Have I mentioned how much I LOVE teaching math with engaging books? Well I do! And some of my favorite stories are the "Sir Cumference" books by Cindy Neuschwander! All of these books weave important math ideas into a story that captures kids' attention. Today, I'm sharing FREE Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens Activities, including an easy print and play place value game! *Please Note: Some of these links are affiliate links and help Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebies Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly collection of FREE math teaching resources from around the web! Every week I share some of my favorite free lessons, printables and games, to try and help you make teaching math fun and easy! Check back each week for more freebies for grades K-12! Kindergarten-2nd: I can't wait to try this with my kids, even though it's meant to be a classroom game! I think it will be fun for us to play at home! Great practice for Keep Reading...
Disney Math: Using Pattern Blocks to Create Cinderella’s Castle!
If you haven't seen on Instagram, my family is counting down the days to our Disney World vacation! This is our first time, and my kids are just a little bit excited. ;) To help use their excitement to learn and explore important math concepts, we've been having a "Disney Math" lesson each week! (If you missed last week, check out our math countdown to Disney!). This week, to build on our triangles lesson from "The Greedy Triangle," we pulled Keep Reading...
Exploring Triangles with “The Greedy Triangle!”
The Greedy Triangle, by Marilyn Burns, is a great way to introduce shapes to young kids. It explores various shapes and gives copious examples of shapes in the world around us, and gave us a great starting place for exploring triangles! In addition, it provides an important character lesson: be content with who you are! Or as Dr. Seuss put it, Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you." *Please Keep Reading...
Disney Math! {Countdown to Disney World!}
There has been quite a lot of excitement around our house lately! In case you didn't see it on Instagram, we are planning a trip to Florida next month to take the kids to Disney World. To say they're excited is a bit of an understatement, which can sometimes make concentrating on school work difficult. To help with that (and also get some great math practice and conversations in at the same time!), we created a "Countdown to Disney!" *Please Keep Reading...
Math Twister! {A Fun Indoor Math Game!}
I don't know about you, but we have seen an inordinate amount of rain around here! And while it has been great for the trees and the flowers, it has not been quite as great for these stir crazy kids! Not to worry, though, because I came up with a math game that kept them busy AND wore them out, all while practicing important math facts! *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and help support the work of this site. Keep Reading...
All About Constellations {Easy Craft and Science Lesson}!
If you follow me on instagram, you may have seen a picture recently of my daughter's telescope creation. *Please Note: This post contains affiliate links that help support the work of this site. Feel free to read our full disclosure policy here.* She came up with the idea and design, and made the entire thing herself with no guidance from me! I loved it, and her creativity, so I decided to take it a step further and turn it into a science Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebies Round-Up!
Welcome to the weekly round up of FREE math teaching resources here at Math Geek Mama! I gather all the best freebies that I find and share them here, every Saturday! If you have a fun teaching freebie that you would like featured, send me a link! I'd love to check it out! Kindergarten-2nd: It's always great to find hands-on activities and games to help your kids understand counting and cardinality, but these free Bug Counting Pages are Keep Reading...
Apple Tree About Me! {A Back to School Math Activity}
Are your kids ready for back to school yet?? Whether you homeschool or not, I'm guessing you're gearing up for a new year. I finally settled on a start date for our homeschool year, which means I have a LOT of work to do! Haha! If you're heading back to school as well, try this fun Apple themed back to school math activity. It's a great way to learn about your students and review math facts! *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly round up of math teaching freebies here at Math Geek Mama! Every week, I try to share the best FREE lessons, games and more to help you make math fun and engaging! I hope you find something useful! :) Kindergarten-2nd: I love this combination of math and literacy from This Reading Mama! This mystery letter activity is great for reading and recognizing large numbers! I wrote earlier this week about how Keep Reading...
