Kindergarten

Here's a simple way to teacher less than, greater than: with toys! Free printable included.

A first grade blog with original ideas and activities!

Make Ten... A fun and easy card game for kids that reinforces math concepts and uses a regular deck of playing cards. Free printable play mat included!

I love snowmen. They are so cute and friendly and students are instantly engaged in whatever you are learning about if it involves one. This Snowman Number Match Printable will be the perfect addition to your math centers this winter season.

Make a simple DIY paper plate addition game to help your child practice their addition and even subtraction skills

Activity for ages 4 to 6. What makes hot chocolate even tastier? Marshmallows, of course. This hands-on, winter themed math game is a fun way to help kids practice beginning addition and number composition. It’s a perfect compliment to our Winter Activity Pack! Getting Ready Prepping this activity was quick and easy.

I’m currently working with my Kinders and Firsties on subitizing. If you’re scratching your head about the word "subitizing", you might not be alone. Consider this-how many fingers are displayed in the picture above. I’m pretty sure you answered eight. I’m also reasonably sure that you did not count the fingers one by one.

This quick and easy to set up activity uses a few basic materials and is fabulous for practicing number writing, counting, subitising and more. It can be a great independent activity that promotes self checking and self correction.

Number Bingo is an addictively fun way to work on number recognition, counting and subitizing (instantly recognizing the number of items in a set). The playful number game is perfect to use as a math center, small group game, or homeschool activity with preschoolers and kindergarteners who are ready to tackle those tricky teens.

Here’s a math activity that is guaranteed to be a hit!  Print these Roll it, Write it, Count it mats - see the link at the bottom of the page.  My 4.5 year old has been loving this, especially the marker part and the erasing part.  

Activity for ages 4 to 7. Pattern blocks are a motivating, hands-on way to teach kids about shapes, patterns, measurement…. even fractions! These playful roll and cover pattern block mats add three more math skills to the list: counting, number recognition, and addition. They’re the perfect preview to our roll and cover pattern block mat pack!

Younger kids and count the dots on the domino and park it in the correct spot. Older kids can add the two sides together and then park it in the correct spot.

Good morning! In Kindergarten and Grade 1, students need practice subitizing.  That is, being able to recognize at a glance and name familiar arrangements of objects without counting.  It's an important precursor to estimation, skip counting and multiplication, and depends on students' understandings of conservation -- that 5 is 5, no matter how it is arranged.