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...
St. Patrick’s Day Make Ten Mats {FREE}
Want to provide some hands on practice with making ten and composing the number ten? This adorable set of St. Patrick's Day Make Ten mats is low-prep & fun! Incorporating ten frames into your math learning is an easy way to help kids develop number sense in our base ten system. Ten frames can help students "see" numbers to compose and decompose within 10, or easily visualize ways to make ten, an important foundational skill. If your kids Keep Reading...
‘Ten Fish’: An Addictive Make Ten Math Game for Kids
Are you looking for fun ways to develop your child's number sense and early math skills? Although there are countless games you could play and dozens of fancy manipulatives you could employ, one of the best and easiest tools to use is a ten frame. Ten frames are a powerful visual that help our brains make sense of numbers. And so when you can combine this handy visual with fun and engaging games? Well, you've got a winner for sure! Learn more Keep Reading...
Christmas Make Ten Sort {FREE}
Welcome to the second day in my series, "The 12 Days of Christmas Printables." Over the course of 12 days, I am sharing 12 different Christmas themed games and activities for Kindergarten through Algebra! (If you missed day one, go grab that freebie here). Today I'm sharing a simple activity that can be used as a math center or quiet, independent activity. Knowing how to "make ten" is an important early math skill because it can be used as a 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...
Ten Apples Up On Top Math Game {FREE}
My kids are SO excited to celebrate Dr.Seuss's birthday (March 2)! We've enjoyed reading many of his books this week, and over the weekend enjoyed the latest, What Pet Should I Get, at story time at Barnes and Noble. After reading one of their favorites, Ten Apples Up on Top, I simply had to put together this printable board game. It's easy to prep and easy to play, and has provided lots of Dr. Seuss math fun this week! I hope you and your kids Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly round up of math teaching freebies! Each week I try to share awesome math lessons, games and worksheets from around the web to make teaching math easier and more fun! Check back each week for math freebies for grades K-12! Have a great resource to share with Math Geek Mama readers? Send me a link! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Shelly at Smiling and Shining in 2nd Grade has several really cute Valentine's themed math Keep Reading...
