A New Year - Hitting the teens and addition

 We are using Marshmallows to show teen numbers - we use this time to talk about germs and how we will all be using the same marshmallows.  So friends that remember NOT to eat the treats, will get a few clean ones before they leave this math tub. :) The link to this activity is gone, but you can use this and just have the students draw a number.  Or this one.

 Making 5 on the SMART Board - the students make five, write the number of each in the blank, and then write a math problem. 3 + 2 = 5

 Pentagrams - just a great thing to keep friends busy as they wait their turn at the SMART Board.

 Xtra Math is a great website for practicing math facts - that is all it is, but it does keep up with your students progress and you can check on how they are doing.  It will surprise you how quickly some children pick this skill up.  It can also be done at home.

A great little addition game on the touches.

Weeks 10, 11, 12 Teen numbers!!!

We have been working very diligently on teen numbers, what they look like, how we print them, how we make them, how not to be confused by them . . .

 Here the students are playing Grab, Move, Show.  The students GRAB a handful of the gems, place them on one side of the paper, MOVE them to the other side as they count, and SHOW the number.  The skill I am trying to teach is to MOVE the items in order to count them properly.
And they learn to grab more or less as the goal is to get a teen number.  :)

 Dots to show the number in ten frames.

 Lakeshore game focusing on 11-15

 Teen tic tac toe

 The Postman game from ICT.  Here is the link
Excellent for teen numbers.

 I just received a grant for a light table and science items, YEAH, so I am using my light table here in math to work with tangrams.  The children are trying to make a square using all seven pieces.  Or at least different shapes using a couple of pieces.

Teen Bingo! (with a parent helper)

Week 9: Review of Numbers, counting, printing, and sorting

I have several parents that like to come in and help with Math Tubs - when they do come, I like to pull out  fun game that reinforces a skill we have been working on, HERE they are subtilizing AND having  fun!

(sorry about the sideways view, I tried to change it many different ways, but no luck)  I played this Lakeshore game again this week, but the children pick number between 4 and 15 this week


And this is just a simple tic tac toe, but the students are writing numbers.  I have the one who picks the number go first and then on the next game, the other friend goes first.

I found this little goodie on Pinterest - I just love it!  The kids really had a great time with this tub.

This is a great app - It is called Number Flash and it allows the kids to see a set, then it covers it and lets them pick the number - it gives them a happy noise if it is correct and nothing if they are wrong.  As a teacher, you can pick how many you want them to count and you can set how long they can see it and how long they can have to pick the number.  I did 3 second view time and 5 second pick the number time.  It seemed to work fine for all of them.  I also used the guided access to keep the students on this app, worked like a charm!

I have had this activity for a while.  I found it here.  The students just draw teeth - so fun.  I also have the students write the number somewhere on the sheet.

This is a great teacher led activity, we talked about what the shapes had that was the same, different, and then I would place some in the circle and they would guess my rule and sort.  After doing a couple of those, I move to two circles and then (I haven't gotten to this yet) I will overlap the circles and have some in the middle.  Eventually, I like to see who can come up with a rule for us to guess, but that is really for your higher thinking kids.

Leaf sorting is such a great activity this time of year, we really work on attributes in this activity.

Beginning of Kindergarten 2013 - Exploration

First three weeks of school:  Exploration

I work on opening, team captains job, cleaning up, freezing when the bell rings, moving from tub to tub, etc.  For the first two week, I move the tub, the third week, THEY move so we will be ready for the real deal next week.