreting line plots. Students used the SmartBoard at the teacher station to create line plots for different items on the All About Me Quiz. We then asked students different questions about the line plots and they answered on their white boards. At the independent station students played a game called Roll the Dice Line Plot. Students rolled a dice 20 times and recorded their results on a line plot. Smartboard notebook used to graph class data Wednesday The objective was pictorial graphs for Wednesday. Students created graphs on the SmartBoard and played Roll the Dice Pictorial Graph. Thursday The goal for Thursday was line graphs. Friday We reviewed all the different types of graphs by looking at the class graphs we created on the SmartBoard. The played Roll the Dice at the game station and reviewed bar graphs. Smartboard notebook used to graph class data Students also completed an Explain Your Answer worksheet at the independent station.
In this post, we will show you two Montessori Math Lessons for Addition: one using the Small Number Rods and the Addition Strip Board.
Looking for a fun interactive teaching idea for an area and perimeter activity? Well bingo! Look no further as Perimeter and Area Game Puzzles, will serve as an exciting lesson plan for 3rd grade elementary school classrooms. This is a great resource to incorporate into your unit as a guided math center rotation, review exercise, small group work, morning work, remediation, intervention or rti. It can also be used as a quiz, drill, test, or assessment tool to help determine student mastery of the learning target. Whether a student is homeschooled or given this task as a homework assignment, kids will also love working on these at home to study and improve their skills. This puzzle set includes 26 colorful jigsaw puzzles, answer key, and an optional station instruction page with an example. These come as pdf printable sheets that can be printed on card stock and laminated for long-term use. As a suggestion, store them in a sealable gallon storage bag and place them in a foldable bin or tub for students to use throughout the year for enrichment when they finish early. Another idea, for a craft project, is students can glue the completed puzzles into a spiral notebook or journal as a model reference sheet. They can also be glued on a poster for displaying on a bulletin board or as a wall anchor chart. By matching the rectangle object with the puzzle pieces with the correct area and perimeter, students can gain confidence in an important and sometimes challenging skill. Your students will love to practice and learn to develop strategies about finding area of rectangles and perimeter of rectangles with this resource. I hope you download and enjoy this engaging hands-on manipulative activity with your students! So set those worksheets aside and give our puzzles a try! This product is included in the 3rd Grade Math Puzzles Bundle HERE Relevant Grade 3 Common Core Standards 3.MD.C.7B and 3.MD.D.8 Cross Reference: Texas TEKS 4.5D and Virginia SOL 3.9D Feedback: Remember to leave product feedback to get TPT credits towards future purchases. Follow my Store: Also remember to follow my store by clicking the green star next to my logo for the latest product releases and freebies. Join my email list: Click here to join my email list and get free multiplication array puzzles You may also be interested in these other products: Save 30% with the 3rd Grade Math Puzzles Bundle Rectilinear Area and Perimeter Puzzles Area and Perimeter Word Problems PowerPoint Ready Lessons
I love building my students content area vocabulary in the classroom with my Math and ELA Word Walls... but what happens when they are learning at home?
Objectives: Learning and practising regrouping Print examples of regrouping in student math journals Learn term names: minuend take away subtrahend equals difference/answer (for subtraction) and addend plus addend equals sum/answer (for addition) Materials for each group … View Full Lesson →
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The greatest sign of success for a teacher… is to be able to say, ‘The children are now working as if I did not exist.’ – Maria Montessori Maria Montessori’s quote hangs on my wall at school, reminding me that in all I do, I am striving to create engaged, independent learners who take ownership … Continued
Geometry resources for teaching and learning mathematics. Fun and visual resources for maths teachers and kids.
Building community in your classroom is critical to a great year! Students who feel safe, valued and a sense of belonging are infinitely more willing to take social and academic risks in your classroom. So how do you build that sense of community? Well, I have gathered up 10 of my favorite activities to share with you today.
Looking to try a few new things in your classroom? These six instructional strategies are simple to implement and helpful in engaging your students.
Oh my gosh I LOVE LOVE LOVE my math rotations!! My kids also loved the new rotation board! I took in the foam board and the other pieces I m...
I started doing this last year and it has worked wonders. I got the idea from a friend, but she got the original idea from the fabulous blog- The First Grade Parade. It's called a Bravo Board. I like to use a dry erase board for simplicity. It happened to be a magnetic dry erase board, so it made attaching the colors and title super easy! All my desks are arranged in groups of 4-5 per group. Each group of students gets a colored bin containing supplies. Whichever color they are designated is the color for their group. They learn to work as a team and have to earn tallies as a team. This was also a simple way to teach tallies, and trust me by the end of the first 6 weeks all of my students knew how to use tallies without any problems. At the end of the week, the group with the most tallies get their names put in a drawing for a free homework pass and they get to become the BRAVO table for the entire next week. I have a little cone that says Bravo that I place at their tables for the week. They honestly all work really hard to be the Bravo table!
