In the last couple of weeks, I’ve shared several free packets to do at home during this time of distance learning. I know that many of you would rather be in the classroom teaching your kiddos, but I hope you've found my at home packets to be helpful! Today I’m excited to share my first grade at home math packet. This packet works on a lot of skills for first grade, but doesn’t cover everything. I did my best to do a variety of activities: Activities included in this packet: … [Read more...]
Kindergarten At Home Math Packet
Last week I sent out my kindergarten at home literacy packet. It makes me so happy to see so many people using it! I wanted to follow up with a math packet to keep your little ones busy. Before I share the math packet, I want to share a few of my thoughts during this time of school closures. I hope you don't feel pressure to do "school" at home with your kids. While schools are closed and you may be worried your child is falling behind, just remember that we are all in this together. They will … [Read more...]
Concession Stand Addition Problems
It's an important life skill for kids to learn how to add money. Not only do they need to know how to count coins and dollars, but they also need to understand how to add money for math problems. I'm just beginning to teach my 2nd grader how to add money. It's been an easy transition for him to go from learning addition with regrouping to adding money, but the biggest thing to remember is adding in the decimal point and dollar sign. To practice this skill, I created addition math problems … [Read more...]
Money War Game
I've been teaching my 8-year-old how to count coins. As a fun way to practice this, I came up with this fun money war game. It was a blast and it really helped him compare different amounts of coins. I'm excited to share this free printable with you, too! This game is super simple to play. Students will count the coins on each card and determine who has the greater amount. These are American coins and include the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter. Money War Game Directions Divide … [Read more...]
Shoe Size Sequencing Task Cards
Knowing how to sequence numbers is an important math skill for preschoolers to work on. I created these shoe size sequencing task cards to practice the skill of ordering numbers. You could use this in a math center, with a small group to check their sequencing skills, or for independent work. Sequencing Task Cards Math Skills These task cards work on these preschool skills: number recognition ordering numbers from least to greatest sequencing following … [Read more...]
Root Beer Float Math Cards
Do your kids like root beer floats? Mine sure do! These root beer float math cards are a fun way for kids to practice addition and skills for story problems. You may just want to make a root beer float to go along with this activity! 😉 Directions These cards help kids to practice addition and/or multiplication. The first card shows the recipe for one root beer float: 1/2 bottle of root beer 2 scoops of ice cream 1 cup 1 straw On the other cards, there is a number in the … [Read more...]
Counting Snowballs Addition Cards
If you have a little one or a class of students practicing addition, I've got the perfect printable for you! These counting snowballs addition cards are a fun way to practice this important math skill. Scroll down to read more about them and to download them for free! After a child has learned how to count, especially understanding one-to-one correspondence, they can move on to learning addition. Typically, children in kindergarten learn to add numbers. They start with counting fingers … [Read more...]
Snap Cube Number Sheets
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link to Amazon. See my disclosure for more details. Preschoolers learn best when they do hands-on activities. When you're teaching children numbers, they need to use manipulatives to help them understand what numbers are and what they mean. One of my favorite math manipulatives is snap cubes or Unifix® cubes. Not only are these great for working on counting and one-to-one correspondence, but they are wonderful for fine motor practice. Today I'm … [Read more...]
Winter Counting Books
Learning to count is a critical skill for preschoolers and kindergarteners to practice. There are many ways hands-on ways to teach little ones to count. In order for children to have a solid number sense, it's important for them to have many opportunities to practice counting. Today I'm sharing an activity that will help little ones practice counting along with a free printable. These winter counting booklets include practice with numbers 1-20. The first thing to teach young children is … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to Using Ten Frames
If you teach math to early childhood students, it's important to understand what a ten frame is. Ten frames are tools for teaching math and they help kids with developing number sense. This post will help you understand the benefits to ten frames and provide printable resources that you can use in your classroom or home right away. Ten frames help with developing number sense. Number sense is having good intuition about numbers and their relationships. This develops gradually as children … [Read more...]