Sunday Smorgasbord: Summer School Centers

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Summer School starts up next week!
Here are some centers from my Summer Math Centers:

Add the dice, then color in the picture next to the answer.

Grab a handful, and write a math sentence with your blocks. They love this!

Roll and color with a partner.(adding or not)

Measuring and finding 'more'.

Measuring the pictures (they are different sizes) with paperclips/crayons.

Measuring with pattern blocks...

I love this little jar clip art!

Roll and count with a partner

Cute Counting spinners/cover that number on your sheet

 

~Happy 4th of July!~

Throwback Thursday: Math Work Stations and BUILD

Math Work Stations by Debbie Diller is a great book to read for a Book Study. Chapters 1 and 2 mostly address organization. (The official chapter titles are: What is a Math Work Station? and Organizing and Managing Work Stations).

Go Here:  http://teachingwhatworks.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/build-math-centers/

  I started using the "Build" system in my classroom, and here is a link about the details involved:
 
{Build Details}
I use the BUILD idea to organize my stations, but the Math Work Station book (and this linky party) are excellent for even more ideas. Here are some FREEBIE build posters on TPT: {Click Here}    I found the beginning of the Math Work Station Book Study...{Here}. Other chapters you may find interesting: Chapter 3:Getting Started Chapter 4:Beginning Number Concepts Chapter 5: Addition and Subtraction Chapter 6:Place Value Chapter 7: Geometry Chapter 8: Measurement   Check out more Throwback Thursday at Second Grade Shenanigans{Click here}

Math Book...Found, not Lost

So there I was, cleaning and sorting, and I found this book.



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 Really, I forgot that I owned it. It is written to explain the meaning of the plus sign, and it is a little too difficult for Kindergarten, but it is really super simple on the first few pages. I would suggest it if you are doing quite a bit of addition in your class. It uses other "adding" words too...like "plus" and "and". Super smart.

When I went to Amazon to find the picture, I remembered that I also own the subtraction book too("If you Were a Subtraction Sign") and I saw that the author has some "fractured fairy tales" that I will have to check out. One is "Seriously, Cinderella is So Annoying"(As told by the Step-Mother). So funny!

Math and Literature

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I love this book! I read it every year with my 3-D shape unit(available at {TPT here} if you want to take a peek). I always like how the boys are soooo caught up in the space theme, and I love the ending too.

Math Stations: Ch. 7- Geometry

I have been getting a jumpstart on Chapter 7 by creating a 3-D/ 2-D Shape Unit on TPT.  I was looking to make something with the 3-D shapes for K-1, but I added 2-D shape activities too. :)
Also, while I was reading the blogs for Chapter 6, I ran into this GREAT song for shapes: {Song on Youtube}
If you want to check out my *new* TPT unit:  {Shapes Unit}
Plus, another freebie online can be found here: {Pattern Block designs}
Check out the linky party here:{http://pattonspatch.blogspot.com/2011/07/math-workstations-chapter-7-geometry.html}

Math Stations Chapter 5: Addition and Subtraction

Well, for years I've had those theme-related mini erasers and the mats. I guess now I have a great motivation to get them out!
Here is a picture that I found on the web somewhere(let me know if you know where it came from) that I thought was really good for addition with dominos. I also have a similar chart for only counting those mini erasers, with numbers 1-12 across the top and each column one inch wide, on a  12 x 18 piece of construction paper. Visit Primary Graffiti for more about Chapter Five: {http://www.primarygraffiti.blogspot.com/2011/06/math-workstations-learning-resources.html}.

Math Stations Chapter 4

Wow Fran did a great job! I would love to be a fly on her wall say something more or post a great idea, but I am overwhelmed with ideas! However, this "beginning concept" area is the hardest for me. I have been spending oodles of time here though:
{http://prekinders.com/numbers-counting/ }  for some great  super easy ideas.  It is hard to go to these lower skills for some of the kids who need it, especially when you have a broad range of kids. It seems like they come in at the higher levels, or so it seems.  But I know that they may not really have the concept of number sense just because they know the numbers.  I really want to focus on these concepts this year!
Check out the linky party here: {http://kindergartencrayons.blogspot.com/2011/06/chapter-4-now-lets-explore.html}

Math Stations Chapter 3: Getting Started

So, I found a pocket chart that may be used for math stations:{ Click for pocket chart}
It is cheaper than RGS at 39.95...Also, I found this one on accident while linking my third option at 21.99...{Click for second chart}.   Here is { the third one} at 34.99.  Does anyone think one of these might work?

Click here for the linky party:http://learningwithmrsparker.blogspot.com/2011/06/math-work-stations-chapter-3.html

Ocean Freebie

Well, we are just finishing up units on Fairy Tales and Reptiles. I hope to post some pictures soon! We are starting Farm, Ocean and maybe Insects if we can squeeze it in at the end. I forgot I made this awhile ago for the kiddos, and I thought it would be a great freebie to share. I modified an older one I had into this one, so this one hasn't been technically "classroom-approved" yet, but I think it will do. :)
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ocean-Animals-Measurement-FREE