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...
Summer Counting Mats: Play Dough Math
Help your little ones stay busy with these hands-on play dough counting mats, perfect for summer! Encourage your kids to get creative as they build a variety of ice cream cones while counting to 20. Do your kids love to get creative and messy with balls of colorful play dough? Whether you make it yourself or buy it from the store, the squishy, moldable dough can lead to hours of entertainment. Why not combine your child's love of play dough 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...
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...
St. Patrick’s Day Math Pack {K-1}
There are so many fun celebrations in March as we look froward to Spring and warm weather. For younger kids, it's especially fun to celebrate Dr. Seuss and his many lovable characters. And of course as math geeks, it's essential to celebrate Pi Day (which also happens to be Einstein's birthday!). Then we celebrate St. Patrick's Day with shamrocks and pots of gold and all things green. Because my kids love themed lessons (and because I'm not Keep Reading...