Looking for a quick and easy way to review key Kindergarten math skills? This set of interactive practice pages with a cute safari animal theme is the perfect collection of Kindergarten math worksheets for your little ones. Do you have themed weeks or unit studies with your Kindergartners? Or do you have an animal unit as part of your science studies? Or maybe you just need some low-prep review to assess your kiddos. This set of Kindergarten 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...
Virtual 100th Day of School Math Activities {FREE Resources}
Looking for ways to make your 100th day fun and festive while teaching remotely? Find simple ways to include virtual 100th day math activities in your celebration. The official date changes from year to year, but sometime in January we usually hit our 100th day of school. This is a fun milestone to celebrate and helps us to press on to finish the school year well. If you are meeting in person, you might like some of the ideas in this post: 100 Keep Reading...
20+ Unique Skip Counting Activities Kids Will Adore
One of the earliest math skills kids learn is to count. It's such a joy to witness too, as kids joyfully and excitedly count literally all.the.things. But what comes after counting? Well, lots of things, but today I want to focus particularly on skip counting. What is skip counting? It's counting by skipping some of the numbers. For example, counting by 2 means skipping every other number: 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. But why does this matter? This is an Keep Reading...
{FREE} Valentine’s Day Math Puzzles for Kids
Looking for a cute and simple way to review math skills while celebrating Valentine's Day? Today I'm sharing a fun way to help kids practice skip counting. These Valentine's Day math puzzles will challenge kids to practice skip counting while creating a fun math craft at the same time. Plus, it's great fine motor practice for younger ones who still need some work with scissor skills! Read on to see all the details and grab the free set of 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...
August Math Problem of the Day Calendar
Are you gearing up for back to school yet? Around here they're starting back on August 3, which seems crazy early to me! But whether you're ready to go back or not, I want to share a fun and free resource with you: the August Problem of the Day Calendar! I'm so excited to share the newest calendar, and I hope you will find this to be a great resource for your home or classroom. This calendar is such a simple way to review important math concepts Keep Reading...
Weekly Math Freebie Round Up
Welcome to the weekly collection of the best math teaching resources from around the web! Each week I search for fun and FREE math lessons and games for grades K-12, and then I share them with you! Do you have a fantastic math teaching resource to share with other educators? Send me a link so I can share it here! :) Kindergarten-2nd Grade: Practice place value and comparing numbers with this fun math card game from Teacher Mom Plus Keep Reading...
Skip Counting Hopscotch
Spring is in full force around here, and that means warmer weather, beautiful flowers and one of my kids favorites: sidewalk chalk. I love to see how excited and creative they get when they're handed a brand new box of sidewalk chalk! One of our favorite things to do with chalk is to play games like this number line race, or of course the more traditional game of hopscotch. I recently took the kids outside and added a really fun twist to help Keep Reading...
Puddle Jump: Simple Math Game to Get Kids Moving!
Practicing math facts or learning to count and recognize numbers can be challenging for young learners. And it can be tedious and boring if the only way they practice is sitting at a desk doing worksheets. Puddle Jump is a simple game that only takes about five minutes to prep, but gives kids a chance to practice math and get moving at the same time! And one of the best things about this game is that it is highly adaptable for kids of all Keep Reading...
