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Equal or Not Equal? THAT is the Question!

November 20, 2015 7 Comments

This is such a fun way for kids to work on expanded form and place value! This simple sort is low prep and helps kids understand when number forms are equal or not equal.

In mathematics, an equation is a math sentence that shows two expressions that are equal. Understanding that these two expressions must stay equal is foundational as kids begin to learn Algebra. It is also important and useful as kids begin to write proofs or solve more difficult problems, because sometimes an expression is not written in a convenient way. But re-writing it in a way that is still equal (i.e. doesn't change the problem) is an Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Free Printables, Grades 2-3, Grades K-1, Hands on Tagged With: equal or not equal, expanded form, large numbers, number sense, place value

“Build a Turkey” Number Sense Activity {FREE Printable}

November 4, 2015 11 Comments

This fun, Thanksgiving themed math activity is such a great way to get kids thinking about numbers! The possibilities are endless so this can be used with kids of any age!

I recently shared this number sense activity from Creative Family Fun. I love this simple activity because it gets kids thinking outside the box, and forming connections between number representations, place value and more. As I thought about ways to do this with my kids, I thought it would be fun to do something similar with a "Thanksgiving" twist!  This "Build a Turkey" number sense activity is great because it allows kids to be creative, and Keep Reading...

Filed Under: All Ages, Free Printables, Hands on, Math Games, Math Teaching Tagged With: addition, fall, homeschool, large numbers, number sense, place value, problem solving

Weekly Math Freebie Round-Up!

October 24, 2015 Leave a Comment

A collection of free math teaching resources from around the web! Grades K-12. (8-1-15)

Welcome to the weekly round up of math teaching freebies here at Math Geek Mama! Every week I share the best FREE math teaching ideas and resources so you can make math fun and engaging for your students! Have a freebie to share? Send me a link! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: There are two cute Fall freebies in this post, including one to work on greater than and less than! This is great hands-on practice that can be used again and again (and Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Weekly FREEBIE Round Up Tagged With: addition, large numbers, multiplication, place value

Disney Math: Recognizing Numbers with Cars!

September 11, 2015 Leave a Comment

Such a fun and easy way to help kids learn the numbers 1-100! Tons of ways to use these free mats for fun math!

I'm SO excited to share our last "Disney Math" activity, because that means we are ready to go to Disney World! I've had so much fun looking for ways to incorporate Disney fun into our homeschool day, and my kids have really enjoyed it too! Today I'm sharing a simple activity that I was able to adapt to use with both my kids (kindergarten and first grade), to work on recognizing numbers with Cars. (Although we used Cars from the movie, any Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Free Printables, Grades 2-3, Grades K-1, Hands on, Interactive Worksheet Tagged With: addition, large numbers, number sense, place value, subtraction

FREE “Sir Cumference and All the King’s Tens” Activities!

September 2, 2015 9 Comments

FREE game to use with the book, "Sir Cumference and All the King's Tens!" Such a fun story to help teach place value!

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...

Filed Under: Free Printables, Grades 2-3, Grades K-1, Interactive Worksheet, Math Books, Math Games Tagged With: addition, elementary, large numbers, math books, place value, sir cumference

Weekly Math Freebies Round Up!

August 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

A collection of free math teaching resources from around the web! Grades K-12. (8-1-15)

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...

Filed Under: Weekly FREEBIE Round Up Tagged With: addition, division, elementary, large numbers, place value, subtraction

Weekly Math Freebies Round Up!

August 15, 2015 Leave a Comment

A collection of free math teaching resources from around the web! Grades K-12. (8-1-15)

Welcome to the weekly round up of the best math teaching freebies from around the web! I try to share a variety of printable lessons and games for grades K-12, so I hope you find something useful! Kindergarten-2nd: I posted earlier this week about fun ways to use a hundreds chart, as well as some free hidden picture addition pages, so I was excited to find a couple more ideas! This post shows how you can very easily create puzzles to Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Weekly FREEBIE Round Up Tagged With: addition, free printables, hundreds chart, large numbers, puzzles

Brilliant Ways to Use a Hundreds Chart

August 12, 2015 4 Comments

Lots of fun ideas for using a hundreds chart, plus FREE printables!

In my shopping for homeschool curriculum this year, I was able to find all sorts of wonderful math manipulatives at really amazing prices (thank you, consignment sales). *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Feel free to read our full disclosure policy here.* One small thing I picked up is a hundreds chart. It doesn't look like much (mine especially, it's rather well used), but it's an incredibly useful tool for Keep Reading...

Filed Under: All Ages, Classroom strategies, Free Printables, Grades K-1, Math Games, Math Teaching Tagged With: addition, free printables, hundreds chart, large numbers, logic, place value, pre-algebra

Weekly Math Freebie Round Up!

July 18, 2015 Leave a Comment

A collection of free math teaching resources from around the web! Grades K-12. (8-1-15)

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...

Filed Under: Weekly FREEBIE Round Up Tagged With: addition, elementary, high school math, large numbers, math games, number bonds, worksheets

Adding and Subtracting Large Numbers: FREE Game!

June 9, 2015 5 Comments

As I shared yesterday in my Summer Math Camp post, I created this game to help the girls practice adding and subtracting large numbers. *Please note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links and help support the work of this site. Thanks for understanding! Feel free to read our full disclosure policy here.* All you need to play is the game board (which I laminated), a die, some game pieces (I used some from a board game we have, Keep Reading...

Filed Under: Free Printables, Grades 2-3, Grades 4-5, Math Games Tagged With: addition, elementary, large numbers, subtraction

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