Christmas Math Centers
As I stated in my December Read Aloud post, I get to spend time in my son’s kindergarten classroom doing math centers. Here is what we did in the Christmas Math Centers: Memory using Snowmen Subitizing Cards. I used this set of subitizing cards and set it up...
Hundreds Chart Number Path Challenge
Last week I was observing in a 2nd grade classroom that was doing work with a Hundreds Chart. The teacher did a fabulous activity she called the Number Path Challenge. The kids could start on any number but they had to find three different paths to the number 38. ...
Teachers Pay Teachers Christmas Freebies
Looking for some fun (and FREE) Christmas Themed Math Activities?? Well, Teachers Pay Teachers has a bunch of free ones, but I just picked out a few for you. 1) Kindergarten and 1st grade kiddos will have fun with Santa’s Sleigh Drop. They get to...
December Math Read Aloud
The December Math Read-Aloud just HAD to have a winter theme. And since understanding combinations that make 10 is such an important concept in the lower grades (and even still for some upper elementary kiddos!), the book Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman was just...
Things to do over the holiday break
As educators we all know about the “summer slide,” where students slide back in their learning during the summer break. However, even shorter breaks, like the upcoming Christmas holiday break, can set children back. I compiled a short list of...Mathematical Christmas Buying Guide 2013
***Links to external websites may become broken over time. *** The other day my mom asked me if I saw a thing she pinned on Pinterest that encouraged people to give their children 3 things for Christmas: 1) Something they want. 2) Something they need. 3) Something to...
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