Can you poke a hole in a bag full of water without losing even one drop? Once you learn the science behind this leak-proof bag experiment, you'll be ready to poke holes in a bag full of water while holding it over somebody's head! It's the perfect compliment to our 30...
Cactus Math Skills Practice Cards
These math skill practice cards are perfect for first grade! Place them in your STEM center, use them as a challenge for early finishers or pull them out for morning work. There are so many possibilities! And speaking of STEM centers, make your classroom STEM ready...
Piggy Bank Spin and Color
Are your young mathematicians learning coin values? This spin and color coin activity is the perfect solution! It makes identifying each coin and finding its corresponding value fun and engaging. Looking for more fun math centers? Grab our Editable Math...
Apple Ten Frames
Looking for a motivating way to practice counting to twenty or early addition? Students will get a kick out of this crafty apple ten frame activity. Roll the die, stamp the apples and write the numbers below! It's a fun math center they'll ask to play over and over...
Cookie Jar Addition Cards
Adding 10 is an important part of learning place value, but many kids don't understand it until they sit down and work with the numbers. These cookie jar addition cards are the perfect way to illustrate how easy it is to work with 10s. Simply add the numbers...
Expanded Form Roll and Write
Adding multiple numbers, let alone numbers in the hundreds, can be a bit intimidating for first graders. Thankfully, this fun roll and write expanded form activity is a motivating way to make this tricky concept more concrete and visual. It's a perfect compliment to...
Robot Addition Cards
I am always looking for new ideas to keep my students motivated when we review our math skills. These addition cards are a great way for students to practice adding numbers to 10. The best part is, they have a quirky robot theme! Make sure to grab your free addition...
LEGO Addition Cards
LEGOS are such a motivating way to teach kids math! These fun-filled addition cards take learning to a whole new level of cool by helping kids see how two sets of LEGOS can be added together to make one sum. The LEGO addition cards are great to use as a math center,...
Ice Cream Roll and Scoop Addition and Subtraction
Kids will love reviewing addition to 12 using this oh-so “cool” ice cream roll and scoop activity! Dice and colorful ice cream scoops are the perfect combination for a hands-on addition game students will love to play. Scroll below to grab your freebie then make sure...
Linear Measurement Scavenger Hunt
When it comes to teaching kids about linear measurement, this playful, hands-on scavenger hunt is a quick and easy way to make practice fun. Snag your copy below and then hop over and grab our Epic STEM Challenge Bundle in our shop! Getting Ready Prepping this linear...
Fourth of July Addition Activity
Adding three numbers together is a tricky concept - especially when you run out of fingers to count! To help my first graders dabble in this much needed skill, I whipped up a patriotic addition activity that's perfect to use for the Fourth of July, Memorial Day or...
Mystery Number Clip Cards
Kids will love putting their math skills to the test as they follow the clues on these mystery number clip cards. Featuring numbers from 10 to 100, the cards challenge kids to review odd and even, adding and subtracting, and place value in the ones and tens places......
10 Coding Activities for Kids
Coding is the language programmers use to make technologies like computers and robots do what they need them to do. There are twelve popular varieties - one coding language for websites, another one for computers, another for Android apps...Here are 10 coding...
Editable STEM Box Labels
If you love organizing supplies as much as I do, these free editable STEM box labels are a must. Grab your set below and then hop over to snag our best-selling Endless STEM Bundle too! Double score! This post contains Amazon affiliate links. What Box Is Right for...
Ice Cream Place Value
Learning place value is an important math skill for kids - understanding numbers and how they work is integral to higher math. This ice cream place value game makes practice a breeze by adding a hands-on method for learning about ones and tens and how they combine to...
STEM Pamphlets
I don't know about you, but oftentimes in my class, we transition quickly from one lesson to the next. I was finding that we were missing a very powerful piece of our lesson: the reflection. To help kids make greater connections to our STEM activities, I created a...
Color by Code Addition Sheets
Ready for an arrrr-some addition activity?! These color by code addition sheets make playful math centers, addition practice and early finisher activities. Pirates of all ages will love adding from 1 to 12 as they crack the secret code. Snag your freebie below and...
Coin Counting Puzzles
Learning about money often begins with learning coin names and values. Mastering it all takes time and practice, but thankfully, it doesn't have to be boring. These coin counting puzzles are a great activity for the home or classroom and, my favorite part of all, they...
12 Shape Games for Kids
Studying shapes can feel a lot like learning a foreign language to kids. Rhombuses, trapezoids, spheres... even the NAMES are tricky. But thankfully, with lots of practice, students can memorize not only their crazy titles but also all of the characteristics that make...
DIY Magnetic Craft Sticks
Sometimes the simplest activities are the biggest hits with kids. That's certainly true for these easy DIY magnetic craft sticks. They are a motivating way to work on shapes, patterns, alphabet letters... there are so many possibilities. When you're finished with...