Compare numbers 1-60 with "snowball" buttons and manipulative comparison strips. Determine if numbers are greater than/less than, bigger/smaller, more/less, etc. Practice counting with the penguin who is making snowballs at the side of the skating rink!
Help Santa with his shortage of presents! Here's some real hands-on subtraction and word problems to "act out".
Subtraction usually seems to get left out of the limelight. Addition seems to be far more popular. Here we are dedicating a game called Subtraction Dominoes to good old subtraction. Just to be fair, we did include Addition Dominoes. However, the subtraction game comes first!
Flashcards don't have to be boring! They can even get you into the holiday mood. Have fun making and using these turkey and Indian flashcards. Knowledge is only a feather flap away.
Starting to teach area? Here are 2 great introductory activities.
What is truly the predicament of today's math? See if you can figure out the puzzle.
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Get into the Halloween spirit with addition. Fun, not scary. Good activity for grades K-2. A little hands on and pretending help students experience basic addition. Can be enacted as a whole class, small group, or with 2 individuals.
Using household items-paper plates and tiny buttons-plus a print out or screen shot of my graphic of a spiderweb are all the materials all you'll need to make this fun educational activity. Addition, addition facts, commutative property.
View this video for a demonstration of basic math done with traditional algorithms and with "new, progressive" strategies. Take a close look at the way math is being taught in many schools today. You'll understand why their math homework seems "foreign" to you. At least you will be able to take the mystery out of some of the math homework!
Here is "On the Road to 100" chart.
Looking for a confusion-free and fun "count to 100" chart? The learner will "drive right through" this chart without encountering any "dead ends" on the road to 100.
Have summer fun! Do some movement and multiplication with these outdoor/indoor "whole body" games!
Use these 3 painless, quick, and fun strategies to master multiplication facts.
Sectional dishes and plates are great for "hands on" demonstrations of the multiplication concept.