3 Tips to Practice Addition and Subtraction Facts K-1
Three fun and creative ways to use dice to help kindergartners and first graders practice their addition and subtraction facts. CCSS: K.CC.2; K.OA.1; 1.OA.1; 1.OA.5; 1.OA.6 .
Jeopardy in the Elementary Math Classroom
Just finished a unit and want your students to review what they learned? Getting ready for the chapter test? Just want to have fun? Jeopardy is a great way to review and reinforce what students have been learning. This photo shows some of the categories I use in the primary grades. The ones at the bottom show additional categories. Pretty much anything you’ve been learning can work. The students in my classroom are already set up in groups of 4-5….
CCSS: Teaching Area in Third Grade
My son came home with this project in the third grade and I thought it was brilliant! But then, I was reminded of his third grade teacher, Mrs. Durbin, and it made sense. She understands how to teach mathematics effectively and is always doing fun, hands-on activities and projects with her students. For this project, Mrs. Durbin was working with her students on the concept of area. Students created a design on inch graph paper and then indicated the total…
Number Theory: Square Numbers
Making rectangular arrays with tiles is a great visual way to have students understand multiplication as repeated addition. And since we’re making arrays anyway, why not tie in square numbers. A square number is: 1) A number that can be expressed as the product of the same two numbers. 2) The product of a number multiplied by itself. When making rectangluar arrays, square nuumbers (1, 4, 9, 16…) always make a square. Besides, there are some very neat patterns that…
Hanging Your Family Math Night Station Facilitator Banners
Here’s a quick video that shows ways to hang your Nifty Numbers or Math Medley Family Math Night banners if your surface doesn’t accept push pins or string. .