Math

Divisibility Rules

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:57 EST

Here are some great rules for learning division from reallygoodstuff.com.

Toilet Paper Math

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:52:39 EST

Math can be incorporated into so many fun things that your kids don't even know they're learning. Try this one from messforless.net. If you happen to have tons of toilet paper rolls in your garage like lots of us do, get them out and let your kids have a blast building towers. Then take a ball and take turns seeing how many rolls you can knock over. Have the kids count and then use the comparisons to talk about greater and less than. (Example: Kate knocked over 7. Ben knocked over 6. Which number is greater?) There are all kinds of possibilites and mathematical connections you can make from play. Try it out.

Gross Motor Addition Game

Thu, 02 May 2013 11:16:45 EST

Incorporating movement into learning helps retention of information and is also a great way to keep active. Try this fun one from: trainupachildlearnaswego.blogspot.com

Using sidewalk chalk, draw 12 circles and number them in order from 1-12. Using dice, roll the numbers, add them together and then hop that many spaces. Spice it up each time by having your child hop on one foot, two feet, backwards, etc.

Bath Dominoes

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:43:18 EST

Make bath time fun and use math skills at the same time, with this fun idea from parentteachplay.com.

You'll need 2-3 sheets of craft foam, scissors, and a permanent marker. Cut small rectangles from the craft foam. You'll need 28 rectangles of the same size. Use the marker to divide the dominoes in half with a line and then add the dots to create a set that starts with 0-0 and goes up to 6-6.

Once the dominoes are made, fill the tub with water and float the dominoes face down in the water. Each child will pick 7 dominoes and stick them on the wall in a row. The rest of the dominoes stay floating in the bath. One child goes first and places a domino up on the bath tub wall. The other child tries to find a domino from their hand that can fit on either end of the played domino. They can count the dots or match up the patterns. If a child can't find a piece that matches, they can draw one domino from the floating pile. If the piece works, they can play it. If not, they put it in their hand and play goes to the next child. The children keep playing until someone uses up all the pieces in their hand.

Math Chapter Books

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:54:39 EST

Some kids have a tendency to either love math, or love reading, but not both. Here's a great way to intertwine the two with some great chapter books that have calculations woven into the main parts of each story.

For more details on each book, visit: whatdowedoallday.com.

Addition Family Eggs

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:20:33 EST

Do you have a lot of plastic eggs floating around the house now that Easter is over? Put them to good use with these addition family eggs. (You could do the same for subtraction too!)

Use numbers 5 thru 20.

One side of the egg is for "=" and the target number.

The other side is for various addition problems that equal that number.

(If possible, use several eggs of the same color or use different colored halves for each problem to avoid making it too easy by just matching them by color.)

Put the addition problem halves on one side of the table and the answers on another.

Have the child pick a problem half and then find the matching answer half and put them together.

(Taken from: momto2poshlildivas.com)

Perimeter Song

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:25:24 EST

By the end of this song, chances are, you'll definitely remember what perimeter is!

Jelly Bean Graph

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:15:01 EST

It's that time of year when jelly beans seem to be plentiful, so why not put them to good use? Visit letslassothemoon.com to get a free printable to have some fun with graphing. Grab some bowls, have your kids sort the jelly beans by color, count them, and then graph how many there are of each color.

St. Patrick's Tally Mark Game

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:03:20 EST

Here's a fun math game to get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day and practice those tally marks. Get the download at: firstgradealacarte.blogspot.com.

Mathchimp.com

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 10:18:13 EST

Mathchimp.com is a website filled with videos, games, and worksheets aligned to the core standards of each grade. Check it out!

St. Patrick's Day Math

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:09:05 EST

Here's a fun set of St. Patty's day printable flashcards that can be used in a clever game with gold coins. For the download and instructions, visit: deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com

Popsicle Stick Math

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:46:52 EST

Here's a fun idea that can be used for all kinds of educational purposes. Take some popsicle sticks (colored or painted if you wish) and add little velcro dots on the ends. Use them to make shapes, practice making acute, obtuse, and right angles, letters, or to build anything you wish. Store them in a pencil case.

