Nothing screams fun quite like a batch of creepy crawly bugs! Kids will love this addition math game while racing bugs. They’ll have so much fun, they won’t even notice they’re practicing addition facts! They’re perfect to use as math centers, homeschool activities or a ready to go afternoon game. And speaking of math games,…
This glittery shamrock addition game is a fun way to work on double digit number recognition, addition and expanded form in first grade. Everything is more magical with a hint of sparkle! For more addition fun, check out our 15 Editable Math Fact Games! Getting Ready To prep this addition game, I printed off the shamrock cards (below)…
I’ve been teaching addition and subtraction strategies to my first graders since day one, but this week we “bumped it up a notch” and reviewed their facts with these addition and subtraction clip cards! I knew my kiddos would thrive with a fun frozen-themed math center! This activity is also a great rotation to add…
Looking for a fun way to get some addition practice this winter? These adorable penguins are here to help! Children will love dressing their penguins as they solve simple math problems. With several ways to play, the activity is a great way to differentiate. It’s the perfect compliment to our Editable Math Fact Games! Getting…
Ready or not, back to school season is upon us! We are making it even more fun by being prepared to start the year right with playful, hands-on math games like these Back to School Addition Clip Cards. They are a great way to review addition facts to 10, while sneaking in some fine motor…
The Fact Fluency Pack is filled with motivating ways to practice adding 0 to 10. They’re great to use as no prep math centers and games. It’s the perfect compliment to our Addition Write and Wipe Cards and our Number Bond Pack.
All three fact fluency activities come in 12 different versions: one sheet each for the fact 0+ to 10+ PLUS a review sheet for facts that add up to 10 AND a sheet for all facts 0+ to 10+.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Addition Race // Spin the fact and graph the sum.
–> Roll and Add // Roll a die, write the addend and solve the problem.
–> Connect Four // Challenge a partner to solve four facts in a row first.
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These 128 write and wipe cards are an easy and fun way to teach kids about addition. They’re perfect to use as math centers, small group activities or for individual practice.
To play, students look at the pictures on each card and fill in the missing numbers to create the matching addition problem.
When they are ready to take learning one step further, they follow up by writing the complete equation (including the addition and equal sign) on a corresponding record sheet. It’s an easy way to differentiate for different learners.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
–> Dog Bone Addition
–> Dinosaur Addition
–> Candy Shop Addition
–> Ocean Addition
–> Pet Shop Addition
–> Gumball Addition
–> Popcorn Addition
–> Bowling Addition
STEM activities are those that focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math. Ideally these activities involve two or more of these disciplines. But it can be hard to conceive of engaging activities that are easy to accomplish in the classroom, but also really teach and reinforce the needed STEM concepts. The best STEM activities involve…
STEM challenges come in many forms. For some schools, the challenge is a lack of budget to provide the curriculum that’s needed to teach STEM concepts. In other cases, teachers may not be trained or have the resources needed to create engaging STEM content. Whatever the case, there are ways to address it with free…
Swapping themes from season to season is a great way to teach students about the passage of time. These activities can provide kids in preschool, kindergarten and first grade helpful ways to explore the whole year. Whether you’re looking for apples, leaves and pumpkin centers in the fall or snow, penguin and hot cocoa themed…
January math and literacy centers just got a whole lot easier to plan! Just hit print.
These 20 print-and-play stations practice sight words, shapes, math facts, telling time and so much more.
They are perfect for kindergarten and first grade!
Check out the full list of what’s included below.
INSIDE YOU’LL FIND:
LITERACY CENTERS
–> Rhyming Sort
–> Beginning Sound Cards
–> Ending Sound Cards
–> CVC Word Sort
–> Word Family Clip Strips
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Board Game
–> EDITABLE Flip & Write Sight Word Game
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Graph
–> EDITABLE Sight Word Spin & Write Game
–> EDITABLE Spin & Cover Sight Word Game
–> 3 Story Starters + Word Cards
MATH CENTERS
The set also includes math activities teaching critical skills including numbers, telling time, addition and subtraction.
