Looking for some easy, self-checking practice with place value of 2-digit numbers? This set of clip cards is fun and easy, allowing your kids to deepen their understanding of the teen numbers, and the difference between tens and ones. Place value is such a large topic, but one that is essential for building a mathematical foundation. As you begin to explore numbers beyond ten, it will help your students build number sense if they think of the Keep Reading...
Summer Counting Worksheets: Cut & Paste Pages
Want some low-prep counting practice for your little one? Grab this free set summer counting worksheets to count to 10, count to 20 and build an understanding of place value--perfect for summer math review. Practicing and reviewing math skills might not sound like a fun way to spend lazy summer days, but about halfway through summer, when you begin to hear, "I'm booooored..." this is an easy activity to have on hand. Plus, between coloring the Keep Reading...
{FREE} Skittles Math: Place Value Mats
Help kids to see large numbers and make sense of decimals with this set of Skittles Math Place Value Mats! Kids use Skittles candy to build and manipulate numbers to understand place value. My kids always get excited when they see me buy a big ol' bag of Skittles candy. Why? Because they know it means we're gearing up for some Skittles math! Although I have shared lots of Skittles math ideas in the past, especially for our little math Keep Reading...
Place Value Pirates: FREE Printable Math Game
Teaching kids of different ages or abilities can be a challenge. One topic that I find is very easy to differentiate, however, is place value. Currently, my kids are in 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade. They all need to understand place value and how to apply an understanding of place value to math operations. So I can easily work on the underlying concepts with all of them together by using different numbers. To provide some extra practice for my 2nd and Keep Reading...
{FREE} Low Prep Place Value Mazes for Grades 3-5
Place value is such an important concept that should be taught to children in hands-on, concrete ways. And just because we are focusing on large numbers with older children, doesn't mean they don't need this extra practice and hands-on instruction. Today, we are jumping into adding 100's, 1,000's 10,000's and 100,000's to large numbers. These low prep place value mazes are the perfect way to focus on what each digit represents in these large Keep Reading...
The Warlord’s Beads Extension Lessons {FREE Printable}
If you are a fan of the "Sir Cumference" storybooks from Cindy Neuschwander, you may be excited to read today's post! The Warlord's Series from Virginia Pilegard is similar in that each book teaches important math concepts. The difference is that these books take place in ancient China! This is a great opportunity to introduce kids to some of the history and culture of China, while exploring math. Plus, you can extend the learning even further Keep Reading...
How to Build a Solid Mathematics Foundation
There is one vital concept all math students must know in order to be successful. Does your student have it mastered? Maybe your student struggles with multi-digit addition or multiplication. Maybe it's division that's got them hung up. Or perhaps, it's subtraction with (gasp!) regrouping. In all likelihood all of these struggles can be boiled down to one issue: Place value. *Please Note: Some of the links in this post are affiliate Keep Reading...
September Problem of the Day Calendar
I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but August is almost over. And if you haven't already gone back to school, you will be soon! We had a wonderful break from the normal routines this Summer, but I always look forward to cooler weather and the fresh start that Fall brings. To help you get back into a routine and practice important math skills, I'm excited to share my newest math calendar! This September Problem of the Day Calendar can be used Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly round up of the best math teaching resources from around the web. Each week I share my favorite math teaching resources for grades K-12! Do you have a fun and FREE math resource to share with other educators? Send me a link so I can share it here. :) Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Get ready for fall with this cute set of apple ten frame worksheets from The STEM Laboratory! Perfect for preschool and kindergarten. Plus Keep Reading...
The Best Books to Teach Place Value and Large Numbers
It's time for another post in my Teaching with Math Story Books series! While I love exploring math concepts through stories, finding just the right books to do that can be a challenge. I have already shared some ways that math books can be used to teach math, as well as my favorite books for teaching addition and subtraction. Today, I want to share resources for another important math concept: place value. As I've shared before, there may be Keep Reading...
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