(Idea taken from: tottreasuresnorthbay.blogspot.com)

Valentine Math

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:25:06 EST

What child doesn't love a little candy mixed in with their Math? Here's a fun one from classroomfreebiestoo.com. Use it with a box of conversation hearts for a little estimation and sorting fun!

Holiday Math Games

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:41:21 EST

Visit walkingbytheway.com for some adorable free math game downloads, including games like: My snowman cookie family, Clear the board, Penguin knock-out, Find the cookies, Race to twenty, Christmas cookie graph pages, Penguin sums, and Penguin math. Check them out!

M&M Christmas Tree Game

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:14:43 EST

Here's a fun and yummy game that has education connections to counting numbers 1-20, comparing quantities, sorting by color, reading color words, and addition/subtraction.

To play this game, you just need 20 M&Ms per player and the free printables from crisscrossapplesaucelearning.blogspot.com.

For the printouts and full directions, visit their website.

Terrific Turkey

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:12:53 EST

Taken from: loryevanspage.blogspot.com

Hershey Kiss Memory

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:52:56 EST

Write multiplication facts on some white garage sale dot stickers and put them on the bottom of some hershey kisses. You have to know the product in order to make a match. Chocolate is always a fun motivator!

(Taken from: kidsactivitiesblog.com)

Math songs

Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:23:40 EST

Here are some more great songs from loryevanspage.blogspot.com that help teach basic Math concepts.

Cheez its Math

Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:27:49 EST

Here's a great tip: using Cheez Its crackers, you can teach about perimeter and area for a much more visual and hands on learning experience.

(Taken from: mrsgoldsclass.com)

Expanded Number Form

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:27:44 EST

This is a great way to teach expanded form using styrofoam cups. Put the cups together to make the standard form of the number and separate them to see the expanded form.

(Taken from: mrstsfirstgradeclass-jill.blogspot.com)

Math Songs

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 22:53:04 EST

Music is a great way to teach and increase retention of concepts. Thanks to loryevanspage.blogspot.com, we have lots of fun little math songs set to familiar tunes to make Math more fun!

M&M Probability Game

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:47:23 EST

This is a fun game to teach probability. Players place M&M markers on the numbers 2-12, then toss two 6-sided dice, find the sum, and remove an M&M marker from that number, if there is still one. The first player to remove all markers wins the game. For printouts and complete instructions, visit: mathwire.com

Greater than or less than

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 08:33:20 EST

Here's a fun way to practice greater than or less than. Grab some dice and roll away. Visit lessonplandiva.com for the download.

Clock Paddles

Tue, 29 May 2012 10:29:31 EST

2ndgradeponderings.blogspot.com gives us this great free downloadable clock paddle to help your little one learn time. Just print off the file, cut, laminate, and glue back to back on a tongue depressor and you've got a great wipe off learning tool for practice with both digital and analog clocks.

Basic Math Skills

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:25:46 EST

Teachers will tell you that it's important for students to learn to count- not only by ones, but also by fives, and tens. To get your child to be able to visualize this- cut out several small, medium, and large sized circles and label them with ones, fives, and tens. Then together you can practice counting and adding up several numbers with your circles. For example, "How many tens go into the number 46?" or "How many fives go into the number "23?" This helps form a great base for more difficult functions like multiplication and division too!

(Idea taken from: babyccinokids.com)

Number Wheel

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:19:27 EST

Try this free downloadable number wheel from www.moneysavingmom.com with young Math learners. Print it out, laminate it, then number some clothespins up to 10. Have them match the numbers to the dots by clipping them on.

Sumdog

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:46:51 EST

Check out Sumdog.com- free math games to make learning math fun!

Tic Tac Toe Math

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:20:23 EST

Here's a fun way to sneak in some math fact practice: Grab a piece of paper (or better yet- a white board), and put some math problems in the squares. Your child will have to answer the problem before they place their marker.

