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...
Fall Multiplication Games | Low-prep and FREE
Looking for some cute and easy ways to weave in more multiplication practice this fall? This free printable set of fall multiplication games is a fun way to practice the tricky multiplication facts. Sometimes when I see a set of clipart or graphics, I just know I need to create something with it. This adorable set of autumn clips and colors was one of those sets. And since I am constantly getting requests for ideas and low-prep ways to Keep Reading...
Pumpkin Pie Counting Cards | Printable + DIGITAL
Looking for a fun way to practice counting, subitizing and fine motor skills? Why not combine all three with this fun set of pumpkin pie counting clip cards! This simple and low-prep math activity would be fun before Thanksgiving break, or even on pi day to celebrate the number pi. And if you really want to make things fun, add a slice of pumpkin pie as a treat to go along with it, because after counting all the dollops of whipped cream, you and Keep Reading...
{FREE} Thanksgiving Fractions | Printable + Digital Challenges
Are your students ready for an introduction to fractions? Food is always such a great motivator when it comes to math, ha! So this Thanksgiving, provide a little extra fraction practice using these Thanksgiving Fractions Puzzles and digital challenges. Using Thanksgiving turkeys and pies, help your kids to see and write fractions as parts of a whole. And when you're ready, use these visuals to begin comparing, adding and subtracting 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...
{FREE} Fall Roll & Count Games for Kids
If you're looking for a fun hands on math game for back to school for preschool or Kindergarten, this is perfect. These fall roll and count mats provide fine motor practice and aid in developing several math skills, in one easy, low-prep game. Plus, with two different versions of this roll and count games for kids, you can use one at the start of school and another later in the fall. Or use them together for fall math fun! It's up to Keep Reading...
Thanksgiving Math for Kindergarten {FREE Printables}
Looking for some cute and low prep math ideas for your kindergarten kiddos before sending them off on their Thanksgiving break? This FREE set of printable pages provides kids practice with important skills like number recognition, counting and patterns. It will fit in with your Thanksgiving-themed lessons perfectly! You could also use these printable math pages for Pre-K kids as well. Learn more about what's included in the Thanksgiving Math for Keep Reading...
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Fall Estimation Fun!
Estimation is a tricky concept, and one that is often not covered at great length in school. And while I love teaching through the use of math story books, there are not a lot of resources that I've found that cover estimation. I do love, however, the book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin, by Margaret McNamara. In this story, kids explore estimation as well as counting techniques, so I decided this was the perfect excuse for not only some pumpkin seed Keep Reading...
Ultimate Collection of Pumpkin Math Ideas for K-12
"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." (Anne of Green Gables, chapter 16). Living in the gorgeous mountains of east Tennessee, I can deeply resonate with Anne's sentiment. Fall is the most beautiful time of the year here, and I love everything about it. But one of the things I love most (and definitely the thing my kids love most) is pumpkins. The excitement of going to a farm and exploring, picking out the very best one. Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly round up of FREE math teaching resources and games! Every week I share my favorite freebies from around the web for grades K-12. Finding engaging math resources doesn't have to be a challenge! Check back each week for more! Do you have a fun and engaging math freebie to share with other educators? Send me a link so I can share it here! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: If you're not familiar with the site, K5Learning, Keep Reading...
