You can get these card mats from The School Bell or you can make them yourself. This is another wonderful self-correcting activity.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Months
The following are some center activities used to review the months of the year.
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| Putting the Months in Order (I used the Month Labels from the Calendar Math Kit. I encourage my students to vary how they organize the mths. For example, put them in order in a circle, in columns etc.) |
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| Putting the Months in Order (back) (This activity is self-correcting because they are numbered) |
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| Month Puzzle with Recording Sheet (I cut up a calendar and the students put it together. This helps them become familiar with the number placement, order of the days of the week and the month. It is self-correcting!!! The students copy the calendar they built on their recording sheet. This helps them understand the first day of the month may not always start in the first square. Every month is cut up differently, so you will have 12 different puzzles.) |
Number Sense Activities
The following are math center activities that I put out at the beginning of the year to build number sense. I love incorporating puzzle pieces into centers because they are self-correcting. I have learned the hard way; I always number the back of your puzzle pieces or keep them color coded or the students will mix them up.
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| Number Sense Puzzle Pieces (picture, word, symbol) |
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| 100s Chart Puzzle |
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| Subitizing Concentration Game |
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| Subitizing Concentration Game (w/ colored dots) |
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Floor Graph
My mom made me a floor graph grid. She used plastic (like the material a shower curtain in made out of) and blue tape to make the grid. She hot glued each end to a wooden spool, so it would not get wrinkled and for easy storage.
This is great for graphing objects according to shape, color etc. The students love being able to physically put something on the graph.
I have seen something similar at School Aids.
Bulletin Board Graph
This is my graph template that I use for Calendar Math. I put cloth on the wall to make a makeshift bulletin board and then use masking tape to make the grid. This is a quick and easy way to turn any bulletin board into a large graph. I usually take a picture of the graph. At the end of the year, it is fun to see the variety of graphs we’ve made.
One day when I have a magnetic board, I will turn that into a large graph by adding colored tape for the grid.
Song Cube
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| Counting by 10s Side |
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| Months of the Year Side |
I purchased large foam dice from Dollar Tree. You can get a pack of two for a dollar. Dollar Tree randomly will have them. I typed-up our song titles, included a picture, laminated and used Velcro to attach one song title on each side of the foam die.
Songs
1.) Days of the Week
2.) Months of the Year
3.) Counting by 10s
4.) Counting by 5s
5.) Counting by 2s
6.) Color Song (their choice on color)
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