Halloween Math Fun!

Halloween Bump











Pumpkin Patch Fun

Geoboard shapes

Counting Plus - multi player game

 Shape count and number

Halloween patterns with stamps

Counting Pumpkins little readers

Pumpkin number rhymes

Making 4 - Using this first in a teacher led table for a few days, and then it became independent.

Halloween number write the room.

Measuring a skeleton with unified cubes - then they took it to the bathroom to watch it glow!

 Measuring activities - Lots of Lines and Farm Animals

Week 8 and 9, 2014: subitizing, sorting, writing numbers, making numbers, shapes, positional words

Activities:
     *Subitzing dot game

     *Sorting Leaves

     *More or Less game

     *Shape and count roll 

     *Fabulous Worm Game
     *Roll a fall tree
     *Tic Tac Toe

     *Write a number on the long strip

     *Dot to Dot 1 to 10 - Computer game

     *Number Match - Computer

     *Dot numbers on ten frame

     *Positional BUMP

Week 7 - Shapes, sorting, numbers, counting, showing a number

Activities:

  *Rub a number - students rub a number in the middle of their paper, then draw four lines to make boxes, then draw 4 way to show the number. (dots, tally, fingers, objects, number word)  I think this year I am only going to have them show me one or two ways to make the number - it is hard for me to even come up with 4!

    *Subitizing - dot the number just like the card using dot markers

    *Monster Teeth - Students roll the dice, write the number and put that number of teeth on the monster.
    *Subitizing Game - Cover board, partner removes the piece and places it back quick, if the friend guesses the number correctly, then he keep the piece and the game continues.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins!
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads
    *Fact family of three - bowl game - just facts of 3

Monday
    *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins! NEW! (parent helper)
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads

Tuesday
  *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins!
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads

Wednesday
  *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins!
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads
    *Rub a number - students rub a number in the middle of their paper, then draw four lines to make boxes, then draw 4 way to show the number. (dots, tally, fingers, objects, number word)  NEW!

Thursday
  *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins!
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads
     *Rub a number - students rub a number in the middle of their paper, then draw four lines to make boxes, then draw 4 way to show the number. (dots, tally, fingers, objects, number word)

Friday
  *Computer game - Candle Counting
    *Numeral Dice Toss - Roll the dot die and write the number on the sheet starting at the bottom.
    *Little Monster Roll and Cover - Roll a dot dice, place a unifix cube on the number, if you get the same number twice, you may snap it on and no one can knock you off, if you have only one on the number, someone can take that spot.  Person with the most pieces on the board, wins!
    *Dinosaur counting - iPads
     *Rub a number - students rub a number in the middle of their paper, then draw four lines to make boxes, then draw 4 way to show the number. (dots, tally, fingers, objects, number word)
    *Subitizing - dot the number just like the card using dot markers  NEW!

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.

Week 8: Printing numbers, more or less, counting and number that represent

I feel like I need to be moving on to something different, but we are having a difficult time with writing numbers, so we continue to work on this skill in different ways.  Here they are simply counting and writing numbers with a check box above.  I had planned a ten frame activity on the smart board, but for the past week, all interactive items on the SMART board are not working properly, so I decided to go simple.  Here is this activity.

 Now  I have learned that while three friends wait for the SMART board, trouble starts.  Last year I placed chairs and they sat and waited, but really, I think they could use their time better, so I placed this activity on the carpet.  They simply match all the items that are the same number.  The team captain started the Smart board lesson and then would just tap the next friend to take a turn.  Some friends decided to work together and most other just used their own sets of cards.

 Above is an activity I created last year.  Here is the link.  They simply find the shape (using the vocabulary) count what is in the bag and record that number on the recording sheet.  Simple, quick, just what they need.


Here is a great concentration game.  The hardest thing is that number words are on this game.  I plan on making a little cheat sheet for those who can not read the number words.

 I love the thought of these little parking lots.  I wanted to introduce these in a math tub, so then I can place them in the car center and Viola! I have a play center/learning center!  Here is the blog.

 I made this game last year, it works with counting and shapes.  I really want to hit shapes and counting hard since we assess both of these concepts at the end of this quarter.

With the help of Guided Access under the Accessibility in the General Setting, you can MAKE you friends stay on one certain app.  Today was my first day giving it a try, and I LOVED it.  I did not have to worry about friends picking a reading app, when they should be counting.  They have several choice within the app, but they are unable to close the app.  This is an app called Subitizing and it cost me $1.99, but a great one, they can even cover the sets and see if they know the number quickly.