This resource is jam packed with fun activities that promote an understanding of numbers, number systems and their related operations. Begin with number concepts and counting forwards by 1's, 2's, 5's and 10's, and progress to place value, ordinals and fractions. The skill for each activity is listed at the bottom of the page. Also includes teacher suggestions and complete answer key. 96 pages
Just as athletes stretch their muscles before every game and musicians play scales to keep their technique in tune, mathematical thinkers and problem solvers can benefit from daily warm-up exercises. Jessica Shumway has developed a series of routines designed to help young students internalize and deepen their facility with numbers. The daily use of these quick five-, ten-, or fifteen-minute experiences at the beginning of math class will help build students' number sense. Students with strong number sense understand numbers, ways to represent numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems. They make reasonable estimates, compute fluently, use reasoning strategies (e.g., relate operations, such as addition and subtraction, to each other), and use visual models based on their number sense to solve problems. Students who never develop strong number sense will struggle with nearly all mathematical strands, from measurement and geometry to data and equations. In Number Sense Routines, Jessica shows that number sense can be taught to all students. Dozens of classroom examples -- including conversations among students engaging in number sense routines -- illustrate how the routines work, how children's number sense develops, and how to implement responsive routines. Additionally, teachers will gain a deeper understanding of the underlying math -- the big ideas, skills, and strategies children learn as they develop numerical literacy.
More than 60 reproducible worksheets and activities provide students with the opportunity to explore experiment with, and manipulate 2D and 3D shapes. A combination of both written and manipulative activities may be adapted to suit the needs of a wide range of student abilities. Background information and teacher suggestions are included for easy planning and implementation. Supports NCTM Standards and Common Core Standards for Mathematics Grades 1-2. 96 pages.
Grade Level: K-1 From “biggest” to “smallest” and “shortest” to “longest,” the 19 lessons in this book will develop students’ size comparison skills from good, to better, to the best! Children will have loads of fun tracing, coloring, and comparing everything from “snakes” and “worms” to “jump ropes” and “shoe laces.” Example: “The road to the city is long. The road to the ocean is longer. The road to the forest is longest.” Color the shortest road blue. Sizes include small, tall, little, long, and large. A pre/post test is included.
