Well, it's Day 5 in the Linky Party and today's question is: What do you like to teach?
I love to teach math.
I want my kids to be problem solvers.
I have made a whole set of logic games to help them reason through a
situation. These games have worksheets
that can be used whole group, as seatwork, or as homework. Then my logic puzzles also games that are
perfect for a math tub or as a center activity.
I have 6 different puzzles that range in complexity. Begin with the simple ones to help kids gain
confidence and skill as problem solvers, then move into the more complex
puzzles as the year (and their skill) progresses. Even though these are the same type of puzzles and you only have to train the kids once on how to do them, the themes of the puzzles are so different that the kids think it's whole different center! The novelty factor is there, so they think you are a rock star when you put a different one in the center.
In kindergarten we do a daily opening routine, which
includes the calendar, number of the day, weather observation and graphing,
place value, attendance, patterning, days of the week, shapes, and so much
more. To enhance the basic calendar
activities, I have created a Calendar Companion unit. I found that I needed more resources to have
a comprehensive opening calendar routine.
Another set of great math activities that I LOVE are my Deck
of Cards units. I have one for
Kindergarten and one for First grade.
They cover a HUGE amount of Common Core Standards and the kids love them
because they get to use a standard deck of playing cards to complete the
different activities. Each activity can
be printed and put in a page protector so the kids can write and wipe. I have them complete the activity and put it
in a bin so that I can check it at the end of the day to see if they are
understanding the concept or not. After
I check it, I just wipe it clean and it’s ready to go for tomorrow’s group of
kids. Super easy!
Well, that's it for this week. Thanks for linking up with me!
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