Be a Pumpkin Detective - Math

By Sparking Children's Thinkibility

Grades Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Be inspired by Pumpkins! 

How many seeds are in a pumpkin?
Ask your friends and family to estimate.
Estimation is a tricky concept but it is an important skill that is very useful when you go shopping.

 

This booklet contains a range of worksheets, some that require basic number skills, while others are a bit more complex.

Fun activities where the children are asked to make up their own math problems. Children often enjoy creating their own problems. This approach requires a deeper reflection upon numbers and basic arithmetic operations as compared to only providing an answer.

Pumpkin-inspired multiplication and division cards. Students can make their own problems.

1. Make a tally - How many seeds are in a pumpkin?
2. Add and give away pumpkins
3. Building blocks

4. Make up your own problems
5. Multiplication and division cards.

Color and black and white versions.

 

Link to Be a Pumpkin Detective Math

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May Teacher Talk

Posted by Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

It's May, only a short time till you can kick back and take a break. To help get you there, we have have so many things to share with you in this edition of May Teacher Talk. There are posts about engaging your classes till the end of the year, end of the year memories, summer stem activities, number writing instruction, reading comprehension ideas, iPad Apps for learning, advice for teacherpreneurs and so much more.  So sit back, relax and take a look at our posts.

If you're interested in joining this unique group of teacher entrepreneurs, blogging buddies and/or our blog linky, sign up here....The Best of Teacher Entrepreneurs Marketing Cooperative. If you decide to join, be sure to mention one of our names. 
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A Portfolio to Remember
By Retta London of Rainbow City Learning

Ways to pull together a show-stopping portfolio collection for every student at the end of the year.

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Tips for Engaging Your Students Through the End of the Year

By Deann Marin of Socrates Lantern

The end of the school year is just around the corner. You’re looking forward to summer vacation and so are your students, but you still have at least 6 or more weeks left, so what do you do to keep those children tuned in to learning.

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Flash Freebie, TpT Milestone Celebration!

By Thia Triggs of Print Path

This Number Writing product is one of my best sellers. It is yours free, for a limited time!

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 Are You Getting Overwhelmed the last few months of School?

By Mary Moore of Moore Resources

Don't Stress the Last Few Months of School! It is so hard NOT to get overwhelmed, especially the last month or so of school! Read below on some tips and resources I always try to remember....at MMooreEducationalResources.com

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Can You Make 200 of Them?

By Susan Berkowitz of Susan Berkowitz

It takes 200 opportunities per day for an augmentative communication user to learn how to use the AAC system.  We need to provide those opportunities within the context of daily activities & routines. Here are some suggestions on how to do that.

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Summer STEM Olympics

By Kerry Tracy of Kerry Tracy

Teachers, does the end of the year find you struggling to provide meaningful, enjoyable lessons? Never fear, Summer STEM Challenge Olympics are here! (Includes modifications for grade 2 - 8.)

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Wacky days in May and activities to go with them!

By Lisa Robles of LisaTeachR's Classroom

Get some stress out from testing! Do some fun activities with special days in May and some wacky ones!

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Comprehension is as Easy as ABC

By Kathie Yonemura of Tried and True Teaching Tools

A tried and true teaching tool to ensure student engagement and comprehension while reading!

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iPad Apps for Kids- a 6-Part Blog Series

By Shametria Routty of the Routty Math Teacher

iPad and tablet use in the classroom has gained much popularity over the last few years and they’re being used nationwide as engaging learning tools for students. “iPad Apps for Kids” is a 6-part blog series featuring cool math iPad apps that can be used for intervention, tutoring, and summer practice tools for all students, inside or outside of the classroom setting. While all of the apps are free, you may have to make a purchase for a nominal fee to take full advantage of the app's features; however, the free aspects are very useful and engaging just the same. 

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What I Have Learned on TPT-Part 2

By Marcy Howe of It's a Teacher Thing

Read some of my top discoveries on my teacher-author journey.

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An InLinkz Link-up

Teaching With Sight: Captivating Numbers

Hello, everybody!

My curriculum this year for math is very different from every other year. In the past, we've started with shapes and positions. But this year, we started with numerals, quantity, and counting. I found that many of my students that did not have pre-K were calling numerals "letters," "shapes," and all kinds of other terms that weren't numbers. You know what I mean. So I thought it would be really motivating to make differentiated number puzzles for my kids and have them work on them during morning work, and whenever they finish their other school work. After I assessed them and found out what numbers they needed to work on, I differentiated instruction by giving them these puzzles: 

We used Microsoft Publisher to fit the range of numbers on a single page. Then we printed them out on colored card stock. We cut them individually, without guide lines, so that each puzzle would be unique. And the color of puzzle matches the color table they sit at. I put the cut-up puzzles in sandwich bags and had them in the kids' chair pockets by the time they arrived in the morning. They LOVED them!

