Year 1 maths

I told Big Brother that we would be taking a break from school for the summer, but that I would be giving him some tasks to review math. He rolled his eyes and sighed, but agreed. He really loves u…

Well, if you’ve been around here for any length of time, you know that we love to use LEGO® bricks for all kinds of hands-on math activities. I mean, why buy more manipulatives when you can just use what kids love anyway? Here’s a great way to really drive home the concept of place value […]

Ordering numbers from least to greatest is always a skill that I work on all year long. But, I usually spend a good bit of time the first q...

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These 5 fun 3D shapes activities for kindergarten are a great way for students to learn about shape attributes while having a blast.

Representing a number. I used this for thanksgiving by putting different feathers on a turkey too!

Here is a simple, fun way to practice number bonds in your math groups – use dominoes! Not only doContinue reading

Teach place value with in kindergarten with these hands-on math centers! Compose and decompose teen numbers with tens and ones to build number fluency.

Building a solid number sense foundation is critical for students’ long-term math success – and it starts at an early age. It is the equivalent of learning letter names and letter sounds in reading. It is important for out students to develop a deep understanding of individual numbers, their quantities, how they are represented, and...

Once May rolls around the summer countdown is ON. As hard as you might try, it can be a real struggle to keep kids on task and engaged with only a few weeks left of school. Add in end of the year and summer activities for Kindergarten like an End of the Year ABC Countdown...