Idea taken from: www.earlybirdhomeschool.com

Valentine Monster Math

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:18 EST

Here's a fun and cute game for Valentine's Day that makes practicing math much more fun. Whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com has a free download for practicing using 3 addends, a multiplication activity, and adding using 2 digit numbers. It has printable monsters with numbers on them and worksheets to use with the game. Check it out!

Popsicle Stick Math

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:09:02 EST

Here's a fun way to use popsicle sticks. Write various numbers and math signs on the tops of the sticks and then let your child experiment making different mathematical equations.

While you're at it, have your child help you draw some little characters on the sticks and use them to teach about tally marks.

Math Apps

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:42:41 EST

If you have an iPhone, iPad, or other tablet, you may as well put it to good use with some good educational apps. Check out this link for some good math apps (some are even free)!

Playing Card Addition & Subtraction

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:09:02 EST

Here's a fun way to practice addition and subtraction with playing cards.Visit www.lessonplandiva.com for the free printout, then use a deck of cards for several different math fact combinations.

Triangle Flash Cards

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:09:54 EST

(Taken from: www.education.com)

In third grade, you can expect your child to work hard on mulitiplication, and probably division as well. The class will build on all that work in first and second grade on addition and subtraction, and now will take math facts to a new level. Want to help? Here is a great classroom-inspired game to help your child learn number concepts in multiplication and division.

What You Need:

Index Cards
Scissors
Marker

What You Do:

Create the Triangle Flash cards: Cut an index card into a triangle. In each of the corners of the flash card write numbers belonging to a multiplication/division fact. For example if you write 63 at the top of the triangle, you would write 7 in one corner and 9 in another. Continue creating all the multiplication/division facts through nines.
Play the game: Hold the card up for your child to see and place your thumb over one of the corners, covering a number. Your child should identify the number that is covered by recognizing the other uncovered numbers as part of the multiplication/division fact. Continue playing the game with the cards, varying which section you cover each time.
Keep a record: While playing, keep a list of facts that yout child misses, or has a harder time remembering. On a different day, go back and practice those facts, covering different numbers as a way to practice both multiplication and division.

What's going on? Multiplication and division are known as "inverse" operations: one "undoes" the other. When kids are struggling to remember their math facts, it can be easy for them to lose track of this relationship. Triangle cards help them move back and forth easily, so that they're doing two important steps at once: memorizing math facts, and understanding how they work together. And in the process, you can expect your child to enjoy their fun and novelty, too!

Place Value Marshmallows

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:02:33 EST

What child wouldn't love learning about place values when you're using marshmallows and fruit loops?

For more information and the downloadable worksheet, visit: www.babblingabby.blogspot.com

Even and Odd

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:59:56 EST

Here's a fun little poem to teach about even and odd numbers:

Taken from: www.stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com

Multiplication Wheels

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:12:36 EST

Here's a fun alternative to traditional flashcards for multiplication practice. Click here to get your free printables and instructions from www.practicalpages.files.wordpress.com.

Halloween Flashcards

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:35:53 EST

Click here and here for free downloadable Halloween flashcards.

Candy Corn Fact Families

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:42:14 EST

Here's a fun, festive way to work on fact families. Visit this link for the free download.

Teaching Time

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:12:48 EST

Here's a fun free printable to help teach time. Just print out the numbers and put them around your clock at home. Click here for the link.

Halloween Math

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:14:20 EST

Now that Halloween decorations are in the stores, grab some mini plastic pumpkins for a fun, seasonal way to practice math facts. Number each pumpkin and then write a handful of addition and subtraction number sentences on popsicle sticks that apply to that number. Mix them up and have your child find the right place for the sticks. Sure beats flashcards.

Felt Fractions

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:52:52 EST

Felt fractions- an easy way to make learning more hands on for your child.

Just take some felt (use 2 layers and stitch them together to make them more durable), trace around any thing round (plate, bowl, etc.), cut into equal pieces, and use some fabric paint. There you go- a fun way for teaching fractions.