Growth Mindset: The Power of Yet Recently my 1st grade classroom has morphed into a K/1 combination classroom and then resulted in HUGE gaps (academically, socially, & emotionally) between my s…
Well, the month is over, and I guess I’m SUPER slow in getting up pictures of my October Calendar book. So, here goes! Our October song: We sing this song too: Then our monthly page… it’s difficult to see, but we crossed out one penny for every day of the week and then sang our penny song. And our weather tracker….the children LOVE this page. Before we do this page, we check the temperature and draw it on the thermometer on our IWB (if you are an Everyday Math user, you’ll know about this thermometer!) The kids cheer when we reach another color. Our digital date is always right about our daily schedule. Writing it every day in our calendar binders have really helped the kids notice it and also write it on their daily writing, and some are even writing it on their daily work! We choose a “number of the day” and tally it… Write it in ten frames…. and write about what comes before and after. We use our growing number line for this as well. This has also helped the kiddos be more aware of the resources around them. EVERYDAY we count up to the day of school we are on. The kids never tire of this! (Psst…our 50th day is on MONDAY! yippee!) We also add one dot to our 10 frame for counting days in school. We had ZERO birthdays in October! I do my daily calendar on my Interactive White Board. I pretty much just insert the calendar pages into a flipchart and then add a bit of interactivity to it. One day, I’ll try to take pictures of the flipchart for you! If you have an IWB and don’t know how to make flipcharts, I HIGHLY suggest finding a class you can take! In the meantime, you can check out Promethean Planet for some great tutorials. If you have any questions about my calendar routine, post away and I’ll try to answer them! Good luck today in your crazy classroom!
Interactive math is a great tool for your upper elementary classroom! With this one tool you can create a wide variety of math options for your students.
+JMJ So I've been working on this below.... Feel free to download if you can use them. The first one is actually specific to our Texas Process Standards for 5th grade. The others are just general to help you if you need help in small groups. I'll actually add more specifics for the other contents soon. Happy Teaching! Edit: I will not be able to put up a free editable version as intended. I apologize for the inconvenience. =( Please feel free to print out the above. =)
Students with learning disabilities often struggle to understand and use the appropriate vocabulary when expressing their ideas in all content areas, including mathematics. Using correct mathematical terms can seem like learning a new language! Students won't simply absorb newly taught math terms when presented throughout the lesson. Instead, the best approach is to introduce new vocabulary through explicit instruction, in the context of meaningful math examples. Students will construct meaning as the teacher repeatedly connects the term with the definition as they are engaging in mathematical investigations. Keep reading to learn some tips for increasing your students' understanding and use of math vocabulary.
Small group ideas, tips, and tricks to make small group time meaningful in your preschool, pre=k, or kindergarten classroom and a giant FREE idea list too.
Don’t you just hate it when you finally get the hang of a reading or math program, and your district (or admin) decide it’s time to start using something new? I mean you’d think they’d know better than to mess with a teacher’s software… When that happened at my school, we were told to “trust the process” The only problem with that is that while the “process is going on”, we’re in the trenches having to figure out how to make things work. When my school first switched to i-Ready, it took me a while to get the hang of it. But after a few months, I figured out a system that worked well for ME + MY KIDDOS So, if you’re feeling frustrated, just like I was in the beginning, please know that YOU•ARE•NOT•ALONE! Hopefully, by the end of this post, you’ll have a few new ideas to get you started. The first step is to set up student folders You’ll need a folder for each student, printed iReady labels, and a copy of the iReady student recording sheet. (If you’re interested in a free copy, simply enter your email in the form down below […]
The number of terms that students are expected to learn in geometry is a little crazy. We counted 30 different new vocabulary words at the end of four days of instruction. So I checked out an iPa…
Memory wheels are a great end of school year activity for upper elementary and middle school students. Learn about memory wheel templates.
Have you been wanting to give math pennants a try in your classroom but aren't sure where to start? In this post are lots of photos of math pennants that I have made along with a few free math pennants to try out with your students! I have made math pennants for algebra, geometry, middle school math and even elementary math topics including fractions. To date, there are over 100 to choose from!
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!
These kindergarten anchor charts will give you the tools you need to teach math, reading, friendship skills, and much more!
I have a confession, number lines are my favorite tools for adding and subtracting with my young learners. I always teach how to use them, but I don't spend very much time on them. My main issue is