We also took pictures of the students. I can't put them up yet, because I don't have all my photo release forms collected. But the students really enjoyed having their pictures taken while they were saying the numerals and putting the puzzles together. Teacher tip: You can also use these pictures for your students' portfolios and conferences.

Sharon Dudley, NBCT
teachingwithsight.blogspot.com

FREEBIE---Candy Corn Count and Clip Cards

Candy Corn is a favorite fall treat.  Your little learners will love this free candy corn themed resource.

Get your FREE Candy Corn Count and Clip Cards (Sets to 12) from Kamp Kindergarten.

Happy Fall!

Back to School Number Book Has Been Updated

Back to School Number Book Has Been Updated!

Back to School Number Book Tracing and Writing Numerals to 10 has been updated.  I am pleased with the results.  I hope you will like the updates, too. 
If you already own this resource, please click here to download the updated version.

Back to School Number Book has numeral tracing and writing pages in with school themed graphics. This versatile product can be used for learners to make their own number book (in color graphics or black and white graphics) or each page can be used in math centers, as independent practice pages, or as homework. There are four different formats of the numeral pages included. These formats offer options for differentiation.

There is a coversheet provided in color and black and white options. You can use the coversheet with the numeral pages to let each learner make their own Number Book. You can use the same coversheet with the varied formats of numeral pages. This keeps students who need differentiation from feeling singled out because the cover of their book looks just like everyone else’s book.
Back to School Number Book contains the following components:
• Coversheet (Color)
• Coversheet (Black and White)
• Tracing and Writing Numeral Pages (Color)
• Tracing and Writing Numeral Pages (Black and White)
• Tracing Numeral Pages (Color)
• Tracing Numeral Pages (Black and White)

Have a wonderful day!

Kamp Kindergarten

Learning in Motion: This Little Piggy Went to School Count the Room

This Little Piggy Went to School Count the Room

(Quantities to 20)

This Little Piggy Went to School Count the Room is a math variation of the student favorite activity “Write the Room.” This packet has 5 sets of 20 ten frames Count the Room cards and 2 recording pages for each activity to provide differentiation. The cards and recording pages have matching pigs at school graphics. The graphics include a pig with a notebook and pencil, a pig reading a book, a pig working at a table, a pig with a backpack and book, and a pig waving while sitting on a stack of books. These activities can be used for back to school or any time during the school year. This resource works well with a pig or farm theme.
This versatile resource has differentiation options to best meet the needs of your learners. You may select the cards A-J to practice quantities to 10. You may use all the cards (A-T) to practice quantities to 20. There is a recording page for each option.
After you have determined the quantity you are addressing with this activity, you may choose from different response options to best meet the needs of your learners.
• Learners may write the numeral for the quantity represented by the ten frames on the card.
• Learners may write the number word for the quantity represented by the ten frames on the card.
• Learners may draw tally marks for the quantity represented by the ten frames on the card.
• Learners may write the numeral for the quantity represented by the ten frames on the card and continue counting by writing the next 2 numerals. For example: With a ten frame representing 7, the learner would write 7, 8, 9 as a response.
Print, laminate, and cut out the ten frames cards. Make copies of the recording page for the quantities you have selected.
Hang the cards in places all around the room. Give each student a clipboard, pencil, and recording page. Learners search the room for ten frames cards. When they find a card, they write their response in the correct space on the recording sheet.
This Little Piggy Went to School Count the Room helps learners develop numeracy, and supports the Math Common Core Standards for Counting and Cardinality.

Have fun at school with your piggy friends!
Kamp Kindergarten

Using Calendars for Number Fluency and Handwriting Skills. Pre-K, K, and First Grades

Have you ever passed out a blank calendar and half of your class finishes it in two minutes and the other half are unable to complete or even crying over the frustration of not being able to understand what to do?

How would you like to easily differentiate so that you could meet the needs of all your learners and help each one learn a bit?

Read on!

Color Math Stations, 48 pages.
No-Prep, Print & Go, Black and White worksheets, 60 pages.
Free Samples, September, 2015, 9 pages.