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Kindergarten At Home Math Packet

by Angela Thayer 34 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math

Concession Stand Addition Problems

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

concession stand math

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...]

Filed Under: 2nd Grade, Math, Printables Tagged With: addition

Money War Game

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: 2nd Grade, Math Tagged With: game, money

Shoe Size Sequencing Task Cards

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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...]

Filed Under: Math, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: numbers, sequencing

Root Beer Float Math Cards

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root beer floats with dice

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...]

Filed Under: 2nd Grade, Math, Printables Tagged With: addition

Counting Snowballs Addition Cards

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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...]

Filed Under: Math, Printables Tagged With: 1st grade, addition, kindergarten

Snap Cube Number Sheets

by Angela Thayer 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Fine Motor Skills, Math Tagged With: numbers, one to one correspondence

Winter Counting Books

by Angela Thayer 3 Comments

winter counting printable booklet

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...]

Filed Under: Math, Printables, Winter Activities Tagged With: counting, numbers

The Ultimate Guide to Using Ten Frames

by Angela Thayer 11 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Math, Preschool Tagged With: ten frame

Halloween Pattern Strips

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

I know it's only September, but Halloween will be here before we know it. If you're a planner (like me!) then here's a great printable you can download now in preparation for your Halloween-themed lessons. These Halloween pattern strips are an easy and fun way to practice creating patterns with preschoolers. The printable for this is found at the bottom of this post. After downloading, print on cardstock and laminate for durability. Then just cut each strip apart. You can choose to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fall Activities, Halloween, Math

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