Want to help your kids better understand addition, composing and decomposing numbers and exploring ways to make ten? This adorable set of Apple Addition with Ten Frames provides helpful visuals, perfect for fall math learning! It's back to school time, and that means learning math with apples! I have lots of apple math resources available, but today is especially focused on addition within 10. Using ten frames as a visual model will help kids Keep Reading...
15+ of the BEST Fall STEM Activities: Easy + Fun!
It’s almost time to go outside and enjoy the apples, pumpkins, and leaves. Yes, fall is coming! Along with the return of fall is the opportunity to give your children lots of engaging STEM activities. I’ve gathered fall science experiments, math activities, engineering projects, and nature studies and bundled them into one big list of the BEST fall STEM activities for you. If you are looking for fall STEM activities for kids, you are sure to Keep Reading...
20+ Apple Math Games, Activities & STEM for Kids
Do you and your kids like hands on math? I am always quick to pull out standard materials such as base ten blocks or play money, but sometimes I want to model math with something unique. Apples provide a simple and tasty math manipulative. Apple math games or activities are perfect at the beginning of the school year, or anytime in the fall. They're also fun during an apple unit study. And what I love is that they can be used to teach and explore Keep Reading...
Apple STEM Challenge {Simple STEM for Kids}
Looking for a fun and easy to set up STEM challenge for fall or back to school? This Apple STEM Challenge has been a favorite of my kids and kept them busy for almost an hour! Now if you're a classroom teacher, you may not have time to let your kids play and explore and test for an hour. But I guarantee your kids will enjoy this challenge and will be thinking creatively and out of the box. This would also be a great STEM challenge to include in Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly round up of FREE math teaching resources here at Math Geek Mama! Every week I share my favorite teaching ideas, lessons and games from around the web for grades K-12. Do you have a math teaching idea or resource to share with fellow educators? Send me a link so I can share it here! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Grab some adorable back to school printables for Kindergarten from Living Life and Learning! This printable pack Keep Reading...
Apple Ten Frame Games for Kindergarten {FREE}
Getting back in the school groove has me ready for fall and all my favorite things that come with it: changing leaves, cooler weather and freshly picked apples! To go along with the apple theme and give my kids some fun new ways to practice making ten, I created some apple ten frame games! Learning to make ten is an important skill for young kids. It will help kids develop their number sense and prepare them for more difficult math problems. Keep Reading...
