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Math resources and ideas
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math centers/tubs
Posted by: erika #127096
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| I use math tubs almost everyday to begin our math time. The children come in from PE or music and go to the tub. This has worked really well for us. Ours are set up for two children in a group. They are around the room and the children rotate to the next one each day. I have two in a group with 11 tubs. You have alot more children, so you may have to make bigger groups. At the beginning of the year, all of the games reinforced and remediated basic math facts. I kept them for a nine weeks. If I didn't get to them everyday, it didn't matter. We just rotated to the next group when we did them. I have the names on cards and the name of the tub on cards. I just move the children's names. Now I have changed them to include multiplication facts, etc. I got alot of these ideas from a... | |
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math centers
Posted by: Illinois Packer Fan #127097
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| I use math centers everyday usually either at the beginning of my math block for 10 or 15 minutes or at the end. I have the 6 groups posted and rotate the centers around their names each day. During a 3 week period, I use the same centers, then I try to rotate in 2 or 3 new ones in. The games are simple to make, I run them on cardstock and laminate them. One of the games I bought is a simple card game I got at Target or Walmart called BLINK and another is Qwitch. They cost only $4.99 but the kids absolutely love them. There is a older book I found on Amazon I heard about at a math workshop called, Math For Girls. It is for boys and girls but it worth it just for the simple math games that you can find in it. I have also used some of the ideas on Mspowell.com. If you need any copies... | |
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Posted by: lis3569 #127103
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| To help my students master this I just gave them lots and lots of practice. I created worksheets that contained stories that they coudl relate to. I used their names and events in their lives. On the worksheets I also provided quick of telling time. I kept it easy to get their confidence up. I also wrote a problem of the day everyday on the board to practice this skill. Another act. we did was create mini-books. On page one- they wrote a something along the lines "On Monday, Tom woke up at 8:15 a.m.. 15 minutes went by before he actually got out of bed. What time did Tom get out of bed?" They drew a clock with the starting time and a picture to go along with their story. Then they switched books. Child #2 solved the problem and then drew the clock with the new time and a picture to go... | |
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elapsed time
Posted by: BetsyC #127104
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Hi! I learned a strategy for teaching elapsed time at a workshop about three years ago that is awesome. Now that I teach this difficult skill using the techniques this teacher shared my third graders have ALWAYS been able to find elpased time. I'm going to do my best to explain it, but it's really one of those things you need to see. If you can't make any sense out of my words, maybe I could scan an example and send it to you via e-mail. Here goes:
1. Jamie put a pizza in the oven at 1:25. It cooked for 30 minutes. What time was it when the pizza was ready to eat?
The student draws a t-chart. At the top on the left side write the start time-1:25. On the top at the other side write min. Now, in between the two draw an arrow pointing up to show that we are countin... | |
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place value activities
Posted by: Jessica #23854
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| 1) Look for the Marilyn Burns Replacement Unit on place value. It's listed as 1-2. All of these units are great resources. 2) Here is one way that worked for me. A whole week worth's of activities were centered around the "place value mat." I used these activities with 2nd and 3rd graders in a multiage. The place value mat is from a book in the series "Developing Number Concepts" from Dale Seymour Publications. I think it is in Book 3. These are also good resources for primary teaching. You can make the "pv-mat" by taking a large piece of white construction paper (11x13, I think) and covering half of it with dark blue paper. Each student gets their own. So, on the left side is the tens block (the blue) and the right side is the ones block (white.) To help students keep track of their... | |
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Web Sites for Math Facts
Posted by: LLL #127664
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If you have computers in your classroom you may want to visit some web sites where students can practice facts on-line. Or you can make it a homework assignment. Here are some places you may want to bookmark:
www.mathmastery.com/cyberchallenge
www.aplusmath.com
www.funbrain.com/math
www.mathfactcafe.com
home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html | |
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This site may help
Posted by: KP/NH #127669
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I'm not exactly sure what you need, but this site has free materials you can print out and use for problem solving activities.
http://www.mathwire.com/problemsolving/probs34.html | |
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More math sites (and a link to reading sites)
Posted by: Risa #127955
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The list that follows is for math, but if you want Reading/Language Arts sites, I left a long list on this ProTeacher thread
http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=38800
----------------------MATH SITES-----------------------------
Mrs Renz is a fourth grade teacher but she has LOTS of Math sites that are good for a variety of levels. She has them according to math concepts. Many may be too difficult for 1st grade, but take a look, particularly at the sections for addition and subtraction. You may find just the right thing!
Mrs. Renz' Math links
http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/mccall/renz/mathsites.htm
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The following are sites I have bookmarked for my students. (I might have found the links on Mrs. Renz' ... | |
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This is the homepage
Posted by: Lottalove #128368
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http://www.ainop.com/users/classroom/
I also bookmarked the one for Smartboards:
http://www.ainop.com/users/classroom/SMARTboard_Resources_K-12.html
I did not have specific one for Reading games but the whole sight looks pretty cool. I figure you can find it with just a little digging.
Also don't forget the PT has the archive search at the top of the page. You can just type in a phrase or two you remember and it comes up with some close matches. | |
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Drill Sheets
Posted by: LindaR #128457
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I regularly use drill sheets, and my students love to do them. Doing drills helps the kids develop the automaticity they need to be successful on their math. I've seen kids forget what they're trying to solve because they've been so busy counting their fingers!
Check your math curriculum for drill sheets. I've printed out numerous types from the web and cut them in half for quick drills:
http://www.donnayoung.org/math/drills.htm
http://themathworksheetsite.com/
This addition chart is an excellent way for students to develop their number sense:
http://lrt.ednet.ns.ca/PD/BLM/pdf_%20files/addition_charts/1-10_add_chart_blank.pdf
Have fun!
LindaR | |
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Shape Flashcards
Posted by: kt #129569
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| I have a set of flashcards that I make every year that are correlated to the fact set, (ie. the four leaf clover for 4x's, triangle for 3x's, etc.). I have the kids make a set of cards for the fact set that they are working on. We only do one set at a time until they pass that set. They keep all the fact sets as they collect them on single binder rings. They love collecting them, and making them up themselves is practice in itself. | |
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December Graphing
Posted by: ConnieWI #129980
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These are the questions I use for December graphing:
--What is your favorite cookie? (sugar cookie with frosting and decorations, chocolate chip cookie, gingerbread, cut-out cookies)
--Do you decorate your bedroom for Christmas? (every year, some years, never)
--When does your family put up the Christmas tree? (right after Thanksgiving, December 1-7, December 8-14, December 15-20, December 21-14)
--What is your favorite Christmas candy? (candycanes, fudge, chocolates, peppermints, taffy)
--What is your favorite color ribbon on a Christmas gift? (silver, green, red, gold)
--What is your favorite color light on your Christmas tree? (green, red, white, blue, yellow)
--What is your favorite Christmas carol? ("Silent Night," "Away in the Manger," "Oh, Little Town of Bethleh... | |
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