Lego Math

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:07:48 EST

Have a Lego lover in the family? Try this as a way to sneak in some Math practice.

For this worksheet and others just like it, check out www.thesixkents.wordpress.com.

Money Song

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:50:13 EST

Are your kids having a hard time remembering the values of coins? Teach them this little song!

Greater than/ Less than

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:59:29 EST

Here's a fun way to get your kids working on greater than and less than:

Create a little shark out of some construction paper and scissors, pull out a deck of cards, and let your kids choose which one goes where. Much more fun than worksheets!

Coin Critters

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:38:14 EST

Here's a fun twist on learning the values of coins. Put a handful

of coins on a piece of paper, and add some body parts to make a critter. Have

your child count the values and write in the answer.

Geoboards

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:20:02 EST

This is a fun way to introduce your kids to geometric shapes. You'll need a piece of wood, some black paint, push pins, hair bands, a hammer, and graph paper. Once you've painted the board and let it dry, take the graph paper and mark out even spaces. Push a pushpin in each dot just enough to leave a mark. Remove the paper, hammer in the pushpins and there you go- a geoboard! Give your kids some hairbands and let them experiment making shapes.

Spider Math

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:44:02 EST

This is a great way to help kids learn math facts. Put a number in the middle of the "spider" and branch out ways you can reach that number. You can also throw in some cheerios for a concrete representation, in addition to the writing.

Do-the-Math Hopscotch

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:31:08 EST

Here's a fun twist on math facts from Family Fun Magazine, that gets your kids moving.

Setup: Draw the hopscotch area to resemble a calculator
The first player tosses her stone on the "1" key. She then hops on an equation equal to 1 (for example, she might jump to the following keys: =, 1, +, 0 or =, 3, -, 2). Players use 1-footed hops when landing on odd numbers and zeroes, and 2-footed hops for even numbers and symbols. A player's turn continues until she makes a mistake, such as stepping on a line or hopping on an incorrect equation. The winner is the first person to work through all the numbers to 9.

Cool Math?

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 23:30:27 EST

Try this with your kids- all kinds of math lessons online at http://www.coolmath4kids.com/

Math

Divisibility Rules

Here are some great rules for learning division from reallygoodstuff.com.

Toilet Paper Math

Gross Motor Addition Game

Incorporating movement into learning helps retention of information and is also a great way to keep active. Try this fun one from: trainupachildlearnaswego.blogspot.com

Using sidewalk chalk, draw 12 circles and number them in order from 1-12. Using dice, roll the numbers, add them together and then hop that many spaces. Spice it up each time by having your child hop on one foot, two feet, backwards, etc.

Bath Dominoes

Make bath time fun and use math skills at the same time, with this fun idea from parentteachplay.com.

You'll need 2-3 sheets of craft foam, scissors, and a permanent marker. Cut small rectangles from the craft foam. You'll need 28 rectangles of the same size. Use the marker to divide the dominoes in half with a line and then add the dots to create a set that starts with 0-0 and goes up to 6-6.

Math Chapter Books

Some kids have a tendency to either love math, or love reading, but not both. Here's a great way to intertwine the two with some great chapter books that have calculations woven into the main parts of each story.

For more details on each book, visit: whatdowedoallday.com.

Addition Family Eggs

Do you have a lot of plastic eggs floating around the house now that Easter is over? Put them to good use with these addition family eggs. (You could do the same for subtraction too!)

Use numbers 5 thru 20.

One side of the egg is for "=" and the target number.

The other side is for various addition problems that equal that number.

(If possible, use several eggs of the same color or use different colored halves for each problem to avoid making it too easy by just matching them by color.)

Put the addition problem halves on one side of the table and the answers on another.

Have the child pick a problem half and then find the matching answer half and put them together.

Perimeter Song

Jelly Bean Graph

St. Patrick's Tally Mark Game

Here's a fun math game to get in the mood for St. Patrick's Day and practice those tally marks. Get the download at: firstgradealacarte.blogspot.com.