–> 2 Sets of Mystery Number Challenges (Counting by 1s AND Skip Counting by 2, 5 and 10)
–> 2 Sets of Math Fact Puzzles (Adding within 12, EDITABLE Puzzles)
–> EDITABLE Spin a Math Fact Sheet
–> EDITABLE Color by Math Fact
–> Number Bond Write & Wipe Cards
–> 3 Sets of Telling Time Puzzles (Telling time to the nearest hour, half hour and quarter hour)
–> 2D Shape Match Up Game
–> 2 Versions of Spin & Cover Game (2D and 3D Shapes)
–> 2 Versions of Roll & Cover Sheets (Numbers 1-6 and Adding 2-12)
THAT’S 20 JANUARY MATH AND LITERACY CENTERS IN ALL!
Holidays are such an exciting time for kids and when you’re able to bring hands-on, fun activities into the classroom you can amplify their joy! We’ve compiled a list of many easy-to-set-up centers to celebrate throughout the entire year with your PreK, Kindergarten and first grade students. Whether you’re looking for centers to be completed…
Dice games are always a favorite in my classroom… as is anything that involves coloring. When I put the two together, it’s an instant hit! These apple tree math dice games are sure to be a favorite for your learners this fall too as they roll and color their way to number sense and fact…
Number bonds are a great way to work on addition skills and memorizing addition facts. These write and wipe cards and playdough mat work on number bonds up to sums of 20. They’re a great, hands-on way to work on math with a motivating, pumpkin themed twist. For more math fun, check out our Editable…
Ten frames are often used as a tool to teach counting, but did you know that they’re also a fabulous way to work on early addition skills too?! This playful back to school variety is great to pull out at the start of school to reinforce different combinations that make ten. Grab your set below…
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 again. And speaking of playing over…
Counting using one-to-one correspondence is one of those skills that takes A LOT of practice for our youngest learners. My kids LOVE playdough and were excited about the idea of rolling it into gumballs, so I knew these number mats would be an instant hit. Scroll below to grab your counting freebie and then hop…
LEGOs have stood the test of time. Even with competing video and computer games, most kids still love building with bricks. These fun LEGO STEM activities give children hands-on practice with science, technology, engineering and math – skills they’ll rely on for years to come. Once you’ve exhausted this awesome list, check out our Epic…
Preparing kids for the 21st century means exposing them to technology. And for many kids, that means spending some time on an iPad. But what iPad apps are best for kids? With so many iPad apps on the market for kids these days, it can be hard to know which ones are age-appropriate and purposeful,…
If you’re teaching number bonds and would love a break from worksheets, these engaging, hands-on number bond activities are a must. Solve missing addends with playdough, set up a fun math center with write and wipe cards… there are so many possibilities! When you’re done, head over to our shop and grab some super fun…
Skip counting is an essential skill that makes so many other concepts easier… counting on, counting back, addition, multiplication. These fun skip counting cards are perfect for review over the summer months to keep skills fresh! For even more skip counting fun, be sure to hop over and grab our Editable Math Fact Games for…
Ready for an addictively fun brain game for kids?! This critical thinking activity is an easy way to apply countless math skills including place value, shape recognition, comparison, addition, telling time, math vocabulary and so. much. more. Which One Doesn’t Belong? is an awesome math challenge for first or second graders. Be careful! There’s not just one right…
Learning about numbers is more than learning to count – it requires understanding what numbers actually mean. These 1-10 number activity mats make it fun to practice number recognition, formation, counting, ten frames and tally marks all in one. They’re the perfect addition to any preschool or kindergarten math lesson. Getting Ready Preparing the number activity…
Nothing says summer quite like ice cream, so I knew my kids would love to get their hands on these sweet ice cream math word problems! They’re a super cool way to sneak in a little math review on a hot summer day or just because. Scroll down to grab your freebie and then jump…