After spending a considerable amount of time on addition and number bonds, we're moving on to subtraction. The transition has been incredibly smooth, and I believe that is due in large part to our focus on number bonds and understanding the part-part-whole model. So rather than jumping into subtraction as a completely new concept (disconnected from anything we've previously done), we're simply rearranging our number bonds. While we started with Keep Reading...
“Build a Turkey” Number Sense Activity {FREE Printable}
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...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up!
Welcome to the weekly collection of FREE math teaching resources here at Math Geek Mama! Every week I share my favorite teaching ideas, games and lessons for grades K-12! Do you have a fun math freebie to share? Send me a link! Kindergarten-2nd Grade: This simple Thanksgiving spin and graph is a fun way to incorporate data collection and graphing into your discussion of the first Thanksgiving! I also love these cute Fall themed Keep Reading...
Number Bond Rainbows
As I mentioned earlier this week, number bonds are an invaluable tool in teaching early math and in building math fluency. And while using number bonds to memorize addition facts is a great way to organize them in a way that makes sense, sometimes it's helpful to have a visual model and reminder as well! And of course, it's always fun to combine math and art! To help demonstrate not only the different fact families, but also reinforce the Keep Reading...
Disney Math: Recognizing Numbers with Cars!
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...
Place Value Puzzles to Understand Large Numbers {FREE!}
Help your kids understand place value, expanded numbers and large numbers using these printable place value puzzles with helpful visuals. Print once and use again and again! It's often difficult for students to make the connection between the numbers 0-9 and place value. At first, children learn to count and everything has a single value, i.e. 6 race cars. But eventually, as they build on that knowledge and begin to consider larger numbers, Keep Reading...
