math
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Reggio inspired math centers
Yesterday I talked about how my classroom is ever-changing. I am constantly rotating materials in my centers, so thought I would give some examples for different center materials. Once I gathered a ton of materials for a particular center it was much easier to switch them out frequently. When it comes to the math center, my students especially love the following math-related materials: Scales (authentic bathroom or kitchen scales, as well as balancing scales) Calculators Abacus (I have a Melissa & Doug Classic Wooden Abacus that my students LOVE) Rulers, yardsticks, and tape measures magnet numbers I also like to add things that students can manipulate with each of these items,…
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Friday Freebie – Winter Snap Cubes
Happy Friday! I love a short week like this one, especially when a nasty bug is going around, I’m in need of a couple of weekend days when I can sleep in! I was so excited to find this freebie, there are certainly more than a few winter blues floating around my classroom (myself included!) so I’m always looking for ways to make winter just a little more fun. These winter snap cube patterns look like just what we need. These are from Klever Kiddos, and I have the Easter set (which my students absolutely loved last year) so the winter set will be the perfect addition to my math…
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Friday Freebie – Hanukkah Roll and Cover
Happy Friday! I’m looking forward to a weekend with no plans (other than tackling the last of my Christmas gifts)! Ever since Thanksgiving, one of the best selling items in my Teachers Pay Teachers store has been my Hanukkah Vocabulary Cards, and when I searched for a Hanukkah freebie to share with you today, I figured out why; there just isn’t a lot out there for Hanukkah. I was able to find a really cute Hanukkah Roll and Cover from Posh Primary. I love roll and covers because my students can play them together, which they love, while working on the ever important subitizing. This set also includes higher numbers, so…
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Friday Freebie
It has certainly felt like fall around here this week (of course it’s supposed to be 80 degrees tomorrow so…). I’m beginning to see pumpkins on front steps, mums in flower pots, and all kinds of pumpkin flavored treats everywhere. In honor of all that is fall, I wanted to share this freebie with you! All of these adorable board game mats are from Jenny Bolay. They are designed to be versatile, but the first idea that comes to my mind is that they would be perfect for dice games. My students are just getting to the point where they are able to work together and take turns, so these…
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Friday Freebie – Football Season
I’m not a huge sports fan, but there is something about football season that I just cannot resist. I love the atmosphere of a football game, I love having the game on the television while I’m baking, and I love getting all decked out in my scarlet and gray on game day (Go Buckeyes!). Today’s Friday freebie is perfect for your classroom during football season. These football themed ten frames are from I is for Inspire (be sure to check out Jacqueline’s store, she has a ton of great preschool stuff!). I love this set because there is more to it than just the ten frames, she includes color word…
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Preschool Activities for Autumn
From Sweet Green House The weather around here lately has been screaming AUTUMN and I am loving it! Fall is my favorite time of the year (we’ve had this discussion before – boots, sweaters, pumpkin spice lattes, need I say more?!), and to celebrate, I wanted to share what’s in my Autumn activity bundle. Be sure to read all of the way through, I added a blog exclusive freebie for you too! The Autumn Math and Literacy Activity Bundle includes the following activities (all are also available separately): My Autumn Vocabulary Cards and Spelling Practice set includes the words acorn, apple, leaf, corn, leaves, pumpkin, tree, orchard, squirrel, and turkey. I…
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The ultimate list of tools for the sensory bin
Yesterday I shared my huge list of sensory bin ideas (see the list here). Today I’m going to give you a list of all of the awesome tools that I like to add to the sensory bin alongside these materials. Kids love to explore with their hands, but introducing additional tools can add to the learning and help children make meaningful connections, especially when they use the same tools with different materials. This helps children to learn basic scientific concepts like texture, states and properties of matter, making and testing hypotheses, and mass and weight. Again, it is important to remember that sensory play should be supervised to ensure that…
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Friday Freebies
Today is an extra special Friday because I am enjoying a VERY RARE day off! I have vowed to do nothing work or school related today, and am instead spending my day working on crafts projects and getting my house ready for spring (and sleeping in)! Today’s Friday Freebie is one that my students absolutely loved this past week. This one comes from Klever Kiddos, it is a snap cube activity (who doesn’t have snap cubes?!) that encourages children to follow directions and problem solve, and then throws in some math facts too. Students have to build Easter-related items out of snap cubes, following the included picture plans, and then…
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Story Problems
I’ve mentioned before that I didn’t have a great relationship with math as a kid. This has turned me into a teacher who does absolutely everything in my power to make math not only fun, but also as easy as possible. I really wanted to try some story problems with my kiddos. I knew that many of them could do the addition that would be required, and I was pretty sure that a story problem would make a lot more sense to them than just throwing a couple of numbers in front of them and saying “add these”. Before I tried anything I wanted to make sure that I could…
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What’s in my Math Center
This is the first installment of “What’s in my Math Center”! Can you tell I’m just a little excited about this post?! When I was growing up I HATED math. I was not good at it, and it was not fun for me. Because of my own personal experiences with math, I have vowed to make sure that math is fun for my students. I do everything that I can to make sure that the activities I have available in my math center are hands-on and really engaging, so that my kiddos can see what numbers and quantities look like, and so that they have every opportunity to build real,…
