![]() Beginning of the Year IdeasĪt the beginning of the year, I like to review the previous year’s standards. Then, you can move on to addition and subtraction! As students get more and more comfortable with the skills, around second grade, you can take away the beans so they’re doing the computation in their head. This is a fantastic center for the beginning of the year in kindergarten, and even as a review in first grade.Īdd large tweezers to give your students some fine motor practice as well! As they are comfortable with numbers 1-6, you can add another die so they are practicing numbers 2-12. ![]() Students can roll, pull out that many beans, count, draw, and circle how many. Students can roll the die in the container. These salad containers are from the dollar tree, and the small cup is the perfect size to hold beans. I also like to make it more hands on and concrete by using beans as well. Give your students a die or two and a recording sheet and have them practice virtually every math skill- counting, adding, subtracting, graphing, making ten- the list goes on and on! You can keep them in little plastic storage containers so students just shake them to roll, and you can even make your own unique dice with foam blocks! In my opinion, they are one of THE best learning tools around because they can be used in SO many different ways. ![]() I’ve written a few times about my love of dice. I like to buy my playing cards 2 for $1 at The Dollar Tree. You can also play a subtraction version and you could even do multiplication! This game is not only extremely fun for students, but they’re practicing so many key math and social skills. If you want to make it more challenging later in the year, have students play Addition Top It! The game is played the same way, except each student pulls out two cards, adds them, and then the higher sum wins. This is the perfect game to work on comparing numbers! Add a recording sheet, and you also have a great way to keep students accountable. Each students places down one card at a time, they compare, and the student with the higher card keeps them both. This game can be played alone, but its best played in pairs. Playing cards are such a valuable center tool! They’re cheap and can be used in so many ways!ĭid you play War as a child? Well, that just so happens to be one of my favorite classroom games! For obvious reasons, we refer to it as Top It, instead of War. So, I’m going to share the materials I recommend and the different ways you’re able to use them in your classroom. Additionally, research shows that spiraling through math skills, and constantly returning to key math skills helps to solidify learning. Math centers are a little trickier because the skills will change more frequently, but these center materials can easily be adapted based on the skills your class is focusing on. Just like with word word and writing centers, the point of math centers is to practice key skills. Not only does it keep them accountable, but it also lets you see what students are able to complete independently. I do believe that accountability is important when it comes to math centers, so I recommend using recording sheets, or having students record their work in a journal. These are from the Dollar Tree, but you can often buy them even cheaper during back to school sales, so that’s when I recommend stocking up! Students can grab their case and get to work. Storage doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive! I’m a huge fan of pencil cases for center storage. That post was such a hit, so today I’ll be sharing some ideas for math centers!įirst. I recently shared about how you can make these cheap, hands on centers for word work and writing and use them all year long. Watch my Facebook Live on this topic here. Hands on math centers that are low prep, engaging, and won’t break the bank? Yes, it’s possible! I’m excited to share how you can create these math centers for your K-2 classroom.
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