Mathchimp.com

Mathchimp.com is a website filled with videos, games, and worksheets aligned to the core standards of each grade. Check it out!

St. Patrick's Day Math

Here's a fun set of St. Patty's day printable flashcards that can be used in a clever game with gold coins. For the download and instructions, visit: deceptivelyeducational.blogspot.com

Popsicle Stick Math

(Idea taken from: tottreasuresnorthbay.blogspot.com)

Valentine Math

What child doesn't love a little candy mixed in with their Math? Here's a fun one from classroomfreebiestoo.com. Use it with a box of conversation hearts for a little estimation and sorting fun!

Holiday Math Games

Visit walkingbytheway.com for some adorable free math game downloads, including games like: My snowman cookie family, Clear the board, Penguin knock-out, Find the cookies, Race to twenty, Christmas cookie graph pages, Penguin sums, and Penguin math. Check them out!

M&M Christmas Tree Game

Here's a fun and yummy game that has education connections to counting numbers 1-20, comparing quantities, sorting by color, reading color words, and addition/subtraction.

To play this game, you just need 20 M&Ms per player and the free printables from crisscrossapplesaucelearning.blogspot.com.

For the printouts and full directions, visit their website.

Terrific Turkey

Hershey Kiss Memory

Write multiplication facts on some white garage sale dot stickers and put them on the bottom of some hershey kisses. You have to know the product in order to make a match. Chocolate is always a fun motivator!

Math songs

Here are some more great songs from loryevanspage.blogspot.com that help teach basic Math concepts.

Cheez its Math

Here's a great tip: using Cheez Its crackers, you can teach about perimeter and area for a much more visual and hands on learning experience.

Expanded Number Form

This is a great way to teach expanded form using styrofoam cups. Put the cups together to make the standard form of the number and separate them to see the expanded form.

(Taken from: mrstsfirstgradeclass-jill.blogspot.com)

Math Songs

Music is a great way to teach and increase retention of concepts. Thanks to loryevanspage.blogspot.com, we have lots of fun little math songs set to familiar tunes to make Math more fun!

M&M Probability Game

Greater than or less than

Here's a fun way to practice greater than or less than. Grab some dice and roll away. Visit lessonplandiva.com for the download.

Clock Paddles

2ndgradeponderings.blogspot.com gives us this great free downloadable clock paddle to help your little one learn time. Just print off the file, cut, laminate, and glue back to back on a tongue depressor and you've got a great wipe off learning tool for practice with both digital and analog clocks.

Basic Math Skills

Number Wheel

Try this free downloadable number wheel from www.moneysavingmom.com with young Math learners. Print it out, laminate it, then number some clothespins up to 10. Have them match the numbers to the dots by clipping them on.

Sumdog

Check out Sumdog.com- free math games to make learning math fun!

Tic Tac Toe Math

Here's a fun way to sneak in some math fact practice: Grab a piece of paper (or better yet- a white board), and put some math problems in the squares. Your child will have to answer the problem before they place their marker.

Valentine Monster Math

Popsicle Stick Math

Here's a fun way to use popsicle sticks. Write various numbers and math signs on the tops of the sticks and then let your child experiment making different mathematical equations.

While you're at it, have your child help you draw some little characters on the sticks and use them to teach about tally marks.

Math Apps

If you have an iPhone, iPad, or other tablet, you may as well put it to good use with some good educational apps. Check out this link for some good math apps (some are even free)!

Playing Card Addition & Subtraction

Here's a fun way to practice addition and subtraction with playing cards.Visit www.lessonplandiva.com for the free printout, then use a deck of cards for several different math fact combinations.

Triangle Flash Cards

(Taken from: www.education.com)

What You Need:

Index Cards

Scissors

Marker

What You Do:

Keep a record: While playing, keep a list of facts that yout child misses, or has a harder time remembering. On a different day, go back and practice those facts, covering different numbers as a way to practice both multiplication and division.

Place Value Marshmallows