Candy Corn Teeth Math Facts!

Here is a cute math fact idea I do each year!  I made these a few years ago and my students love them!  Once you laminate your pumpkins you can use them over and over again.  All you need is a bag of candy corn and the worksheet below!   I have my students use the top teeth for the first addend and the bottom teeth for the second addend. (ex:  this pumpkin's equation was 10 + 5 = 15).  This is a really good activity for my struggling math students who still need to use counters.  For the higher students they must show equations in small group AND explain the strategy they used for each.

Shoot For the Stars Math Facts Bar Graph!

Here is a great way for your students to track their progress each nine week period with math facts!  I created a bar graph for my students to keep in the front of their math journals that allows them to "color in their scores" on a bar graph.  This will help my kiddos with goal setting for timed tests!  Right now I have several students on multiplication, some on subtraction, and a handful still on addition.  My goal is to have all of my second graders on subtraction or multiplication by Thanksgiving!  This is actually a sneak preview from my Solar System unit that is coming out next week.  Thanks!-Yvonne

Friday Freebie Giveaway!

I am happy that I am in my "groove" at school and starting to have more time to blog again!  I'm sure you all have been crazy busy as well and know what I mean!  I wanted to share with you a sample center that I created to use with my kiddos for addition strategies.  We have been working on instant math fact tests and using our "mental math strategies" (no adding on fingers allowed).  My students will sort these addition facts by doubles, doubles +1, doubles -1, and the make a 10 (help Mr. Nine become a Ten) strategy.  I hope you look at this "Hoppy" Halloween Addition Facts Center and try it with your students.  Enjoy!- Yvonne